COURSE DESCRIPTION


Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

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University Requirement

Faculty Requirement

Major Requirement

Free Ellective

Complementary Requirement

Total Credit Hours

Complementary Requirement is not calcualted in total credit hours



University Requirement - 24 Credit Hours:



Compulsory Courses - 15 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A0161201 English Communication Skills 3 Grammar: question tags, modals, future forms, articles, adjectives, adverbs, if structures; vocabulary: relationships, work, activities, media, war, sport; writing skills: essay, notes, messages, application letters; basic and advanced reading skills; basic and advanced listening skills; verbal skills: oral presentations, arguments.
A0161101 Arabic Communication Skills 3 Language levels: phonological level, grammatical level, rhetorical level, orthographic level, comprehension and speaking; grammar exercises, nominal sentences, verbal sentences, kana and its sisters, Inna and its sisters, dual, masculine plural, feminine plural, indeclinable nouns, vocative, appositives; exercises in morphology, present participle, and past participle; spelling and punctuation, dictionaries, listening and speaking.
A0161301 National Education 3 Concepts and terms; Geography of Jordan; contemporary political history of Jordan; Jordanian Society; Jordanian constitutional and democratic life; Jordanian national institutions; challenges facing Jordan; threats to civic life: fanaticism, extremism, terrorism, violence; corruption: definitions, types, causes, impact, and prevention.
A0161112 Leadership and Societal Responsibility 1 This course deals with prominent titles related to leadership, such as: the meaning of leadership, the vocabulary that falls under the term, leadership styles, leadership and social responsibility, change management and strategies, building an effective team, the leader and managing diversity, how to discover future leaders and support them, and women leaders.
A0161401 Military Sciences 3 The establishment and development of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; the history of the Arab Legion; peacekeeping troops; preparing the nation for defense and liberation.
A0161113 Life Skills 1 This course deals with the vital interest of the individual on the individual and collective level. It is like a passport to the success of individuals and helps them understand their personal competencies. It discusses the meaning of skills, their levels, characteristics and importance, communication skill and communication, and trains them on self-skills such as the skill of time management, organizing and defining it, and providing examples of its fields of application and activities. carried out by the students themselves. It also deals with thinking skills, its importance, education, and forms such as problem-solving and decision-making as forms of complex thinking or its strategies. The course also deals with training students on methods of dialogue and exchange of views as an entry point to resolving differences and mitigating frictions when we witness the openness of societies, correct study skills, family success and conservatism.
A0161111 Entrepreneurship and Innovation 1 Economic science definition: its objectives and the economic problem; The relation between the economic science and other sciences; Economic analysis methods; Production possibilities curve; National income accounts; Consumption; Investment; Saving; Unemployment; Inflation; Money and Banking; Financial and monetary policy and its role in dealing with the imbalanced economy through these policies; Economic development in terms of importance and objectives and economic planning to achieve such objectives; Demand and supply theory and consumer equilibrium; Cost and production theory; Producer equilibrium in different markets.

