Total credits: 150 credits

No. Study Load Credits
Credits Theory Practice
1 General Education and Liberal Arts Knowledge 33    
-        Liberal Arts Knowledge 18 17 1
-        General Education Knowledge 15 14 1
2 Foreign Language Knowledge (English) 12 12  
3 Compulsory Professional Education Knowledge 81 63-64 20-21
-        Compulsory Foundation Knowledge of the Major 51 45 10
-        Compulsory Knowledge for Each Major 30 18-19 11-12
4 Graduation Knowledge

Choose 1 of 3 options:

1. Capstone Project + Career Orientation Internship + Graduation Internship 1

2. Career Orientation Internship + Graduation Internship 1 + Graduation courses

3. Graduation Internship 2

 15 0-4 11-15
5 Elective Knowledge

(Students select courses within or outside the Faculty of Biotechnology)

 Minimum 9 (Depending on student’s choice)
6 Courses not included in graduation credit count 25*    
  Total 150 (Depending on student’s choice)

AGRICULTURE (HIGH-TECH AGRICULTURE) PROGRAM

No. Course Code Course Name Credits
Credits Periods Theory Practice  
GENERAL EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE BLOCK 15        
1 MACL1101 Marxist-Leninist Philosophy 3 45 45    
2 MACL1102 Political Economy 2 30 30    
3 MACL2104 Ho Chi Minh Thoughts 2 30 30    
4 MACL1103 Science Socialism 2 30 30    
5 MACL2105 History of the Communist Party of Vietnam 2 30 30    
6 GEN1101 Fundamentals of Law 2 30 30    
7 GEN1102 Digital Literacy 2 45 15 30  
8 GEN2104 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2 30      
9 GEN1105 Soft Skills 2 30      
10   Practical experiences and community activities 4        
PHYSICAL EDUCATION – DEFENSE AND SECURITY EDUCATION 11        
1 PHY1101 Physical Education 1* 1 30   30  
2 PHY1102 Physical Education 2* 1 30   30  
3 PHY2103 Physical Education 3* 1 30   30  
4 GEN1103 Defense and Security Education 8        
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 12        
1 ESL1101 English 1 4 60 60    
2 ESL1102 English 2 4 60 60    
3 ESL2103 English 3 4 60 60    
4 ESL1105 Intensive English 1 2 60   60  
5 ESL1106 Intensive English 2 2 60   60  
6 ESL1107 Intensive English 3 2 60   60  
TTU CORE 18        
Human Civilization          
1 CIV1001 World Civilizations History 3 45 45    
2 CIV1002 Modern Times 3 45 45    
Culture, literature, and art
1 CLA1001 Introduction to Cultural Studies 3 45 45    
2 CLA1002 Contemporary Art 3 45 45    
3 CLA1003 Vietnamese and Other World Classic Cultures 3 45 45    
4 CLA1004 Culture and Literature 3 45 45    
Critical Thinking and Communication          
1 CTC2001 Writing and Ideas (Critical thinking) 3 45 45    
2 CTC2002 Leadership and Communication 3 45 45    
3 CTC2003 Language and Vietnamese 3 45 45    
Humans and the Earth
1 HUE2001 Human and Environmental Interactions 3 45 45    
2 HUE2002 Climate Change 3 45 45    
Natural science and technology
1 NST1001 Calculus 3 45 45    
2 NST1002 Introduction to data science with Python 3 60 30 30  
3 NST2003 Engineering Design 3 60 30 30  
Economics and Management
1 ECM3001 of Economics) 3 45 45    
2 ECM3002 (Office Management) 3 45 45    
3 ECM3003 (Personal Finance) 3 45 45    
* Non credit-bearing course.  
PROFESSIONAL / MAJOR EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE BLOCK          
Foundation Knowledge of the Major 51        
1 CHEM1103  Chemistry 4 75 45 30  
2 HTAG1101 General Biology 3 45 45    
3 HTAG1102 Ecology 2 30 30    
4 HTAG1103 Climate and meteorology 2 30 30    
5 NST1101C Core Concepts in Physics 3 60 30 30  
6 HTAG1106 General Agronomy 2 30 30    
7 HTAG1104 General Fisheries 2 30 30    
