Postgraduate Program – College of Natural Sciences

Postgraduate Program

Postgraduate programs

M.Sc in Biology (Applied Microbiology, Botanical Sciences and Ecological and Systematic Zoology) and PhD in Applied Microbiology

General Objective
Community-Based Education (CBE), the teaching philosophy of JU, is a means of achieving educational relevance to community needs and consequently of implementing a community-oriented educational program. In-line with this philosophy, the main objective of the M. Sc. Program in Biology streams and PhD in Applied Microbiology of the Department of Biology of JU is to satisfy the national demand for specialized Biologists.
Therefore the general objectives of the programs will be to:
a. produce professionals who can address the community’s problems
b. produce instructors/researchers/leaders/entrepreneurs/policy makers at secondary and tertiary levels educational institutions

Specific Objectives

To produce professionals that can independently initiate, promote and foster research in different specialties of Applied Microbiology inline with the current national needs.
To upgrade the qualification of educators in diverse specialties of Microbiology at various sectors (secondary schools, higher learning and research institutions)
To produce trained professionals with expertise in research institutions, health institutes, industries and government ministries/higher learning institutes
To produce competent graduates that work as entrepreneurs /consultants in health, agriculture, environment, food and other related sectors and support development efforts in the same or related fields
To promote sustainable management and utilization of the country’s microbiological resources.
To enhance knowledge of microbiological and bio-geochemical aspects of the state of the environment
To produce graduates that work as professionals and researchers in ecosystems restoration and rehabilitation programs.