Department of Biology | University of Guyana

What is Biology?

The science that deals with the study of living objects 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 branches - Botany, which deals with plants, and Zoology, which deals with animals.

The Department

The BSc 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 International

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