Overview
Eligibility Criteria
- HSSC (Pre-Medical)/ A-Level or equivalent examination duly certified by IBCC with minimum 60% marks .
- Candidate’s Domicile of Sindh.
Curriculum Overview
Curriculum
| Compulsory Requirements
(i.e. Student has no choice) |
General Courses
To be chosen from other Department |
||
| 9 Courses | 8 Courses | ||
| 24 Credit Hours | 24 Credit Hours | ||
| Subject | Cr.hrs. | Subject | Cr. hrs. |
|
3+0 |
|
2+1 |
|
3+0 |
|
2+1 |
|
3+0 |
|
2+1 |
|
2+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
2+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
2+0 |
|
2+1 |
|
3+0 | Two social science courses:
|
3+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
2+1 | ||
| 24 | 24 | ||
| Discipline Specific
Foundation Courses |
Major Courses
(including research project/Internship) |
Elective Courses
within the major |
|||
| 13 Courses | 13 Courses | Any 4 to be selected | |||
| 39 Credit Hours | 35 Credit Hours | 12 Credit Hours | |||
| Subject | Cr.hrs. | Subject | Cr. hrs. | Subject | Cr. hrs. |
|
2+1 |
|
3+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
2+1 |
|
2+1 |
|
2+1 |
|
2+1 |
|
3+0 |
|
2+1 |
|
3+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
2+1 |
|
3+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
2+1 |
|
2+1 |
|
3+0 |
|
2+1 |
|
3+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
2+1 |
|
3+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
1+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
1+2 |
|
1+0 |
|
2+1 |
|
3+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
3+0 |
|
2+1 |
|
3+0 |
|
2+1 |
| 39 | 35 | 12 | |||
The undergraduate semester wise degree plan as scheme of 4 years is shown below:
YEAR-I SEMESTER-I
| Serial # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | English-I | 3 |
| 2 | Pakistan Studies | 2 |
| 3 | Mathematics-I OR Introduction to Biology | 3 |
| 4 | Inorganic and Physical chemistry | 2+1 |
| 5 | Microbiology | 2+1 |
| 6 | Introduction to computer science | 2+1 |
YEAR-I SEMESTER-II
| Serial # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | English-II | 3 |
| 2 | Islamic studies/ethics | 2 |
| 3 | Biomathematics | 3 |
| 4 | Basic Anatomy and Physiology-I | 2+1 |
| 5 | Organic chemistry | 2+1 |
| 6 | Introduction to Biotechnology | 3 |
YEAR-II SEMESTER-III
| Serial # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | English-III | 3 |
| 2 | Microbial Biotechnology | 2+1 |
| 3 | Basic Anatomy and Physiology-II | 3 |
| 4 | Cell and Molecular Biology-I | 3 |
| 5 | Organic chemistry | 2+1 |
| 6 | Biochemistry-I | 2+1 |
YEAR-II SEMESTER-IV
| Serial # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Immunology | 3 |
| 2 | Probability and Biostatistics | 3 |
| 3 | General pathology | 3 |
| 4 | Analytical chemistry and instrumentation | 2+1 |
| 5 | Cell and Molecular Biology-II | 2+1 |
| 6 | Biochemistry-II | 2+1 |
YEAR-III SEMESTER-V
| Serial # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genomics and proteomics | 3 |
| 2 | Pharmacology | 3 |
| 3 | Biosafety and Bioethics | 2 |
| 4 | Principles of Biochemical Engineering and thermodynamics | 2+1 |
| 5 | Biophysics | 3 |
YEAR-III SEMESTER-VI
| Serial # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Food Biotechnology | 3 |
| 2 | Economics | 3 |
| 3 | Methods in molecular biology | 2+1 |
| 4 | Elective I | 3 |
| 5 | Research Methodology and Skill Enhancement | 3 |
| 6 | Research Methodology and Skill Enhancement | 2+1 |
YEAR-IV SEMESTER-VII
| Serial # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Biotechnology | 3 |
| 2 | Seminar I | 1 |
| 3 | Environmental Biotechnology | 3 |
| 4 | Elective II | 3 |
| 5 | Research Project OR Internship OR Special Paper – I | 3 |
| 6 | Research Project OR Internship OR Special Paper – I | 3 |
YEAR-IV SEMESTER-VIII
| Serial # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agriculture Biotechnology | 2+1 |
| 2 | Industrial Biotechnology | 3 |
| 3 | Research Project OR Internship OR Special Paper – II | 3 |
| 4 | Elective III | 3 |
| 5 | Elective IV | 3 |
| 6 | Elective IV | 1 |
Following are the elective courses, within the major, among which any 4 are to be selected:
| Serial # | Elective Course Title | Serial # | Elective Course Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmaceutical Biotechnology | 8 | Fungal Biotechnology |
| 2 | Cell and Tissue Culture | 9 | Radiobiology |
| 3 | Hospital Waste Management | 10 | Biosensors |
| 4 | Marine Biotechnology | 11 | Fermentation Biotechnology |
| 5 | Animal Biotechnology | 12 | Biofuels and Bio refineries |
| 6 | Molecular Diagnostics | 13 | Water and wastewater treatment |
| 7 | Virology |
Duration
4 Years
Contact Us
DOW COLLEGE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
Email: dcob@duhs.edu.pk
Phone: +92 21-3871000-4347
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