Marine Biology Course Code
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Do you want to study Marine Biology? or if you have gotten admission in the Department of Marine Biology, here are what you need to know.
SSCE requirement:
Five (5) important credit subject include:
(1) English
(2) Maths
(3) Agriculture (Biology)
(4) Chemistry
(5) Physic
Marine Biology is one of the professional course concern about the study or understanding the marine organisms especially in the sea, their behaviours and interactions with the environment.
Duration of study: 4 years
Note that, all fresh graduate from senior secondary school, by any means of processing admission either through JAMB, etc. to study Marine Biology at any Polytechnic, College of Education and University of your choice, the prerequisite that determined your eligibility for admission is a subject combination of Marine Biology.
JAMB – Subject Combination
Marine Biology – English, Physic, Chemistry, Biology
The above subjects are the key requirement to be registered during the jamb admission registration form.
Meanwhile, If you are a newly admitted students, the area of concentration is what we are looking at in this article.
The list of courses you need to study as a first-year or fresh students in any tertiary institution include:
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FOUR-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMME B.Sc Marine Biology
| COURSES AT 100 LEVEL | |||||
| 1st Semester | |||||
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COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
STATUS |
UNITS |
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| CURRENT (OLD) | (NEW) | ||||
| FSC 101 | FSC 111 | Introductory Biology | C | 3 | |
| FSC 102 | FCS 112 | Introductory Chemistry | C | 3 | |
| FSC 103 | FSC 113 | Introduction to Computer Science | C | 3 | |
| FSC 104 | FSC 114 | Introductory Mathematics | C | 3 | |
| FSC 105 | FSC 115 | Introductory Physics | C | 3 | |
| ZLY 101 | ZLY 111 | Introductory Zoology I | C | 2 | |
| GST 102 | GST 102 | Philosophy, Logic and Philosophy of Science | C | 2 | |
| GST 105 | GST 105 | Use of English | C | 2 | |
| Total Units of Compulsory Courses | 21 | ||||
| Total Units of Elective Courses | 0 | ||||
| SECOND SEMESTER | |||||
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | STATUS |
UNITS |
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| (OLD) | (NEW) | ||||
| MSM 101 | MFS 120 | Introduction to Fisheries | C | 3 | |
| MSM 102 | MFS 121 | Principles of Animal Production | E | 2 | |
| BTN 101 | BTN 121 | Introductory Botany | C | 3 | |
| ZLY 102 | ZLY 121 | Introductory Zoology II | C | 2 | |
| CHM 101 | CHM 121 | Introductory Chemistry II | C | 4 (3) | |
| CHM 102 | CHM 122 | Experimental Chemistry I | C | 2 | |
| GST 103 | GST 103 | Nigerian Peoples and Cultures | C | 2 | |
| PHS 103 | PHS 123 | Introductory Practical Physics | C | 2 | |
| MIC 101 | MIC 121 | Introductory Microbiology | E | 3 | |
| Total Units of Compulsory Courses | 18 (17) | ||||
| Total Units of Elective Courses | 5 | ||||
| COURSES AT 200 LEVEL | |||||
| FIRST SEMESTER | |||||
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COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
STATUS |
UNITS |
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| (OLD) | (NEW) | ||||
| MSM 201 | MSB 201 | Introduction to Marine Sciences | C | 3 | |
