M.Sc. Biotechnology

Programme Educational Objectives:

Graduates of M. Sc (Biotechnology) will:

  • Acquire technological knowhow by connecting disciplinary and interdisciplinary aspects of biotechnology
  • Harness the chemical and biological principles for product development in the field of biotechnology and related areas
  • Formulate and effectively translate biological process into industrial production
  • Develop lifelong learning skills and has a bent towards sustainability and contribute towards fundamental and translational research across wide aspects of biotechnology to meet ever changing societal needs

 

Program Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the program the graduates will,

  • Apply the principles of modern cellular and molecular biology for the production of commercial products such as different antibiotics, vitamins, hormones, enzymes through fermentation process.
  • Develop biotechnological research strategies to solve the global problems like climate change, Acid rain, ozone depletion, industrial waste treatment and bioremediation.
  • Able to carry out an independent research across the wide aspects of applied and interdisciplinary biotechnology
  • Adhere to the Industrial regulations and Environmental safety principles in Biotechnology Industries
  • Design and carry out suitable biotechnological experiments to address a scientific problem and interpret the results appropriately

 

M. Sc. - Biotechnology
(For the students admitted from 2018 – 19)
I Semester (27 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

No. of Contact Hours / Week

Credits

L

T

P

BIS401

Applied Biochemistry

4

0

0

4

BIS402

Molecular Biology

3

1

0

4

BIS403

Cell Biology & Cytogenetics

4

0

0

4

BIS404

Applied Microbiology

4

0

0

4

BIS405

Immunology & Immunotechniques

4

0

0

4

CHY209

Laboratory Techniques & Biophysical Principles

3

1

0

4

BIS406

Applied Biochemistry Laboratory

0

0

2

1

BIS407

Molecular Biology Laboratory

0

0

4

2

TOTAL

22

2

6

27

II Semester (24 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

No of Contact Hours / Week

Credits

L

T

P

MAT430

Applied Biostatistics

3

1

0

4

BIS408

Plant & Animal Biotechnology

4

0

0

4

BIS529

Environmental Biotechnology

4

0

0

4

BIS501

Genetic Engineering & Genome Editing Technologies

3

1

0

4

BIS502

Cancer Biology & Therapeutics

4

0

0

4

BIS503

Genetic Engineering & Genome Editing Technologies Laboratory

0

0

4

2

BIS409

Applied Microbiology Laboratory

0

0

4

2

TOTAL

18

2

8

24

III Semester (23 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

No of Contact Hours / Week

Credits

L

T

P

BIS504

Fundamentals of Bioprocess Technology

4

0

0

4

BIN518

Applied Bioinformatics

4

0

0

4

BIS505

Bioprocess Technology Laboratory

0

0

2

1

BIS410

Immunology & Immuno techniques Laboratory

0

0

2

1

BIS399

Seminar

0

0

2

1

BIS499

Project Phase – I

0

0

4

2

MAN106

Research Methodology & IPR

2

0

0

2

 

(Any 2)

 

 

 

 

BIN522

 

BIE409

BIT518

BIS509

BIT512

BIS507

BIS607

BIS508

 

BIS506

Omics: Genomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics & Metabolomics

Bionanotechnology

Essentials of Medical microbiology

Stem Cell Biology & Technology

Virology

Developmental Biology of Plants & Animals

Bioethics and Biosafety

Molecular basis of Non-communicable diseases

Biofilm biology

4

4

0

0

0

0

4

4

TOTAL

18

0

10

23

IV Semester (16 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

No of Contact Hours / Week

Credits

L

T

P

BIS500

Project and Viva voce

0

0

32

16

TOTAL

0

0

32

16

Academic

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