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

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
Total Credit Hours:		16

Spring Semester

ENGL 102	Academic English II	3
BIOL 111	General Biology I	3
MATH 112	Calculus II	4
CHEM 211	Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry	4
Total Credit Hours:		14

Year 2

Fall Semester

BIOL 112	General Biology II	4
BIOL 211	General Genetics	4
BUSSXXX/HUMAXXX	Business-Humanities-Elective	3
COSC 114	Introduction to Computing- Python	4
Total Credit Hours:		15

Spring Semester

MATH 252	Introduction to Applied Statistics	3
CHEM 116	General Chemistry II	4
CHEM 311	Biochemistry I	4
PHYS 121	University Physics I	4
Total Credit Hours:		15

MATH 252: Only offered in the Spring Term.

Year 3

Fall Semester

BIOL 301	Cell Biology	3
BIOL 312	Biochemistry II	3
BIOL 321	Applied Microbiology	4
COSC 202	Data Science and Artificial Intelligence	3
PHYS 122	University Physics II	4
Total Credit Hours:		17

 

Spring Semester

BIOL 350	Molecular Biology	3
BIOL 351	Methods in Cell and Molecular Biology	3
BUSSXXX/HUMAXXX	Business-Humanities-Elective	3
CHEM 241	Introduction to Analytical Chemistry	4
GENS 300	Career Preparation	1
Total Credit Hours:		14

CHEM 241: Only offered in the Spring Term.

Summer Semester

BIOL 399	Internship	1
Total Credit Hours:		1

Year 4

Fall Semester

	Biology Elective (3)	3
BUSS 322	Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship	3
BIOL 497	Senior Research Project I	3
BIOL 432	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 435	Developmental Biology	4
Total Credit Hours:		17

Spring Semester

BIOL 498	Senior Research Project II	3
BIOL 411	Immunology	3
BIOL 431	Bioinformatics	3
GENS 400	Enhancing Employability and Job Readiness	1
	Biology Elective (3)	3
HUMA 105 / 106	Emirates Society / Emirates Studies	3
Total Credit Hours:		16

Total Credit Hours: 125