8 HTAG1105 General Animal Husbandry 2 30 30    
9 BIO2101 Genetics 3 30 30 30  
10 HTAG2101 Research Methodology 2 30 30    
11 NST2106B Probability and Statistics 3 60 30 30  
12 BIO2103 Biochemistry 3 60 30 30  
13 BIO2104 Molecular & Cellular Biology 3 60 30 30  
14 HTAG2102 Information technology in agriculture 2 45 15 30  
15 BIO2107 Microbiology 3 60 30 30  
16 HTAG2103 Market research and consumer behavior 3 45 45    
17 BA2108B Project Management B 3 45 45    
18 BA3112B Operations and Supply Chain Management B 3 45 45    
19 HTAG3102 IoT application in Agriculture 3 75 15 60  
Specialized Knowledge – Crop Production 30        
1 HTAG4101 Plant Physiology 4 75 45 30  
2 HTAG4102 Plant Pathology 4 75 45 30  
3 HTAG4103 Plant nutrition 4 75 45 30  
4 HTAG4104 Beneficial microorganisms in agriculture 3 60 30 30  
5 HTAG4105 Agricultural Pests 3 60 30 30  
6 HTAG4106 Plant breeding and selection 4 75 45 30  
7 HTAG4107 Application of Biotechnology in Agriculture 3 60 30 30  
8 HTAG4108 Post-harvest technology for agricultural products 2 45 15 30  
9 HTAG4109 High-tech agricultural production 3 90   90  
Specialized Knowledge – Aquaculture 30        
1 HTAQ4101 Ecology for Aquatic organisms 2 30 30    
2 HTAQ4102 Aquatic Animal Physiology 3 60 30 30  
3 HTAQ4103 Aquatic Nutrition and Feed 3 60 30 30  
4 HTAQ4104 Aquaculture Water Quality Management 3 60 30 30  
5 HTAQ4105 Ultrasound Techniques in Aquaculture 3 60 30 30  
6 HTAQ4106 Aquatic microorganisms 2 45 15 30  
7 HTAQ4107 Culture Plankton Techniques 3 60 30 30  
8 HTAQ4108 High-Tech in Aquatic Animal Culture and Reproduction 3 60 30 30  
9 HTAQ4109 Application of Biotechnology in Aquaculture 3 60 30 30  
10 HTAQ4110 Post-harvest technology in aquaculture 2 45 15 30  
11 HTAQ4111 Aquaculture Practices 3 90   90  
Elective course          
1 HTAG3001 Weeds and Control Measures 2 30 30    
2 HTAG3002 Urban Agriculture 2 45 15 30  
3 HTAG3003 High-Tech Mushroom Cultivation 2 45 15 30  
4 HTAG3004 High-Tech Vegetable Cultivation 2 45 15 30  
5 HTAG3005 High-Tech Fruit Cultivation 2 45 15 30  
6 HTAG3006 High-Tech  Flower Cultivation 2 45 15 30  
7 HTAG3007 High-Tech Medicinal Plant Cultivation 2 45 15 30  
8 HTAG3008 Quality Management Systems in Agriculture 2 30 30    
9 HTAG3009 Biological Plant Disease Control 2 45 15 30  
10 HTAG3010 Medicinal Plants 2 30 30    
11 HTAG3011 Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) 2 30 30    
12 HTAG3012 Technology for producing fertilizers and pesticides 2 30 30    
13 HTAQ3001 Culture Techniques of Ornamental Organisms 2 45 15 30  
14 HTAQ3002 Medicines and Chemicals in Aquaculture 2 30 30    
15 HTAQ3003 High-Tech in Environmental Monitoring and Control in Aquaculture 2 30 30    
16 HTAQ3004 Culture techniques of specific aquatic animals 2 30 30    
17 HTAQ3005 Environmental Impact Assessment in Aquaculture 2 30 30    
18 HTAQ3006 Aquaculture by-products 2 30 30    
19 HTAQ3007 Aquatic Animal Health Management 2 30 30    
20 HTAQ3008 Aquaculture Structures and Equipment 2 30 30    
21 HTAG3013 Circular agricultural economy 2 30 30    
22 HTAG3014 High-tech agricultural startups 2 30 30    
23 HTAG3015 Agricultural business and marketing 3 45 45    
24 HTAG3016 Precision farming 2 30 30    
25 HTAG3017 Blockchain Technology 2 45 15 30  
26 HTAG3018 Animal Physiology 2 30 30    
27 HTAG3019 General Veterinary Medicine 2 30 30    
28 HTAG3020 Animal Feed Technology 2 30 30    
29 HTAG3021 Infectious Diseases in Livestock 2 30 30    
30 HTAG3022 Veterinary Pharmacology 2 30 30    
31 HTAG3023 Veterinary Clinical Diagnosis 2 30 30    
Graduation Course

