SBK Women's University

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Faculty of Life Sciences

The department of English was established in 2004. The Department initiated its academic activities offering Masters classes with five faculty members and twenty-four students. The English Department of SBK Women’s university functions in coordination with the stated vision and mission of the institution that encompasses a goal to provide accessible and high quality education to women of Baluchistan and beyond. The target and aim of the Department emphasizes as its key center to foster an inclusive and dynamic academic environment that empower students with the knowledge, skills and critical thinking, the abilities that are necessary for thriving in the globalized world. Since 2004, the department of English aims to convey knowledge of literary history, literary forms, literary theory, and a wide variety of texts and an extensive array of vocabularies and practices used to consider them. It strives to give students an understanding to appreciate the literature. The department puts effort to provide students with sophisticated writing and critical thinking skills useful not only in the academy but also in the world at large. It offers opportunities to explore identity, values, manners, and morals.
The department is guided by the beacon of its vision and mission statements that are in allignment to the SBK Women’s University’s goals and mission.
Vision
Our vision is to develop the English department as a center for academic excellence through teaching and research that encourages and nurtures literary sensibilities, language competency, and critical thinking. We stand to foster a love for literature and linguistics so that the women of Balochistan may conduct productive research works and develop their skills in English Studies.
Degree programs offered
  • BS
  • M.Phil
  • Ph.D.
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Scheme of Program Study (BS)

Total Credit Hours Total Semesters Duration
134
8
4 Years
First Semester

S. No

Name of Subject

Credits

1

English-I (C)

3+0

2

Pakistan Studies (C)

2+0

3

Mathematics-I (pre-calculus) (C)

3+0

4

Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution – I (G)

3+0

5

Organic Chemistry (G)

2+1

6

Cell Biology (F)

2+1

 

Total

17

S. No

Name of Subject

Credits

1

English-II (C)

3+0

2

Islamic Studies/Ethics (C)

2+0

3

Biomathematics (C)

3+0

4

Inorganic Chemistry (G)

2+1

5

Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution – II (G)

2+1

6

Microbiology (F)

2+1

 

Total

17

 

S. No

Name of Subject

Credits

1

English-III (C)

3+0

2

Introduction to Computer Science (C)

2+1

3

Physical Chemistry (G)

3+0

4

Any subject from Social Sciences (G)

3+0

5

Biochemistry-I (F)

2+1

6

Classical Genetics (F)

3+0

 

Total

18

S. No

Name of Subject

Credits

1

Biological Physics (G)

3+0

2

Probability & Biostatistics (F)

3+0

3

Any subject from Social Sciences (G)

3+0

4

Analytical Chemistry & Instrumentation (F)

2+1

5

Biochemistry-II (F)

2+1

6

Molecular Biology (F)

3+0

 

Total

18

S. No

Name of Subject

Credits

1

Introduction to Biotechnology (F)

3+0

2

Immunology (F)

3+0*

3

Methods in Molecular Biology (F)

1+2

4

Principles of Biochemical Engineering (M)

2+1

5

Bioinformatics (M)

1+2

 

Total

15

S. No

Name of Subject

Credits

1

Genetic Resources & Conservation (F)

3+0

2

Microbial Biotechnology (F)

3+0*

3

Agriculture Biotechnology (M)

2+1

4

Food Biotechnology (M)

3+0*

5

Elective-I

3+0

6

Research Methodology & Skill Enhancement (M)

3+0

 

Total

18

S. No

Name of Subject

Credits

1

Health Biotechnology (M)

3+0*

2

Seminar-I (M)

1+0

3

Environment Biotechnology (M)

3+0*

4

Genomics and Proteomics (M)

3+0

5

Elective-II

3+0

6

Research Project OR Internship OR Special Paper – I (M)

3+0

 

Total

16

S. No

Name of Subject

Credits

1

Elective-III

3+0

2

Elective-IV

3+0

3

Seminar-II (M)

1+0

4

Industrial Biotechnology (M)

3+0*

5

Research Project OR Internship OR Special

Paper – II (M)

3+0

6

Biosafety & Bioethics (C)

2+0

 