Elective Courses - 6 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A0161501 Islamic Culture 3 Definition of the culture, characteristics of the Islamic culture, Islamic culture and other cultures; the sources of Islamic culture: The Holy Quran, Sunna, the Arabic language, history of Islam; fields of Islamic culture: faith, worship, morals; challenges facing the Islamic culture: orientalism, globalization, secularism; young people and the impacts of foreign cultures, women and Islam, Islam and terrorism.
A0161701 History of Jordan and Palestine 3 The geography of Jordan and Palestine, Jordan and Palestine in ancient times, general historical look, Jordan, and Palestine in the Mamluk era, Jordan, and Palestine during the First World War (1914- 1918), Emirate of East Jordan (Transjordan), constitutional and legislative life in Jordan, Palestine under the British Mandate, and Jordanian-Palestinian relations, Jerusalem, historical status.
A0161703 Archaeology and Tourism in Jordan 3 Tourism definition; Classification of Tourism; The difference between tourist and other traveler?s concepts, Travel types, The definition of Archaeology and archaeological sites: Archaeological surveys and excavations; Documentation; Jordan through the ages; Components of tourism in Jordan; Elements of tourist attractions in Jordan: Archeological sites, Natural sites, Natural reserves, Forests; Tourist movement and types in Jordan; Economical impact of tourism in Jordan.
A0161601 Contemporary Issues 3 Identify the most important contemporary local, national and regional issues, the most prominent contemporary challenges and their questions from development, youth, extremism, globalization, culture and identity; Jerusalem and its central position, the Arab-Israeli conflict
A0161802 Development and Environment 3 The course provides awareness and insight into the environmental issue, its vocabulary, the human relationship with the ecosystem, and environmental hazards to avoid. It also works to develop students' understanding and awareness of basic ecological concepts, and to reinforce their attitudes and values, in order to practice solving environmental problems. And linking it to comprehensive development and its relationship to water, food and energy security.
A0411601 Legal Education and Human Rights 3 This course identifying the basic concepts of human rights in an analytical way, and then realistic clarify of the international & regional means dealing with human rights such as treaties, recommendations and international means that are in the process of formation, such imperative rules & customs, this course also address realistically the content of human rights and the rights of the first generation such as right of living. The second-generation rights such as the right to work and third-generation rights such as the right of environment. International ways to protect human rights in general. In addition, the extent to which the Jordanian constitution is compatible with international human rights standards.
A0161901 Media and Public Relations 3 The nexus between media and society in terms of the social, political, economic and cultural power of the media, the role of the media in giving people the opportunity to express their opinions and promote international relations. Communication and public relations, communication and its types, levels, forms, properties, fields, activities, physical and nonphysical (symbolic) environment, and obstacles to the communicative process. Public relations: its beginnings, development, principles, bases, importance, functions, planning, activities.

Elective Courses - 3 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A0871103 Principles of Renewable Energy 3 Introduction to renewable Energy include Photovoltaic, Wind power, Micro hydropower, Biomass energy, Waste power, Solar thermal power, Geothermal power, Ocean energy (tidal, tide-flow and wave), Ocean energy (OTEC), , Comparison of characteristics and cost of renewables. How we can use the sun, wind, biomass, geothermal resources, and water to generate more sustainable energy. It explains the fundamentals of energy, including the transfer of energy, as well as the limitations of natural resources. Starting with solar power, the text illustrates how energy from the sun is transferred and stored; used for heating, cooling, and lighting; collected and concentrated; and converted into electricity
A0591111 Digital Literacy 3 Digital Literacy is a concept that describes how technology and the Internet are shaping the way people interact and how they affect us as individuals and as a society. This course educate students on the uses of digital technologies, the dangers of digital technology and the need to build a culture of ethical use of the Internet and introduce the concept of responsible freedom.
A1321100 Sport and Health 3 Defining health and fitness: physical education, health education; the cognitive, emotional, skill-oriented, and social goals of physical education; the history of physical education: ancient, medieval, and modern ages, the Olympics, Athletics in Jordan: nutrition and exercising; athletic injuries: bone, joint , muscle, skin injuries; special exercises for figure deformation; diseases related to lack of exercise: diabetes, obesity, being underweight, back pain, cancer; hooliganism: causes and recommended solutions for hooliganism.
A0612303 Society Health 3 The course aims to provide students with the basic principles that enhance the concept of health and health prevention in its various physical, psychological and social aspects. The student will also be provided with information that helps individuals realize their health needs in the context of the culture and values ??systems they live in and how to meet these needs, which is known as improving health and quality of life.
A0161602 Critical Thinking Skills 3 The concept of critical thinking, its components; characteristics of critical thinking individuals; Critical thinking skills: the skill of interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, expectation, prediction; Stages of critical thinking: Motivation, searching for information, linking information, evaluation, expression, and integration


Faculty Requirement - 22 Credit Hours:



Compulsory Courses - 22 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A1162200 Physiology (1) 2
A0111301 General Chemistry 3 "Chemistry and the atomic/ molecular view of matter; scientific measurements elements compounds, and the periodic table; the mole and stoichiometry; molecular view of reactions in aqueous solutions: doublereplacement reaction, redox reaction the quantum mechanical atom: electron configuration, properties of elements; basics of chemical bonding: ionic bonds, covalent bonds, intermolecular forces; chemical kinetics: rates laws; acids and bases: strong acids, weak acids, buffers. "
A1163605 Ethics in applied medical careers 1
A1161109 Medical terminology 1
A0111401 General Biology 3 Introduction to Biology Lab; Compound light microscope; Preparing slides of: Plant cells and animal cells; Macromolecules chemical properties; Cellular division; Animal tissues and Plant tissues; preparing bacterial smear; Algae, Fungi, and Bryophytes; Protozoan & Plants and animals Biodiversity.
A0331702 Computer Skills (Health) 3
A1162109 Pathology 3
A1162606 Scientific research methods and biostatistics 3
A1161105 Anatomy and Histology 3


Major Requirement - 74 Credit Hours:



Compulsory Courses - 68 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A1173102 Practical Microbial Biotechnology 1
A1174305 Molecular targeting of cancer 3
A1163401 Practical Microbiology 1
A1174201 Pharmaceutical industry regulations 1
A1174308 Field Practical Training 2 1
A1174301 Stem cell therapy techniques 3
A1173201 Industrial Pharmacy (2) 2
A0915402 Pharmaceutical Biotechnolog 3 Introduction to biotechnology; cell and gene expression; recombinant DNA technology and its applications; recent methodological approcehs used in DNA and protein analysis; animal, plant, environmental, and medical biotechnology; cloning and genetic engineering; plant genetic engineering; gene therapy; vaccines; monoclonal antibodies production.
A1172101 Bioanalytical Techniques 2
A1174302 Practical stem cell therapy techniques 1
A1163400 Microbiology 3 Introduction: discovery of microorganisms, definition of microorganisms, bacterial morphology; Structures of bacteria, viruses, and fungi; Bacterial growth and environmental conditions influencing microorganisms: growth; Microbial genetics and mutagenesis; Biofilm formation and quorum sensing; Sterilization and disinfection; Bacterial metabolism; Host pathogen interaction; Mechanisms of pathogenesis; Common pathogenic microorganisms spread, route of infection, symptoms, diagnosis and treatments. Bactria as normal flora.
A1173101 Microbial Biotechnology 2
A1162300 Biochemistry (1) 2 Introduction to biochemistry; Biological oxidation; Carbohydrates: chemistry of carbohydrates, digestion and absorption of carbohydrates metabolism of carbohydrates, diabetes mellitus; lipids: chemistry of fatty acids, digestion and absorption of lipids, lipids metabolism, hyperlipidemia and fatty liver. Introduction; enzymes; amino acids: chemistry of amino acids, inborn errors of amino acids metabolism, protein structures; Molecular biology: nucleic acids structures and metabolism, central dogma of molecular biology, DNA replication, gene replication, gene expression.
A1172203 Industrial Pharmacy (1) 2
A1174303 Antimicrobial biotechnology 2
A1173203 Pharmaceutical Nanoformulation 3
A1172301 Molecular Biology and Genetics 3
A1173202 Practical Industrial Pharmacy (2) 1
A1173204 Practical Pharmaceutical Nanoformulation 1
A1174304 Practical antimicrobial biotechnology 1
A1174306 Biochemical Analytics and Protein Purification 3
A1162302 Practical Biochemistry 1 Introduction and safety regulations; Biologically important chemical compounds; qualitative and quantitative determination of carbohydrate: glucose fructose, sucrose, starch; qualitative and quantitative determination of lipids: saturated and unsaturated fatty acids; qualitative and quantitative determination of proteins: amino acids, enzymes, and nucleic acids.
A1173103 Upstream Bioprocessing 3
A1172201 Pharmaceutics 3
A1173104 Downstream Bioprocessing 3
A1174202 Biopharmaceuticals 3
A1173301 Bioinformatics 3
A1172202 Practical Pharmaceutics 1
A1174501 Quality System 3
A1172204 Practical Industrial Pharmacy (1) 1
A1172401 Metabolic Biochemistry 2
A1173302 Immunotherapy 3
A1174307 Field Practical Training 1 1

