Credit Hours - 2

This course is designed to introduce students to various general methods used to study microorganisms. Students will be taken through the theory of safe handling of microorganisms and laboratory materials, microscopy (including specimen preparation and staining), cultivation of microorganisms, microbial isolation, enumeration, characterization and identification; pure culture preparation, preservation of pure cultures. Students will also learn about the use of bacteria and fungi in agricultural, environmental, food, industrial and medical biotechnology.

Credit Hours - 3

The course highlights the importance of plants in human civilization. The course explores the major role played by plants in the origin and development of human civilization and wellbeing.  Students will examine how different communities, societies, and cultures have exploited plants for curative and other purposes; how plant-derived drugs have resulted in some of the fiercest wars in human history which have led to disruption of both modern and ancient civilizations.

Credit Hours - 1

This course aims at a practical laboratory study of PEBO 204: Plant Morphology and Anatomy.  The course will give students practical skills in microscopy and staining techniques in the study of the following plant tissues: parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma. Students will also observe macerated plant tissues under the microscope to identify cell wall thickening in the primary xylem. Practical study of the external morphology of the angiosperm will also be treated.

Credit Hours - 2

This course is designed to examine the relationship between the structure and functions of the angiosperm plant body at different levels of organization. The structure and functions of the different types of cells, tissue and organs, as well as the external morphology of the angiosperm will also be treated. 

Credit Hours - 2

The course is designed to train students in the use of biometry as a tool for biological research. Areas covered in the course include elementary binomial theorem and its application in the study of probability, introduction to linear, logarithmic and exponential functions, techniques in data collection and data management, chi square test of significance, t-test, normal distribution, elementary analysis of variance, correlation and regression

Credit Hours - 2

This course will enable students to understand the significance of microbiology as a science and the developmental stages of microbiology as a scientific discipline. It will provide a historical perspective on the spontaneous generation theory, the germ theory, development of antibiotics and immunization. Students will be taken through the scope and relevance of microbiology in life. They will be taken through the fundamentals of classification and types of microorganisms – Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes and Archaebacteria. The morphology, structure, taxonomy, nutrition and metabolism, genetics, immunology, reproduction and growth of the major groups of microorganisms – bacteria, fungi, viruses, algae, nematodes, viroids, mollicutes, and protozoa – will be explored.

Credit Hours - 1

This course is the practical aspect of PEBO 211: Lower Plants. The course will involve the observation of the morphology of laboratory specimens of bryophytes and pteridophytes.  Students will be guided to make accurate drawings of these specimens and will also observe under the microscope the internal structures of these specimens. Students will also be given training in biological drawing techniques. 

Credit Hours - 2

The course is designed to enable students explore the diversity of seedless vascular plants and their adaptations to the terrestrial habitat. It will discuss the morphology, internal structure and life cycles of bryophytes and pteridophytes. It will also review the economic and ecological relevance of these lower vascular plants. The evolutionary trend in the pteridophytes will also be discussed

Credit Hours - 1

This course is the practical aspect of PEBO 207: Growth and Developmental Biology of Higher Plants. Students will through small field and laboratory group projects study the effect of such external factors as light, drought, salinity, etc., on plant growth and development.  Students will also be taken through practical laboratory study of the effect of growth hormones on plant growth and development. 

Credit Hours - 2

Growth and Developmental Biology of Higher Plants

Credit Hours - 2

This course introduces the basic principles and concepts of ecology at the individual, population, community and ecosystem levels of organization. It will examine topics such as plant and animal adaptations to the environment, the role of environmental factors in the distribution and abundance of plants, structure of ecological communities, species interactions and population growth dynamics.

Credit Hours - 1

The course is designed to cover the practical component of PEBO 201: Introduction to Plant Ecology. Students will be trained to acquire basic skills in ecological data collection and interpretation. Students will also be introduced to various ecological equipment and will be given hands-on training in how to use them. This practical must be taken with PEBO 201.

Credit Hours - 3

This course is designed to study the microscopic structure and organization of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The structural differences between these two types of cell will be studied. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between cell structure and function. The course will also discuss some aspects of transmission genetics and genes in population. The course also provides understanding of the sources and consequences of genetic variation in natural populations.