- PLO 1: To produce graduates who will be equipped with the knowledge of Science, Technology, mathematics, modern tools and skills to propose ideas and solutions, culminating into a technology or equipment in the healthcare system.
- PLO 2: To produce graduates able to monitor, repair and calibrate the products using modern tools for the maintenance in biomedical engineering technology and generate employment through entrepreneurship.
- PLO3: To produce graduates who will be able to manage and communicate multidisciplinary teams and assist in research and development.
BS Biotechnology
Biotechnology is one of the most progressive, advanced, evolving and fruitful branches of science and technology. It is an interdisciplinary field that deals with chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics and engineering concepts that are pooled together to develop technologies for the betterment of human life. It will provide you with the opportunity to enhance your research skills in using biological principles and systems to create new products, services and industries. Biotechnology is not confined or bound as a single discipline but includes many interdisciplinary fields of science rapidly gaining significance and opportunities for youngsters who want to explore the new frontiers of science.Â
Programme Educational Objectives
Consistent with the Department of BME Vision and Mission, the Programme Educational Objectives of the study programme BS Biotechnology are:
Contact Information
Contact Numbers | 021-36644153 |
021-36684406 |
Location
BS Biotechnology | F-103, Block-B Block B North Nazimabad Town, Karachi, Sindh 74600 |
Programme | Eligibility | DAE | %age |
BS Biotechnology | Inter (Computer, Pre Engg, Pre Med) , A-level – Phy, Chem, (Bio or Maths) | DAE any or Diploma in Homeopatic, Medical Tech – 3 year | 40 |
Duration of Programme
BS Biotechnology | 4 Years |
Semester 1st
| Semester I | Â | ||||
| S.No | Course Codes | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | Category |
| 1 | ZUGE 001/ ZUGE 002 | Islamic Studies / Moral Ethics | 2+0 | General Education | |
| 2 | ZUGE 004 | Functional English | 3+0 | General Education | |
| 3 | ZUGE 006T | Applications of Information and Communication Technologies (T) | 2+0 | General Education | |
| ZUGE 006L | Applications of Information and Communication Technologies (L) | 0+1 | |||
| 4 | BTQR 111 | Quantitative Reasoning-I | 3+0 | General Education | |
| 5 | BTIB 112T | Introduction to Biotechnology (T) | 3+0 | Major | |
| BTIB 112L | Introduction to Biotechnology (L) | 0+1 | |||
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | ||||
Semester 2nd
| Semester II | Â | ||||
| S.No | Course Codes | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | Category |
| 1 | ZUGE 008 | Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan | 2+0 | General Education | |
| 2 | ZUGE 009 | Understanding of Holy Quran I | 0+1 | General Education | |
| ZUGE-012 | Philosophy of Life I | ||||
| 3 | BTOC 121 | Organic chemistry | 3+0 | Interdisciplinary | |
| 4 | BTQR 122 | Quantitative Reasoning-II | 3+0 | Quantitative Reasoning-I | General Education |
| 5 | BTCB 123T | Cell Biology | 3+0 | ||
| 6 | BTAP 124T | Applied Physics (T) | 2+0 | General Education –Natural Science | |
| BTAP 124L | Applied Physics (L) | 0+1 | |||
| 7 | BTMI 125T | Microbiology (T) | 2+0 | Major | |
| BTMI 125L | Microbiology (L) | 0+1 | |||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | ||||
Semester 3rd
| Semester III | Â | ||||
| S.No | Course Codes | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | Category |
| 1 | ZUGE 005 | Expository Writing | 3+0 | Functional English | General Education |
| 2 | ZUGE 010 | Understanding of Holy Quran II | 0+1 | General Education | |
| ZUGE 013 | Philosophy of Life II | ||||
| 3 | ZUGE 014 | Arts and Humanities | 2+0 | General Education (Arts) | |
| 4 | BTPS 211 | Social Science | 2+0 | General Education (Social Science) | |
| ZUGE 003 | Pakistan Studies | 2+0 | General Education | ||
| 5 | BTBC 212T | Biochemistry-I (T) | 2+0 | Major | |
| BTBC 212L | Biochemistry-I (L) | 0+1 | |||
| 6 | BTBP 213 | Biophysics | 3+0 | Interdisciplinary | |
| 7 | BTEB 214 | Ecology and Biodiversity | 3+0 | Interdisciplinary | |
| Total Credit Hours | 19 | ||||
Semester 4th
| Semester IV | Â | ||||
| S.No | Course Codes | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | Category |
