Department of Botany

Programs List

PhD Botany

Duration: 6 Semesters

Degree Level: Doctorate

Eligibility Criteria

No third division in career

Having 2nd class MS/MPhil degree in Botany

Have UGAT or NTS general above >=60%

Scheme of Studies

Admission Criteria and Layout for PhD in Botany

The scheme of studies for the Doctor of Philosophy in Botany was discussed to meet the HEC and University criteria. After making some changes to meet the criteria the Layout for PhD Botany session 2023-2026 and onwards was recommended for approval.

Layout for PhD Botany Program

Degree title	PhD Botany
Duration	3-8 Years (or as per HEC policy)
Admission Criteria	As per HEC/University Rules
Course Work	18 Credit Hours
Comprehensive Examination	Non-Credit and on Pass/Fail Basis
Thesis	30 Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours	48

The department will offer up to 18 credit hours courses to Ph.D. Scholars with 9 credit hours in each of the first two semesters

List of Proposed Courses for PhD in Botany

List of Proposed Courses (PhD):

No.	Course Title	Credit Hrs.
BOT-8101	Plant Genomics and Biotechnology	3
BOT-8102	Environmental Stresses	3
BOT-8103	Advanced Plant Stress Physiology	3
BOT-8104	Gene Expression and Regulation	3
BOT-8105	Applied Bioinformatics and Genomics	3
BOT-8106	Genomics Proteomics and Metabolomics	3
BOT-8107	Protein Structure Function and Engineering	3
BOT-8108	Current Trends in Plant Sciences	3
BOT-8109	Plant Enzymology	3
BOT-8110	Trends in Fungal Biotechnology	3
BOT-8111	Advanced Soil Microbiology	3
BOT-8112	Advances in Plant-Microbe Interaction	3
BOT-8113	Advanced Techniques in Molecular Biology	3
BOT-8114	Plant Population Structure and Dynamics	3
BOT-8115	Phytogeography and Plant Adaptation	3
BOT-8116	Ecosystem Management	3
BOT-8117	Wetland Conservation & Management	3
BOT-8118	Microbial Genetics	3
BOT-8119	Biology of Halophytes	3
BOT-8120	Principles and Practices of Plant Conservation	3
BOT-8121	Recent Trends in Plant Biochemistry	3
BOT-8122	Integrated Biological Resource Management	3
BOT-8123	Plant Biotechnology for Sustainable Development	3
BOT-8300	Thesis	30

Master of philosophy in Botany

Duration: 4 Semesters

Degree Level: Post Graduate

Eligibility Criteria

2nd class masters in botany, environmental science or biotechnology and scored 50% in UGAT or NTS general

Scheme of Studies

Eligibility Criteria/Layout for MPhil in Botany

Admission in MS/MPhil in Botany will be followed as per HEC/University policy

In accordance with the HEC guidelines, Board approved the following layout for MPhil in Botany, which is presented for approval from the Board of Faculty

Degree Title	MPhil in Botany
Duration	1.5-4 years
Admission Criteria	As per HEC/University Rules
Course Work	24 Credit Hours
Thesis	6 Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours	30

List of Proposed Courses for MPhil in Botany

No.	Course Title	Credit Hrs.
BOT-7101	Recombinant DNA Technology	3
BOT-7102	Techniques in Molecular Biology	3
BOT-7103	Advances in Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture	3
BOT-7104	Plant Breeding and Horticulture	3
BOT-7105	Applied Ethnobotany	3
BOT-7106	Applied Bioinformatics	3
BOT-7107	Advanced Plant Physiology	3
BOT-7108	Aquatic Botany	3
BOT-7109	Allelopathy	3
BOT-7110	Advances in Environmental Biology	3
BOT-7111	Advances in Biodiversity and Conservation	3
BOT-7112	Invasive Plant Species	3
BOT-7113	Dendrochronology	3
BOT-7114	Advanced Phycology	3
BOT-7115	Advanced Phytosociology	3
BOT-7116	Toxicology	3
BOT-7117	Soil Plant Relationship	3
BOT-7118	Palynology	3
BOT-7119	Trends in Plant Ecophysiology	3
BOT-7120	Advances in Plant Taxonomy	3
BOT-7121	Forensic Botany	3
BOT-7122	Microbial Biotechnology	3
BOT-7123	Biosystematics	3
BOT-7124	Phytoremediation	3
BOT-7125	Trends in Nano-Biotechnology	3
BOT-7126	Biofuel Technology	3
BOT-7127	Research Methodology	3
BOT-7128	Fermentation Biotechnology	3
BOT-7129	Medicinal and Aromatic Plants	3
BOT-7130	Agrostology	3
BOT-7131	Advances in Plant Biochemistry	3
BOT-7200	Thesis	6

