Vision
Empowering women to promote healthy and enlightened community through the use of knowledge gained from the degree program
Mission
To produce knowledgeable, research oriented and highly trained biochemists who can implement scientific principles to the continuous improvement of academics and research in the fields of health, agriculture, industry, environment, and others.
Overview
Biochemistry is the field of science which has revolutionized the field of life sciences and medicine. Biochemistry has great importance in present time as it deals with the study of biochemical processes taking place in living organisms, structure of cellular components and their biomedical importance, enzymes, hormones, diseases and drugs.
The program develops in depth theoretical and practical knowledge of advance topics of Biochemistry and its allied areas. The students will be able to critically analyze the case studies / scenarios and apply the biochemistry knowledge in solving problems.
Scheme of Studies
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Year 1 – Semester I |
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Code |
Course/Requirement |
Credit Hours |
XXX XXX |
Core – I |
3 (3-0) |
XXX XXX |
Core – II |
3 (3-0) |
XXX XXX |
Core – III |
3 (3-0) |
XXX XXX |
Core – IV |
3 (3-0) |
Year 1 – Semester II |
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Code |
Course/Requirement |
Credit Hours |
XXX XXX |
Core – V |
3 (3-0) |
XXX XXX |
Core – VI |
3 (0-3) |
XXX XXX |
Elective – I |
3 (3-0) |
XXX XXX |
Elective – II |
3 (3-0) |
Year 2 – Semester III & IV |
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Code |
Course/Requirement |
Credit Hours |
XXX XXX |
Core – VII |
1 (1-0) |
XXX XXX |
Research Dissertation |
6 |
Total Credit Hours 31 |
List of Core Courses
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Pre- requisite (if any) |
BCH 501 |
Chemistry of Biomolecules |
3 (3-0) |
Nil |
BCH 502 |
Advanced Molecular Biology |
3 (3-0) |
Nil |
BCH 503 |
Advanced Enzymology |
3 (3-0) |
Nil |
BCH 504 |
Biostatistics |
3 (3-0) |
Nil |
BCH 550 |
Clinical Biochemistry |
3 (3-0) |
Nil |
BCH 551 |
Molecular and Biochemical Techniques (Lab Course) |
3 (0-3) |
Nil |
BCH 601 |
Review Article Writing |
1 (1-0) |
Nil |
List of Elective Courses
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Pre- requisite (if any) |
BCH 552 |
Genetic Engineering and Applications |
3 (3-0) |
Nil |
BCH 553 |
Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics |
3 (3-0) |
Nil |
BCH 554 |
Recent Advances in Biochemistry |
3 (3-0) |
Nil |
BCH 555 |
Medical Genetics |
3 (3-0) |
Nil |
BCH 556 |
Bio Signaling and Cancer |
3 (3-0) |
Nil |
BCH 557 |
Biopharmaceuticals |
3 (3-0) |
Nil |
BCH 558 |
Forensic Sciences |
3 (3-0) |
Nil |
BCH 559 |
Nanotechnology |
3 (3-0) |
Nil |
BCH 560 |
Biosafety and Bioethics |
3 (3-0) |
Nil |
Research Thesis:
An M.Phil candidate who has completed her course work with a minimum CGPA of 3.00 must present and pass the oral proposal defense examination before she is allowed to carry out her Masters research. On passing the thesis proposal defense the student must carry out a research study which is described in a thesis. She must successfully defend the completed work in an oral examination involving a presentation and question answer session in the presence of an external examiner.
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