BSc. BASIC SCIENCES (BOTANY) WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)

BSc. BASIC SCIENCES (BOTANY) WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)

Introduction

The B.Sc. Basic Sciences (Botany) with IT is designed to produce high quality graduates for research in specific disciplines in Botany such as Plant Ecology, Taxonomy and Economic Botany, Mycology, Pathology, Genetics, Plant Breeding, Microbiology, Physiology, agroforestry, Biochemistry and Biotechnology.

Programme Courses

 

YEAR ONE SEMESTER ONE

SBT 101:   Plant Structure and Function

SBT 103:   Introductory Plant Systematics

SZL 101:    Lower invertebrates

SZL 102:    Vertebrate zoology

SCH 101:    Physical chemistry

SCH 102:    Basic inorganic chemistry

UCI 101:     Foundations of information technology

UCI 103:    Word processing and design of presentations 
 

YEAR ONE SEMESTER TWO

SBT 104:     Fundamentals of ecology and plant conservation

SBT 102:     Survey of the plant kingdom

SZL 104:     Higher invertebrates

SCH 103:    Basic organic chemistry

SCH 104:    Basic analytical chemistry

UCI 102:      Computer communication system

UCI 104:      Data manipulation and analysis using spread sheet
 

YEAR TWO SEMESTER ONE

SBT 201: Gymnosperm and Angiosperm Taxonomy

SBT 202: Plant Mineral Nutrition

SZL 201: Cell Biology

SZL 202: Basic Ecology

SCH 201: Physical chemistry I

SCH 202: Inorganic chemistry I

SCH 203: Organic chemistry I

UCI 201: The internet and world wide web

UCI 203: Desktop publishing techniques
 

YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO

SBT 204: Introductory biochemistry and genetics

SBT 203: Economic Botany

SBT 205: Plant Ecology and Environmental Science

SZL 203: Histology and cytology 

SZL 205: Arthropod Biology

SCH 205: Inorganic Chemistry

UCI 201: The Internet and World Wide Web

UCI 203: Desktop publishing Techniques
 

YEAR THREE SEMESTER ONE

SBT 301: Plant growth and development

SBT 302  General Genetics

SBT 303  General Microbiology I

SBT 306  Seed Science and Technology

SBT 307 Mycology I

SBT 308  Ecophysiology

SBT 309  Introduction to Paleobotany

SBT 307   Mycology I

UCI 301:  Management of Information Technology Projects

UCI 303: Multimedia  and Graphic Systems and Applications 
 

YEAR THREE SEMESTER TWO

SBT 304  Bryology and Pteridology

SBT 305  Biostatistics

SBT 310   Dryland Ecology and Land Use

SBT 311  Cytogenetics

SBT 312  Phytochemistry

SBT 313  Plant Breeding

SBT 315  Botany Field Survey

SBT 316 Introduction to Agro-forestry

UCI 302: Electronic commerce

UCI 304: Statistical data analysis
 

YEAR FOUR SEMESTER ONE

SBT 401: Plant Biochemistry and physiology

SBT 402: Morphogenesis and anatomy

SBT 405: General Microbiology II

SBT 406: Plant ecology

SBT 407: Mycology II

SBT 408   Population Genetics

SBT 413 Research Project I

UCI 401: Social and Professional issues in IT

UCI 403: Information and System Security
 

YEAR FOUR SEMESTER TWO

SBT 401: Plant Biochemistry and physiology

SBT 403: Biosystematics and palynology

SBT 404  History and Philosophy of Biology

SBT 409: Medicinal and Poisonous plants

SBT 410  Plant Pathology

SBT 411  Evolution

SBT 412  Phycology

SBT 413 Research Project II

SBT 414   Plant Biotechnology

SBT 415: Industrial Attachment

UCI 402: Human Computer Interaction

UCI 404: Special Topics in Contemporary ICTs

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Candidates who intend to take B.Sc. Botany with IT must have obtained the University and School of Physical and Biological Sciences minimum admission requirements. Candidates wishing to pursue this degree programme should have passed with grade C+ biology and C in chemistry; agriculture and geography in KCSE. 

PROGRAMME DURATION

The programme degree will normally take four academic years.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

  1. Candidate shall take at least 4 Core units in each of the first 2 Years of study.  Other units are taken from other departments within the School of Physical and Biological Sciences. Some relevant courses may be taken from other schools according to the School of Physical and Biological Sciences regulations. 
  2. The courses are offered in units, in which a course unit is defined as a 2-hour lecture and 2-hour tutorial or a three hour practical session per week per semester.
  3. Normally, in the third and fourth years candidates shall take courses in two Science departments, giving a (3:3:2:2) structure in which candidates are allowed to be a major, a regular, or a minor in Botany Department as follows:-
  1. a major in Botany: a minimum   of 10 units
  2. a regular in Botany: a minimum of 7 units
  3. a minor in Botany: a minimum   of 4 units.
  1. A candidate will major exclusively in Botany in third and fourth year by taking either (3:3:1:1) or (3:3:2:1) respectively, provided an aggregate mean grade of B or above is maintained in the previous two years.
  2. Selection of elective courses shall be done in consultation with the department.

During each semester, a student will be required to take 2 courses from the computer department as prescribed.