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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOCHEMISTRY
ACADEMIC SESSION 2023/2024
(134 CREDITS)
1. UNIVERSITY COURSES (14 CREDITS)
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME CREDITS
GIG1012 / Philosophy and Current Issues (local students) / 2
GLT1017* Basic Malay Language (*only for international students)
GIG1013 Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisations 2
GIG1003 Basic Entrepreneurship Enculturation 2
GKA1001/ Co-Curriculum 4
GKI1001/
GKK1001/
GKP1001/
GKS1001/
GKU1001
GLTxxxx English Language / Foreign Language (**student whose native language is English) 4
2. CORE COURSES (80 CREDITS)
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME PRE-REQUISITES CREDITS
LEVEL 1 (21 Credits)
SIX1015 Science, Technology and Society 2
SIX1016 Statistics 3
SIE1002 Bioethics and Safety 2
SIJ1002 Fundamentals of Chemistry 3
SIJ1003 Biochemistry of Cells 3
SIJ1004 Introduction to Computational Biology 3
SIJ1005 Principles of Biochemical Techniques 3
SIO1001 Basic Physics 2
LEVEL 2 (27 Credits)
SIJ2002 Structure and Function of Biomolecules SIJ1002 3
SIJ2004 Metabolism and Regulation of Amino Acids and Nucleotides SIJ1003 2
SIJ2005 Molecular Biology SIJ1003 3
SIJ2006 Protein Biochemistry SIJ1002 3
SIJ2007 Enzymes: Mechanism and Control SIJ1002, SIJ2002 2
SIJ2008 Biochemistry Practical I 4
SIJ2009 Biochemistry Practical II SIJ2008 4
SIJ2021 Metabolism and Regulation of Carbohydrate and Lipids SIJ1003 3
SIJ2022 Scientific and Research Communication SIJ1003 3
LEVEL 3 (32 Credits)
SIJ3001 Research Project In Biochemistry SIJ2008, SIJ2009 10
SIJ3004 Clinical Biochemistry and Physiology SIJ1003 3
SIJ3005 Cellular and Molecular Immunology SIJ1003 3
SIJ3006 Membrane Biochemistry and Cell Signalling SIJ2002 2
SIJ3008 Advanced Molecular Biology SIJ2005 3
SIJ3009 Design Thinking and Knowledge Transfer SIJ1003 3
SIJ3019 Industrial Attachment and Training SIJ3001 8
3. ELECTIVE COURSES (40 CREDITS)
(I) PROGRAMME ELECTIVE COURSES or/and MINOR PACKAGE**
(32 CREDITS)
Choose from all elective courses or/and Minor Packages that are offered
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME PRE-REQUISITES CREDITS
SIJ2012 Nutritional Biochemistry 3
SIJ2014 Toxicology 3
SIJ2015 Toxinology 2
SIJ2016 Food Process Biochemistry 2
SIJ2017 Microbial Biochemistry 2
SIJ2018 Functional Anatomy and Physiology 3
SIJ2019 Biochemistry of Hormones 2
SIJ2020 Neurochemistry SIJ1003 2
SIJ3003 Plant Molecular Biology SIJ2005 3
SIJ3011 Post-Genomic Technologies and Bioinformatics SIJ2005, SIJ3008 3
SIJ3013 Natural Product Biochemistry and Drug Discovery 3
SIJ3016 Biochemistry of Cancer SIJ2005 3
SIJ3017 Glycobiology 3
SIJ3018 Computational Biochemistry 3
SIJ3020 Fundamentals of Biochemical Pharmacology 2
SIJ3021 Structural Biology Techniques SIJ2006 2

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