Programs Offered

Course Name Duration
BS 4 Years
AD 2 Years
MS 2-4 Years
Ph. D 3-8 Years

Department of Biochemistry, Jinnah University for Women is now offering 4 year Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree Program in Molecular Biology. Molecular Biology is the field of biology that studies the composition, structure and interactions of cellular molecules such as DNA, RNA and Proteins that carry out the biological processes essential for the cell functions and maintenance. The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Molecular Biology program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques in the field of molecular biology. This interdisciplinary program combines elements of Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, and Bioinformatics to explore the structure, function, and interactions of biological molecules at the molecular level. Through a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical laboratory experience, students develop the skills necessary to conduct research, analyze data, and contribute to advancements in the field.

Vision

The vision of the BS in Molecular Biology program is to foster a generation of highly skilled and knowledgeable molecular biologists who are equipped to address complex biological questions and make significant contributions to the scientific community.

Mission

The mission of the BS in Molecular Biology program is to provide students with a rigorous and engaging educational experience that integrates theoretical knowledge with hands-on laboratory training. The program is designed to:

  • Equip students with a solid foundation in the principles of Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, and related disciplines.
  • Foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills to enable students to analyze complex biological phenomena and propose innovative solutions.
  • Develop practical laboratory skills through hands-on training in modern techniques and technologies used in molecular biology research.
  • Promote ethical practices and scientific integrity in all aspects of research and professional conduct.
  • Encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and the application of molecular biology principles to address real-world challenges.
  • Facilitate opportunities for students to engage in scientific research projects, internships, and experiential learning to enhance their practical skills and gain exposure to cutting-edge research.
  • Prepare students for successful careers in the molecular biology field and support their professional development through mentorship, career guidance, and networking opportunities.

SCHEME OF COURSES FOR 4 YEAR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BS) PROGRAM IN BIOCHEMISTRY (2026)

Scheme of courses

SCHEME OF COURSES FOR BS DEGREE PROGRAM IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Course Domain No. of Courses Credit Hours
Major 26 76
General Education 15 34
Capstone Project 01 03
Internship / Field Experience 01 03
Interdisciplinary 07 21
Total 137 credit hours

 

S. No. Course Code Course Title Domain Credit Hours
Semester 1
1 GED 1211 Functional English General Education 3(3-0)
2 GED 1241 Applied Mathematics General Education 3(3-0)
3 GED 1301 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan General Education 2(2-0)
4 GED 1281 Fehm-e-Quran - I General Education 1(0-1)
5 IDC 1011 Physical Chemistry Interdisciplinary 3(2-1)
6 IDC 1021 Fundamentals of Microbiology Interdisciplinary 3(2-1)
7 BIO 1021 Introductory Biochemistry Major 3(2-1)
Total 18
 
Semester 2
8 GED 1272 Islamic Studies General Education 2(2-0)
9 GED 1232 Introduction to ICT General Education 3(2-1)
10 GED 1312 Pakistan Studies General Education 2(2-0)
11 GED 1292 Fehm-e-Quran - II General Education 1(0-1)
12 IDC 1032 Principles of Genetics Interdisciplinary 3(2-1)
13 IDC 1042 Inorganic Chemistry Interdisciplinary 3(2-1)
14 BIO 1032 Cell Biology Major 3(2-1)
Total 17
 
Semester 3
15 GED 2321 Ecology General Education 3(2-1)
16 GED 2251 Statistics General Education 3(2-1)
17 GED 2361 Urdu General Education 2(2-0)
18 IDC 2051 Organic Chemistry Interdisciplinary 3(3-0)
19 BIO 2141 Carbohydrates and Lipids Major 3(2-1)
20 BIO 2151 Proteins and Nucleic Acids Major 3(2-1)
Total 17
 
Semester 4
21 GED 2372 Psychology General Education 2(2-0)
22 GED 2412 Entrepreneurship General Education 2(2-0)
23 GED 2402 Civic and Community Engagement General Education 2(2-0)
24 GED 2222 Expository Writing General Education 3(3-0)
25 BIO 2172 Nutritional Biochemistry Major 3(3-0)
26 BIO 2182 Fundamentals of Molecular Biology Major 3(2-1)
27 BIO 2192 Human Physiology Major 3(2-1)
Total 18
 
Semester 5
28 IDC 3061 Biostatistics Interdisciplinary 3(2-1)
29 BIO 3311 Metabolism of Carbohydrates & Lipids Major 3(2-1)
30 BIO 3321 Immunology Major 3(2-1)
31 BIO 3331 Plant Biochemistry Major 3(2-1)
32 BIO 3341 Enzymology Major 3(2-1)
Total 15
 
