,ProgramwTitle: BSwZoologyw5thwtow8thwSemesters
Department: InstitutewofwZoology
Faculty: FacultywofwLifewSciences
1. MissionwofwthewInstitute
OurwmissionwatwthewInstitutewofwZoologywiswtowhelpwourwstudentswandwcommunitywbywstayingwtruew
towthewontologicalwandwepistemologicalwtraditionswofwourwdiscipline.wInwanwopenwandwinteractivewe
nvironment,wwewencouragewourwstudentswandwfacultywtowunderstandwourselveswaswhumanwbeings,w
ourwinterdependencewonweachwotherwandwthewtrendswofwcooperationwandwconflictwthatwinfluencewou
rwmutualwexistence.wAsweducatorswandwsocialwscientists,wwewendeavorwtowimbuewourwstudentswwith
wawsensewofw‘self'wthat wiswinnatelywconnectedwtowthew‘collective'. wIt wiswourwhopewandwbeliefwthatwour
wpedagogical wstylewwillwpromotewpeacewandwcompassionwthrough wlearning.wWewintendwtowcreatewi
ndigenouswsociologicalwknowledgewandwapplywprofessionalwresearchwskillswtowinfluencewsocialwpo
licieswforwdesirablewsocialwchangewinwourwownwculturalwdomain.wThiswhaswthewaimwofwimprovingwo
urwsocialwandwculturalwenvironmentwandwraisingwthewqualitywofwlifewinwPakistan.
2. IntroductionwofwthewInstitute
ThewInstitutewofwZoology,wformerlywDepartmentwofwZoologywwaswestablishedwinw1921wandwatwpre
sentwitwofferswBSw(Morningw&wEvening),wMS/MPhilw(Morningw&wEvening),wM.Philw(In-
wService)wandwPh.D.wprograms.wThewInstitutewhaswhighlywqualified wandwexperiencedwfacultywmem
berswtowsupervisewthesewprograms.
ThewInstitutewofwZoologywiswawstudent-centeredwandwresearch-
orientedwinstitution.wItwofferswawrangewofwhigh-
qualityweducationalwprogramswatwundergraduate,wgraduate,wandwpostgraduatewlevels.wThewInstitute
wofwZoologywiswdedicatedwtowthewdiscovery, wsharingwandwapplication wofwknowledgewtowaid winwthewd
uewprogresswofwourwsocietywandwthewnation.wThewcorewvaluewofwthewZoologywremainswthewpursuitwo
fwusefulwknowledgewforwimprovingwhumanwlife.
ThewInstitutionalwlabswarewfullywequippedwwithwmodernwresearchwfacilities.wThewInstitutionwhaswes
tablishedwresearchwcollaborationwwithwINMOL,wLahore,wPCSIR,wLahore,wPostwGraduatewMedical
wInstitute,wSheikh wZayedwHospital,wLahore, wNIBGE,wFaisalabad, wNIAB,wFaisalabad,wUniversityw
ofwAgriculture,wFaisalabad,wDepartmentswofwLivewStock,wWildlifewandwFisheries.
ZoologywiswanwexceptionallywbroadwdisciplinewcoveringwdiversewfieldswsuchwaswBiochemistry,wCel
lwBiology,wMolecularwBiology,wPhysiology,wMicrobiology,wDevelopmentalwBiology,wGenetics,wP
alaeontology,wFisheries,wEntomology,wWildlife,wEvolution,wEnvironmentalwBiologywand,wetc.
Ourwgoalwiswtowprovidewbalancedwknowledgewofwthewdisciplinewtowstudents.wAwZoologistwmustwbew
acquaintedwwithwallwcorewbiologicalwdisciplineswderivingwfromwmajorwbrancheswofwZoologicalwSci
ences.wThewmanpowerwtrainedwinwthewsubjectwofwZoologywgetswaccommodatedwinwthewacademicwa
ndwresearchworganizationswlikewEducation,wHealth,wAgriculture,wFisheries,wWildlife,wEnvironmen
talwsector,wPharmaceuticalwandwPesticidewproducingwindustries.