Bachelors of Science Botany

Duration: 8 Semesters

Degree Level: Undergraduate

Eligibility Criteria

FSc premedical, no 3rd division in career, Entry test

Scheme of Studies

SCHEME OF STUDIES FOR BS 4-YEAR PROGRAM

Sr No.	Categories	No. of Courses	Credit Hours
1	General Courses	12	30
2	Interdisciplinary Courses	05	15
3	Major Courses	25	75
4	Field Experience/Internship	01	03
5	Two Compulsory Courses	2	06
6	Capstone Project	01	03
	Total	46	132

Total Credit Hours	132
Duration	8-12 Semesters
Semester duration	15-18 weeks
Semesters	8

Proposed Semester-wise Scheme of Studies for BS 4 Year Programme in Botany

Year-1

Semester 1

Course Code	Course Title	Category	CH
GEN-5101	Functional English	GE	3(3+0)
GEN-5102	Exploring Quantitative Skills	GE	3(3+0)
GEN-5103	Islamic Studies	GE	2(2+0)
GEN-5104	Introduction to Sociology	GE	2(2+0)
BOT-5101	Diversity of Plants	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-5102	Cell Biology Genetics and Evolution	MC	3(2+1)
	Total Credit Hours		16

Semester 2

Course Code	Course Title	Category	CH
GEN-5105	Tools for Quantitative Reasoning	GE	3(3+0)
GEN-5106	Introduction to Expository Writing	GE	3(3+0)
GEN-5107	History	GE	2(2+0)
ARA-5101	Arabic	GE	3(3+0)
BOT-5103	Plant Systematics Anatomy and Development/Embryology	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-5104	Biodiversity and Conservation	MC	3(2+1)
	Total Credit Hours		17

Year-2

Semester 3

Course Code	Course Title	Category	CH
GEN-5208	Entrepreneurship	GE	2(2+0)
GEN-5209	Application of Information and Communication Technologies	GE	3(2+1)
FMQ-5202	Fahmul Quran	Compulsory	3(3+0)
CHM-5201	Inorganic Chemistry	ID	3(3+0)
BOT-5205	Bacteriology and Virology	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-5206	Plant Physiology and Ecology	MC	3(2+1)
	Total Credit Hours		17

Semester 4

Course Code	Course Title	Category	CH
ZOO-5202	Animal Diversity I (Invertebrates)	ID	3(3+0)
GEN-5210	Fundamentals of Natural Sciences	GE	3(2+1)
GEN-5211	Civic and Community Engagement	GE	2(2+0)
GEN-5212	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	GE	2(2+0)
BOT-5207	Mycology and Plant Pathology	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-5208	Phycology and Bryology	MC	3(2+1)
	Total Credit Hours		16

Year-3

Semester 5

Course Code	Course Title	Category	CH
CHM-6303	Organic Chemistry	ID	3(3+0)
BOT-6309	Plant Ecology I	ID	3(3+0)
BOT-6310	Plant Physiology I	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-6311	Plant Biochemistry I	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-6312	Diversity of Vascular Plants	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-6313	Plant Anatomy	MC
	Total Credit Hours		18

Semester 6

Course Code	Course Title	Category	CH
ZOO-6304	Animal Diversity II (Chordates)	ID	3(2+1)
BOT-6314	Plant Ecology II	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-6315	Plant Physiology II	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-6316	Plant Biochemistry II	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-6317	Genetics I	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-6318	Plant Systematics	MC	3(2+1)
	Total Credit Hours		18

Year-4

Semester 7

Course Code	Course Title	Category	CH
STAT-6405	Biostatistics	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-6419	Molecular Biology	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-6420	Mycology	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-6421	Genetics II	MC	3(2+1)
INT-6401	Field Experience/Internship	MC	3(0+3)
	Total Credit Hours		15

Semester 8

Course Code	Course Title	Category	CH
BOT-6422	Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-6423	Plant Microbe Interaction	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-6424	Environmental Biology	MC	3(2+1)
BOT-6425	Basic Bioinformatics	MC	3(2+1)
FYP-6401	Capstone Project	Capstone Project	3(0+3)
	Total Credit Hours		15

16+17+17+16+18+18+15+15= 132

Layout of BS Botany 4-Years

General Courses	30
Interdisciplinary	15
Two Compulsory Courses	6
Major Disciplinary Requirement in First Four Semesters	24
Total Major Disciplinary Requirement	75
Field Experience/Internship	3
Capstone Project	3
Total	132

2Year AD Program in Botany

Duration: 5 Semesters

Degree Level: Graduate

Eligibility Criteria

BSc (Botany, Zoology, Chemistry)

Scheme of Studies

One bridge semester before 5th (Deficiency courses) Semester and the next four regular semester