BS BIOCHEMISTRY
Objective
• To impart knowledge about core areas of Biochemistry.
• To empower the students to comprehend foundation of biological systems and their inter-relationships on chemical and molecular basis.
• To develop the scientific culture and demonstrate professional skills in teaching and research in various national and international organizations.
Role and Scope
• Biochemists can work both in public and private sectors.
• After obtaining the BS degree in Biochemistry, the graduates will be able to get jobs in wide range of fields including research organizations, education sector, hospitals, agriculture, food institutes, forensic research, pharmaceutical industry and many more fields.
• They can work as research scientist, research associates, clinical scientist, biomedical scientist, laboratory technician, educationists and many more professions.
Schema of study
Semester 1
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG-101 | English I (Reading & Writing Skills) | 3(3-0) |
| ETH-100/ ISL-101 |
Ethics / Islamic studies | 2(2-0) |
| MATH-101 | Mathematics | 3(3-0) |
| ISL-103 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation-I | 1(1-0) |
| CS-101 | Introduction to information and communication Technologies (ICT) | 3(2-1) |
| BIOC-101 | Biochemistry | 3(2-1) |
| CHEM-101 | Organic & Inorganic Chemistry | 3(2-1) |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
Semester 2
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG-102 | English II (Communication Skills) | 3(3-0) |
| ISL-104 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation-II | 1(1-0) |
| PS-101 | Pakistan Studies | 2(2-0) |
| GEN-101 | Cell Biology | 3(2-1) |
| CHEM-201 | Organic Chemistry (Advanced) | 3(2-1) |
| BIOC- 111 | Carbohydrates and lipids | 3(2-1) |
| PHSL-102 | Introductory Physiology | 3(2-1) |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
Semester 3
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG-201 | English-III (Technical Writing & Presentation Skills) | 3(3-0) |
| ISL-201 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation-III | 1(1-0) |
| PSY-201 | Psychology | 3(3-0) |
| CHEM-202 | Analytical chemistry and Instrumentations | 3(2-1) |
| BIOC-211 | Metabolism 1 | 3(3-0) |
| BIOC-212 | Proteins and Nucleic acids | 3(2-1) |
| BIOC-213 | Metabolism II | 3(3-0) |
| Credit Hours | 19 | |
Semester 4
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ISL-202 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation-IV | 1(1-0) |
| CHEM-204 | Physical Chemistry | 3(2-1) |
| GEN-201 | Sociology | 3(3-0) |
| GNT-201 | Classical Genetics | 3(3-0) |
| BIOC-302 | Molecular Biology | 3(3-0) |
| BIOC-214 | Enzymology | 3(2-1) |
| BIOC-215 | Biosafety & Bioethics | 3(2-1) |
| Credit Hours | 19 | |
Semester 5
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PATH-202 | Clinical Microbiology | 3(2-1) |
| PATH-302 | Immunology | 3(3-0) |
| STAT-302 | Biostatistics | 3(3-0) |
| Pharm 201 | Pharmacology | 3(2-1) |
| BIOC-301 | Methods in Molecular Biology | 3(2-1) |
| BIOC-312 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 3(2-1) |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
Semester 6
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BT-111 | Introduction to Biotechnology | 3(3-0) |
| GEN-310 | Research Methodology | 3(3-0) |
| BIOC-313 | Environmental Biochemistry | 3(2-1) |
| BIOC-314 | Biochemical Techniques | 3(1-2) |
| BIOC-315 | Bioenergetics | 3(3-0) |
| BIOC-316 | Industrial Biochemistry | 3(2-1) |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
Semester 7
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GNT-401 | Genomics & Proteomics | 3(3-0) |
| BT-211 | Bioinformatics | 3(1-2) |
