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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2020/2021

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOINFORMATICS
ACADEMIC SESSION 2020/2021
(126 CREDITS)
1. UNIVERSITY COURSES (20 CREDITS)
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME CREDITS
GIG 1012 / Philosophy and Current Issues / 2
*GLT 1017 Basic Malay Language (*only for international students)
GIG 1013 Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisations 2
GIG 1003 Basic Entrepreneurship Culture 2
GIG 1004 Information Literacy 2
GIG 1005 Social Engagement 2
GLT XXXX English Courses (subject to MUET bands) 6
GKA/GKI/GKK/ Co-Curriculum 2
GKP/GKS/GKU
GIA – GIX XXXX External-Faculty Elective Courses (KELF) 2
2. CORE COURSES (73 CREDITS)
(I) FACULTY CORE COURSES (8 CREDITS) [TF]
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME PRE-REQUISITES CREDITS
SIX 1001 Introduction to Science and Technology Studies 3
SIX 1002 Ethics and Safety 2
SIX 1003 Biostatistics 3
(II) PROGRAMME CORE COURSES (65 CREDITS) [TP]
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME PRE-REQUISITES CREDITS
LEVEL 1 (10 Credits)
SIJ 1001 Life Processes 2
SIL 1001 Cell Biology 2
SIE 1001 Biology of Organisms 2
SIH 1001 Population Biology 2
SIK 1001 Biology Practical 2
LEVEL 2 (28 Credits)
SIV 2001 Fundamentals of Bioinformatics SIL1001 and SIK1001 3
SIV 2002 Biological Systems and Processes SIL1001 and SIK1001 2
SIV 2003 Computer Operating System SIX1003 3
SIV 2004 Computer Programming SIX1003 3
SIV 2005 Biophysics in Bioinformatics SIL1001 and SIK1001 2
SIV 2006 Algorithms in Bioinformatics SIV2004 3
SIV 2007 System Analysis and Design SIV2004 3
SIV 2008 Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering SIV2001 2
SIV 2009 Analysis of Organismal Systematics SIE1001 and SIH1001 2
SIV 2010 Mathematics in Biology SIX1003 2
SIV 2011 Introduction to Database Systems SIV2004 3
LEVEL 3 (27 Credits)
SIV 3001 Research Project in Bioinformatics SIV2001 and SIV2007 8
SIV 3002 Industrial Training in Bioinformatics SIV3001 7
SIV 3003 Analysis of Molecular Sequence SIV2008 2
SIV 3004 Programming in Bioinformatics SIV2004 3
SIV 3005 Biomolecular Modelling SIV2001 and SIV2008 2
SIV 3006 Genomics SIV2001 and SIV2008 2
SIV 3011 Current Topics in Bioinformatics SIV2001 or SIV2011 3
3. ELECTIVE COURSES (33 CREDITS)
(I) PROGRAMME ELECTIVE COURSES (26 CREDITS) [EP]
Choose from all elective courses that are offered
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME PRE-REQUISITES CREDITS
SIV 2012 Bioimage Processing and Analysis SIX1003 3
SIV 2013 Object-oriented Programming SIV2004 3
SIV 2014 Human Computer Interaction SIX1003 3
SIV 3007 Instrumentation in Biological Sciences SIV2001 2
SIV 3008 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems SIV2007 3
SIV 3009 Internet Programming SIV2004 3
SIV 3010 Data Mining and Machine Learning SIV2006 3
SIV 3012 Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics SIV2006 3
SIV 3013 Software Engineering in Bioinformatics SIV2004 3
SIV 3014 Graphics and Data Visualization in Bioinformatics SIV2012 3

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