SCHEME OF STUDIES
BS BIOTECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD
List of General Courses:
General course are divided in two categories:
1) Category A (25 credit hr)
2) Category B (24 credit hr).
1) CATEGORY A (27 Cr. Hours)
Table 1: Compulsory Requirement Courses (Student has no choice)
SR. NO. |
CODE |
COURSE |
CREDIT HRS. |
1. |
BI – 130 |
Basic Mathematics |
3+0 |
2. |
BI – 131 |
Biomathematics (Calculus) |
3+0 |
3. |
GC – 110 |
Introduction to Computer |
2+1 |
4. |
GC – 101 |
Islamic Studies |
3+0 |
5. |
GC – 102 |
Functional English I |
3+0 |
6. |
GC – 205 |
Functional English II |
3+0 |
7. |
GC – 201 |
Functional English III |
3+0 |
8. |
GC – 103 |
Understanding Quran |
3+0 |
9. |
SOC-430 |
Pakistani Culture and Society |
3+0 |
2) CATEGORY B (24 Cr. Hours)
Table 2: General courses to be chosen from other departments
SR. NO. |
CODE |
COURSE |
CREDIT HRS. |
1. |
BI – 201 |
Biostatistic |
3+0 |
2. |
BT – 141 |
Biophysics |
3+0 |
3. |
BT – 142 |
Physical Chemistry |
3+0 |
4. |
BT – 143 |
Inorganic Chemistry |
3+0 |
5. |
BT – 144 |
Ecology, Biodiversity And Evolution |
3+0 |
6. |
BT – 145 |
Organic Chemistry |
3+0 |
7 – 8 |
|
Two Courses FromSocial Sciences |
|
|
GC-204 |
a) Sociology |
3+0 |
|
GC – 203 |
b) Introduction to Economics |
3+0 |
|
GC – 151 |
c) Introduction to Finance |
3+0 |
|
GC – 308 |
d) Globalization |
3+0 |
|
GC – 121 |
e) Psychology |
3+0 |
|
|
f) Public Administration |
3+0 |
|
GC- 117 |
g) Social Work |
3+0 |
|
GC-113 |
h) Introduction to Management |
3+0 |
|
GC- 106 |
i) Mass Communication |
3+0 |
|
GC- 116 |
j) Introduction to Law |
3+0 |
|
GC – 308 |
k) International Relations |
3+0 |
|
GC – 309 |
l) Anthropology |
3+0 |
|
GC – 115 |
m) Basic Academic Writing |
|
List of Courses: (86 Cr. Hours)
CORE COURSES:
Table 3: Core courses (Compulsory for student)
SR. NO. |
CODE |
COURSE |
CREDIT HRS. |
1) |
BI – 113 |
Basic Biology |
2+1 |
2) |
BI – 200 |
Bioinformatics |
1+2 |
3) |
BT – 112 |
Microbiology |
2+1 |
4) |
BT – 140 |
Introduction to Biotechnology |
3+0 |
5) |
BT – 200 |
Fundamentals of Genetics |
2+1 |
6) |
BT – 221 |
Molecular Biology |
3+0 |
7) |
BT – 298 |
Analytical Chemistry & Instrumentation |
2+1 |
8) |
BT – 299 |
Biochemistry |
2+1 |
9) |
BT – 300 |
Immunology |
2+1 |
10) |
BT – 301 |
Virology |
3+0 |
11) |
BT – 302 |
Cellular Metabolism |
2+1 |
12) |
BT – 303 |
Principles of Biochemical Engineering |
2+1 |
13) |
BT – 304 |
Methods in Molecular Biology |
1+2 |
14) |
BT – 305 |
Bio-safety & Bioethics |
2+0 |
15) |
BT – 306 |
Food Biotechnology |
2+1 |
16) |
BT – 307 |
Microbial Biotechnology |
2+1 |
17) |
BT – 308 |
Research Methodology |
3+0 |
18) |
BT – 309 |
Genomics & Proteomics |
3+0 |
19) |
BT – 334 |
Enzymology |
3+0 |
20) |
BT – 400 |
Environmental Biotechnology |
3+0 |
21) |
BT – 401 |
Industrial Biotechnology |
2+1 |
22) |
BT – 402 |
Health Biotechnology |
3+0 |
23) |
BT – 438 |
Agriculture Biotechnology |
2+1 |
24) |
BT – 499 |
Project |
6 |
ELECTIVE COURSES:
Table 4: Elective courses
1) |
Elective I |
3+0 |
2) |
Elective II |
3+0 |
3) |
Elective III |
3+0 |
4) |
Elective IV |
3+0 |
* Four elective courses can be selected from the following list of electives.
Total Credit Hours: 137
LIST OF ELECTIVE COURSES
Four Courses to be selected
SR. NO. |
Courses code |
Courses |
Credit HRS. |
1) |
BI – 452 |
Cell Signaling |
3+0 |
2) |
BI – 453 |
Down Stream Technology |
3+0 |
3) |
BI – 454 |
Molecular mechanism of antimicrobial Drugs |
2+1 |
4) |
BI – 455 |
Cancer Genetics |
3+0 |
5) |
BI – 456 |
Human Genetic |
3+0 |
6) |
BI – 461 |
Molecular Diagnostics |
3+0 |
7) |
BT – 450 |
Pharmaceutical Chemistry |
3+0 |
8) |
BT – 451 |
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology |
3+0 |
9) |
BT – 453 |
Animal Biotechnology |
3+0 |
10) |
BT – 454 |
Fungal Biotechnology |
2+1 |
11) |
BT – 455 |
Biological Hazardous Waste Management |
3+0 |
12) |
BT – 456 |
Water and Waste water treatment |
2+1 |
13) |
BT – 457 |
Bioremediation |
3+0 |
14) |
BT – 458 |
Bio-fuel and Biorefinery |
3+0 |
15) |
BT – 460 |
Marine Biotechnology |
3+0 |
16) |
BT – 461 |
Nano Biotechnology |
3+0 |
17) |
BT – 462 |
Pharmacology and Toxicology |
3+0 |
18) |
BT – 463 |
Stem Cells & Therapeutic Cloning |
3+0 |
19) |
BT – 466 |
Bacterial Genetics |
3+0 |
20) |
BT – 472 |
Biotechnology & Genetic Conservation |
3+0 |
21) |
BT – 474 |
Hospital Waste Management |
2+1 |
22) |
BT – 475 |
Cell & Tissue Culture |
2+1 |
23) |
BT – 476 |
Fermentation Biotechnology |
2+1 |
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