Biology and Technological Faculty (Faculty of Biotechnologies)
06.03.01 Biology
Biologist explores and protects the environment; he applies biological systems for economy and medicine.
People need food and biology plays the key role for providing food supply. Biology is a theoretical basis of agriculture and environmental protection. Nature conservation and nature restoration are seen as the main tasks of Biology.
Biologists are employed at research institutions and biological, agricultural, environmental and fishery laboratories, educational institutions, nature conservation inspectorates, national parks and reserved forests, game ranches and botanical gardens.
Entrance examinations: Russian language, Biology, Mathematics (professional level).
Duration of training: 5 years
Language: Russian
35.03.07 Technology of production and processing of agricultural production
Profiles: Milk production and processing; Meat production and processing
Engineer of agricultural production is a specialist in the area of technology and processing of agricultural production and its storage. The graduates are employed at agricultural enterprises and in the sphere of processing. Technologists ensure production process and do their best for growing animal production and plant production of a good quality. They follow environmental standards and ensure quality control and food security. Technologists control the processing and storage of the production.Technologists are employed at agricultural enterprises, zoos, research institutions and educational institutions, nurseries and factories that produce fodder and fodder additives.
Entrance examinations: Russian language, Biology, Mathematics (professional level).
Duration of training: 5 years
Language: Russian
36.03.02 Livestock farming
Livestock farmer is a specialist who deals with efficient keeping of animals and their welfare, stock breeding, livestock reproduction and arrangement of fodder base.
The students are employed at agribusiness enterprises, zoos, research institutions and educational institutions, nurseries and factories that produce fodder and fodder additives.
Entrance examinations: Russian language, Biology, Mathematics (professional level).
Duration of training: 5 years
Language: Russian
19.03.03 Animal food production
Profile: Technology of meat and meat products
Technologist of meat processing is a leading specialist who deals with the wide range of activities in concern of raw reclamation and producing various products like preserves, sausages and smoked meat products raw. The students are trained on a complex biotechnological basis as the combination of engineering subjects (Math, Mechanics, Physics etc.) and biological and food Chemistry, Animals morphology, Microbiology, Nutrition physiology and Food Chemistry. This specialist focuses on planning and design of meat processing production, technological control, quality control and food security.
Technologists of meat processing are employed at meat processing enterprises, slaughter units, research institutions and educational institutions.Entrance examinations: Russian language, Biology, Mathematics (professional level).
Duration of training: 5 years
Language: Russian
19.03.04 Production technology and catering
Profile: Catering trade
Engineer-technologist in the sphere of Catering is a specialist who designs, produces and controls the quality of cooking and confectionery products, catering and service. Engineer-technologist controls and arranges all the stages, methods and means of processing food, design of catering enterprises, their economic parameters and develops restaurant business.Тechnologist ensures production quality and security and develops new recipes.
These specialists are employed at catering enterprises, research institutions and educational institutions.Entrance examinations: Russian language, Biology, Mathematics (professional level).
Duration of training: 5 years
Language: Russian
27.03.01 Standardization and Metrology
Profile: Food industry
Master of Biotechnology is a specialist who uses live organisms and biological processes for valuable products. Modern methods contributed to traditional biotechnologies, improved the quality of food products and increased the productivity of living organisms. The biotechnologist combines engineering and biological training, controls and organizes all stages of biotechnological processes.
Biotechnologists are employed at biotechnological industrial enterprises, food enterprises, research and educational institutions.Entrance examinations: Russian language, Biology, Mathematics (professional level).
Duration of training: 5 years
Language: Russian
Dean: Prof. Konstantin V. Zhuchaev; Tel.: +7 383 267-3336