Students intending to read B. Sc. Biology on the 4 year Degree Programme must have five credits in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics at the Senior Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent. In addition, an acceptable pass in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) into 100 level is required.
Courses for 100 level:
S/NO COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE UNIT SEMESTER 1 BIO101 INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY I 4 1 2 BIO101A General Biology I 3 1 3 GST104 USE OF LIBRARY AND STUDY SKILLS 1 1 4 GST101 COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH I 2 1 5 PHY107 GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY 1 1 6 CHM101 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 4 1 7 BIO102A General Biology II 3 2 8 PHY108 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB. II 1 2 9 BIO105 GENERAL BIOLOGY III (PRACTICAL) 2 2 10 PHY103 GENERAL PHYSICS III 2 1 11 CHM102 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 4 2 12 GST106 COMMUNICATION IN ARABIC 2 2 13 GST105 COMMUNICATION IN FRENCH 2 2 14 GST103 INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) 1 2 15 GST102 NIGERIAN PEOPLE AND CULTURE 2 2 16 BCH102 INTRODUCTORY BIOCHEMESTRY II 2 2 17 PHY102 GENERAL PHYSICS II 3 2 18 BIO102 GENERAL BIOLOGY II 4 2 19 MAT103 ELEMENTARY MATHS. III 3 2 20 PHY101 GENERAL PHYSICS I 3 1 21 MAT101 ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS. I 3 1
| S/NO | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNIT | SEMESTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHM213 | ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY I | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | GST213 | HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | GST212 | LOGIC, PHILOSOPHY AND HUMAN EXISTANCE | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | ZOO202 | COELOMATE INVERTEBRATE | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | MAT204 | LINEAR ALGEBRA I | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | BIO203 | GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY I | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | MCB201 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | BOT203 | SEED PLANTS | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | BCH201 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY I | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | BOT202 | SEEDLESS PLANTS | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | BIO205 | INTRO.DEV.CELL.BIOLOGY | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | ZOO201 | LOWER INVERTEBRATES | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | BIO202 | INTRODUCTORY ECOLOGY | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | BIO206 | BIOSTATISTICS I | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | CHM211 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | GST214 | PEACE STUDIES AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | GST211 | COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH II | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | BIO201 | GENETICS I | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | ZOO203 | CHORDATES | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | BCH202 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY II | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | BIO204 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES | 2 | 2 |
| S/NO | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNIT | SEMESTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIO307 | COMPARATIVE ANATOMY | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | MCB304 | ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | BIO311 | BIOSTATISTICS II | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | GST311 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | BIO302 | FIELD COURSE I | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | BIO301 | GENETIC2 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | CRO305 | STATISTICS FOR AGRIC. AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | BIO306 | GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY II | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | BIO305 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | BIO303 | GENERAL CYTOLOGY | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | ZOO306 | ANIMAL ECOLOGY | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | MCB303 | IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOCHEMISTRY | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | GST312 | VENTURE CREATION AND GROWTH | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | ZOO304 | ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | ZOO399 | PEST CONTROL | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | BIO309 | INTRODUCTORY NEMATOLOGY | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | BIO308 | EVOLUTION I | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | BIO304 | GENERAL ECOLOGY | 3 | 2 |
Courses for 400 level:
S/NO COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE UNIT SEMESTER 1 ZOO403 PARASITOLOGE I 3 1 2 BOT403 NIGERIAN VEGETATION 3 1 3 BIO490 DIRECTED STUDY 1 1 4 BIO491 INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT 3 1 5 BIO499 PROJECT 6 1 6 BIO414 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 3 1 7 BIO410 CONSERVATION AND DEV. OF NATURA 3 1 8 BIO409 POPULATION ECOLOGY 3 1 9 BIO407 HYDROBIOLOGY 3 1 10 BIO404 SYSTEMATICS BIOLOGY 3 1 11 BIO403 SOIL ECOLOGY 3 1 12 BIO401 POPULATION GENETICS 3 1 13 ZOO406 COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE EMBRYOLOGY 3 2 14 BOT402 ECONOMIC BOTANY 3 2 15 MCB408 MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2 2 16 MCB407 INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY 4 2 17 BIO408 FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE 3 2 18 BIO413 FIELD COURSE II 2 2 19 BIO402 CYTOGENETICS OF PLANTS 3 2
