SOUTH ASIAN UNIVERSITY

A University Established by SAARC Nations

SOUTH ASIAN UNIVERSITY

A University established by SAARC Nations

FLSB

Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology

Course Structure

Biological Sciences: Course Structure

Sem.

Core Discipline Groups (CDG)

Elective Discipline Groups (EDG) 

Interdisciplinary Open Elective Courses (IDOE)

I

Introduction to Biology (Credits: 2+0+1)

 

 

II

Biomolecules

(Credits: 2+1+1)

 

EVS

(Credit:2)

III

Microbes in Human Welfare (Credits:2+1+1)

List-2

     Bioinformatics

     (Credits:2+1+1)

List-3

(2 credits each)

    Molecular Diagnostics

    Medical lab technology

IV

Cell & Molecular Biology (Credits: 3+1+1)

List-4

Biophysics,

Ecology & Biodiversity

Medicinal Chemistry

EVS

(Credit:2)

 

V

Immunobiology (Credits:2)

Biostatistics (Credits:2)

Human Physiology (Credits:2)

Enzymology (Credits:2)

Laboratory Techniques – 1 (Credits:2)

 

List-3

(2 credits each)

    Molecular Diagnostics

    Medical lab technology

 

VI

Plant Physiology (Credits:3)

Developmental Genetics (Credits:3)

Applied Microbiology (Credits:3)

Computational Biology (Credits:3)

Laboratory Techniques – 2 (Credits:4)

List-5

Biosensor Designing

AI in Health

Structural Biology

EVS

(Credit:2)

 

 VII

Seminar (Credit: 1)

Biosafety & Ethics in Research (Credits: 2)

Advanced Biostatistics (Credits: 3)

Molecular Biology & Genetics (Credits: 5)

Biochemistry (Credits: 5)

Cell Biology (Credits: 5)

Concepts in Microbiology (Credits: 5)

Nanobiotechnology (Credits: 5)

 

 

List-3

(2 credits each)

    Molecular Diagnostics

    Medical lab technology

 

VIII

Microbial Technology (Credits: 5)

Advances in Immunology (Credits: 5)

Genetic Engineering (Credits: 5)

Plant Molecular Biology & Crop Improvement (Credits: 5)

Fermentation Technology (Credits: 5)

Minor Project (Credits: 4)

 

 

IX

Major Project – 1

(Credits: 6)

 

EDGs (4*4)=16

 

 

 

 

 

Total Credits : 22

 

Select any four of the following courses (4 credits each):

AI and Machine Learning in Biology;

Tissue Engineering;

Advances in Plant Biotechnology;

Biochemical Engineering;

Virology;

Chemical Biology; Protein Engineering

 

X

Major Project – 2 (Credits: 6)

 

EDGs (4*4)=16

 

Total Credits : 22

Select any four of the following courses (4 credits each):

Environmental Biotechnology;

Neuroscience;

Cancer Biology;

Advanced Bioinformatics;

Radiation Biology