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Morning & Evening Programs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Scheme of Studies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u200bBS (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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semester <\/th> Courses <\/th>Credit Hours <\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1st<\/td>English-I
Pakistan Studies
Mathematics-I (Pre-Calculus)
Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution – I
Organic Chemistry
Cell Biology<\/td>		18<\/td><\/tr>
2nd <\/td>English – II
Islamic Studies \/ Ethics
Bio-Mathematics
Inorganic Chemistry
Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution – II
Microbiology<\/td>		18<\/td><\/tr>
3rd<\/td>English \u2013 III
Introduction to Computer Science
Physical Chemistry
Social sciences course
Biochemistry \u2013 I
Genetics<\/td>		18<\/td><\/tr>
4th<\/td>Biological Physics
Social sciences course
Analytical Chemistry & Instrumentation
Probability & Bio-Statistics
Biochemistry \u2013 II<\/td>		15<\/td><\/tr>
5th<\/td>Introduction to Biotechnology
Immunology
Molecular Biology
Methods in Molecular Biology
Principles of Biochemical Engineering
Bioinformatics<\/td>		17<\/td><\/tr>
6th<\/td>Genetic Resources & Conservation
Microbial Biotechnology
Agriculture Biotechnology
Food Biotechnology
Research Methodology & Skill Enhancement
Elective course I<\/td>		18<\/td><\/tr>
7th<\/td>Health Biotechnology
Biosafety & Bioethics
Genomics and Proteomics
Recombinant DNA Technology
Elective course II
Elective course III<\/td>		17<\/td><\/tr>
8th<\/td>Environmental Biotechnology
Industrial Biotechnology
Elective course IV
Research Project OR Two Elective courses: Elective V & Elective VI<\/td>		15<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td>136<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

List of Elective Courses <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Code<\/th>Elective Course Title<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
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<\/td>		 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<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

List of Social Sciences Courses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Code<\/th>Elective Course Title<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
EC-278
EC-301
ENV-405
SPIR-211
SPIR-214
SPIR-121
SPIR-122<\/td>		Introduction to Sociology
Information Economics
Environmental Governance
Introduction to Public Administration
Introduction to Mass Communication
Introduction to International Relations
Introduction to Political Science<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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