MSc Biochemistry
Program Structure
Semester System
Duration
2 years
Eligibility Criteria
Studied any two of following subjects as major subjects in BSc Degree: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Botany, Biochemistry, Botany, Zoology, Genetics, chemistry and Physiology
Scheme of Studies
Semester-1
| Course Code | Category | Course Title | Cr.Hrs. | Prerequisites |
| BIOCHEM-1 | MSc Biochemistry | Fundamentals of Biochemistry | 2-1 | |
| BIOCHEM-2 | MSc Biochemistry | Protein Structure, Function and Engineering | 2-0 | |
| BIOCHEM-3 | MSc Biochemistry | Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Membrane | 2-1 | |
| BIOCHEM-4 | MSc Biochemistry | Enzymology | 3-1 | |
| BIOCHEM-5 | MSc Biochemistry | Techniques in Biochemistry | 1-2 | |
| MATH-6 | MSc Biochemistry | Mathematics and Computer for Biologists | 3-0 |
Semester-2
| Course Code | Category | Course Title | Cr.Hrs. | Prerequisites |
| BIOCHEM-7 | MSc Biochemistry | Protein and Nucleic Acid Metabolism | 2-0 | |
| BIOCHEM-8 | MSc Biochemistry | Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism | 3-0 | |
| BIOCHEM-9 | MSc Biochemistry | Nutritional Biochemistry | 2-0 | |
| BIOCHEM-10 | MSc Biochemistry | Biochemistry of Drug and Its Metabolism | 2-0 | |
| PHYS-11 | MSc Biochemistry | Fundamentals of Physiology | 2-1 | |
| PHYS-11 | MSc Biochemistry | Fundamentals of Physiology | 2-1 | |
| MIRC-12 | MSc Biochemistry | Fundamentals of Microbiology | 2-1 | |
| STAT-13 | MSc Biochemistry | Biostatistics | 3-0 |
Semester-3
| Course Code | Category | Course Title | Cr.Hrs. | Prerequisites |
| BIOCHEM-14 | MSc Biochemistry | Clinical Biochemistry | 2-2 | |
| BIOCHEM-15 | MSc Biochemistry | Biochemistry of Cell Signaling | 2-0 | |
| BIOCHEM-16 | MSc Biochemistry | Bioenergetics | 2-0 | |
| BIOCHEM-17 | MSc Biochemistry | Molecular Biology and Recombinant DNA technology | 3-1 | |
| MIRC-18 | MSc Biochemistry | Immunology | 2-0 | |
| BIOCHEM-19 | MSc Biochemistry | Bioinformatics | 2-0 | |
| BIOCHEM-20 | MSc Biochemistry | Biosafety and Ethics | 2-0 |
Semester-4
| Course Code | Category | Course Title | Cr.Hrs. | Prerequisites |
| BIOCHEM-21 | MSc Biochemistry | Current Research Trends in Biochemistry | 2-0 | |
| BIOCHEM-22 | MSc Biochemistry | Research Methodologies and Scientific Writing | 3-0 | |
| BIOCHEM-23 | MSc Biochemistry | Seminar | 1-0 | |
| BIOCHEM-24 | MSc Biochemistry | Thesis/ Special paper | 6-0 |
Degree Completion Requirements
As per HEC