SCHEME OF STUDIES BS BIOTECHNOLOGY (4 YEARS)

S/No      Categories

               No of courses     Credit hours

1.            Compulsory courses        9             24

2.            General courses

(to be chosen from other departments)   8             24

3.            Discipline specific foundation courses     13           39

4.            Major courses

(Including research project/ internships) 13           35

5.            Electives within the major            4             12

Total     

47          

134

Duration of program: 4 Years

Semesters 8

Semester duration     16-18 weeks

Course load per semester 15-18 credit hours

Number of courses per semester 5-6

Total credits: 134

Semester-I

S/NO     Course Code       Course title         Credit hours

1             BIOT-3101           Ecology, Biodiversity and Evolution- I (G)               3+0

2             BIOT-3102           Cell biology (F)   3(2+1)

3             BIOT-3103           Organic chemistry (G)     3(2+1)

4             MAT-3104           Mathematics- I (C)           3+0

5             ENG-3105            English-I (C)        3+0

6             PKS- 3106            Pakistan studies (C)         2+0

                                    Total              17

Semester-II

               Course Code       Course Title        Credit hours

1             BIOT-3201           Ecology, Biodiversity and Evolution- II (G)              3+0

2             BIOT-3202           Microbiology (F)               3(2+1)

3             BIOT-3203           Classical Genetics (F)       3(2+1)

4             MAT-3204           Bio-mathematics (C)       3+0

5             ENG- 3205           English-II (C)       3+0

6             ISL-3206              Islamic studies/Ethics (C)              2+0

                              Total      17

Semester-III

               Course Code       Course Title        Credit hours

1             BIOT-4301           Biochemistry-1 (F)           3(2+1)

2             BIOT-4302           Introduction to Biotechnology (F)             3+0

3             BIOT-4303           Nanobiotechnology (G)  3+0

4             BIOT-4304           Introduction To Computer Science (G)     3+0

5             BIOT-4305           Arabic (C)            3+0

6             BIOT-4306           Any Subject From Social Sciences (G)       3+0

                              Total      18

Semester-IV

               Course Code       Course Title        Credit hours

1             BIOT-4401           Molecular Biology (F)      3+0

2             BIOT-4402           Biochemistry-II (F)            3(2+1)

3             BIOT-4403           Analytical chemistry and instrumentation (F)       3(2+1)

4             BIOT-4404           Inorganic Chemistry (G)  3(2+1)

5             BIOT-4405           Biostatistics (F)_               3+0

6             BIOT-4406           Any subject from social sciences (G)         3+0

                              Total      18

Semester-V

               Course Code       Course Title        Credit hours

1             BIOT-5501           Physical Chemistry           3+0

2             BIOT-5502           Immunology       3+0

3             BIOT-5503                 Methods in Molecular Biology             3(1+2)

4             BIOT-5504           Principles of genetic Engineering (M)       3(2+1)

5             BIOT-5505           Cell and tissue culture    3(1+2)

                              Total      15

Semester-VI

               Course Code       Course Title        Credit hours

1             BIOT-5601           Genetic resources and conservation (F)   3+0

2             BIOT-5602           Microbial biotechnology(F)           3+0

3             BIOT-5603           Agriculture biotechnology (M)    3(2+1)

4             BIOT-5604           Food biotechnology (M) 3+0

5             BIOT-5605           Research methodology report writing     3+0

6             BIOT-(ele)            Elective-I             3+0

                              Total      18

Semester-VII

               Course Code       Course Title        Credit hours

1             BIOT-6701           Health biotechnology (M)             3+0

2             BIOT-6702           Seminar-I (M)     1+0

3             BIOT-6703           Environmental biotechnology (M)             3+0

4             BIOT-6704           Genomics and proteomics (M)    3+0

5             BIOT-(ele)            Elective-II            3+0

6             BIOT-6705           Research project/ Thesis or Internship (M)            3+0

                              Total      16

