SABANCI UNIVERSITY - FACULTY OF FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND NATURAL SCIENCES
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, GENETICS AND BIOENGINEERING PROGRAM RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
Year -1 Freshman
Semester-1
 Year -1 Freshman
Semester-2
Course CodeCourse NameCourse TypePrerequisite CoursesSU CreditsEnginering
Credits (ECTS)
Basic Science
Credits (ECTS)
ECTS
(Total)
Course CodeCourse NameCourse TypePrerequisite CoursesSU CreditsEnginering
Credits (ECTS)
Basic Science
Credits (ECTS)
ECTS
(Total)
MATH101Calculus IUniversity C. 3 66MATH102Calculus IIUniversity C.MATH 1013 66
NS101Science of Nature IUniversity C. 4 66NS102Science of Nature IIUniversity C.NS 1014 66
CIP101NCivic Involvement Projects IUniversity C. 0  1AL102Academic LiteraciesUniversity C. 3  5
HIST191Principles of Atatürk and the History of the Turkish Revolution IUniversity C. 2  3HIST192Principles of Atatürk and the History of the Turkish Revolution IIUniversity C.HIST 1912  3
SPS101Humanity and Society IUniversity C. 3  6SPS102Humanity and Society IIUniversity C.SPS 1013  6
TLL101Turkish Language and Literature IUniversity C. 2  3TLL102Turkish Language and Literature IIUniversity C.TLL 1012  3
IF100Computational Approaches to Problem SolvingUniversity C. 35 5        
*PROJ 201*Undergraduate Project CourseUniversity C. 11 1*PROJ 201*Undergraduate Project CourseUniversity C. 11 1
TERM TOTAL17  30TERM TOTAL17  29
The students have to take *Undergraduate Project Course (PROJ 201 ) on freshman or sophomore year.The students have to take *Undergraduate Project Course (PROJ 201) on freshman or sophomore year.
                
Year - 2 Sophomore
Semester-3
Year - 2 Sophomore
Semester-4
Course CodeCourse NameCourse TypePrerequisite CoursesSU CreditsEnginering
Credits (ECTS)
Basic Science
Credits (ECTS)
ECTS
(Total)
Course CodeCourse NameCourse TypePrerequisite CoursesSU CreditsEnginering
Credits (ECTS)
Basic Science
Credits (ECTS)
ECTS
(Total)
*PROJ 201*Undergraduate Project CourseUniversity C. 11 1*PROJ 201*Undergraduate Project CourseUniversity C. 1101
ENS 210Computational BiologyRequiredMATH 101 & IF 1003336NS 216Life on EarthRequired 3156
NS 207Organic ChemistryRequired 4257MATH 203Introduction to ProbabilityFaculty C.MATH 1023 66
MATH 201Linear AlgebraFaculty C. 3 66CORE   3  6
NS 201Discovering LifeRequired 3156CORE   3  6
HUM 2** University C. 3  5        
CORE   3  6        
                
                
                
TERM TOTAL2071937TERM TOTAL1321125
The students have to take *Undergraduate Project Course (PROJ 201 ) on freshman or sophomore year.The students have to take *Undergraduate Project Course (PROJ 201 ) on freshman or sophomore year.
                
Year - 3 Junior
Semester-5
Year - 3 Junior
Semester-6
Course CodeCourse NameCourse TypePrerequisite CoursesSU CreditsEnginering
Credits (ECTS)
Basic Science
Credits (ECTS)
ECTS
(Total)
Course CodeCourse NameCourse TypePrerequisite CoursesSU CreditsEnginering
Credits (ECTS)
Basic Science
Credits (ECTS)
ECTS
(Total)
BIO 321Biochemistry IRequiredNS 201 & NS 2074 77BIO 301Introduction to Molecular BiologyRequiredBIO 3214 77
BIO 303GeneticsRequiredNS 2014257BIO 332Cell BiologyRequiredBIO 3214 77
SPS 303Law and EthicsUniversity C. 3  5MATH 306Statistical ModellingCoreMATH 2033 66
FREE   3  6FREE   3  6
CORE   3  6AREA   3  6
CORE   3  6        
                
                
                
                
TERM TOTAL2021237TERM TOTAL1702032
                
Year - 3 Junior
SUMMER
        
Course CodeCourse NameCourse TypePrerequisite CoursesSU CreditsEnginering
Credits (ECTS)
Basic Science
Credits (ECTS)
ECTS
(Total)
        
BIO 395Internship ProjectRequiredPROJ 201 505        
                
Year - 4 Senior
Semester-7
Year - 4 Senior
Semester-8
Course CodeCourse NameCourse TypePrerequisite CoursesSU CreditsEnginering
Credits (ECTS)
Basic Science
Credits (ECTS)
ECTS
(Total)
Course CodeCourse NameCourse TypePrerequisite CoursesSU CreditsEnginering
Credits (ECTS)
Basic Science
Credits (ECTS)
ECTS
(Total)
ENS 491Graduation Project (Design)RequiredBIO 301 or BIO 30312 2ENS 492Graduation Project (Implementation)RequiredENS 4913505
BIO 306MicrobiologyCoreBIO 321 & BIO 332
& BIO 332
4 77FREE   3  6
FREE   3  6AREA   3  6
FREE   3  6CORE   3  6
AREA   3  6CORE   3  6
CORE   3  6        
 
TERM TOTAL172733 TERM TOTAL155029
SU CREDITS TOTAL: 125
ECTS TOTAL : 240
TRACK ELECTIVE COURSES
DESCRIPTIONS: These are not official tracks but are suggestions for those interested in concentrating in a particular area in Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering . 
 
1. Suggested Courses for Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering and Molecular Biology Track 2. Suggested Courses for Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Track
Course CodeCourse NameSU CreditsECTSCourse CodeCourse NameSU CreditsECTS
BIO 335_*S4Analytical Techniques36CS 201_*S3Programming Fundamentals36
BIO 363_S5Ecology36CS 204_S4Advanced Programming36
BIO 322_S6Biochemistry II35DSA 210_S4Introduction to Data Science36
BIO 308_S6Plant Physiology37MATH 204_S4Discrete Mathematics36
BIO 310_S6Introduction to Bioinformatics36CS 300_S5Data Structures36
BIO 452_S7Immunology36BIO 310_S6Introduction to Bioinformatics36
BIO 407_S7Multicellular Organization35CS 301_S6Algorithms36
BIO 467_S8Signal Transduction36CS 412_S7Machine Learning36
*Semester no    
*Semester no
3. Suggested Courses for Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering and Bioengineering Track
Course CodeCourse NameSU CreditsECTS 
CS 201_*S3Programming Fundamentals36
MATH 202_S4Differential Equations36
DSA 210_S4Introduction to Data Science36
BIO 335_S4Analytical Techniques36
ENS 202_S5Thermodynamics36
ME 437_S8Biomechatronics36
*Semester no