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BS-MS (Dual Degree) CURRICULUM

CORE COURSES

I Semester
Course No. Course Name Lec Hr Lab Hr Tut Hr SS Hr Credit
BIO 101Biomolecules and The Origin of Life30163
BIO 103General Biology Laboratory I03001
CHM 101General Chemistry 30163
CHM 103General Chemistry Laboratory03001
CS 101Introduction to Computers21063
HSS 103Basics of Communication Skills10021
MTH 101Calculus of One Variable30163
PHY 101Mechanics30163
PHY 103General Physics Laboratory I03001
Total 15 10 4 32 19
II Semester
Course No. Course Name Lec Hr Lab Hr Tut Hr SS Hr Credit
BIO 102Diversity in the Living World 30163
BIO 104General Biology Laboratory II 03001
CHM 102Basic Inorganic Chemistry 30163
CHM 104Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory I 03001
HSS 104Oral and Written Communication 1 0 0 2 1
EES 102Introduction to Earth Science 3 00 6 3
MTH 102Linear Algebra 30163
PHY 102Electromagnetism 30163
PHY 104General Physics Laboratory II 03001
Total 16 9 4 32 19
III Semester
Course No. Course Name Lec Hr Lab Hr Tut Hr SS Hr Credit
BIO 201 Flow of Genetic Information 30163
BIO 203 General Biology Laboratory III 03001
CHM 211 Basic Organic Chemistry 30163
CHM 213 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 03001
EES 201 Earth System Components 2 0 0 4 2
HSS 209 Technical Writing 2 00 4 2
MTH 201 Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations 30163
PHY 201 Quantum Physics 30163
PHY 203 General Physics Laboratory III 03001
Total 16 9 4 32 19
IV Semester
Course No. Course Name Lec Hr Lab Hr Tut Hr SS Hr Credit
BIO 202 Basic Genetics 30163
BIO 204 General Biology Laboratory IV 03001
CHM 222 Classical Thermodynamics 30163
CHM 224 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I 03001
EES 202 Introduction to Environmental Sciences 3 0 063
HSS 207 Macroeconomics 10021
MTH 202 Probability and Statistics 30163
PHY 202 Basic Electronics 30163
PHY 204 Electronics Laboratory 03001
Total 16 9 4 32 19

NOTE: Lec Hr: Lecture Hours per week; Lab Hr: Laboratory Hours per week; Tut Hr: Tutorial Hours per week; SS Hr: Self Study Hours per week

For example, CHM 222 has 3 Lec Hr and 6 SS Hr. So, Number of Credits = [(3+0+6)/3] = 3