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THE FOUNDER’S MESSAGE
AL HAJ MOULVI RAYAZUDDIN AHMED (Tamgha e Imtiaz)Al Haj Moulvi Rayazuddin Ahmed (T.I), a direct descendant of Hazrat Sheikh Saleem Uddin Chishty, was born in 1906 in the city of Taj Mahal, the city of intellectuals and poets. His early upbringing through parents and education instilled in him love for education inspite of being enslaved in government service.
Chancellor’s Message
Education has been unanimously regarded as the key factor in the development of personality of an individual, as well as that of a society and a nation. Any efforts put in education consequently lead to formidable behavioral changes. The first gift given to humanity by its creator, when first human being was created, was knowledge. Similarly Islamic religion tradition began with the command from the creator to read, contemplate and produce knowledge in order to serve the humanity.
Vice Chancellor's Message
This year is very special, has brought happiness and encouragement among all in the University as the President of Pakistan has conferred Tamgha-e-Imtiaz to Al-Haj Moulvi Reyazuddin Ahmed in recognition of his hard and sincere efforts for the cause of education and especially for female population.
The history of development, across the globe, amply, demonstrates that education is the key condition for economic, social and political development. The human and social development in developing countries, establishes a direct relationship between female education.
Programs Offered
| Course Name | Duration |
|---|---|
| BS | 4 years |
| MS/M.phil | 2-4 years |
| PhD | 3-8 years |
| ADP | 2 years |
Programme Structure
‘The mission is to promote trained graduates and produce skilled manpower for industry’.
Objectives of BS Program
Following are the objectives of BS Microbiology program: -
- To enable Microbiology students with the foundations & cope up with issues for wide spectrum of areas including medicine, dairy, food, poultry, agriculture, fisheries and pharmaceutical industries. Department of Microbiology.
- To enable students to develop practical and logical skills that brings qualitative change in the country.
- To provide internship for students in different fields of microbiology by establishing liaison between microbiology with society and industry.
- To step into research and development effectiveness.
- To enable students to develop communication and entrepreneurship skills as per market demand.
- To develop effective team work, time management and planning abilities among students.
- To provide effective learning environment and mentoring for the students to achieve their objectives.
Scheme of Studies for BS (Four Year)
| 1st Year – 1st Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| FNE (G)- 1021 | Functional English | 3+0 | General |
| QTR-1 (G)- 1011 | Applied Mathematics | 3+0 | General |
| BIO (I)– 1011 | Introductory Biochemistry | 2+1 | Interdisciplinary |
| MIC– 1011 | Fundamentals of Microbiology | 2+1 | Major |
| NSC (G)- 1011 | Ecology | 2+1 | General |
| 1st Year – 2ND Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| QTR-2 (G)-1022 | Biostatistics | 3+0 | General |
| EWR (G)-1012 | Expository Writing | 3+0 | General |
| ICT (G)-1012 | Applications of Information and Communication Technologies | 2+1 | General |
| PHGY– 1012 | Human Physiology | 2+1 | Interdisciplinary |
| MIC– 1022 | General Microbiology | 2+1 | Major |
| 2ND Year – 1st Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| ENT (G) -2011 | Entrepreneurship | 2+0 | General |
| CCE (G)- 2011 | Civics & Community Engagement | 2+0 | General |
| AHM (G)- 2011 | Urdu | 2+0 | General |
| CEB (I)- 2011 | Cell Biology | 2+1 | Interdisciplinary |
| MIC- 2031 | General Immunology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC -2041 | Medical Microbiology – I | 2+1 | Major |
| 2ND Year – 2nd Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| SOC (G)- 2012 | Psychology | 2+0 | General |
| ICP (G)- 2012 | Ideology & Constitution of Pakistan | 2+0 | General |
| ISL (G)- 2012 | Islamic Studies | 2+0 | General |
| CHM (I)- 2232 | Introduction to Analytical Chemistry | 2+1 | Interdisciplinary |
| MIC- 2052 | Medical Microbiology- II | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC- 2062 | Microbial Taxonomy | 2+1 | Major |
| 3rd Year – 1st Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| DMK (I) -1011 | Digital Marketing | 1+1 | Interdisciplinary |
| MIC- 3071 | Bacterial Anatomy & Physiology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC- 3081 | Environmental Microbiology and Public Health | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC- 3091 | Soil Microbiology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC- 3101 | Immunobiology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC-3111 | General Virology | 2+1 | Major |
| 3rd Year – 2nd Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| LDM (I) -1011 | Leadership and Management | 2+0 | Interdisciplinary |
| MIC -3122 | Mycotic Infections | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC -3132 | Genetic Engineering | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC - 3142 | Marine Microbiology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC -3152 | Introduction to Biosafety and Risk Management | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC -3162 | Clinical Diagnostic Chemistry | 2+1 | Major |
4th year
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
| 4th Year – 1st Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| MIC – 4171 | Epidemiology: Analytical and Experimental Approaches | 3+0 | Major |