| MSM 202 | MSF 202 | Fish Taxonomy and Systematic | E | 2 | |
| BCH 201 | BCH 211 | Introductory Biochemistry I | E | 2 | |
| MIC 201 | MIC 211 | Basic Microbiology I | C | 3 | |
| BTN 201 | BTN 211 | Variety of Plants I | C | 3 | |
| CBG 201 | CGB 211 | Cell Biology | C | 3 | |
| GST 201 | GST 201 | General African Studies | C | 2 | |
| CHM 203 | CHM 213 | Basic Organic Chemistry | C | 4 (3) | |
| ZLY 201 | ZLY 211 | Animal Structure & Function I | E | 3 | |
| Total Units of Compulsory Courses | 18 (17) | ||||
| Total Units of Elective Courses: | 7 | ||||
| SECOND SEMESTER | |||||
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE |
STATUS |
UNITS |
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| (OLD) | (NEW) | ||||
| MSM 203 | MSB 220 | Biological Oceanography | C | 3 | |
| MSM 204 | MSF 220 | General Biology of Fishes, Crustacean and Molluscs | C | 3 | |
| MSM 205 | MSB 221 | General Marine Ecology | C | 3 | |
| MSM 206 | MSB 222 | Swimming and Safety Techniques | C | 2 | |
| MIC 202 | MIC 222 | Basic Microbiology II | E | 3 | |
| BCH 202 | BCH 212 | Introductory Biochemistry II | E | 2 | |
| CHM 205 | CHM 223 | Experimental Chemistry III | C | 2 | |
| BTN 202 | BTN 221 | Variety of Plants II | E | 3 | |
| ZLY 202 | ZLY 221 | Animal Structure and Function II | E | 3 | |
| Total Units of Compulsory Courses | 13 | ||||
| Total Units of Elective Courses | 11 | ||||
| COURSES AT 300 LEVEL | ||||||
| 1st Semester | ||||||
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COURSE CODE |
Course Title |
Status |
Units |
|||
| (OLD) | (NEW) | |||||
| MSM 301 | MSB 301 | General Physiology of Aquatic Animals | C | 3 | ||
| MSM 307 | MSB 311 | Introductory Marine Phycology | C | 3 | ||
| FRE 187B | FRE 135 | Ancillary French I | C | 2 | ||
| MAT 317 | STA 314 | Statistics for Biologist | C | 3 | ||
| GST 307 | GST 307 | Entrepreneurship & Corporate Governance | C | 2 | ||
| FSC 301 | FSC 311 | History and Philosophy of Science | C | 2 | ||
| CBG 302 | CBG 312 | Genetics I | E | 4 | ||
| MSM 305 | MSF 310 | Fisheries Technology I | E | 2 | ||
| ZLY 333 | ZLY 315 | Introductory Ecotoxicology and Pollution Mgt. | E | 3 | ||
| Total Units of Compulsory Courses | 15 | |||||
| Total Units of Elective Courses | 9 | |||||
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||||||
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | STATUS | UNITS | |||
| (OLD) | (NEW) | |||||
| SIW 301 | SIW 301 | SIWES/Industrial Training | C | 3 | ||
| MSM 302 | MSB 320 | Physical and Chemical Oceanography | C | 3 | ||
| MSM 303 | MSF 320 | Principles of Aquaculture | E | 2 | ||
| MSM 304 | MSF 321 | Laboratory Techniques and Instrumentation | C | 2 | ||
| MSM 306 | MSF 322 | Hydrobiology | C | 3 | ||
| MSM 308 | MSB 321 | Introduction to Marine Geology | E | 3 | ||
| ZLY 302 | ZLY 321 | Comparative Animal Physiology | E | 3 | ||
| MSM 313 | MSF 325 | Fish Stock Assessment | E | 2 | ||
| MSM 315 | MSF 326 | Fish Physiology and Anatomy | E | 3 | ||
| FRE 188B | FRE 146 | Ancillary French II | C | 2 | ||
| GLY 304 | GLY 322 | Sedimentary Depositional Environment and Basins of Africa | E | 2 | ||
| MIC 306 | MIC 323 | Microbial Ecology | E | 3 | ||
| Total Units of Compulsory Courses | 13 | |||||
| Total Units of Elective Courses | 18 | |||||
| COURSES AT 400 LEVEL | ||||||
| 1st Semester | ||||||
|
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
STATUS |
UNITS | |||
| (OLD) | (NEW) | |||||
| MSM 402 | MSB 410 | Aquatic Pollution | C | 3 | ||