Elective Courses - 6 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A1174203 Ethics in pharmaceutical industry 2
A1174502 The science of auditing and control 2
A1174101 Applied Enzymology 2
A1174204 Nano Drug Delivery Systems 2
A1173304 Science of Food and Health 2
A1173303 Molecular Diagnostics 2


Free Ellective - 14 Credit Hours:



Compulsory Courses - 14 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A1162603 Analytical Chemistry 2 Introduction; Analytical process; Chemical measurements; Math Toolkit; Statistics; Gravimetric and Combustion analysis; Acid-base reactions; buffers; Acid-base titrations; Polyprotic Acid.
A0111201 General Physics (1) 3 Introduction to Physics; Measurement and standards; Physical quantities; Vectors Addition and multiplication of vectors; Motion in straight line: displacement velocity, acceleration , finding the motion of an object, free fall, and vertical jumping; Motion in two dimensions Projectile in Biomechanics; Newton?s laws: Static C.G., Levers in the body, muscles and, and jaws of animals; Collisions
A0111101 Mathematics (1) 3 Introduction to Calculus; The rate of change of a function; Limits; Derivatives of algebraic functions and their applications; Integration; Application of the definite integral.
A1162604 Practical analytical chemistry 1 Introduction; Glass calibration; Statistical Evaluation of analytical results; Gravimetric determination of Chloride; Gravimetric determination of Nickel; Measuring of the calcium ion content in dried milk powder; Measuring of vitamin C concentration by Redox titration; Precipitation titration.
A1113504 Immunology And Serology 3 Introduction to immunology; basic principle; immune response; Innate and adaptive immune response, humoral and cellular immune response; immunological disorder: Hypersensitivity, Tissue transplantation and Rejection, Tolerance and Autoimmune disease; Tumor Immunology and AIDS.
A0111302 Practical General Chemistry 1 Basic laboratory techniques: safety rules, handling chemicals and glassware operating balances and Bunsen burner, write the scientific report ; identification of chemical substances: physical properties of matter as boiling point and melting point; physical separation of mixtures: distillation, extraction, recrystallization; empirical formula; chemical reaction : metathesis, solubility of salts; preparation of solutions: prepare a solution of known concentration; standardization of a base: titration, molecular weight determination; indicators, buffers and measurement of pH
A0111402 Practical General Biology 1 Introduction to Biology Lab; Compound light microscope; Preparing slides of: Plant cells and animal cells; Macromolecules chemical properties; Cellular division; Animal tissues and Plant tissues; preparing bacterial smear; Algae, Fungi, and Bryophytes; Protozoan & Plants and animals Biodiversity.


Complementary Requirement - 9 Credit Hours:



Compulsory Courses - 9 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A0161200 Remedial English Language 3 Grammar: auxiliary verbs, tenses (past, present, future) Vocabulary: friendship, communication, IT, TV shows, media, houses, places description, compound nouns, free time activities, books and movies description, food, dinning out. Variety of skills: paragraph writing, verifying formal and informal letters, writing unofficial emails, ways of using punctuation, upper case letters and conjunctions, outlining main ideas and details, inferring conclusions and impeded meanings, determining author?s perspectives, presentations, argumentation and persuasion, agreeing and disagreeing expressions, making comparisons, narrating events, expressing opinions, making official phone calls, ordering food, correct pronunciation.
A0331700 Remedial Computer Skills 3 Introduction to basic computer hardware and software; copyrights; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power point, Access; Introduction to Internet.
A0161100 Remedial Arabic Language 3 Language level and definition, speaking and comprehension texts, syntax exercises, Nominal Sentence, safe feminine plural, safe masculine plural, singularity, auxiliaries, duality, numbers, subordinates, punctuations, morphological exercise, dictation issues, Nunnation.

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