(The graduation method depends on each student’s conditions)

 15        
Graduation Project + Experiential Internship + Graduation Internship  
1 HTA5001 Graduation Internship 1 6 180   180  
2 HTA5003 Career Orientation Internship 1 1 30   30  
3 HTA5004 Career Orientation Internship 2 1 30   30  
4 HTA5005 Career Orientation Internship 3 1 30   30  
5 HTA5006 Capstone Project 6 180   180  
Graduation Internship + Experiential Internship + Replacement Course  
1 HTA5001 Graduation Internship 1 6 180   180  
2 HTA5003 Career Orientation Internship 1 1 30   30  
3 HTA5004 Career Orientation Internship 2 1 30   30  
4 HTA5005 Career Orientation Internship 3 1 30   30  
5   Graduation courses 6        
Graduation Internship  
1 HTA5002 Graduation Internship 2 15 450   450  
Students choose 1 of 4 course groups          
Group 1 (Technology & Digital Transformation): Students choose 3 courses          
  HTAG3016 Precision farming 2 30 30    
  HTAG3017 Blockchain Technology 2 45 15 30  
  HTAG3012 Technology for producing fertilizers and pesticides 2 30 30    
  HTAQ3002 Medicines and Chemicals in Aquaculture 2 30 30    
Group 2 (Management & Entrepreneurship): Students choose 3 courses          
  HTAG3008 Quality Management Systems in Agriculture 2 30 30    
  HTAG3011 Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) 2 30 30    
  HTAG3013 Circular agricultural economy 2 30 30    
  HTAG3014 High-tech agricultural startups 2 30 30    
Group 3 (Advanced Cultivation Techniques): Students choose 3 courses          
  HTAG3003 High-Tech Mushroom Cultivation 2 45 15 30  
  HTAG3004 High-Tech Vegetable Cultivation 2 45 15 30  
  HTAG3006 High-Tech  Flower Cultivation 2 45 15 30  
  HTAG3007 High-Tech Medicinal Plant Cultivation 2 45 15 30  
Group 4 (High-Tech Aquaculture Techniques): Students choose 3 courses          
  HTAQ3003 High-Tech in Environmental Monitoring and Control in Aquaculture 2 30 30    
  HTAQ3005 Environmental Impact Assessment in Aquaculture 2 30 30    
  HTAQ3007 Aquatic Animal Health Management 2 30 30    
  HTAQ3008 Aquaculture Structures and Equipment 2 30 30    
Graduation Internship          
1 HTA5002

 

 Graduation Internship 15 450   450  
TOTAL CREDITS OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM 150        
Total compulsory credits 78        
Total elective credits (General Education group) 18        
Total elective credits (Major) 45        
Total minimum elective credits 9        

