TABLE 1: UNIVERSITY REQUIRED COURSES (20 CH)

Course Code Course Title Credit

Hours
UNICORE 1 (UN1)
MPU 3122K Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun Asia (TITAS) 2
MPU 3112K Hubungan Etnik 2
 for malaysian students
UNGS 2060K Malay Virtues, Heritage and Malaysian Society 2
LM 1030K Bahasa Melayu I untuk Pelajar Antarabangsa 1
LM 1031K Bahasa Melayu II untuk Pelajar Antarabangsa 1
LM 1040K Bahasa Melayu I untuk Pelajar Antarabangsa 1
LM 1041K (Nusantara) 1
Bahasa Melayu II untuk Pelajar Antarabangsa
(Nusantara)
 for non malaysian students
UNICORE 2 (UN2)
UNGS 2011K Creative Thinking and Problem Solving 2
CCHB/HS 1011K Usrah 1 (BUDI) 0.5
CCHB/HS 1012K Usrah 2 (BUDI) 0.5
CCLM 2051K Leadership and Management 0.5
CCFM 2052K Family Management and Parenting 0.5
SKILL Skills Package 1 0.5
Skills Package 2 0.5
LE 4000K English Academic Writing 3
TQ 1001K Tilawah Al-Quran I 0.5
TQ 2001K Tilawah Al-Quran II 0.5
LQ 1008K Quranic Language I 0.5
LQ 2008K Quranic Language II 0.5
UNICORE 3 (UN3)
UNGS 2080K Ethics and Fiqh of Contemporary Issues 2
(UNGS 2050 + UNGS
2070)
UNGS 2090K Islamic Worldview, Knowledge & Civilization 2
(UNGS 2030 + UNGS
2040)
UNICORE 4 (UN4)
CCCD 1621K Usrah 3 (BUDI) 1
CCCD 1622K Usrah 4 (BUDI) 1
TOTAL 20

TABLE 2: KULLIYYAH REQUIRED COURSES (6 CH)

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours

KOS 1110 Computers in Science 3
MGT 2010K Principles & Practice of Management 3
TOTAL 6
 TABLE 3: GENERAL CORE COURSES (68 CH)

Course code Title Credit Hours Pre-requisite

SBT 1113 Organic Chemistry I 3
SBT 1123 Introductory Microbiology 3
SBT 1213 Organic Chemistry II 3
SBT 1223 Principles of Biochemistry 3
SBT 1233 Principles of Cell Biology 3
SBT 1294 Calculus for Biology 3
SBT 2113 Genetics 3
SBT 2123 Principles of Cell and Tissue Culture 3
SBT 2133 Fermentation Technology 3
SBT 2213 Molecular Biology 3
SBT 2223 Enzymology 3
SBT 2253 Bioinformatics 3
SBT 2242 Biostatistics 2
SBT 2252 Medical Biotechnology 3
SBT 3113 Basic Genetic Engineering 3
SBT 3123 Protein Biotechnology 3
SBT 3133 Bioprocess Design and Optimisation 3
SBT 3153 Instrumentation in Biotechnology 3
Research
SBT 3143 Chemistry and Biochemistry of Natural 3
Products
SBT 3212 Halāl and Harām in Food Processing 2
SBT 3222 Research Methodology 2
SBT 3001 Project Seminar 1
SBT 4122 Biotechnology, Law and Ethics 2
Commercialisation and Current Issues in
SBT 4212 2
Biotechnology
Natural Resource Management in
SBT 4223 3
Biotechnology
SBT 3006 Internship 6
SBT 4102 Final Year Project I 4 SBT 1223
SBT 4206 Final Year Project II 4 SBT 4102
TOTAL 82
 Study Plan

YEAR 1

SEMESTER I
Course Code Title Credit Hours
SBT 1113 Organic Chemistry I 3
SBT 1123 Principles of Microbiology 3
KOS 1110 Computers in Science 3
MGT 2010K Principles and Practices of Management 3
UNGS 2090K Islamic Worldview, Knowledge & Civilization 2
TQB/TQS 1001K Tilawah al-Qur’ān I 0.5
TOTAL 14.5

SEMESTER II
Course Code Title Credit Hours
SBT 1213 Organic Chemistry II 3
SBT 1223 Principles of Biochemistry 3
SBT 1233 Principles of Cell Biology 3
SMS 1294 Calculus for Biology 3
UNGS 2080K Ethics and Fiqh of Contemporary Issues 2
MPU 3112K Hubungan Etnik 2
 for Malaysian students
TQS/B 2001K Tilawah al-Qur’an II 0.5
LM 1030K / Bahasa Melayu I (for International Students) / 1
LM 1040K Bahasa Melayu I (for Nusantara Students) 1
LQ 1008K Quranic Language I 0.5
CCHB/S 1011K Usrah 1 (Budi) 0.5
TOTAL 17.5 / 16.5
 YEAR 2

