B.Sc.

(Honors) Biological Science (Total Credits 150)

Programme Structure
FIRST SEMESTER
Course
Code

Course Title

Lecture
(L)
Hours
Per
week
3

Tutorial
(T)
Hours
Per week

Practical
(P) Hours
Per week

Total
Credit

BLS 2101

Plant Diversity-I

BLS 2102
BLS 2103
BLS 2104
BLS 2105
BLS 2106
BLS 2107
BLS 2108

Animal Diversity-I
Chemistry-I
Physics-I
Mathematics-I
Plant & Animal Diversity Lab-I
Chemistry Lab-I
Physics Lab-I
Open Electives
Foreign Language-I*
French-I
German-I
Spanish-I
Russian -I
Chinese-I
Portuguese-I
Korean-I
Japanese-I

3
2
2
2
-

1
1
1
-

4
2
2

3
3
3
3
2
1
1
9*+3
3

Effective Listening*
Understanding Self for
Effectiveness*
Environmental Studies *
TOTAL

1
1

1
1

4
31

LAN2151
LAN2152
LAN2153
LAN2154
LAN2155
LAN2156
LAN2157
LAN2158
CSS2151
BEH2151
ENV2151

SECOND SEMESTER
Course
Code

Course Title

Lecture
(L)
Hours
Per
3
week
3
2
2
2
-

BLS 2201
BLS 2202
BLS 2203
BLS 2204
BLS 2205
BLS 2206
BLS 2207
BLS 2208

Plant Diversity II
Animal Diversity II
Chemistry II
Physics II
Mathematics II
Plant & Animal Diversity Lab II
Chemistry Lab II
Physics Lab II

LAN2251
LAN2252
LAN2253
LAN2254
LAN2255
LAN2256
LAN2257
LAN2258

Open Electives
Foreign Language II*
French-II
German-II
Spanish-II
Russian -II
Chinese-II
Portuguese-II
Korean-II
Japanese-II

CSS2251
BEH2251

Presentation Skills *
Problem Solving and Creative
Thinking*

Tutorial
(T) Hours
Per week

Practical
(P) Hours
Per week

Total
Credit

1
1
1
-

4
2
2

3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1

5*+3
3

1
1

1
1

TOTAL

27

THIRD SEMESTER
Course
Code

BLS 2301
BLS 2302
BLS 2303
BLS 2304
BLS 2305
BLS 2306
BLS 2332

Course Title

Plant Anatomy
Animal Anatomy
Cell Biology
Cell biology
Genetics
Plant & Animal Anatomy Lab
Cell biology & Genetics Lab
Project (with Presentation &
Evaluation)

Lecture
(L)
Hours
Per week
2
2
3
3
-

Open Electives

Tutorial
(T)
Hours
Per week
-

Practical
(P) Hours
Per week

Total
Credit

4
2
-

2
2
3
3
2
1
4
4*+3

LAN2351
LAN2352
LAN2353
LAN2354
LAN2355
LAN2356
LAN2357
LAN2358
CSS2351
BEH2351

Foreign Language III *

French-III
German-III
Spanish-III
Russian -III
Chinese-III
Portuguese-III
Korean-III
Japanese-III
Reading & Comprehension*
Group Dynamics and Team
Building*

1
1

1
1

TOTAL

24

FOURTH SEMESTER
Course
Code

BLS 2401
BLS 2402
BLS 2403
BLS 2404
BLS 2405
BLS 2406
BLS 2407

LAN2451
LAN2452
LAN2453
LAN2454
LAN2455
LAN2456
LAN2457
LAN2458
CSS2451
BEH2451

Course Title

Plant Physiology
Animal Physiology
Microbiology
Biostats & Bioinformatics
Ecology & Evolution
Plant & Animal Physiology Lab
Microbiology Lab
Open Electives
Foreign Language IV*
French-IV
German-IV
Spanish-IV
Russian -IV
Chinese-IV
Portuguese-IV
Korean-IV
Japanese-IV
Corporate Communication*
Stress and Coping Strategies*
TOTAL

Lecture
(L)
Hours
Per week
2
2
3
2
3
-

Tutorial
(T)
Hours
Per week
1
-

Practical
(P) Hours
Per week

Total
Credit

4
2

2
2
3
3
3
2
1
4*+3
2

1
1

1
1
23

SUMMER PROJECT

FIFTH SEMESTER
Course
Code

Course Title

Lecture
(L) Hours
Per week

Tutorial
(T) Hours
Per week

Practical
(P) Hours
Per week

Total
Credit

BLS2501
BLS2502
BLS2503
BLS2504
BLS2505
BLS2506
BLS2507
BLS2508

Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Immunology
Bio-analytical & Biophysical
Tech.
Biomaterials
Molecular Biology Lab
Ecology
& Evolution
Immunology
Lab
Biochemistry & Bio-analytical Lab

3
3
3
2
2
-

2
2
2

3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1

BLS2535

Summer Internship Project

(Evaluation)
Open Electives
Lab
Foreign Language-V*
French-V
German-V
Spanish-V
Russian -V
Chinese-V
Portuguese-V
Korean-V
Japanese-V
Employability Skills*
Individual, Society and Nations*
TOTAL

LAN2551
LAN2552
LAN2553
LAN2554
LAN2555
LAN2556
LAN2557
LAN2558
CSS2551
BEH2551

4*+3
2

1
1

1
1
27

Lecture
(L) Hours
Per week
3
3
2
3
-

Tutorial
(T) Hours
Per week
-

Practical
(P) Hours
Per week
2

Total
Credit

SIXTH SEMESTER
Course
Code
BLS2601
BLS2602
BLS2603
BLS2604
BLS2605

Course Title

Recombinant DNA Technology

Genomics &proteomics
IPR, Biosafety & Bioethics
Applied Biology
Recombinant DNA Technology
Lab

3
3
2
3
1

BLS2606

Applied Biology Lab

CSS2651
BEH2651

Open Electives
Workplace Communication*
Interpersonal Communication and
Relationship Management*
TOTAL

1
1

2*+ 3
1
1
18

* Compulsory