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Courses (MPhil/PhD)

The course of study and syllabi for various degrees of the university shall be submitted by the respective board of studies/Board of faculties to the academic council and the syndicate for approval. Such courses and syllabi shall become effective from the date of approval by the syndicate or such other date as the syndicate may determine.


MSc | MPhil/PhD


A total of 50 credit hours (24 credit hours of course work and 26 credit hours of dissertation) are required for the award of MPhil degree.

Core Courses

Code No. Name of Course Credits
mic-500 Seminar (for PhD only) 3
mic-516 Research Planning and Scientific Writing 3
mic-552 Microbial Enzyme Technology 3
mic-553 Microbial Biotechnology  3
mic-554 Advances in Microbiology 3
mic-555 Advances in Microbial Genetics 3
mic-556 Bioprocessing 3
mic-557 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering 3
mic-558 Molecular Mechanism of Pathogenesis 3
mic-559 Diagnostic Virology 3
mic-560 Advances in Immunology  3
mic-561 Advances in Medical Microbiology 3
mic-562 Immunotoxicology 3
mic-563 Biodegradation 3
mic-564 Solid Waste Management 3
mic-565 Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes 3
mic-566 Renewable Bioenergy 3
mic-567 Quality Control and Assurance 3
mic-568 Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3
mic-569 Recombinant DNA Technology 3
mic-570 Biosafety and Biosecurity 3
mic-571 Antimicrobial Chemotherapeutics 3
mic-572 Advances in Food Microbiology 3
mic-573 Dairy Microbiology 3
mic-574 Bioprospecting 3
mic-575 Extremophiles 3
mic-576 Statistical Analysis in Microbiology 3
mic-577 Advanced Research Techniques 3
mic-578 Advances in Virology 3
mic-579 Viral-based Gene Therapy 3
mic-580 System Biology of Microorganisms 3
mic-581 Metagenomics 3
mic-584 Antimicrobial Resistance 3
mic-585 Nutritional Microbiology 3


Optional Courses



mic-501 Advances in Molecular Biology 3
mic-502 Advances in Molecular Genetics 3
mic-518 Molecular Mechanism of Diseases 3
mic-539 Current Trends in Biotechnology 3
mic-541 Current Trends in Molecular medicine 3
mic-656 Environmental  toxicology 3
mic-667 Plant Microbe Interaction 3
mic-658 Environmental Pollution 3
mic-680 Wetlands Ecology: Principles and Conservation 3
mic-755 Biological Sequences Analysis and Structural Bioinformatics 3
mic-705 Bioethics & Dual Use Education 3

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Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
Tel: +92-051 9064 3113, Email: mic@qau.edu.pk