Selecting a Major - BIOL or BIOT????

How to select a major? Biological Sciences or Biotechnology ..

This is one of the main questions that students want to deal with. Well! first of all we suggest here that look at your career and life goals. What kind of career you are interested in? Teaching, research lab scientists, administration, writing, or else. For example, if you are interested in school or college level teaching, or you are interested in zoo / safari management you can select biological sciences. You will get a benefit of learning both parts of life sciences, animal and plant science. Their life, their systems and behaviors will help you in your future life and career.

If your want to go in industry, pharmaceutical science, research organization jobs or in a diagnostic lab, you can select biotechnology. You will learn the basics of molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry, human biology and related fields so that you can go right in your further studies.

Some New Major Electives

Dear Students

Following courses are approved as major electives in the Biological Sciences Department as per following information:

1. Mycology, Plant Pathology, Conservation Biology (Major Elective for BIOL Major students)

2. Human Physiology, Molecular and Clinical Endocrinology, Industrial Microbiology, Cancer Biology (for both BIOL and BIOT major students)

Credit Hour Issues in Course Registration

While registering for a course, look at its credit hours in the EMPOWER. Credits in EMPOWER may be different from the catalog that you have. Many courses are revised / modified from time to time by the departments.
While registering for a course, look for pre-requisites of the courses. Pre-requisites also may be revised by the departments.