The Doctoral Program in Biology at the Faculty of Biology aligns with the faculty’s vision, which is to become a leading program as a center for education, research development, and community service in the field of biology, particularly tropical biology, based on Pancasila and oriented toward the interests of the nation.
The mission of the Doctoral Program in Biology at the Faculty of Biology is to:
- Conduct a quality Doctoral Program that meets contemporary demands to educate and empower the nation while maintaining national integration.
- Enhance the quality of research that supports education, scientific progress, and technological development.
c) Increase community service based on social responsibility for the benefit of the people by producing graduates who are excellent, broad-minded, moral, resilient, possess leadership qualities, and uphold national identity.
d) Establish continuous collaborations with educational institutions, research bodies, government agencies, business sectors, and the global community.
e) Continuously improve transparent and quality management.
The objectives of the Doctoral Program in Biology at the Faculty of Biology is to produce Doctorate holders in Biology who:
- can conduct themselves as individuals of high integrity, open-minded, and responsive to scientific and technological advancements and societal development.
- are distinguished and competitive at both national and international levels, with dignity and the moral values of Pancasila.
- possess in-depth knowledge of theories, concepts, methods, principles, and biological approaches, as demonstrated through a dissertation.
- are capable of communicating their ideas and work to peers and the wider community.
- can develop scientific concepts within their field of expertise through research.
- are able to apply a multidisciplinary approach in their field of expertise.
The aims of the Doctoral Program in Biology at the Faculty of Biology, UGM, is to conduct a Doctoral program through a series of learning processes, thereby producing graduates with competencies aligned with Presidential Regulation No. 8 of 2012 concerning the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework (KKNI).
The competencies of the Doctoral Program in Biology are structured based on the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework (KKNI), as outlined in Presidential Regulation No. 8 of 2012 concerning the KKNI. The KKNI represents the quality and identity of the Indonesian nation in relation to its national education and training system. These competencies encompass four dimensions: Knowledge, Research, Insight, and Attitude. The detailed formulation of competencies is provided in Table bellow:
Code | Ability Dimension | Competency | Competence Description |
A | Knowledge | Able to enhance community services through research and development | 1. Able to develop oneself and be innovative in seeking scientific truth through more efficient theories, concepts, and models to solve problems within their field of expertise. 2. Able to advance knowledge and technology in their field or professional practice through research, producing creative, original, and tested work. |
B | Research | Able to participate in scientific development activities through research | 1. Able to apply and develop knowledge and skills in their area of expertise to find solutions or solve complex, cross-disciplinary problems. 2. Able to manage, lead, and advance research to address scientific and technological problems in their field using interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches. 3. Able to create new concepts in their field through research. |
C
| Insight | Able to solve problems within similar fields of knowledge | 1. Able to solve scientific and technological issues in their field using interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches. 2. Able to transform their scientific environment with the concepts they develop. |
D | Attitude | Able to work independently of their scientific environment (Creative) | 1. Responsive and open to scientific and technological advancements and societal issues. 2. Able to communicate and share ideas and results with peers and the broader community. 3. Able to respect the ideas and work of other experts and develop science and technology beneficial to humanity, acknowledged nationally, regionally, and internationally. |
COMPETENCY ELEMENTS | CODE | LEARNING OUTCOME |
ATTITUDE | Upon completing this program, the graduates demonstrate an attitude of being able to: | |
AT1 | contribute to improving the quality of life in society, nation and state, and the progress of civilization based on Pancasila; | |
AT2 | demonstrate honesty, responsibility, self-confidence, emotional maturity, ethics, and awareness of being a lifelong learner; | |
AT3 | internalize academic values, norms and ethics; | |
GENERAL SKILLS | After completing this program, the graduates will be able to: | |
GS1 | discover or develop new scientific theories/concepts/ideas in biology; | |
GS2 | contribute to the development and practice of the field of biology through scientific research based on scientific principles and ethics through interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, or transdisciplinary approaches in solving problems in the field of biology; | |
GS3 | managing and formulating valid and accountable research data by upholding academic integrity and prioritizing anti-plagiarism; | |
GS4 | communicate research results through reputable media and scientific publications to the academic community and/or directly to the wider community; and | |
GS5 | able to demonstrate academic leadership and increase independent learning capacity. | |
KNOWLEDGE | After attending this program, graduates demonstrate an understanding of: | |
KN1 | the scientific philosophy of biology which is related in depth to structure, function, diversity, reproduction, evolution and engineering of biological systems; | |
KN2 | substantial and leading theory in the field of biology/biological resources in order to support education for sustainable development; and | |
KN3 | new concepts in the fields of biology and applied biology. | |
SPECIFIC SKILLS | After participating in this program, graduates will be able to: | |
SS1 | deepen and expand knowledge in the field of biology to produce models or methods or develop theories that are original, tested and innovative through research with an interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary or transdisciplinary approach; | |
SS1 | propose new solutions or recommend proposed solutions to solve biological resource problems in a sustainable manner through an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary approach to fund deduction or induction; and | |
SS3 | apply the philosophy of biological systems in developing biological concepts in the areas of food, health, bioenergy, biomaterial and/or the environment. | |