StudyQA — Bachelor: Microbiology — University of Malaya

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The aims of this program are:

1. To produce graduates who possess strong basic knowledge in Microbiology to be applied in various fields related to Microbiology.

2. To produce graduates who possess skills in Microbiology techniques at basic and advanced levels that are normally used and are able to design and develop research in Microbiology and related areas such as Biotechnology.

3. To produce graduates who possess the qualifications, knowledge and skills to join related industries, are able to develop and carry out various projects involving Microbiology.

4. To produce graduates who have solid basic Microbiology concepts in disease progression, environmental problems, building and development of fermentation technology, identifying the etiologic agents involved and able to give correct recommendation for management.

5. To produce graduates in Microbiological Sciences who are able to continue education to higher degree levels in related Biological fields in any higher learning institutions locally or overseas.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MICROBIOLOGY SESSION 2016/2017 (125 CREDITS)
1. UNIVERSITY COURSES (23 CREDITS) Please refer to programme structure for Bachelor of Science
1. DEPARTMENT CORE COURSES (102 CREDITS)
(I) COMPULSORY COURSES (56 CREDITS) [TJ]
LEVEL 1 (10 credits)
Course Code	Course Name	Pre-Requisites	Credits
SHES 1200	Life Processes		2
SHES 1201	Cell Biology		2
SHES 1202	Biology of Organisms		2
SHES 1203	Population Biology		2
SHES 1270	Biology Practical	Only for ISB students	2
LEVEL 2 (34 credits)
SHEN 2141	Microbial Genetics	Have passed SHES 1201	3
SHEN 2242	Recombinant DNA Technology	Have passed SHES 1201	3
SHEN 2252	Immunology	Have passed SHES 1201	3
SHEQ 2104	Eukaryotic Microorganism	Have passed SHES1200, SHES1201, SHES1202, SHES1203 and SHES1270	3
SHEQ 2108	Instrumentation,Microbiological Methods and Data Management	Have passed SHES 1202 and SHEQ 2201; only for Microbiology students	4
SHEQ 2201	General Microbiology	Have passed SHES 1201	3
SHEQ 2202	Bacteriology I	Have passed SHES1200, SHES1201, SHES1202, SHES1203 and SHES1270	3
SHEQ 2203	Bacteriology II	Have passed SHES1200, SHES1201, SHES1202, SHES1203 and SHES1270	3
SHEQ 2205	Virology	Have passed SHEQ 2201	3
SHEQ 2206	Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry	Have passed SHES1200, SHES1201, SHES1202, SHES1203 and SHES1270	3
SHEQ 2207	Microbial Ecology	Have passed SHEQ 2201 and SHEQ 2202; only for Microbiology students	3
LEVEL 3 (12 credits)
SHEQ 3121	Industrial and Environmental Microbiology	Have passed SHEQ 2201	4
SHEQ 3122	Public Health Microbiology	Have passed SHES 1202, SHEQ 2201 and SHEQ 2202	4
SHEQ 3123	Mass Communication in Microbiology	Have passed SHES 1202 and SHEQ 2201; only for Microbiology students	4
(II) ELECTIVE COURSES OF DEPARTMENT (36 CREDITS) [EJ]
SHEQ 3380	Research Project in Microbiology	Only for Microbiology students; completed 4 semesters and 50 credits. Not to be taken concurrently with SHEQ 3381.	10
OR replace SHEQ 3380 with the following:
SHEQ 3381	Literature Review in Microbiology	Only for Microbiology students ; completed 4 semesters and 50 credits. Not to be taken concurrently with SHEQ 3380.	7
	AND choose ONE of the Level 3 Elective Courses listed below		3
Choose the remainder (26 Credit Hours) from the Elective Courses listed below:
SHEB 3300	Molecular Sequence Analysis	Have passed SHES 1201 and SHEN 2141 or SHEN 2241	3
SHEN 3152	Advanced Immunology	Have passed SHEN 2252	3
SHEN 3344	Cancer and Tumorigenesis	Have passed SHEN 2252	3
SHEQ 3324	Pharmaceutical Microbiology	Have passed SHEQ 2201 and SHEQ 2206	3
SHEQ 3325	Microbial Pathogenesis	Have passed SHEQ 2201 and SHEQ 2202 and SHEN2252	3
SHEQ 3326	Diagnostic Microbiology	Have passed SHEQ 2201 and SHEQ 2202 and SHEQ 2205	3
SHEQ 3327	Fermentation Technology	Have passed SHEQ 2201	3
SHEQ 3328	Food Microbiology	Have passed SHEQ 2201 and SHEQ 2202	3
SHEQ 3329	Agricultural Microbiology	Have passed SHEQ 2201 and SHEQ 2206	3
SHEQ 3330	Marine and Estuarine Microbiology	Have passed SHEQ 2207	3
SHEQ 3331	Advanced Virology	Have passed SHEQ 2205	3
SHEQ 3332	Advanced Microbial Biochemistry	Have passed SHEQ 2206	3
SHEQ 3333	Techniques in Molecular Microbiology	Have passed SHEQ 2201 and SHEN 2242	3
SHEQ 3334	Actinobacteriology	Have passed SHEQ 2202 and SHEQ 2203	3
SHEQ 3395	Industrial Training in Microbiology	Only for Microbiology students; completed 4 semesters and 50 credits	5
(III) ELECTIVE COURSES OF FACULTY (10 CREDITS) [EF] *Courses Offered by Other Institute/Department of Specialisation (Please refer to courses offered by other institutes or departments within the Faculty of Science)