The Applied Biology Programme is designed to develop in students the proper knowledge of the science of life and all its manifestations. The programme gives them holistic understanding of the living organisms, their form and structure, origin, behavior, function, development, growth and relationship to their environment. The in-depth study, understanding and application of biological concepts connect to other programmes such as Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biotechnology and Microbiology. Furthermore, the programme is also designed to give students broad exposure to the theory and practice of the course, and educate them in its various applications in the fields of Medicine, Industry, Agriculture, Environment and other human endeavors.
Candidates must possess a minimum of five (5) credits at not more than two sittings in the ssce, neco or equivalent certificates. These must include English and mathematics and the pre-requisite combination of courses for the desired programme of study, details of which are obtained from the departmental requirements.
Candidates who are seeking admission by direct entry should, in addition to credit level passes in mathematics and English, possess any of the following:
- GCE advanced level in two subjects relevant to the programme of study
- Higher school certificate
- National diploma in the relevant area
- Nigerian certificate in education
DIRECT ENTRY:
Candidates for Direct Entry admission shall possess five credit passes in the SSCE, NECO, GCE or equivalents of which at least two shall be at advanced level , or four credits passes of which at least three shall be at advanced level provided that such passes are not counted at both levels of the examinations. For emphasis credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology or any other subject. All students must fulfil the basic entry requirements of the university. The programme’s duration is four years for general entry students and three years for direct entrants.
| Deg 1 | BIO 101 | General Biology I | 3 |
| Deg 1 | BIO 103 | General Biology Practical I | 1 |
| Deg 1 | CHM 101 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| Deg 1 | CHM 103 | General Chemistry Practical I | 1 |
| Deg 1 | PHY 101 | General Physics I | 3 |
| Deg 1 | PHY 103 | General Physics Practical I | 1 |
| Deg 1 | MAT 101 | Elementary Mathematics I | 3 |
LEVEL | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT UNITS |
| Deg 2 | BTG 201 | Introduction to Biotechnology | 2 |
| Deg 2 | BTG 213 | General Botany and Zoology | 2 |
| Deg 2 | MCB 201 | General Microbiology I | 2 |
| Deg 2 | MCB 203 | General Microbiology Practical I | 1 |
| Deg 2 | BIO 251 | General Genetics | 2 |
| Deg 2 | BCH 201 | General Biochemistry I | 2 |
| Deg 2 | CHM 231 | Organic Chemistry I | 2 |
| Deg 2 | MAT 201 | Mathematics Methods | 2 |
LEVEL | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT UNITS |
| Deg 3 | BTG 309 | Principles of Ecology | 2 |
| Deg 3 | BTG 315 | Bas. Tech. in Micro. Cell Cul. Sys. & Kinetics | 2 |
| Deg 3 | BTG 331 | Food Biotechnology II | 2 |
| Deg 3 | BTG 343 | Molecular Genetics | 2 |
| Deg 3 | BTG 345 | Genetics Engineering | 3 |
| Deg 3 | BTG 357 | Analytical Techniques in Biotechnology I | 2 |
| Deg 3 | BTG 359 | Practical in Biotechnology II | 1 |
| Deg 3 | BTG 361 | Plant & Animal Cell & Tissue Culture | 2 |
| Deg 3 | BTG 373 | Quality Control & Product Standard. | 2 |
| Deg 3 | BTG 375 | Industrial Biotechnology | 2 |
| Deg 3 | BTG 377 | Cytogenetics | 2 |
| Deg 3 | MCB 357 | Immunology and Immunochemistry | 3 |
| Deg 3 | BCH 321 | Metabolisms of Lipids | 2 |
| Deg 3 | BCH 339 | Bioenergentics & Chemical Kinetic | 1 |
| Deg 3 | BCH 311 | Metabolisms of Cabohydrates | 2 |
| Deg 3 | NAS 392 | Research Method in NAS | 3 |
LEVEL | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT UNITS |
| Deg 4 | BTG 445 | Population Genetics and Evolution | 2 |
| Deg 4 | BTG 447 | Biosafety | 2 |
| Deg 4 | BTG 451 | Techni. In Molecular Biology & Biotech. | 2 |
| Deg 4 | BTG 465 | Biotech. for Animal Reproduction | 2 |
| Deg 4 | BTG 471 | Experi. Design & Data Proces. in Biotech | 2 |
| Deg 4 | BTG 473 | Environmental Biotechnology | 2 |
| Deg 4 | BTG 477 | Biochemical Engineering | 2 |
| Deg 4 | BTG 483 | Bioinformatics | 2 |
| Deg 4 | BTG 497 | Seminar in Biotechnology | 2 |
| Deg 4 | BCH 331 | Metabolism of Amino Acids & Proteins | 2 |
| Deg 4 | BCH 333 | Metabolism of Nucleic Acids & Porphyrin | 2 |
Medical Technologists
Research Assistant
Clinical and Veterinary Microbiologists
Etc.