| 1 | BTMB 221T | Microbial Biotechnology (T) | 2+0 | Major | |
| BTMB 221L | Microbial Biotechnology (L) | 0+1 | |||
| 2 | BTBC-222T | Biochemistry-II(T) | 2+0 | Major | |
| BTBC-222L | Biochemistry-II(L) | 0+1 | |||
| 3 | BTGN 223 | Genetics | 3+0 | Major | |
| 4 | ZUGE 011 | Civics and Community Engagement | 1+1 | General education | |
| 5 | ZUGE 007 | Entrepreneurship | 2+0 | General education | |
| 6 | BTPC 224 | Physical Chemistry | 2+0 | Interdisciplinary | |
| 7 | BTAC 225 | Analytical Chemistry and Instrumentation | 3+0 | Major | |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | ||||
Semester 5th
| Semester V | |||||
| S.No | Course Codes | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | Category |
| 1 | BTIM 311 | Immunology | 3+0 | Microbiology | Major |
| 2 | BTGP 312 | Genomics and Proteomics | 3+0 | Genetics | Major |
| 3 | BTMB 313 | Molecular Biology | 3+0 | Major | |
| 4 | BTFB 314T | Food biotechnology (T) | 2+0 | Major | |
| BTFB 314L | Food biotechnology (L) | 0+1 | |||
| 5 | BTPB 315 | Principal of biochemical engineering | 3+0 | Major | |
| 6 | BTBI 316T | Bioinformatics (T) | 2+0 | Major | |
| BTBI 316L | Bioinformatics (L) | 0+1 | |||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | ||||
Semester 6th
| Semester VI | |||||
| S.No | Course Codes | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | Category |
| 1 | BTMB 321 | Medical biotechnology | 3+0 | Major | |
| 2 | BTAB 322 | Agricultural Biotechnology | 3+0 | Major | |
| 3 | BTRM 323 | Research methodology | 3+0 | Major | |
| 4 | BTIB 324T | Industrial Biotechnology (T) | 2+0 | Major | |
| BTIB 324L | Industrial Biotechnology (L) | 0+1 | |||
| 5 | BTXX 325 | Elective I | 3+0 | Major | |
| 7 | BTXX 326 | Elective II | 3+0 | Major | |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | ||||
Semester 7th
| Semester VII | |||||
| S.No | Course Codes | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | Category |
| 1 | BTAI 411 | Artifical Intelligence in Biotechnology | 2+0 | Major | |
| 2 | BTNB 412 | Nanobiotechnology | 3+0 | Major | |
| 3 | BTBB 413 | Biosafety, Biosecurity and Bioethics | 2+0 | Major | |
| 4 | BTXX 414 | Elective-III | 3+0 | Major | |
| 5 | BTXX 415 | Elective-IV | 3+0 | Major | |
| 6 | BTXX 416 | Capstone | 0+3 | Capstone | |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | Â | |||
Semester 8th
| Semester VIII | |||||
| S.No | Course Codes | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | Category |
| 1 | BTXX 421 | Co opt/Practicum | 0+12 | ||
| 2 | BTXX 422 | Computational Biology Certification | 0+3 | Major | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | ||||
| Total Credit Hours of Program | 137 | ||||
List of Electives (3+0)
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Recombinant DNA Technology
- Cell and Tissue Culture
- Biotechnology Business Application
- Virology
- Trends in Biotechnology
- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- Hospital Waste Management
- Molecular Diagnostic
- Water and wastewater treatment
- Biofuels and Bio refineries
- Methods in Molecular Biology
- Drug Discovery
- Biomaterials
- Machine Learning in Biotechnology
- Algae Biotechnology
- Fungal Biotechnology
- Cancer Biology
- Introduction to genomic technologies
Biotechnology has a huge variety of career opportunities extending from the research and development to sales and marketing from manufacturing to quality control and assurance in industrial sectors such as the textile industry, food & beverage industry, biological products, medicines and pharmaceuticals industries. Moreover, biotechnologists can fit in the Agriculture, Animal Technician, Animal Husbandry, Clinical Research Associate, Documentation Coordinator, Bioinformatics Specialist Environment Conservation, Forensic DNA Analyst, Genetic Engineering, Greenhouse and Field Technician, Healthcare, Industrial Research and Development Medicine, Instrumentation/Calibration Technician, Laboratory Automation Specialist, Laboratory Technician, Manufacturing Assistant, Quality Control Technician, Quality Assurance Specialist, Research Associate, Sales Representative. It is predicted that biotechnology will become one of the most important applied sciences of this century.Â
Graduates will gain and apply knowledge of Biotechnology and related Sciences concepts to solve problems related to the field of Biotechnology.
