B.Sc.
Special Degree in Zoology Curriculum
After Level II of the BSc General
Degree program, students are selected to follow the Special degree Level I and
Level II courses equivalent to 60 or more credits. All special degree course
units are core and compulsory.
Course code |
Theory (hrs) |
Practical (hrs) |
|
ZOO4013 |
Entomology |
30 |
30 |
ZOO4023 |
Parasitology
|
30 |
30 |
ZOO4034 |
Ecosystem
Structure & Function |
45 |
30 |
ZOO4051 |
Practical
Course in Invertebrate Biology |
|
45 |
ZOO4061 |
Laboratory
Techniques in Biology I |
|
45 |
ZOO4073 |
Animal
Behaviour |
30 |
30 |
ZOO4083 |
Ornithology |
30 |
30 |
ZOO4092 |
Conservation
and Management of Biological Resources |
20 |
20 |
ZOO4103 |
Animal
Pathology/ Immunology |
30 |
30 |
ZOO4121 |
Practical
Course in Vertebrate Biology |
|
45 |
ZOO4133 |
Subject
Specialization |
30 |
30 |
ZOO4144 |
Molecular
Biology and Genetics |
45 |
30 |
ZOO4152 |
Evolutionary
Biogeography |
20 |
20 |
ZOO4164 |
Conservation
and Management of Environment |
45 |
30 |
ZOO4172 |
Selected
Topics in Biology |
Self-learning; eqv. to 30
hrs |
|
ZOO4184 |
Statistics
and Computation |
45 |
30 |
ZOO4192 |
Animal
Rearing (Terrestrial) |
20 |
20 |
ZOO4203 |
Fisheries
Biology &Aquaculture |
30 |
30 |
ZOO4213 |
Principles
of Pest Management |
30 |
30 |
ZOO4221 |
Laboratory
Techniques in Biology II |
|
45 |
ZOO4236 |
Research
Project |
Self-learning (min. one semester) |
|
ZOO4242 |
Assessment
of Key Skills (Min.
of 4 Seminar/ Presentations should be completed) |
Self-learning |
|
Total credits = 60 |
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