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What is Biology?
The science that deals with the study of living objecs goes by the general name of Biology. Since both animals and plants are living, Biology includes the study of both. Biology is, therefore, divided into two brances. Botany, which deals with plants, and Zoology, which deals with animals.
The Department
The B.Sc degree in Biology is a four-year full-time programme, which consists of 24 undergraduate courses. This programme, offered by the Department, allows students to pursue electives from other Faculties of the University. In addition, students are exposed to courses such as Mathematics, Chemistry, English, Statistics and Computer Science. As such, on the successful completion of the programme, students are proided with a strong foundation for graduate studies in all aspects of Biological Sciences.
Employment
Our graduates are employed with the following institutions, organizations and agencies.
Guyana Forestry Commission
Guyana Marine Turtle Conservation Society
Environmental Protection Agency
National Agricultural Research Institute
Guyana Rice Development Board
Guyana School of Agriculture
Demerara Distillers Limited
Banks DIH
Guyana Sugar Corporation
World Wildlife Fund
National Parks Commission
Flora & Fauna Internalal
Caribbean and Amazon Chemicals
Government Analyst
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health
Private medical laboratories, University of Guyana, Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, etc.
Students Activities
Students are also involoved in the following activities:
Botany Club
Tokoya Club
During the academic year students are also encouraged to participate in field oriented activities. Some of the research and field work in which students participated were:
Field course on epiphytes with the University of Dublin Trinity College Botany Dept.
Workshop and training programme on the establishment of Biological Resources in forest Concession.
Wildlife studies with Iworkrama and CEIBA
Guyana Marine Turtle Conservation Society
Butterfly surveys with Open University, Uk
Herpetological Studies at Kaieteur Falls with Royal Belgium Institute
Wildlife studies at Smithsonian Institution
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