BS Biotechnology For Fall 2025 & Onwards
Course Curriculum
| Semester-1 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | HU-110 | English-I | 3+0 | 17 |  |
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| 2 | BIO-103 | Biodiversity | 2+1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | HU-131 | Understanding of Quran-I | 0+1 | 4,16 | |
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| 4 | BIO-107 | Introduction to Biology | 2+1 | |
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| 5 | XX-XXX | Social Sciences | 3+0 | |||
| 6 | XX-XXX | QR-I | 3+0 | |||
| 7 | Total | Total CHs | 13+3=16 | |||
| Semester 2 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | BIT-110 | Biotechnology | 3+0 | 4,12 | ||
| 2 | HU-101 | Islamic Studies | 2+0 | 4 , 5, 16 | |
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| 3 | HU-210 | Technical Writing | 3+0 | 4,8 | |
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| 4 | BIT-115 | Cell Biology | 2+1 | 4 | |
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| 5 | HU-132 | Understanding of Quran-II | 0+1 | 4,16 | HU-131 | |
| 6 | XX-XXX | A&H | 3+0 | |||
| 7 | XX-XXX | QR-II | 3+0 | |||
| 8 | Total | Total CHs | 16+2=18 | |||
| Semester-3 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | BIO-101 | Biophysics | 3+0 | 4 | ||
| 2 | CCE-401 | Civic and Community Engagement | 1+1 | 4,10,11 | |
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| 3 | HU-127 | Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan. | 2+0 | 1 to 17 | |
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| 4 | VAI-240 | Immunology | 3+0 | |||
| 5 | BIT-217 | Biochemistry-I | 2+1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | BIT-116 | General Genetics | 2+1 | |
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| 7 | BIT-215 | Bioinformatics | 2+1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Total | Total CHs | 15+4=19 | |||
| Semester-4 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | BIO-203 | Cell Signaling | 3+0 | BIT-115 | ||
| 2 | BIT-210 | Molecular Biology | 3+0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | BIT-218 | Microbiology and Virology | 2+1 | 3,4 | ||
| 4 | BIO-209 | Enzymology | 2+1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | HU-107 | Pakistan Studies | 2+0 | 4,10,16 | |
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| 6 | MGT-471 | Entrepreneurship | 2+0 | |||
| 7 | Total | Total CHs | 14+2=16 | |||
| Semester-5 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | ABT-320 | Principles Of Crop Production | 3+0 | 2,4 | ||
| 2 | BPH-276 | Toxicology | 3+0 | 4,13 | ||
| 3 | BIT-320 | Biochemistry -II | 2+1 | 4 | BIT-217 | |
| 4 | BIT-319 | Modern Research Techniques | 2+1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | CHE-321 | Organic Chemistry | 2+1 | |||
| 6 | XX-XXX | Elective-I | 3+0 | |||
| 7 | Total | Total CHs | 15+3=18 | |||
| Semester-6 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | BIT-313 | Food Biotechnology | 3+0 | 2,4,9 | ||
| 2 | BIT-410 | Agriculture Biotechnology | 2+1 | 2,4 | ||
| 3 | BIT-312 | Vaccinology (M) | 2+1 | 3,4 | ||
| 4 | FAB-368 | Fermentation Biotechnology | 2+1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | BIT-321 | Analytical Chemistry | 2+1 | |||
| 6 | XX-XXX | Elective-II | 3+0 | |||
| 7 | Total | Total CHs | 14+4=18 | |||
| Semester-7 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | BIT-411 | Health Biotechnology | 3+0 | |||
| 2 | BIT-418 | Genomics and Proteomics | 2+1 | |||
| 3 | BIT-413 | Research Planning and Report Writing | 3+0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | PLB-436 | Agriculture and Climate Change | 3+0 | 2,13 | ||
| 5 | XX-XXX | Elective-III | 3+0 | |||
| 6 | XX-XXX | Research Project-I | 0+2 | |||
| 7 | Total | Total CHs | 14+3=17 | |||
| Semester-8 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | BIT-419 | Environment Biotechnology | 2+1 | |||
| 2 | BIT-415 | Industrial Biotechnology | 2+1 | |||
| 3 | BIT-414 | Gene Therapy and Viral Vectors | 3+0 | |||
| 4 | XX-XXX | Elective-IV | 3+0 | |||
| 5 | XX-XXX | Research Project-II | 0+4 | |||
| 6 | Total | Total CHs | 10+6=16 | |||
| 7 | Grand Total | 111+25=136 | ||||
| List of Courses for requirements of General Education | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | PSY-101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3+0 | |
