Department of Botany

Scheme of Studies

 

BS BOTANY PROGRAM

Duration:

 4 Years

Total Credit Hours

127 credit hours

Scheme of studies

Year-I

Semester-I

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

GEDU-101

Functional English

3

GEDU102/ GEDU-103

Islamic Studies /Ethics (for Non-Muslim students)

2

GEDU-104

Application Of Information and Communication Technology

2

GEDU-104P

Application Of Information and Communication Technology (Practical)

1

BOT-101

Diversity of Plants

3

BOT-101P

Diversity of Plants (Practical)

1

BOT-102    

Plant Systematics,

Anatomy and Development/Embryology

3

BOT-102 P 

Plant Systematics,

Anatomy and Development/Embryology (Practical)

1

 

 

16

Semester-II

GEDU-151

Expository English

3

GEDU-152

Ideology and constitution of Pakistan

2

GEDU-153

Quantitative reasoning-I

3

BOT-151

Plant Physiology and Ecology

3

BOT-151P

Plant Physiology and Ecology (Practical)

1

BOT-152

Biodiversity and Conservation

3

BOT-152-P

Biodiversity and Conservation (Practical)

1

 

 

16

Year-II

Semester-III

GEDU-***

Natural Sciences

2

GEDU-***

Social Sciences                          

2+1

GEDU-201

Quantitative reasoning-II

3

BOT-201

Genetics-I

2

BOT-201P

Genetics-I (Practical)

1

BOT-202

Research Methodology

2

BOT-203

Plant Anatomy

3

BOT-203P

Plant Anatomy (Practical)

1

 

 

17

Semester-IV

GEDU-***

Arts & Humanities

2

GEDU-251

Entrepreneurship

2

GEDU-251

Civics & Community Engagement

2

BOT-251

Bacteriology and Virology

2

BOT-251P

Bacteriology and Virology (Practical)

1

BOT-252

Cell biology, genetics and evolution

3

BOT-252P

Cell biology, genetics and evolution (Practical)

1

BOT-253

Mycology and Plant pathology

2

BOT-253P

Mycology and Plant pathology (Practical)

1

 

 

16

Year-III

Semester-V
 

Allied course (Zoology/Chemistry) *

2

 

Allied course (Practical)

1

BOT-301

Plant Systematics

2

BOT-301P

Plant Systematics (Practical)

1

BOT-302

Diversity of Vascular Plants

2

BOT-302P

Diversity of Vascular Plants (Practical)

1

BOT-303

Plant Biochemistry-I

2

BOT-303P

Plant Biochemistry-I (Practical)

1

BOT-304

Environmental Biology

2

BOT-304P

Environmental Biology (Practical)

1

BOT-489

Field Experience/ Internship

3

 

 

18

Semester-VI
 

Biostatistics (Allied)

2

 

Biostatistics (Allied) (Practical)

1

BOT-351

Plant Biochemistry-II

2

BOT-351P

Plant Biochemistry-II (Practical)

1

BOT-352

Plant Physiology

2

BOT-352P

Plant Physiology (Practical)

1

BOT-353

Plant Ecology

2

BOT-353P

Plant Ecology (Practical)

1

 

 

12

Year-IV

Semester-VII
 

Allied course (Geography/ Zoology/ Chemistry)

2

 

Allied course (Practical)

1

BOT-401

Genetics-II

2

BOT-401P

Genetics-II (Practical)

1

BOT-402

Phycology and Bryology

2

BOT-402P

Phycology and Bryology (Practical)

1

BOT-403

Seed Biology

3

BOT-403P

Seed Biology (Practical)

1

BOT-404

Nanobotany

2

BOT-404P

Nanobotany (Practical)

1

 

 

16

Semester-VIII
 

Allied (Food Biotechnology)

3

BOT-451

Molecular Biology

2

BOT-451P

Molecular Biology (Practical)

1

BOT-452

Plant Tissue Culture and its Agricultural Application

3

BOT-452P

Plant Tissue Culture and its Agricultural Application (Practical)

