Courses

This course will enable students to acquire the requisite skills to recognize common plant taxa (families, genera and species) in Ghana and the rest of West Africa. Emphasis is on taxonomy, morphology, anatomy, ecology and evolutionary relationships within...

This course is to introduce students to the history of plant pathology, causes of plant diseases, phenomenon of infection and disease triangle and tetrahedron etc. The course will also involve training students in disease forecasting and progress curves....

This course is designed to deepen students’ knowledge and understanding of the concepts in population and biometrical genetics. The course will discuss concepts of evolutionary factors in relationship with the genetic structure of populations. The...

The course aims at broadening students’ understanding of the application of quantitative methods in biological research. The concept of the role of quantitative methods as a tool in biological research will be emphasized. The course will also involve...

The course aims at equipping students with the relationship between living organisms and their physical environments. It includes analysis of the chemical compositions of these environments, with consideration given to waste management and water purification...

This course discusses the effects of drivers that promote environmental change that affect biodiversity, both at national and international levels. Highlights on the importance of global environmental change policies will be discussed. Through a series of...

This course will focus on the quantitative approaches to vegetation classification and analysis.  Topics to be covered include field survey techniques (collection of samples for the herbarium, field notes, photography); sampling methods; accuracy and...

This course is designed to treat students to the elements and principles of plant breeding. Practical breeding methods for the cowpea and maize will be emphasized. Application of introductory quantitative genetics to plant breeding will be discussed....

This course describes and gives an insight into the building blocks of plant hormones that regulate the speed of growth of the individual parts and integrate them into the form that we recognise as plants. The course will highlight methods of plant hormone...

Language for Scientist II is designed to help students to acquire translation skills to be able to translate scientific French materials into English. Students will therefore be: (i) taken through relevant scientific terms in French and (ii) given a number of...