| MIC – 4181 | Computational Biology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4191 | Medical Virology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4201 | Molecular Immunology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4211 | Clinical Parasitology | 2+1 | Major |
| 4th Year – 2nd Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| MIC – 4272 | Molecular Mechanism of Antimicrobial Agents | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4282 | Current Advances in Diagnostic Tools | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4292 | Clinical Bacteriology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4302 | Tissue Culture Technology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4312 | Clinical Hematology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4702 | Research Project | 0+3 | Major |
FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
| 4th Year – 1st Semester | |||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| MIC – 4171 | Epidemiology: Analytical and Experimental Approaches | 3+0 | Major |
| MIC – 4181 | Computational Biology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4221 | Food and Dairy Microbiology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4231 | Industrial Microbiology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4241 | Microbial Enzyme Technology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4601 | Internship | 0+3 | Major |
| 4th Year – 2nd Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| MIC – 4272 | Molecular Mechanism of Antimicrobial Agents | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4282 | Current Advances in Diagnostic Tools | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4322 | Food Toxicology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4332 | Food Safety Auditing and Certification | 3+0 | Major |
| MIC – 4342 | Sea Food Processing | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4702 | Research Project | 0+3 | Major |
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
| 4th Year – 1st Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| MIC – 4171 | Epidemiology: Analytical and Experimental Approaches | 3+0 | Major |
| MIC – 4181 | Computational Biology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4251 | Animal Molecular Biology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4201 | Molecular Immunology | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4261 | Molecular Biology of Viruses | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4601 | Internship | 0+3 | Major |
| 4th Year – 2nd Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| MIC – 4272 | Molecular Mechanism of Antimicrobial Agents | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4282 | Current Advances in Diagnostic Tools | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4352 | Epigenetics | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4362 | DNA Damages, Repair and Carcinogenesis | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4372 | Plant Molecular Genetics | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC – 4352 | Research Project | 0+3 | Major |
Internship to be completed during semester/summer break (4-6 weeks).
Total Credit Hours in BS-IV: 130 List of Electives for BS Program
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MIC – 438X | Management of Infectious Waste | 2+1 |
| MIC-439X | Microbial Plant Diseases | 2+1 |
| MIC-440X | Food Preservation Technology | 2+1 |
| MIC- 441X | Veterinary Microbiology | 2+1 |
| MIC-442X | Plasmids, Episomes& Insertion Sequences | 2+1 |
| MIC-443X | Microbiology for Industrial Quality Assurance | 3+0 |
| MIC-444X | Advances in Soil Microbiology | 2+1 |
| MIC-445X | Forensic Biology | 2+1 |
| MIC-446X | Microbial Biotechnology | 2+1 |
| MIC-447X | Introduction to Omics | 2+1 |
| MIC-448X | Applied Microbial Technology | 2+1 |
Scheme of Studies for Bridging Semester (After completing B.Sc. (Pass) /AD Two Years from Colleges)
Batch - 2025
| 1st Year – 1st Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| FNE (G)- 1021 | Functional English | 3+0 | General |
| QTR-1 (G)- 1011 | Applied Mathematics | 3+0 | General |
| BIO (I)– 1011 | Introductory Biochemistry | 2+1 | Interdisciplinary |
| MIC– 1011 | Fundamentals of Microbiology | 2+1 | Major |
| NSC (G)- 1011 | Ecology | 2+0 | General |
| 1st Year – 2nd Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| QTR-2 (G)-1022 | Biostatistics | 3+0 | General |
| EWR (G)-1012 | Expository Writing | 3+0 | General |
| ICT (G)-1012 | Applications of Information and CommunicationTechnologies | 2+1 | General |
| PHGY– 1012 | Human Physiology | 2+1 | Interdisciplinary |
| MIC– 1022 | General Microbiology | 2+1 | Major |
| 2nd Year – 1st Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| ENT (G) -2011 | Entrepreneurship | 2+0 | General |
| CCE (G)- 2011 | Civics & Community Engagement | 2+0 | General |
| AHM (G)- 2011 | Urdu | 2+0 | General |
| CEB (I)- 2011 | Cell Biology | 2 +1 | Interdisciplinary |
| MIC- 2031 | General Immunology | 2 +1 | Major |
| MIC- 2041 | Medical Microbiology- I | 2+1 | Major |
| 2nd Year – 2nd Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| SOC (G)- 2012 | Psychology | 2+0 | General |
| ICP (G)- 2012 | Ideology & Constitution of Pakistan | 2+0 | General |
| ISL (G)- 2012 | Islamic Studies | 2+0 | General |
| CHM (I)- 2232 | Introduction to Analytical Chemistry | 2+1 | Interdisciplinary |
| MIC- 2052 | Medical Microbiology- II | 2+1 | Major |
| MIC-2062 | Microbial Taxonomy | 2+1 | Major |
Total Credit Hours in AD (2 Years):60
Vision
To strengthen the current microbiological studies and research activities to meet national and international requirements.
