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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
ACADEMIC SESSION 2023/2024
(133 CREDITS)
4. 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
GKA/ GKI/ GKK/ Co-Curriculum 4
GKP/ GKS/ GKU
1001
GLTxxxx English Language / Foreign Language (**student whose native language is English) 4
5. CORE COURSES (73 CREDITS)
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME PRE-REQUISITES CREDITS
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 Biology 3
SIR1001 Fundamental Microbiology 3
SIR1002 Fundamental Genetics 2
SIR1003 Biochemistry 2
SIR1004 Concepts of Genetic Engineering 2
SIR1005 Genetics and Molecular Biology Practical I 3
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 Practical II SIR1002 3
LEVEL 3 and 4 (26 Credits)
SIR3018 Biosafety and Biosecurity 2
SIR3019 Human Molecular Genetics SIR2018 3
SIR4001 Research Project SIR3018 10
SIR4002 Industrial Training SIR2014 & SIR2020 8
SIR4003 Science Communication 3
6. ELECTIVE COURSES (46 CREDITS)
(I) PROGRAMME ELECTIVE COURSES or/and MINOR PACKAGE **
(38 CREDITS)
Choose from all elective courses or/and Minor Packages that are offered
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME PRE-REQUISITES CREDITS
SIE2004 Mycology 3
SIE2006 Phycology 3
SIE3012 Parasitology 3
SIH3027 Green Agriculture 3
SIM1001 Basic Mathematics 4
SIM1002 Calculus I 4
SIO1003 Bioinformatics Concepts 2
SIO1004 Introduction to Computer Programming in 2
Bioinformatics
SIO2012 Bioinformatics Data Management SIO1003 2
SIO3016 Biological Data Analytics SIO1004 2
SIO3023 Plant Genetics and Breeding 2
SIO4005 Microbial Technologies for Soil and Plant Health 2
SIR2031 Food Microbiology SIR1001 2
SIR2041 Population Genetics 3

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