College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Welcome to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (ALS) at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST). In the College of ALS, it is our goal to provide a well-rounded understanding of life science with specific applications in agricultural settings. To this end, our curriculum offers basic mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology courses as core requirements for undergraduate students. As students progress through their major, they have opportunities to study topics specifically agricultural in nature, such as soil, seed, food and crop sciences. Senior students are required to participate in a research project and defend their thesis work before graduation.

ALS Undergraduate Senior (Fourth-year) Thesis Titles

“Study on selecting drought tolerant rice varieties using SSR molecular markers”

“Study on the low cost γ-amino butyric acid production by co-cultivation of lactobacillus brevis ATCC8287 andcorynebacterium glutamicum KY-9908”

“Studying on seaweed extracts as bio-stimulant of sajor-caju growth and development”

“The study on effects of salt stress, and selection of soybean varieties for salinity tolerance”

College of ALS Courses

First year:

Fall semester (term) –

A.LA 110 Botany
A.LA 120 General Chemistry
A.LA 130 Mathematics
A.LA 140 Physics
A.LA 150 Zoology

Spring semester (term) –

A.LA 115 Analytical Chemistry
A.LA 125 Microbiology
A.LA 135 Molecular Biology
A.LA 145 Organic Chemistry
A.LA 155 Plant Taxonomy
A.LA 165 Soil Science

Second Year:

Fall semester (term) –

A.LA 210 Biochemistry
A.LA 220 Biophysics
A.LA 230 Ecology
A.LA 240 Genetics
A.LA 250 Plant Anatomy
A.LA 260 Plant Physiology

Spring semester (term) –

A.LA 215 Animal Physiology
A.LA 225 Entomology
A.LA 235 Food Science
A.LA 245 Genetic & Cellular Engineering
A.LA 255 Plant Pathology
A.LA 265 Soil Fertility

Third Year:

Fall semester (term) –

A.LA 310 Animal Husbandry
A.LA 320 Biostatistics
A.LA 330 Breeding Science
A.LA 340 Crop Science
A.LA 350 Horticulture
A.LA 360 Immunology & Virology
A.LA 370 Plant Protection

Spring semester (term) –

A.LA 315 Genomics
A.LA 325 Organic Farming Methods
A.LA 335 Plant Propagation Techniques
A.LA 345 Protein & Enzyme Engineering
A.LA 355 Seed Science
A.LA 365 Soil Microbiology

Fourth Year:

Fall semester (term) –

A.LA 410 Bioinformatics
A.LA 420 Biomedicinal Chemistry
A.LA 430 Fermentation Technology
A.LA 440 Plant Breeding
A.LA 450 Stem Cell Technology

Spring semester (term) –

A.LA 485 Senior Research Project