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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024
                                                              Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024


               develop their capacity to assess the sustainability of food   enzyme reactors, design equations/modelling and transport
               production systems amid climate change.          phenomena.  The  course  is  complemented  by  laboratory
                                                                practical in so that the students can put kinetic principles
               Assessment Methods:                              into practice.
               Continuous Assessment:   100%
                                                                  Assessment Methods:
                                                                Continuous Assessment:    40%
               SIO 3027    ANIMAL CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE       Final Examination:     60%

               This course covers the principles and the practical skills in
               the  in  vitro  culture  of  animal  cells  and  tissues,  which
               includes  the  aseptic  technique,  isolation  and  culture  of   SIO 4005    MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOIL
                                                                                  AND PLANT HEALTH
               primary cells, manipulation of reproductive cells, stem cells,
               reprogramming, and applications in animal biotechnology   The course covers topics including the interaction between
               as well as regenerative medicine.                microbial communities and plant and how the microbiome
                                                                beneficial  for  soil  health  and  plant  growth.  Beside,  this
               Assessment Methods:                              course  covers  on  the  development  and  application  of
               Continuous Assessment:   40%                     microbial consortium to improve crop production.
               Final Examination:   60%

                                                                Assessment Methods:
               SIO 4001    BIOPRODUCT BUSINESS AND SUPPLY       Continuous Assessment:    60%
                         CHAIN                                  Final Examination:     40%

               This course will introduce students to the business aspects
               of  biological  products.  By  combining  topics  in  advanced
               biology/biotechnology  with  business  tools  and  methods,   BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOCHEMISTRY
               students  will  learn  what  is  required  to  translate  scientific   PROGRAMME
               research and patents into innovative products and viable
               business  opportunities.  It  will  also  touch  on  some  of  the
               regulatory processes involved.                   Career Prospects
                                                                Upon graduation, graduates with BSc in Biochemistry can
               Assessment Methods:                              become scientists, researchers in related fields, lecturers or
               Continuous Assessment:    40%                    administrative officers in either government or private (local
               Final Examination:     60%                       or   multinational)   agencies,   non-governmental
                                                                organisations (NGO) and international bodies.

               SIO 4002    ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
                                                                SIJ 1002 FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY
               Importance  of  biological  system  in  the  management  and
               processing  of  waste.  Characterization  of  various  wastes   This  course  covers  the  basic  principles  of  physical  and
               including xenobiotics from the industrial sector. Introduction   organic chemistry with application to biological problems.
               to  a  convenient  system  for  treating  waste  and  sewage.   This course is intended primarily for biochemistry majors.
               Innovation  in  the  processing  of  waste  by  microbes  and   This  course  will  discuss  topics  on  the  fundamental
               plants. The use of waste for valuable material extraction.   principles  of  physical  chemistry  which  include  chemical
                                                                equilibrium, acidity and basicity, kinetics, thermodynamics
                                                                and  ligand-protein  interaction.Basic  principles  of  organic
               Assessment Methods:                              chemistry,  including  fundamental  aspects  of  organic  and
               Continuous Assessment:    50%                    biological  structures  and  bonding,  stereochemistry,  the
               Final Examination:     50%                       effect of structure on physical and chemical properties will
                                                                be  discussed.  A  detailed  analysis  of  organic  chemical
                                                                reactivity, including reactive intermediates and mechanistic
               SIO 4003    INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN               principles of the various groups of organic compounds like
                                  BIOTECHNOLOGY                 alkanes  and  cycloalkanes,  alkenes,  alkynes,  aromatics,
                                                                alkyl  halides,  alcohols,  ethers,  thiols,  amines,  carbonyls
               The students will be conducting internship in an industry or   and derivatives will be covered.
               research  institute  related  to  biotechnology.  The  students
               will be exposed and practice the real work culture of the   Assessment Methods:
               company or industry. At the end of the training, the students   Continuous Assessment:   40%
               are required to report in writing and oral of their industrial   Final Examination:      60%
               training activities, experiences, and suggestions.

               Assessment Methods:
               Continuous Assessment:   100%                    SIJ 1003 BIOCHEMISTRY OF CELLS

                                                                This course introduces students to the basic principles of
                                                                cell biochemistry and develops students’ understanding of
               SIO 4004    ENZYME TECHNOLOGY                    how the cell works. Students will learn about the structure
                                                                and  function  of  essential  molecules  that  are  the  building
               The course is designed to give balance instruction in both   blocks  of  cells  as  well  as  the  energetic  and  metabolic
               fundamental  and  applied  aspects  of  enzymology  for   processes  of  the  cell.  The  Central  Dogma  will  also  be
               biotechnology  students.  Among  topics  covered  are   explored  to  understand  the  role  and  regulation  of  the
               elementary rate laws, temperature and pH effects, theory of   genetic code in synthesizing functional proteins.
               reaction rates, characterization of enzyme activity, enzyme
               inhibition,  two-substrate  reactions,  immobilized  enzyme,   Assessment Methods:
               interfacial enzyme, enzyme in organic solvent/ionic liquid,   Continuous Assessment:   50%



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