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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2016/2017

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MICROBIOLOGY
SESSION 2016/2017
(123 CREDITS)
1. UNIVERSITY COURSES (20 CREDITS)
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME CREDITS
GIG 1001 Islamic and Asian Civilization (TITAS) 2
GIG 1002 or Ethnic Relations / Introduction to Malaysia (*only for international students) 2
*GIG 1006
GIG 1003 Basic Entrepreneurship Culture 2
GIX 1004 Information Literacy 2
GIG 1005 Social Engagement 2
GLT xxxx English Courses (subject to MUET bands) 6
GKN/GKR or Co-Curriculum 2
GKV
GIx xxxx External-Faculty Elective Courses (KELF) 2
2. CORE COURSES (69 CREDITS)
(I) FACULTY CORE COURSES (8 CREDITS) [TF]
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME CREDITS
SIX 1001 Introduction to Science and Technology Studies 3
SIX 1002 Ethics and Safety 2
SIX 1003 Biostatistics 3
(II) PROGRAMME CORE COURSES (61 CREDITS) [TP]

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME PRE-REQUISITES CREDITS

LEVEL 1 (12 Credits)
SIJ 1001 Life Processes 2
SIL 1001 Cell Biology 2
SIE 1001 Biology of Organisms 2
SIH 1001 Population Biology 2
SIK 1001 Biology Practical 2
SIC 1001 Principle of Chemistry 2
LEVEL 2 (33 Credits)
SIL 2003 Microbial Genetics SIL1001 3
SIL 2009 Recombinant DNA Technology SIL1001 3
SIL1001 and
SIR 2001 Eukaryotic Microorganisms SIE1001; for Microbiology 3
students only
Instrumentation, Microbiology Methods and Data SIE1001 and SIR2004; for
SIR 2002 3
Management Microbiology students only
SIR 2004 General Microbiology SIJ1001 3
SIR 2005 Bacteriology I SIE1001 3
SIR 2006 Bacteriology II SIE1001 3
SIR 2007 Virology SIR2004 3
SIR 2008 Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry SIJ1001 3
SIR 2009 Microbial Ecology SIE1001 3
SIL 1001; for Microbiology
SIR 2010 Immunology students only 3
LEVEL 3 (16 Credits)
SIR2003 and SIR3006; required
SIR 3002 Industrial Training in Microbiology duration of training is at 7
minimum of 12 weeks
SIR 3004 Scientific Communication in Microbiology SIR2004 3
SIR 3005 Industrial and Environmental Microbiology SIR2004 3
SIR 3006 Public Health Microbiology SIR2005 and SIR2007 3
3. ELECTIVE COURSES (34 CREDITS)
(I) PROGRAMME ELECTIVE COURSES (27 CREDITS) [EP]
SIR 2003 Food Microbiology SIR2004 and 3
SIR2005
SIR 3001 Research Project in Microbiology SIR2002 and SIR2004 8
SIR 3007 Advanced Food Microbiology SIR2003 3
SIR 3008 Pharmaceutical Microbiology SIR2008 3
SIR 3009 Microbial Pathogenesis SIR2004 and SIR2010 3
SIR 3010 Diagnostic Microbiology SIR2004 and SIR2007 3

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