University of Nizwa

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Biological Sciences and Chemistry

الخطة الدراسية لبكالوريوس في التقنية الحيوية

Degree Plan for B.Sc. in Biotechnology

 

Minimum No. of Credits for the Biotechnology Degree Plan = 137

Course Title

No. of Credits

Pre-requisites

University Requirements = 21 Credits

ARAB100     Arabic Language I

3

 

ARAB101     Arabic Language II

3

ARAB100

COMP101     Computer Skills

3

COMP-A,COMPB - Digital Literacy

ENGL150      English Language I

3

 

ENGL152      English Language II

3

ENGL150

ENGL155      Communication Skills

3

ENGL152

HIST150        Islamic Civilization

3

 

University Electives = 6 Credits

Student shall choose from available courses offered by all Colleges of the University

 

College Requirements = 16Credits

BIOL101       General Biology I

4

 

CHEM101     General Chemistry I

4

 

MATH116     Pre Calculus  

4

 

PHYS101      General Physics I

4

MATH116

College Electives = 8 Credits

Student shall choose from the following courses:

COMP151 Introduction to Algorithms                

4

COMP 101

ERSC101      Introduction to Geology I

4

CHEM101

MATH 211   Calculus I

4

MATH 116

STAT101      Introduction to Statistics 

4

 

Department Requirements = 60 credits

BIOL102      General Biology II

4

BIOL101

BIOL211      Plant Physiology

3

BIOL102

BIOL220      Animal Physiology

3

BIOL102

BIOL242      Introductory Genetics

3

BIOL101

BIOL344      Introductory Microbiology

3

BIOL102

BIOL330      Bacteriology

3

BIOL344

CHEM334    Biochemistry

3

BIOL101

BIOL 364 Mycology

3

BIOL344

BIOL345      Introduction to Biotechnology

3

BIOL242, BIOL344

BIOL350      Cell Biology

3

CHEM334 

BIOL363      Biological Data Handling

3

 

BIOL410   Microbial Biotechnology

3

BIOL345

BIOL412   In Vitro Biotechnology

3

BIOL345

BIOL425   Molecular Biology

3

BIOL242

BIOL442   Embryology

3

BIOL102

BIOL450   Immunology

3

BIOL344

BIOL451   Toxicology

3

CHEM334

CHEM265  Organic Chemistry I

4

CHEM102

CHEM102   General Chemistry II

4

CHEM101

Department Electives = 26 credits

Student shall choose from available courses offered by the Department

BIOL103   Human Biology

3

BIOL101,

 Non-majors only

BIOL202   Principles of Conservation

3

BIOL101

BIOL205   Introductory Ecology

3

BIOL102

BIOL221   Invertebrates I

3

BIOL102

BIOL222   Invertebrates II

3

BIOL221

BIOL224   Entomology

3

BIOL102

BIOL241   Animal Histology

3

BIOL102

BIOL351  Man and the Environment

3

 

BIOL300  Human Physiology

3

BIOL101

BIOL321   Vertebrate Zoology

3

BIOL102

BIOL331   Non-Vascular Plants

3

BIOL102

BIOL333   Angiosperm Biology

3

BIOL102

BIOL341   Practical Techniques in Biology

3

BIOL102

BIOL342   Parasitology

3

BIOL221

BIOL347   Economic Botany

3

BIOL102

BIOL352   Ecology

3

BIOL102

BIOL354   Marine Biology

3

BIOL205

BIOL357   Virology

3

BIOL344

BIOL421   Desert Biology

3

BIOL205

BIOL422   Insect Pests

3

BIOL224

BIOL427   Environmental Physiology

3

BIOL211, BIOL220

BIOL431   Enzyme Biotechnology

3

CHEM334

BIOL437   Biology  Seminar

2

BIOL102

BIOL441   Animal Behaviour

3

BIOL102

BIOL452   Freshwater Biology

3

BIOL205

BIOL454   Biological Conservation

3

BIOL205

BIOL455   Research Project in Biology

3

BIOL363

BIOL150    Botany

4

BIOL101

BIOL461   Bird Biology

3

BIOL441, BIOL321, BIOL220

BIOL471   Phylogenetic Systematics I

3

BIOL102

BIOL472   Phylogenetic Systematics II

3

BIOL471

BIOL473   Molecular Systematics

3

BIOL471 or BIOL472

BIOL 474   Methods in Molecular Biology

3

BIOL 425