COMSATS University Islamabad
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NOTIFICATION

Scheme of Studies of Bachelor of Science in Biosciences 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 Biosciences, BS (BS) 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




1 BSC101 Zoology I 4(3, 1)
2. List of Major Discipline Courses (a minimum of 79 credit hours to be studied by the students)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
2 BI0132 Fundamentals of Biochemistry 3(3, 0)
3 BIO334 Conservation Biology 3(3, 0)
4 BIO440 Introduction to Biofuels 3(3, 0)
5 BSC303 Principles of Immunology 2(2, 0)
6 BSC401 Principles of Virology 3(3, 0)
7 BSC402 Bioethics and safety 3(3, 0)
8 BSC432 Introduction to Epidemiology and Clinical Trials 3(3, 0)
9 BSC433 Edaphology & Soil Biology 3(3, 0)
10 BSC441 Bioenergy 3(3, 0)
11 BSCI02 Plant Sciences I 4(3, 1)
3. List of Interdisciplinary Courses (minimum 12 credit hours each from the interdisciplinary course)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
12 BIO310 Introduction to Bioinformatics 3(2, 1)
13 BIO312 Bioinformatics Analysis 4(3, 1)
14 BIO400 Bioinformatics Scripting 3(1, 2)
15 CSC103 Programming Fundamentals 4(3, 1)
16 ECO102 Economics 3(3, 0)
17 FSN121 Food Safety and Security 3(3, 0)
18 FSN122 Principles of Human Nutrition 3(3, 0)
19 FSN123 Food Analysis 4(3, 1)
20 HUM202 Creative Thinking and Decision Making 3(3, 0)
21 HUM221 International Relations 3(3, 0)
22 MGT100 Introduction to Business 3(3, 0)
23 MGT101 Introduction to Management 3(3, 0)
24 MGT461 Project Management 3(3, 0)
25 MTH262 Statistics and Probability Theory 3(3, 0)
4. Field Experience/Internship (Mandatory Course)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
26 BSC498 Field Experience/Internship 3(0, 3)
5. Capstone Project (Mandatory Course )
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
27 BSC499 Capstone Project I 3(0, 3)
28 BSC499 Capstone Project II 3(0, 3)
Application of Information and Communication Technologies (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
29 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)
30 HUM123 Fundamentals of Philosophy 2(2, 0)
31 HUM310 Islamic History 2(2, 0)
32 HUM430 French 2(2, 0)
33 HUM431 German 2(2, 0)
34 HUM432 Arabic 2(2, 0)
35 HUM434 Chinese 2(2, 0)
36 HUM435 Japanese 2(2, 0)
Civics and Community Engagement (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
37 HUM208 Civics and Community Engagement 2(2, 0)
Entrepreneurship (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
38 MGT250 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 2(2, 0)
Expository Writing (Mandatory Course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
39 HUM120 Expository Writing 3(3, 0)
Functional English (any one course from the following list)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
40 HUM104 Functional English 3(3, 0)
Course Offering: These courses will be offered preferably in the first two semesters in all undergraduate / equivalent degree programs, including Associate Degrees.
General Education (Gen Ed) Requirements: (Mmandatory/Core Curses): The minimum requirement for Gen Ed is 30 credits hours:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
41 BIO130 Cell Biology 4(3, 1)
42 BIO232 General Physiology 3(3, 0)
43 BIO240 Molecular Biology 3(3, 0)
Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
44 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)
45 HUM112 Islamic Studies 2(2, 0)
46 HUM114 Ethics 2(2, 0)
List of Minor(s) offered by the Department: (any four courses from the following cluster)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
47 BIO345 Essential Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 3(1, 2)
48 BIO433 Biodiversity 3(3, 0)
49 BSC300 Environmental Biology 3(3, 0)
Natural Sciences (any one course from the following list) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
50 BIO100 Fundamentals of Biology 3(2, 1)
51 CHM102 Introduction to Chemistry 3(2, 1)
52 PHY124 Applied Physics 3(2, 1)
Non Credit Requirement Non Credit Requirement
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
53 HUM101 Understanding Quran 2(2, 0)
54 HUM117 Pakistan Studies 2(2, 0)
55 HUM141 Seerah of Holy Prophet S.A.W. 2(2, 0)
Quantitative Reasoning (Mandatory courses) /
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
56 MTH103 Exploring Quantitative Skills 3(3, 0)
57 MTH114 Tools for Quantitative Reasoning 3(3, 0) MTH103
Social Sciences (any one course from the following list) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
58 HUM122 Fundamentals of Psychology 2(2, 0)
59 HUM130 Fundamentals of Sociology 2(2, 0)
60 HUM131 Anthropology 2(2, 0)
61 HUM209 Fundamentals of Political Science 2(2, 0)
62 HUM222 Fundamentals of International Relations 2(2, 0)


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

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