Bachelor of Science in Biosciences
Scheme of Studies
1st Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
Prerequisite |
|
BSC 100 |
Introduction to
Bioscience |
3(3,0) |
|
|
HUM 100 |
English Comprehension and
Composition |
3(3,0) |
|
|
HUM 111 |
|
3(3,0) |
|
|
BIO 135 |
General Chemistry |
4(3,1) |
|
|
MTH 100 |
Mathematics |
3(3,0) |
|
|
CSC 101 |
Introduction to Computing |
3(2,1) |
|
|
|
Total Credit Hours |
19(17,2) |
|
2nd Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
Prerequisite |
|
BSC 101 |
Zoology I |
4(3,1) |
BSC 100 |
|
BSC 102 |
Plant Science I |
4(3,1) |
BSC 100 |
|
HUM 103 |
Communication Skills |
3(3,0) |
HUM 100 |
|
HUM 102 |
Report Writing Skills |
3(3,0) |
HUM 100 |
|
CSC 140 |
Introduction to Computer
Programming |
4(3,1) |
CSC 101 |
|
|
Total Credit Hours |
18(15,3) |
|
3rd Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
Prerequisite |
|
BSC 200 |
Zoology II |
4(3,1) |
BSC 101 |
|
BSC 201 |
Plant Science II |
4(3,1) |
BSC 102 |
|
BSC 203 |
Introduction to
Biochemistry |
4(3,1) |
|
|
BSC 204 |
Cellular Biology |
4(3,1) |
|
|
HUM 110 |
Islamic Studies |
3(3,0) |
|
|
|
Total Credit Hours |
19(15,4,) |
|
4th Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
Prerequisite |
|
BSC 205 |
Introduction to Molecular
Biology |
3(3,0) |
BSC 203 |
|
BSC 206 |
Introduction to
Microbiology |
3(3,0) |
|
|
BSC 208 |
Essentials of Genetics |
3(3,0) |
|
|
HUM |
Institutional electives |
3(3,0) |
|
|
BIO 133 |
Statistical Methods in
Biology |
3(3,0) |
|
|
BIO 232 |
General Physiology |
3(3,0) |
|
|
|
Total Credit Hours |
18(18,0) |
|
5th Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
Prerequisite |
|
BSC 300 |
Environmental Biology |
3(3,0) |
BSC 206 |
|
BSC 302 |
Fundamentals of
Biotechnology |
3(3,0) |
BSC 205 |
|
MGT 100 |
Introduction to Business |
3(3,0) |
|
|
BIO 231 |
Developmental Biology |
4(3,1) |
|
|
BIO 310 |
Bioinformatics I |
4(3,1) |
BSC 205 |
|
|
Total Credit Hours |
17(15,2) |
|
6th Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
Prerequisite |
|
BSC 303 |
Immunology |
2(2,0) |
BSC 206 |
|
BSC 304 |
Evolution |
3(3,0) |
|
|
BSC 305 |
Ecology |
3(3,0) |
|
|
MGT 101 |
Introduction to
Management |
3(3,0) |
|
|
BIO 242 |
Introduction to Genomics |
3(3,0) |
BIO 205 |
|
BIO 345 |
Essential Techniques in
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
3(3,0) |
|
|
|
Total Credit Hours |
17(14,3) |
|
7th Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
Prerequisite |
|
BSC 401 |
General Virology |
3(3,0) |
BSC 206 |
|
BSC 402 |
Bioethics and Safety |
3(3,0) |
|
|
MGT 403 |
Entrepreneurship |
3(3,0) |
MGT 107 |
|
BIO 433 |
Biodiversity |
3(3,0) |
|
|
BIO 414 |
Literature Search in
Bioinformatics |
2(2,0) |
|
|
BIO 534 |
Advanced Statistics |
3(3,0) |
BIO 133 |
|
|
Total Credit Hours |
17(17,0) |
|
8th Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
Prerequisite |
|
BSC 405 |
Research Project/
Internships |
12 |
|
|
|
Total Credit Hours |
12 |
|
Grand Total: 137
Elective Courses: Major
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
|
BSC 501 |
Agricultural
Biotechnology |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 502 |
Clinical Biochemistry |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 503 |
Health Genetics |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 504 |
Industrial Biotechnology |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 505 |
Introduction to
Epidemiology and clinical Trials |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 506 |
Enzyme Kinetics |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 508 |
Pharmacology |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 509 |
Population Genetics |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 511 |
Cancer Biology |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 512 |
Metabolic Disorders |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 549 |
Cancer Genetics |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 513 |
Neurobiology |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 514 |
Neurochemistry |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 515 |
Nanobiotechnology |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 516 |
Toxicology |
3(3,0) |
|
BSC 517 |
Enzymology |
3(3,0) |
Elective Courses: Allied
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
|
CSC 271 |
Database System |
|
CSC 372 |
Advanced Database
Management System |
|
PHY XXX |
Biophysics |
|
MTH XXX |
Advanced Mathematics |
|
MTH XXX |
Bayesian Statistics |
|
MTH XXX |
Statistical Data Mining |
|
MTH XXX |
Mathematics Biology |
Elective Courses: Institutional
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
|
HUM 200 |
Business Communication
Workshop |
|
HUM 220 |
Introduction to
Psychology |
|
HUM 221 |
International Relations |
|
HUM 223 |
Introduction to
Philosophy |
|
HUM 310 |
Islamic History |
|
HUM 320 |
Introduction to Sociology |
|
|
Foreign Language |
|
HUM 430 |
French |
|
HUM 431 |
German |
|
HUM 432 |
Arabic |
|
HUM 433 |
Persian |
|
MGT 101 |
Introduction to
Management |
|
MGT 131 |
Financial Accounting |
|
MGT 461 |
Project management |
|
MGT 463 |
Productivity and Quality
Management |
|
MGT 513 |
New Product Development |
|
ECO 200 |
Introduction to
Developmental Economics |
|
ECO 300 |
Engineering Economics |
|
LAW 300 |
Corporate Law |