Master of Science in Industrial Microbiology

at D Y Patil University India

This is a three year postgraduate program recognised by the Medical Council of India. The program involves rotational postings in the departments of Radiology, Anatomy, TB and Chest Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Cardiology. Our department is well equipped with state of art infrastructure, which includes 1.5 Tesla MRI with all coils, 128 slice CT scan, multiple sonography, doppler, Xray, bone densitometry, mammography and fluoroscopy machines. All scans are digitally stored in our PACS, ensuring that a vast array of clinical material is available to our residents on the click of a button.

We have very experienced and dedicated faculty , who assist the learning process. Besides a hand- held practical training program, residents are taught basic principles of radiation physics, ultrasound, safety guidelines in Radiology Clinics, maintenance of expensive equipment, and maintenance of records, especially pertaining to the PC-PNDT act. While we take special efforts in making our students proficient in the performance and interpretation of routine radiological procedures, we keep them abreast of recent advances in the field. The student is also exposed to the ever expanding field of interventional radiology.

The course gives excellent clinical and research experience to the student. It facilitates the development of excellent radiological and interpretational skills, along with a sound judgement in the practice of Radiology and its various sub-specialities.

Bioinformatics is a scientific discipline that deals with the retrieval, storage, processing, analysis, and management of biological information through computational techniques. It uses mathematics, biology, and information technology to understand the biological importance of an extensive variety of data. Bioinformatics technologies are used in various pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. It is majorly used in the medical sector, driven by the increasing use of bioinformatics for the drug discovery and development process. 

The Masters in Urban Design program offers students to shift and enhance their previously set paradigm to the macro scale of perceiving the underlined architectural urban scenarios. It is a course of two years with each year further subdivided into two semesters. This course addresses the realm of the urbane by contextualising the different practices and cultures of the cities.
The course offers thorough understanding of planning objectives, socio-cultural backgrounds, heritage and historical values, administrative structures, governance and policies, eco-sensitive and sustainability approaches etc. thus, giving it a multifaceted approach.

The course gives a firsthand experience to the students to be working along with planning authorities, various government organisations, non governing organisations, private practitioners, communities, citizen groups etc. It also helps students derive a strong research base in the due course of two years.

This course is common to all the students. This course includes an update of the Basic Sciences such as Biomechanics & Applied Physiotherapy, Biophysics, etc for improving abilities in functional diagnosis and clinical reasoning. This course also includes Allied Subjects such as Management, Ethics & Teaching Technology. 

 This course includes the study of any one Specialty selected from above & an independent research project/ dissertation, preferably based on the Specialty.

This department comprises of three subjects Agadtantra i.e. Toxicology, Vyavhar Ayurved i.e. Forensic Medicine & Vidhivaidyak i.e. Medical Jurisprudence. Agadtantra deals with detail study of poisons, whereas Vyavhar Ayurved & Vidhivaidyak deals with medical aspect of law & legal aspect of medicine respectively.

Objectives :

• It gives complete knowledge of various kinds of toxicities & legal procedures.
• Forensic Medicine & Medical Jurisprudence is a challenging area of medical specialization which comprises of law & medicine.
• It is concerned with a broad range of medical, legal, and ethical issues, as well as human rights and rights of individual.
• The knowledge of this subject is very useful in medical practice as well as to the society.
• Scattered references of Agadtantra & Vidhivaidyak are there in ancient texts which need to be studied with modern perspective.
• Through postgraduation various researches can be carried out. For eg. efficacy of anti-poisonous drugs mentioned in ancient texts in cases of poisoning, prevention of toxicities, detoxification of poisons & their use as a medicine.

The word Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word “Yuj” meaning to yoke, join or unite. This implies joining or integrating all aspects of the individual – body with mind and mind with soul – to achieve a happy, balanced and useful life, and spiritually, uniting the individual with the supreme. Naturopathy, or naturopathic medicine, is a form of alternative medicine based on a belief in vitalism, which posits that a special energy called vital energy or vital force guides bodily processes such as metabolism, reproduction, growth, and adaptation.

MDS Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry are considered to be age-old specialties providing primary and comprehensive therapeutic and preventive oral health care for children in their adolescence, infants and even those who require special healthcare needs.

Industrial microbiology is a branch of biotechnology that applies microbial sciences to create high value industrial products in mass quantities. For eg vaccines, drugs, fuel etc.

Objectives :

• To provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge of the tools in microbiology required to meet the increasing challenges / demands of the food, pharma and healthcare industries
• To train students for critical analysis and problem solving of societal issues with the help of microbiology.
•  To enable students to make oral presentations and publish research papers.
• To facilitate survey of published literature, define an original problem for inquiry, design and execute experiments to test this problem, analyze the data, and present the research in writing or orally
• To help students attain technical proficiency and communication skills for graduate/professional advanced education. 

MDS Orthodontics is a PG dental course of 3 years in Dentistry discipline.  It is concerned with the study and treatment of malocclusions (improper bites) which are caused due to improper jaw relationship, teeth irregularity of both.

MBA Sports Management is a 2 year full-time postgraduate program in Sports.