| Code | Courses Title | Credits |
| **AEB 111 | Introductory Zoology | 4 |
| **AEB 122 | Functional Zoology | 4 |
| **AEB 211 | Environmental Ecology | 4 |
| **AEB 213 | Invertebrate Biology | 4 |
| **AEB 222 | Histology | 4 |
| **AEB 224 | Vertebrate Biology | 4 |
| **AEB 311 | Animal Physiology | 3 |
| **AEB 312 | Animal and Environmental Biology Techniques | 3 |
| *AEB 314 | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | 3 |
| **AEB 315 | Introductory Hydrobiology | 3 |
| **AEB 316 | Introductory Parasitology | 3 |
| **AEB 317 | Introductory Entomology | 3 |
| **AEB 318 | Population Ecology | 3 |
| **AEB 320 | Industrial Training | 3 |
| **AEB 400 | Seminars | 3 |
| *AEB 410 | Environmental Management | 3 |
| **AEB 411 | Environmental Physiology | 3 |
| *AEB 412 | Comparative Vertebrate Embryology | 3 |
| **AEB 413 | Principles of Systematic Zoology | 3 |
| **AEB 415 | Hydrobiology | 3+ |
| **AEB 417 | Entomology | 3+ |
| **AEB 418 | Community and Ecosystem Ecology | 3 |
| **AEB 422 | Evolution | 3 |
| *AEB 423 | Animal Behaviour | 3 |
| eAEB 424 | Zoogeography | 3 |
| **AEB 426 | Parasitology | 3+ |
| eAEB 429 | Fisheries Biology and Aquaculture | 3 |
| **AEB 499 | Research Project | 6 |
** Core Courses
*Mandatory Courses
eElective Courses
+Degree Options
DEGREE SYLLABUS
The degree syllabus consists of: CORE (**) courses, which must be taken, passed and used, in computing all degree examination results. Options may be available within the list of core courses. MANDATORY (*) courses are courses, which the Department requires the students to take and pass to graduate. ELECTIVE courses are courses, which are chosen by a student according to his/ her interest in addition to core and mandatory courses. PREREQUISITE courses are courses, which the students must take and pass before he/she can register for more advanced courses.
100 LEVEL
First semester
| Course Codes | Courses Title | Credits |
| **AEB111 *MCB111 | Introductory Zoology Introductory Microbiology | 4 2 |
| *CHM111 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| *CHM113 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| *MTH112 | Calculus | 3 |
| *PBB111 | Introduction to Plant Biology I | 3 |
| *CSC110 | Introductory to computing | 3 |
| **GST111 | Use of English I | 2 |
| **GST112 | Philosophy & Logic | 2 |
| 2 25 |
Second Semester
| Course Codes | Courses Title | Credits |
| **AEB122 | Functional Zoology | 4 |
| *CHM122 | General Chemistry 11 | 3 |
| *CHM124 | Organic Chemistry 11 | 3 |
| **GST121 | Use of English II | 2 |
| **GST122 | Nigerian Peoples & Culture | 2 |
| **GST123 | History & Philosophy of Science | 2 |
| *PBB122 | Introduction to Plant Biology II | 3 |
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Students on the four-year programme require a minimum of 40 credits (including GST Courses) at the 100 levels for graduation. They may wish to select additional courses as electives from other Department in the Faculty of Physical Sciences (Physics, Geology, etc) with the assistance of the Departmental Course Adviser.
200 LEVEL
First Semester
| Course Codes | Course Titles | Credits |
| **AEB 211 | Environmental Ecology | 4 |
| **AEB 213 | Invertebrate Biology | 4 |
| *CSC 211 | Structural Programming in PASCAL | 3 |
| *PBB 211 | Introductory Ecology | 3 |
| *PBB 212 | Bryology and Pteridology | 3 |
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Second Semester
| Course Codes | Courses Title | Credits |
| **AEB 222 | Histology | 4 |
| **AEB 224 | Vertebrate Biology | 4 |
| *CSC 220 | Introduction to Data Processing | 3 |
| *PBB 226 | Higher Plants | 3 |
| *PBB 224 | Introductory Genetics | 3 |
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A minimum of 30 credits including core courses is required at the 200 level for graduation.
