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PARA 601: Biology of Parasites

Principles of classification; Animal associations; Origin and evolution of parasitism; Parasites: their world and ours (Parasite host relationships); Biology of parasites and vectors of medical, veterinary and agricultural importance; Anatomy, development,...

FASC 710: TEACHING SCIENCE AT THE TERTIARY LEVEL

It is anticipated that many of the students who go through the PhD programme in the Sciences may nurse special interest in teaching and academia. Focusing on group discussions, this course is expected to equip students with the requisite knowledge in overall...

FASC 702: ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

The course will serve as a step up for students who need to add up to their knowledge in quantitative methods of research techniques and analyses.  Topics to be covered include:  Sampling distributions and hypothesis testing. Sample size...

FASC 701: SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

This course will enable students gain insights in the practice of science as a discipline including major scientific concepts as well as the history. The aim of the course is to help students to fit their research to relevant trends and directions for...

ENTO 622 Seminar II

Each semester, students are expected to attend all seminars specified, and are to make their own presentations on selected topics to an audience to earn credits. During the second semester, each student will also prepare his/her research proposal and present...

ENTO 621 Seminar I

ENTO 612: Insect Pest and Vector Management

Principles: Definition of pests and vectors. Formulation of pest problems; economic assessment of losses due to pests and vectors; making decisions to control pests; Ecological basis of pest and vector management; pest forecasting. Methods of pest and vector...

ENTO 611: Research Methods

A course in modern scientific techniques in research initiation, conduction, analysis and write-up; use of computers in literature searches, data collection and analysis, and write-up; rapid methods of reviewing the literature and scientific writing; other...

ENTO 608: Stored Products Entomology

Human population growth and the global food problem. The post-harvest system: nature and components. The concept of stored products; the products environment; factors that affect the stored products environment and their role. Damage and food loss in the post...

ENTO 607: Insect Ecology

Terrestrial: Practical and theoretical aspects of ecology. Properties of populations; methods of estimating population size and population dispersion. Sampling techniques. Measurement and description of factors regulating populations. Construction and...

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