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DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

Introduction

• Botany is the scientific study of plants and fungi. Plants are a vital component of the Biosphere and are directly responsible for the conditions required for life on earth. Plants life can be studied from different perspectives i.e., from the genetic, molecular and biochemical level through different cell organelles, tissues, organs, individuals, populations, and plant communities. Plants are also the mainstay of human and animal diets and provide medicines, gum, timber, paper, clothing, shelter, and energy.

• The department of botany was established in year 1979. Initially it was working as a Department of life sciences, but later on started functioning separately as Department of Botany since March, 1980. The Department is responsible to impart training in the field of plant sciences at undergraduate and post graduate level. The academic program comprises of courses leading to M.Sc. degree as well as research for M.Phil and Ph.D. degrees and independent research projects are also undertaken by the faculty members.

2. Objectives

• To prepare graduates and highly qualified focused professionals in the subject of Botany to meet the future needs of educational institutions/ research organizations/ forestry/ horticulture.

• To prepare researchers to meet the need of industry, science and technology.

• To provide educational programs which encourage students to think creatively, constructively and to communicate their ideas and skills effectively?

• To foster an environment that promotes learning through quality teaching and research while encouraging mutual respect, tolerance and sensitivity.

3. Vocational Job Opportunities / Marketability of Graduates

• Education Institutes, Colleges and Universities.

• Pharmaceutical Industry.

• Forests, Wild life, Agriculture and Horticulture, Floriculture.

• Research Organizations, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC), Arid Zone Research Institute (AZRI), Pakistan Council for Science & Industrial Research (PCSIR), Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).

• Public / Private Research Organizations.

Contact Information:

Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta

Phone: +92-81-9211264, (Intercom: 1314, 1316)

Email: botany@uob.edu.pk