- PLO 1: Knowledge – Graduates will gain and apply knowledge of Biotechnology and related Sciences concepts to solve problems related to the field of Biotechnology.
- PLO 2: Problem Analysis – Graduates will be able to identify, analyse and understand problems related to biotechnology and related sciences.
- PLO3: Design/Development of Solutions – Graduates will be able to design and develop solutions to Biotechnological problems by applying appropriate hands-on practising tools while keeping in mind safety factors for the environment & society.
- PLO 4: Investigation – Graduates will be able to design and perform experiments and analyse and interpret data for investigating complex problems in biotechnology and related fields.
- PLO 5: Modern Tool Usage – Graduates will be able to decide and apply appropriate tools and techniques in biotechnological manipulation.
- PLO 6: The Scientist and Society – Graduates will be able to justify societal health, safety and legal issues and understand his responsibilities in biotechnological practices.
- PLO 7: Environment and Sustainability – Graduates will be able to understand the need for and impact of solutions on the environment and societal context, keeping in view the need for sustainable solutions.
- PLO 8: Ethics – Graduates will have knowledge and understanding of related norms and ethics in professional practices.
- PLO 9: Individual and Team Work – Graduates will be able to undertake any responsibility as an individual and as a team in a multidisciplinary environment.
- PLO 10: Communication – Able to communicate effectively and broadly defined technological activities. Also comprehend and write effective reports and documentation to give and receive clear instructions.
- PLO 11: Lifelong Learning – Graduates will have thorough knowledge in related sciences and will also be ready to engage themselves in lifelong learning.
- PLO 12: Project Management – Graduates will be motivated and have the preparation ability to engage in lifelong learning for technological change and will be able to manage independent research projects.Â
Education City Site (Morning)
| Fee Description | Frequency | Non Subject Fee | # of Cr. Hr | Fee/Cr. Hr | Total Fee |
| Admission Fee | One Time | 10,000 | – | – | 10,000 |
| Security Deposit | One Time | – | – | – | – |
| Tuition Fee | Semester | – | 15 | 3,000 | 45,000 |
| Examination Fee | Semester | – | 15 | 250 | 3,750 |
| Other Charges | Semester | 2,000 | – | – | 2,000 |
| Semester Registration Fee | Semester | 5,000 | – | – | 5,000 |
North Campus (Morning)
| Fee Description | Frequency | Non Subject Fee | # of Cr. Hr | Fee/Cr. Hr | Total Fee |
| Admission Fee | One Time | 10,000 | – | – | 10,000 |
| Security Deposit | One Time | – | – | – | – |
| Tuition Fee | Semester | – | 15 | 4,400 | 66,000 |
| Examination Fee | Semester | – | 15 | 250 | 3,750 |
| Other Charges | Semester | 2,000 | – | – | 2,000 |
| Semester Registration Fee | Semester | 5,000 | – | – | 5,000 |
Sukkur Campus
| Fee Description | Frequency | Non Subject Fee | # of Cr. Hr | Fee/Cr. Hr | Total Fee |
| Admission Fee | One Time | 10,000 | – | – | 10,000 |
| Security Deposit | One Time | – | – | – | – |
| Tuition Fee | Semester | – | 15 | 4,000 | 60,000 |
| Examination Fee | Semester | – | 15 | 250 | 3,750 |
| Other Charges | Semester | 2,000 | – | – | 2,000 |
| Semester Registration Fee | Semester | 5,000 | – | – | 5,000 |