| BT-413 | Cell and Tissue Culture Technology | 3(3-0) |
| BIOC-411 | Clinical Biochemistry | 3(2-1) |
| BIOC-412 | Plant Biochemistry | 3(3-0) |
| BIOC-413 | Biomembranes & Cell Signaling | 3(3-0) |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
Semester 8
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MGT-413 | Marketing Management | 3(3-0) |
| PSY-201 | Psychology | 3(3-0) |
| BIOC-414 | Water and Mineral metabolism | 3(3-0) |
| BIOC-415 | Internship / Research Project | 6(0-6) |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
LAYOUT FOR BS (4 YEAR) IN BIOCHEMISTRY
| Compulsory Courses (student has no choice) |
General Courses (to be chosen from other Departments) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 courses | 8 courses | ||||||||||
| 26 Credit hours | 24 Credit hours | ||||||||||
| Sr No | Subject | Cr hr | Sr No | Subject | Cr hr | ||||||
| 1 | English I (Reading & Writing Skills) | 3(3-0) | 1 | Sociology | 3(3-0) | ||||||
| 2 | English II (Communication Skills) | 3(3-0) | 2 | Marketing Management | 3(3-0) | ||||||
| 3 | English-III (Technical Writing & Presentation Skills | 3(3-0) | 3 | Organic & Inorganic Chemistry | 3(2-1) | ||||||
| 4 | Pakistan Studies | 2(2-0) | 4 | Organic Chemistry (Advanced) | 3(2-1) | ||||||
| 5 | Ethics /Islamic studies | 2(2-0) | 5 | Analytical chemistry and Instrumentations | 3(2-1) | ||||||
| 6 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation-I | 1(1-0) | 6 | Physical Chemistry | 3(2-1) | ||||||
| 7 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation-II | 1(1-0) | 7 | Clinical Microbiology | 3(2-1) | ||||||
| 8 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation-III | 1(1-0) | 8 | Classical Genetics | 3(3-0) | ||||||
| 9 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation-IV | 1(1-0) | |||||||||
| 10 | Mathematics | 3(3-0) | |||||||||
| 11 | Biostatistics | 3(3-0) | |||||||||
| 12 | Introduction to information and communication Technologies (ICT) | 3(2-1) | |||||||||
| 26 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Discipline-Specific Foundation Courses | Major Courses | Elective Courses within the Major | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 courses | 14 courses | 5 courses | |||||||||
| 30 Credit hours | 45 Credit hours | 15 Credit Hours | |||||||||
| Sr No | Subject | Cr hr | Sr No | Subject | Cr hr | Sr No | Subject | Cr hr | |||
| 1 | Biochemistry | 3(2-1) | 1 | Biosafety & BioEthics | 3(2-1) | 1 | Water and Mineral Metabolism | 3(3-0) | |||
| 2 | Carbohydrates & Lipids | 3(2-1) | 2 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 3(2-1) | 2 | Fermentation Biotechnology/ Toxicology | 3(3-0) | |||
| 3 | Metabolism I | 3(3-0) | 3 | Environmental Biochemistry | 3(2-1) | 3 | Cell and Tissue Culture Technology | 3(3-0) | |||
| 4 | Proteins & Nucleic Acids | 3(2-1) | 4 | Methods in Molecular Biology | 3(2-1) | 4 | Genomics & Proteomics | 3(3-0) | |||
| 5 | Metabolism II | 3(3-0) | 5 | Bioenergetics | 3(3-0) | 5 | Pharmacology | 3(2-1) | |||
| 6 | Enzymology | 3(2-1) | 6 | Industrial Biochemistry | 3(2-1) | Any other course depending upon the expertise avialable. | |||||
| 7 | Molecular Biology | 3(2-1) | 7 | Biomembranes & Cell Signaling | 3(3-0) | ||||||
| 8 | Biochemical Techniques | 3(1-2) | 8 | Clinical Biochemistry | 3(2-1) | ||||||
| 9 | Physiology | 3(2-1) | 9 | Plant Biochemistry | 3(3-0) | ||||||
| 10 | Cell Biology | 3(2-1) | 10 | Internship/ Research Project | 6(0-6) | ||||||
| 11 | Research Methodology | 3(3-0) | |||||||||
| 12 | Immunology | 3(3-0) | |||||||||
| 13 | Introduction to Biotechnology | 3(3-0) | |||||||||
| 14 | Bioinformatics | 3(1-2) | |||||||||
| 30 | 45 | 15 | |||||||||
