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Curriculum

Study Programmes

  • B.Sc. (General) Degree in Applied Sciences
  • B.Sc. (Honors) in Applied Sciences
  • B.Sc. joint Major in Biology and Physics
  • B.Sc. (Honors) in Biodiversity Conservation
  • B.Sc. (Honors) in Fisheries and Aquaculture Management
  • B.Sc. (Honors) in Applied Biology in Microbiology

Courses offered by the Department of Biology

Academic Year/ SemesterCourse CodeCourse TitleCompulsory/ Optional
1-1BOTANY
BOT 1202Plant DiversityCompulsory
BOT 1202Functional Plant Anatomy and Basic Wood Science*
(optional for students who enroll for the subject BIOLOGY)
Compulsory
ZOOLOGY
ZOO 1201Invertebrate DiversityCompulsory
BIOLOGY
BIO 1201Cell Biology & BiochemistryCompulsory
FOUNDATION COURSES
FDN 1202General EnglishCompulsory
FDN 1203General Biology *
(For Physical sciences & ICT students)
Compulsory
1-2BIOLOGY
BIO 1202Statistical Methods in BiologyCompulsory
BIO 1203General MicrobiologyCompulsory
ZOOLOGY
ZOO 1302Vertebrate DiversityCompulsory
ZOO 1203General EntomologyOptional
INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE
IDC 1201Philosophy of ScienceCompulsory
2-1BOTANY
BOT 2201Plant PhysiologyCompulsory
BOT 2204Plant Pathology
(optional for students who enroll for the subject BIOLOGY)
Compulsory
ZOOLOGY
ZOO 2201Animal Histology & PhysiologyCompulsory
ZOO 2203Animal Behavior
(optional for students who enroll for the subject BIOLOGY)
Compulsory
ZOO 2204Fish BiologyOptional
INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE
IDC 2201English for professional PurposeOptional
2-2BOTANY
BOT 2202Economic Botany
(optional for students who enroll for the subject BIOLOGY)
Compulsory
ZOOLOGY
ZOO 2205Embryology and Developmental BiologyCompulsory
BIOLOGY
BIO 2201Systematic BiologyCompulsory
BIO 2302Principles of EcologyCompulsory
BIO 2203Genetics & EvolutionCompulsory
3-1BOTANY
BOT 3202Principles and Practices of Horticulture and LandscapingOptional
BOT 3203Postharvest Technology of Plant ProductsOptional
MIB 3204Food MicrobiologyOptional
ZOOLOGY
ZOO 3201Medical EntomologyOptional
FAM 3201Fisheries & AquacultureOptional
ZOO 3104Laboratory Techniques in ZoologyOptional
BIOLOGY
BIO 3201Molecular BiologyCompulsory
BIO 3203Environmental PollutionOptional
BIO 3206Experimental Design and Nonparametric Methods in StatisticsCompulsory
BDC 3301Concepts of Biodiversity ConservationOptional
HONOURS DEGREE PROGRAMS
BIODIVERSITY & CONSERVATION
BDC 3301Concepts of Biodiversity ConservationCompulsory
BDC 3203Introduction to Geographical Information SystemsCompulsory
BIO 3201Molecular BiologyCompulsory
BIO 3203Environmental PollutionCompulsory
BIO 3206Experimental Design and Nonparametric Methods in StatisticsCompulsory
ZOO 3104Laboratory Techniques in ZoologyCompulsory
FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT
FAM 3201Fisheries & AquacultureCompulsory
ZOO 3104Laboratory Techniques in ZoologyCompulsory
BIO 3201Molecular BiologyCompulsory
BIO 3203Environmental PollutionCompulsory
BIO 3206Experimental Design and Nonparametric Methods in StatisticsCompulsory
BDC 3203Introduction to Geographical Information SystemsCompulsory
MIB 3204Food MicrobiologyCompulsory
MICROBIOLOGY
MIB 3202Soil MicrobiologyCompulsory
MIB 3203VirologyCompulsory
MIB 3204Food MicrobiologyCompulsory
BOT 3203Postharvest Technology of Plant ProductsCompulsory
BIO 3201Molecular BiologyCompulsory
BIO 3203Environmental PollutionCompulsory
BIO 3206Experimental Design and Nonparametric Methods in StatisticsCompulsory
3-2BOTANY
BOT 3201Plant Tissue CultureOptional
BOT 3204Flora of Sri LankaOptional
MIB 3201Industrial MicrobiologyOptional
ZOOLOGY
ZOO 3202Applied ParasitologyOptional
ZOO 3203Economic EntomologyOptional
FAM 3202Breeding Techniques in AquacultureOptional
BIOLOGY
BIO 3102EcotourismOptional
BIO 3207Field ProjectOptional
BDC 3202Environmental Impact & Risk AssessmentOptional
BDC 3204Wildlife Management & ConservationOptional
