B. Biology Programme

Admission Requirement:

For admission to any of the three degree Programmes in the Department of Biology, a student must satisfy the minimum University/Faculty of Science requirements of credit in Biology and credits in at least four other subjects including Chemistry, Physics, English and Mathematics at the GCE ‘O’ level/SSCE. Students that have completed remedial Programmes that are approved by the University Senate and meet the GCE “O”-Level/SSCE requirements are also offered admission.

For direct entry admission into the 200 Level of study, a prospective candidate must satisfy the requirements stated above and in addition possess two or more G.C.E. A-Level papers (or its equivalent), which must include Biology and Chemistry.

Graduation Requirement:

A student in the Department requires a minimum of 120 credit units to graduate for students admitted at 100 level and 90 credit units for those admitted at 200 Level. For a full-time, student, at least 12 credit units of core and elective courses must be registered for, during each semester. These credit units are earned from assessments of exams based on lectures, laboratory/project work, as well as field components of the Programme. Two field courses of one credit unit at the 300 level and two credit units at the 400 level of study to satisfy the requirements for professional field experiences are offered to the students as core requirements for graduation.

S/N Course Code Course Title Credit Units Semester
1 BIOL 111 Plant Biology 2 First Semester
2 BIOL 112 Ecology 2 Second Semester
3 BIOL 113 Animal Biology 2 First Semester
4 BIOL 114 Introductory Evolution and Genetics 2 Second Semester
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1 BIOL 211 General Ecology 2 First Semester
2 BIOL 213 Biological techniques 2 First Semester
3 BIOL 215 Biological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 2 First Semester
4 BIOL 218 Biostatistics 2 Second Semester
5 BBOTY 221 Cryptogamic Botany 2 First Semester
6 ZOOL 231 Invertebrata 2 First Semester
7 BIOL 212 General Physiology 3 Second Semester
8 BIOL 214 General Genetics 2 Second Semester
9 BIOL 216 Hydrobiology 2 Second Semester
10 BOTY 222 Spermatophyta 3 Second Semester
11 ZOOL 232 Vertebrata 2 Second Semester
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1 BBIOL 311 Field Course I 1 First Semester
2 BIOL 313 Biogeography and Soil Biology 2 First Semester
3 BIOL 315 Microbial and Molecular Biology 3 First Semester
4 BOTY 321 Algae 2 First Semester
5 BOTY 323 Mycology 2 First Semester
6 BOTY 325 Plant Physiology I 2 First Semester
7 BOTY 327 Bryophyta, Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae 3 First Semester
8 BIOL 300 Students’ Industrial Work Experience (SIWES) 6 Second Semester
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1 BIOL 411 Field Course II 2 First Semester
2 BIOL 412 Principles of Plant and Animal Breeding 3 Second Semester
3 BIOL 413 Population Biology and Evolution 3 First Semester
4 BIOL 414 Conservation and Development of Natural Resources 2 Second Semester
5 BIOL 415 Plant and Animal Cytogenetics 3 First Semester
6 BIOL 416 Special Options: (Restricted Electives in Specialized Areas) 2 Second Semester
7 BIOL 417 Nigerian Fauna and Flora 3 First Semester
8 BIOL 418 General Practical Biology/Botany/Zoology 2 Second Semester
9 BOTY 421 Plant Physiology II 2 First Semester
10 BOTY 422 Plant Pathology 2 Second Semester
11 BOTY 423 Economic Botany 3 First Semester
12 BOTY 424 Angiospermae 3 Second Semester
13 BOTY 425 Comparative Plant Anatomy 3 First Semester
14 BOTY 426 Advanced Plant Physiology 3 Second Semester
15 BIOL 400 Research orientation and Project 6 Second Semester
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