Bachelor in Microbiology

BSMBG

COURSE FACT

STUDY LEVEL STUDY NOTE PROGRAM DURATION CREDITS HOURS

Undergraduate

Full-Time

8 semesters (4 Years)

130

Eligibility Criteria

Intermediate with Mathematics/Statistic or equivalent with minimum 45% marks or equivalent

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ADP Medical Imaging Sciences

ADP Nutrition and Dietetics Sciences

Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences

PhD Urdu

MPhil Urdu

ADMISSIONS

OPEN 2024

OBJECTIVES

  1. To apply fundamental and specialized knowledge of Microbiology to the solution of complex microbiology problems.
  2. To explore new avenues in the field of microbiology, especially in the areas of food microbiology, dairy microbiology, food safety, food hygiene and quality control.
  3. To create highly skilled and knowledge students to contribute in the country to disease diagnosis of bacterial and viral infection in human as well as in animals.

ROLE AND SCOPE

BS Microbiology degree opens up diverse career opportunities in various sectors. Graduates can work in research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare facilities, biotechnology firms, food and beverage industries, environmental agencies, quality control laboratories, and government agencies. Job roles may include microbiologist, research associate, laboratory technician, quality control specialist, infectious disease specialist, industrial microbiologist, and environmental microbiologist.

Semester 1

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Nature Pre-Requisite
ISL-101 Islamic Studies /Ethics 2(2-0) General  
ENG-107 Functional English 3(3-0) General  
GEN-105 Creative Arts 2(2-0) General  
GEN-101 Cell biology 3(2-1) General  
PHSL-102 Physiology 3(2-1) Interdisciplinary  
BIO-101 Biochemistry 3(2-1) Interdisciplinary  
ISL-103 Teaching of Holy Quran-I NC General  
Total Credit Hours 16    

Semester 2

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Nature Pre-Requisite
GEN-104 Ideology & constitution of Pakistan 3(2-1) General  
CS-102 Applications of Information & Communication Technologies 3(2-1) General  
ENG-108 Expository Writing 3(3-0) General ENG-107
GEN-202 Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution I 3(3-0) Major  
MIC-111 Fundamentals of Microbiology-I 4(2-2) Major  
BIOC-203 Molecular biology & Genetics 2(2-0) Major  
ISL-104 Teachings of Holy Quran-II NC General ISL-103
Total Credit Hours 17    

Semester 3

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Nature Pre-Requisite
GEN-202 Environmental Studies 3(2-1) General  
GEN-206 Entrepreneurship 2(2-0) General  
PSY-201 Psychology 3(3-0) General ENG-107
PHARM-201 Pharmacology 3(2-1) Interdisciplinary  
MIC-201 Fundamentals of Microbiology-II 4(2-2) Major MIC-111
CM-402 Public Health & Epidemiology 2(2-0) Major  
ISL-201 Teachings of Holy Quran -III NC General ISL-104
Total Credit Hours 17    

Semester 4

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Nature Pre-Requisite
STAT-302 Quantitative Reasoning- I 3(3-0) General  
GEN-203 Community Service Learning 2(2-0) General  
GEN-310 Quantitative Reasoning- II 3(3-0) General  
BIOC-302 Molecular Biology 3(2-1) Major  
MIC-211 Medical Microbiology 4(2-2) Major  
BT-416 Biosafety & Bioethics 2(2-0) Major  
ISL-202 Teachings of Holy Quran -IV NC General  
Total Credit Hours 17    

Semester 5

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Nature Pre-Requisite
BT-302 Microbial Biotechnology 3(2-1) Major  
MIC-302 Mycology 3(3-0) Major  
MIC-303 Clinical Bacteriology 4(2-2) Major  
PATH-302 Immunology 3(3-0) Major  
MIC-304 Microbial Taxonomy 3(2-1) Major  
MIC-305 Environmental Microbiology 3(3-0) Major  
Total Credit Hours 18    

Semester 6

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Nature Pre-Requisite
BT-211 Bioinformatics 3(1-2)    
MIC-311 General Virology 3(2-1) Major  
MIC-312 Bacterial Genetics 3(2-1) Major  
MIC-313 Immunobiology 3(2-1) Major  
MIC-314 Microbial Anatomy & Physiology 3(2-1) Major  
Total Credit Hours 15    

Semester Summer

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
GEN-401 Internship 3(0-3)
  Total Credit Hours 03

Semester 7

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Nature Pre-Requisite
MIC-401 Genetic Engineering 3(2-1) Major  
MIC-402 Nano biotechnology 3(3-0) Major  
MIC-403 Medical virology 3(3-0) Major  
MIC-404 Industrial Microbiology 3(2-1) Major  
MIC-405 Biosafety & Risk Management 3(3-0) Major  
Total Credit Hours 15    

Semester 8

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Nature Pre-Requisite
GEN-402 Research Project 3(0-3) Major  
MIC-412 Advances in Molecular Techniques 3(1-2) Major  
MIC-413 Food and Dairy Microbiology 3(3-0) Major  
MIC-414 Molecular Mechanism of Antimicrobial Agent 3(3-0) Major  
Total Credit Hours 12    
Grand Total 127