HONOURS DEGREE PROGRAMS
APPLIED SCIENCES
FAM 3303Ornamental Fish IndustryOptional
BIOLOGY & PHYSICS
FAM 3303Ornamental Fish IndustryOptional
BIODIVERSITY & CONSERVATION
BDC 3202Environmental Impact & Risk AssessmentCompulsory
BDC 3204Wildlife Management & ConservationCompulsory
BIO 3102EcotourismCompulsory
BIO 3204BioinformaticsCompulsory
BIO 3205EcotoxicologyCompulsory
ZOO 3203Economic EntomologyCompulsory
BOT 3201Plant Tissue CultureCompulsory
FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT
FAM 3202Breeding Techniques in AquacultureCompulsory
FAM 3303Ornamental Fish IndustryCompulsory
ZOO 3202Applied ParasitologyCompulsory
BIO 3205EcotoxicologyCompulsory
BDC 3202Environmental Impact & Risk AssessmentCompulsory
BOT 3201Plant Tissue CultureCompulsory
MICROBIOLOGY
BIO 3204BioinformaticsCompulsory
BIO 3205EcotoxicologyCompulsory
MIB 3201Industrial MicrobiologyCompulsory
MIB 3205Plant-Microbe InteractionCompulsory
MIB 3206Analytical Techniques in Molecular BiologyCompulsory
MIB 3207ImmunologyCompulsory
MIB 3208Environmental MicrobiologyCompulsory
4-1HONOURS DEGREE PROGRAMS
APPLIED SCIENCES
BIO 4204Scientific CommunicationCompulsory
BDC 4201Environmental Policies and ManagementOptional
BDC 4202Wetland Conservation & ManagementOptional
BDC 4206Limnology & Conservation of Aquatic ResourcesOptional
MIB 4202Medical MicrobiologyOptional
MIB 4204Microbial TaxonomyOptional
MIB 4205Techniques & Strategies in Molecular BiologyOptional
FAM 4203Aqua farming of MacrophytesOptional
FAM 4205Fish Health ManagementOptional
BIOLOGY & PHYSICS
BIO 4204Scientific CommunicationCompulsory
BDC 4201Environmental Policies and ManagementOptional
BDC 4202Wetland Conservation & ManagementOptional
BDC 4206Limnology & Conservation of Aquatic ResourcesOptional
MIB 4202Medical MicrobiologyOptional
MIB 4204Microbial TaxonomyOptional
MIB 4205Techniques & Strategies in Molecular BiologyOptional
FAM 4203Aqua farming of MacrophytesOptional
FAM 4205Fish Health ManagementOptional
BIODIVERSITY & CONSERVATION
BDC 4201Environmental Policies and ManagementCompulsory
BDC 4202Wetland Conservation & ManagementCompulsory
BDC 4203Forest ConservationCompulsory
BDC 4204Advanced Geographical Information SystemsCompulsory
BDC 4205Economics of BiodiversityCompulsory
BDC 4206Limnology & Conservation of Aquatic ResourcesCompulsory
BDC 4207Coastal & Marine Biodiversity ConservationCompulsory
BIO 4204Scientific CommunicationCompulsory
FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT
FAM 4201Fishery Recourse ManagementCompulsory
FAM 4202Aquaculture EngineeringCompulsory
FAM 4203Aqua farming of MacrophytesCompulsory
FAM 4204Fish Nutrition & GrowthCompulsory
FAM 4205Fish Health ManagementCompulsory
FAM 4206Postharvet Techniques in FisheriesCompulsory
FAM 4207Fishery SocioeconomicsCompulsory
BIO 4204Scientific CommunicationCompulsory
MICROBIOLOGY
MIB 4103Molecular MicrobiologyCompulsory
MIB 4201Applied MycologyCompulsory
MIB 4202Medical MicrobiologyCompulsory
MIB 4204Microbial TaxonomyCompulsory
MIB 4205Techniques & Strategies in Molecular BiologyCompulsory
MIB 4206Molecular BiotechnologyCompulsory
MIB 4207Microbial GeneticsCompulsory
BIO 4204Scientific CommunicationCompulsory
4-2HONURS DEGREE PROGRAMS
APPLIED SCIENCES
BIO 4603Research ProjectCompulsory
BIO 4320Industrial TrainingCompulsory
BIOLOGY & PHYSICS
BIO 4603Research ProjectCompulsory
BIODIVERSITY & CONSERVATION
BDC 4308Current Topics in Biodiversity & ConservationCompulsory
BDC 4209In plant TrainingCompulsory
BDC 4810Research ProjectCompulsory
FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT
FAM 4208Current Topics in Fisheries & Aquaculture ManagementCompulsory
FAM 4209In plant TrainingCompulsory
FAM 4810Research ProjectCompulsory
MICROBIOLOGY
MIB 4308Current Topics in MicrobiologyCompulsory
MIB 4209In plant TrainingCompulsory
MIB 4810Research ProjectCompulsory

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