Biology as a science that studies living beings currently encompasses a wide range of scientific disciplines and theories that seek to know and explain different aspects of biological systems. Traditionally, the effects of increasingly sophisticated cultural practices that modify and intervene the dynamics of biological systems weren’t considered. Which makes it necessary to incorporate the study of biological systems from two LGACs that account for the complexity of biological phenomena and their interaction with the world of what man created. These two lines are:
- – LGAC1 Systemic Biology.
- – LGAC2 Biocultural studies.
Justification
The need for scientific research becomes latent to know the biological diversity, the changes in its composition and the qualities of these changes. The biological scientific research will allow the possibility of recovering, managing and conserving natural resources from multifactorial and complex scenarios.
In Mexico, the interaction of various sectors of society has been encouraged, who have collaborated to describe the current state of the country’s biocultural heritage, which is summed up in a synthesis edited by Sarukhán and collaborators (2009). This document mentions the areas to work to describe, know and implement strategies that allow us to sustainably use our natural capital.
The lack of research in determining the state and quantity of natural resources limits the recovery of biological diversity. This is worrying because it places us in problems such as forest decline, water for human consumption, environmental degradation, among others.
For everything mentioned above, it´s intended to train teachers in biological sciences that can handle:
- Biological and ecological problems from a multidisciplinary perspective;
- Research basic to learn how environmental, biological and cultural factors are relate;
- Design and proposal of natural resource management plans, based on scientific criteria and the interests of the society with which they interact.
Mission
The Biological Sciences Master is a program dedicated to training human resources of excellence in transdisciplinary scientific research with national and international recognition. Establishes a tendency to complexity, integrating cultural aspects for the conservation of living and biocultural systems.
Vision
The Biological Sciences Master will be consolidated nationally and internationally level, as a postgraduate in transdisciplinary scientific research with criteria complexity in the study of living systems, functionality and evolution; considering the importance of their interaction with biocultural systems.
Objectives
General: Train human resources capable of developing interdisciplinary research projects that include scientific and social perspectives for the study of living systems and for the promotion of bioconservation plans at local, national and international levels.
Particular:
1.- To train human resources capable of developing scientific research, from quantitative and qualitative methods, of high level, for the assessment of problems related to the development of living systems considering biocultural criteria, for the promotion of bioconservation at local, national and international levels.
2.- Support the generation of knowledge aimed at improving the management of biocultural resources.
3.- Promote the mobility of students and researchers between quality programs, national and international.
4.- Train specialized human resources in specialized techniques and methods to carry out scientific activities with social relevance.
5.- Train human resources with the ability to communicate knowledge, from dissemination and dissemination, with public appropriation.
Goals:
1.- Terminal efficiency of 65% of students, in the terms established by CONACYT, in consideration of the requirements of the current curriculum.
2.- 50% of each generation of students with national or international mobility, through academic collaboration agreements with national and international institutes and universities.
3.- Form a follow-up program of 80% of the graduates that allows to evaluate the entrance to the labor market or, to a continuation of academic training (doctorate).
4.- Participation of 50% of the students, by generation, in a national and international forum under the modality of presentation, in collaboration with the members of the Basic Academic Nucleus.
5.- Promote that 50% of researchers actively participate in national and international research networks.
6.- Promote the affiliation and permanence of the academics of the Basic Academic Nucleus to the National System of Researchers (SNI).