3. ProgramwIntroduction
Zoologywaswawsubjectwiswmultidisciplinarywinwnaturewinvolvingwstudieswofworganismswandwtheirwge
netic,wmorphologicalwandwphysiologicalwattributes,wtheirwsurroundingwenvironment,wandwrolewinwc
onservationwofwenvironment.wThiswsubjectwhaswsignificantwrolewinwhumanwresourcewdevelopment,w
foodwsecurity,wenvironmentalwconservation,wsustainablewdevelopmentwandwultimatelywinwalleviati
onwofwpoverty.ThewBSwinwZoologyw(5thwtow8thwSemester)wiswdesignedwtowproducewqualifiedwzoologi
sts/professionalswwhowarewablewtowmakewmeaningfulwcontributionwinwenhancingwunderstandingwab
outwzoologicalwissueswofwPakistan.wThiswprogramwiswawblendwofwtheoreticalwandwpracticalwknowled
gewtowequipwstudentswwithwcurrentwdatawinwthiswfield.wThiswiswachievedwthroughwprovidingwhighwqu
alityweducationwandwtrainingwtowourwstudents.wLikewmostwofwthewdevelopingwcountries,wPakistaniwp
opulationwhaswbeenwsufferingwfromwawvarietywofwnutritionalwdeficiencywdisorderswrangingwfromwpr
oteinwmalnutritionwtowspecificwmicro-
nutrientswinwcertainwareaswofwthewcountry.wThesewnutrientwdeficiencieswarewpropagatedwbywmultipl
ewfactorswlikewdietarywinsufficiencieswofwmicronutrients,wpoorwmaternalwandwchildwhealth,whighwbu
rdenwofwmorbidity,wlowwlevelswofwmicronutrientswinwthewsoil,wbioavailabilitywissueswandwhavewresu
1
,ltedwinwretardationwofwgrowthw andw mentalw developmentw andw variousw typesw ofw physicalw disabiliti
es.w Increasingw ratesw of
2
, chronicwandwacutewmalnutritionswinwthewcountrywiswprimarilywattributedwtowpoverty,whighwilliteracy
wamongwthewmothers,wnutritionalwinsecuritywandwlackwofwcuttingwedgewresearchwtowdevisewlocal wsol
utionswtowcurbwthiswsituation.
Itwiswawmultidisciplinarywprogramwcomprisingwofw63wcreditwhourswtowbewcompletedwinwfourwsemest
ers.wApartwfromwcompulsorywandwbasicwcourses,wthiswprogramwconsistswofwmajorwandwminorwcours
es,wincludingwinternshipwandwresearchwthesis.wThiswBSwZoologyw(5thwtow8thwsemester)wProgramwisw
beingwofferedwatwthewInstitutewofwZoologywandwinwthewaffiliatedwcolleges.
4. ProgramwObjectives
ThewobjectivewofwthiswdegreewprogramwiswtowcreatewgraduateswinwcorewsubjectswofwZoologywwithww
ide-rangingwtheoretical,wpractical,wandwmethodologicalwcompetencieswtowenablewthem:
1. AcquirewknowledgewaboutwthewmajorwdisciplineswofwZoology.wItwwillwenablewthewstudentswtowu
nderstandwthewprincipleswofworganizationswandwinter-
wrelationshipswinwthewbiologicalwsystems wwithwparticularwreferencewtowanimal wdiversity.
2. Towteachwdifferentwmethodswofwexploration,winvestigation,worganizationwofwbiologicalwdatawan
dwitswutilizationwinwpracticalwlife.
3. Towtrainedwstudentswforwadvancewstudieswandwspecializationwonwrecentlywemergingwtechnologi
calwandwmultidisciplinarywfieldswsuchwaswBiotechnology,wBiodiversity,wEnvironmentalwScienc
e,wWildlifewandwconservation,wFisherieswandwAquaculture,wPestswandwPestwManagement,wetc.w
Afterwcompletingwthewdegreew/thewstudentswwillwbewablewtowapplywtheirwknowledgewtowtheirwres
pectivewfieldsweffectively.
