Courses of Studies

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1st Year (Freshman)

1st Semester
Course No	Title of Course	Credit Hours
BSM 101	Fundamentals of Microbiology	5(4-1)
BSM 102	Cell biology	3(2-1)
BSM 103	Principles of Biochemistry	3(2-1)
BSM 104	English	2(2-0)
BSM 105	Islamic Studies/Ethics	1(1-0)
BSM 106	Mathematics-I	3(3-0)
	Sub. Total	17 Hours
2nd Semester
Course No	Title of Course	Credit Hours
BSM 201	General Virology	3(2-1)
BSM 202	Basic Immunology	3(2-1)
BSM 203	Molecular Cell Biology	3(2-1)
BSM 204	Biosynthesis and Metabolism	3(2-1)
BSM 205	English (Communication Skills)	2(2-0)
BSM 206	Pakistan Studies	1(1-0)
	Sub. Total	15 Hours

2nd Year (Sophomore)

3rd Semester
Course No	Title of Course	Credit Hours
BSM 301	Mycology	3(2-1)
BSM 302	Cell Culture Technique	3(1-2)
BSM 303	Microbial Physiology	4(3-1)
BSM 304	Biostatistics	3(2-1)
BSM 305	Social Sciences	1(1-0)
BSM 306	Computer Applications	2(1-1)
	Sub. Total	16 Hours
4th Semester
Course No	Title of Course	Credit Hours
BSM 401	Microbial Genetics	3(2-1)
BSM 402	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology	3(2-1)
BSM 403	Epidemiology and Public Health	3(2-1)
BSM 404	Probiotics & Antimicrobials	3(2-1)
BSM 405	Protein Purification	2(1-1)
BSM 406	Bioinformatics	2(0-2)
	Sub. Total	16 Hours

3rd Year (Junior)

5th Semester
Course No	Title of Course	Credit Hours
BSM 501	Veterinary Microbiology	5(4-1)
BSM 502	Applied Immunology	3(2-1)
BSM 503	Marine and Fresh Water Microbiology	3(2-1)
BSM 504	Soil Microbiology	3(2-1)
BSM 505	Food and Dairy Microbiology	4(3-1)
	Sub. Total	18 Hours
6th Semester
Course No	Title of Course	Credit Hours
BSM 601	Medical Microbiology	5(4-1)
BSM 602	Systemic Virology	3(2-1)
BSM 603	Environmental Microbiology	3(2-1)
BSM 604	Industrial Microbiology	4(3-1)
BSM 605	Recombinant DNA Technology	3(2-1)
	Sub. Total	18 Hours

4th Year (Senior)

7th Semester
Course No	Title of Course	Credit Hours
BSM 701	Pharmaceutical Microbiology	5(4-1)
BSM 702	Vaccinology	4(3-1)
BSM 703	Clinical Microbiology	3(0-3)
BSM 704	Plant Microbiology	2(1-1)
BSM 705	Quality Control in biologics	2(1-1)
BSM 706	Biosafety and Biosecurity	2(2-0)
	Sub. Total	18 Hours
8th Semester
Course No	Title of Course	Credit Hours
BSM 801	Project Studies	3(3-0)
BSM 802	Internship	8(0-
BSM 803	Research Methods and Instruments	3(3-0)
BSM 804	Technical Report Writing	1(1-0)
BSM 805	Emerging Issues in Microbiology	1(1-0)
BSM 806	Comprehensive Oral Examination	1(1-0)
	Sub. Total	17 Hours
Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 135 Hours