Courses

Concept development. Business proposal writing. Business plan development. Introduction to entrepreneurship and fund management

Nature of electromagnetic radiation with emphasis on the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter. Direct and indirect action in biological systems. Effects at the cellular, tissue and organ levels and their interactions. Comparative radio sensitivity of...

Research proposal writing, thesis/report writing, and introduction to projects, types of projects, project life cycle, experimental design, data collection techniques and analyses, introductory strategic management, basic human resource management,...

Application of the Biological species concept. Biodiversity informatics. Molecular Systematics. Taxonomic Products. Identification of Bio-indicators and their use in ecosystem analysis. Value and Management of reference collections. International Conventions...

Beneficial and harmful insects. Principles and ecological basis of insect pest control. Control methods; legislative, mechanical, physical, cultural, biological, chemical, antocidal control; use of resistance and semi chemicals in control. Integrated pest...

Experimental design - survey, cross-sectional, case control, longitudinal studies, statistical tests. Parametric tests – t-test, F test, Chi-square tests etc. Non parametric tests – U test, H test. Analysis of variance (ANOVA). Software for data...

Ecology of African game animals; methods of study: aging, identification. Ecology of pastures cropped by game; habitat and harvest management. Management techniques. Population studies of wildlife: game census, wild animal population regulation; capture...

Modern synthetic theory of evolution. Mechanisms and processes of evolution. Evidence of evolution. Relevance and application of Evolutionary principles to Agriculture, Conservation and Medicine. Species concept and its relevance. Human evolution. Strategies...

Biological parameters of fish populations: age and growth, food and feeding habits. Ecology of pelagic and demersal species in Ghanaian waters. Theory of fishing (including stock assessment). Fishery management methods: fish population estimation; factors...

Indigenous conservation strategies and introduction to management systems of forests, rangelands and wildlife; conservation of water catchment and soil; in situ and ex situ conservation practices. Application of ecological principles to the management of...