COMSATS University Islamabad
Registrar Office, Principal Seat, Islamabad
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NOTIFICATION

Scheme of Studies of Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology for Spring 2025

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 Biotechnology, BS (BTY) with effect from at CIIT system.
1. Minimum Duration: 4 Years
2. Minimum Semesters: 8
2. Maximum Duration: 6 Years
4. Maximum Semesters: 12 
Course WorkMin No. of CoursesMin No. of Credit Hrs
1  a. General Education Courses:
12
30
2  c. Interdisciplinary Courses
4
12
3  d. Internship
1
3
4  e. Capstone Project
1
6
5  b. Majors
6  1. Major Discipline Courses
27
81
Total No. of Courses of the Program: 45
Total No. of Credit Hours of the Program: 132

Note:

  • Students are required to complete their academic programs in strict adherence to the applicable and officially notified Schemes of Studies (SoS). All updated rules, regulations, and policies, as periodically amended, shall be enforced.
  • Prior to course registration, the Campus Registration Office must conduct a thorough consolidation and comparison between the hard copies of the signed notifications of the applicalbe Scheme of Studies and the versions uploaded on CU Online. This verification process must be completed before courses are made available for student registration, ensuring the elimination of any discrepancies or errors in the SoS or during the registration process.Should any discrepancies or mismatches be identified between the hard copy of the signed notifications and the SoS on CU Online, it must be got corrected from Registration Office, PS on the CU Online SoS to align with the officially signed hard copy prior to course offering.
  • This procedure is designed to address and rectify potential issues at the course registration stage, thereby preventing complications during the awarding of degrees or the issuance of Final Result Notifications(FRNs) at CUI System.In the event that any course is registered with incorrect details, the responsibility will lie with the concerned campus course registration office, and appropriate corrective actions will be enforced.
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        Credit Hours : 132




    3. List of Interdisciplinary Courses (a minimum of 12 credit hours from the Interdisciplinary course)
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    1 BIO312 Bioinformatics Analysis 4(3, 1)
    2 BSC402 Bioethics and Safety 3(3, 0)
    3 CHM325 Analytical Techniques 3(2, 1)
    4 CSC103 Programming Fundamentals 4(3, 1)
    5 ENV462 Environmental Stresses and Plant Behavior 3(3, 0)
    6 FSN123 Food Analysis 4(3, 1)
    7 HUM202 Creative Thinking and Decision Making 3(3, 0)
    8 MGT461 Project Management 3(3, 0)
    9 MIC313 Vaccines and Public Health 3(3, 0)
    Application of Information and Communication Technologies (Mandatory course) :
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    10 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)
    11 HUM123 Fundamentals of Philosophy 2(2, 0)
    12 HUM310 Islamic History 2(2, 0)
    13 HUM430 French 2(2, 0)
    14 HUM431 German 2(2, 0)
    15 HUM432 Arabic 2(2, 0)
    16 HUM434 Chinese 2(2, 0)
    17 HUM435 Japanese 2(2, 0)
    Capstone Project: /
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    18 BTY470 Capstone Project II 3(0, 3)
    19 BTY470 Capstone Project I 3(0, 3)
    Civics and Community Engagement (Mandatory course) :
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    20 HUM208 Civics and Community Engagement 2(2, 0)
    Entrepreneurship (Mandatory course) :
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    21 MGT250 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 2(2, 0)
    Expository Writing (Mandatory Course) :
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    22 HUM120 Expository Writing 3(3, 0)
    Field Experience/Internship: /
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    23 BTY370 Field Experience/Internship 3(0, 3)
    Functional English (Mandatory Course) :
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    24 HUM104 Functional English 3(3, 0)
    General Education Courses: :
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    25 HUM101 Understanding Quran 0(0, 0)
    26 HUM141 Seerah of Holy Prophet S.A.W. 0(0, 0)
    Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan (Mandatory course) :
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    27 HUM113 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan 2(2, 0)
    Islamic Studies (Mandatory course. HUM116 Ethics is only for Non-Muslims Students) :
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    28 HUM112 Islamic Studies 2(2, 0)
    29 HUM116 Ethics 2(2, 0)
    List of Major Discipline Courses: (Mandatory Courses) /
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    30 BIO150 Fundamentals of Microbiology 3(2, 1)
    31 BIO232 General Physiology 3(3, 0)
    32 BIO240 Introductory Molecular Biology 3(3, 0)
    33 BIO346 Introduction to Genomics and Proteomics 3(3, 0) BIO240
    34 BSC208 Essentials of Genetics 3(3, 0)
    35 BSC302 Fundamentals of Biotechnology 3(3, 0)
    36 BTY110 Fundamentals of Biochemistry* 3(2, 1)
    37 BTY111 Essentials of Enzymology 3(2, 1)
    38 BTY160 Cell and Tissue Culture 3(2, 1)
    39 BTY210 Metabolism 3(3, 0) BTY110
    40 BTY220 Introduction to Plant Physiology 3(3, 0)
    41 BTY260 Introduction to Bioinformatics 3(2, 1) BIO240
    42 BTY303 Introduction to Immunology 3(2, 1)
    43 BTY304 Fundamentals of Gene Expression and Regulation 3(3, 0)
    44 BTY310 Cell Signaling 3(3, 0)
    45 BTY320 Introduction to Nanobiotechnology 3(3, 0)
    46 BTY321 Food Biotechnology 3(2, 1)
    47 BTY322 Environmental Biotechnology 3(3, 0)
    48 BTY323 Health Biotechnology 3(3, 0)
    49 BTY361 Principles of Biochemical Engineering 3(3, 0)
    50 BTY410 Introduction to Synthetic Biology 3(3, 0) BTY260
    51 BTY421 Recombinant DNA Technology 3(2, 1) BIO240
    52 BTY422 Industrial Biotechnology 3(2, 1)
    53 BTY425 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 3(3, 0)
    54 BTY427 Animal Biotechnology 3(3, 0)
    55 BTY464 Agricultural Biotechnology 3(3, 0)
    56 BTY466 Research Methods and Scientific Writing 3(3, 0)
    Natural Sciences (any one course from the following list) :
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    57 BIO100 Fundamentals of Biology 3(2, 1)
    58 CHM102 Introduction to Chemistry 3(2, 1)
    59 PHY124 Applied Physics 3(2, 1)
    Non Credit Requirement Non Credit Requirement
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    60 HUM101 Understanding Quran 0(0, 0)
    61 HUM117 Pakistan Studies 2(2, 0)
    62 HUM141 Seerah of Holy Prophet S.A.W. 0(0, 0)
    Social Sciences (any one course from the following list) :
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    63 HUM122 Fundamentals of Psychology 2(2, 0)
    64 HUM130 Fundamentals of Sociology 2(2, 0)
    65 HUM131 Anthropology 2(2, 0)
    66 HUM209 Fundamentals of Political Science 2(2, 0)
    67 HUM222 Fundamentals of International Relations 2(2, 0)
    vi. Quantitative Reasoning (Mandatory courses) /
    Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
    68 MTH103 Exploring Quantitative Skills 3(3, 0)
    69 MTH114 Tools for Quantitative Reasoning 3(3, 0) MTH103



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