UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (CONAS)

Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Science and Conservation

Common Core Courses                                                                    

Year

Code

Course Title

Credits

Semester

Core/Optional

1

DS112

Development Perspectives I

12

1

Core

1

DS113

Development Perspectives II

12

2

Core

2

EV200

Environmental Science I

8

1

Core

 

Mapping of Core and Optional Courses for B.Sc. Wildlife Science and Conservation degree programme

First year

Code

Course title

Core/Option

Semester

Credits

AC 102

Fundamentals of Accounting for non-business majors

Core

1

12

WS 101

Ecology and Utilization of Natural Resources

Core

1

8

ZL 121

Invertebrate Zoology

Core

1

8

BT 130

Evolutionary Botany

Core

1

12

MT 111

Mathematics for Biological and chemical Sciences

Core

1

8

BL 111

Introduction to Cell Biology and Genetics

Core

1

12

CH 113

Chemistry for Life Sciences

Core

2

12

ZL 122

Chordate Zoology

Core

2

8

BL 113

Ecology I

Core

2

8

EC 116

Introductory Microeconomic Analysis

Optional

1

12

IS 131

Introduction to Informatics and Microcomputers

Optional

1

8

GE 245

Remote Sensing

Optional

1

12

MC 100

Fundamentals of Microbiology

Optional

1

12

CL 107

Communication Skills for Science

Optional

2

12

ZL 124

Developmental Biology

Optional

2

8

 

Second Year

Code

Course title

Core/Option

Semester

Credits

ZL 215

Mammalian Biology

Core

1

8

ZL 210

Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology I

Core

1

8

ZL 236

Introductory Entomology and Parasitology

Core

1

12

AQ 201

Aquatic Biology

Core

1

8

BL 215

Ecology II

Core

1

12

BT 225

Taxonomy of Higher Plants

Core

1

12

AQ 218

Aquatic Biology Field Course

Core

2

4

WS 200

Practical Training I

Core

2

8

WS 202

Biology of Birds

Core

2

8

ZL 220

Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology II

Core

2

12

WS 204

Community-based Conservation and Extension

Core

2

8

ZL 214

Herpetology

Core

2

8

BL 234

Biostatistics I

Core

2

12

GE 251

Tourism and Leisure

Optional

1

12*

WS 203

Management of Wildlife in Captivity

Optional

2

8

ZL 207

Ichthyology

Optional

2

8

WS 205

Biogeography

Optional

2

8

SC 215

Scientific Methods

Optional

2

8

ZL 202

Macro-Evolution

Optional

2

12

 

 

Third Year

Code

Course title

Core/Option

Semester

Credits

WS 215

Range and Fire Ecology

Core

1

12

WS 301

Conservation Biology

Core

1

8

ZL 307

Animal Behaviour I

Core

1

8

BT 329

Plant Ecology and Phytogeography

Core

1

12

WS 321

Analysis and Utilization of Wildlife Populations

Core

1

12

WS 300

Practical Training II

Core

2

8

BL 390

Research Project

Core

2

12

WS 308

Animal Behaviour II

Core

2

8

WS 309

Reproduction, Growth and Nutrition in Wild Mammals

Core

2

8

GM 100

Principles and Practice of Management

Core

2

12

WS 314

Economics and Legislation for Wildlife Conservation

Core

2

12

WS 306

Wildlife Diseases

Optional

1

8

EC 375

Resource and Environmental Economics

Optional

1

8

ZL 336

Entomology

Optional

1

12

BL 313

Biological Impact Assessment

Optional

1

8**

ZL 314

Environmental physiology

Optional

1

8

GE 352

Natural Resource Management

Optional

1

12

WS 310

Contemporary Topics in Wild Science and Conservation

Optional

2

8

ZL 338

Parasitology

Optional

2

12

BL 314

Biostatistics II

Optional

2

8

WS 311

Tourism and Recreation Management

Optional

2

8*

GE 354

Environmental Assessment

Optional

2

12**

GE 251* and WS 311*, one should take either of the two

GE 354** and BL 313**, one should take either of the two