BS in Botany
1st Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Lect.Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit.Hrs |
| BOT-1101 | Diversity of Plants | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| ZOO-1123 | Principles of Animal Life-I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MAT-1115 | Mathematics-I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CHE-1104 | Inorganic Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENG-1107 | English-I (Functional English) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PS-1117 | Pakistan Studies | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 1 | 18 |
2nd Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Lect.Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit.Hrs |
| BOT-1201 | Plant Systematics, Anatomy Development | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| ZOO-1223 | Principal of Animal Life –II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CHE-1204 | Organic Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENG-1207 | English-II (Communication Skills) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ARA-1201 | Arabic | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ISL-1212 | Islamic Studies | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 1 | 18 |
3rd Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Lect.Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit.Hrs |
| BOT-2301 | Cell Biology, Genetics & Evolution | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| ZOO-2323 | Animal Diversity-I | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| CHE-2304 | Physical Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENG-2307 | English-III (Technical Report Writing & Presentation Skills) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| COM-2305 | Introduction to Computer | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | 2 | 17 |
4th Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Lect.Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit.Hrs |
| BOT-2401 | Plant Physiology and Ecology | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BOT-2402 | Biodiversity and Conservation | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| ZOO-2423 | Animal Diversity –II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CHE-2404 | Analytical Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| STA-2420 | Biostatistics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | 2 | 17 |
5th Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Lect.Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit.Hrs |
| BOT-3501 | Bacteriology & Virology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-3502 | Mycology & Plant Pathology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-3503 | Phycology & Bryology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-3504 | Diversity of Vascular Plants | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-3505 | Plant Systematics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 15 |
6th Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Lect.Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit.Hrs |
| BOT-3601 | Plant Anatomy | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-3602 | Genetics-I | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-3603 | Plant Biochemistry-I | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-3604 | Plant Ecology-I | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-3605 | Plant Physiology-I | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 15 |
7th Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Lect.Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit.Hrs |
| BOT-4701 | Molecular Biology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-4702 | Plant Biochemistry- II | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-4703 | Plant Ecology-II | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT- | Research Thesis/ Elective-I | – | – | 3 |
| BOT- | Elective-II | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 15 |
8th Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Lect.Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit.Hrs |
| BOT-4801 | Plant Physiology –II | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-4802 | Genetics-II | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-4803 | Environmental Biology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT- | Research Thesis/ Elective-III | – | – | 3 |
| BOT- —- | Elective-IV | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 15 |
List of Elective Papers for in BS Botany:
| Course Code | Course Title | Lec. Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit Hrs | Approved/Not Approved |
| BOT-4704 | Ethnobotany | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4705 | Phytoremediation | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4706 | Plant Stress Physiology | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4707 | Conservation and Management of Plant Resources | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4708 | Plant Nutrition | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4709 | Phytosociology | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4710 | Economic Botany | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4711 | Flora of Azad Jammu and Kashmir | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4712 | Research Thesis | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4804 | Research Techniques | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4805 | Plant Metabolism | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4806 | Plant Biotechnology | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4807 | Applied Mycology | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4808 | Plant Microbe Interaction | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4809 | Molecular Genetics | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4810 | Phytochemistry | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT -4811 | Palynology | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4812 | Applied Microbiology | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-4813 | Bioinformatics | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
M.Sc. in Botany
Ist Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Lect.Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit.Hrs |
| BOT-5101 | Bacteriology & Virology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-5102 | Mycology & Plant Pathology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-5103 | Phycology & Bryology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-5104 | Diversity of Vascular Plants | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-5105 | Plant Systematics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-5106 | Biostatistics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 18 |
2nd Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Lect.Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit.Hrs |
| BOT-5201 | Plant Anatomy | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-5202 | Cell Biology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-5203 | Genetics-I | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-5204 | Plant Biochemistry-I | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-5205 | Plant Ecology-I | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-5206 | Plant Physiology-I | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 6 | 18 |
3rd Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Lect.Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit.Hrs |
| BOT-6301 | Molecular Biology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-6302 | Plant Biochemistry- II | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-6303 | Plant Ecology-II | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT- | Research Thesis/ Elective-I | – | – | 3 |
| BOT- | Elective-II | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 15 |
4th Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Lect.Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit.Hrs |
| BOT-6401 | Plant Physiology –II | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-6402 | Genetics-II | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT-6403 | Environmental Biology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOT- | Research Thesis/ Elective-III | 2/0 | 1/3 | 3 |
| BOT- —- | Elective-IV | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 10/8 | 5/7 | 15 |
Approved List of Elective Courses for M.Sc. in Botany.
| Course Code | Course Title | Lec. Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit Hrs | Approved/Not approved |
| BOT-6304 | Recent Trends in Biotechnology | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6305 | Plant Pathology | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6306 | Fresh Water Ecology | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6307 | Phytosociology | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6308 | Ethnobotany | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6309 | Plant Stress Physiology | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6310 | Plant Metabolism | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6311 | Medicinal Plants | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6312 | Physiological Genetics | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6313 | Plant Microbe Interaction | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6314 | Economic Botany | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6315 | Cell & Molecular Biology of Plants | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6404 | Biodiversity
and Conservation |
2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6405 | Edaphology | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6406 | Biodegradation | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6407 | Environmental Pollution | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6408 | Research Techniques and Lab Tools | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6409 | Wild Plants & Their economic uses | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6410 | Palynology | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6411 | Bioinformatics | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6412 | Molecular Genetics | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6413 | Mycohrrizae | 2 | 1 | 3 | Approved |
| BOT-6414 | Thesis | 6 | Approved |
M. Phil. in Botany
| No. | Course Title | Lec. Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit Hrs | Recommended/Not Recommended |
| BOT-701 | Advances in Plant Physiology | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-702 | Advances in Biodiversity and Conservation | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-703 | Plant Tissue and Cell Culture | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-704 | Ornamental Horticulture | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-705 | Advances in Stress Physiology | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-706 | Weed Ecology | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-707 | Bioenergetics And Molecular Enzymology | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-708 | Advances in Phytosociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-710 | Advances in Genetics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-711 | Advances in Environmental Biology | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-712 | Advances in Microbiology | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-713 | Advances in Lab Experimental Techniques | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-714 | Recombinant DNA Technology | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-715 | Plant Soil Water Relations | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-716 | Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Eng. | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-717 | Biostatistics and Computer Application | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-718 | Pharmaceutical Microbiology | 1 | 0 | 1 | Recommended |
| BOT-719 | Applied Ethnobotany | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-720 | Advances in Flowering Plant Taxonomy | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-798 | Seminar | 1 | 0 | 1 | Recommended |
| BOT-799 | Thesis M.Phil. | 0 | 6 | 6 | Recommended |
Ph.D. Botany
| No. | Course Title | Lec. Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Credit Hrs | Recommended/Not Recommended |
| BOT-801 | Plant Chemotaxonomy | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-802 | Advances in Edaphology | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-803 | Fungal Ecology and Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-804 | Advances in Molecular Biology of Plants | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-805 | Phytogeography | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-806 | Advances in Phycology | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-807 | Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-808 | Wild plants and their economic uses | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-809 | Research Techniques | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-810 | Advances in Proteomics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-811 | Bioinformatics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-812 | Statistical Genomics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-813 | Plant Growth and Development | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-814 | Biosystematics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-815 | Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-816 | Integrated Biological Resource Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | Recommended |
| BOT-897 | Seminar I | 1 | 0 | 1 | Recommended |
| BOT-898 | Seminar II | 1 | 0 | 1 | Recommended |
| BOT-899 | Thesis PhD | 0 | 25 | 25 | Recommended |