4. Towequipwthewstudentswwithwknowledgewandwskillswforwbetterwplanningwandwmanagementwofwan
imalwresources,wenvironment,whealth,wmedicine,wagriculturewandwpopulationwinwthewcountry.
5. Towdevelopwthewscientificwculturewandwdemonstratewprofessionalwskillswinwteachingw/wresearch/
wadministrativewpositions winwwidewrangewofwprofessionswinwnational wandwinternationalworganiz
ations.
6. MarketwNeedw/wRationalewofwthewProgram
Thiswdegreewprogramwwillwenablewthewstudentswtowprofessionallywexcelwinwthewzoologicalwfieldwthr
oughwmeetingwtoday’swmarketwrequirements.wThewstudentswafterwgraduationwwillwbewablewtowdemo
nstratewtheirwexpertisewinwmultiplewfieldswwhichwinclude:
Positionswinwvariouswgovernmentwandwnonwgovernmentalworganizations,wteachingwandwresearchwin
stitutions,wadministrationwandwmanagement,aquaculture,wfisheries,wforestry,wagriculture,wbiologic
alwcontrolwprogram,wintegratedwpestwmanagement,wlabwdiagonostics,wpoultry,wplantwprotection,wwi
ldlife,livestockwandwotherwrelatedwareas.
a) Scope
i. PublicwSector:
• PublicwSectorswDepartments
• School,wEducationwDeparatments/Programs
• ResearchwandwTeachingwInstitutes
• InternationalwOrganizations:wUNICEF,wUNDP,wWHO,wFAO,wWorldwBank
• Non-GovernmentalwOrganizations
• CommunitywDevelopmentwProgram
• Motivationalwspeaker
ii. PrivatewSector:
• MultinationalwCompanies
• IndependentwPrivatewPractice
• FisherieswDepartments
• FoodwIndustries
• PharmaceuticalswIndustry
• Hospitalitywindustry
• PrivatewCompanieswandwHospitals
iii. ForeignwCountries:
• PublicwDepartmentswinwMiddlewEast,wEuropewetc.
• IndependentwPrivatewPractices
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Department: InstitutewofwZoology
Faculty: FacultywofwLifewSciences
1. MissionwofwthewInstitute
OurwmissionwatwthewInstitutewofwZoologywiswtowhelpwourwstudentswandwcommunitywbywstayingwtruew
towthewontologicalwandwepistemologicalwtraditionswofwourwdiscipline.wInwanwopenwandwinteractivewe
nvironment,wwewencouragewourwstudentswandwfacultywtowunderstandwourselveswaswhumanwbeings,w
ourwinterdependencewonweachwotherwandwthewtrendswofwcooperationwandwconflictwthatwinfluencewou
rwmutualwexistence.wAsweducatorswandwsocialwscientists,wwewendeavorwtowimbuewourwstudentswwith
wawsensewofw‘self'wthat wiswinnatelywconnectedwtowthew‘collective'. wIt wiswourwhopewandwbeliefwthatwour
wpedagogical wstylewwillwpromotewpeacewandwcompassionwthrough wlearning.wWewintendwtowcreatewi
ndigenouswsociologicalwknowledgewandwapplywprofessionalwresearchwskillswtowinfluencewsocialwpo
licieswforwdesirablewsocialwchangewinwourwownwculturalwdomain.wThiswhaswthewaimwofwimprovingwo
urwsocialwandwculturalwenvironmentwandwraisingwthewqualitywofwlifewinwPakistan.
2. IntroductionwofwthewInstitute
ThewInstitutewofwZoology,wformerlywDepartmentwofwZoologywwaswestablishedwinw1921wandwatwpre
sentwitwofferswBSw(Morningw&wEvening),wMS/MPhilw(Morningw&wEvening),wM.Philw(In-
wService)wandwPh.D.wprograms.wThewInstitutewhaswhighlywqualified wandwexperiencedwfacultywmem
berswtowsupervisewthesewprograms.