Total

15

Scheme of Program Study

Scheme of Program Study (M.Phil)

Total Credit Hours Total Semesters Duration
134
8
4 Years
M.Phil

1. Modern Biotechnology: Principles & Applications

2. Biostatistics & Laboratory Mathematics

3. Bioethics, Biosecurity, Biosafety& Dual Use Education

4. Bioprocess Technology

5. Advances in Cell and Molecular Biology

6. Recent trends in Molecular Diagnostics

7. Research Methods in Biotechnology

8. Advances in Environmental Biotechnology

9. Biotechnology Law & Regulation

10. Molecular Basis of Plant Development

11. Advances in Pharmacogenomics

12. Advances in Molecular Genetics

13. Advances in Protein Chemistry

14. Advances in Bioinformatics

15. Biophysics

16. Advances in Fermentation Technology

17. Advances in Immunology

18. Metabolic Pathways in Plants

19. Regulation of Gene Expression

20. Molecular Evolution

21. Molecular Basis of Plant Breeding

22. Advances in Fungal Biotechnology

23. Advances in Microbiology

24. Advances in Microbial Genetics

25. Recent trends in Biochemical Engineering

26. Protein Engineering and Enzyme Technology

27. Bioremediation and biodegradation

28. Biotechnology of Nonrenewable Resources

29. Advances in Plant Biotechnology

30. Metabolic Engineering and Biofuels

31. Advances in Agriculture Biotechnology

32. Applications of Nanobiotechnology

33. Advances in Industrial Biotechnology

34. Advances in Animal Biotechnology

35. Advances in Biosensor Technologies

36. Forensic Sciences

37. Advances in Plant Tissue Culture

38. Advances in animal cell Culture

39. Medicinal Plant Biotechnology

40. Recombinant DNA Technology

41. Biopharming in Plants, Principles and Techniques

42. Advances in Proteomics

43. Advances in Genomics

44. Microbial Enzyme Technology

 

Scheme of Program Study

Scheme of Program Study (PhD)

Total Credit Hours Total Semesters Duration
134
8
4 Years
PhD

Semester

Course Code

Core courses

Elective courses

1st & 2nd Semester

BCHM-701

Advanced Biochemistry

 

MOLB-702

Advanced Molecular Biology

 

STAT-703      

 

Biostatistics-II

RM-705

 

Research Methodology-II

RR-711

 

Review Article

PBT-704    

 

Advanced Plant Biotechnology

NBT-706

 

Applications of Nanobiotechnology

AGBT-707

 

Advanced Agriculture Biotechnology

MDT-716

 

Medical Diagnostics Techniques

GMGE-712

 

Gene Manipulation and Genetic Engineering

MICG-713

 

Advanced Microbial Genetics

 

HUMG-714

 

Applications of Human Genetics

 

PEET-715

 

Protein Engineering & Enzyme Technology

ABT-706

 

Advanced Animal Biotechnology

3rd & 4th Semester

THES-801

Research/Thesis

 

Scheme of Program Study

Faculty Profile

S.No Name Designation Joining Date Status Area of specialization Email Address
1
Dr. Gul Ghutai
Assistant Professor
Nov 2009
On job
Islamic banking & Finance
gulghutai@site.sbkwu.edu.pk
2
Hira Irshad
Lecturer
2010
Ph.D study leave
3
Nadia Irshad
Lecturer
2010
Ph.D study leave
4
Dr. Tayyabah Safdar
Assistant Professor
9th , July 2012
On Job
Organization behavior
tayybah_safdar@yahoo.com
5
Ms. Asma Azhar
Assistant Professor
9th , July 2012
On Job
Entrepreneurship
Saaj5@hotmail.com
6
Ms. Humera Abdul Hakeem
Assistant Professor
9th , July 2012
On Job
Marketing
Humerabdul@hotmail.com
7
Ms. Uzma Jafar
Lecturer
9th , July 2012
On Job
Human resource management
ujafar4@gmail.com
Table of a Number
S.No Name Designation Area of specialization Email Address
1   FarahAssistant ProfessorAgriculturefarah.naz@sbkwu.edu.pk

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