Department of Zoology

Scheme of Studies

BS (REGULAR) AND BS (SELF-SUPPORT) (4 YEARS)
Session: (2024-2028)
 

Sr. No.

Categories

No. of Courses

Credit Hours

1

General Courses

12

30

2

Major courses

22

77

3

Elective within Major

1

4

4

Allied within Major

3

12

5

Field Experience (Internship)

1

3

6

Capstone Project

1

3

Total 

129
  • Total number of credit hours 129
  • Duration 4 Years
  • Semester duration 16-18 weeks
  • Semester 8
  • Course load per semester 15-18 Credit Hours
  • Number of courses per semester 5-6
YEAR 1
SEMESTER-I
 

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Hours

GEDU-101

Functional English

3

GEDU-102

Islamic Studies/

Ethics (for Non-Muslim students in lieu of Islamic studies)

 

2

GEDU-103

GEDU-104

Application of Information and Communication Technology

2

GEDU-104P

Application of Information and Communication Technology (Practical)

1

ZOO-101

Animal Diversity-I

3

ZOO-101P

Animal Diversity-I (Practical)

1

ZOO-102

Animal Diversity-II

3

ZOO-102P

Animal Diversity-II (Practical)

1

Total Credit Hours

16
SEMESTER-II
 

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Hours

GEDU-151

Expository English

3

GEDU-152

Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan

2

GEDU-153

Quantitative Reasoning-I

3

ZOO-151

Principles of Genetics & Evolution

3

ZOO-151P

Principles of Genetics & Evolution (Practical)

1

ZOO-152

Cell Biology

2

ZOO-152P

Cell Biology (Practical)

1

Total Credit Hours

15
YEAR 2
SEMESTER-III
 

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Hours

GEDU-***

Natural Sciences

2

GEDU-***

Social Sciences

2

GEDU-***P

Social Sciences (Practical)

1

GEDU-201

Quantitative Reasoning-II

3

ZOO-201

Principles in Animal Life

3

ZOO-201P

Principles in Animal Life (Practical)

1

ZOO-202

Animal Form & Function-I

3

ZOO-202P

Animal Form & Function-I (Practical)

1

Total Credit Hours

16
SEMESTER-IV
 

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Hours

GEDU-***

Arts and Humanities

2

GEDU-251

Entrepreneurship

2

GEDU-252

Civics and Community Engagement

2

ZOO-251

Animal Form and Function-II

3

ZOO-251P

Animal Form and Function-II (Practical)

1

ZOO-252

General Biochemistry

3

ZOO-252P

General Biochemistry (Practical)

1

ZOO-253

Biological Techniques

2

ZOO-253P

Biological Techniques (Practical)

1

Total Credit Hours

17
YEAR 3
SEMESTER-V
 

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Hours

ZOO-301

Economic Zoology

2

ZOO-301P

Economic Zoology (Practical)

1

ZOO-302

General Physiology

3

ZOO-302P

General Physiology (Practical)

1

ZOO-303

Ecology

2

ZOO-303P

Ecology (Practical)

1

ZOO-304

Evolution and Principles of Systematics

2

ZOO-304P

Evolution and Principles of Systematics (Practical)

1

 

Allied-1

3

 

Allied-1  (Practical)

1

Total Credit Hours

17
 
SEMESTER-VI
 

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Hours

ZOO-351

Developmental Biology

3

ZOO-351P

Developmental Biology (Practical)

1

ZOO-352

Genetics

3

ZOO-352P

Genetics (Practical)

1

ZOO-353

Wild Life

2

ZOO-353P

Wild Life (Practical)

1

ZOO-354

Animal Behaviour

2

 

Allied-2

3

 

Allied-2 (Practical)

1

Total Credit Hours

17
YEAR 4
SEMESTER-VII
 

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Hours

ZOO-401

Research Methodologies and Bioinformatics

2

ZOO-401P

Research Methodologies and Bioinformatics (Practical)

1

ZOO-402

Molecular Biology

2

ZOO-402P

Molecular Biology (Practical)

1

ZOO-403

Zoogeography & Paleontology

2

ZOO-403P

Zoogeography & Paleontology (Practical)

1

ZOO-498

Field Experience/ Internship

3

 

Allied-3

3

 

Allied-3 (Practical)

1

Total Credit Hours

16
SEMESTER-VIII
 

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Hours

ZOO-4*

*Elective Subject

3

ZOO-4*P

*Elective Subject (Practical)

1

ZOO-4*

** Special Subject (Paper A)

3

ZOO-4*P

** Special Subject (Paper A)  (Practical)

1

ZOO-4*

** Special Subject (Paper B)

3

ZOO-4*P

**Special Subject  (Paper B)  (Practical)

1

ZOO-499

Capstone Project

3

 

 

 

Total Credit Hours

15
Total = 16+15+16+17+17+17+16+15 = 129 Credit Hours
*   Elective Subjects- Annexure-I   
** Special Subjects- Annexure-II     
    
LIST OF ALLIED COURSES FOR STUDENTS OF BS ZOOLOGY
 
Allied courses shall be offered to students of BS Zoology as per availability of resources and offering of concerned department.
 

