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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2025/2026

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
ACADEMIC SESSION 2025/2026
(133 CREDITS)
4. UNIVERSITY COURSES (14 CREDITS)
COURSE
COURSE NAME CREDITS
CODE
GIG1012 / Philosophy and Current Issues (local students) / 2
GLT1049* Basic Malay Language (*only for international students)
GIG1013 Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisations 2
GIG1003 Basic Entrepreneurship Enculturation 2
GKA/ GKI/ Co-Curriculum 4
GKK/ GKP/
GKS/ GKU
1001
GLTxxxx English Language / Foreign Language (**student whose 4
native language is English)
5. CORE COURSES (73 CREDITS)
COURSE COURSE NAME PRE-REQUISITES CREDITS
CODE
LEVEL 1 (24 Credits)
SIX1015 Science, Technology and Society 2
SIX1016 Statistics 3
SIC1001 Principle of Chemistry 2
SIE1002 Bioethics and Safety 2
SIJ1004 Introduction to Computational
3
Biology
SIR1001 Fundamental Microbiology 3
SIR1002 Fundamental Genetics 2
SIR1003 Biochemistry 2
SIR1004 Concepts of Genetic Engineering 2
SIR1005 Genetics and Molecular Biology 3
Practical I
LEVEL 2 (23 Credits)
SIR2011 Bacteriology 2
SIR2012 Immunology SIR1001 2
SIR2013 Virology SIR1001 2
SIR2014 Microbiology Practical SIR1001 3
SIR2015 Microbial Physiology SIR1001 2
SIR2016 Eukaryotic Microorganisms SIR1001 3
SIR2017 Microbial Ecology SIR1001 2
SIR2018 Molecular Genetics SIR1002 2
SIR2019 Genomes SIR1002 2
SIR2020 Genetics and Molecular Biology SIR1002
3
Practical II
LEVEL 3 and 4 (26 Credits)
SIR3018 Biosafety and Biosecurity 2

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