SEMESTER III
Course CodeTitle Credit Hours
SBT 2113 Genetics 3
SBT 2123 Principles of Cell and Tissue Culture 3
SBT 2133 Fermentation Technology 3
MPU 3122K Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun Asia (TITAS) 2
• for Malaysian students
LM 1031K / Bahasa Melayu II (for International Students) / 1
LM 1041K Bahasa Melayu II (for Nusantara Students) 1
CCHB/S 1012K Usrah 2 (Budi) 0.5
UNGS 2060K Malay Virtues, Heritage and Malaysian Society 2
 for Non-Malaysian students
LE 4000K English for Academic Writing (EAW) 3
CCLM 2051K Leadership and Management 0.5
LQ 2008K Quranic Language II 0.5
TOTAL 15.5 (16.5 for
international
student)

SEMESTER IV
Course Code Title Credit Hours
SBT 2213 Molecular Biology 3
SBT 2223 Enzymology 3
SBT 2253 Bioinformatics 3
SBT 2242 Biostatistics 2
SBT 2252 Medical Biotechnology 3
UNGS 2011K Creative Thinking and Problem Solving 2
CCFM 2052K Family Management and Parenting 0.5
TOTAL 16.5
 YEAR 3

SEMESTER V
Course Code Title Credit Hours
SBT 3113 Basic Genetic Engineering 3
SBT 3123 Protein Biotechnology 3
SBT 3163 Bioprocess Design and Optimisation 3
SBT 3153 Instrumentation in Biotechnology Research 3
SBT 3143 Chemistry and Biochemistry of Natural Products 3
CCxx3xx1K Skill I 0.5
CCCD 1621K Usrah 3 (Budi) 1
TOTAL 16.5

SEMESTER VI (17.5 CH)

Course Code Title Credit Hours
SBT XXXX Concentration Courses (Package I) 3
SBT XXXX Concentration Courses (Package I) 3
SBT XXXX Concentration Courses (Package I) 3
SBT XXXX Concentration Courses (Package I) 3
SBT 3212 Halal and Haram in Food Processing 2
SBT 3001 Project Seminar 1
SBT 3222 Research Methodology 2
CCxx3xx2K Skill II 0.5
TOTAL 17.5
 YEAR 4

SEMESTER VII
Course Code Title Credit Hours
SBT XXXX Concentration Courses (Package II) 3
SBT XXXX Concentration Courses (Package II) 3
SBT XXXX Concentration Courses (Package II) 3
SBT 4122 Biotechnology, Law and Ethics 2
SBT 4102 Final Year Project I 4
CCCD 1622K Usrah 4 (Budi) 1
TOTAL 16

SEMESTER VIII (9 CH)

Course Code Title Credit Hours
SBT 4206 Final Year Project II 4
SBT 4212 Commercialisation and Current Issues in Biotechnology 2
SBT 4223 Natural Resource Management in Biotechnology 3
TOTAL 9

* Students are required to choose one of the three Concentrations, as shown below:

Concentration Courses (21 CH)

1. Food Biotechnology Concentration

Package I (12 CH): Compulsory

Course
Title Credit Hours
Code
SBT 4313 Food Biotechnology 3
SBT 4323 Applied Molecular Genetics 3
SBT 4333 Food Chemistry 3
SBT 4343 Analytical Methods for Functional Foods and 3
Nutraceuticals

Package II (9 CH): Students must choose 3 of the 4 following courses

Course Code Title Credit Hours
SBT 4353 Food Process Engineering 3
SBT 4363 Fats and Oils Chemistry and Technology 3
SBT 4373 Food Toxicology and Assessment 3
SBT 4383 Food, Nutrition and Health 3
 2. Environmental Biotechnology Concentration

Package I (12 CH): Compulsory

Course
Title Credit Hours
Code
SBT 4413 Environmental Biotechnology 3
SBT 4423 Environmental Laws and Policies 3
SBT 4613 Environmental Health 3
SBT 4443 Biodiversity 3

Package II (9 CH): Students must choose 3 of the 4 following courses

Course Code Title Credit Hours
SBT 4453 Waste Management and Usage 3
SBT 4463 Environmental Toxicology/ Pollution 3
SBT 4473 Environmental Microbiology 3
SBT 4483 Bioremediation 3

3. Marine Biotechnology Concentration

Package I (12 CH): Compulsory

Course Code Title Credit Hours
SBT 4513 Oceanography 3
SBT 4523 Marine Biology 3
SBT 4623 Marine Microbiology 3
SBT 4543 Marine Pollution 3

Package II (9 CH): Students must choose 3 of the 4 following courses

Course Code Title Credit Hours
SBT 4553 Marine Ecology 3
SBT 4563 Marine Natural Products and Processes 3
SBT 4573 Marine Monitoring 3
SBT 4583 Aquaculture 3