Department of Plant Sciences

Prof. Dr. Sher Wali Khan

Phone: 05811-960017 Ext:178

Email: dr.sherwali@kiu.edu.pk

The Department of Biological Sciences at Karakoram International University (KIU) is a broad-scope, comprehensive academic discipline that encompasses diverse areas of subject in the field of Biology with two major sub-disciplines, i.e., Animal Sciences and Plants Sciences, where wide range of expertise with dynamic professional skills in the field of animal health, genetic diversity, water quality, microbiology, wildlife, human health and diseases, biosafety and risk management, plant taxonomy, phytochemical investigation, floral biodiversity, plant disease and control, plant physiology, molecular biology, proteomic study and morphometric evaluation of local flora and landraces in Gilgit-Baltistan. The core principles of Biodiversity conservation and inventory of flora and fauna serve as the foundation for integrating the broad disciplines within the biological sciences at KIU, Gilgit-Baltistan.

The core principles of Biodiversity conservation and inventory of flora and fauna serve as the foundation for integrating the broad disciplines within the biological sciences at KIU, Gilgit-Baltistan.

SEMESTER

CODE

SUBJECTS

Credit Hours

BS I

1

Bio-G-303

Pakistan studies/ (Comp)

2

2

Bio-G-305

English-I ( Comp)

3

3

Bio-G-301

Mathematics I

3

4

Bio-Z-401

Animal Diversity I

4

5

Bio-B-301

Diversity of Plants (G I )

4

6

Bio-G-307

Organic Chemistry

3

19

BS II

1

Bio-G-304

English-II ( Comp)

3

2

Bio-G-302

Islamic studies

2

3

Bio-Z-408

Animal Diversity-II (Chordates)

4

4

Bio-B-302

Systematic, Anatomy & Development

4

5

Bio-G-407

Inorganic chemistry

3

6

Bio-Z- 310

Cell biology

3

Total Credit Hrs.

19

BS III

1

Bio-G-407

English III (Comp)

3

2

Bio-Z-404

Animal Form & Function I

4

3

Bio-G-411

Analytical Chemistry (G)

3

4

Bio-B-401

Cell biology, genetics & evolution

4

5

Bio-B-403

Biodiversity and conservation

4

6

Bio-G-413

Introduction to Computer

3

21

BS IV

1

Bio-Z-413

Biological Techniques

3

2

Bio-Z-406

Animal form and function II

4

3

Bio-B-402

Plant Physiology & Ecology

4

4

Bio-B -406

Plant Anatomy

4

5

Bio-G-414

Introduction to Geography and GIS

3

Total Credit Hrs.

18

BS V

1

Bio-B-513

Biostatistics

3

2

Bio-B-503

Mycology & Plant Pathology

3

3

Bio-B-507

Phycology and Bryology

3

4

Bio-B-509

Diversity of Vas. Plants

3

5

Bio-B-505

Plant Systematics

3

6

Bio-B-501

Bacteriology and Virology

3

Total Credit Hrs.

18

BS VI

1

Bio-B-512

Synopsis & Research Methodology (2+0)

2

2

Bio-B-502

Genetics I (2+1)

3

3

Bio-B-504

Plant Ecology 1

3

4

Bio-B-506

Plant physiology I (2+1)

3

5

Bio-B-508

Plant Biochemistry I

3

6

Bio-B-510

Chemotaxonomy

3

Total Credit Hrs.

17

BS VII

1

Bio-B-601

Molecular Biology

3

2

Bio-B-607

Plant Biochemistry II

3

3

Bio-B-603

Plant Ecology II

3

4

Bio-B-605

Genetics II

3

5

Bio-B-609

Economic Botany

3

6

Bio-B-611

Research Project/ Medicinal and Aromatic pants

3

Bio-B-613

Pollination Biology

3

Total Credit Hrs.

21

BS VIII

1

Bio-B-606

Environmental Biology

3

2

Bio-B-604

Plant Physiology II

3

3

Bio-B-602

Plant Pathology

3

4

Bio-B-610

Ethnobotany

3

5

Bio-B-612

Phytogeography

3

6

Bio-B-608

Research project/ Seed Biology)

3

Total Credit Hrs.

18

M.Sc. Plant Sciences

Semester

Code

Subjects

Credit Hours

M.Sc. I

1

Bio-B-513

Biostatistics

3

2

Bio-B-503

Mycology & Plant Pathology

3

3

Bio-B-507

Phycology and Bryology

3

4

Bio-B-509

Diversity of Vas. Plants

3

5

Bio-B-505

Plant Systematics

3

6

Bio-B-501

Bacteriology and Virology

3

7

BIO-B-504

Plant Ecology I

3

Total Credit Hrs.

21

M.Sc. II

1

Bio-B-512

Synopsis & Research Methodology

2

2

Bio-B-502

Genetics I (2+1)

3

3

Bio-B-510

Plant Anatomy (2+1)

3

4

Bio-B-508

Plant physiology I (2+1)

3

5

Bio-B-403

Biodiversity and conservation

4

6

Bio-B-508

Plant Biochemistry I

3

Total credit hours

18

M.Sc. III

1

Bio-B-601

Molecular Biology

3

2

Bio-B-607

Plant Biochemistry II

3

3

Bio-B-603

Plant Ecology II

3

4

Bio-B-605

Genetics II

3

5

Bio-B-609

Economic Botany

3

6

Bio-B-611

Research Project/ Medicinal and Aromatic pants)

3

7

Bio-B-613

Pollination Biology

3

Total Credit Hrs.

21

M.Sc. IV

1

Bio-B-606

Environmental biology

3

2

Bio-B-604

Plant Physiology II

3

3

Bio-B-602

Plant Pathology

3

4

Bio-B-610

Ethnobotany

3

5

Bio-B-612

Phytogeography

3

6

Bio-B-608

Research project/ Optional-II Seed Biology)

3

Total Credit Hrs.

18

In the DC meeting held September 21, 2021, the following three courses have been added to the scheme of study will be offered in the coming semester.

Bio-B-510

Chemotaxonomy

Bio-B-613

Pollination Biology

Bio-B-612

Phytogeography

Degrees Offered

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