300 LEVEL
First Semester
| Course Codes | Course Titles | Credits |
| **AEB 311 | Animal Physiology | 3 |
| **AEB 312 | Animal and Environmental Biology Techniques | 3 |
| *AEB 314 | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | 3 |
| **AEB 315 | Introductory Hydrobiology | 3 |
| **AEB 316 | Introductory Parasitology | 3 |
| **AEB 317 | Introductory Entomology | 3 |
| **AEB 318 | Population Ecology | 3 |
| *PBB312 | Cell Biology | 4 |
| *PBB313 | Biometry | 3 |
| *CED 300 | Entrepreneurship | 2 |
| ePBB 316 | Phycology | 4 |
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Second Semester
| Course Codes | Course Titles | Credits | |||
| **AEB 320 | Industrial Training | 6 | |||
| 6 | |||||
Candidates may register for electives totally 5 credits from other Departments but the total credits should not exceed 50.
400 LEVEL
First Semester
| Course Codes | Course Titles | Credits | |||
| **AEB400 | Seminars | 3 | |||
| **AEB410 | Environmental Management | 3 | |||
| **AEB411 | Environmental Physiology | 3 | |||
| *AEB412 | Comparative Vertebrate Embryology | 3 | |||
| **AEB413 | Principles of Systematic Zoology | 3 | |||
| **AEB414 | Field Trip | 2 | |||
| **AEB415 | Hydrobiology | 4+ | |||
| **AEB417 | Entomology | 4+ | |||
| **AEB418 | Community and Ecosystem Ecology | 3 | |||
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Second Semester
| Course Codes | Course Titles | Credits |
| **AEB422 | Evolution | 3 |
| *AEB423 | Animal Behaviour | 3 |
| eAEB424 | Zoogeography | 3 |
| **AEB426 | Parasitology | 4+ |
| eAEB429 | Fisheries Biology and Aquaculture | 3 |
| **AEB499 | Research Project | 6 |
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Final year students should register for ONE of the specialization courses (+) which must be in their project areas. A minimum of 30 credits including core courses is required for graduation.
| DETAILED SYLLABUS | ||
| AEB111** | Introduction to Animal & Environmental Biology (4 credits, First Semester) Man population growth, Environmental Pollution and impact on the biosphere; Faunal biodiversity: Invertebrata (Protozoa, Prorifera, Coelenterata, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Mollusca, Annelida, Arthropoda, Echinodermata. Vertebrata (Cephalochordata, Pisces, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia. Mammalian Anatomy: Anatomy of Rattus rattus | |
| AEB122** | Functional Zoology (4 credits, second semester) Embryology: Gametogenesis, fertilization and cleavage as demonstrated by Amphioxus, Genetics: the cell and distribution of genetic material mitosis, meiosis, inheritance, sex determination and sex-linked inheritance, Histology: Cells, tissues, organ formation and main features. Physiology: Functioning of mammalian skin, muscles/skeleton, alimentary system/nutritional requirements and deficiencies. | |
| AEB211** Pre-requisite | Environmental Ecology (4 credits, first semester) AEB 111 Aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems of Nigeria: Physical and chemical properties, faunal adaptations for life; inter-relationships (food chains/webs). Conservation of faunal resources of Nigeria. | |
| AEB213** Pre-requisite | Invertebrates Zoology (4 credits First Semester) AEB 111 Identification, phylogency, biology and economic importance of Protozoa, Porifera, Platyhelminthes, Aschelminuthes, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda and Echinodermata of Nigeria. | |
| AEB222** Pre-requisite | Histology (4 credits, Second semester) AEB 122 Structure of vertebrate skin, skeletal, muscular, alimentary respiratory circulatory excretory, nervous endocrine and reproductive systems. | |
| AEB224** Pre-requisite | Vertebrate Zoology (4 credits, Second Semester) AEB 111 Identification, phylogeny, biology and economic importance of: Cephalochordata, Hemichordata, Urochordata, Agnatha, Pisces, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia of Nigeria. Students are expected to dissect the dogfish. | |
