COURSE CODES AND DESCRIPTION
Year One, First Semester Courses
Course Code Course Title Units Status LH PH
GST 111 Communication in English 2 Core 15 45
NAU-GST 113 Humanities 2 Core 15 45
NAU-GST 115 Communication Skills 0 Core 15 45
MTH 101 Elementary Mathematics I (Algebra and Trigonometry) 2 Core 30 –
COS 101 Introduction to Computing Sciences 3 Core 30 45
BIO 101 General Biology I 2 Core 30 –
BIO 103 General Biology Practical I 1 Core – 45
CHM 101 General Inorganic Chemistry I 2 Core 30 –
NAU-CHM 111 Basic Inorganic Chemistry 2 Core 30 –
CHM 107 General Inorganic Chemistry Practical I 1 Core – 45
PHY 101 General Physics I (Mechanics) 2 Core 30 –
PHY 107 General Practical Physics 1 Core – 45
NAU-MCB 111 Introductory Microbiology 2 Core 30 –
NAU-BUA 101 Introduction to Business I 2 Core 30 –
Total 24
Year One, Second Semester Courses
Course Code Course Title Units Status LH PH
GST 112 Nigerian Peoples and Culture 2 Core 30 –
NAU-GST 114 Basic Igbo Studies
2 Core 30 –
MTH 102 Elementary Mathematics II (Calculus) 2 Core 30 –
BIO 102 General Biology II 2 Core 30 –
BIO 104 General Biology Practical II 1 Core – 45
CHM 102 General Organic Chemistry II 2 Core 30 –
CHM 108 General Organic Chemistry Practical II 1 Core – 45
PHY 102 General Physics II (Electricity & Magnetism) 2 Core 30 –
PHY 108 General Physics Practical II 1 Core – 45
NAU-COS 102 Problem Solving 3 Core 30 –
NAU-BCH 102 Introductory Biochemistry 2 Core 30 –
NAU-BCH 104 Introductory Biochemistry Practical 1 Core – 45
NAU-BUA 102 Introduction to Business II 2 Core 30 –
Total 23
Year Two, First Semester Courses
Course Code Course Title Units Status LH PH
ENT 211 Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2 Core 15 45
BCH 201 General Biochemistry I 2 Core 30 –
BCH 203:
General Biochemistry I Practical 1 Core – 15
STA 201 Statistics for Agriculture and Biological Sciences 3 Core 45 –
NAU-BIO 201 Genetics I 2 Core 30 –
NAU-MTH 201 Mathematical Methods 1 2 Core 30 –
NAU-PHY 201 General physics V (Elementary Modern Physics) 2 Core 30 –
NAU-CHM 210 Physical Chemistry I 2 Core 30 –
NAU-CHM 211 Organic Chemistry I 2 Core 30 –
Total 18
Year Two, Second Semester Courses
Course Code Course Title Units Status LH PH
GST 212 Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence 2 Core 30 –
BCH 202 General Biochemistry II 2 Core 30 –
NAU-BCH 204 Biological Macromolecules 2 Core 30 –
NAU-BCH 206 Physiological Chemistry 3 Core 45 –
NAU-BCH 208 Computational Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2 Core 30 –
NAU-BCH 210 Medicinal Chemistry 1 2 Core 30 –
NAU-MTH 202 Elementary Differential Equations 2 Core 30 –
NAU-CHM 212 Inorganic Chemistry I 2 Core 30 –
Total 17
Year Three, First Semester Courses
Course Code Course Title Units Status LH PH
BCH 301 Enzymology 3 Core 45 –
BCH 303 Metabolism of Lipids 2 Core 30 –
BCH 305 Structure and Functions of Nucleic Acids 2 Core 30 –
BCH 307 Membrane Biochemistry 2 Core 30 –
BCH 309 Inorganic Biochemistry 1 Core 15 –
NAU-BCH 311 Introductory Pharmacology 2 Core 30 –
NAU-BCH 313 Food and Nutritional Biochemistry 2 Core 30 –
NAU-BCH 315 Biochemical Laboratory Techniques 2 Core 30 –
NAU-BCH 317 Medicinal Chemistry II 2 Core 30 –
NAU-CHM 303 Organic Chemistry II 2 Core 30 –
Total 20
Year Three, Second Semester Courses
Course Code Course Title Units Status LH PH
GST 312 Peace and Conflict Resolution 2 Core 30 –
ENT 312 Venture Creation 2 Core 15 45
BCH 302 Metabolism of Carbohydrates 2 Core 30 –
BCH 304 Metabolism of Amino Acids & Proteins 3 Core 45 –
BCH 306 Analytical Methods in Biochemistry 3 Core 30 45
BCH 308 Bioenergetics 1 Core 15 –
NAU-BCH 310 Microbial Biochemistry 2 Core 30 –
NAU-BCH 399 Industrial Attachment 3 Core – 135
Total 18
Year Four, First Semester Courses
Course Code Course Title Units Status LH PH
BCH 401 Advanced Enzymology 3 Core 30 –
BCH 403 Metabolic Regulations 2 Core 30 –
BCH 405 Plant Biochemistry 2 Core 30 –
BCH 407 Bioinformatics 2 Core 30 –
NAU-BCH 409 Biochemistry of Parasites 2 Core 30 –
NAU-BCH 411 Frontiers in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 2 Core 30 –
NAU-BCH 413 Biotechnology and Industrial Biochemistry 2 Core 30 –
NAU-BCH 415 Microbial Biochemistry 2 Core 30 –
BCH 499 Research Project 2 Core – 90
Total 19
Year Four, Second Semester Courses
Course Code Course Title Units Status LH PH
BCH 402 Molecular Biochemistry 2 Core 30 –
BCH 404 Biochemical Reasoning 1 Core 15 –
BCH 406 Biochemical Entrepreneurship 2 Core 30 –
NAU-BCH 408 Advanced Clinical Biochemistry 3 Core 45 –
NAU-BCH 410 Immunochemistry and Immunology 2 Core 45 –
NAU-BCH 412 Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering 3 Core 45 –
NAU-BCH 414 Biochemical Pharmacology 3 Core 45 –
NAU-BCH 416 Forensic Biochemistry 2 Core 30 –
BCH 499 Research Project 2 Core – 90
Total 20