BS and MS Biological Sciences Dual Degree at IISER Mohali Offline Course

Semester 1-

• Cellular basis of life
• Biology Lab I
• Chemistry of elements and chemical transformations
• Chemistry Lab I
• Language skills-A or B
• Introduction to computers
• Symmetry
• Mechanics
• Physics Laboratory I

Semester 3-

• Genetics and evolution
• Biology Lab III
• Spectroscopic and other physical methods
• Chemistry Lab III
• Workshop Training
• Core Elective I
• Curves and surfaces
• Waves and optics
• Physics Laboratory III

Semester 5-

• Animals: Form and Function
• Advanced cell biology
• Experimental design and hypothesis testing
• Molecular methods in biology lab
• Open Elective I
• Seminar (attending)

Semester 7-

• Structure and function of genomes
• Microbial physiology and microbial genetics
• Bioinformatics lab
• Biology Elective I
• Open Elective III
• Open Elective IV
• Seminar (delivering)

Semester 9-

• Open Elective VI
• Thesis Research I

Semester 2-

• Gene expression and development
• Biology Lab II
• Atoms molecules and symmetry
• Chemistry Lab II
• History of science
• Hands-on electronics
• Analysis in one variable
• Electromagnetism
• Physics Laboratory II

Semester 4-

• Behaviour and ecology
• Biology Lab IV
• Energetics and dynamics of chemical reactions
• Chemistry Lab IV
• Philosophy of science
• Core Elective II
• Probability and statistics
• Thermodynamics and statistical physics
• Physics Laboratory IV

Semester 6-

• Essential biochemistry
• Advanced developmental biology
• Plants: Form and Function
• Development and physiology lab
• Open Elective II
• Seminar (attending)

Semester 8-

• Advanced evolutionary biology
• Cellular & molecular basis of the immune response
• Lab on biophysical and spectroscopic tools
• Biology Elective II
• Open Elective V
• Seminar (delivering)

Semester 10-

• Open Elective VI
• Thesis Research II