Bachelor of Science (Botany)

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COURSES OFFERED

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

CODE	TITLE	REQUIRED/CORE/ELECTIVE	CREDIT HOURS
BOT 1103	INTRODUCTION TO PLANT BIOLOGY	CORE	3
ZOO 1103	INTRODUCTORY ZOOLOGY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
BOT 1132	PHYSICS FOR LIFE SCIENCES I	CORE	3
ZOO 1100	HIV/AIDS & LIFESTYLE DISEASES	REQUIRED UNIVERSITY	3
MAT 1103	BASIC MATHEMATICS	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
CHE 1103	ATOMIC STRUCTURE	REQUIREDDEPARTMENT	3
COM 1103	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS & COMPUTING	REQUIREDDEPARTMENT	3
CMJ 1100	COMMUNICATION SKILLS	REQUIRED UNIVERSITY	3

Second Semester

CODE	TITLE	REQUIRED/CORE/ELECTIVE	CREDIT HOURS
BOT 1204	SURVEY OF PLANT KINGDOM	CORE	3
ZOO 1204	GENERAL ZOOLOGY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
MIC 1203	INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
BOT 1205	LABORATORY METHODS AND TECHNIQUES	CORE	3
BOT 1233	PHYSICS FOR LIFE SCIENCES I	CORE	3
CHE 1205	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
COM 1200	COMPUTER INFORMATION LITERACY	REQUIRED UNIVERSITY	3
MAT 1200	QUANTITATIVE SKILLS	REQUIRED UNIVERSITY	3

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

CODE	TITLE	REQUIRED/CORE/ELECTIVE	CREDIT HOURS
ZOO 2105	CELL BIOLOGY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
MIC 2104	GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
ZOO 2108	INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
BOT 2106	PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS	CORE	3
BOT 2107	PLANT MORPHOLOGY & ANATOMY	CORE	3
STA 1103	STATISTICS 1	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
ENS 2100	ENVIRONMENTAL SKILLS	REQUIRED UNIVERSITY	3
REL 2100	PHILOSOPHY AND CRITICAL THINKING	REQUIRED UNIVERSITY	3

Second semester

CODE	TITLE	REQUIRED/CORE/ELECTIVE	CREDIT HOURS
ZOO 2206	PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMISTRY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
MIC 2205	MICROBIAL ECOLOGY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
ZOO 2209	VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
ZOO 2207	INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY AND BIOANALYSIS	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
BOT 2227	RESEARCH METHODS	CORE	3
CHE 2214	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
CHE 2215	BASIC THERMODYNAMICS	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

CODE	TITLE	REQUIRED/CORE/ELECTIVE	CREDIT HOURS
BOT 3108	PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT	CORE	3
BOT 3110	TAXONOMY OF ANGIOSPERMS	CORE	3
BOT 3112	ADVANCED GENETICS	CORE	3
BOT 3116	PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS	CORE	3
BOT 3131	FIELD COURSE	CORE	3
BOT 3128	BIOSTATISTICS	CORE	3
ZOO 3118	BASIC IMMUNOLOGY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
MIC 3108	GENERAL MYCOLOGY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3

Second Semester

FORTH YEAR

First Semester

CODE	TITLE			REQUIRED/CORE/ELECTIVE	CREDIT HOURS
BOT 4117	PLANT METABOLISM AND BIOCHEMISTRY			CORE	3
BOT 4118	PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY			CORE	3
BOT 4120	POPULATION GENETICS			CORE	3
BOT 4121	BIOSYSTEMATICS			CORE	3
BOT 4114	BIOLOGICAL MODELLING			CORE	3
ZOO 4120	EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY			REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
FEM 2110	INTRODUCTION TO SOIL SCIENCE			REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
BOT 4229		RESEARCH PROJECT	CORE		6
BOT 4123E	ECONOMIC BOTANY			REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
BOT 4124E	PHARMACOGNOSY			REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3

Second Semester

CODE	TITLE	REQUIRED/CORE/ELECTIVE	CREDIT HOURS
BOT 4211	PLANT PATHOLOGY	CORE	3
BOT 4222	CONSERVATION BIOLOGY	CORE	3
ZOO 4214	BIOINFORMATICS	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
MIC 4216	MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
MIC 4226E	APPLIED MYCOLOGY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
ZOO 4237E	FRESHWATER ECOLOGY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
ZOO 4238E	MARINE BIOLOGY	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
BOT 4225E	DENDROLOGY AND SILVICULTURE	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3
BOT 4226E	HORTICULTURE	REQUIRED DEPARTMENT	3

COURSE DICTRIBUTION

Total Credit Hours

The total credit hours is192, which is within the range of 168-192 as stipulated by Commission on University Education Curriculum Standards.