Introduction
Our comprehensive programs are designed to help adult learners achieve their educational and professional goals through flexible, high-quality instruction.
Students studying in the Department of Biology gain knowledge about plants and animals, and build crucial laboratory research and fieldwork skills. Students spend the first year studying the Foundation Studies course, and the remainder of their degree gaining a solid grounding in general biology. Increasingly, the Cambodian market demands laboratory-trained professionals in the agricultural, medical and food production industries. All the degrees offered by the Department of Biology teach students the skills they will need to work in medical laboratories, plant breeding farms, beer brewing or food production plants. Graduates may also work for environmental organizations, relevant government ministries or undertake further training to become teachers in their own right.
We offer a diverse range of courses, professional trainings, and specialized workshops:
- Expand intellectual horizons through our enrichment courses
- Advance your career with professional certification programs
- Prepare for academic success with our preparatory courses
- Develop cutting-edge skills in emerging fields
- Network with professionals across various industries
Background
The Department has been supported by various international organizations over the years, including Maryknoll (staff development and preparation of student resources), Australian Volunteers International (capacity building and curriculum development) and AUPELF (financial support). In 2002, with assistance from Dr. Sambath Chung, a professor from the United States, the department developed a genetics lab to demonstrate the basic and fundamental principles of genetics, and to enable original research within the university.
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The Department has been supported by various international organizations over the years, including Maryknoll (staff development and preparation of student resources), Australian Volunteers International (capacity building and curriculum development) and AUPELF (financial support). In 2002, with assistance from Dr. Sambath Chung, a professor from the United States, the department developed a genetics lab to demonstrate the basic and fundamental principles of genetics, and to enable original research within the university.
Admission
Admission to the Bachelor of Science in Biology is administered by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, based on sound results in the High School Certificate subjects of Biology and Chemistry.
where the curriculums are based on what is available in the competitions. The courses provided to Cambodian gifted students to prepare for the competitions include Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Research Methodology, and so on. Since its establishment in 2004, CEC has developed and offered (on campus/outside campus) a number of courses such as
- Internet for University Student
- Intensive Course in Web Design
- Network Administration Using Linux
- Information Technology for Specific Purposes
- Network Administration Using Windows Server
- Electronic Equipment and Computer Repairing
- Statistical Analysis Using SPSS for Research (Descriptive and Inferential Statistics)
- Physics for High School Teacher
- Physics for APhO/IPhO
- Astronomy/Astrophysics for IOAA
- Mathematics for IMO/APMO
- Research Methodology for SSYS
- TOEFL iBT Preparation
- Certificate in TESOL
- Academic Proposal Writing
- Academic Presentation Skills
- Academic Project Management
- TOEFL ITP Preparation
- Professional and Oral Communications in English
- Advanced English for Business/Workplace
- Teaching Professional Development for Teachers of English
Details of each course are available at the website of the university (CEC’s URL).
Assessment
Students are assessed through examinations throughout their degree.
Resources
Departmental staffs have access to two departmental computers for research purposes, and overhead projectors to aid the course of their teaching. The department also administers seven laboratories, including an animal genetics laboratory.
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The irruption of Human Resource Management (HRM) as a strategic element for quality development of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is relatively recent. Few decades back and until our days, HR approaches just focused on staff recruitment, employment contracts and payment
Curriculum
RUPP’s CEC is dedicated to promoting individual and community economic status and providing Cambodian of all ages, professions, ethnicities, and background with a wide variety of lifelong learning opportunities.
Goal
- To inform and enrich working and non-working adult learners through educational activities that are designed to develop their professional, personal, and social skills and to enhance their acquisition of knowledge.
- To enhance the economic development of Cambodian communities by upgrading the competencies of the labor force and organizational effectiveness in areas relevant to the vision of the CEC.
- To upgrade the degrees of Cambodian learners by providing Distance Education Programs at RUPP.
Explanation:
The code3(2-1) indicates the number of credits and weekly study load. In this example: ‘3’= number of credits, ‘2’ = number of lecture hours, and ‘1’ = number of tutorial or practical hours.
