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4 Year B. Sc. (Hons.) Biotechnology is an undergraduate degree offered by the School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham, Amritapuri.

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Curriculum

Semester I
Sl. No Course Code Course Title Credits
1 25MIC101 Introductory Biology 3
2 25CHY105 Chemistry 4
3 25ENG100 English 3
4 25MIC102 Introductory Microbiology 3
5 25PHY106 Physics 4
6 22ADM101 Foundations Of Indian Heritage 2
7 22AVP103 Mastery Over Mind (MAOM) 2
8 25MIC181 Introductory Microbiology Lab 2
Total Credits 23
Semester II
Sl. No Course Code Course Title Credits
1 25BIO112 Principles Of Ecology And Evolution 3
2 25BIO111 Biochemistry 3
3 25ENG110 English-creative Writing & Soft Skills 3
4 25CSA113 Information Systems 3
5 25MAT114 Mathematics 4
6 22ADM111 Glimpses Of Glorious India 2
7 25PHY184 Physical Sciences Lab 2
8 25BIO181 Biochemistry Lab 2
Total Credits 22
Semester III
Sl. No Course Code Course Title Credits
1 25BIO201 Molecular Biology 3
2 25MAT204 Biostatistics 3
3 25BIO203 Plant Biology 4
4 25BIO205 Analytical Biochemistry 3
5 25MIC202 Virology 3
6 25BIF201 Introductory Bioinformatics 3
7 22ADM201 Amrita Value Programme I (Strategic Lessons From Mahābhārata) 1
8 25MIC281 General Microbiology Lab 2
9 25BIO282 Cell And Molecular Biology Lab 2
Total Credits 24
Semester IV
Sl. No Course Code Course Title Credits
1 25BIO216 Human Physiology 4
2 25BIO211 Genetics 3
3 25BIO212 Immunology 3
4 25BIO213 Enzyme Technology 3
5 25BIO214 Cell Biology 3
6 25BIO215 Introductory Biophysics 2
7 25SSK201 Soft Skills- I 1
8 22ADM211 Amrita Value ProgrammeII (Leadership From Rāmāyana) 1
9 25BIO283 Immunology Lab 2
10 25BIO284 Enzymology Lab 2
Total Credits 24
Semester V
Sl. No Course Code Course Title Credits
1 25BIF302 Python Fundamentals for Biologists 3
2 25BIO302 Omes and Omics 3
3 25BIO303 Bioenergetics and Metabolism 3
4 25BIO304 Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology 3
5 25BIO300 Research Methodology 2
6 25BIO390* Live-in-labs*/ Open Elective 3
7 25SSK301 Softskills- II 1
8 25BIO381 Industrial Biotechnology Lab 2
Total Credits 20
Semester VI
Sl. No Course Code Course Title Credits
1 25BIO311 Pharmacology 4
2 25BIO312 Developmental Biology 3
3 25BIO313 Genetic Engineering 4
4 25MIC311 Plant and Animal Tissue Culture 3
5 25BIF314 Artificial IntelligenceForBiology 3
6 25BIO382 Genetic Engineering Lab 2
7 25MIC381 Plant and Animal Tissue Culture Lab 2
Total Credits 21
Semester VII
Sl. No Course Code Course Title Credits
1 25BIO401 Metabolic Engineering 3
2 25BIO404 Research Ethics, Science Communication and IPR Management 3
3 25BIO402 Applied Bioanalytical Methods 3
4 Elective I 3
5 25BIO403 Advanced Pharmaceutical Biosciences 3
6 25BIO481 Advanced Molecular Genetics and Gene Expression Lab 2
Total Credits 17
Semester VIII
Sl. No Course Code Course Title Credit
B.Sc. Hons. By Research
1 25BIO499 Project 12
B.Sc. Hons. (Regular)
1 25BIO496 Mini Project 6
2 ElectiveII 3
3  Elective III 3
Total Credits 12
Total Credits for Program Completion 163
Electives
Sl. No Course Code   Course Title   Credit
1 25BIO431 Embryology 3
2 25BIO432 Host-Pathogen Interaction and Human Microbiome 3
3 25BIO433 Molecular Fluorescence: Applications in Chemical Biology 3
Sl. No Course Code   Course Title   Credit
1 25BIO441 Cancer Biology 3
2 25BIO442 Phage Biology 3
3 25BIO443 Cell Signalling 3
4 25BIO444 Biomimicry 3
5 25BIO445 Neuroscience 3
6 25BIO446 Regenerative Biology & Stem Cells 3

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