ThewInstitutewofwZoologywiswawstudent-centeredwandwresearch-
orientedwinstitution.wItwofferswawrangewofwhigh-
qualityweducationalwprogramswatwundergraduate,wgraduate,wandwpostgraduatewlevels.wThewInstitute
wofwZoologywiswdedicatedwtowthewdiscovery, wsharingwandwapplication wofwknowledgewtowaid winwthewd
uewprogresswofwourwsocietywandwthewnation.wThewcorewvaluewofwthewZoologywremainswthewpursuitwo
fwusefulwknowledgewforwimprovingwhumanwlife.
ThewInstitutionalwlabswarewfullywequippedwwithwmodernwresearchwfacilities.wThewInstitutionwhaswes
tablishedwresearchwcollaborationwwithwINMOL,wLahore,wPCSIR,wLahore,wPostwGraduatewMedical
wInstitute,wSheikh wZayedwHospital,wLahore, wNIBGE,wFaisalabad, wNIAB,wFaisalabad,wUniversityw
ofwAgriculture,wFaisalabad,wDepartmentswofwLivewStock,wWildlifewandwFisheries.
ZoologywiswanwexceptionallywbroadwdisciplinewcoveringwdiversewfieldswsuchwaswBiochemistry,wCel
lwBiology,wMolecularwBiology,wPhysiology,wMicrobiology,wDevelopmentalwBiology,wGenetics,wP
alaeontology,wFisheries,wEntomology,wWildlife,wEvolution,wEnvironmentalwBiologywand,wetc.
Ourwgoalwiswtowprovidewbalancedwknowledgewofwthewdisciplinewtowstudents.wAwZoologistwmustwbew
acquaintedwwithwallwcorewbiologicalwdisciplineswderivingwfromwmajorwbrancheswofwZoologicalwSci
ences.wThewmanpowerwtrainedwinwthewsubjectwofwZoologywgetswaccommodatedwinwthewacademicwa
ndwresearchworganizationswlikewEducation,wHealth,wAgriculture,wFisheries,wWildlife,wEnvironmen
talwsector,wPharmaceuticalwandwPesticidewproducingwindustries.
3. ProgramwIntroduction
Zoologywaswawsubjectwiswmultidisciplinarywinwnaturewinvolvingwstudieswofworganismswandwtheirwge
netic,wmorphologicalwandwphysiologicalwattributes,wtheirwsurroundingwenvironment,wandwrolewinwc
onservationwofwenvironment.wThiswsubjectwhaswsignificantwrolewinwhumanwresourcewdevelopment,w
foodwsecurity,wenvironmentalwconservation,wsustainablewdevelopmentwandwultimatelywinwalleviati
onwofwpoverty.ThewBSwinwZoologyw(5thwtow8thwSemester)wiswdesignedwtowproducewqualifiedwzoologi
sts/professionalswwhowarewablewtowmakewmeaningfulwcontributionwinwenhancingwunderstandingwab
outwzoologicalwissueswofwPakistan.wThiswprogramwiswawblendwofwtheoreticalwandwpracticalwknowled
gewtowequipwstudentswwithwcurrentwdatawinwthiswfield.wThiswiswachievedwthroughwprovidingwhighwqu
alityweducationwandwtrainingwtowourwstudents.wLikewmostwofwthewdevelopingwcountries,wPakistaniwp
opulationwhaswbeenwsufferingwfromwawvarietywofwnutritionalwdeficiencywdisorderswrangingwfromwpr
oteinwmalnutritionwtowspecificwmicro-
nutrientswinwcertainwareaswofwthewcountry.wThesewnutrientwdeficiencieswarewpropagatedwbywmultipl
ewfactorswlikewdietarywinsufficiencieswofwmicronutrients,wpoorwmaternalwandwchildwhealth,whighwbu
rdenwofwmorbidity,wlowwlevelswofwmicronutrientswinwthewsoil,wbioavailabilitywissueswandwhavewresu
1
,ltedwinwretardationwofwgrowthw andw mentalw developmentw andw variousw typesw ofw physicalw disabiliti
es.w Increasingw ratesw of
2
, chronicwandwacutewmalnutritionswinwthewcountrywiswprimarilywattributedwtowpoverty,whighwilliteracy
wamongwthewmothers,wnutritionalwinsecuritywandwlackwofwcuttingwedgewresearchwtowdevisewlocal wsol
utionswtowcurbwthiswsituation.
