Academic Years 2018-2022

Elective courses

For M.Sc. & B.Sc.: at least 2 courses of your choice (4 credits)

Credits (lecture-lab-self study)
TMCD 601Special Topics in Clinical Tropical Medicine
2 (1-2-3)
Prerequisite:None
 
Pathogenesis, pathology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management, and prevention of common problems in the tropics
TMEN 601Special Topics in Medical Entomology
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Insect and arthropod of medical importance; Taxonomy; Biology; Ecology; Roles in disease transmission; Vector control
TMHG 601Special Topics in Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Epidemiological concepts; Data processing and assessment of epidemiological information; Control of communicable diseases with public health importance in the Southeast Asian region
TMHG 602Special Topics in Tropical Hygiene
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Principles of clinical pharmacology in tropical medicine; Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; Interpretation of pharmacokinetic parameters; Causes of variability in drug response; Drug efficacy; Methods in pharmacokinetic and drug metabolism studies; Determination of drug concentration in human body
TMHM 601Special Topics in Helminthology
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Academic articles related to helminths
TMID 601Special Topics in Haematology
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Selected haematological problems in the tropics
TMID 602Special Topics in Parasitology and Medical Entomology
2 (1-2-3)
Prerequisite:None
 
Research highlight; Current topics in parasitology; Insect-borne diseases
TMSE 604Research Proposal Preparation
2 (1-2-3)
Prerequisite:None
 
Research proposal development; Critical appraisal of research proposal
TMSE 607Advanced Risk Assessment in Environmental Health and Toxicology
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Case studies and current knowledge on health risk assessment from environmental pollutants; Risk assessment from environmental pollutant exposure; Predictions of health hazards from environmental pollutant exposure; Food safety; Environmental safety; Risk management
TMSE 608Seminar on Environmental Health and Toxicology
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 Case studies related to environmental health and toxicological problems
TMSE 609Special Topic in Environmental Biotechnology
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 Research and patent related to environmental biotechnology
TMSE 610Seminar on Environmental Biotechnology
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Case studies related to environmental biotechnology
TMSE 611Special Topics in Social Medicine
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Theories and concepts used in social medicine and health social science; Application of theories and concepts
TMMI 601Special Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Current knowledge on microbial agents; Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi and other microbes; New microbial agent discovery; Characterization and identification; Pathogenesis; Immune responses; Immunopathology
TMMI 602Special Topics in Molecular Biology of Tropical Infectious Diseases
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Current knowledge on molecular biology of tropical infectious diseases; Molecular techniques for detection of tropical infectious diseases; Mechanisms of contracting tropical infectious diseases
TMMI 603Special Topics in Immunoparasitology
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Current knowledge on immunoparasitology; Immunopathology of parasitic infection; Immunodiagnosis of parasitic infection
TMNU 603Special Topics in Nutritional Epidemiology
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Current knowledge on the epidemiological information and nutritional problems
TMNU 605Special Topics in Biochemical Nutrition
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Current knowledge on biochemical information and nutritional problems
TMPT 601Special Topics in Pathology
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Current research, problems related to pathology of tropical diseases
TMPT 602Seminar in Pathology of Tropical Diseases II
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Current scientific research on the pathogenesis and pathology of tropical diseases
TMPZ 602Special Topics in Medical Protozoology
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Current research issues on medically important protozoa
TMTP 601Special Topics in Tropical Paediatrics
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Pathogenesis, pathology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management, and prevention of common or important diseases or problems in children in the tropics
TMMO 601Special Topics in Molecular Tropical Medicine I
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Scientific articles related to the molecular biology of tropical diseases
TMMO 602Special Topics in Molecular Tropical Medicine II
2 (2-0-4)
Prerequisite:None
 
Scientific articles leading to the development of thesis proposal in molecular biology of tropical diseases

For Plan 2b

Academic Years 2023-2027