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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2025/2026

SIO3025 SECONDARY METABOLITES aseptic technique, isolation and culture of
AND METABOLOMICS primary cells, manipulation of
reproductive cells, stem cells,
This course describes the classification of reprogramming, and applications in animal
secondary metabolites, its biosynthetic biotechnology as well as regenerative
pathways, and relationship between medicine.
primary and secondary metabolites. The
importance and application of secondary Assessment Methods:
metabolites will be discussed. It also Continuous Assessment: 40%
explains the methods of extraction and Summative Assessment: 60%
identification of secondary metabolites.
Moreover, this course will introduce
students to metabolomics and SIO4001 BIOPRODUCT BUSINESS AND
biotechnological approaches to increase SUPPLY CHAIN
secondary metabolites production.
This course will introduce students to the
Assessment Methods: business aspects of biological products. By
Continuous Assessment: 40% combining topics in advanced
Summative Assessment: 60% biology/biotechnology with business tools
and methods, students will learn what is
required to translate scientific research
SIO3026 SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS and patents into innovative products and
viable business opportunities. It will also
This course introduces the main touch on some of the regulatory processes
components of food systems, involved.
demonstrating the complexity and
relationships of different food system Assessment Methods:
types that connect society to the Continuous Assessment: 40%
environment in various ways within a Summative Assessment: 60%
globalized world. Students will learn the
issues surrounding food security through
the lens of biology, agroecology, SIO4002 ENVIRONMENTAL
anthropology, environmental sociology, BIOTECHNOLOGY
and nutrition. This will help develop their
capacity to assess the sustainability of food Importance of biological system in the
production systems amid climate change. management and processing of waste.
Characterization of various wastes
Assessment Methods: including xenobiotics from the industrial
Continuous Assessment: 100% sector. Introduction to a convenient
system for treating waste and sewage.
Innovation in the processing of waste by
SIO3027 ANIMAL CELL AND TISSUE microbes and plants. The use of waste for
CULTURE valuable material extraction.

This course covers the principles and the Assessment Methods:
practical skills in the in vitro culture of Continuous Assessment: 50%
animal cells and tissues, which includes the Summative Assessment: 50%

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