Master in Animal Biomedical Sciences (Physiological Sciences and Medicinal Benefits)

The Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) or Bogor Agricultural University, which was established in 1963, is the only state university focusing on tropical agriculture and life sciences in a broad sense. IPB is located about 60 kilometers from the capital city of Jakarta.Internationally IPB is well recognized. It has been in a long standing cooperation with foreign universities and related institutions. International partnerships involve student/ academic staff exchange, research collaboration, joint publication, and dual degree programs. Given excellent facilities and qualified human resources, IPB is capable of offering various innovative programs in education and research suited to the national as well as international development. The educational programs include vocational (Diploma), undergraduate (Strata 1), and postgraduate (Master and Doctoral) programs. Further, in an attempt in improving itself for excellence and realizing its motto "searching and serving the best" as well as vision and mission, IPB is now preparing to switch from a teaching-based to a research-based university.Since December 2000, our university has become an autonomous university, and this autonomy is fully implemented at the end of this year, 2005. The status enables us to manage all the university's assets for academic excellence (including the three principal responsibilities of higher education: education, research, and community services/empowerment) and entrepreneurial purposes.With the autonomy status, and our commitment to excellence, we have made two major changes: academic and administrative reorganizations. In the academic reorganization, we have just implemented the major-minor system for undergraduate programs. In this system, prospective students can have much more possibilities to choose their field of studies adjusted to their specific needs and employment opportunity. We have 36 Departments offering major-minor and supporting courses. In the major-minor system, it is possible for the undergraduate students to choose more than four hundred fields of studies. The major-minor system is also being considered for implementation in postgraduate programs. The administration system has also been improved and now is supported by a more effective and efficient system of information technology.IPB currently consists of 9 Faculties, 36 Departments. IPB offers 13 Diploma, 34 S1, 37 S2, and 27 S3 study programs. Study programs offered by IPB cover a wide range of agricultural sciences, from social-economic sciences, to natural and environmental sciences, marine sciences, mathematics, computer science and information services. The study programs provide competence currently required in the development of agricultural industries, marine resources and sustainable development.IPB owns land assets totaling 559.1 ha, including an Experimental Farm totaling 262.1 ha and campus grounds of 297 ha. IPB has also held an Education Forest for 140,300 ha since 1999. In addition IPB maintains 8 student dormitories for up to 5,109 students. There is a total of 58 activity units for students covering sports, professional activities, community services and other activities.

IPB's Graduate Programs are well known as:1. Southeast Asia?s Most Comprehensive Agricultural Study Program:IPB offers 69 major in plant, animal, forestry, fisheries, agricultural sciences, social and basic sciences. 2. Largest and Finest Quality Research Institution:IPB's graduate school is supported by a number of laboratory facilities and competitive research grants, local (Center Grant, the Graduate Team Research Grant, Competitive Integrated Research, the Competitive Grant) and various research grants from foreign universities and institutions. I3. Foremost Academic Lecturers:966 lecturers support the graduate program of the total number nine hundred and twenty one (95.3%) are full-time IPB lecturers while the rest are visiting lecturers. Six hundred and seventy nine (70.3%) full-time lecturers hold Doctorate degrees from leading institutions in the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, while the remaining 287 lecturers have Master degrees. 4. Extensive Cooperation with International Universities and Institution:In advancing the graduate school, IPB has from the very start been keen to develop and maintain cooperation with foreign universities and institutions. These include the University of Wisconsin, University of Tokyo, University of Adelaide, University of Gottingen, SEARCA Agricultural University Consortium, JICA, JSPS, USAID, OECF, World Bank, IUC and URGE. This cooperation involves scholarships for advanced studies, enhancement of doctorate level research capabilities, modernization of laboratory equipment, the holding of international seminars, library expansion, collaborative research, research student programs and the undertaking of twinning programs. 5. High Academic Standards:Graduates of IPB?s Master Program have been accepted, accredited, and are successful in completing doctorate programs in leading universities around the world: United States (Cornell University, Michigan State University), Europe (University of Bonn, University of Reading), Japan (University of Tokyo, Tsukuba University), Tokyo, Tsukuba University), Australia (University of Sidney, University of Queensland), Southeast Asia (University of the Philippines at Los Banos, Universiti Putra Malaysia) and Indonesia (ITB, UI, UGM, IPB). IPB?s Master and Doctorate graduates have taken up strategic positions in numerous sectors including agribusiness, agricultural industries, state and private institutions of higher education at home and abroad, banking and in government agencies. Requirements for the Master program include a minimum GPA of 2.75, while the Doctorate program requires a Master degree with a minimum GPA of 3.50. Master degree holders applying for the Doctorate program with a GPA below 3.50 may be considered by submitting scientific publications written by the applicant. Student?s progress will be monitored and evaluated each semester. Students receiving a GPA below 3.00 (Master program) or 3.25 (Doctorate program) will not be allowed to continue their studies. Doctorate degree applicants are required to take 3 semesters of full-time courses prior to taking the final exam. Doctorate students are also required to take a preliminary examination to ensure minimal learning comprehension prior to conducting their research. All graduate degree holders from both the hard and soft sciences will be equipped with strong quantitative analytical capabilities.