Department of Biotechnology Course Content

Course Title

Credit Unit

GST 101

Communication in English

2

COS 101

Introduction to Computing Science

3

MTH 101

Elementary Mathematics I

2

BIO 101

General Biology I

2

BIO 191

General Biology Practical I

1

ICH 101

General Chemistry I

2

ICH 191

General Chemistry Practical I

1

PHY 101

General Physics I

2

PHY 191

General Physics Practical I

1

EUA-EMS 141

Ethics and Morals I

2

EUA-OTS 143

Old Testament Survey

2

TOTAL

20

Course Title

Credit Unit

GST 102

Nigerian Peoples and Culture

2

MTH 102

Elementary Mathematics II

2

BIO 102

General Biology II

2

BIO 192

General Biology Practical II

1

ICH 102

General Chemistry II

2

ICH 192

General Chemistry Practical II

1

PHY 102

General Physics II

2

PHY 192

General Physics Practical II

1

EUA-EMS 142

Ethics and Morals II

2

EUA-NTS 144

New Testament Survey

2

TOTAL

17

Course Title

Credit Unit

ENT 251

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

2

BCH 201

General Biochemistry I

2

MCB 201

General Microbiology I

2

MTH 20

Statistics for Agriculture and Biological Sciences

3

ICH 20

Analytical Chemistry I

2

ICH 201

Organic Chemistry I

2

EUA- BTG 231

Genetics for Biotechnology I

2

TOTAL

15

Course Title

Credit Unit

GST 202

Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence

2

BTG 212

Introduction to Biotechnology

2

BCH 202

General Biochemistry II

2

EUA- BTG 272

Introductory Aquatic Ecology

2

EUA- BTG 232

Genetics for Biotechnology II

2

EUA- BTG 252

Industrial Plant Products

2

EUA- BTG 214

Biotechnological Techniques

2

CSC 20

Computer Programming

2

TOTAL

16

Course Title

Credit Unit

BTG 331

Molecular Genetics

2

BTG 311

Techniques in Biotechnology

2

BTG 321

Plant and Animal Cell Tissue Culture

2

BTG 323

Biotechnology for Animal Production

2

BTG 361

Bioinformatics

2

EUA-BTG 333

Genomics

2

EUA-EMB 341

Ethics and Morality Issues in Biotechnology I

2

EUA-BTG 361

Community Biotechnology

2

TOTAL

16

Course Title

Credit Unit

GST 302

Peace and Conflict Resolution

2

ENT 352

Venture Creation

2

BTG 332

Molecular Cell Biology

2

BTG 334

Genetic Engineering

2

EUA-BTG 322

Biotechnology for Agricultural Value Chain

2

EUA-BTG 324

Micropropagation in Agricultural Biotechnology

2

EUA-EMB 342

Ethics and Morality Issues in Biotechnology II

2

BTG 392*

Industrial Attachment (12 weeks)

3

TOTAL

17

Course Title

Credit Unit

BTG 451

Food Biotechnology

2

BTG 481

Biotechnology Seminar

2

BTG 453

Industrial Biotechnology

2

BTG 455

Biotechnology Entrepreneurship

2

BTG 471

Environmental Biotechnology

2

EUA-BTG 473

Freshwater and Marine Microbiology

2

EUA-BTG 491

Introduction to Research Methods

2

EUA-BTG 461

Forensic Biotechnology

2

TOTAL

16

Course Title

Credit Unit

BTG 492

Research Project in Biotechnology

6

BTG 442

Biosafety and Bioethics

1

BTG 432

Medical Biotechnology

2

BTG 422

Plant Biotechnology

2

EUA-BTG 472

Aquaculture and Fisheries Biotechnology

2

EUA-BTG 474

Bioresources Management

2

TOTAL

15