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Al Maaref University

Department of Biology

First Year: Semester One

Course Code

Course Title

Prerequisite

No. of Credits

FOE 201

Introduction to Computing

Co-requisite ENG 201

3

ENG 201

English Communication Skills I 

Placement

3

MAT 213

Calculus 3

MAT 212

3

ARB 201

Arabic Communication Skills I

None

3

CHE 205

General Chemistry I

Co-requisite ENG 201 and CHE 205L

3

CHE 205L

General Chemistry I Laboratory

Co-requisite ENG 201 and CHE 205

1

 Total

 

 

16


First Year: Semester Two
 

Course Code

Course Title

Prerequisite

No. of Credits

ENG 202

English Communication Skills II

ENG 201

3

CHE 210

General Chemistry II

CHE 205, Co-requisite CHE 210L

3

CHE 210L

General Chemistry II Laboratory

Co-requisite CHE 210

1

BIO 220

Principles of Molecular and Cellular Biology

CHE 205, Co-requisite: BIO 220L

3

BIO 220L

Principles of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Co-requisite: BIO 220

1

STA 220

Probability & Statistics for Science I

STA 220

3

PHY 220

General Physics I

MAT 211 or Placement, ENG 201

3

PHY 220L

General Physics I LAB

Co-requisite: PHY 220

1

Total

 

 

18


First Year: Summer Semester

Course Code

Course Title

Prerequisite

No. of Credits

CST 200

Cultural Studies I

 

3

GEE 201

General Elective I

 

3

Total

 

 

4

 

Second Year: Semester One

Course Code

Course Title

Prerequisite

No. of Credits

ENG 204

Public Speaking

ENG 202

3

BIO 225

Fundamental of Organismal Biology

BIO 220, Co-requisite: BIO 225L

3

BIO 225L

Fundamental of Organismal Biology Laboratory

Co-requisite: BIO 225

1

CHE 240

Organic Chemistry II

CHE 220, Co-requisite 240L

3

CHE 240L

Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

Co-requisite: CHE 240

1

GEE 202

General Education II

ENG 201

3

CHE 220

Organic Chemistry I

Co-requisite ENG 201 and CHE 220L

3

CHE 220L

Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

Co-requisite ENG 201 and CHE 220

1

Total

 

 

18


Second Year: Semester Two

Course Code

Course Title

Prerequisite

No. of Credits

 

Science Elective

 

3

PHY 260

General Physics II

PHY 210

3

BIO 320

Genetics

BIO 225

3

BIO 360

Fundamentals of Microbiology

BIO 220, CHE 210,

Co-requisite: BIO 360L

3

BIO 360L

Fundamentals of Microbiology Laboratory

Co-requisite: BIO 360

1

Total

 

 

13


Second Year: Summer Semester

Course Code

Course Title

Prerequisite

No. of Credits

BIO 497

Practical Training

Consent of Advisor

3

Total

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

Third Year: Semester One

Course Code

Course Title

Prerequisite

No. of Credits

BIO 400

Physiology of Organisms

BIO 225

3

BIO 380

Biochemistry

BIO 220, CHE 240

3

GEE 203

General Elective III

ENG 201

3

Technical Elective

 

 

3

Total

 

 

12


Third Year: Semester Two

Course Code

Course Title

Prerequisite

No. of Credits

BIO 410

Evolutionary Biology

BIO 320, CHE 240

3

BIO 420

Cell Structure and Function

 

3

BIO 499

Capstone Project

 

3

Technical Elective

 

 

3

Total

 

 

12

 

 

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