Sr.

Course Title

Credit

Hours
1

Inferential Statistics

3
 2

Inferential Statistics (Practical)

1
3 

Diversity of Plant

3
4 

Diversity of Plant (Practical)

1
5 

Morphology, Anatomy and Taxonomy of Plants

3
6 

Morphology, Anatomy and Taxonomy of Plants (Practical)

1
7 

General Inorganic Chemistry

3
8 

General Inorganic Chemistry (Practical)

1
9

Physico-Organic Chemistry-1

3
10

Physico-Organic Chemistry-1 (Practical)

1
 
LIST OF ALLIED COURSES OF ZOOLOGY TO BE OFFERED TO THE STUDENTS OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS/MAJORS
 
Allied courses shall be offered to BS students of other departments as per availability of resources and offering of the department.

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Hours

ZOO-101

Animal Diversity-I

3

ZOO-101P

Animal Diversity-I (Practical)

1

ZOO-102

Animal Diversity-II

3

ZOO-102P

Animal Diversity-II (Practical)

1

ZOO-151

Principles of Genetics & Evolution

3

ZOO-151P

Principles of Genetics & Evolution (Practical)

1

ZOO-152

Principles in Animal Life

3

ZOO-152P

Principles in Animal Life (Practical)

1
 
Total No. of Credit Hours: 12
 
ANNEXURE-I
 
LIST OF ELECTIVE COURSES
 
Students shall choose one course from the following list as per availability of resources and offering by the department.
 

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

Hours

ZOO-476

Immunology

3

ZOO-476P

Immunology (Practical)

1

ZOO-477

Fundamentals of Microbiology

3

ZOO-477P

Fundamentals of Microbiology (Practical)

1

ZOO-478

Conservation Biology

3

ZOO-478P

Conservation Biology (Practical)

1

ZOO-479

Medical Biotechnology

3

ZOO-479P

Medical Biotechnology (Practical)

1

ZOO-480

Insects of Veterinary and Medical Importance

3

ZOO-480P

Insects of Veterinary and Medical Importance (Practical)

1

ZOO-481

Haematology

3

ZOO-481P

Haematology (Practical)

1

ZOO-482

Restoration Ecology and Sustainable Development

3

ZOO-482P

Restoration Ecology and Sustainable Development (Practical)

1

ZOO-483

Bioinformatics

3

ZOO-483P

Bioinformatics (Practical)

1
 
ANNEXURE-II
 
LIST OF SPECIAL SUBJECTS
(PAPER A & B)
Students shall choose two courses from the following list as per availability of resources and offering by the department.
 

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

Hours

ZOO-451

Morphology, Physiology and Ecology

3

ZOO-451P

Morphology, Physiology and Ecology (Practical)

1

ZOO-452

Classification of Insects and Pest Management

3

ZOO-452P

Classification of Insects and Pest Management (Practical)

1

ZOO-453

General Endocrinology

3

ZOO-453P

General Endocrinology (Practical)

1

ZOO-454

Reproductive Endocrinology

3

ZOO-454P

Reproductive Endocrinology (Practical)

1

ZOO-455

Physiology of Coordination

3

ZOO-455P

Physiology of Coordination (Practical)

1

ZOO-456

Physiological Systems and Adaptations

3

ZOO-456P

Physiological Systems and Adaptations (Practical)

1

ZOO-457

Parasitology A

3

ZOO-457P

Parasitology A (Practical)

1

ZOO-458

Parasitology B

3

ZOO-458P

Parasitology B (Practical)

1

ZOO-459

General Microbiology

3

ZOO-459P

General Microbiology (Practical)

1

ZOO-460

Applied Microbiology

3

ZOO-460P

Applied Microbiology (Practical)

1

ZOO-461

Principles of Fish Biology

3

ZOO-461P

Principles of Fish Biology (Practical)

1

ZOO-462

Fish Physiology and Breeding

3

ZOO-462P

Fish Physiology and Breeding (Practical)

