Overview:

Zoology as a subject is multidisciplinary in nature, involving study of organisms and their genetic, morphological and physiological attributes, their surrounding environment, and their role in conservation of environment. Zoology is a combination of various disciplines such as Genetics, Physiology, Ecology, Developmental Biology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Entomology, Evolution, Taxonomy, Freshwater Biology, Fisheries and Wildlife etc. This subject has a significant role in human resource development, food security, environmental conservation, sustainable development and ultimately in alleviation of poverty.

Vision:

The department aims to be among the leading departments of Zoology country wide and to be a cradle of quality, up-to-date source of education and research which has relevance to local, regional and national needs. The department looks forward to enhance research activities and opportunities.

Mission:

The mission of the department of Zoology is to utilize the knowledge and expertise of faculty members in order to train students in Zoological science and to prepare students with problem solving attitude, humanistic outlook, critical thinking and the ability to respond to socio-economic challenges.
The department aim is to provide professional skills and ethical practices relevant to Zoology and to explore, understand and conserve animal diversity. To create an attractive and research based innovative department where students want to come for study and contribute their role in the welfare of humanity by finding ways to increase the food production, to preserve rare animal species by improving their habitat and to find different Zoonotic diseases and other animal disorders and their solution.

HoD Message:

I am proud to be the head of Zoology department which is one of the most active departments of the University. The department has all doctorate faculty having specialty in apiculture, endocrinology, reproductive physiology, animal physiology, fisheries and aquaculture. The department has well equipped labs for graduate, post graduate, doctorate and post doc level studies. The department has established collaboration with international universities and institutes for students exchange program and scholarships and expansion of research facilities. The department has facility of aviary too. The degrees of BS Zoology, BS honors and M Phil are currently being offered by the department and soon PhD degree will be launched.

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Program Offered:    

Program Name: BS Zoology

Eligibility Criteria: Intermediate

Courses offered:

Year-1

SEMESTER–I

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
ENG-110	Functional English	3
PAK-103	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	2
CS-107	Application of Information and Communication Technologies	2
CS-107L	Application of Information and Communication Technologies (Lab)	1
BFA-124	History of Ancient Civilizations (Arts and Humanities)	3
CHM-121	Inorganic Chemistry-I	3
ZOO-201	Animal Diversity-I	3
ZOO-201L	Animal Diversity-I (Lab)	1
Total credit hours		18

SEMESTER–II

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
ENG-111	Expository English	3
CCE-497	Civics and Community Engagement	2
ISL-101/ ETH-101	Islamic Studies / Ethics	2
CHM-122	Organic Chemistry-I	3
ZOO-202	Animal Diversity-II	3
ZOO-202L	Animal Diversity-II (Lab)	1
ZOO-206	Animal Behavior	3
QTS-101/ ETH-102	Quranic Translation Studies-I / Ethics-I	1
Total credit hours		18

Year-2

SEMESTER–III

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
MGT-303	Entrepreneurship	3
MTH-110	Quantitative Reasoning-I	3
PSY-101	General Psychology (Social Science)	3
CHM-304	Applied Chemistry-I (Natural Science)	2
CHM-304L	Applied Chemistry-I (Lab) (Natural Science)	1
BOT-202	Plant Physiology and Ecology	3
ZOO315	Evolution	2
Total credit hours		17

SEMESTER–IV 

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BOT-121	Diversity of Plants and Related Life	3
STA-112	Quantitative Reasoning-II	3
ZOO-313	Physiology	3
ZOO-313L	Physiology (Lab)	1
ZOO-123	Cell Biology	2
ZOO-123L	Cell Biology (Lab)	1
ZOO-203	Animal Form and Function-I	3
ZOO-203L	Animal Form and Function-I (Lab)	1
QTS-201/ ETH-201	Quranic Translation Studies-II / Ethics-II	1
Total credit hours		18

YEAR-3

SEMESTER–V

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
ZOO-204	Biochemistry-I	2
ZOO-204L	Biochemistry-I (Lab)	1
ZOO-301	Animal Form and Function-II	3
ZOO-301L	Animal Form and Function-II (Lab)	1
ZOO-205	Biological Techniques	1
ZOO-205L	Biological Techniques (Lab)	2
ZOO-317	Principles of Systematics	2
ZOO-317L	Principles of Systematics (Lab)	1
ZOO-316	Research Methodology	2
ZOO-411	Molecular Biology	2
ZOO-411L	Molecular Biology (Lab)	1
Total credit hours		18

SEMESTER–VI

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
ZOO-431	Reproductive Biology	3
ZOO-318	Genetics	3
ZOO-318L	Genetics (Lab)	1
ZOO-408	Wildlife	2
ZOO-408L	Wildlife (Lab)	1
ZOO-312	Biochemistry-II	2
ZOO-312L	Biochemistry-II (Lab)	1
ZOO-401	Endocrinology	3
QTS-301/ ETH-301	Quranic Translation Studies-III / Ethics-III	1
Total credit hours		17

