Programmes

The following programmes are offered by the Department of Biological Sciences:

• Aquatic Biology: For carrers in water resource management
• Conservation Biology: For careers in biological conservation and ecotourism.
• Biological Sciences: For careers that require a general biological background and careers in teaching. It is recommended that pre-med students follow this programme with a combination of modules required by the medical school of choice.
• Ethno-biology : For careers in Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Technology.
• Social Biology : For careers in the Social Ecology field.

Undergraduate Modules

The following is a list of undergraduate modules offered by the department:

First Year Modules:

• BIO 15 41 : Diversity of life
• BIO 1542 : Cell Biology
• BIO 1643 : Ecology, Adaptation and Evolution

Second Year Modules:

• BIO 2541 : Animal Physiology
• BIO 2542 : Ecology
• BIO 2543 : Fresh Water Biology
• BIO 2544 : Plant Anatomy and Morphology
• BIO 2633 : Human Physiology for Health Sciences and Biotechnology
• BIO 2645 : Plant Taxonomy and Reproductive Biology
• BIO 2646 : Introduction to Conservation Biology
• BIO 2647 : Social Biology I
• BIO 2648 : Animal Phylogeny
• BIO 2649 : Ethnobiology I

Third Year Modules:

• BIO 3541 : Animal Ecophysiology
• BIO 3542 : Biological Assessment
• BIO 3543 : Disturbance and Plant Ecology
• BIO 3544 : Limnology BIO 3645 : Plant Physiological Ecology
• BIO 3646 : Water resource Manangement
• BIO 3647 : Conservation Biology II
• BIO 3648 : Social Biology II
• BIO 3649 : Evolutionary Genetics
• BIO 3641 : General Ethnobiology

Postgraduate Modules

Honours Modules

A candidate wishing to enroll for an Honours degree in Biological Sciences must be in possession of B.Sc. in Biological Sciences or equivalent.

The following is a list of modules offered for the degree Honours in Biological Sciences:

• BIO 5501 : Research Methodology
• BIO 5502 : Research Project
• BIO 5503 : Research Apprenticeship
• BIO 5504 : Applied Plant Ecology
• BIO 5505 : Applied Plant Ecophysiology
• BIO 5506 : Plant Physiology
• BIO 5607 : Population Genetics
• BIO 5608 : Applied Animal Ecology
• BIO 5609 : Animal Physiology
• BIO 5610 : Limnology
• BIO 5611 : Conservation Biology
• BIO 5512: Applied Ethnobiology
• BCM 5525 : Applied Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Seminars