DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
University of Dar es Salaam

CODE

TITLE

UNITS

Year 1 course

1

MC 100

Fundamentals of Microbiology

3

2

MC 101

Basic methods and Safety in Microbiology

3

3

MC 102

Microbial Taxonomy

3

4

BN 101

Introduction to Biotechnology

3

5

BN 111

Introduction to Molecular Biology

3

6

BN 102

Biochemistry for Biotechnologist I

3

7

PH 103

Applied Physics in Biology

3

8

MT 111

Mathematics for Biological and Chemical Sciences

2

Year 2 course

1

MC 205

Microbial Nutrition and Metabolism

3

2

MC206

Food Microbiology and Processing

3

3

MC217

Medical Microbiology

3

4

MC 209

Aquatic Microbiology

3

5

BL 207

Immunology

3

6

BT 215

Introduction to Mycology

3

7

BN 211

Biochemistry for Biotechnologist II

3

8

BN 203

Practical in Molecular Biotechnology

2

9

BN205

Introduction to Bioinformatics

3

10

BN206

Biochemistry Practical

2

11

BN212

Molecular Biotechnology

3

12

BN 214

Advanced Food Microbiology

3

Year 3 courses

1

MC 301

Practical entrepreneurship with microorganisms

3

2

MC 302

Aero microbiology

2

3

MC 313

 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

3

4

MC 317

Microbial Ecology and Environmental Microbiology

3

5

MC 310

Applied Mycology (upload)

3

6

MC 318

Soil and Agricultural Biotechnology

3

7

MC 321

Virology and Microbial Genetics

3

8

MC 340

Practical Training MBB and MC

2

9

BL 390

Research Project

3

10

BN 300

Environmental Biotechnology

3

11

BN303

Agricultural Biotechnology

3

13

BN 308

Industrial Biotechnology Practicals

2

14

BN 311

Industrial Biotechnology

3

15

BN 316

Down Stream Processing in Biotechnology

3

16

BN 340

Practical Training for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

2

17

BN307

Biosafety, Biopolicy and Bioethics

3