UAN:111-000-010
GC University, Lahore
info@gcu.edu.pk
Dr. Ikram-ul-Haq
Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (IIIB)
Industrial Biotechnology

Academic Programmes

  • The course contents of our programmes related to Microbiology and Biotechnology are prepared according to the guidelines provided by HEC.
  • The Departmental Curriculum Committee updates/revises the curricula regularly (every six months) on the basis of the latest trends and developments, and feedback from the concerned teachers and students.
  • The courses are then approved by the concerned Board of Studies in Microbiology and Biotechnology separately which consists of renowned Scientists, Academicians and Industrialists from all over the country.
The Dr. Ikram-ul-Haq Institute of Industrial Biotechnology offers following programmes:
Department of Biotechnology (BIOTECH)
Year Semester Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
I I BIOTECH-1101+P Basic Biotechnology-I 3 (2+1)
II BIOTECH-1201+P Basic Biotechnology-II 3 (2+1)
II III BIOTECH-2101+P Biochemistry-I 3 (2+1)
IV BIOTECH-2201+P Biochemistry-II 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-2202+P Cell Biology 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-3105+P Microbial Genetics 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-3205+P Techniques in Biotechnology 3 (2+1)
III V BIOTECH-3101+P Metabolism-I 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-3102+P Bioremediation 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-3103+P Fermentation Technology 4 (3+1)
BIOTECH-3104+P Molecular Biology 4 (3+1)
VI BIOTECH-3201+P Metabolism-II 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-3202+P Immunology 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-3203+P Enzymology 4 (3+1)
BIOTECH-3204+P Recombinant DNA Technology 4 (3+1)
IV VII BIOTECH-4101+P Food Microbiology 4 (3+1)
BIOTECH-4102+P Bioinformatics-I 4 (3+1)
Elective-I 3
Elective-II 3
BIOTECH-4299 Capstone Research Project/Internship 3
VIII BIOTECH-4201+P Bioinformatics-II 4 (3+1)
BIOTECH-4202+P Skills and Research Methodology 4 (3+1)
Elective-III 3
Elective-IV 3
BIOTECH-4299 Capstone Research Project/Internship 3
List of Elective Courses (vii) (Two Courses will be offered in Semester-VII)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
BIOTECH-4103+P Biofuel and Bioenergy 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-4104+P Drug Design and Drug Delivery 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-4105+P Radiobiology 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-4106 Nano-Biotechnology 3
BIOTECH-4107 Genetic Resource and Conservation 3
BIOTECH-4108 Marine Biotechnology 3
BIOTECH-4109 Biosafety and Bioethics 3
BIOTECH-4110 Bioelectronics and Biosensor 3
BIOTECH-4111 Molecular Diagnostics 3
List of Elective Courses (viii) (Two Courses will be offered in Semester-VIII)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
BIOTECH-4203+P Animal Tissue Culture 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-4204+P Plant Tissue Culture 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-4205+P Biostatistics 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-4206+P Protein Purification 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-4207+P Medical Biotechnology 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-4208+P Principles of Biochemical Engineering 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-4209+P Environmental Biotechnology 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-4210+P Fungal Biotechnology 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-4211+P Economic and Business Applications 3 (2+1)
BIOTECH-4212+P Forensic Sciences 3 (2+1)
Year-I
Eight Courses of 24 Credit Hours will be offered in two semesters.
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
BIOTECH-7101 Principles of Fermentation Technology 3
BIOTECH-7102 Principles of Food Microbiology 3
BIOTECH-7103 Principles of Enzymology 3
BIOTECH-7104 Principles and Techniques of Molecular Biology 3
BIOTECH-7105 Principles of Protein Purification 3
BIOTECH-7106 Immunology 3
BIOTECH-7107 Tissue Culture 3
BIOTECH-7108 Bioremediation 3
BIOTECH-7109 Genomics & Bioinformatics 3
BIOTECH-7111 Proteomics 3
BIOTECH-7112 Biostatistics 3
BIOTECH-7201 Principles and Techniques of Molecular Biology 3
Year-II
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
BIOTECH-7499 Thesis 12

Six Courses of 18 Credit Hours will be offered in two semesters.

