Typical Course Sequence for a BSc degree in Cell and Molecular Biology

Requirements

Year 1

Fall Semester

GENS 101	Grand Challenges	4
ENGL 101	Academic English I	3
MATH 111	Calculus I	4
CHEM 115	General Chemistry I	4
GENS 100	Academic Development & Success	1

Spring Semester

ENGL 102	Academic English II	3
MATH 112	Calculus II	4
BIOL 111	General Biology I	3
CHEM 116	General Chemistry II	4

Year 2

Fall Semester

BIOL 211	General Genetics	4
CHEM 211	Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry	4
BIOL 112	General Biology II	4
PHYS 121	University Physics I	4

Spring Semester

PHYS 122	University Physics II	4
CHEM 311	Biochemistry	4
CHEM 241	Introduction to Analytical Chemistry	4
HUMA 140	Introduction to Psychology	3
GENS 300	Career Preparation	1

CHEM 241: Only offered in the Spring Term.

Year 3

Fall Semester

BIOL 312	Biochemistry II	3
COSC 114	Introduction to Computing Using Python	4
HUMA 277	Introduction to Logical Reasoning	3
BIOL 301	Cell Biology	3
BMED 341	Molecular Cell Biology	4

BMED 341: Only offered in the Fall Term.

Spring Semester

BIOL 221	Applied Microbiology	4
BIOL 331	Physiology	3
MATH 252	Introduction to Applied Statistics	3
BMED 342	Molecular Genetics, Technologies and Tools	4
GENS 400	Enhancing Employability and Job Readiness	1

MATH 252 and BMED 342: Only offered in the Spring Term.

Summer Semester

BIOL 399

Internship

1

Year 4

Fall Semester

BUSS XXX	Business Studies	3
BIOL 497	Senior Research Project I	3
BIOL 335	Developmental Biology	3
HUMA 105 / 106	Emirates Society / Emirates Studies	3
SCIE 202	Data Science & AI for Scientists	3

Spring Semester

BIOL 498	Senior Research Project II	3
BIOL 411	Immunology	3
BUSS 322	Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship	3
HUMA 107 / 108	Introduction to Arabic and Islamic Heritage / Arabic and Islamic Heritage	3
BIOL 431	Bioinformatics	3
Total Credit Hours:		0-125

Total Credit Hours: 125