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Microbiology Courses

100 LEVEL

100L Students need to register at least 46 units

S/No Course Code Title Units
1 BIO 101A General Biology I 3(2 + 1)
2 BIO 102A Geology II General 3(2 + 1)
3 CHM 101 General Chemistry I 4(2+ 2)
4 CHM 102 General Chemistry II 4(2 + 2)
5 PHY 101 General Physics I 3(2 + 1)
6 PHY 102 General Physics II 3(2 + 1)
7 PHY 103 General Physics III 2(1 + 1)
8 PHY 107 General Physics Lab I 1(1 + 0)
9 PHY 108 General Physics Lab II 1(1 + 0 )
10 MAT 101 Elementary Mathematics I 3(2 + 1)
11 MAT 103 Elementary Mathematics III 3(2 + 1)
12 MCB 101 Introductory Microbiology 2(1+ 1)
13 BCH 102 Introductory Biochemistry II 2(1 + 1)
14 GST 101 Communication in English I 2(1 + 1)
15 GST 102 Nigerian People and Culture(ICT) 2(1 + 1)
16 GST 103 Information and Communication Technology 1(1 + 0)
17 GST 104 Use of Library and Study skills 1(1 + 0)
17 GST105 OR GST106 Communication in french OR communication in Arabic 2(1 + 1)

200 LEVEL

Minimum Requirement – 30 Units

S/No Course Code Title Units
2 MCB 201 General Microbiology I 2(1 + 1)
2 MCB 202 General Microbiology II 3(2 + 1)
3 BIO 201 Genetics I 2(1 + 1)
4 BCH 201 General Biochemistry I 3(2 + 1)
5 BCH 202 General Biochemistry II 3(2 + 1)
6 CHM 210 Physical Chemistry II 2(1 + 1)
7 CHM 211 Organic Chemistry II 2(1 + 1)
8 CHM 212 Inorganic Chemistry II 2(1 + 1)
9 CHM 213 Analytical chemistry I 2(1 + 1)
10 GST 211 Communication in English II 2(1 + 1)
11 GST 212 Logic, philosophy and Human existence 2(1 + 1)
12 GST 213 History and Philosophy of Science 2(1 + 1)
13 GST 214 Peace Studies and Conflict resolution 2(1 + 1)

300 LEVEL

Minimum Requirement – 41 Units

Elective Courses: Students to take any 5 units below

S/No Course Code Title Umits
1 MCB 301 Microbial Genetics and Molecular Biology 4(2+2)
2 MCB 302 Pathogenic Bacteriology 3(2+1)
3 MCB 303 Immunology and Immunochemistry 4(2 + 2)
4 MCB 304 Environmental Microbiology 2(1+ 1)
5 MCB 305 General Virology 3(1+1)
6 MCB 306 Microbial Physiology and Metabolism 3(2+ 1)
7 MCB 307 Soil Microbiology 3(2+1)
8 MCB 308 Pathogenic mycology 2(1+ 1)
9 MCB 309 Food Microbiology 2(1 + 1)
10 MCB 310 Microbiological techniques 3(2 + 1)
11 CRO 305 Statistics for Agric. and Biological Sciences 3(2 + 1)
12 GST 311 Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2(1 + 1)
13 CHM 312 Instrumental Methods of Analysisy 3(2 + 1)
14 GST 312 Venture creation and Growth 2(1 + 1)
15 BCH 301 Enzymology 3(2 + 1)
16 BCH 308 Food Biochemistry 1(1 + 0)
17 BCH 310 Bioenergetics 1(1 + 0)
18 BCH 307 Clinical Biochemistry 2(1 + 1)
19 CHM 312 Instrumental Method Analysis 3(2+1)

400LEVEL

Minimum Requirement – 30 Units

Elective Courses: Students to take any 3 units below

S/No Course Code Title Units
1 MCB 401 Seminar 2(1+1)
2 MCB 402 Project 6(3+3)
3 MCB 403 Pharmaceutical Microbiology 2(1 + 1)
4 MCB 404 Analytical Microbiology 2 (1+ 1)
5 MCB 407 Industrial Microbiology 4(2+2)
6 MCB 409 Medical Parasitology 3(2 + 1)
7 MCB 411 Petroleum Microbiology 4(2 + 2)
8 MCB 499 Industrial Training 2(1 + 1)
9 BUS 411 Any 2 Units from Business Administration 2(1+1)
10 MCB 405 Principles of epidemiology and public health 3(2+ 1)
11 MCB 406 Medical Virology 3(2 + 1)
12 MCB 408 Microbial ecology 2(1 + 1)