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LEVEL 100

 

FIRST SEMESTER

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

CORE/ELECTIVE

CREDITS

ANIM 111

Biology of Farm Animals

C

2

2

TOTAL

C

2

 

LEVEL 200

 

 FIRST SEMESTER

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

 

CREDITS

ANIM 211

Introduction to Monogastric Animal Production

C

2

 

TOTAL

 

2
       

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE

COURSE TITLE

 

CREDITS

CODE

 

ANIM 212

Elements of Microbiology and Immunology 

C

3

 

TOTAL

 

3
           

 *Long vacation practicals are compulsory for ALL Level 200 students and a pre-requisite for progression to Level 300

 

LEVEL 300

 

Students shall be required to take all the University and School required courses. Additionally, students shall take TWO courses per semester from the Department of specialisation and TWO courses per semester from other Departments in the School. 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE SPECIALISATION  

FIRST SEMESTER 

ANIM 311

Principles of Animal Nutrition

C

3

FISH 313

Introduction to Aquaculuture

C

3

 

TOTAL

 

6

 

 

SECOND SEMESTER 

ANIM 312

Introduction to Ruminant Production

C

3

ANIM 314

Principles of Animal Breeding

C

3

 

Two Electives from other Departments within SOA

E

6

 

TOTAL

 

12
       

 

LEVEL 400

 

Students shall be required to take all School required courses. Additionally, students shall select one of the EIGHT subject areas listed under Specialisations and take all the CORE courses listed and some other electives.  Level 400 students are expected to report to the School 4 weeks before the commencement of the first semester to begin their research project.

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE SPECIALISATION

 

FIRST SEMESTER

ANIM 410 

Research Project

C

3

  

ANIM 413

Biometry

C

3

  

ANIM 415

Applied Animal Nutrition

C

3

  

ANIM 417

Monogastric Animal Production

C

3

  

 

*Select One Elective from ANIM 419, ANIM 421, ANIM 423

E

3

  

 

TOTAL

 

15

  

* ANIM 419=Meat Science & Technology (3 credits), ANIM 421=Principles of Range and Forage Science (3 credits), ANIM 423=Micro-Livestock Production (3 credits)

  
         

SECOND SEMESTER

ANIM 410 

Research Project

C

3

 

ANIM 414

Applied Animal Breeding

C

3

  

ANIM 416

Ruminant Animal Production

C

3

  
 

*Select one Elective from ANIM 418, ANIM 422

E

3

  

 

TOTAL

 

12

  

*ANIM 418= Animal Health and Physiology (3 credits), ANIM 422= Anatomy of Digestive Physiology (3 credits)
   

 

 

 

 

AQUACULTURE SPECIALISATION

 

FIRST SEMESTER

ANIM 410

Research Project

C

3

 

AGRC 401

Entrepreneurial Skills

C

3

 

ANIM 413

Biometry

C

3

 

FISH 411

Introductory Fisheries Taxonomy

C

2

 

FISH 415

Fisheries and Aquaculture Wildlife management

C

3

 

 

*Select Two Electives from FISH 315, FISH 323, OCNO 329

E

4

 

 

TOTAL

 

18

 

* FISH 315=Fish Microbiology(2 credits), FISH 323=Fish Diseases and Pathology (2 credits), OCNO 329=Behaviour of Aquatic Animal (2 credits)

 

SECOND SEMESTER

ANIM 410

Research Project

C

3

 

AGRC 422

Introductory Agroforestry

C

3

 

AGEX 402

Management of Development Organisations

C

3

 

FISH 412

Aquaculture Engineering and Practice

C

3

 

FISH 414

Fish Processing and utilization

C

3

 

 

*Select One from FISH 422 or OCNO 324

E

2 or 3

 

 

TOTAL

 

17 or 18

 

*FISH 422=Fish Chemistry and Toxicology (2 credits), OCNO 324 = Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation (3 credits)