YEAR-4

SEMESTER–VII

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
INT-499	Internship	3
ZOO-444	Zoogeography and Paleontology	2
ZOO-444L	Zoogeography and Paleontology (Lab)	1
ZOO-308	Aquaculture and Fisheries	3
ZOO-409	Developmental Biology	3
ZOO-409L	Developmental Biology (Lab)	1
ZOO-414	Entomology	2
ZOO-414L	Entomology (Lab)	1
Total credit hours		16

SEMESTER–VIII

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
CP-499	Capstone Project	6
ZOO-415	Classification of Insect and Pest Management	2
ZOO-415L	Classification of Insect and Pest Management (Lab)	1
ZOO-314	Ecology	2
ZOO-314L	Ecology (Lab)	1
ZOO-311	Economic Zoology	2
ZOO-311L	Economic Zoology (Lab)	1
QTS-401/ ETH-401	Quranic Translation Studies-IV / Ethics-IV	1
Total credit hours		16

Total Credits = 18+18+17+18+18+17+16+16 = 138

Program Offered:    

Program Name: M.Phil. Zoology

Eligibility Criteria: M.Sc. Zoology or BS Zoology

Courses offered:

SEMESTER-I

Course Title	Course Codes	Credit hours
Advanced Biological Techniques	ZOO-601	3
Advances in Cell Biology	ZOO-603	3
Any of the approved courses	ZOO-	3
Any of the approved courses	ZOO-	3
Total  credits hours		12

SEMESTER-II

Course Title	Course Codes	Credit hours
Applied Biostatistics	ZOO-602	3
Advances in Research Methodology	ZOO-604	3
Any of the approved courses	ZOO-	3
Any of the approved courses	ZOO-	3
Total credits hours		12

Semester-III and Semester IV

Course Title	Course Codes	Credits hours
Research and Thesis	ZOO- 699	26
Credits hours		26

Total credit hours: 12+12+26= 50

LIST OF ELECTIVE COURSES FOR M.PHIL PROGRAM (ZOOLOGY)

S. No.	Course Title	Course Codes	Credit Hours
1.	Advances in Biodiversity	ZOO-605	3
2.	Advances in Cancer Biology	ZOO-606	3
3.	Advanced Enzymology	ZOO-607	3
4.	Advanced Molecular Genetics	ZOO-608	3
5.	Advanced Ornithology	ZOO-609	3
6.	Advanced Paleontology	ZOO-610	3
7.	Advanced Physiology	ZOO-611	3
8.	Advances in Aquaculture	ZOO-612	3
9.	Wildlife Management and Conservation	ZOO-613	3
10.	Advances in Ecology	ZOO-614	3
11.	Advances in Endocrinology	ZOO-615	3
12.	Advances in Helminthology	ZOO-616	3
13.	Advances in Immunology	ZOO-617	3
14.	Advanced Insect Ecology	ZOO-618	3
15.	Advances in Insect Behavior	ZOO-619	3
16.	Advances in Physiology	ZOO-620	3
17.	Advanced Mammalogy	ZOO-621	3
18.	Andrology	ZOO-622	3
19.	Applied Entomology	ZOO-623	3
20.	Applied Genetics	ZOO-624	3
21.	Applied Microbiology	ZOO-625	3
22.	Applied Parasitology	ZOO-626	3
23.	Applied Reproductive Physiology	ZOO-627	3
24.	Aquaculture and Fisheries	ZOO-628	3
25.	Biological Toxicology	ZOO-629	3
26.	Biological Resources of Pakistan	ZOO-630	3
27.	Cancer Genetics	ZOO-631	3
28.	Cell and Tissue Culture	ZOO-632	3
29.	Clinical Immunology	ZOO-633	3
30.	Clinical Endocrinology	ZOO-634	3
31.	Conservation Biology of Wildlife	ZOO-635	3
32.	Eco-tourism Planning and Management	ZOO-636	3
33.	Fish Breeding and Hatchery Management	ZOO-637	3
34.	Fish Nutrition and Health	ZOO-638	3
35.	Gene Therapy	ZOO-639	3
36.	Genomics and Proteomics	ZOO-640	3
37.	Human Genetics	ZOO-641	3
38.	Integrated Pest Management	ZOO-642	3
39.	Epidemiology of Animal Parasites	ZOO-643	3
40.	Faunal Biodiversity of Pakistan	ZOO-644	3
41.	Molecular Endocrinology	ZOO-645	3
42.	Molecular Immunology	ZOO-646	3
43.	Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation	ZOO-647	3
44.	Recombinant DNA Technology	ZOO-648	3
45.	Vaccinology	ZOO-649	3
46.	Quantitative Zoology	ZOO-650	3

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Faculty Members

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