| MSM 403 | MSB 411 | Benthic Ecology | C | 3 | ||
| MSM 405 | MSB 412 | Littoral Algal Ecology | E | 3 | ||
| MSM 407 | MSB 413 | Sedimentology | E | 3 | ||
| MSM 411 | MSF 411 | Nigerian Fisheries Resources and Management | E | 3 | ||
| MSM 415 | MSF 415 | Fish Gear Technology | E | 2 | ||
| MSM 416 | MSF 416 | Water Quality Management and Pollution Control | E | 3 | ||
| MSM 418 | MSF 418 | Fish Pathology | E | 2 | ||
| ZLY 438 | ZLY 431 | Environmental Assessment | E | 2 | ||
| MIC 405 | MIC 413 | Petroleum Microbiology | E | 3 | ||
| Total Units of Compulsory Courses | 6 | |||||
| Total Units of Elective Courses | 21 | |||||
|
2nd Semester |
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COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
STATUS |
UNITS |
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| (OLD) | (NEW) | |||||
| MSM 401 | MSB 420 | Oceanography | E | 3 | ||
| MSM 404 | MSB 421 | Planktology | C | 3 | ||
| MSM 408 | MSB 422 | Marine Geology | E | 3 | ||
| MSM 406 | MSB 423 | Marine Microbiology | E | 3 | ||
| MSM 439 | MSB 429 | Seminar on Selected Topics | C | 2 | ||
| MSM 440 | MSB 440 | Research Project | C | 4 | ||
| BTN 418 | APB 421 | Plants and Environmental Pollution Monitoring | E | 3 | ||
| ZLY 433 | ZLY 442 | Environmental Pollution and Management | E | 3 | ||
| MIC 402 | MIC 421 | Environmental Microbiology | E | 3 | ||
| Total Units of Compulsory Courses | 9 | |||||
| Total Units of Elective Courses | 18 | |||||
| Summary of Units of Compulsory and Elective Courses | ||||||
| First Semester | Second Semester | Total | ||||
| Level | Units of Compulsory Courses | Units of Electives Courses | Units of Compulsory Courses | Units of Electives Courses | Total Units of Compulsory Courses | Total Units of Electives |
| 100 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 39 | 5 |
| 200 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 18 |
| 300 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 27 |
| 400 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 39 |
| Grand Total | 113 | 89 | ||||
| To graduate, a student must pass a minimum of | ||||||
| i. | 128 units as a UTME student | |||||
| ii. | 96 units as a Direct Entry (DE) or Transfer (TRF) student (83 units of compulsory courses which include MSM101 and all GSTs) | |||||
| This minimum will include | ||||||
| i. | All University Requirements: GST102, GST103, GST105, GST201, GST307 (10 units) | |||||
| ii. | Faculty Requirements: FSC101, FSC102, FSC103, FSC104, FSC105, FSC301, FRE187B, FRE188B (21 units) | |||||
| iii. | Departmental Compulsory Requirements: ZLY101, MSM101, BTN101, PHS103, ZLY102, CHM101, CHM102, MSM201, MIC201, BTN201, CBG201, CHM203, MSM203, MSM204, MSM205, MSM206, CHM205, MSM301, MSM307, MAT317, SIW301, MSM302, MSM306, MSM304, MSM402, MSM403, MSM404, MSM439, MSM440 | |||||
| iv. | Electives: MSM102, MIC101, MSM202, BCH201, ZLY201, MIC202, BCH202, BTN202, ZLY202, CBG 302, MSM305, ZLY333, MSM303, MSM308, ZLY302, MSM313, MSM315, GLY304, MIC306, MSM405, MSM407, MSM411, MSM415, MSM416,MSM418, ZLY438, MIC405, MSM401, MSM408, MSM406, BTN418, ZLY433, MIC402 | |||||
Candidates are hereby informed that the registration of course form always lasts for two (2) weeks after the resumption. The hard copy print out should be submitted to the Faculty officer for verification and authorisation.
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