About the Department

One of the eight departments that make up the College of Natural and Computational Sciences is the Biology Department. The department was established mainly to do research, offer research based community services, and train undergraduate students in regular, extension, and summer programs. Both undergraduate and postgraduate (MSc) programs are currently offered exclusively through regular and summer programs. Other departments such as sport science, health science, and agriculture (veterinary and plant science) were served by the department. The department has already formally announced postgraduate programs in three subject areas: applied microbiology, ecology and systematic zoology and botanical science. The department wants to give students a solid grounding in biological sciences and teach them how to tackle biological problems through scientific inquiry. The department expects its students to learn the technical abilities necessary to respond to scientific inquiries. This is accomplished by including students in practical and cognitive exercises both in the field and at the lab bench during the study period. Additionally, the curriculum encourages critical thinking, and teaches them how to utilize proper scientific language both in writing and speaking that could promote communication abilities required for scientific information to be properly disseminated.

In terms of quality education, research, technology transfer, and community development services, the department aspires to be among the best in 2030.

• Offer a high-quality biology education in order to generate experts who can aid in the nation’s development initiatives.

•  Develop citizens with expertise in technology transfer to provide potential answers to issues facing our society.

• Increasing research and community services to support the nation’s sustained socioeconomic growth.

The following are the department’s primary goal:

•  To develop biological concepts and skills in pupils that will benefit the community in the future.

• To generate human resources capable of participating in industry-led economies classes across the nation.

• To generate graduates in biology who are competitive on a national and worldwide scale.
• To get students ready for technology transfer and other related jobs across a variety of industries.

• To carry out research to address issues in the community and offer community services.
• To use cutting-edge technology tools and contemporary methodologies to conduct research and disseminate information.

Since its founding, the biology department has made significant strides in its laboratory infrastructure. This enables postgraduate studies to be started in various fields of specialization.

The department now contains four permanently used laboratory classrooms, each of which is used independently for:

• Zoological science lab
• Botanical Sciences lab
• Cell, Molecular, and Genetics lab, and
• Microbiology and Parasitology lab.

The majority of these labs are furnished with basic chemicals and laboratory equipment for field and laboratory research.