Itwiswawmultidisciplinarywprogramwcomprisingwofw63wcreditwhourswtowbewcompletedwinwfourwsemest
ers.wApartwfromwcompulsorywandwbasicwcourses,wthiswprogramwconsistswofwmajorwandwminorwcours
es,wincludingwinternshipwandwresearchwthesis.wThiswBSwZoologyw(5thwtow8thwsemester)wProgramwisw
beingwofferedwatwthewInstitutewofwZoologywandwinwthewaffiliatedwcolleges.
4. ProgramwObjectives
ThewobjectivewofwthiswdegreewprogramwiswtowcreatewgraduateswinwcorewsubjectswofwZoologywwithww
ide-rangingwtheoretical,wpractical,wandwmethodologicalwcompetencieswtowenablewthem:
1. AcquirewknowledgewaboutwthewmajorwdisciplineswofwZoology.wItwwillwenablewthewstudentswtowu
nderstandwthewprincipleswofworganizationswandwinter-
wrelationshipswinwthewbiologicalwsystems wwithwparticularwreferencewtowanimal wdiversity.
2. Towteachwdifferentwmethodswofwexploration,winvestigation,worganizationwofwbiologicalwdatawan
dwitswutilizationwinwpracticalwlife.
3. Towtrainedwstudentswforwadvancewstudieswandwspecializationwonwrecentlywemergingwtechnologi
calwandwmultidisciplinarywfieldswsuchwaswBiotechnology,wBiodiversity,wEnvironmentalwScienc
e,wWildlifewandwconservation,wFisherieswandwAquaculture,wPestswandwPestwManagement,wetc.w
Afterwcompletingwthewdegreew/thewstudentswwillwbewablewtowapplywtheirwknowledgewtowtheirwres
pectivewfieldsweffectively.
4. Towequipwthewstudentswwithwknowledgewandwskillswforwbetterwplanningwandwmanagementwofwan
imalwresources,wenvironment,whealth,wmedicine,wagriculturewandwpopulationwinwthewcountry.
5. Towdevelopwthewscientificwculturewandwdemonstratewprofessionalwskillswinwteachingw/wresearch/
wadministrativewpositions winwwidewrangewofwprofessionswinwnational wandwinternationalworganiz
ations.
6. MarketwNeedw/wRationalewofwthewProgram
Thiswdegreewprogramwwillwenablewthewstudentswtowprofessionallywexcelwinwthewzoologicalwfieldwthr
oughwmeetingwtoday’swmarketwrequirements.wThewstudentswafterwgraduationwwillwbewablewtowdemo
nstratewtheirwexpertisewinwmultiplewfieldswwhichwinclude:
Positionswinwvariouswgovernmentwandwnonwgovernmentalworganizations,wteachingwandwresearchwin
stitutions,wadministrationwandwmanagement,aquaculture,wfisheries,wforestry,wagriculture,wbiologic
alwcontrolwprogram,wintegratedwpestwmanagement,wlabwdiagonostics,wpoultry,wplantwprotection,wwi
ldlife,livestockwandwotherwrelatedwareas.
a) Scope
i. PublicwSector:
• PublicwSectorswDepartments
• School,wEducationwDeparatments/Programs
• ResearchwandwTeachingwInstitutes
• InternationalwOrganizations:wUNICEF,wUNDP,wWHO,wFAO,wWorldwBank
• Non-GovernmentalwOrganizations
• CommunitywDevelopmentwProgram
• Motivationalwspeaker
ii. PrivatewSector:
• MultinationalwCompanies
• IndependentwPrivatewPractice
• FisherieswDepartments
• FoodwIndustries
• PharmaceuticalswIndustry
• Hospitalitywindustry
• PrivatewCompanieswandwHospitals
iii. ForeignwCountries:
• PublicwDepartmentswinwMiddlewEast,wEuropewetc.
• IndependentwPrivatewPractices
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