Study Plan MS
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General Program for a Master's Degree (M.Sc.) in Zoology |
Eligibility
1-The admission requirements are stipulated in the Unified Graduate Studies Statutes for Saudi universities.
2- The candidate should hold a Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc.) in Zoologyfrom King Saud Universityor an equivalent degree with a grade not less than C (good).
3- The candidate must pass a written test and a personal interview.
4-The candidate must have the approval of the employer.
5- The admission is for full time registration.
6- The candidate must pass any supplementary courses deemed necessary by the Department's Council.
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Compulsory hours (12 hours) |
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Course No. |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
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Zoo 500 |
Experimental Design in Zoology |
2 (1+1) |
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Zoo 511 |
Applied Entomology and Parasitology |
2 (1+1) |
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Zoo 521 |
Aquatic Animals |
2 (1+1) |
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Zoo 531 |
Advanced Animal Physiology |
2 (1+1) |
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Zoo 543 |
Cell and Tissue Biology |
2 (1+1) |
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Zoo 571 |
Animal Ecology and Pollution |
2 (1+1) |
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12 hours |
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Student selects [12 hours] from one of the following Tracks |
Track 1: Animal Ecology and Pollution
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Course No. |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
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Zoo 572 |
Animal Conservation |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 573 |
Advanced Ecology (1) |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 574 |
Animal Zoogeography |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 575 |
Eco-physiology |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 576 |
Pollution Measurements Methods |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 577 |
Animal Pollution |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 578 |
Geographical Distribution of Pollutants |
2 (1+1) |
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Zoo 579 |
Selected Topics in Ecology and Pollution |
2 (2+0) |
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20 hours |
Track 2: Cell Biology, Genetics, and Histology
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Course No. |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
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Zoo 541 |
Advanced Histo-Chemistry |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 542 |
Advanced Cytology |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 544 |
Advanced Histology |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 546 |
Advanced Techniques in Histology |
1 (1+0) |
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Zoo 551 |
Advanced Genetics |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 552 |
Quantitative and Population Genetics |
2 (1+1) |
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Zoo 553 |
Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 554 |
Developmental Genetics |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 556 |
Advanced Cytogenetics |
2 (1+1) |
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Zoo 558 |
Selected Topics in Cell Biology, Genetics, and Histology |
2 (2+0) |
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24 hours |
Track 3: Physiology and Developmental Biology
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Course No. |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
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Zoo 532 |
Advanced Cell Physiology |
2 (1+1) |
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Zoo 533 |
Physiology of Reproduction |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 534 |
Physiology of Hormones |
2 (1+1) |
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Zoo 536 |
Invertebrate Physiology |
2 (1+1) |
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Zoo 537 |
Molecular Developmental Biology |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 538 |
Advanced Descriptive and Experimental Embryology |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 539 |
Selected Topics in Physiology and Development |
2 (1+1) |
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Zoo 541 |
Advanced Histo-Chemistry |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 575 |
Eco-Physiology |
3 (2+1) |
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23 hours |
Track 4: Entomology and Parasitology
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Course No. |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
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Zoo 510 |
Advanced Parasitology |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 512 |
Physiology of Parasites |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 513 |
Ecology of Insects |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 514 |
Physiology of Insects |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 515 |
Ecology of Parasites |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 516 |
Acarology |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 517 |
Selected Topics in Entomology and Parasitology |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 518 |
Advanced Techniques in Entomology and Parasitology |
1 (1+0) |
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21 hours |
Track 5: Aquatic Animals
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Course No. |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
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Zoo 522 |
Advanced Aquatic Ichthyology |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 523 |
Economic Aquatic Invertebrates |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 524 |
Fish Culture and Management |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 525 |
Economic Invertebrates Culture |
3 (2+1) |
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Zoo 526 |
Selected Topics in Aquatic Animals |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 527 |
Standard Environmental SpecificationsAquatic Animal |
1 (1+0) |
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Zoo 528 |
Fishery Resources |
2 (1+1) |
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17 hours |
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Later (Semesters) Levels |
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Course No. |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
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Zoo 600 |
Thesis |
6 (6+0) |
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6 hours |
