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BS Zoology

- Duration: 4 Years (8 Semesters)
- Teaching System: Semester System

Departmental Eligibility Criteria for BS Zoology

BS 4-year:The candidates seeking admission in BS program must have:
Passed Intermediate (pre-medical) or equivalent examination in 2 division from any public/private institution.
Studied Biology in Intermediate securing 50% marks in it.

SCHEME OF STUDIES
BS (4-YEAR) Zoology Hons 2016 AND ONWARD

BS Zoology (Year – 01)

SEMESTER-I
Course Category	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Compulsory	ENG-101	English-I	3(3+0)
Compulsory	PKS-101	Pakistan Studies	2(2+0)
Compulsory	IT-101	Introduction to Computer	3(1+2)
Minor	BOT-101	Diversity of Plants	3(3+0)
Minor	CHEM-101	Inorganic Chemistry	3(3+0)
Major	Zoo- 101	Principal of Animal Life	3
Major	ZOO-102	Principal of Animal Life(lab)	01
Total Credit Hours			18

SEMESTER-II
Course Category	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Compulsory	ENG-123	English-II	3(3+0)
Compulsory	ISL-100	Islamic Studies	2(2+0)
Minor	PSY-225	Positive Psychology	3(3+0)
Minor	BOT-200	Plants Systematics and Anatomy	3(3+0)
Minor	CHEM-128	Organic Chemistry-I	3(3+0)
Major	ZOO-186	Principal of Animal Life-II	4(3+1)
Total Credit Hours			18

BS Zoology (Year – 02)

SEMESTER-III
Course Category	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Compulsory	ENG-201	English-III	3(3+0)
Compulsory	MATH-200	Mathematics	3(3+0)
Minor	BOT-300	Cell Biology & Genetics	3(3+0)
Minor	CHEM-201	Analytical Chemistry	3(3+0)
Major	ZOO-201	Animal Diversity-I (Invertebrates)	3
Major	Zoo-202l	Animal Diversity-I lab	01
Total Credit Hours			16

SEMESTER-IV
Course Category	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Compulsory	MGT-318	Entrepreneurship	3(3+0)
Minor	BOT-400	Introduction to Plant Physiology & Ecology	3(3+0)
Major	ZOO-207	Animal Diversity-II: Chordates	4(3+1)
Major	ZOO-208	Animal Form & Function-I	4(3+1)
Major	ZOO-209	Animal Form & Function-II	4(3+1)
Total Credit Hours			18

BS Zoology (Year – 03)

SEMESTER-V
Course Category	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Major	Zoo-395	Wild Life	2 (2+0)
Major	Zoo-350	General Biochemistry	4(3+1)
Major	Zoo-324	Cell & Molecular Biology	4(3+1)
Major	Zoo-379	Physiology	4 (3+1)
Major	Zoo-303	Animal Behavior	3(2+1)
Total Credit Hours			17

SEMESTER-VI
Course Category	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Major	ZOO-318	Biological Techniques	3 (1+2)
Major	ZOO-339	Evolution & Principal of Systematics	3(2+1)
Major	ZOO-328	Development Biology	4(3+1)
Major	ZOO-353	Genetics	4(3+1)
Major	ZOO-334	Environmental Biology	4(3+1)
Total Credit Hours			18

BS Zoology (Year – 04)

SEMESTER-VII
Course Category	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Minor	Arb-101	Arabic	3(3+0)
Major	ZOO-497	Zoogeography & Paleontology	3(3+0)
Major(Special Paper)	ZOO-469	Microbiology & Biotechnology / Thesis	3(3+0)
Major	ZOO-490	*Synopsis & Research Methodology	3(3+0)
Elective	ZOO-447	Fisheries	3(3+0)
Total Credit Hours			15

SEMESTER-VIII
Course Category	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Major	ZOO-417	Bioinformatics	3 (1+2)
Major	ZOO-404	Animal Biotechnology / Thesis	3(3+0)
Elective	ZOO-464	Introduction to Entomology	3 (3+0)
Elective	ZOO-459	Immunology	3(3+0)
Elective	ZOO-475	Parasitology	3(3+0)
Total Credit Hours			15

M.Sc. Zoology

Duration: 2 Years (4 Semesters)
Teaching System: Semester System

Departmental Eligibility Criteria for M.Sc. Zoology:

passed two years B.Sc program with 2nd division.
studied Zoology as an elective subject securing 50% marks in it.

SCHEME OF STUDIES
M.Sc. (2-YEAR) 2016 AND ONWARD

M.Sc. Zoology (Year – 01)

SEMESTER-I
Course Category	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Major	Zoo-495	Wild Life	2(2+0)
Major	Zoo-350	General Biochemistry	4(3+1)
Major	Zoo-324	Cell & Molecular Biology	4(3+1)
Major	Zoo-379	Physiology	4(3+1)
Major	Zoo-303	Animal Behavior	3 (2+1)
Total Credit Hours			17

SEMESTER-II
Course Category	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Major	ZOO-318	Biological Techniques	3 (1+2)
Major	ZOO-339	Evolution & Principal of Systematics	3(2+1)
Major	ZOO-328	Development Biology	4(3+1)
Major	ZOO-353	Genetics	4(3+1)
Major	ZOO-334	Environmental Biology	4 (3+1)
Total Credit Hours			18

M.Sc. Zoology (Year – 02)

SEMESTER-III
Course Category	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Major	STAT-201	Biostatistics	3 (3+0)
Major	ZOO-497	Zoogeography & Paleontology	3(2+1)
Major(Special Paper)	ZOO-469	Microbiology & Biotechnology / Thesis	3(3+0)
Major	ZOO-490	*Synopsis & Research Methodology	3(3+0)
Major	ZOO-447	Fisheries	3 (2+1)
Major	ZOO-	Seminar	2(2+0)
Major	Zoo-403	hematology	4(3+1)
Total Credit Hours			21

SEMESTER-IV
Course Category	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Major	ZOO-417	Bioinformatics	3 (1+2)
Major	ZOO-404	Animal Biotechnology / Thesis	3(3+0)
Compulsory	ZOO-464	Introduction to Entomology	3(3+0)
Elective	ZOO-459	Immunology	3(3+0)
Elective	ZOO-475	Parasitology	3(3+0)
Total Credit Hours			15

MS Zoology

Duration: 2 Years (4 Semesters)
Teaching System: Semester System

SCHEME OF STUDIES
MS (2-YEAR) 2016 AND ONWARD

MS Zoology (Year – 01)

SEMESTER-I
Course Category	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Core	ZOO-501	Advanced Analytical Techniques	3(3+0)
Elective I	ZOO-521	Biodiversity and wild	3(3+0)
Elective II	ZOO-502	Advance cancer biology	3(3+0)
Total Credit Hours			9

SEMESTER-II
Course Category	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Elective IV	ZOO-553	Molecular entomology	3(3+0)
Elective V	ZOO-548	Medical microbiology	3(3+0)
Elective VI	ZOO-506	Advances in ecology	3(3+0)
Total Credit Hours			9

Important note: The Scheme of Studies of all the courses including BS, M.A, MSc and MS can be changed according to the demand of market.

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