SAMPLE COURSE LAYOUT

No. Course Code Course Name Credits
Credits Periods Theory Practice
Semester 1        
1 MACL1101 Marxist-Leninist philosophy 3 45 45  
2 GEN1101 Fundamentals of Law 2 30 30  
3   Human Civilization 3 45 45  
4 ESL1101 English 1 4 60 60  
5 ESL1105 Intensive English 1* 2 60   60
6 PHY1101 Physical Education 1* 1 30   30
7 GEN1102 Digital Literacy 2 30 30  
8 CHEM1103 Chemistry 4 75 45 30
9 HTAG1101 General Biology 3 45 45  
Total 21  
Semester 2        
1 MACL1102 Political Economy 2 30 30  
2 MACL1103 Science Socialism 2 30 30  
3   Culture, literature, and art 3 45 45  
4 ESL1102 English 2 4 60 60  
5 ESL1106 Intensive English 2* 2 60   60
6 PHYS1102 Physical Education 2* 1 30   30
7 HTAG1102 Ecology 2 30 30  
8 HTAG1103 Climate and meteorology 2 30 30  
9 HTAG1103 General Agronomy 2 30 30  
10 HTAG1104 General Fisheries 2 30 30  
Total 19  
Semester 3        
  GEN1103 Defense and Security Education 8      
  HTA5003 Career Orientation Internship 1 1 30   30
Total 1      
Semester 4        
1 MACL2105 Ho Chi Minh Thoughts 2 30 30  
2   Critical Thinking and Communication 3 45 45  
3 ESL2103 English 3 4 60 60  
4 ESL1107 Intensive English 3* 2 60   60
5 PHY1103 Physical Education 3* 1 30   30
6 NST1101C Physics 3 60 30 30
7 BIO2101 Genetics 3 60 30  30
8 HTAG1105 General Animal Husbandry 2 30 30  
9 HTAG2101 Research Methodology 2 30 30  
Total 19  
Semester 5        
1 MACL2104 History of the Communist Party of Vietnam 2 30 30  
2   Humans and the Earth 3 45 45  
3 BIO2103 Biochemistry 3 60 30 30
4 BIO2104 Molecular & Cellular Biology 3 60 30 30
5 HTAG2102 Information technology in agriculture 2 45 15 30
6 NST2106B Probability and Statistics 3 60 30 30
7 BIO2107 Microbiology 3 60 30 30
Total 19  
Semester 6    
  HTA5004 Career Orientation Internship 2 1 30   30
    Elective course 6      
Total 7  
Semester 7        
1   Natural science and technology 3 45 45  
2 HTAG2103 Market research and consumer behavior 3 45 45  
3 BA2108B Project Management B 3 45 45  
4 BA3112B Operations and Supply Chain Management B 3 45 45  
5 HTAG3102 IoT application in Agriculture 3 60 30 30
6   Elective course 3      
7 GEN1105 Soft Skills 2 30    
Total 18      
Semester 8        
Major: Crop Production        
1   Economics and Management 3 45 45  
2 HTAG4101 Plant Physiology 4 75 45 30
3 HTAG4102 Plant Pathology 4 75 45 30
4 HTAG4103 Plant nutrition 4 75 45 30
6 HTAG4104 Beneficial microorganisms in agriculture 3 60 30 30
7 GEN2104 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2 30    
Total 18      
Major: Aquaculture        
1   Economics and Management 3 45 45  
2 HTAQ4101 Ecology for Aquatic organisms 2 30 30  
3 HTAQ4102 Aquatic Animal Physiology 3 60 30 30
4 HTAQ4103 Aquatic Nutrition and Feed 3 60 30 30
5 HTAQ4104 Aquaculture Water Quality Management 3 60 30 30
6 HTAQ4105 Ultrasound Techniques in Aquaculture 3 60 30 30
7 GEN2104 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2 30    
Total 17      
Semester 9        
  HTA5005 Career Orientation Internship 3 1 30   30
Major: Crop Production        
  HTAG4105 Agricultural Pests 3 60 30 30
  HTAG4106 Plant breeding and selection 4 75 45 30
Major: Aquaculture        
  HTAQ4106 Aquatic microorganisms 2 45 15 30
  HTAQ4107 Culture Plankton Techniques 3 60 30 30
  HTAQ4108 High-Tech in Aquatic Animal Culture and Reproduction 3 60 30 30
Total 8-9      
Semester 10        
Major: Crop Production        
1 HTAG4107 Application of Biotechnology in Agriculture 3 60 30 30
2 HTAG4108 Post-harvest technology for agricultural products 2 45 15 30
3 HTAG4109 High-tech agricultural production 3 90   90
Total 8      
Major: Aquaculture        
1 HTAQ4109 Application of Biotechnology in Aquaculture 3 60 30 30
2 HTAQ4110 Post-harvest technology in aquaculture 2 45 15 30
3 HTAQ4111 Aquaculture Practices 3 90   90
Total 8      
Semester 11 - 12        
1 HTA5001 Graduation Internship 1 6 180   180
2 HTA5006 Capstone Project 6 180   180
3   Graduation courses 6      
4 HTAG5002 Graduation Internship 2 15 450   450
Total 12-15      
TOTAL CREDITS OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM 150      
  Total compulsory credits 78      
  Total elective credits (General Education group) 18      
  Total elective credits (Major) 45      
  Total minimum elective credits 9