B.Sc. (Zoology) (Honours/Honours with Research)

Program Code 101607

Campus Noida

Institute Amity Institute of Biotechnology

University Amity University Uttar Pradesh

Eligibility For Non sponsored : Class XII with PCB ...

Duration 4 Years

Selection Process Personal Interview

  • Program Fee (Rs. in Lacs)
  • 1st Year Non Sponsored Semester 0.60
  • 1st Year Sponsored Semester Fee 0.90
Admission Not open

Course Structure

1st Year

Semester 1

  • Good lab practices and Instrumentation [Vocational Courses /SKE courses/Industry Specific Courses]
  • Introduction to Microbiology and Microbial Diversity [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Microbial Technology ) ]
  • Applications of OOP and DBMS in Life Sciences [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Bioinformatics ) ]
  • Data Structure Using C for Life Science [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Bioinformatics ) ]
  • Cytology, Genetics and Infectious Diseases [Discipline I (Major I) / Major (Core) (Zoology ) ]
  • Introduction to Animal Sciences [Discipline I (Major I) / Major (Core) (Zoology ) ]
  • Food, Nutrition and Hygiene [Co-curricular Courses]
  • Communication Skills - I [Communication Skills]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

Semester 2

  • Fundamentals of Bacteriology [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Microbial Technology ) ]
  • Introduction to Marine Invertebrates [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Marine Science ) ]
  • Basic Bioinformatics and Sequence Algorithm [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Bioinformatics ) ]
  • Introduction to Bioinformatics [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Bioinformatics ) ]
  • Basic Bioanalytical Techniques [Discipline I (Major I) / Major (Core) (Zoology ) ]
  • Biochemistry and Physiology [Discipline I (Major I) / Major (Core) (Zoology ) ]
  • Analytical ability and digital Awareness [Co-curricular Courses]
  • Country Report [SAP Courses (Optional)]
  • Medical Informatics [SAP Courses (Optional)]
  • Communication Skills - II [Communication Skills]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

2nd Year

Semester 3

  • Quality control Biologist 1 [Vocational Courses /SKE courses/Industry Specific Courses]
  • Term Paper [Supervised Independent Learning/ Non-Teaching Credit Courses]
  • Fundamentals of Microbial Physiology & Metabolism [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Microbial Technology ) ]
  • Computational Phylogenetic analysis and Evolutionary Biology [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Bioinformatics ) ]
  • Bio-statistics [Discipline I (Major I) / Major (Core) (Zoology ) ]
  • Molecular Biology Bioinstrumentation & Biotechniques [Discipline I (Major I) / Major (Core) (Zoology ) ]
  • FOOD AND MICROBES [Co-curricular Courses]
  • Individual Excellence & Social Dynamics [Behavioural Science]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

Semester 4

  • Quality Control Biologist 2 [Vocational Courses /SKE courses/Industry Specific Courses]
  • Food & Dairy Microbiology [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Microbial Technology. ) ]
  • Microbiological Analysis of Air and Water [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Microbial Technology. ) ]
  • Basic Genetics [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Medical Biotechnology ) ]
  • Medical Microbiology and Diseases [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Medical Biotechnology ) ]
  • Fundamentals of Marine Ecology [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Marine Science ) ]
  • Fundamentals of Oceanography [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Marine Science ) ]
  • Genome Analysis using R [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Bioinformatics ) ]
  • Basic Microbiology [Discipline I (Major I) / Major (Core) (Zoology ) ]
  • Gene Technology, Immunology and Computational Biology [Discipline I (Major I) / Major (Core) (Zoology ) ]
  • Fundamentals of Environmental Studies [Co-curricular Courses]
  • Country Report [SAP Courses (Optional)]
  • Medical Informatics [SAP Courses (Optional)]
  • Creativity for Team Excellence [Behavioural Science]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

3rd Year

Semester 5

  • Bio-statistics [Vocational Courses /SKE courses/Industry Specific Courses]
  • Summer Internship - I [Supervised Independent Learning/ Non-Teaching Credit Courses]
  • Cancer Biology [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Diversity of Chordates and Comparative Anatomy [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Environmental Toxicological Studies [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Fundamentals of Aquaculture [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Hematology and Serology [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Integrative Systems Biology Research [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Principles of Aquatic Ecosystem [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Industrial Microbiology [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Microbial Technology. ) ]
  • Hematology and Serology [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Medical Biotechnology ) ]
  • Introduction to methods in Marine biology [Discipline II (Major II) / Minor Stream (Marine Science ) ]
  • Diversity of NonChordates Parasitology and Economic Zoology [Discipline I (Major I) / Major (Core) (Zoology ) ]
  • Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility [Professional Ethics]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

Semester 6

  • Project [Supervised Independent Learning/ Non-Teaching Credit Courses]
  • Basics of Animal Biotechnology [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Biology of Fish and Shellfish [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Biomolecular modelling and Simulation [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Biosafety, Bioethics and IPR [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Concepts of Animal Biotechnology [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Environmental Toxicology and Health [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Fundamentals of Human Origins and Evolution [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Fundamentals of Marine Ecology [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Human Genetics and Gene Therapy [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • IPR & Regulatory Issues [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Livestock Production and Management [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Microbes and Diseases [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Technology of Animal Foods [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Trends in Marine Pollution [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Concepts of Genomics and Proteomics [Discipline I (Major I) / Major (Core) (Zoology ) ]
  • Evolutionary and Developmental Biology [Discipline I (Major I) / Major (Core) (Zoology ) ]
  • Country Report [SAP Courses (Optional)]
  • Medical Informatics [SAP Courses (Optional)]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

4th Year

Semester 7

  • Summer Internship - II [Supervised Independent Learning/ Non-Teaching Credit Courses]
  • Chemical Biology and Analytical Chemistry [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Concepts of Synthetic Biology [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • EPIDEMIOLOGY-I [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Fundamentals of Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Fundamentals of Human Origins and Evolution [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Fundamentals of Research Methodology and Scientific Writing [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Healthcare & Diagnostics [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Integrated Pest Management [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Integrative Systems Biology Research [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Introductory Entomology [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Livestock Production and Management [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Management of Beneficial Insects [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Microbes in Waste Management [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Microbiome [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Wildlife Diseases and Health Management [Specialization Elective Courses/Discipline I/ Specialization Major (Core)]
  • Model systems in Biological Research [Minor I - Minor Elective Courses]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses