Zoology
August 8, 2025 2025-09-20 9:25Zoology
Department Overview
The department of Zoology has been offering quality education at intermediate and degree level. The department started 4 year bachelors program affiliated with Punjab University in 2021. Department facilities include well equipped Zoology lab and museum to develop the research aptitude in students. The highly qualified and dedicated staff is working hard to impart updated education and help them to understand the life processes of animal kingdom. Thestudents have shown excellent results in the previous semesters due to highly dedicated staff members in the department. The department of Zoology is committed to produce graduates well versed in various fields of Zoology.
Faculty
- Mrs. Rizwana Haider (HOD) (Assistant Professor) B.Sc. (Hons) and M.Sc. (Hons) in Biochemistry. 12 years of teaching experience.
- Mrs. Ayesha Saleem (Lecturer) BS Zoology (Gold Medalist) More than 01 year of teaching experience.
- Ms. Munazza Ghazanfar (Lecturer) M.Phil. Botany. More than 01 year of teaching experience.
- Mrs. Arfa Waqar (Lecturer) MS Bio Chemistry. More than 01 year of teaching experience.
- Ms. Iqra Zulfiqar (Lecturer) M.Sc. Zoology, MS Micro Biology, and Immunology More than 01 year of teaching experience.
Message from The Head of The Department
In order to prepare students for today’s society demands, the department of Zoology is committed to offer the best teaching and research opportunities in a variety of fields including fisheries, wildlife, biochemistry microbiology, paleontology, systematic, evolution, genetics and biotechnology. In addition to providing our students with resources for career-oriented education, we also want to build the finest citizens possible by emphasizing ethical moral principles.
Semester wise Course Contents
First Semester | |||
Serial | Course Title | Code | Credit Hour |
1 | Translation of Holy Quran | HQ-001 | 0 |
2 | English-I: Functional English | GENG-101 | 2 |
3 | Islamic Studies/Ethics | GISL-101 | 2 |
4 | Cell Biology + Cell Biology Lab | ZOOL-103,104 | 3 |
5 | Environmental Biology + Lab | NZ-116,117 | 3 |
6 | Animal Diversity-I + Lab | ZOOL-102,101 | 4 |
7 | Civics and Community Engagement | GCCE-101 |
Second Semester | |||
Serial | Course Title | Code | Credit Hour |
1 | Translation of Holy Quran | HQ-002 | 1 |
2 | Quantitative Reasoning (I) | GQR-101 | 3 |
3 | Entrepreneurship | GENT-101 | 3 |
4 | Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan | GICP-101 | 3 |
5 | Biological Techniques + Lab | ZOOL-107,108 | 2+1 |
6 | Animal Diversity-II + Lab | ZOOL-105,106 | 2+1 |
7 | Introduction to Health and Physical Education | APED-111 |
Third Semester | |||
Serial | Course Title | Code | Credit Hour |
1 | Translation of Holy Quran | HQ-003 | 3 |
2 | Applications of ICT | GICT-201 | 3 |
3 | Expository Writing | GENG-201 | 3 |
4 | Economic Zoology + Lab | ZOOL-205,206 | 2+1 |
5 | Animal Form & Function-I + Lab | ZOOL-203,204 | 2+1 |
6 | Animal Diversity-III + Lab | ZOOL-201,202 | 2+1 |
Fourth Semester | |||
Serial | Course Title | Code | Credit Hour |
1 | Translation of Holy Quran | HQ-004 | 1 |
2 | Environmental Microbiology, Lab | ZOOL-431,432 | 3 |
3 | English-IV (Academic Reading Writing) | ENG-206A | 4 |
4 | Animal Behavior | ZOOL-210 | 2 |
5 | Biochemistry-I / Biochemistry-I (Lab) | ZOOL-211,211L | 3 |
6 | Animal Form & Function-II | ZOOL-213,213L | 2 |
7 | Introduction to Psychology (Revised) | APSY-111 |
Fifth Semester | |||
Serial | Course Title | Code | Credit Hour |
1 | Translation of Holy Quran | HQ-005 | 0 |
2 | Economic Zoology | ZOOL-302A,302L | 3 |
3 | Physiology | ZOOL-304A,304L | 4 |
4 | Biochemistry II | ZOOL-303A,303L | 3 |
5 | Evolution | ZOOL-306 | 2 |
6 | Ecology | ZOOL-305A,305L | 3 |
Sixth Semester | |||
Serial | Course Title | Code | Credit Hour |
1 | Translation of Holy Quran | HQ-006 | 1 |
2 | Genetics | ZOOL-311A,311L | 4 |
3 | Developmental Biology | ZOOL-310A,310L | 4 |
4 | Wildlife | ZOOL-312A,312L | 3 |
5 | Principles of Systematics | ZOOL-309,309L | 3 |
6 | Research Methodology | ZOOL-308 | 2 |
Seventh Semester | |||
Serial | Course Title | Code | Credit Hour |
1 | Translation of Holy Quran | HQ-007 | 0 |
2 | Principle of Systematic, Lab | ZOOL-401,402 | |
3 | Palaeontology, Lab | ZOOL-403,404 | |
4 | Economic Zoology, Lab | ZOOL-405,406 | |
5 | General Microbiology, Lab | ZOOL-415,416 | |
6 | Applied Microbiology, Lab | ZOOL-417,418 |
Eighth Semester | |||
Serial | Course Title | Code | Credit Hour |
1 | Translation of Holy Quran | HQ-008 | 0 |
2 | Biological Techniques, Lab | ZOOL-407,408 | |
3 | Zoogeography Lab | ZOOL-409,410 | |
4 | Bacteriology Lab | ZOOL-429,430 | |
5 | Environmental Microbiology Lab | ZOOL-431,43 |