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
Biotech-8101 Recombinant DNA Technology 3
Biotech-8102 Applications of Biotechnology 3
Biotech-8103 Techniques in Biotechnology 3
Biotech-8104 Advances in Microbial Genetics 3
Biotech-8105 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering 3
Biotech-8106 Advances in Fermentation Technology 3
Biotech-8107 Bioinformatics 3
Biotech-8201 Data Processing and Bioinformatics 3
Biotech-8202 Advances in Enzymology 3
Biotech-8203 Biotechnology of Mushroom Cultivation 3
Biotech-8204 Bioprocessing 3
Biotech-8205 Quality Control and Quality Assurance 3
Department of Microbiology (MICROBIO)
Year Semester Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
I I MICBIO-1101 General Microbiology-I 3 (2+1)
II MICBIO-1201 General Microbiology-II 3 (2+1)
II III MICBIO-2101 General Microbiology-III 3 (2+1)
IV MICBIO-2201 General Immunology 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-2201 Cell Biology 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-3105 Microbial Anatomy and Physiology 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-3206 Biochemistry 3 (2+1)
III V MICBIO-3101 Microbial Taxonomy 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-3102 Virology 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-3103 Mycology 4 (3+1)
MICBIO-3104 Molecular Biology 4 (3+1)
VI MICBIO-3202 Food Microbiology 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-3205 Clinical Bacteriology 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-3207 Bioinformatics 4 (3+1)
MICBIO-3208 Applied Environmental Microbiology 4 (3+1)
IV VII MICBIO-4101 Biotechnology 4 (3+1)
MICBIO-4102 Molecular Mechanism of Antimicrobial Drugs 4 (3+1)
Elective-I(vii) 3 (2+1)
Elective-II(vii) 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-4299 Capstone Research Project/Internship 3 (0+3)
VIII MICBIO-4201 Soil Microbiology 4 (3+1)
MICBIO-4204 Microbial Enzyme Technology 4 (3+1)
Elective-III(viii) 3 (2+1)
Elective-IV(viii) 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-4299 Capstone Research Project/Internship 3 (0+3)
List of Elective Courses(vii) (Two Courses will be offered in Semester-VII)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
MICBIO-4103 Fresh Water Microbiology 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-4104 Cell and Tissue Culture Technology 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-4105 Genetic Engineering 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-4106 Food Preservation Technology 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-4107 Epidemiology 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-4108 Skills and Research Methodology 3 (2+1)
List of Elective Courses (viii) (Two Courses will be offered in Semester-VIII)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
MICBIO-4202 DNA Damage, Repair and Carcinogenesis 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-4203 Management of Infectious Waste 3 (3+0)
MICBIO-4205 Medical Microbiology 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-4206 Control of Microorganisms 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-4207 Bacterial Genetics 3 (2+1)
MICBIO-4208 Biostatistics 3 (2+1)
Year-I
Eight Courses of 24 Credit Hours will be offered in two semesters.
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
MICBIO-7101 Advances in Food Microbiology 3
MICBIO-7102 Microbial Genomics and Molecular Biology 3
MICBIO-7103 Microbial Proteomics and Human Microbiome 3
MICBIO-7104 Advances in Medical Microbiology 3
MICBIO-7105 Virology 3
MICBIO-7106 Advances in Industrial Microbiology 3
MICBIO-7107 Bioinformatics and Drug Design 3
MICBIO-7108 Molecular Immunology 3
MICBIO-7109 Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 3
MICBIO-7110 Clinical Bacteriology 3
MICBIO-7111 Principles of Protein Purification 3
MICBIO-7112 Epidemiology and Biostatistics 3
Year-II
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
MICBIO-7499 Thesis 12
Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT)
Year Semester Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
I I ENG-1104 English-I (Functional English) 3 (3+0)
MLT-1101 Human Physiology-I 4 (3+1)
MLT-1102 Human Anatomy-I 4 (3+1)
MLT-1103 Biochemistry-I 4 (3+1)
ISL-1202 Islamic Study 3 (2+1)
II ENG-1204 English II (Communication Skills) 3 (3+0)
ISL-1103 Translation of Holy Quran-I 1 (1+0)
MLT-1201 Human Physiology-II 4 (3+1)
MLT-1202 Human Anatomy-II 4 (3+1)
MLT-1203 Biochemistry-II 4 (3+1)
PST-1101 Pakistan Study 3 (2+1)
II III BIOTECH-2101 Basic Biotechnology 4 (3+1)
CA-1201 Basic Computer Skills 4 (3+1)
EMATH-2202 Mathematics 3 (2+1)
MLT-2102 General Microbiology 4 (3+1)
MLT-2103 Biosafety and Bioethics 4 (3+1)
IV ISL-1104 Translation of Holy Quran-II 1 (1+0)
MLT-2201 Clinical Pathology 4 (3+1)
MLT-2202 General Immunology and serology 4 (3+1)
MLT-2203 Medical laboratory instrumentation 4 (3+1)
MLT-2204 Biostatistics 3 (3+0)
MLT-2205 Techniques in Biotechnology 3 (2+1)
II V MLT-3101 Chemical Pathology- I 4 (3+1)
MLT-3102 Clinical Bacteriology 4 (3+1)
MLT-3103 Cytology 3 (2+1)
MLT-3104 Hematology-I 4 (3+1)
MLT-3105 Histopathology 4 (3+1)
VI ISL-1105 Translation of Holy Quran-III 1 (1+0)
MLT-3101 Advanced Clinical Immunology 3 (2+1)
MLT-3102 Clinical Virology and Mycology 4 (3+1)
MLT-3103 Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine 3 (2+1)
MLT-3204 Hematology-II 4 (3+1)
MLT-3205 Chemical Pathology- II 4 (3+1)
IV VII MLT-4101 Advanced Clinical Chemistry 4 (3+1)
MLT-4102 Molecular Biology 4 (3+1)
MLT-4103 Behavioral Sciences 3 (2+1)
MLT-4104 Research Project/Internship 3 (3+0)
MLT-4105 Research Project/Internship 3 (3+0)
VIII ISL-1106 Translation of Holy Quran-IV 1 (1+0)
MLT-4201 Medical Genetics 4 (3+1)
MLT-xxxx Elective -1 3 (3+0)
MLT-xxxx Elective -2 3 (3+0)
MLT-4299 Research Project/Internship 3 (3+0)
MLT-4299 Research Project/Internship 3 (3+0)
List of Elective Subjects
MLT-4202 Forensic Sciences 3 (3+0)
MLT-4203 Advanced Laboratory Techniques 3 (3+0)
MLT-4204 Management of Infectious Waste 3 (3+0)
MLT-4205 Bioinformatics 3 (3+0)