Master of Science in Microbiology

Kuwait University's Department of Biological Sciences runs this Master of Science in Microbiology, a research-based graduate program that pushes into the health, disease and biotechnology applications of microbial science beyond the undergraduate level. The degree suits science graduates who want to pursue laboratory-based microbiology research under faculty supervision. Admission requires a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, taken as a major or minor, a minimum GPA of 2.67 on a 4.0 scale, English proficiency evidence, and is open to current undergraduates, non-degree applicants and part-time students, though not to PAAET graduates. The program enrols up to ten students per cycle and draws on one of the department's largest faculty groups, spanning professors, associate professors and assistant professors, for thesis supervision. A program director and several committee members coordinate the degree, with downloadable major sheets detailing the full set of courses admitted students must complete.