Semester-VIII

               Course Code       Course Title        Credit hours

1             BIOT-(ele)            Elective-III           3+0

2             BIOT--(ele)          Elective-IV           3+0

3             BIOT-6801           Seminar-II (M)    1+0

4             BIOT-6802           Industrial biotechnology (M)       3+0

5             BIOT-6803           Biosafety and Bioethics (C)           2

6             BIOT-6804           Research project or Internship or Special paper-1 (M)      3+0

                              Total      15

LIST OF ELECTIVE COURSES BS BIOTECHNOLOGY

S. No     Course Code       Subject Title       Credit hours

               BIOT- _901          Animal Biotechnology     3+0

               BIOT- _902          Marine Biotechnology    3+0

               BIOT- _903          Ethnobotany       3+0

               BIOT- _904          Radiobiology      3+0

               BIOT- _905          Hospital Waste Management 2+1             2+1

               BIOT- _906          Water and Waste-water Treatment 2+1  2+1

               BIOT- _907          Biotechnology for Global Economies 3+0               3+0

               BIOT- _908          Fungal Biotechnology     3+0

               BIOT- _909          Pharmaceutical Biotechnology    3+0

               BIOT- _910          Biosensors 3+0  3+0

               BIOT- _911          Biofuels and Bio refineries            3+0

               BIOT- _912          Molecular Diagnostics    3+0

               BIOT- _913          Cell and Tissue Culture   2+1

               BIOT- _914          Virology               3+0

               BIOT- _915          Fermentation Biotechnology       2+1

SCHEME OF STUDY FOR M. PHIL/PH.D BIOTECHNOLOGY.

M.Phil.

Duration              04-06  Semesters (2-3years)

Courses 24 Credits

 Thesis   06 Credits

Total      30 Credits

Ph.D.

Duration              06-10 Semesters (3-5years)

Courses 18 Credits

Written & Oral Comprehensive   Non-Credit

Thesis    24 Credits

Total      42 Credits

Compulsory Courses for M.Phil and Ph.D Biotechnology First and Second Semester

Course code       Course Title        Credit hours

BIOT-7101           Genomics (Compulsory) 3(3-0)

BIOT-7102           Applications Of Biotechnology (Compulsory)         3(3-0)

BIOT-7103           Genome Editing  (Compulsory)    3(3-0)

BIOT-7104           Molecular Genetics. (Compulsory)            3(3-0)

BIOT-7105           Enzyme Technology (Compulsory)             3(3-0)

BIOT-7106           Research Methodology and Report Writing  (Compulsory)              3(3-0)

BIOT-7107           Advanced Microbial Biotechnology (Compulsory)

               3(3-0)

BIOT-7108           Applied Molecular Biology (Compulsory)                3(3-0)

BIOT-7109           Biological Resources  and Biotechnological Management (Compulsory)     3(3-0)

BIOT-7110           Bio-safety and Invited Lectures (Compulsory)       3(3-0)

ELECTIVE/ OPTIONAL COURSES FOR M.Phil/Ph.D

S. No     Course code       Course title         Credit hours

               BIOT-7201           Advanced Immunology   3+0

               BIOT-7202           Bioinformatics   3+0

               BIOT-7203           Advanced Agriculture Biotechnology       3+0

               BIOT-7204           Advanced Animal Biotechnology               3+0

               BIOT-7205           Medical Biotechnology   3+0

               BIOT-7206           Fundamentals of Biotechnology 3+0

               BIOT-7207           Proteomics and metabolomics    3+0

               BIOT-7208           Food Biotechnology        3+0

               BIOT-7209           Environmental Biotechnology     3+0

               BIOT-7210           Nanobiotechnology         3+0

               BIOT-7211           Pharmaceutical biotechnology    3+0

               BIOT-7212           Biotechnology For Global Economies       3+0

               BIOT-7213           Biostatistics        3+0

               BIOT-7214           Molecular plant pathology           3+0

               BIOT-7215           Economic and Ethnobotany         3+0

               BIOT-7216           Climate Change and Biotechnology.         3+0

               BIOT-7217           Microbial biotechnology               3+0

               BIOT-7218           Engineering and Solid Waste Management           3+0

               BIOT-7219           Water and Waste Water Treatment Process         3+0

               BIOT-7220           Forensic Science               3+0

               BIOT-7221           Plant Tissue Culture         3+0