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NOTIFICATION

Scheme of Studies of Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics for Spring 2024

It is Hereby notified that the Academic Council in its 13th Meeting held on June 04, 2012 approved the following Scheme of studies of the Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics, BS (BI) with effect from at CIIT system.

1. Minimum Duration:  Years
2. Maximum Duration: 0 Years
4. Maximum Semesters: 0 
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Note:

Common policies and procedures notified vide No. CUI-Reg/Notif-1794/23/1884,dated August 25, 2023 relating to Undergraduate Degree Programs approved by the Competent Authority and amended from time to time shall be applicable.
    Credit Hours : Please provide total credit hours for this scheme from manage course schemes




Internship
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
1 BIO498 Internship 3(0, 3)
A. List of Interdisciplinary/Allied Courses: (Any four courses from the following list)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
2 AIC270 Programming for Artificial Intelligence 3(2, 1) CSC262
3 AIC354 Machine Learning Fundamentals 3(2, 1)
4 AIC380 Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Learning 3(2, 1) CSC262
5 BSC300 Environmental Biology 3(3, 0)
6 BSC303 Principles of Immunology 3(3, 0)
7 BSC401 Principles of Virology 3(3, 0)
8 BSC432 Introduction to Epidemiology and Clinical Trials 3(3, 0)
9 CSC301 Design and Analysis of Algorithms 3(3, 0) CSC211
10 DSC293 Data Science Fundamentals 3(2, 1)
11 DSC306 Data Mining 3(2, 1)
12 DSC327 Data Visualization Techniques 3(2, 1)
13 ECO102 Economics 3(3, 0)
14 HUM202 Creative Thinking and Decision Making 3(3, 0)
15 HUM221 International Relations 3(3, 0)
16 MGT100 Introduction to Business 3(3, 0)
17 MGT461 Project Management 3(3, 0)
18 MTH102 Calculus II 3(3, 0) MTH103
19 MTH231 Linear Algebra 3(3, 0)
20 MTH242 Differential Equations 3(3, 0) MTH114
Application of Information and Communication Technologies (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
21 CSC101 Applications of Information and Communication Technologies 3(2, 1)
Arts and Humanities (any one Course from the following list) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
22 HUM123 Fundamentals of Philosophy 2(2, 0)
23 HUM310 Islamic History 2(2, 0)
24 HUM430 French 2(2, 0)
25 HUM431 German 2(2, 0)
26 HUM432 Arabic 2(2, 0)
27 HUM434 Chinese 2(2, 0)
28 HUM435 Japanese 2(2, 0)
Capstone Project: /
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
29 BIO499 Capstone Project I 3(0, 3)
30 BIO499 Capstone Project II 3(0, 3)
Civics and Community Engagement (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
31 HUM208 Civics and Community Engagement 2(2, 0)
Entrepreneurship (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
32 MGT250 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 2(2, 0)
Expository Writing (Mandatory Course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
33 HUM120 Expository Writing 3(3, 0)
Functional English (Mandatory Course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
34 HUM104 Functional English 3(3, 0)
Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
35 HUM113 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan 2(2, 0)
Islamic Studies (Mandatory course) /
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
36 HUM112 Islamic Studies 2(2, 0)
37 HUM114 Ethics 2(2, 0)
List of Major Courses
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
38 BIO111 Bioinformatics Colloquium 1(1, 0)
39 BIO130 Cell Biology 4(3, 1)
40 BIO132 Fundamentals of Biochemistry 3(3, 0)
41 BIO210 Linux for Biological Sciences 3(1, 2)
42 BIO221 Biotechnology 4(3, 1)
43 BIO231 Fundamentals of Genetics 3(2, 1)
44 BIO233 Developmental Biology 4(3, 1)
45 BIO234 Advanced Biochemistry 3(3, 0)
46 BIO240 Molecular Biology 3(3, 0)
47 BIO251 Microbiology and Immunology 4(3, 1)
48 BIO310 Introduction to Bioinformatics 3(2, 1)
49 BIO312 Bioinformatics Analysis 4(3, 1) BIO310
50 BIO346 Introduction to Genomics and Proteomics 3(3, 0) BIO240
51 BIO350 Bioinformatics Database Development 4(3, 1) BIO310
52 BIO400 Bioinformatics Scripting 3(1, 2)
53 BIO413 Structural and Functional Bioinformatics 4(3, 1) BIO312
54 BIO424 Bioinformatics Software Development 3(2, 1)
55 BIO435 Biological Modeling and Simulation 3(3, 0)
56 CSC103 Programming Fundamentals 4(3, 1)
57 CSC211 Data Structures 4(3, 1)
58 CSC241 Object Oriented Programming 4(3, 1) CSC103
59 CSC262 Artificial Intelligence 3(2, 1)
60 CSC336 Web Technologies 3(2, 1) CSC241
61 CSC412 Advanced Programming 3(2, 1) CSC241
62 MTH211 Discrete Mathematics 3(3, 0)
63 MTH262 Statistics and Probability Theory 3(3, 0)
List of minors in Bioinformatics (any four courses from the following cluster)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
64 BIO333 Statistical Methods in Biology 3(3, 0)
Natural Sciences (any one course from the following list) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
65 BIO100 Fundamentals of Biology 3(2, 1)
66 CHM102 Introduction to Chemistry 3(2, 1)
67 PHY124 Applied Physics 3(2, 1)
Non Credit Requirement Non Credit Requirement
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
68 HUM101 Understanding Quran 2(2, 0)
69 HUM117 Pakistan Studies 2(2, 0)
70 HUM141 Seerah of Holy Prophet S.A.W. 2(2, 0)
Social Sciences (any one course from the following list) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
71 HUM122 Fundamentals of Psychology 2(2, 0)
72 HUM130 Fundamentals of Sociology 2(2, 0)
73 HUM131 Anthropology 2(2, 0)
74 HUM209 Fundamentals of Political Science 2(2, 0)
75 HUM222 Fundamentals of International Relations 2(2, 0)
vi. Quantitative Reasoning (Mandatory courses) /
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
76 MTH103 Exploring Quantitative Skills 3(3, 0)
77 MTH114 Tools for Quantitative Reasoning 3(3, 0) MTH103


Note:

No Pre-requisite course (s) is required for “MGT461 Project Management 3(3, 0)” for students of Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics.

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