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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2025/2026

Assessment Methods: Sterility testing. Good practices for
Continuous Assessment: 100% pharmaceutical microbiology labs. Quality
assurance

SIR3035 ANIMAL GENETICS AND Assessment Methods:
GENE MANIPULATION Continuous Assessment: 50%
Summative Assessment: 50%
The course is an introduction to the genetic
principles, mining functional animal traits
using genomic selection, manipulation of SIR3041 MARINE AND ESTUARINE
genes for genetic improvement of animals MICROBIOLOGY
and biosafety regulations related to animal
research. The students develop skills in Sampling techniques and seawater
collecting, analysing and disseminating analysis. Characteristics of marine and
information and data related to animal estuarine habitats. Bacteria, algae,
genetics and gene manipulation. protozoa, zooplankton, virus and fungi in
seas. Microbial interactions in marine and
Assessment Methods: estuarine ecosystems. Nutrient cycles (C,
Continuous Assessment: 40% N, P, Si) in marine ecosystems.
Summative Assessment: 60% Microbiology and geochemistry of
mangrove and coral reef ecosystems

SIR3036 FERMENTATION Assessment Methods:
TECHNOLOGY Continuous Assessment: 60%
Summative Assessment: 40%
Elaborate microbial and biochemical
aspects in fermentation processing,
principles and kinetics of fermentation, SIR3042 PLANT MOLECULAR AND
types of bioreactors and generation of CELLULAR BIOLOGY
fermentation products
An introduction to the basic principles and
Assessment Methods: current development on plant molecular
Continuous Assessment: 50% biology. Covering theoretical and practical
Summative Assessment: 50% aspects that are important for current
approaches in plant improvement and
plant biotechnology. This course also
SIR3037 PHARMACEUTICAL introduces basic principles of plant genetic
MICROBIOLOGY engineering and the techniques involved.
Issues related to GMO will be discussed.
Antimicrobial agents: types of antibiotic,
mode of action, resistance and other Assessment Methods:
problems in antibiotics utilisation. New Continuous Assessment: 50%
sources of antibiotics.Vaccines: mode of Summative Assessment: 50%
action, pro and cons of vaccines utilisation.
Disinfectants and preservatives.
Introduction to Pharmacopeias.
Commercial production of antibiotics.

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