Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology
Mission of the Programme:
The B.S. Degree in Biotechnology is designed to give you fundamental training in basic scientific principles as well as in specific concepts, techniques, and applications used in biotechnology. The Biotechnology B.S. is rigorous degree, providing excellent preparation for medical school, dental school, and graduate school, as well as for jobs in the life sciences. The students may seek their career in educational institutes, scientific research and development, management in biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector
Semester 1:
| Sr. # | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy | Remarks
(Existing or new course, CHs added, etc.) |
|
| Theory | Lab | |||||
| 1. | BIO 112 | Biochemistry-I | 2 | 1 | Natural Science (1) | Same as previous |
| 2. | MAS 102
CBI 105 |
Mathematics or
Cell biology |
3 | 0 | *Optional (1) | Same as previous |
| 3. | BSC 103 | Behavioral Sciences | 3 | 0 | Social Sciences (1) | Same as previous |
| 4. | COM 104 | Computer Studies | 2 | 1 | Quantitative Reasoning
(1) |
Same as previous |
| 5. | CSK 105 | Communication
Skills |
3 | 0 | Arts & humanities (1) | 1 Course of 3 Hr added |
| 6. | ENG 106 | English –I | 3 | 0 | Expository Writing (1) | Same as previous |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | Practical Learning Lab (4 contact hours per week) | |||||
- Optional: These are introductory courses in different disciplines that are offered by department, which students may enroll. The department will determine how many, if any, course credits earned in the optional course/s can count towards the Major or Distribution credit requirements.
Semester 2:
| Sr. # | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy | Remarks
(Existing or new course, CHs added, etc.) |
||
| Theory | Lab | ||||||
| 1 | BIO 210 | Biochemistry-II | 2 | 1 | Natural Science (2) | Same as previous | |
| 2 | OCH 104 | Organic Chemistry | 2 | 1 | Optional (2) | Same as previous | |
| 3 | MSC 109 | Sociology | 3 | Social Sciences (2) | Same as previous | ||
| 4 | PBI 208 | Probability & Biostatistics | 3 | 0 | Quantitative Reasoning
(2) |
Same as previous | |
| 5 | PES 111 | Physical Education & Sports | 3 | 0 | Arts & Humanities (2) | 1 Course added of 3 credit hrs | |
| 6 | ENG 112 | English -II | 3 | 0 | Expository Writing (2) | Same as previous | |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | 2 | |||||
| 7 | Practical Learning Lab (4 contact hours per week) | ||||||
Semester 3:
| Sr. # | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy | Remarks
(Existing or new course, CHs added, etc.) |
|
| Theory | Lab | |||||
| 1 | ICH 107 | Inorganic chemistry | 2 | 1 | Optional (3) | Same as previous |
| 2 | BMA 106 | Biomathematics | 3 | 0 | Optional (4) | Same as previous |
| 3 | BIT 301 | Introduction to Biotechnology | 2 | 1 | Major (1) | Same as previous |
| 4 | ISL 102
OR SOC 361 |
Islamic Studies
OR Ethics |
3 | 0 | Religious Studies | Same as previous |
| 5 | PAK 102 | Pakistan Studies | 3 | 0 | Pak Studies | Same as previous |
| 6 | ENG 122 | English -III | 3 | 0 | Expository Writing (3) | Same as previous |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | Practical Learning Lab (4 contact hours per week) | |||||
Semester 4:
| Sr. # | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy | Remarks (Existing or new course,
CHs added, etc.) |
|
| Theory | Lab | |||||
| 1 | PHC 111 | Physical Chemistry | 2 | 1 | Optional (5) | Same as previous |
| 2 | MIC 102 | Microbiology | 2 | 1 | Optional (6) | Same as previous |
| 3 | VIR 310 | Virology | 2 | 1 | Major (2) | Same as previous |
| 4 | CGE 114 | Classical Genetics | 2 | Major (3) | Same as previous | |
| 5 | CPT 211 | Basics & methods of Molecular Biology | 2 | 1 | Major (4) | Merged two courses |
| 6 | BPH 207 | Biological Physics | 2 | Major (5) | Same as previous | |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | Practical Learning Lab (4 contact hours per week) | |||||
- Major and Distribution: Major courses are in the discipline that the students declared as the main area of studies and are offered by a department. Distribution courses are those which the department determine to be allied with declared major or discipline and are offered by other departments.
