UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (CONAS)

Programme Details

BSc in Botanical Sciences

Programme Type : Undergraduate Programme Duration : 3 Years Academic Unit : College Of Natural And Applied Sciences

Code

Course Title

Credit

Semester

Core/Option

Common Courses

 

 

 

DS 112

Perspectives of Development

8

1

Core

DS 113

Perspectives of Development II

8

2

Core

EV 200

Environmental Science I

8

1

Core

SC 215

Scientific Methods

8

1

Core

 

 

 

 

 

First Year

 

 

 

BT 130

Evolutionary Botany

12

1

Core

BL 111

Introduction to Cell Biology and Genetics

12

1

Core

MT 111

Mathematics for Biological and Chemical Sciences

8

1

Core

MC 100

Fundamentals of Microbiology

12

1

Core

ZL 121

Invertebrate Zoology

8

1

Option

AC 102

Fundamentals of Accounting for non Business majors

12

1

Option

CH 113

Chemistry for Life Sciences Students

12

2

Core

BT 112

Principles of Plant Population Genetics

12

2

Core

BT 113

Introduction to Plant Physiology

8

2

Core

BL 113

Ecology I

8

2

Core

WS 101

Ecology and Utilisation of Natural Resources

8

2

Core

IS 131

Introduction to Informatics and Microcomputers

8

2

Core

BN 131

Biochemistry I

12

2

Core

CL 107

Communication Skills for Science

12

2

Option

ZL 122

Chordate Zoology

8

2

Option

 

 

 

 

 

Second Year

 

 

 

BT 211

Fundamentals of Soil Science

8

1

Core

BT 224

Introduction to Plant Molecular Biology

12

1

Core

BT 225

Taxonomy of higher Plants

12

1

Core

BL 215

Ecology II

12

1

Core

BT 223

Biometry for Plant Science

12

2

Core

BT 221

Management and Conservation of Soils

12

2

Core

BT 218

Metabolic Physiology and Plant Growth

8

2

Option

BT 215

Introduction to mycology

8

2

Option

BT 217

Plant Genetics and Evolution

8

2

Option

BL 210

Immunology for Life Scientists

12

2

Option

BL 214

Biostatistics I

12

2

Option

ZL 236

Introductory Entomology and Parasitology

12

2

Option

 

 

 

 

 

Third Year

 

 

 

BT 319

Practical training

8

2

Core

BT 329

Plant Ecology and Phytogeography

12

1

Core

BT 349

Management and Monitoring of Fragile Ecosystems

12

1

Core

BL 390

Research Project

12

1

Core

BT 323

Algal Systematics and Ecology

12

2

Core

BT 327

Anatomy of Angiosperms

8

2

Core

BT 356

Plant Diversity and Conservation

12

2

Core

BT 352

Horticulture

8

1

Option

BL 313

Biological Impact Assessment

8

1

Option

GE 352

Natural Resource Management

12

1

Option

BT 321

Applied Plant Physiology

8

1

Option

BT 335

Plant breeding and Genetic Manipulation

8

2

Option

BT 341

Economic Botany

12

2

Option

BT 350

Plant Systematics

12

2

Option

BT 351

Watershed Management

12

2

Option

BN 303

Agricultural Biotechnology

8

2

Option

BT 333

Plant Pathology

8

2

Option

BT 337

Plant Tissue Culture

8

2

Option

Requirements

Direct Entry: Two principal level passes at A-Level in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Nutrition, Agriculture or Geography Equivalent Entry: An appropriate equivalent Diploma approved by the UDSM Senate with an average grade of ‘B+’ or higher