Course Name: BS in Bioinformatics
Overview:
The B.S. degree program in Bio Informatics is a 4 year program that focuses on management, analysis and reporting on data and information from health systems including hospitals, medical offices, health insurance plans, government health providers and medical research, with the goal of using such data to improve patient care delivery. Students are prepared to turn healthcare data into useful information which will help to improve patient care and enhance fiscal and system efficiencies. Graduates of this program will also develop management and technical skills to enhance the productivity in clinical decision support system, Project management, project design and research. With the rapid advancement in healthcare industry, the demand of healthcare professionals has increased. There are many obstacles to Bio Informatics in Pakistan such as inadequate skills of health care personals, lack of physical infrastructure and restricted access to data. This degree program will present solutions and inject necessary manpower to healthcare industry.
Number of Semesters: 8
Requirements
Intermediate/A Levels or equivalent with at least.
Course Duration: 4 years
How to apply:
Curriculum:
1st Year
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester
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Course Title
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CH
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Course Title
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CH
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Programming Fundamentals
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2+1
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Introduction to Biomedical Sciences
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3+0
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English
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2+0
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Human Physiology
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3+0
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Islamic Studies
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2+0
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Bio Chemistry
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3+0
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Introduction to Computing
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3+0
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Medical Terminology
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3+0
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Introduction to Anatomy
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3+0
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Probability and Statistics
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3+0
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Calculus I
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3+0
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Structured Programming
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2+1
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2nd Year
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester
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Course Title
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CH
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Course Title
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CH
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Pharmacology
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3+0
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Allied Medical Professions Survey
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3+0
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Biomedical Engineering Applications (MATLAB)
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2+1
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Chemistry for Engineers
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3+1
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Principles and Practices of Bio Informatics
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3+0
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Health Information Systems
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2+1
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Object Oriented Programming
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2+1
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Pakistan Studies
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2+0
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Linear Algebra
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3+0
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Differential Equations
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3+0
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Principles of Disease
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3+0
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Communication Skills
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2+0
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3rd Year
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester
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Course Title
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CH
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Course Title
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CH
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Database Systems
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3+0
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Operating Systems
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2+1
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Bio-Signals and Systems
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2+1
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Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS)
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2+1
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Interface and Interaction Design
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2+1
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Protocols and Standards in Healthcare Systems
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2+1
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Discrete Mathematics
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3+0
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Bio Informatics
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3+0
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Report Writing and Presentation Skills
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3+0
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Healthcare Software Engineering
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3+0
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Computer Networks
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3+0
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4th Year
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester
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Course Title
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CH
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Course Title
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CH
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Technical Elective-I
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3+0
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Senior Design Project II
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0+3
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Instrumentation and Measurements
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3+0
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Technical Elective-II
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3+0
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Senior Design Project – I
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0+3
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Technical Elective-III
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3+0
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Telemedicine
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3+0
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Medical Imaging
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3+0
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Data Mining
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3+0
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Technical Elective-IV
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3+0
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Virtual Reality
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2+1
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Organizational Behavior
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3+0
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List of Elective Courses
- Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies
- Basic Cell Biology
- Genomics
- Bio Informatics II
- Bio Informatics Computing – I
- Bio Informatics Computing – II
- Proteomics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Graphics and visualization
- Modeling and Simulation
- Essentials of Genetics
- Molecular Biology
- Research Methodology
- Healthcare Ecosystems
- Legal, Business and Ethical Considerations in Healthcare
- Health Information Systems Design and Management
- Healthcare Statistics and Research
- Health Care Information Technology Business and Finance
- Medical Database Architecture
- Hospital Organization and Management
- Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards
- Clinical Classification and Information Systems
- International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and coding
- Healthcare Planning and Information Systems
- Professional Practicum in Health Information Management
- Release of Healthcare Information
- Algorithms in Bioinformatics
- Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
- Data Mining for security
- Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
- Data Analysis for Clinical and Administrative Decision-Making
- Distributed Systems and Collaborative Computing
- Design and Development of an Information System
- Data Acquisition and Lab Automation
- Natural Language Processing for Biomedical Records and Reports
- Social Impact of Information Technologies
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Critical Thinking
- Linear Algebra
- Quality Assurance
- Accounting and Finance
- Money and Banking
- Economics
- Food and Nutrition
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