The Department of Biological Sciences (DBS) offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs in Biotechnology, Microbiology, Entomology, Bioinformatics, Biodiversity and Ecology. The Biological Sciences curriculum aims to provide a coherent program over a period of up to four academic years of full-time study (depending on whether the program level is undergraduate or postgraduate). This is intended to provide skills and professional training for the job market, while at the same time equipping the student with scientific knowledge and skills application to state-of the art research. The degree programs are intended to provide a strong foundation that will prepare the students for postgraduate studies and research. Elective courses are offered in the fourth year of study to give students the opportunity to customize their degrees. Research is also a vital part of the DBS. Current research interests of staff members include varying subjects such as Beetle taxonomy, Plant/pathogen interactions, General ecology, Systematics and Taxonomy of animals and plants, Effects of termites on infrastructure and DNA barcoding. Find out more by visiting the pages about our staff.

The Department of Biological Sciences (DBS) offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs in Biotechnology, Microbiology, Entomology, Bioinformatics, Biodiversity and Ecology. The students majoring in these five areas are required to take foundation biology courses in the first two years of their study. Thereafter, the students will be expected to specialize in one of the four disciplines at third and fourth year levels of study.
The DBS aims to fulfill its role as a source of qualified biologists who are able to participate in knowledge creation both at local and international levels through basic and applied research. The curriculum has been developed in order to achieve these important goals.

The First and Second Years
The first and second years of study in Biological Sciences are foundation years and cover all the main areas of Biology, commencing with cells and molecules, hematology, parasitology and moving on to the diversity and ecology of living organisms as well as the use of quantitative methods. The emphasis is on giving students an idea of the range of topics covered by modern biology, to enable them be equipped with informed decisions about the degree majors which they will pursue in their senior years of study.

The Third and Fourth Years
In the third and fourth years, students may choose one of four specialized areas. These are presented in a way that allows progression from basic knowledge in the third year to advanced topics in the fourth year

• BSc in Biotechnology
• BSc in Entomology
• BSc in Microbiology
• BSc in Biodiversity and Ecology
• BSc in Bioinformatics

• The DBS offers an MPhil postgraduate programme which is completely research-based
• Master of Science in Biodiversity & Ecology
• Master of Science in Biotechnology
• Master of Science in Entomology
• Master of Science in Microbiology
• Doctor of philosophy Degree Programmes