Lateral Entry into BS Zoology program for BA/B.Sc Degree Holders (14 years education)
Eligibility Criteria for Admission:
- B.Sc. with major in Biological Sciences, Genetics, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology or equivalent subject
- Admission criteria with minimum 50% marks in BSc Annual system or 2.00 CGPA and 50% marks in F.Sc.
- UMT Entrance Test.
Degree Completion Criteria:
- The BSc degree will be considered equivalent of 50 credit hours unless revised subsequently. The students have to complete total of 134 total credit hours (including 50 credit hours of BSc degree equivalent) with CGPA of 2.00
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BS Zoology Roadmap (for BSc Degree Holders)
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Bridging Semester:
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Code
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Course Title
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CH
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Pre-Req
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BT209
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Introduction to Biotechnology
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3
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-
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BT201
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Genetics
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3
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-
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MB202
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General Virology
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3
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-
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BC202
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Carbohydrates and Lipids
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3+1
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-
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BC211
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Amino Acids, Proteins and Nucleic Acids
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3+1
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-
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Total
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17
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SEMESTER 5
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SEMESTER 6
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ZL-301
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Physiology
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3
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- - - -
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ZL-311
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Biological Techniques
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3+1
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HM-150
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Islamic Studies
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3
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- - - -
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BT-312
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Bioinformatics
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3
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CS-101
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ZL-302
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Animal Behavior
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3
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- - - -
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ZL-312
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Animal Form and Function
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3+1
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ZL-303
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Principles of Animal Life-I
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3+1
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- - - -
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ZL-313
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Principles ofAnimal Life-II
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3
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ZL-303
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ZL-307
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Molecular Biology
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3+1
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- - - -
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ZL-315
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Environmental Biology
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3+1
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- - - -
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SD-100
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English Immersion
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0
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- - - -
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SD-102
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21st Century Skills
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0
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- - - -
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Semester Credit Hours
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17
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Semester Credit Hours
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18
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SEMESTER 7:
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SEMESTER 8:
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ZL-401
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Evolution and Principles of
Systematics
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3+1
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- - - -
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ZL-403
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Developmental Biology
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3
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- - - -
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ZL-402
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Wild Life
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3
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- - - -
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ZL-404
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Zoogeography and Paleontology
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3
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- - - -
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ZL-415
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Seminar in Zoology
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1
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ZL-xxx
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Elective-I
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3
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- - - -
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ZL-xxx
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Elective-III
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3
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- - - -
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ZL-xxx
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Elective-II
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3
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- - - -
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ZL-xxx
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Elective-IV
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3
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- - - -
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ZL-xxx
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*Senior Project-I/Elective Course/Internship
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3
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- - - -
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ZL-xxx
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*Senior Project-II/Elective Course/Internship
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3
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- - - -
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Semester Credit Hours
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17
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Semester Credit Hours
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15
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Total Credit Hours:134
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Zoology Elective Courses
- Commercialization of biological products
- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- Nanobiotechnology
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Cell and Tissue Culture
- General Virology
- Radiobiology
- Animal Biotechnology
- Marine Biotechnology
- Biofuels and Bio refineries
- Fungal Biotechnology
- Basic Pharmacology
- Crimanlistics and Crime Scene Investigations
- Mammalian Pharmacology
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- Application of Biotechnology
- Fundamentals of Forensic science
- Aqua Culture and Fisheries
- Economic Zoology
- Forensic Cognosy
- Laboratory Quality Assurance and Quality Control
- Water and Waste-water Treatment
- Biochemistry of Drugs and Resistance
- Phytotherapeutic Agents
Note: Any other elective course can be offered depending upon the availability of expert resource person. Any new course which will be offered must be aligned with the curricula of well reputed international and national universities.
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