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VU BS-Lateral Bioinformatics study scheme: all 4 semesters

Every course in BS-Lateral Bioinformatics at Virtual University, semester by semester, with credit hours and prerequisites.

Faculty of Science & Technology 2 years · 4 semesters Checked against vu.edu.pk on 18 Oct 2026
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Semester 1

7 required
BS-Lateral Bioinformatics semester 1: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
BIO401 Biostatistics
None 3
CS403 Database Management Systems
None 3
CS403P Database Management Systems (Practical)
None 1
CS408 Human Computer Interaction
None 3
CS502 Fundamentals of Algorithms
None 3
MB504P Methods in Molecular Biology (Practical)
None 2
MB504T Methods in Molecular Biology (Theory)
None 1

Semester 2

7 required
BS-Lateral Bioinformatics semester 2: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
BIF601 Bioinformatics Computing I
None 3
BIF601P Bioinformatics Computing I (Practical)
None 1
BIO502 Genomics
None 3
BIO5101 Introduction to Biotechnology
None 3
BT505 Biosensors
None 3
CS504 Software Engineering - I
None 3
BT511P Introduction to Biotechnology (Practical)
None 1

Semester 3

7 required
BS-Lateral Bioinformatics semester 3: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
BIF499A Final Year Project
None 3
BIF602 Bioinformatics Computing II
None 3
BIO601 Proteomics
None 3
CS602 Computer Graphics
None 3
CS620 Modelling and Simulation
None 3
BT512T Microbial Biotechnology (Theory)
None 2
BT512P Microbial Biotechnology (Practical)
None 1

Semester 4

5 required
BS-Lateral Bioinformatics semester 4: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
BIF499B Final Year Project
BIF499A 3
BIF604 Special Topics in Bioinformatics
None 3
CS607 Artificial Intelligence
None 3
CS607P Artificial Intelligence (Practical)
None 1
CS614 Data Warehousing
None 3

From the BS-Lateral Bioinformatics study scheme on vu.edu.pk. Last checked 18 Oct 2026. If vu.edu.pk or VULMS shows something different, they are correct.

4 years · 8 semesters

BS Bioinformatics

The 4-year program, with 8 semesters. Semesters 1 to 4 here have the same courses as its semesters 5 to 8.

See the BS Bioinformatics scheme

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Departments: Biological Sciences · Mathematics · Statistics

BS

4 years

Associate Degree Programs

2 years

Diploma

1 year

BS-Lateral

2 years

Questions about BS-Lateral Bioinformatics

The study scheme on vu.edu.pk is the official version.

How many semesters is BS-Lateral Bioinformatics at VU?

BS-Lateral Bioinformatics has 4 semesters over 2 years. BS Bioinformatics has 8 semesters over 4 years.

Which courses are in semester 1 of BS-Lateral Bioinformatics?

Required: BIO401 Biostatistics, CS403 Database Management Systems, CS408 Human Computer Interaction, CS502 Fundamentals of Algorithms, MB504P Methods in Molecular Biology (Practical), CS403P Database Management Systems (Practical), MB504T Methods in Molecular Biology (Theory).

Where does this study scheme come from?

From the BS-Lateral Bioinformatics study scheme on vu.edu.pk, last checked on 18 Oct 2026. If vu.edu.pk or VULMS shows something different, they are correct.

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