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 Code	Course Name	Course Type	Prerequisite Courses	SU Credits	Enginering Credits (ECTS)	Basic Science Credits (ECTS)	ECTS (Total)		Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Prerequisite Courses	SU Credits	Enginering Credits (ECTS)	Basic Science Credits (ECTS)	ECTS (Total)
MATH101	Calculus I	University C.		3		6	6		MATH102	Calculus II	University C.	MATH 101	3		6	6
NS101	Science of Nature I	University C.		4		6	6		NS102	Science of Nature II	University C.	NS 101	4		6	6
CIP101N	Civic Involvement Projects I	University C.		0			1		AL102	Academic Literacies	University C.		3			5
HIST191	Principles of Atatürk and the History of the Turkish Revolution I	University C.		2			3		HIST192	Principles of Atatürk and the History of the Turkish Revolution II	University C.	HIST 191	2			3
SPS101	Humanity and Society I	University C.		3			6		SPS102	Humanity and Society II	University C.	SPS 101	3			6
TLL101	Turkish Language and Literature I	University C.		2			3		TLL102	Turkish Language and Literature II	University C.	TLL 101	2			3
IF100	Computational Approaches to Problem Solving	University C.		3	5		5
*PROJ 201	*Undergraduate Project Course	University C.		1	1		1		*PROJ 201	*Undergraduate Project Course	University C.		1	1		1
TERM TOTAL				17			30		TERM TOTAL				17			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 Code	Course Name	Course Type	Prerequisite Courses	SU Credits	Enginering Credits (ECTS)	Basic Science Credits (ECTS)	ECTS (Total)		Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Prerequisite Courses	SU Credits	Enginering Credits (ECTS)	Basic Science Credits (ECTS)	ECTS (Total)
*PROJ 201	*Undergraduate Project Course	University C.		1	1		1		*PROJ 201	*Undergraduate Project Course	University C.		1	1	0	1
ENS 210	Computational Biology	Required	MATH 101 & IF 100	3	3	3	6		NS 216	Life on Earth	Required		3	1	5	6
NS 207	Organic Chemistry	Required		4	2	5	7		MATH 203	Introduction to Probability	Faculty C.	MATH 102	3		6	6
MATH 201	Linear Algebra	Faculty C.		3		6	6		CORE				3			6
NS 201	Discovering Life	Required		3	1	5	6		CORE				3			6
HUM 2**		University C.		3			5
CORE				3			6
TERM TOTAL				20	7	19	37		TERM TOTAL				13	2	11	25
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 Code	Course Name	Course Type	Prerequisite Courses	SU Credits	Enginering Credits (ECTS)	Basic Science Credits (ECTS)	ECTS (Total)		Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Prerequisite Courses	SU Credits	Enginering Credits (ECTS)	Basic Science Credits (ECTS)	ECTS (Total)
BIO 321	Biochemistry I	Required	NS 201 & NS 207	4		7	7		BIO 301	Introduction to Molecular Biology	Required	BIO 321	4		7	7
BIO 303	Genetics	Required	NS 201	4	2	5	7		BIO 332	Cell Biology	Required	BIO 321	4		7	7
SPS 303	Law and Ethics	University C.		3			5		MATH 306	Statistical Modelling	Core	MATH 203	3		6	6
FREE				3			6		FREE				3			6
CORE				3			6		AREA				3			6
CORE				3			6
TERM TOTAL				20	2	12	37		TERM TOTAL				17	0	20	32
Year - 3 Junior SUMMER
Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Prerequisite Courses	SU Credits	Enginering Credits (ECTS)	Basic Science Credits (ECTS)	ECTS (Total)
BIO 395	Internship Project	Required	PROJ 201		5	0	5
Year - 4 Senior Semester-7									Year - 4 Senior Semester-8
Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Prerequisite Courses	SU Credits	Enginering Credits (ECTS)	Basic Science Credits (ECTS)	ECTS (Total)		Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Prerequisite Courses	SU Credits	Enginering Credits (ECTS)	Basic Science Credits (ECTS)	ECTS (Total)
ENS 491	Graduation Project (Design)	Required	BIO 301 or BIO 303	1	2		2		ENS 492	Graduation Project (Implementation)	Required	ENS 491	3	5	0	5
BIO 306	Microbiology	Core	BIO 321 & BIO 332 & BIO 332	4		7	7		FREE				3			6
FREE				3			6		AREA				3			6
FREE				3			6		CORE				3			6
AREA				3			6		CORE				3			6
CORE				3			6
TERM TOTAL				17	2	7	33		TERM TOTAL				15	5	0	29
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 Code	Course Name	SU Credits	ECTS						Course Code	Course Name	SU Credits	ECTS
BIO 335_*S4	Analytical Techniques	3	6						CS 201_*S3	Programming Fundamentals	3	6
BIO 363_S5	Ecology	3	6						CS 204_S4	Advanced Programming	3	6
BIO 322_S6	Biochemistry II	3	5						CS 210_S4	Introduction to Data Science	3	6
BIO 308_S6	Plant Physiology	3	7						MATH 204_S4	Discrete Mathematics	3	6
BIO 310_S6	Introduction to Bioinformatics	3	6						CS 300_S5	Data Structures	3	6
BIO 452_S7	Immunology	3	6						BIO 310_S6	Introduction to Bioinformatics	3	6
BIO 407_S7	Multicellular Organization	3	5						CS 301_S6	Algorithms	3	6
BIO 467_S8	Signal Transduction	3	6						CS 412_S7	Machine Learning	3	6
*Semester no
3. Suggested Courses for Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering and Bioengineering Track									*Semester no
Course Code	Course Name	SU Credits	ECTS
CS 201_*S3	Programming Fundamentals	3	6
MATH 202_S4	Differential Equations	3	6
CS 210_S4	Introduction to Data Science	3	6
BIO 335_S4	Analytical Techniques	3	6
ENS 202_S5	Thermodynamics	3	6
ME 437_S8	Biomechatronics	3	6
*Semester no