1

ZOO-463

Advanced cell and Molecular biology

3

ZOO-463P

Advanced cell and Molecular biology (Practical)

1

ZOO-464

Molecular Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Drugs

3

ZOO-464P

Molecular Mechanisms of Antimicrobial drugs (Practical)

1

ZOO-465

Microbiology and Biotechnology

3

ZOO-465P

Microbiology and Biotechnology (Practical)

1

ZOO-466

Introduction to Environment

3

ZOO-466P

Introduction to Environment (Practical)

1

ZOO-467

Environmental Issues of Pakistan

3

ZOO-467P

Environmental Issues of Pakistan (Practical)

1

ZOO-468

Basic Human Genetics

3

ZOO-468P

Basic Human Genetics (Practical)

1

ZOO-469

Molecular Genetics

3

ZOO-469P

Molecular Genetics (Practical)

1

ZOO-470

Fundamentals of Bioinformatics

3

ZOO-470P

Fundamentals of Bioinformatics (Practical)

1

ZOO-471

Proteomics and Genomics

3

ZOO-471P

Proteomics and Genomics (Practical)

1

ZOO-472

Principles and Kinetics of Toxicology

3

ZOO-472P

Principles and Kinetics of Toxicology (Practical)

1

ZOO-473

Biological Toxicology

3

ZOO-473P

Biological Toxicology (Practical)

1

ZOO-474

Fresh Water Biology

3

ZOO-474P

Fresh Water Biology (Practical)

1

ZOO-475

Aquatic Toxicology

3

ZOO-475P

Aquatic Toxicology (Practical)

1
 
LIST OF MINOR COURSES IN ZOOLOGY OFFER TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Hours

ZOO-253

Biological Techniques

3

ZOO-253P

Practicals of Biological Techniques

1

ZOO-202

Animal Form & Function-I

3

ZOO-202P

Practicals of Animal Form & Function-I

1

ZOO-251

Animal Form & Function-II

3

ZOO-251P

Practicals of Animal Form & Function-II

1
 
Total No. of Credit Hours: 12
 
LIST OF MINORS FOR STUDENTS OF BS ZOOLOGY PROGRAM
 
Students of BS Zoology may opt any one or two of the following minors as per availability of resources and offering of concerned department.
  1. Minor in Botany
  1. Minor in Chemistry
  1. Minor in Biotechnology
  1. Minor in Geography
  1. Minor in Education
  1. Minor in Statistics
  1. Minor in Computer Sciences
  1. Minor in Environmental Sciences 
  • Any department may change weightage of theory and practical credits hours, depending on the laboratory facilities available.
  • Courses of BS Zoology offered to other departments, as their allied courses will be on the availability of faculty member expertise and number of students.
MS (REGULAR) AND MS (SELF-SUPPORT) (2 YEARS)
Session: (2024-2026)
YEAR 1
SEMESTER I

Course Code

Title

Credit Hours

ZOO-601

Advance Instrumental Techniques

3

ZOO-601P

Advance Instrumental Techniques (Practical)

1

ZOO-602

Molecular Biology

3

ZOO-602P

Molecular Biology (Practical)

1

ZOO-603

Immunology

3

ZOO-603P

Immunology (Practical)

1
 
SEMESTER II

Course Code

Title

Credit Hours

ZOO-***

Elective Course

3(3+0)

ZOO-***

Specialization Course I

3(3+0)

ZOO-***

Specialization Course II

3(3+0)

ZOO-***

Specialization Course III

3(3+0)
YEAR 2
SEMESTER III & IV

Course Code

Title

Credit Hours

ZOO-798

Seminar

02

ZOO-799

Research and Thesis

10
List of Elective Courses

Course No

Course Title

Credit Hours

Course Code

Title

Credit Hours

ZOO-604

Haematology

3(3+0)

ZOO-605

Medical Biotechnology

3(3+0)

ZOO-606

Biological Toxicology

3(3+0)

ZOO-607

Restoration Ecology and Sustainable Development

3(3+0)

ZOO-608

Biosafety and Biosecurity

3(3+0)
Area of Specialization: (Entomology and Vector biology)

Course No

Course Title

Credit Hours

ZOO-701

Research Methods in Entomology

3(3+0)

ZOO-702

Vector Biology

3(3+0)

ZOO-703

Insects of Medical and Veterinary Importance

3(3+0)

ZOO-704

Molecular Entomology

3(3+0)
Area of Specialization: (Microbiology and Molecular Biology and Genetics)

