BS (Hons.) Biotechnology

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Scheme of Studies

​BS (Hons.) in Biotechnology is a four years (8 semesters) degree program. The enrolled students register 15-18 credit hours of study courses per semester. The overall scheme of study includes a total of 46 courses of 136 credit hours divided into 8 compulsory courses, 9 general courses, 11 foundation courses, 12 major courses and 6 elective courses. The distribution of courses in each semester is as follows:

Semester Courses Credit Hours
1stEnglish-I
Pakistan Studies
Mathematics-I (Pre-Calculus)
Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution – I
Organic Chemistry
Cell Biology		18
2nd English – II
Islamic Studies / Ethics
Bio-Mathematics
Inorganic Chemistry
Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution – II
Microbiology		18
3rdEnglish – III
Introduction to Computer Science
Physical Chemistry
Social sciences course
Biochemistry – I
Genetics		18
4thBiological Physics
Social sciences course
Analytical Chemistry & Instrumentation
Probability & Bio-Statistics
Biochemistry – II		15
5thIntroduction to Biotechnology
Immunology
Molecular Biology
Methods in Molecular Biology
Principles of Biochemical Engineering
Bioinformatics		17
6thGenetic Resources & Conservation
Microbial Biotechnology
Agriculture Biotechnology
Food Biotechnology
Research Methodology & Skill Enhancement
Elective course I		18
7thHealth Biotechnology
Biosafety & Bioethics
Genomics and Proteomics
Recombinant DNA Technology
Elective course II
Elective course III		17
8thEnvironmental Biotechnology
Industrial Biotechnology
Elective course IV
Research Project OR Two Elective courses: Elective V & Elective VI		15
136

List of Elective Courses

CodeElective Course Title
BIT-201
BIT-202
BIT-203
BIT-204
BIT-205
BIT-206
BIT-207
BIT-208
BIT-209
BIT-210
BIT-211
BIT-212
BIT-213
BIT-214		 Animal Biotechnology
Marine Biotechnology
Radiobiology
Hospital Waste Management
Water and Waste-water Treatment
Nano Biotechnology
Fungal Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Biosensors
Biofuels and Bio-refineries
Molecular Diagnostics
Cell and Tissue Culture
Virology
Fermentation Biotechnology

List of Social Sciences Courses

CodeElective Course Title
EC-278
EC-301
ENV-405
SPIR-211
SPIR-214
SPIR-121
SPIR-122		Introduction to Sociology
Information Economics
Environmental Governance
Introduction to Public Administration
Introduction to Mass Communication
Introduction to International Relations
Introduction to Political Science