Academic Structures
Programme Academic Structure for 2024 - 2025, BSc in Biotechnology
This information is provisional & subject to change.
Year 1 Core Modules:
Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BE101 | How life works 1 | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
BE102 | How life works 2 | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
BE112 | Prof Skills for Scientists and Engineers | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
BE151 | Practical Biology | 5 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 2 |
CS101 | Introductory Chemistry 1 | 5 | Semester 1 | 60 | 40 | 1 |
CS102 | Introductory Chemistry 2 | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
CS151 | Chemistry Laboratory | 5 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 2 |
MS150 | Calculus and its application | 10 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 1 |
PS132 | Physics for General Science 1 | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
PS133 | Physics for General Science 2 | 7.5 | Semester 2 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
Year 1 Optional Modules -
Year 2 Core Modules:
Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
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BE201 | Biomolecules and Metabolism | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
BE202 | Microbiology and Genetics | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 1 |
BE205 | Statistics | 5 | Semester 1 | 60 | 40 | 1 |
BE223 | Transport Processes | 5 | Semester 2 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
BE224 | Bioprocess Engineering Principles | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
BE230 | Cell Structure and Function | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
BE257 | Scientific Literature | 5 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 1 |
BE261 | Practical Biochemistry Laboratory | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
BE262 | Practical Microbiology & Genetics Laboratory | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
BE272 | Bioprocessing and Instrumentation Laboratory | 10 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
CS204 | Organic Chemistry | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
Year 3 Core Modules:
Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
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BE301 | Gene Cloning and Gene Expression | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
BE321 | Downstream Processing | 5 | Semester 1 | 70 | 30 | 1 |
BE322 | Design and Operation of Bioreactors | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
BE323 | Advanced Cell Biology | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
BE371 | Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
BE380 | Gene Cloning, Protein Expression & Purificat. | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
IN312 | INTRA School of Biotechnology | 30 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 2 |
Year 4 Core Modules:
Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
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BE401 | Industrial Bioprocessing | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 1 |
BE402 | Proteins, Proteomics & Biopharma | 5 | Semester 1 | 60 | 40 | 1 |
BE433 | Immunology and Immunoanalysis | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
BE435 | Animal Cell Biotechnology | 5 | Semester 2 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
BE489 | Literature Review & Experimental Design | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
Year 4 Optional Modules -
Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
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BE416 | Commercial Biotechnology & Biopharma | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
BE417 | Current Topics in Genetics & Cell Biology | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
BE418 | Biopharmaceutical Industry Regulation & Mgmt | 5 | Semester 2 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
BE419 | Biopharmaceutical Facility Design & Operation | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
BE420 | Bioreaction Engineering | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 40 | 60 | 1 |
BE434 | Genetics of Human Inheritance | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
BE451 | Bioprocessing Laboratory | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
BE454 | Advanced Bioanalysis Laboratory | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
BE486 | Formulation & Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals | 5 | Semester 2 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
BE492 | Research Project | 15 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
UM405 | Uaneen Non-Contributing Module | 5 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 1 |