Postgraduate Programme

Department of Botany

Postgraduate Courses

Course Code Course Title Credit Units
BIOL 801 Research Orientation and Computer Application 2
BIOL 839 Advanced Plant and Animal Ecolog 2
BOTY 823 Advanced Genetics 2
BOTY 825 Comparative Plant Morphology and Anatomy of vascular plants 2
BOTY 829 Taxonomy of Angiosperms 2
BIOL 880-889 Seminar (1cu/semester) 3-6
BIOL 890-899 Research/Thesis (2cu/semester) 6-10
Course Code Course Title Credit Units

First semester elective courses

In addition to the above-listed core courses, each student must choose relevant courses amounting to 12 Credit Units from those listed below.

Electives: (8 credit units, other than those selected from below as core) FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code Course Title Credit Units
BIOL 817 Modern Taxonomic Methods 2
BIOL 819 Advanced Cell Physiology 2
BIOL 829 Molecular Biology 2
BOTY 821 Advanced Mycology 2
BOTY 827 Nutrient Metabolism in Plants 2
Course Code Course Title Credit Units

Course Code Course Title Credit Units
BIOL 802 Advanced Biostatistics 2
BOTY 820 Advanced Bryology 2
BOTY 826 Photosynthesis and Translocation 2
BOTY 828 Plant Growth and Development 2
BIOL 880-889 Seminar (1cu/semester) 3-6
BIOL 890-899 Seminar (1cu/semester) 6-10
Course Code Course Title Credit Units

Second semester elective courses

Course Code Course Title Credit Units
BIOL 814 Advanced Cell Biology and Cytogenetics 2
BOTY 822 Fungal Cytogenetics 2
BOTY 824 Advanced Phycology 2
OTHERS Courses from other programmes of the Department and/or Faculty and/or University 2-4
BOTY 827 Nutrient Metabolism in Plants 2
Course Code Course Title Credit Units
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Prof. Zainab Mohammed

We are proud to feature another distinguished scholar of ABU named Prof. Zainab Mohammed, Professor of Pharmacognosy at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria who, as at the last check, had not less than 289 citations with (h-Index score of 9 and i10-Index score of 8) credited to her research works as documented on Google Scholar.

The featured scholar’s areas of interest/specialization include Phytomedicine, Traditional/Complementary Medicine, Natural Products
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