1

BOT-453

Food Security

3

BOT-499

Cap Stone Project

3

 

 

16

 

Total

127

Students of the Botany department may be offered the following minor courses as per availability of resources

NOTE: A student could select a single minor program of 12 CH or two minor programs of 24 CH (whichever the case may be) from the following departments

  • Minor in Biotechnology
  • Minor in Chemistry
  • Minor in Computer Sciences
  • Minor in Environmental Sciences
  • Minor in Geography
  • Minor in Mathematics
  • Minor in Pharmacognosy
  • Minor in Physics
  • Minor in Statistics
  • Minor in Zoology
  • Minor in Physiology

 SCHEME OF STUDIES FOR MINOR IN BOTANY PROGRAM 

Course No

Course Title

Credits

BOT-*

Choose from Annexure A

3(2+1)

BOT-*

Choose from Annexure A

3(2+1)

BOT-*

Choose from Annexure A

3(2+1)

BOT-*

Choose from Annexure A

3(2+1)

Total Credit Hours

12

Students may opt any four courses (Minimum 12 credit hours) from the following list as per availability of resources.

Annexure A Scheme of Study (Minor in Botany)

Name of Subject

Course Code

Credit Hours

Diversity of Plants

BOT-101

3

Diversity of Plants (Practical)

BOT-101P

1

Plant Systematics, Anatomy and Development/ Embryology

BOT-102

3

Plant Systematics, Anatomy and Development/ Embryology

(Practical)

BOT-102 P

1

Plant Physiology and Ecology

BOT-151

3

Plant Physiology and Ecology (Practical)

BOT-151P

1

Biodiversity and

Conservation

BOT-152

3

Biodiversity and

Conservation (Practical)

BOT-152P

1

Genetics-I

BOT-201

2

Genetics-I(Practical)

BOT-201 P

1

 Research Methodology

BOT-202

2

 Plant Anatomy

BOT-203

3

Plant Anatomy (Practical)

BOT-203 P

1

Bacteriology and Virology

BOT-251

2

Bacteriology and Virology (Practical)

BOT-251 P

1

Cell Biology,

Genetics and Evolution

BOT-252

3

Cell Biology,

Genetics and Evolution (Practical)

BOT-252 P

1

Mycology      and         Plant

Pathology

BOT-253

2

Mycology      and         Plant

Pathology (Practical)

BOT-253 P

1

Plant Systematics

BOT-301

2

Plant Systematics (Practical)

BOT-301 P

1

Diversity of Vascular Plants

BOT-302

2

Diversity of Vascular Plants (Practical)

BOT-302 P

1

Plant Biochemistry-I

BOT-303

2

Plant Biochemistry-I (Practical)

BOT-303 P

1

Environmental Biology

BOT-304

2

Environmental Biology (Practical)

BOT-304 P

1

Plant Biochemistry-II

BOT-351

2

Plant Biochemistry-II (Practical)

BOT-351 P

1

Plant Physiology

BOT-352

2

Plant Physiology (Practical)

BOT-352 P

1

Plant Ecology

BOT-353

2

Plant Ecology (Practical)

BOT-353 P

1

Genetics II

BOT-401

2

Genetics II(Practical)

BOT-401 P

1

Phycology and Bryology

BOT-402

2

Phycology and Bryology (Practical)

BOT-402 P

1

Seed Biology

BOT-403

3

Seed Biology (Practical)

BOT-403 P

1

Nanobotany

BOT-404

2

Nanobotany(Practical)

BOT-404 P

1

Molecular Biology

BOT-451

2

Molecular Biology (Practical)

BOT-451P

1

Plant tissue culture and its Agricultural applications

BOT-452

3

Plant tissue culture and its Agricultural applications (Practical)

BOT-452P

1

Food security

BOT-453

3

Biostatistics

BOT-407

2

Biostatistics (Practical)

BOT-407P

1

Basic Biochemical and Bioassay Techniques (Practical)

BOT-408P

1

Common Fleshy Fungi of Pakistan

BOT-409

3

Common Fleshy Fungi of Pakistan (Practical)

