FACULTY MEMBERS:
Mr Bakht Tareen
Lecturer/ HoD
Dr Hussain Ahmad
Assistant Professor
Mr.Israr Alam
Lecturer
Mr. Kusar Saeed
Lecturer
Lubna Khan
LecturerCategories
DepartmentChairman Message
Department of Zoology was one among the three pioneering departments of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Buner Campus, established in 2011. The Department has shown tremendous progress in a short span of time. The department has evolved in human resources and infrastructure during its successful journey.
The highly qualified faculty members of the department are all engaged in teaching and research activities.
We have our courses designed and constantly updated in light of HEC guidelines. Apart from the basic courses in animal sciences, focusing on different aspects of animals’ life, are also taught interdisciplinary courses in order to equip them with the basic concepts required for advance research in modern day life sciences. Moreover, the students are offered research in diverse fields of Zoology.
The department a research lab equipped with tools and instruments required for basic and advance research in various fields of animal sciences. Additionally, the Zoological Museum at the department contains a vast collection of insects, fishes, and other animals as part of their research and/or specialized courses.
Department of Zoology besides its standard academic activities has maintained its identity as a leader in different co-curricular activities, highlighting the progress of our still young University.
We further commit to strengthen the department by the induction of new PhD faculty, equipping the available lab and museum, establishing a new labs and launching advance programs of M.Phil. and PhD in near future.
Our Vision: Department of Zoology aims to be a renowned and well reputed center of education and research in the basic and applied areas of animal sciences, recognizable at every level by the quality of its product in the form of genuine research and competent graduates.
Our Mission: Committed to impart quality education to our graduates, equipped in theoretical and practical knowledge of all aspects of animals’ life, who can compete, in the job market in teaching, research, and industry, thus contributing to the knowledge based socio-economic uplift of the nation.
Undergraduate Program Offered: BS Zoology, 8 Semester (4-Year) Program
Eligibility Criteria: F.Sc (Pre-Medical) with at least 2nd Division (45% Marks)
SCHEME OF STUDIES FOR BS 4-YEARS PROGRAMS IN ZOOLOGY
Year-1
SEMESTER–I
| Course Category | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| COMPULSORY-I | English-I: Functional English | 3(3+0) |
| COMPULSORY-II | Pakistan Studies | 2(2+0) |
| COMPULSORY-III | Mathematics-I | 3(3+0) |
| GENERAL- I | Botany-I | 3(2+1) |
| GENERAL- II | Chemistry-I | 3(2+1) |
| FOUNDATION-I | Animal Diversity-I (Invertebrates) | 4(3+1) |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
SEMESTER–II
| Course Category | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| COMPULSORY-IV | English-II: Communication Skills | 3(3+0) |
| COMPULSORY-V | Islamic Studies / Ethics | 2(2+0) |
| FOUNDATION-II | Animal Diversity-II (Chordates) | 4(3+1) |
| GENERAL- III | Botany-II | 3(2+1) |
| GENERAL- IV | Chemistry-II | 3(2+1) |
| FOUNDATION-III | Cell Biology | 3(2+1) |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
Year-II
SEMESTER–III
| Course Category | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| COMPULSORY-VI | English-III: Technical writing & presentation skills | 3(3+0) |
| COMPULSORY-VII | Introduction to Computer | 3(1+2) |
| GENERAL- V | Botany-III | 3(2+1) |
| GENERAL- VI | Chemistry-III | 3(2+1) |
| GENERAL- VII | Social Sciences | 2(2+0) |
| FOUNDATION-IV | Animal Form & Function–I | 4(3+1) |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
SEMESTER–IV
| Course Category | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| COMPULSORY-VIII | English-IV | 3(3+0) |
| MAJOR-I | Animal Behavior | 3(3+0) |
| FOUNDATION-V | Biochemistry-I | 3(2+1) |
| MAJOR-II | Biological Techniques | 3(1+2) |
| FOUNDATION-VI | Animal Form & Function-II | 4(3+1) |
| GENERAL-VIII | Geography | 2(2+0) |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
Year-III
SEMESTER–V
| Course Category | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| FOUNDATION-VII | Economic Zoology | 3(2+1) |
| FOUNDATION-VIII | Biochemistry-II | 3(2+1) |
| MAJOR-III | Physiology | 4(3+1) |
| MAJOR-IV | Ecology | 3(2+1) |
| FOUNDATION IX | Evolution | 2(2+0) |
| MAJOR-V | Molecular Biology | 3(2+1) |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
SEMESTER–VI
| Course Category | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| MAJOR-VI | Research Methodology | 2(2+0) |
| FOUNDATION-X | Principles of Systematics | 3(2+1) |
| MAJOR-VII | Developmental Biology | 4(3+1) |
| MAJOR-VIII | Genetics | 4(3+1) |
| MAJOR-IX | Wildlife | 3(2+1) |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
Year-IV
SEMESTER–VII
| Course Category | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| MAJOR-X | Entomology A/Parasitology A/ Fisheries A/ Thesis | 3(2+1)/
0+3 |
| COMPULSORY-IX | Biostatistics | 3(2+1) |
| ELECTIVE-I | Fundamentals of Endocrinology / Microbiology | 3(2+1) |
| MAJOR-XI | Biotechnology | 3(2+1) |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
SEMESTER–VIII
| Course Category | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| MAJOR-XII | Entomology B/Parasitology B/ Fisheries B/ Thesis | 3(1+2) |
| MAJOR-XIII | Bioinformatics | 3(2+1) |
| ELECTIVE-II | Basic Immunology | 3(2+1) |
| MAJOR-XIIII | Zoogeography & Paleontology | 3(2+1) |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
Total Credit Hours= 136
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