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| 2 | ECO-103 | Economics - I | 3+0 | 8,12 | |
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| List of Courses for Arts and Humanities | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | GIE-100 | Geography | 3+0 | |
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| 2 | HU-104 | English Literature | 3+0 | 4 | |
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| List of courses for requirement of Degree Major: | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | ABT-320 | Principles Of Crop Production | 3+0 | 2,4 | ||
| 2 | BIO-203 | Cell Signaling | 3+0 | BIT-115 | ||
| 3 | BIT-110 | Biotechnology | 3+0 | 4,12 | ||
| 4 | BIT-313 | Food Biotechnology | 3+0 | 2,4,9 | ||
| 5 | BIT-319 | Modern Research Techniques | 0+1 | |||
| 6 | BPH-276 | Toxicology | 3+0 | 4,13 | ||
| 7 | VAI-240 | Immunology | 3+0 | |||
| 8 | BIT-318 | Modern Research Techniques | 0+1 | |||
| 9 | BIT-115 | Cell Biology | 2+1 | 4 | |
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| 10 | BIT-217 | Biochemistry-I | 2+1 | 4 | ||
| 11 | BIT-210 | Molecular Biology | 3+0 | 4 | ||
| 12 | BIT-218 | Microbiology and Virology | 2+1 | 3,4 | ||
| 13 | BIT-116 | General Genetics | 2+1 | |
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| 14 | BIO-209 | Enzymology | 2+1 | 4 | ||
| 15 | BIT-410 | Agriculture Biotechnology | 2+1 | 2,4 | ||
| 16 | BIT-312 | Vaccinology (M) | 2+1 | 3,4 | ||
| 17 | BIT-411 | Health Biotechnology | 3+0 | |||
| 18 | BIT-419 | Environment Biotechnology | 2+1 | |||
| 19 | BIT-418 | Genomics and Proteomics | 2+1 | |||
| 20 | BIT-413 | Research Planning and Report Writing | 3+0 | 4 | ||
| 21 | BIT-415 | Industrial Biotechnology | 2+1 | |||
| 22 | BIT-414 | Gene Therapy and Viral Vectors | 3+0 | |||
| 23 | FAB-368 | Fermentation Biotechnology | 2+1 | 4 | ||
| 24 | PLB-436 | Agriculture and Climate Change | 3+0 | 2,13 | ||
| List of courses for the Interdisciplinary requirements | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | BIO-101 | Biophysics | 3+0 | 4 | ||
| 2 | BIO-103 | Biodiversity | 2+1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | CHE-321 | Organic Chemistry | 2+1 | |||
| 4 | BIT-321 | Analytical Chemistry | 2+1 | |||
| Stream 1: Plant and Agriculture Biotechnology | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | BPH-473 | Medicinal Plants | 3+0 | 4 | ||
| 2 | FAB-465 | Sustainable Agriculture | 3+0 | 2 | ||
| 3 | VAI-345 | Plant Virology | 3+0 | 2,4 | ||
| 4 | VAI- 343 | Plant Immunology | 3+0 | |||
| Stream 2: Industrial Biotechnology | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | FAB-361 | Food Nutrition And Public Health | 3+0 | |||
| 2 | MIC-357 | Environmental Microbiology and Public health | 3+0 | 3,4 | ||
| 3 | MIC-450 | Epidemiology: Analytical and Experimental Approaches | 3+0 | 3,4 | ||
| 4 | FAB-360 | Intro to Food Analysis | 2+1 | |||
| 5 | MIC- 452 | Food Preservation Technology | 3+0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | BIT-416 | Biosensors and Chip Technologies | 3+0 | 3,4 | ||
| Stream 3: Biopharmaceuticals and Diagnostics | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | BPH-375 | Immunopathology And Immunotherapy | 0+1 | |||
| 2 | MTD-452 | Introduction to Forensics | 3+0 | |||
| 3 | BPH-371 | Biopharmaceuticals and Basic Pharmacokinetics | 3+0 | 3,4 | ||
| 4 | BIO-204 | Human Biology and Pathology | 2+1 | |||
| 5 | MTD-353 | Clinical Biochemistry | 2+1 | 3,4 | |
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| 6 | BPH-372 | Pharmacology | 2+1 | 3,4 | ||
| 7 | XX-XXX | AI in Health Technology | 3+0 | |||
| Stream 4: Allied Sciences | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | ENE-422 | Industrial Waste Management | 3+0 | 8,9,12 | |
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| 2 | MSE-385 | Biomaterials and Applications | 3+0 | 3,4,9,12 | ||
| 3 | BIT-417 | Principles of Biomedical Engineering | 2+1 | 3,4 | ||
| 4 | CHE-202 | Chemical Process Technology | 3+1 | 4,7 | ||
| 5 | GIE-103 | Introduction to GIS | 2+1 | |
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| Internship | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | XX-XXX | Internship | 0+3 | |||