Bachelor of Science in Biology
| YEAR TWO | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester One | Semester Two | ||||
| 32 hours/week | code | 20 credits | 35 hours/week | code | 23 credits |
| General Education | General Education | ||||
| English Language III* | 2(6-0) | English Language IV* | 2(6-0) | ||
| Basic Requirements | Basic Requirements | ||||
| Organic Chemistry | SBI201 | 3(3-0) | Plant Anatomy | SBI211 | 4(4-0) |
| Organic Chemistry Lab | SBI202 | 1(3-0) | Plant Anatomy Lab | SBI212 | 1(0-3) |
| Cytology | SBI203 | 2(2-0) | Biochemistry I | SBI213 | 3(3-0) |
| Invertebrate Zoology | SBI204 | 3(3-0) | Biochemistry Lab | SBI214 | 1(0-3) |
| Invertebrate Zoology Lab | SBI205 | 1(0-3) | Immunology | SBI215 | 2(2-0) |
| Human Anatomy | SBI206 | 3(3-0) | General Genetics | SBI216 | 4(4-0) |
| General Ecology | SBI207 | 2(2-0) | General Genetics Lab | SBI217 | 1(0-3) |
| Freshwater Ecology | SBI208 | 3(2-3) | Marine Ecology | SBI218 | 2(2-0) |
| Freshwater Ecology Lab | SBI209 | 1(0-3) | General Taxonomy | SBI219 | 3(2-3) |
| YEAR THREE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester One | Semester Two | ||||
| 32 hours/week | code | 18 credits | 30 hours/week | code | 16 credits |
| General Education | General Education | ||||
| English Language V* | 2(6-0) | English Language VI* | 2(6-0) | ||
| Major Courses | Basic Requirements | ||||
| General Microbiology | SBI301 | 2(2-0) | Project Proposal | SBI311 | 2(2-0) |
| General Microbiology Lab | SBI302 | 1(3-0) | Major Courses | ||
| Vertebrate Zoology | SBI303 | 3(3-0) | Plant Physiology | SBI312 | 3(3-0) |
| Vertebrate Zoology Lab | SBI304 | 1(0-3) | Plant Physiology Lab | SBI313 | 1(0-3) |
| Applied Zoology | SBI305 | 2(2-3) | Animal and Human Physiology | SBI314 | 4(4-0) |
| Applied Zoology Lab. I | SBI306 | 1(0-3) | Animal and Human Physiology Lab | SBI315 | 1(0-3) |
| Plant Reproduction | SBI307 | 3(3-0) | Plant Reproduction Lab.II | SBI316 | 1(0-3) |
| Plant Reproduction Lab.I | SBI308 | 1(0-3) | Plant Breeding Lab.II | SBI317 | 1(0-3) |
| Plant Breeding | SBI309 | 2(2-0) | Applied Zoology Lab.II | SBI318 | 1(0-3) |
| Plant Breeding Lab.I | SBI310 | 1(0-3) | |||
| YEAR FOUR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester One | Semester Two | ||||
| 32 hours/week | code | 20 credits | 23 hours/week | code | 16 credits |
| Basic Requirements | Major Courses | ||||
| Ethology | SBI401 | 3(3-0) | Biometry | SBI412 | 2(2-0) |
| Major Courses | Evolution | SBI413 | 2(2-0) | ||
| Comparative Anatomy | SBI403 | 2(2-0) | Animal Embryology | SBI414 | 2(2-0) |
| Animal Taxonomy | SBI404 | 2(2-0) | Molecular Cloning of Genes | SBI415 | 2(2-0) |
| Animal Taxonomy Lab | SBI405 | 1(0-3) | Vascular Plants | SBI416 | 2(2-0) |
| Applied Zoology Lab.III | SBI406 | 1(0-3) | Vascular Plants Lab | SBI417 | 1(0-3) |
| Non-Vascular Plants | SBI407 | 2(2-0) | Applied Zoology Lab. IV | SBI418 | 2(2-0) |
| Non-Vascular Plants Lab. | SBI408 | 1(0-3) | Methodology of Research | SBI419 | 2(2-0) |
| Microbiology for Industry | SBI409 | 2(2-0) | Elective Courses | ||
| Microbiology for Industry Lab. | SBI410 | 1(0-3) | or Thesis | (15 Credits) | |
| Training and Field Trips | SBI411 | 4(3-3) | |||
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