Semester 5:
| Sr. # | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy | Remarks
(Existing or new course, CHs added, etc.) |
|
| Theory | Lab | |||||
| 1 | ACI 210 | Analytical
Chemistry & Instrumentation |
2 | 1 | Major (6) | Same as previous |
| 2 | RAB 403 | Radiobiology | 2 | 1 | Major (7) | Same as previous |
| 3 | MMB 303 | NanoBiotecnology | 2 | 1 | Major (8) | Same as previous |
| 4 | IMM 302 | Immunology | 2 | 1 | Distribution (1) | Same as previous |
| 5 | PBE 304 | Principles of
Biochemical Engineering |
2 | 0 | Distribution (2) | Same as previous |
| 6 | SMR 409 | Seminar-I | 1 | Same as previous | ||
| Total credit Hours | 11 | 4 | Same as previous | |||
Semester 6:
| Sr. # | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy | Remarks
(Existing or new course, CHs added, etc.) |
|
| Theory | Lab | |||||
| 1 | GRC 306 | Marine biotechnology | 2 | 1 | Major (9) | Same as previous |
| 2 | MBT 307 | Microbial
Biotechnology |
2 | 1 | Major (10) | Same as previous |
| 3 | AGB 308 | Agriculture
Biotechnology |
2 | 1 | Major (11) | Same as previous |
| 4 | RMS 311 | Research
Methodology & Skill Enhancement |
3 | 0 | Distribution (3) | Same as previous |
| 5 | BIN 305 | Bioinformatics | 2 | 1 | Distribution (4) | Same as previous |
| 6 | SEM 410 | Seminar-II | 1 | Omitted | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 11 | 4 | ||||
Semester 7:
| Sr. # | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy | Remarks
(Existing or new course, CHs added, etc.) |
|
| Theory | Lab | |||||
| 1 | FBT 309 | Food Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | Major (12) | Same as previous |
| 2 | HBT 405 | Health Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | Major(13) | Same as previous |
| 3 | EMB 403 | Environment Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | Major (15) | Same as previous |
| 4 | IMB 404 | Industrial
Biotechnology |
2 | 1 | Major (14) | |
| 5 | RPT 407 | Research Project I | 3 | 0 | Major (16) | Same as previous |
| 6 | MOD 312
|
Molecular diagnostics | 2 | 1 | Distribution (5) | Same as previous |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | 2 | ||||
Semester 8:
| Sr. # | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy | Remarks (Existing or new course, CHs added, etc.) | |
| Theory | Lab | |||||
| 1 | RPT 406 | Pharmaceutical
biotechnology
|
2 | 1 | Major (17) | Same as previous |
| BET 406 | Biosafety &
Bioethics |
2 | 1 | Major (18) | ||
| 3 | BTC 408 | Fungal and Animal Biotechnology | 2 | 0 | Distribution (6) | Same as previous |
| 4 | BIN 409 | Water and waste water treatment Hospital waste management | 3 | 0 | Distribution (7) | Same as previous |
| 5 | EPD 410 | Biofuels and bio refineries | 2 | 0 | Distribution (8) | Same as previous |
| RPT 408 | Research Project II | 3 | 0 | |||
| 6 | INT 411 | Internship (9 week) | Practical learning
Component |
|||
| Total Credit Hours | 14 | 2 | ||||
Program Summary:
| Total Courses | Total Credit Hours |
| 44 | 134 |