Scheme of Studies

BS Botany Program

Eligibility Criteria

F. Sc. (Pre-Medical) or Equivalent

Duration:

4 Years

Total Credit Hours

136 credit hours

Scheme of studies
YEAR-1
SEMESTER-I

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hours
CC/Eng-101	Language in Use	3(3+0)
CC/Isl-101 CC/Phil-101	Islamic Education/Ethics	2(2+0)
Maj/Bot-101	Plants Systematics, Anatomy and Development	4(3+1)
Min/Zoo-101	Invertebrate Diversity	4(3+1)
Min/Chem-101	General Inorganic Chemistry	4(3+1)
	Total Credits	17

SEMESTER-II

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hours
CC/Eng -102	Academic Reading & Writing	3(3+0)
CC/PS-101	Pakistan Studies	2(2+0)
Maj /Bot -102	Diversity of Plants	4(3+1)
Min/Zoo-102	Vertebrate Diversity	4(3+1)
Min/Chem-102	Physico-Organic Chemistry-I	4(3+1)
	Total Credits	17

YEAR-2

SEMESTER-III

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hours
CC/Eng -201	Communication Skills	3 (3+0)
EC/Stat-201	Basic Statistics	2 (2+0)
Maj/Bot -201	Cell Biology, Genetics & Evolution	4(3+1)
Maj/Bot -202	Plant Physiology & Ecology	4(3+1)
Min/Zoo-201/ Min/Chem 201	Animal Form & Function/ Physico-Organic Chemistry-II	4(3+1)
	Total Credits	17

SEMESTER-IV

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hours
CC/Eng- 202	Advanced Academic Reading & Writing	3(3+0)
EC/CS-201	Introduction to Computer	3(2+1)
Maj/Bot -203	Microbiology	4(3+1)
Maj/Bot -204	Biodiversity and Conservation	4(3+1)
EC/Stat-201	Inferential Statistics	4(3+1)
	Total Credits	18

YEAR-3

SEMESTER-V

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hours
Maj/Bot -301	Phycology and Bryology	4(3+1)
Maj/Bot -302	Mycology and Plant Pathology	4(3+1)
Maj/Bot -303	Diversity of Vascular Plants	4(3+1)
Maj/Bot -304	Plant Systematics	4(3+1)
Maj/Bot -305	Plant Biochemistry	3(2+1)
	Total Credits	19

SEMESTER-VI

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hours
Maj/Bot -306	Plant Anatomy	4(3+1)
Maj/Bot -307	Plant Metabolism	3(2+1)
Maj/Bot -308	Classical Genetics	3(2+1)
Maj/Bot -309	Plant Physiology	3(2+1)
Maj/Bot -310	Plant Ecology	3(2+1)
	Total Credits	16

YEAR-4

SEMESTER-VII

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hours
Maj/Bot -401	Molecular Genetics	3(2+1)
Maj/Bot -402	Plant Hormones and Photomorphogenesis	3(2+1)
Maj/Bot -403	Community Ecology	3(2+1)
Maj/Bot -404	Research Methodology	2(2+0)
Maj/Bot -40*	Opted from Annexure –A	4(3+1)
	Total Credits	15

SEMESTER-VIII

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hours
Maj/Bot -406	Environmental Biology	4(3+1)
Maj/Bot -407	Molecular Biology	3(2+1)
Maj/Bot -40*	Opted from Annexure –A	4(3+1)
Res/Bot -401**	Research Thesis	6
	Total Credits	17

Total Credit Hours: 17+17+17+18+19+16+15+17=136CR

*The course will be selected by the students from Annexure-A on the availability of faculty member expertise and number of students.

** Research Thesis/Special Course/Internship will be offered in 7^th Semester.

The Special paper will be selected from Departmental Scheme of Studies on the availability of faculty member expertise and number of students.

Annexure A: Special Papers Offered

Maj/ Bot- 408 Basic Biochemical and Bioassay techniques
Maj/ Bot- 409 Common Fleshy Fungi of Pakistan
Maj/ Bot- 410 Ethnobotany
Maj/ Bot- 411 Ethnomycology
Maj/ Bot- 412 Microbiology
Maj/ Bot- 413 Paleopalynology
Maj/ Bot- 414 Photophysiology
Maj/ Bot- 415 Physiology of Fungi
Maj/ Bot- 416 Plant Biotechnology
Maj/ Bot- 417 Plant Tissue Culture and its Agricultural Application
Maj/ Bot- 418 Rust and Smut diseases of cereal crops in Pakistan
Maj/ Bot- 419 Seed Biology
Maj/ Bot- 420 Water Logging & Salinity
Maj/Bot-421 Soil Borne pathogen and their management techniques
Maj/Bot-422 Fundamentals of Phytochemistry
Maj/Bot-423 Fermentation Technology

