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Programme Academic Structure for 2012 - 2013, BSc in Biotechnology

This information is provisional and subject to change.

Explanation of Terms/Frequently Asked Questions

Year 1 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %
BE101	Introduction to Cell Biology and Biochemistry	5	Semester 1	80	20
BE102	Introduction to Microbiology and Genetics	5	Semester 2	80	20
BE151	Practical Biology	5	Year long	0	100
CS101	Introductory Chemistry 1	5	Semester 1	80	20
CS102	Introductory Chemistry 2	5	Semester 2	80	20
CS150	Interdisciplinary Science	5	Semester 2	0	100
CS151	Chemistry Laboratory	5	Year long	0	100
MS125	Mathematics for Scientists	10	Year long	70	30
PS122	Physics For General Science I	5	Semester 1	80	20
PS123	Physics For General Science II	5	Semester 2	80	20
PS153	Physics Laboratory for General Science	5	Year long	0	100

Year 2 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %
BE201	Biomolecules and Metabolism	5	Semester 1	80	20
BE202	Microbiology and Genetics	5	Semester 2	100	0
BE223	Heat and Mass Transfer	5	Semester 2	80	20
BE224	Bioprocess Engineering Principles	5	Semester 1	80	20
BE225	Fluid Flow and Statistics	5	Semester 1		100
BE230	Cell Structure and Function	5	Semester 1	100	0
BE259	Practical Biochemistry & Microbiology	5	Year long	0	100
BE260	Biotechnology Instrumentation & Topics	10	Year long	25	75
BE271	Biochemical Engineering Laboratory I	5	Semester 2	0	100
MS225	Introduction to Differential Equations	5	Semester 1	80	20
MS230	Introduction to Numerical Methods	5	Semester 2	100

Year 3 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %
BE301	Gene Cloning and Gene Expression	5	Semester 1	100	0
BE302	Biochemical and Microbiological Analysis	5	Semester 1	100	0
BE306	Commercial Biotechnology	5	Year long	30	70
BE316	Procaryotic & Eukaryotic Cell Culture	5	Year long	0	100
BE321	Downstream Processing	5	Semester 1	100	0
BE322	Bioreactors and Primary Separations	5	Semester 1	100	0
BE351	Pract. Analy. Microbiology & Recombinant DNA	5	Semester 1	0	100
BE352	Cell Biology and Advanced Biochemistry Lab.	5	Semester 2	0	100
BE371	Biochemical Engineering Laboratory II	5	Semester 2	0	100
IN303	Intra	15	Semester 2	0	100

Year 4 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %
BE401	Industrial Bioprocessing	5	Semester 1	100	0
BE402	ProteOmics and Protein Biotechnology	5	Semester 1	100	0
BE407	Analyses in Molecular Biology	5	Semester 1	100
BE421	Bioreaction Engineering	5	Semester 1	100	0
BE451	Bioprocessing Laboratory	5	Semester 1	0	100
BE491	Literature Review and Presentation	5	Semester 1	0	100
BE492	Research Project	15	Semester 2	0	100

Year 4 Optional Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %
BE431	Food Biotechnology	5	Semester 2	100	0
BE432	Environmental Biotechnology	5	Semester 2	100	0
BE433	Immunology and Immunoanalysis	5	Semester 2	100	0
BE434	Human Molecular Genetics & Plant Biotechnolog	5	Semester 2	100	0
BE435	Animal Cell Biotechnology	5	Semester 2	100	0
BE445	Special Topics in Bioprocess Engineering	5	Semester 2	100	0
UM405	Uaneen Non-Contributing Module	5	Year long	0	100