BS-MS (Dual Degree) CURRICULUM
PROFESSIONAL COURSES
Biological Sciences
V Semester
| Course No. | Course Name | Lec Hr | Lab Hr | Tut Hr | SS Hr | Credit |
| BIO 301 | Advanced Cell Biology | 3 | 0 |
0 | 6 | 4 |
| BIO 303 | Structural Biology |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
| BIO 305 | Plant forms and functions | 3 | 0 |
0 | 6 | 4 |
| BIO 307 | Biology Laboratory I |
0 |
6 | 0 |
3 |
3 |
| *** *** | Open Elective I |
3 | | | |
3/4 |
| *** *** |
Open Elective II |
3 | | | |
3/4 |
| Total | |
15 |
|
|
|
18/20 |
VI Semester
| Course No. | Course Name | Lec Hr | Lab Hr | Tut Hr | SS Hr | Credit |
| BIO 302 |
Biochemistry I | 3 | 0 |
0 | 6 | 4 |
| BIO 304 |
Molecular Biology |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
| BIO 306 |
Animal forms and functions | 3 | 0 |
0 | 6 | 4 |
| BIO 308 |
Biology Laboratory II | 0 |
6 | 0 |
3 |
3 |
| *** *** |
Open Elective III |
3 | | | |
3/4 |
| *** *** |
Open Elective IV |
3 | | | |
3/4 |
| Total | |
15 |
|
|
|
18/20 |
VII Semester
| Course No. | Course Name | Lec Hr | Lab Hr | Tut Hr | SS Hr | Credit |
| BIO 401 |
Immunology | 3 | 0 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
| BIO 403 |
Structural Biology |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
| BIO 405 |
Biology Laboratory III |
0 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| BIO *** |
Departmental Elective I |
3 |
0 | 0 |
9 |
4 |
| *** *** |
Open Elective V |
3 | | | |
3/4 |
| *** *** |
Open Elective VI |
3 | | | |
3/4 |
| Total | |
15 |
|
|
|
21/23 |
VIII Semester
| Course No. | Course Name | Lec Hr | Lab Hr | Tut Hr | SS Hr | Credit |
| BIO 402 |
Bioinformatics | 3 | 0 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
| BIO 404 |
Neurobiology |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
| BIO 406 |
Cancer Biology | 3 | 0 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
| BIO *** |
Departmental Elective II |
3 |
0 | 0 |
9 |
4 |
| BIO *** |
Departmental Elective III |
3 |
0 | 0 |
9 |
4 |
| *** *** |
Open Elective VII |
3 | | | |
3/4 |
| Total | |
18 |
|
|
|
23/24 |
IX Semester
| Course No. | Course Name | Lec Hr | Lab Hr | Tut Hr | SS Hr | Credit |
| BIO 501 |
Project Work |
|
|
|
|
18 |
| HSS 503 |
Law Relating to Intellectual Property and Patents |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Total | |
1 |
|
|
|
19 |
X Semester
| Course No. | Course Name | Lec Hr | Lab Hr | Tut Hr | SS Hr | Credit |
| BIO 501 |
Project Work |
|
|
|
|
18 |
| HSS 504 |
Law Relating to Intellectual Property and Patents |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Total | |
1 |
|
|
|
19 |
NOTE:
- Professional courses, as required by various Disciplines, have to be credited to major in that Discipline.
- For all laboratory courses, practical work, including notebook writing should be completed during the laboratory hours.
- After the mid-semester examination of the 8th semester, students will be assigned a supervisor for their Project Work.
- Minimum number of credits for earning a BS-MS Dual degree is 188. A student should satisfy additional requirements, if any, of
the Department and must clear all the courses opted for.
- A student will have to credit either HSS 503 or HSS 504