MS BOTANY PROGRAM

Eligibility Criteria

BS Botany or Equivalent (16 Years education)
Duration: 2 Years

SEMESTER-I

Course No	Course Title	Credits
Bot-5*	Choose from Annexure A	3 (2+1)
Bot-5*	Choose from Annexure A	3 (2+1)
Bot-5*	Choose from Annexure A	3 (2+1)
Bot-5*	Choose from Annexure A	3 (2+1)
Total Credit Hours		12

SEMESTER-II

Course No	Course Title	Credits
Bot-5*	Research Reading-II	3 (2+1)
Bot-5*	Choose from Annexure A	3 (2+1)
Bot-5*	Choose from Annexure A	3 (2+1)
Bot-5*	Choose from Annexure A	3 (2+1)
Total Credit Hours		12

SEMESTER-III & IV

Course No	Course Title	Credits
Bot-601	Seminar	2
Bot-602	Research Thesis	10
Total Credit Hours		12

Total Credit Hours = 12+12+12=36CR

*Courses offered depend on availability of faculty members Courses selected from Annexure A.

**Courses offered depend on specialization. Courses selected from Annexure A.

Annexure A

List of Papers

Course Code	Title of courses	Credit Hours
BOT -501	Basic Concepts of Microbiology	3(2+1)
BOT -502	Basic concepts in Enzymology	3(3+0)
BOT -503	Bioassay Techniques used in Plant studies	3(2+1)
BOT -504	Molecular Advances in Phytosystematics	3(2+1)
BOT-505	Biotechnological Phytoremediation	3(2+1)
BOT-506	Plant Tissue Culture	3(3+0)
BOT-507	Commercial application of plant tissue culture	3(2+1)
BOT -508	Recent Trends in Ethnobotany	3(2+1)
BOT-509	Biology of Halophytes	3(2+1)
BOT -510	Chemistry of Bio-Molecules	3(3+0)
BOT -511	Biotechnology	3(3+0)
BOT -512	Fermentation technology	3(2+1)
BOT -513	Medicinal Plants of Pakistan	3(2+1)
BOT -514	Environmental Biotechnology	3(3+0)
BOT -515	Protein Purification	3(3+0)
BOT -516	Forensic Biology	3(2+1)
BOT -517	Instrumental Botany	3(2+1)
BOT -518	Bioactive principles of Medicinal Plants	3(3+0)
BOT -519	Plant Proteomics	3(2+1)
BOT -520	Stress Physiology	3(2+1)
BOT -521	Fungal Biotechnology	3(2+1)
BOT -522	Phytomedicine	3(3+0)
BOT-523	Biostatistics	3(3+0)
BOT-524	Principle and techniques of Molecular biology	3(3+0)
BOT-525	Recombinant DNA Technology	3(3+0)
BOT-526	Plant Fungal Interaction	3(2+1)
BOT-527	Bioinformatics	3(2+1)
BOT-528	Integrated Plant Disease Management	3(2+1)
BOT-529	Research planning and report writing	3(2+1)
BOT-601	Seminar	02
BOT-602	Research Thesis	06

Ph.D BOTANY PROGRAM

Eligibility Criteria

MS Botany or Equivalent (18 Years education)

Course Work would be consisting of 02 Semesters. Research period/duration would be as prescribed by rules of LCWU/HEC. After completion of course work, the student will have to clear comprehensive examination before the submission of their synopses.

SEMESTER-I

Course No	Course Title	Credits
BOT-Ph.*	Paper 1*	3
BOT -Ph.*	Paper 2*	3
BOT -Ph-*	Paper 3*	3
Total Credits		9

SEMESTER-II

Course No	Course Title	Credits
BOT-Ph -*	Paper 4*	3
BOT-Ph *	Paper 5*	3
BOT-Ph -*	Paper 6*	3
Total Credits		9

Area of specialization

Total Credits= 9 + 9 = 18 CR

After completion of course work the student will have to clear Comprehensive Examination.

*Courses offered depend on availability of faculty members Courses selected from Annexure A. /The committee recommended the courses for the course work for the pre-requisite for Ph.D. degree. HEC Criteria Should be followed.

Specializations offered

Area of Specialization

Molecular Genetics/Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Phyto-chemistry
Fungal Biotechnology
Medicinal Plants
Molecular Taxonomy
Plant Physiology
Plant Taxonomy
Plant Tissue Culture
Molecular Mycology
Plant Fungal Interactions
Biochemistry
Nanobiotechnology
Molecular Virology

Department of Botany

Botany

Scheme of Studies

Portals

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LCWU

Lahore College for Women University, Jail Road, Lahore.

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