Course No

Course Title

Credit Hours

ZOO-705

Applied Genetics

3(3+0)

ZOO-706

Bacterial Genetics

3(3+0)

ZOO-707

Human Genetics

3(3+0)

ZOO-708

Industrial Biotechnology

3(3+0)

ZOO-709

Microbial Biotechnology

3(3+0)

ZOO-710

Molecular Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Drugs

3(3+0)

ZOO-711

Recombinant DNA Technology

3(3+0)

ZOO-712

Clinical Bacteriology

3(3+0)

ZOO-713

Fundamentals of Microbiology

3(3+0)
Area of Specialization: (Pathophysiology and Parasitology)

Course No

Course Title

Credit Hours

ZOO-714

Insects of Medical and Veterinary Importance

3(3+0)

ZOO-715

Protozoology

3(3+0)

ZOO-716

Helminthology and Host Parasite Relationship

3(3+0)

ZOO-717

Epidemiology of Parasitic Disease

3(3+0)

ZOO-718

Wildlife Parasitology

3(3+0)
Area of Specialization: (Physiology and Endocrinology)

Course No

Course Title

Credit Hours

ZOO-719

Clinical Endocrinology

3(3+0)

ZOO-720

Gastroentropancreatic Physiology

3(3+0)

ZOO-721

General Endocrinology

3(3+0)

ZOO-722

Hepatic Pancreatology

3(3+0)

ZOO-723

Molecular Physiology

3(3+0)

ZOO-724

Molecular Endocrinology

3(3+0)

ZOO-725

Muscle Physiology

3(3+0)

ZOO-726

Neuroendocrinology

3(3+0)

ZOO-727

Physiology of Excitable Cells

3(3+0)

ZOO-728

Physiological Biotechnology

3(3+0)

ZOO-729

Principles and Methods in Physiology

3(3+0)

ZOO-730

Reproductive Endocrinology

3(3+0)

ZOO-731

Reproductive Physiology

3(3+0)

ZOO-732

Renal Physiology

3(3+0)
Area of Specialization: (Fisheries and Aquaculture)

Course No

Course Title

Credit Hours

ZOO-733

Fish Nutrition and Health

3(3+0)

ZOO-734

Aquaculture Biotechnology

3(3+0)

ZOO-735

Endocrinology of Fish

3(3+0)
Area of Specialization: (Immunology)

Course No

Course Title

Credit Hours

ZOO-736

General Immunology

3(3+0)

ZOO-737

Immunological Disorders

3(3+0)

ZOO-738

Clinical Immunology

3(3+0)
Area of Specialization: (Epidemiology and Public Health)

Course No

Course Title

Credit Hours

ZOO-739

Basic Epidemiology

3(3+0)

ZOO-740

Nutrition

3(3+0)

ZOO-741

Environmental and Occupational Health

3(3+0)
Ph.D ZOOLOGY
Session: (2024 onwards)
YEAR 1
SEMESTER I

Course No

Course Title

Credit Hours

Zoo-PhD-801

Research Skills & Methods

(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-802

Advanced Lab Biosafety & Biosecurity

(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-803

Analytical Techniques

(3)

 

Total Credit Hours

9
 
SEMESTER II

Course No

Course Title

Credit Hours

Zoo-PhD-804

Molecular Diagnostics

(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-805

Microbial Biotechnology

(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-806

Adv. Genetic Engineering

(3+0)

 

Total Credit Hours

9
 
Courses from the following list may be offered on the availability of faculty member’s expertise and number of students.

Course No

Course Title

Credit Hours

Zoo-PhD-807

Biological Control of Insect Pest

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-808

Insects of Medical and Veterinary Importance

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-809

Insecticide Resistance and Management

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-810

Molecular Entomology

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-811

Recombinant DNA Technology

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-812

Advances in Cell and Molecular Biology

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-813

Clinical Genetics

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-814

Advances in Bioinformatics

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-815

Ophthalmic Techniques

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-816

Molecular Genetics

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-817

Epidemiology and Public Health

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-818

Pathophysiology

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-819

Parasitology

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-820

Toxicology

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-821

Advances in Molecular Physiology

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-822

Molecular Endocrinology

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-823

Diabetology

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-824

Physiology of Health, Fitness and Performance

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-825

Toxicology of Organ Systems

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-826

Aquatic Food Security

 

Zoo-PhD-827

Aquaculture and Fisheries Economics

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-828

Water Quality and Fish Management

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-829

Advances in Fish Immunology

3(3+0)

Zoo-PhD-830

Etiology of fish Disease

3(3+0)