Semester 6
33 IDC 3072 Introduction to Biotechnology Interdisciplinary 3(2-1)
34 BIO 3312 Metabolism of Proteins & Nucleic Acids Major 3(2-1)
35 BIO 3322 Principles of Endocrinology Major 3(2-1)
36 BIO 3332 Cancer Biology Major 3(3-0)
37 BIO 3342 Environmental Biochemistry Major 3(2-1)
Total 15
 
Semester 7 (Specialization)
38 BIO 4611 Analytical Techniques in Biochemistry Major 3(1-2)
39 BIO 4621 Scientific Inquiry & Research Methods Major 2(2-0)
40 BIO 4631 Clinical Biochemistry Major 3(2-1)
41 BIO 4641 Biosafety & Bioethics Major 2(2-0)
42 BIO 4XX1 Elective – 1 Major 3
43 BIO 4XX1 Elective – 2 Major 3
44 BIO 4601 Internship Internship 3(0-3)
Total 19
 
Semester 8 (Specialization)
45 BIO 4612 Genomics, Transcriptomics & Proteomics Major 3(2-1)
46 BIO 4622 Computational Biology Major 3(2-1)
47 BIO 4632 Industrial Biochemistry Major 3(2-1)
48 BIO 4XX2 Elective – 3 Major 3
49 BIO 4XX2 Elective – 4 Major 3
50 BIO 4702 Project Capstone Project 3(0-3)
Total 18

Elective Courses for Clinical Biochemistry Specialization

S. No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
1 BIO 464X Fundamentals of Neurochemistry 3(2-1)
2 BIO 465X Regenerative Medicine 3(3+0)
3 BIO 466X Principles of Hematology 3(2-1)
4 BIO 467X Clinical Pharmacology 3(2-1)
5 BIO 468X Molecular Diagnostics 3(2-1)
6 BIO 469X Biochemical Basis of Blood Borne Diseases 3(2-1)
7 BIO 471X Cellular Pathology 3(2-1)
8 BIO 478X Applications of AI in Biochemistry 3(2-1)

Elective Courses for Applied Biochemistry Specialization:

S. No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
1 BIO 472X Applied Neurochemistry 3(2-1)
2 BIO 473X Enzyme Technology 3(2-1)
3 BIO 474X Applied Food Biochemistry 3(2-1)
4 BIO 475X Pharmaceutical Biochemistry 3(2-1)
5 BIO 476X Synthetic Biology 3(2-1)
6 BIO 477X Applied Immunology 3(2-1)
7 BIO 478X Applications of AI in Biochemistry 3(2-1)

SCHEME OF COURSES FOR 4 YEAR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BS) PROGRAM IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (2026)

Course Domain No. of Courses Credit Hours
General Education 15 34
Interdisciplinary 07 19
Major 26 78
Capstone Project 01 03
Internship 01 03
Total 50 courses 137 credit hours