AEB311** Pre-requisite | Animal Physiology (3 credits, First Semester) AEB 122 Principles of physiological adaptation homeostasis, Nervous, neuromuscular and endocrine systems; nutrition and digestion, blood and circulation, excretion, respiration, osmoregulation. | |
AEB312** Pre-requisites | Animal and Environmental Biology Techniques (3 Credits, First Semester) AEB 222 Methods of collections, preservation and classification of aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates and vertebrates, taxidermy. Sampling techniques for terrestrial and aquatic parameters/organisms. Instrumentation: Microscopy, Chromatography, Manometry, spectrophotometry, Microtomes, Staining and preparation of permanent slides, presentation and interpretation of biological data. | |
| AEB314* Pre-requisites Syllabus | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (3 Credits, First Semester) AEB 111, 224 Functional comparative Anatomy of the organ systems in vertebrates; Skin circulatory, digestive, excretory, nervous, respiratory, skeletal and urino-genital systems of Pisces. Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia, Students are expected to dissect fish, toad, lizard, chick and rat. | |
| AEB315** Pre-requisites Syllabus | Introductory Hydrobiology (4 Credits, First Semester) AEB 211 The aquatic environment: Types of freshwater, brackish water and marine. General physical and chemical properties: Temperature, Currents, Waves, Tides, pH, DO and Salinity of surface waters using Nigerian examples. Adaptations to aquatic life as shown by planktonic organisms and benthos. Life in the inter-tidal zone. | |
| AEB316 ** Pre-requisites Syllabus | Introductory Parasitology (4 Credits, First Semester) AEB 222, 213 Parasitism: Facultative and obligate parasitism; nature of different body habitats, (Host parasite relationships) Classification, morphology and life cycles of important examples of protozoans, Platyhelminthes and Nematodes. Resistance and immunity to protozoans and helminth parasites. | |
| AEB317** Pre-requisites Syllabus | Introductory Entomology (3 Credits, Second Semester) AEB 211, 213 Evolution, identification, Systematics, morphology biology, life cycles and distributions of insects, mites and ticks, behaviour and ecology of social insects. | |
| AEB318* Pre-requisites Syllabus | Population Ecology (3 Credits, Second Semester) AEB 211, 213 and 224 Conservation, principles, problems, policies, strategies. Demographic characteristics of natural populations, techniques of estimation of population size, growth and regulation of populations, population theories. | ||
| AEB320** Pre-requisites Syllabus | Industrial Training (3 Credits, Second Semester) AEB 211, 222, 213, 315, 327 Industrial field experience – (three calendar months) in any one of the programme unit based industry/institute. | ||
| AEB400** Pre–requisites Syllabus | Seminars (3 Credits, First Semester) AEB 315, 316, 327 Students are expected to make an oral delivery on a given topic (2 credits) and submit one copy of the Seminar document for grading (1 credit). | ||
| AEB410** Pre–requisites Syllabus | Environmental Management (3 Credits, First Semester) AEB 211, 315 Human modification of the environment through pollution: common pollutants. Impact assessment, control and management of pollutants in air, land and water. Theory and practice of ecotoxicology. Ecological risk assessment. | ||
| AEB411** Pre-requisites Syllabus | Environmental Physiology (3 Credits, First Semester) AEB 311, 312 Physiological adaptations to changes in the environment temperature, light, hydrogen-ion concentration, water, osmotic and ionic concentration, oxygen, Temperature relations of poikilothermic animals, Physiology of migration, hibernation, aestivation and diapause. Effects of high attitude and hydrostatic pressure on organisms and adaptations to these factors, Reproductive adaptations. | ||
| AEB412* Pre-requisites Syllabus | Comparative Vertebrate Embryology (3 credits, Second Semester) AEB 122 Gametogenesis, Fertilization, Cleavage, Gastrulation and organogenesis in Brachiostoma, Amphibia, Aves and Mammalia, Growth and differentiation, metamorphosis and regeneration. | ||
