Program Overview
Bachelor of Biology Program
Overview
The Biology Department awards a Bachelor of Science in Biology degree. The study plan is designed to include 133 credit hours, consisting of eight semesters (in total four years of study). The courses include university requirements, faculty requirements, and major requirements, as well as major elective courses. The curriculum and study plan meet the minimum requirements to develop professional biologists and prepare graduates to become qualified biology practitioners, specialists in their respective areas of specialization, and successful in competitive business environments. In this program, students gain broad and extensive foundational skills in biological sciences.
Objectives
- Preparation of qualified teachers, laboratory technicians, and researchers in the field of biology.
- Bridging the gap between learning outcomes and labor market requirements.
- Enabling graduates to learn about basic concepts and theories in biology.
- Conducting scientific research in the field of biology.
- Contributing to solving social problems in the field of biology.
Outcomes
- Knowledge
- Recall the basic principles and theories related to biological sciences.
- Classify living organisms on scientific bases.
- Recall parasitic and microbial pathogens and methods of prevention, control, and diagnosis.
- Cognitive Skills
- Explain the role of different sciences in the interpretation of biological processes in living organisms and scientific bases of diseases associated with dysfunction of organs and different ways of immune response.
- Use ways of scientific thinking, analyze and evaluate problems in the field of biological sciences, and develop appropriate solutions.
- Apply some modern techniques in molecular biology and prepare microscopic preparations for living organisms correctly.
- Predict sources of environmental pollution and the effects of those pollutants on living organisms.
- Innovate new ways to preserve wildlife and marine life.
- Interpersonal Skills & Responsibility
- Take initiative in seeking further information or resources required in carrying out responsibilities.
- Work effectively in teamwork.
- Communication, Information Technology, Numerical
- Use effective oral and written communication technologies to collect, interpret, and analyze information.
- Psychomotor
- Perform good anatomy skills for some organisms, including plants and vertebrates.
- Draw the life cycle of some living organisms and anatomical structure of plant and animal tissue.
Potential Jobs
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Environment
- Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
- The Specifications and Standards Agency
- Medical Research Centers
- Pharmacy Research Centers
- Medical Laboratories
- Companies Specialized in Environmental Affairs & Risk Assessment
- Companies Specializing in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Study Plan
The study plan for the Bachelor of Biology program includes 133 credit hours, spread over eight semesters, covering university requirements, faculty requirements, major requirements, and major elective courses.
Course Specification
The curriculum is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in biological sciences, preparing them for postgraduate studies in all branches of biological sciences and related fields.