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Molecular Biology

1st Year – 1st Semester
Course Code Course Title Domain Cr. Hr.
GED 1211 Functional English General Education 3(3-0)
GED 1241 Applied Mathematics General Education 3(3-0)
GED 1301 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan General Education 2(2-0)
GED 1281 Fehm-e-Quran - I General Education 1(0-1)
IDC 1011 Introductory Biochemistry Interdisciplinary 1 3(2-1)
IDC 1021 Organic Chemistry Interdisciplinary 2 3(2-1)
MLB 1011 Molecular Biology - I Major 1 3(2-1)
Total Credit Hours 18
1st Year – 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Domain Cr. Hr.
GED 1272 Islamic Studies General Education 2(2-0)
GED 1232 Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies General Education 3(2-1)
GED 1312 Pakistan Studies General Education 2(2-0)
GED 1292 Fehm-e-Quran - II General Education 1(0-1)
IDC 1012 Fundamentals of Microbiology Interdisciplinary 3 3(2-1)
IDC 1022 Animal Forms and Function Interdisciplinary 4 3(2-1)
MLB 1022 Molecular Biology - II Major 2 3(2-1)
Total Credit Hours 17
2nd Year – 3rd Semester
Course Code Course Title Domain Cr. Hr.
GED 2321 Ecology General Education 3(2-1)
GED 2251 Statistics General Education 3(2-1)
GED 2361 Urdu General Education 2(2-0)
IDC 2011 Plant Physiology Interdisciplinary 5 3(2-1)
MLB 2111 Metabolism Major 3 3(2-1)
MLB 2121 Virology Major 4 3(2-1)
Total Credit Hours 17
2nd Year – 4th Semester
Course Code Course Title Domain Cr. Hr.
GED 2372 Psychology General Education 2(2-0)
GED 2412 Entrepreneurship General Education 2(2-0)
GED 2402 Civic and Community Engagement General Education 2(2-0)
GED 2222 Expository Writing General Education 3(3-0)
MLB 2132 Enzymology Major 5 3(2-1)
MLB 2142 Molecular Ecology Major 6 3(3-0)
MLB 2152 Molecular Evolution Major 7 3(3-0)
Total Credit Hours 18
3rd Year – 5th Semester
Course Code Course Title Domain Cr. Hr.
MLB 3211 Cellular Organization and Cell Signaling Major 8 3(2-1)
MLB 3221 Biostatistics Major 9 3(2-1)
MLB 3231 Molecular Genetics Major 10 3(2-1)
MLB 3241 Immunology Major 11 3(2-1)
MLB 3251 Biosafety and Bioethics Major 12 3(2-1)
IDC 3011 Leadership and Management Interdisciplinary 6 2(2-0)
Total Credit Hours 17
3rd Year – 6th Semester
Course Code Course Title Domain Cr. Hr.
MLB 3262 Basic techniques in Molecular Biology Major 13 3(2-1)
MLB 3272 Proteomics and Genomics Major 14 3(2-1)
MLB 3282 Recombinant DNA technology Major 15 3(2-1)
MLB 3292 Principles of Endocrinology Major 16 3(2-1)
MLB 3302 Biotechnology Major 17 3(2-1)
IDC 3012 Digital Marketing Interdisciplinary 7 2(2-0)
Total Credit Hours 17
4th Year – 7th Semester
Course Code Course Title Domain Cr. Hr.
MLB 4411 Molecular Diagnostics Major 18 3(2-1)
MLB 4421 Transcriptomics Major 19 3(2-1)
MLB 4431 Cell and Tissue Culture Major 20 3(2-1)
MLB 4441 Environmental Toxicology and Biomanagement Major 21 3(2-1)
MLB 4601 Internship Internship 3(0-3)
Total Credit Hours 15
4th Year – 8th Semester
Course Code Course Title Domain Cr. Hr.
MLB 4452 Gene Therapy Major 22 3(3-0)
MLB 4462 Bioinformatics Major 23 3(2-1)
MLB 4472 Immunogenetics Major 24 3(3-0)
MLB 4482 Quantitative Biology Major 25 3(2-1)
MLB 4492 Molecular Pharmacology Major 26 3(2-1)
MLB 4702 Project Capstone Project 3(0-3)
Total Credit Hours 18

SCHEME OF COURSES FOR 2 YEAR ASSOCIATE DEGREE (AD) PROGRAM IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (2026)

 

1st Year – 1st Semester
Course Code Course Title Domain Cr. Hr.
GED 1211 Functional English General Education 3(3-0)
GED 1241 Applied Mathematics General Education 3(3-0)
GED 1301 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan General Education 2(2-0)
GED 1281 Fehm-e-Quran - I General Education 1(0-1)
IDC 1011 Introductory Biochemistry Interdisciplinary 1 3(2-1)
IDC 1021 Organic Chemistry Interdisciplinary 2 3(2-1)
MLB 1011 Molecular Biology - I Major 1 3(2-1)
Total Credit Hours 18

 

1st Year – 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Domain Cr. Hr.
GED 1272 Islamic Studies General Education 2(2-0)
GED 1232 Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies General Education 3(2-1)
GED 1312 Pakistan Studies General Education 2(2-0)
GED 1292 Fehm-e-Quran - II General Education 1(0-1)
IDC 1012 Fundamentals of Microbiology Interdisciplinary 3 3(2-1)
IDC 1022 Animal Forms and Function Interdisciplinary 4 3(2-1)
MLB 1022 Molecular Biology - II Major 2 3(2-1)
Total Credit Hours 17
2nd Year – 3rd Semester
Course Code Course Title Domain Cr. Hr.
GED 2321 Ecology General Education 3(2-1)
GED 2251 Statistics General Education 3(2-1)
GED 2361 Urdu General Education 2(2-0)
IDC 2011 Plant Physiology Interdisciplinary 5 3(2-1)
MLB 2111 Metabolism Major 3 3(2-1)
MLB 2121 Virology Major 4 3(2-1)
Total Credit Hours 17
2nd Year – 4th Semester
Course Code Course Title Domain Cr. Hr.
GED 2372 Psychology General Education 2(2-0)
GED 2412 Entrepreneurship General Education 2(2-0)
GED 2402 Civic and Community Engagement General Education 2(2-0)
GED 2222 Expository Writing General Education 3(3-0)
MLB 2132 Enzymology Major 5 3(2-1)
MLB 2142 Molecular Ecology Major 6 3(3-0)
MLB 2152 Molecular Evolution Major 7 3(3-0)
Total Credit Hours 18

SCHEME OF COURSES FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) PROGRAM IN BIOCHEMISTRY (From Fall 2025)

SCHEME OF COURSES FOR MS DEGREE PROGRAM IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Domain of Courses No. of Courses Credit Hours
General Education 02 02
Major (core) 02 06
Electives 06 18
Research work - 06
Total 10

