Department of
BS Biotechnology
Undergraduate Program
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Program description
Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology (BS-BT) is a four-year undergraduate degree program. Biotechnology is concerned with the utilization of biological agents or their components for generating useful products or services. It plays an important role in helping industry, medicine and agriculture to produce foods and medicines, manage disease and pests, environmental biotechnology, food biotechnology, microbial biotechnology, plant and animal biotechnology, recombinant DNA technology etc. It is also helpful in making life of human beings peaceful and comfortable. Students will also be able to explore the molecular, cellular and physiological bases of life processes, and develop the intellectual and practical skills necessary for the collection, analysis, interpretation and understanding of biotechnology information and data.
Mission
- To provide quality education of international standard in the emerging and dynamic field of Biotechnology.
- To developing scientific insights among graduates through comprehensive understanding of theoretical and practical concepts.
- To produce highly skilled graduates who can provide solutions to environmental, industrial, agricultural and health based problems
Vision
In the field of Biotechnology novel developments has urged the scientific community to construe the knowledge and information present within the living organisms and to use, exploit, modify or improve them to enhance the quality of human life, conquer disease, sustain our environment and advance nutrition.
Scope of Biotechnology
Students graduating in biotechnology may find jobs in various areas; some of those are listed below:
- government sector,
- educational and research institutions,
- medical research,
- biotechnology industries,
- molecular biology, genetics, genomics and plant biotechnology,
- production of alternative biofuels,
- production of vaccines, antibiotics, drugs and diagnostic kits,
- genetic engineering and diagnostics,
- food manufacturing,
- environmental microbiology and natural-products chemistry,
- Agriculture,
- Toxic and industrial waste Management
Scheme Of Studies
Bachelor Of Science (Bs) Degree In Biotechnology
Year 1
Semester I
| Code | Course | CrHr |
|---|---|---|
| ENG-101 | English-I (Functional English) | 3+0 |
| PKS-101 | Pakistan Studies | 2+0 |
| CS-101 | Introduction to Computer Science | 2+1 |
| ZOO-101 | Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution – I | 3+0 |
| CHEM-101 | Organic Chemistry | 2+1 |
| BTH-101 | Introduction to Biotechnology | 3+0 |
| Total | 17 |
Year 1
Semester II
| Code | Course | CrHr |
|---|---|---|
| ENG-102 | English-II (Composition Writing) | 3+0 |
| ISL-101 | Islamic Studies/Ethics | 2+0 |
| MATH-101 | Biomathematics | 3+0 |
| CHEM-102 | Inorganic Chemistry | 2+1 |
| ZOO-102 | Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution – II | 2+1 |
| BTH-102 | Cell Biology | 2+1 |
| Total | 17 |
Year 2
Semester III
| Code | Course | CrHr |
|---|---|---|
| ENG-201 | English-III | 3+0 |
| MATH-201 | Mathematics | 3+0 |
| CHEM-201 | Physical Chemistry | 3+0 |
| SOC-201 | Physiology | 3+0 |
| BCH-201 | Biochemistry-I | 2+1 |
| BTH-201 | Microbiology | 2+1 |
| Total | 18 |
Year 2
Semester IV
| Code | Course | CrHr |
|---|---|---|
| PHY-201 | Biological Physics | 3+0 |
| STAT-201 | Probability & Biostatistics | 3+0 |
| SOC-202 | Sociology | 3+0 |
| CHEM-202 | Analytical Chemistry & Instrumentation | 2+1 |
| BCH-202 | Biochemistry-II | 2+1 |
| BTH-202 | Molecular Biology | 2+1 |
| Total | 18 |
Year 3
Semester V
| Code | Course | CrHr |
|---|---|---|
| BCH-301 | Classical Genetics | 3+0 |
| BTH-301 | Immunology | 3+0 |
| BTH-302 | Methods in Molecular Biology | 1+2 |
| BTH-303 | Principles of Biochemical Engineering | 2+1 |
| BCH-302 | Bioinformatics | 1+2 |
| Total | 15 |
Year 3
Semester VI
| Code | Course | CrHr |
|---|---|---|
| BTH-304 | Genetic Resources & Conservation | 3+0 |
| BTH-305 | Microbial Biotechnology | 2+1 |
| BTH-306 | Agriculture Biotechnology (M) | 3+0 |
| BTH-307 | Food Biotechnology (M) | 2+1 |
| BTH-308 | Elective-I | 2+1 |
| BTH-309 | Research Methodology & Skill
Enhancement |
3+0 |
| Total | 18 |
Year 4
Semester VII
| Code | Course | CrHr |
|---|---|---|
| BTH-401 | Health Biotechnology | 2+1 |
| BTH-402 | Seminar-I | 1+0 |
| BTH-403 | Environment Biotechnology | 3+0 |
| BTH-404 | Genomics and Proteomics | 3+0 |
| BTH-405 | Waste Management | 2+1 |
| BTH-406 | Research Project OR Internship OR Special Paper – I | 3+0 |
| Total | 16 |
Year 4
Semester VIII
| Code | Course | CrHr |
|---|---|---|
| BTH-407 | Marine Biotechnology | 2+1 |
| BTH-408 | Marine Biotechnology | 3+0 |
| BTH-409 | Seminar-II | 1+0 |
| BTH-410 | Industrial Biotechnology | 2+1 |
| BTH-411 | Research Project OR Internship OR Special Paper – II | 3+0 |
| BTH-412 | Biosafety & Bioethics | 2+0 |
| Total | 15 |
Summary of BS four years Biotechnology program
| Semesters | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 17 |
| Semester 2 | 17 |
| Semester 3 | 18 |
| Semester 4 | 18 |
| Semester 5 | 15 |
| Semester 6 | 18 |
| Semester 7 | 16 |
| Semester 8 | 15 |
| Total | 134 |
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