Plant Biotechnology and Genomics

The program is divided into four semesters of 30 credits each (capitalized). Each semester corresponds to a training duration of 14 to 16 weeks. Each week corresponds to a teaching volume of between twenty (20) and twenty-five (25) hours. The courses in the first three semesters are organized into Teaching Units (TUs) comprising Fundamental Units, Cross-Disciplinary Units, Discovery Units, and Methodology TUs. Each TU is assigned a coefficient and credits. Once a TU is completed, the credits allocated to it are capitalized and transferable. A TU consists of one or more subjects; each subject is assigned a coefficient and credits. The subject is taught in the form of lectures, personal work, internships, and study projects. Semester 4 consists of an internship or introductory research project, culminating in a dissertation and a defense.