First year
The first semester is spent in the Preparatory semester program which is shared by all disciplines in the College. During this semseter the students will learn the basics of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. After this first or preparatory semester the student will begin to focus on biology by covering topics such as: invertebrates and their life cycles, animal and plant cells, their chemical compositions and learning the basics of ecology.
Second year
The coursework during the second year covers: genetics, Mendel's laws of heredity and genetic diseases. The plant kingdom, its divisions and advantages found in each group will be covered along with an in depth examination of environmental factors that affect the plant kingdom. Students will learn the proper way to prepare microscope slides as well as how to process cellular and histological materials and identify ways to isolate and classify bacteria and viruses from different sources as well as learn their medical and economic importance. The students will also study in depth the Phylum Chordata. The various types of environmental pollution and its impact on the environment will be examined during this year as well.
Third year
The student will learn about the economic importance of fungi and algae and the methods of isolation and classification. They will continue in their study of plants, especially the flora of Saudi Arabia, looking at the taxonomy, various functions, cellular structures, and analyzing factors affecting the enzymatic activity of plants. The students will also study insects during this year focusing on anatomy and the classification of insects. Physiology will be one of the topics for this year looking at different systems, such as the digestive and respiratory systems as well as studying the microscopic cell structure of different types of tissues. Parasites and the various relationships between a parasite and its host will be covered such as mutualism, commensalism and so forth.
Fourth year
The students will learn the importance of molecular biology, the study of immunology and immune deficiency diseases, acquired genetic and autoimmune diseases, allergies and the exact composition of the nucleic acids during this fourth and final undergraduate year. The basics of embryology will be covered in terms of the composition of gamete fertilization, the transfer of eggs, the transfer of sperm, and chromosome interaction. The significance of medicinal and aromatic plants will be studied along with the influence of hormones in the process of plant growth, focusing on textile plants. Biodiversity will be examined with examples from local, regional and global levels.
