BS
Biosciences
Genetic Engineering
Research & Healthcare
Agri-Business
Pharmaceuticals
Neurosciences
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
Introduction The recently established department of Biosciences at MAJU is offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs in important areas of biological sciences including Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. These programs are aimed to provide a composite set of fundamental knowledge and cutting edge skills of modern medical, pharmaceutical and agricultural sciences and technology.
The BS Biosciences Program: The BS Biosciences program provides strong academic foundation to students of experimental biology. It is focused on training students with modern biotechnological skills which boost their potential to pursue careers in the local and international market, academia and research enterprises. The curriculum is designed to meet the current demand of qualified human resource in biotechnology sector. This program fulfils the academic standards set by the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. Upon completion of the program, the graduates with BS Biosciences degree will be able to join R&D organizations in the fields of pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, healthcare management, academics, regulation etc.
Faculty: The department has well-qualified, foreign-trained and highly-skilled faculty with extensive experience in different areas of Biosciences including biotechnology, genomics, protein chemistry, recombinant DNA technology, pharmaceutical start-up establishment and university-level teaching.
Lab Facilities Available: The department is equipped with modern facility for conducting academic and research experiments related to molecular biology, biochemistry, clinical and applied microbiology, genetic engineering, gene editing, DNA analysis, plant tissue culture etc.
Eligibility Criteria for Admission: 1: For students pursuing admission after Higher Secondary Education (HSE): i) Minimum 45% marks in HSE (Pre-medical or Pre-engineering) or equivalent qualifications ii) MAJU Admission Test or HEC admission test iii) Interview
(30%) (50%) (20%)
2: For students pursing admission after B.Sc. (14 years of education): i) Minimum 45% marks in B.Sc. (with Biology subjects) or Equivalent qualification. iii) Student with B.Sc. degree will be provided admission in BS Biosciences (3rd year). However, each student would have to attempt deficiency courses (from Semester I to IV) which will be decided by the admission committee.
Program Duration: This is a four year degree program of 8 semesters with minimum of 134 semester credit hours (Cr. Hrs). There will be a Fall and a Spring semester in each year. The maximum duration to complete BS is seven years
Final Year Research Projects: Students will be offered to enrol for research project in the final semester. The selection criteria shall be based on merit and overall performance throughout the academic program.
Degree Requirements 1) Completion of coursework. 2) Obtaining a minimum CGPA of 2.5 on scale of 4.0 3) Completion of the internship.
Study Plan of BS Biosciences Semester-I
-
English-II (Communication skills) Islamic Studies
3+0 2+0
-
-
BS1040
Biochemistry-I
2+1
-
MTC1013 Maths-II (Basic Calculus) BS1050 Introduction to Biotechnology
3+0 3+0
-
2+1
-
English-I (Functional English)
3+0
-
SS1420
Pakistan Studies
2+0
MTB1003
Maths-I/ Biology-I
3+0
BS1010
Organic Chemistry
2+1
-
BS1020 CSBI1133
Cell Biology Computer Science-I (Introduction To Computing)
3+0 2+1
-
Semester-III
BS1030
Total
Semester-IV
Cr.Hrs Pre-Req 3+0
SS2120
BS2020
English-III (Technical Report Writing) Physical Chemistry
3+0
-
BS2030
Classical Genetics
3+0
-
Social Sciences Elective-I
3+0
-
CS 2163
Introduction to Programming
2+1
CSBI1133
BS2060
Molecular Biology
2+1
-
Semester-V
2+1
BS2080
Bioinformatics-I
2+1
BS2006 CS 2163
BS2090
Biochemistry-II
3+0
BS1040
Social Sciences Elective-II
3+0
Analytical Chemistry & Instrumentation2+1
MT2302 Probability and Statistics
Methods In Molecular Biology
2+1
BS3020
Biophysics
2+0
BS3030
Clinical Microbiology & Immunology 3+0
BS1030
BS3040
Virology-I
3+0
BS3050 BS3060
Human Physiology Genomics
2+1 2+0
BS1050 BS2090 BS2080
Semester-VI
BS2070 -
3+0 2+1 2+1 3+0 2+1
BS1010 BS2090 BS2070 BS2080
BS3013
Pharmacology
2+0
-
BS4110
Bioinformatics-II
3+0
BS2008
BS4150
BS4120
Health Biotechnology
3+0
Elective-I
3+0*
BS3130 -
Elective-II
3+0*
-
Internship /Research Project
3+0
-
Cr.Hrs Pre-Req 3+0
BS4160
2+0
-
BS4170
Endocrinology
3+0
BS3111
Elective-III
3+0*
Elective-IV Seminar
3+0* 1+0
15
Total
Elective Courses BS4090
Virology II
BS4011
Cell And Tissue Culure
BS3140 BS2007 BS2011
BS4012
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
BS3080
BS4013
Plant Tissue Culture
BS3090
BS4014
Systems Biology
BS3030
BS4015
Structure Based Drug Designing
BS4010
BS4016
Structural Bioinformatics
BS4010
BS4017
Enzyme Technology
BS3170
BS4018
Food Biotechnology
-
BS4019
Plat Tissue Culture
-
BS4020
Neuropharmacology
Pre-requisite
BS3013
17
Internship / Research Project or Elective-V Bio-safety and Bio-Ethics
BS4180
Course Title
18
Environmental Biotechnology Principles of Biochemical Engineering Agricultural Biotechnology Research Methodology Proteomics
Semester-VIII
Course Code
MTB1033
Cr.Hrs Pre-Req
Total
Cr.Hrs Pre-Req
BS2020
BS3170 BS3180 BS3190 BS3011 BS3012
17
Total
3+0 Total
BS3010
BS4140
Cr.Hrs Pre-Req
Genetic Engineering
18
Total
17
BS2070
BS2070
Cr.Hrs Pre-Req
Semester-VII
Microbiology
17
Total
Cr.Hrs Pre-Req
SS2120 SS1400
SS1100
BS2010
Semester-II
Cr.Hrs Pre-Req
Total
(Total credits hours - 134)
15
-
BS3150 BS3150
Careers Opportunities The beauty of BS Biosciences program is its “Integration and Diversity” due to which the graduates can opt careers in a variety of organizations including: Academia Administration in Health Services Agri-Business and Fertilizer Sector Business Development Bio-pharmaceuticals R&D Manufacturing and Sales Clinical Research and Hospitals Research Organizations Diagnostics Environmental Protection and Monitoring Agencies Epidemiology Food Industry Healthcare Information Workers Consultant firms for NGOs Policy Making Bodies Organizations Working in Tropical Disease Research
Why Choose MAJU ? Faculty include foreign qualified PhDs
Career opportunities & internships
Disciplined social environment
Recognized by HEC & approved by PEC
Library include E-books & E-journals
Ranked 5 Star by CIEC
Scholarships & Financial assistance
National & International tours
CONTACT US Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU) 22-E, Block-6, P.E.C.H.S, Lal Kothi Stop, Main Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi - 75400 Tel : Cell : Email: Web:
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