| AEB413** Pre–requisites Syllabus | Principles of Systematic Zoology (3 Credits, First Semester) AEB 213, AEB 224, AEB 327 or AEB 316. Zoological classifications – the species category, polytypic species population systematics, intra specific categories, higher categories, methods Zoological classification taxonomic characters, quantitative and qualify analysis of natural variation, procedures of classification, Zoological nomenclature-essential rules and interpretation of rules. | ||
| AEB415** Pre-requisites Syllabus | Hydrobiology (4 Credits, First Semester) AEB 211, 213, 224, 315 General physical (size, length, depth, light, temperature, turbidity, colour, total suspended solids, total dissolved solids, conductivity) and chemical (pH, dissolved oxygen, salinity, nutrients, cations, anions, total hydrocarbons, oil and grease, heavy metals) properties and seasonality of Nigeria water bodies. Variations in water quality parameters according to water types: freshwater, brackish and marine. Ecological studies of Zooplankton, Benthos and Nekton – Productivity, diversity, Biodindicator status and Applications in water pollution studies. |
| AEB417** Pre-requisites Syllabus | Entomology (4 Credits, First Semester) AEB 211, 213, 224, 327 Taxonomy, epidemiology and physiological effects on hosts of the major insect pests and Acari of agricultural, medical and veterinary importance in Nigeria; management and integrated control of crop pests, livestock and stored products. Collection, culturing, study of life stages and permanent preservation of various insect groups’ competition, population dynamics, swarming and pest outbreaks among insects and the Acari. |
| AEB418** Pre-requisites Syllabus | Community and Ecosystem Ecology (3 Credits, First Semester) AEB 2328 Community structure: species diversity and tropic structure. Community metabolism: primary and secondary production their measurement and limiting factors in natural ecosystems. Energy budgets and ecological efficiencies; Nutrient cycles. Community changes: Wildlife resources of Nigeria. |
| AEB422 ** Pre-requisites Syllabus | Evolution (3 Credits, Second Semester) AEB 224 Principles and mechanisms of Evolution, Genetic basis of evolution. The origin and evolution of chordates and vertebrates, inference of phylogenies from fossils, adaptive radiation, speciation, mutation, variation (genetic and non-genetic) and natural selection. |
| AEB423* Pre–requisites Syllabus | Animal Behaviour (3 Credits, Second Semester) AEB 213, 224 Reflexes and development of behaviour. Motivation and conflict; effect of hormones on behaviour, Instinct and learning; behaviour and evolution, social life in animals. |
| eAEB424 Pre-requisites Syllabus | Zoogeography (3 Credits, Second Semester) AEB 213, 224 Fundamental principles and concepts in Zoogeography Zoogeographical regions, Paleogeographic theories including Geological times, Distribution and dispersal of vertebrates. Speciation, adaptation, adaptive radiation, convergence and their predisposing factors. |
| AEB426 ** Pre–requisites Syllabus | Parasitology (4 Credits, Second Semester) AEB 211, 213, 224, 316 Taxonomy, epidemiology and life cycle of Protozoa and Helminths of medical and veterinary importance in Nigeria, Energy, protein and lipid metabolism in parasites; hatching and molting processes; arrested larval development and self-cure phenomena. In vitro culture methods, article membrane feeding, Economic and social importance of the major tropical parasites. |
| eAEB429 Pre-requisites | Fisheries Biology & Aquaculture (3 Credits, Second Semester) AEB 211, 315 and must register for AEB 415 Taxonomy of Nigeria fishes. Studies of food at feeding habits of fish populations, fecundity, reproduction age and growth Aquaculture. |
| AEB499** Pre–requisites | Research Projects (6 Credits, Second Semester) AEB 312, 315, 316, 327 A dissertation based on limited research conducted under Departmental supervision highlighting a review of literature, methodology, data presentation and discussion of result in an area of special interest. |
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