BOT-409P

1

Ethnobotany

BOT-410

3

Ethnobotany (Practical)

BOT-410P

1

Ethnomycology

BOT-411

3

Ethnomycology (Practical)

BOT-411P

1

Microbiology

BOT-412

3

Microbiology (Practical)

BOT-412P

1

Paleopalynology

BOT-413

3

Paleopalynology (Practical)

BOT-413P

1

Photophysiology

BOT-414

3

Photophysiology (Practical)

BOT-414P

1

Physiology of Fungi

BOT-415

3

Physiology of Fungi (Practical)

BOT-415P

1

Plant Biotechnology

BOT-416

3

Plant Biotechnology (Practical)

BOT-416P

1

Rust and Smut diseases of Cereal crops in Pakistan

BOT-418

3

Rust and Smut diseases of Cereal crops in Pakistan (Practical)

BOT-418P

1

Water logging and Salinity

BOT-420

3

Water logging and Salinity (Practical)

BOT-420P

1

Soil borne pathogens and their management Techniques

BOT-421

3

Soil borne pathogens and their management Techniques (Practical)

BOT-421P

1

Fundamentals of Photochemistry

BOT-422

2

Fundamentals of Photochemistry (Practical)

BOT-422P

1

Fermentation Technology

BOT-423

3

Fermentation Technology (Practical)

BOT-423P

1

Introduction to plant Viruses

BOT-424

 

Introduction to plant Viruses (Practical)

BOT-424P

1

Ectomycorrhizae in forestry

BOT-425

3

Ectomycorrhizae in forestry(Practical)

BOT-425P

1

Taxonomy and diversity of fleshy Fungi

BOT-427

3

Taxonomy and diversity of fleshy Fungi (Practical)

BOT-427P

1

Commercialization of Biotechnology Products

BOT-428

3

Commercialization of Biotechnology Products (Practical)

BOT-428P

1

Metabolic processes in Plants

BOT-429

2

Metabolic processes in Plants (Practical)

BOT-429P

1

Introduction to plant stress physiology

BOT-430

2

Introduction to plant stress physiology (Practical)

BOT-430P

1

Economic Botany

BOT-431

2

Economic Botany (Practical)

BOT-431P

1

Sustainable Bio waste Management

BOT-432

2

Sustainable Bio waste Management (Practical)

BOT-432P

1

Phylogeny of Angiosperms

BOT-434

2

Phylogeny of Angiosperms (Practical)

BOT-434P

1

Application of Molecular markers in botany

BOT-435

2

Application of Molecular markers in botany (Practical)

BOT-435P

1

Food Biotechnology

BOT-436

3

General Biology

BOT-437

3

Microscopy of life

BOT-438

2

Microscopy of life (Practical)

BOT-438P

1

Phytosynthesizers for metallic Nanoparticles

BOT-439

2

Phytosynthesizers for metallic Nanoparticles (Practical)

BOT-439P

1

 Physics in biology

BOT-440

2

Physics in biology(Practical)

BOT-440P

1

Note: Minor courses will be offered as per available resources

*The course will be selected by the students from Annexure-A on the availability of faculty member expertise and number of students.

** Research Thesis/Special Course/Internship will be offered in 7th Semester.

The Special paper will be selected from Departmental Scheme of Studies on the availability of faculty member expertise and number of students.

Annexure A: Special Papers Offered

  • Maj/ Bot- 408Basic Biochemical and Bioassay techniques
  • Maj/ Bot- 409 Common Fleshy Fungi of Pakistan
  • Maj/ Bot- 410Ethnobotany
  • Maj/ Bot- 411 Ethnomycology
  • Maj/ Bot- 412 Microbiology
  • Maj/ Bot- 413 Paleopalynology
  • Maj/ Bot- 414 Photophysiology
  • Maj/ Bot- 415Physiology of Fungi
  • Maj/ Bot- 416 Plant Biotechnology
  • Maj/ Bot- 417Plant Tissue Culture and its Agricultural Application
  • Maj/ Bot- 418 Rust and Smut diseases of cereal crops in Pakistan
  • Maj/ Bot- 419 Seed Biology
  • Maj/ Bot- 420 Water Logging & Salinity
  • Maj/Bot-421 Soil Borne pathogen and their management techniques
  • Maj/Bot-422Fundamentals of Phytochemistry
  • Maj/Bot-423 Fermentation Technology
  • Maj/Bot-424 Introduction to Plant Viruses
MS BOTANY PROGRAM
 
