Learn more about BS Biotechnology

A BS Biotechnology program provides a comprehensive understanding of biological sciences and their applications in various fields. It equips students with the knowledge and skills to work in areas like medicine, agriculture, and industry, often involving the use of biological systems to create new products or processes.

They also have an opportunity to apply theoretical foundation in a real-world setting.

Credit Hours

The minimum credit hours to complete this program are 128 hours, while the maximum are 140 hours.

Duration

The minimum Duration to complete this program are 4 years, while the maximum are 6 years.

Career Opportunities

Biotechnology is the combination of different emerging technologies with biology to meet essential requirements of human beings in every discipline of life including medicines, disease diagnosis and treatment, food production, animal breeding technologies, implantation of synthetic organs & body parts and many more. With the advancement of modern world technology, Biology also adopts new ways to grow and serve humanity under the broad spectrum of Biotechnology. This continuous emerging field has fuse its applications with physics, electronics, nanotechnology, chemistry, biochemistry, physiology and marine science to play its influential and prominent role to rule on every emerging industry of the world. Biotechnology gives different prospective of science to make new things by using technology. Enlisted are the few emerging domains of biotechnology in Pakistan and foreign countries. ? * Synthetic Biology and Bioinformatics. ? * Genetic Engineering. ? * Clinical Biotechnology including Cancer Biology. ? * Recombinant Vaccine and Personalized Medicines. ? * Agriculture and Animal husbandry. ? * Nanobiotechnology and Enzyme Technology. ? * Environmental Biotechnology. ? * Drug design and Pharma industry. ? * Bio processing companies/Fermentation Industry. ? * Forensic Sciences and DNA Fingerprinting.

The best yardstick for our progress is not other people, but Ourselves

Program Information

Faculty Faculty of Sciences
Department Department of BioTechnology
Eligibility Criteria For BS Biotechnology is 12 years of education (Intermediate or equivalent) with at least 45% marks, in case of O/A Levels, equivalence from IBCC shall be required.
Fee Structure Admission Fee : 15000
Registration Fee : 15000
Per Semester Tuition Fee : 105415

Program's

Scheme of

Studies

Semester 1

1 Application of Information & Communication Technologies
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: UGEC5147

2 Cell Biology
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH5113

3 Functional English
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: UGEC5101

4 Natural Sciences
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: UGEC5162

5 Organic Chemistry
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTHA5111

6 Quantitative Reasoning I
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: UGEC5106

Semester 2

1 Arts & Humanities
Credit Hours: 2 ,Code: UGEC5164

2 Biochemistry – I
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH5125

3 Ecology & Biodiversity
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTHA5121

4 Expository Writing
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: UGEC5102

5 Microbiology
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH5124

6 Quantitative Reasoning II
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: UGEC5107

7 Social Sciences
Credit Hours: 2 ,Code: UGEC5163

Semester 3

1 Biochemistry – II
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH5218

2 Biophysics
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTHA5211

3 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan
Credit Hours: 2 ,Code: UGEC5105

4 Introduction to Biotechnology
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH5217

5 Islamic Studies/Ethics
Credit Hours: 2 ,Code: UGEC5103

6 Pakistan Studies
Credit Hours: 2 ,Code: UGEC5151

7 Principles of Genetics
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH5219

8 Understanding of the Holy Quran - I
Credit Hours: 1 ,Code: UGEC5160

Semester 4

1 Analytical Chemistry & Instrumentation
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH5226

2 Civics and Community Engagement
Credit Hours: 2 ,Code: UGEC5108

3 Entrepreneurship
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: UGEC5109

4 Immunology
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH5224

5 Iqbaliyat
Credit Hours: 1 ,Code: UGEC5104

6 Time Management & Organizing Skills
Credit Hours: 2 ,Code: UGEC5165

7 Understanding of the Holy Quran - II
Credit Hours: 1 ,Code: UGEC5161

Semester 5

1 Bioinformatics
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6319

2 Biostatistics
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6318

3 Methods in Molecular Biology
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6317

4 Microbial Biotechnology
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6316

5 Physical Chemistry
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTHA6318

6 Recombinant DNA Technology
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6320

Semester 6

1 Agriculture Biotechnology
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6329

2 Food Biotechnology
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6328

3 Genomics & Proteomics
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6327

4 Principles of Biochemical Engineering
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6331

5 Scientific Inquiry & Research Methods
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6330

Semester 7

1 Artificial Intelligence in Biotechnology
Credit Hours: 2 ,Code: BTH6419

2 Biosafety, Biosecurity & Bioethics
Credit Hours: 2 ,Code: BTH6418

3 Domain Elective I
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: DE-0001

4 Health Biotechnology
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6417

5 Industrial Biotechnology
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6416

6 Internship
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6415

Semester 8

1 Capstone Project
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: CPSY6426

2 Domain Elective II
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: DE-0002

3 Domain Elective III
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: DE-0003

4 Domain Elective IV
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: DE-0004

5 Environmental Biotechnology
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6426

6 Nano-Biotechnology
Credit Hours: 3 ,Code: BTH6423

BS Biotechnology