1st Semester
S. No. Course Code Course Title Domain Cr. Hr.
1 GED 5281 Fehm-e-Quran - I General Education 1(0-1)
2 BIO-5151/7151 Research Methodologies in Biochemistry Core 3(3-0)
3 BIO-5121/7121 Advanced Biochemical Techniques Core 3(1-2)
4 BIO-5XX1/7XX1 Elective – 1* Elective 3
5 BIO-5XX1/7XX1 Elective – 2* Elective 3
Total 13

2nd Semester
S. No. Course Code Course Title Domain Cr. Hr.
6 GED 5292 Fehm-e-Quran - II General Education 1(0-1)
7 BIO-5XX2/7XX2 Elective – 3* Elective 3
8 BIO-5XX2/7XX2 Elective – 4* Elective 3
9 BIO-5XX2/7XX2 Elective – 5* Elective 3
10 BIO-5XX2/7XX2 Elective – 6* Elective 3
Total 13

3rd Semester
S. No. Course Code Domain Cr. Hr.
11 Thesis Research 6(0-6)
Total 3

4th Semester
S. No. Course Code Domain Cr. Hr.
12 Thesis Research Continued
Total 3

Elective Courses for MS in Biochemistry:

S. No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
1 BIO-5042/7142 Advanced Enzymology 3 (3-0)
2 BIO-5051/7131 Biostatistics in research 3 (3-0)
3 BIO-5071/7171 Cellular Signaling 3 (3-0)
4 BIO-5131/7131 Advances in Molecular Biology 3 (3-0)
5 BIO-5141/7141 Advances in Biochemistry 3 (3-0)
6 BIO-5151/7151 Applications of AI in Biochemistry 3 (2-1)
7 BIO-5152/7152 Advanced Hematology 3 (3-0)
8 BIO-5162/7162 Advances in Clinical Biochemistry 3 (3-0)
9 BIO-5172/7172 Molecular Neurosciences 3 (3-0)
10 BIO-5182/7182 Advanced Neurochemistry 3 (3-0)
11 BIO-5202/7202 Advanced Fermentation Biotechnology 3 (3-0)
12 BIO-5212/7212 Advances in Endocrinology 3 (3-0)
13 BIO-5242/7242 Molecular Mechanism of Diseases 3 (3-0)
14 BIO-5252/7252 Renewable Bioenergy Resources 3 (3-0)
15 BIO-5262/7262 Forensic Serology and DNA Analysis 3 (3-0)

SCHEME OF COURSES FOR DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) PROGRAM IN BIOCHEMISTRY (From Fall 2025)

SCHEME OF COURSES FOR PhD DEGREE PROGRAM IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Domain of Courses No. of Courses Credit Hours
General Education 02 02
Major (core) 01 03
Electives 05 15
Research work - 12
Total 08
Total Credit Hours 32

Semester 1
S. No. Course Code Course Title Cr. Hr.
1 GED 6281 Fehm-e-Quran - I 1(0-1)
2 BIO-6XX1/8XX Elective – 1* 3+0
3 BIO-6XX1/8XX Elective – 2* 3+0
4 BIO-6XX1/8XX Elective – 3* 3+0
Total 10

Semester 2
S. No. Course Code Course Title Cr. Hr.
5 GED 6292 Fehm-e-Quran - II 1(0-1)
6 BIO-6042/808 Research Proposal writing for funding agencies 3+0
7 BIO-6XX2/8XX Elective – 4* 3+0
8 BIO-6XX2/8XX Elective – 5* 3+0
Total 10

Semester 3
S. No. Course Code Course Title Cr. Hr.
9 Thesis Research 0+12
Total 3

Semester 4
S. No. Course Code Course Title Cr. Hr.
10 Thesis Research Continued
Total 3

Semester 5
11 Thesis Research Continued
Total 3

Semester 6
12 Thesis Research Continued
Total 3

Other Elective Courses

Course List
S. No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
1 BIO – 6011/801 Recent Trends in Immunology 3+0
2 BIO – 6021/803 Biomaterials and their application 3+0
3 BIO – 6031/805 Advance Bioinformatics 3+0
4 BIO – 6041/807 Stem Cells and Therapeutics 3+0
5 BIO – 6051/809 Human Genetics 3+0
6 BIO – 6061/811 Molecular Virology 3+0
7 BIO – 6071/813 Advanced Gene Regulation 3+0
8 BIO – 6081/815 Molecular Hematology 3+0
9 BIO – 6012/802 Advance Genomics and Proteomics 3+0
10 BIO – 6022/804 Drug Designing and Metabolism 3+0
11 BIO – 6032/806 Advance Biostatistics 3+0
12 BIO – 6052/810 DNA techniques and Clinical application 3+0
13 BIO – 6062/812 Forensic Serology and DNA Analysis 3+0
14 BIO-6072/814 Applications of AI in Biochemistry 3 (2-1)
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