Specializations Offered
  • Biochemistry
  • Biodiversity
  • Biotechnology
  • Ethnobotany
  • Ethnopharmacology
  • Fungal Biotechnology
  • Medicinal plants genomics and genetics
  • Molecular Mycology
  • Molecular Plant Virology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Stress Physiology
  • Molecular taxonomy
  • Mushroom cultivation
  • Mycology & Plant Pathology
  • Nanotechnology
  • Phytochemistry
  • Plant Molecular Genetics
  • Plant Physiology
  • Plant Taxonomy
  • Plant Tissue Culture
SEMESTER-I

Course No

Course Title

Credits

Bot-6*

Choose from Annexure A

3 (2+1)

Bot-6*

Choose from Annexure A

3 (2+1)

Bot-6*

Choose from Annexure A

3 (2+1)

Bot-6*

Choose from Annexure A

3 (2+1)

Total Credit Hours

12
 
SEMESTER-II

Course No

Course Title

Credits

Bot-6*

Choose from Annexure A

3 (2+1)

Bot-6*

Choose from Annexure A

3 (2+1)

Bot-6*

Choose from Annexure A

3 (2+1)

Bot-6*

Choose from Annexure A

3 (2+1)

Total Credit Hours

12
 
SEMESTER-III & IV

Course No

Course Title

Credits

Bot-798

Seminar

2

Bot-799

Research Thesis

10

Total Credit Hours

12
Total Credit Hours = 12+12+12=36CR
**Courses offered will depend on the availability of faculty members and their specialization related to courses selected from Annexure A.

Annexure A

Year-I

Semester I& II

Courses shall be offered subject to availability of resources

Course Code

Title of courses

Credit Hours

BOT -601

Basic Concepts of Microbiology

2

BOT -601P

Basic Concepts of Microbiology (Practical)

1

BOT -602

Basic concepts in Enzymology

2

BOT -602P

Basic concepts in Enzymology (Practical)

1

BOT -603

Bioassay Techniques used in Plant studies 

2

BOT -603P

Bioassay Techniques used in Plant studies (Practical)

1

BOT -604

Molecular Advances in Phytosystematics

2

BOT -604P

Molecular Advances in Phytosystematics (Practical)

1

BOT-605

Biotechnological Phytoremediation

2

BOT-605P

Biotechnological Phytoremediation (Practical)

1

BOT-606

Plant Tissue Culture

2

BOT-606P

Plant Tissue Culture (Practical)

1

BOT-607

Commercial application of plant tissue culture

2

BOT-607P

Commercial application of plant tissue culture (Practical)

1

BOT -608

Recent Trends in Ethnobotany

2

BOT -608P

Recent Trends in Ethnobotany (Practical)

1

BOT-609

Biology of Halophytes

2

BOT-609P

Biology of Halophytes  (Practical)

1

BOT -610

Chemistry of Bio-Molecules

2

BOT -610P

Chemistry of Bio-Molecules (Practical)

1

BOT -611

Biotechnology

2

BOT -611

Biotechnology (Practical)

1

BOT -612

Fermentation technology

2

BOT -612P

Fermentation technology (Practical)

1

BOT -613

Medicinal Plants of Pakistan

2

BOT -613P

Medicinal Plants of Pakistan (Practical)

1

BOT -614

Environmental Biotechnology

2

BOT -614P

Environmental Biotechnology (Practical)

1

BOT -615

Protein Purification

2

BOT -615P

Protein Purification (Practical)

1

BOT -616

Forensic Biology

2

BOT -616

Forensic Biology (Practical)