Mission
The program provides students with opportunities to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to embark on careers as independent microbiologists
Objectives of MS Program
Following are the objectives of MS Microbiology program: -
- To provide advanced theoretical knowledge to students related to emerging fields of Microbiology.
- To provide research training related to diversity of microorganisms exists in environment.
- To enable candidate to write research reports with an aim to augment student’s skills for presenting data using statistical tools.
- To resolve the problems associated with new and emerging diseases.
- To develop leadership qualities among students, which they benefit society, industry, education and can develop regulatory policies.
- To inculcate the scientific ethics and temperament to contribute to field of science and help in nation building.
Scheme of Courses
| Course Code | Course # | Credit Hour |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester | ||
| Research Methodology | GRC - 5111 | 3+0 |
| Instrumentation & Techniques | MIC – 5021 | 3+0 |
| Bioinformatics | MIC – 5031 | 3+0 |
| Health and Medical Microbiology | MIC - 5041 | 3+0 |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| Advanced Virology | MIC – 5052 | 3+0 |
| Advanced Molecular Biology | MIC – 5062 | 3+0 |
| Probiotics | MIC – 5072 | 3+0 |
| Anaerobic Bacteriology | MIC – 5082 | 3+0 |
| RESEARCH PROJECT | 0+6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
| List of Electives | ||
| Clinical Haematology | MIC – 509X | 3+0 |
| Pharmacology & Therapeutics | MIC – 510X | 3+0 |
| Applied Environmental Microbiology | MIC – 511X | 3+0 |
| Principles of Agronomy | MIC – 512X | 3+0 |
| Marine Biotechnology | MIC – 513X | 3+0 |
| Food & Industrial Microbiology | MIC – 514X | 3+0 |
| Nanobiotechnology | MIC – 515X | 3+0 |
| Metagenomics | MIC – 516X | 3+0 |
| Inflammation Biology | MIC – 517X | 3+0 |
| Applied Biostatistics | MIC – 618X | 3+0 |
Vision
To strengthen the current microbiological studies and research activities to meet national and international requirements.
Mission
PhD Program in Microbiology prepares the scholars for careers in academics and research. The curriculum will train them at high standards of scientific literacy and to develop research skills.
Objectives of PhD Program
Following are the objectives of PhD Microbiology program:
- To provide advanced theoretical knowledge to students related to emerging fields of Microbiology.
- To provide research training related to diversity of microorganisms exists in environment.
- To enable candidate to write research reports with an aim to augment student’s skills for presenting data using statistical tools.
- To resolve the problems associated with new and emerging diseases.
- To develop leadership qualities among students, which they benefit society, industry, education and can develop regulatory policies.
- To inculcate the scientific ethics and temperament to contribute to field of science and help in nation building.
Scheme of Courses
| 1st Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| MIC – 7321 | Vaccinology | 3+0 | Major |
| MIC – 7331 | Molecular Biology of Fungal Pathogenesis | 3+0 | Major |
| MIC- 7351 | Research Planning and Report Writing | 3+0 | Major |
| 2nd Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. | Course Category |
| MIC – 7372 | Pharmaceutical Microbiology | 3+0 | Major |
| MIC – 7382 | Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology | 3+0 | Major |
| MIC – 7412 | Medicinal Plants & Products | 3+0 | Major |
Research Project 0+6
| LIST OF ELECTIVE COURSES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hrs. |
| MIC – 730X | Proteomics & Genomics | 3+0 |
| MIC – 731X | Molecular Genetics | 3+0 |
| MIC – 734X | Marine Natural Products | 3+0 |
| MIC – 736X | Immunohaematology& Blood Banking | 3+0 |
| MIC – 739X | Advances in Immunotherapeutic | 3+0 |
| MIC – 740X | Bacteriophages &Bacteriocins | 3+0 |
| MIC – 742X | Food Production Management | 3+0 |
| MIC – 743X | Bioprocess Engineering of Food | 3+0 |
| MIC-744X | Applied Biomolecular Technology for Biopharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries | 3+0 |
| MIC-745X | Molecular Basis of Bacterial Pathogens | 3+0 |
| MIC-746X | Instrumentation and Analytical Techniques | 3+0 |
| MIC – 747X | Seminars on Current advances in the Discipline | 3+0 (1 Credit Hour for each Seminar) |
| MIC-748X | Oral Microbiology | 3+0 |