Course Structure, Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa University

Alagappa University (A State University Accredited by NAAC with 'A' Grade)
Department of Biotechnology

Course Structure

The two-year course is organized on Semester basis covering a total of four semesters under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). CBCS is an innovative instructional package developed to suit the need of students keeping pace with the developments in higher education. One of the greatest merits of the system is the flexibility it offers to the students to choose elective courses according to their interest and aptitude. The student has to take as many courses that fulfills 72 credits of theory / laboratory courses and project work in four semesters in order to qualify for the P. G. degree. Under this system one hour of teaching per week = 1 credit and 3 hours of lab course / practical = 1 credit. Therefore a theory course of 3 credits means that the course will be thought 3 hours in a week.

Two types of courses are offered.

  a) Core courses : 60 credits
  b) Elective* : 12 credits
  * A student may take four of the twelve elective courses offered.

Compulsory Interdisciplinary Courses

1. Computer Applications
2. Village Placement Programme

The course structure is as follows.

SEMESTER I

Code	Subject	Credit
501101	Biochemistry	3
501102	Microbiology	3
501103	Molecular Genetics	3
501104	Cell Biology	3
501105	Lab l: Analytical Biochemistry	3
501106	Lab ll: Microbiology	3
	Elective 1	3
	Total	21

SEMESTER II

Code	Subject	Credit
501201	Immunobiology	3
501202	Recombinant DNA Technology	3
501203	Plant Molecular Biology	3
501204	Marine Ecosystem and Principles of Oceanography	3
501205	Lab lll: Molecular Genetics	3
501206	Lab lV: Immunotechnology	3
	Elective 2	3
	Computer Applications	4
	Total	25

SEMESTER III

Code	Subject	Credit
501301	Bioinformatics	3
501302	Animal Biotechnology	3
501303	Marine Biotechnology	3
501304	Lab V: Recombinant DNA Technology	3
501305	Lab VI: Plant Biotechnology	3
	Elective 3	3
	Elective 4	3
	Village Placement Programme	2
	Total	23

SEMESTER IV

Code	Subject	Credit
501401	Project work	9

List of Electives

   501501 Biophysics and Instrumentation
   501502 Biostatistics
   501503 Marine Pollution and Biodeterioration
   501504 Environmental Biotechnology
   501505 IPR, Biosafety and Bioethics
   501506 Marine Aquaculture
   501507 Bioprocess Technology
   501508 Food Biotechnology
   501509 Functional Genomics
   501510 Gene Expression Technologies
   501511 Marine Natural Products
   501512 Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Summer Training is envisaged for the students of M. Sc., Biotechnology Course at the end of Second Semester in biotech / pharmaceuticals industries / academic / research institutions of national repute. Students will also carry out research level project in the Fourth Semester and submit Dissertations. The students will be trained extensively in the field of Biotechnology with modern equipments.