1

BOT -617

Instrumental Botany

2

BOT -617P

Instrumental Botany (Practical)

1

BOT -618

Bioactive principles of Medicinal Plants

2

BOT -618P

Bioactive principles of Medicinal Plants (Practical)

1

BOT -619

Plant Proteomics

2

BOT -619P

Plant Proteomics (Practical)

1

BOT -620

Stress Physiology

2

BOT -620P

Stress Physiology (Practical)

1

BOT -621

Fungal Biotechnology

2

BOT -621P

Fungal Biotechnology (Practical)

1

BOT -622

Phytomedicine

2

BOT -622P

Phytomedicine (Practical)

1

BOT-623

Biostatistics

2

BOT-623P

Biostatistics (Practical)

1

BOT-624

Principle and techniques of Molecular biology

2

BOT-624P

Principle and techniques of Molecular biology (Practical)

1

BOT-625

Recombinant DNA Technology

2

BOT-625P

Recombinant DNA Technology (Practical)

1

BOT-626

Plant Fungal Interaction

2

BOT-626P

Plant Fungal Interaction (Practical)

1

BOT-627

Bioinformatics

2

BOT-627P

Bioinformatics (Practical)

1

BOT-628

Integrated Plant Disease Management

2

BOT-628P

Integrated Plant Disease Management (Practical)

1

BOT-629

Research planning and report writing

2

BOT-629P

Research planning and report writing (Practical)

1

Year-II

Semester III & IV

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

BOT-701

Seminar

02

BOT-702

Thesis

10

Ph.D Botany Program

Specializations offered

  • Biochemistry
  • Biotechnology
  • Fungal Biotechnology
  • Medicinal Plants
  • Molecular Genetics/Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Mycology
  • Molecular Taxonomy
  • Molecular Virology
  • Nanobiotechnology
  • Phyto-chemistry
  • Plant Fungal Interactions
  • Plant Physiology
  • Plant Taxonomy
  • Plant Tissue Culture

Course Code

Title of courses

Credit Hours

Bot-801

Essentials of Microbiology

3

Bot-802

Basic Concepts in Enzymology

3

Bot-803

Biotechnology: its Techniques and Applications

3

Bot-804

Bioassay Techniques in Plant studies 

3

Bot-805

Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

3

Bot-806

Molecular Advances in Phytosystematics

3

Bot-807

Biotechnological Phytoremediation

3

Bot-808

Plant Tissue Culture

3

Bot-809

Commercial Application of Plant Tissue Culture

3

Bot-810

Recent Trends in Ethnobotany

3

Bot-811

Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

3

Bot-812

Industrial Production of Secondary Metabolites

3

Bot-813

Bioprocessing

3

Bot-814

Chemistry of Bio-Molecules

3

Bot-815

Advances in Microbial Genetics

3

Bot-816

Biotechnology

3

Bot-817

Fermentation Technology

3

Bot-818

Medicinal Plants of Pakistan

3

Bot-819

Research Reading-I

3

Bot-820

Environmental Biotechnology

3

Bot-821

Biosafety and Bioethics

3

Bot-822

Botanical Techniques and Instrumentation

3

Bot-823

Protein Purification

3

Bot-824

Forensic Biology

3

Bot-825

Recombinant DNA Technology

3

Bot-826

Biochemistry of Plant Phenolics

3

Bot-827

Bioactive Principles of Medicinal Plants

3

Bot-828

Principles and Techniques of Molecular Biology

3

Bot-829

Plant Proteomics

3

Bot-830

Plant Terpenoids

3

Bot-831

Stress Physiology

3

Bot-832

Fungal Biotechnology

3

Bot-833

Phytochemistry

3

Bot-834

Phytomedicine

3

Bot-835

Research Reading-II

3

Bot-836

Nano Biotechnology: Concepts, applications and perspectives

3

Bot-837

Advances in Plant Physiology

3

Bot-838

Advances in Plant Pathology

3

Bot-839

Advanced Environmental Biology

3

Bot-840

Ecophysiology of Halophytes

3

Bot-841

Plant Microbe Interactions

3

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