Course Descriptions
The PhD curriculum is a four-year program which consists of two stages. Students are evaluated at the end of each stage, and only those with adequate grades may proceed to the next stage. There will be ONE-year coursework and three year of research as below.
| Codes | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. Course Work | ||
| 1). Oriented courses | ||
| PLS530 | Aquatic Ecology | 3 |
| PLS531 | Community Ecology and Ecosystem Functioning | 3 |
| PLS532 | Genetic and Species Conservation | 3 |
| PLS533 | Geographical Information System | 2 |
| PLS534 | Research Methods & Applied Statistics | 4 |
| 2). Supplementary courses | ||
| PLS538 | Behavioural Ecology: Evolutionary Approach | 3 |
| PLS539 | Integrated Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| PLS540 | Transferable skill: Seminar I & II | 2 |
| 3). Advanced training courses | ||
| PLS535 | Advanced Biological Statistics and Modelling Ecology | 4 |
| PLS536 | Fundamental of Research: A Process of Inquiry | 3 |
| PLS537 | Tools for ecosystem Management | 4 |
| B. Research Work | ||
| PLS541 | Research proposal | 2 |
| PLS542 | Conference/Workshop | 2 |
| PLS543 | Practicum (assisting teaching or student research supervision) | 2 |
| PLS544 | Thesis writing and defence* | 18 |
| Total (I + II) | 56 | |
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Contact Info
Program Coordinator:
- Dr. Ith Saveng
- Programme manager
- Tel: (855) 12-507-492
- Mr. Kheam Sokha
- Programme coordinator
- Tel: (855) 92-299-474
- Mr. Phauk Sophany
- Programme coordinator
- Tel: (855) 16-941-231
- Address:Room 415, 4th Floor, Main Campus, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Russian Federation Blvd., Touk Kork, Phnom Penh 12101 Cambodia
Scholarship
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