Department of Zoology

Welcome to the Department of Zoology

The Department of Zoology aims to bring advancement in the field of multidisciplinary research in diverse areas in order to train students to meet national as well as International demands. We want our scholars to be leader in acquiring fundamental knowledge of the living world that will advance the health of the planet, including humans. We will fully integrate instruction and research so that all students not only learn but also, through their learning, actively contribute to our understanding of life. we aim to achieve excellence through high-quality education and research relevant to local, regional and national needs, and through cooperation with leading researchers and educators. Our department wishes to balance its teaching and research activities, the two nourishing one another. Students are motivated to learn and work with full vigor by providing them an environment of positive and healthy competition. The Department is committed to create best teaching and research environment for competent graduates of BS, M. Sc., M. Phil and Ph. D level in advance fields of Zoology. Expert and highly qualified teachers and researchers in the department are trying their best to maintain esteemed integrity at individual and departmental level by contributing in good quality research and teaching. Workshops, Trainings, Seminars and Conferences are regularly organized to provide a state of the art opportunities of learning to students and the faculty members.

Vision

Zoology department seeks to be one of the distinct scientific departments in teaching and scientific research and serving society at the local, regional and international level. The faculty of Zoology aims to promote excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate education and research. We want to teach our students the highest values of life, respect for nature and to inculcate sound acquisition of knowledge of animal sciences through quality educational practices and research.

Mission

The mission of the Department of Zoology is to utilize our knowledge and expertise in order to train students in zoological science and to equip them with professional skills and ethical practices relevant to zoology to apply them meaningfully in those areas/fields requiring zoological expertise. We aim to awaken an awareness of the need to explore, understand and conserve animal diversity. To create an attractive and research based innovative department where students want to come for study and contribute their role in the welfare of humanity.

Ultimately, our mission is to make our students employable. The Department is committed to the production of all-rounded international standard graduates of, M. Sc., M. Phil and Ph. D level in areas of Zoology including Entomology, Parasitology, Fisheries, Microbiology and Biotechnology maintaining high level of integrity and responsibility at individual and departmental level; and conducting quality research, and producing well trained teachers and to participate in community development projects.

Undergraduate level training aims to provide a wide-spectrum comprehension of the anatomy, physiology, systematics, ecology, behavior and conservation of terrestrial and aquatic/marine animals. At postgraduate level, our objectives are concerned with maintaining a high level of scientific excellence in zoological research. We work to constantly improve the quality of both our teaching and our research, postgraduate students being at the interface between the two.

To impart knowledge about various disciplines of Zoology
To equip the students with professional skills
To establish culture of scientific research
To educate students about animals disease causes, vectors, life cycles and treatment
To train students for better planning and management of animal resources and environment

Hence, our vision and mission are fully aligned to the university-wide goal to reach excellence in teaching, research and community engagement. They are also current in the sense that the related course programs correspond to what is offered in other national and international tertiary institutions with animal biology programs.

Students Learning Objectives (SLOs)

Keeping in view the present day requirements of the subject, the department of Zoology has developed the following SLOs:

To impart knowledge about various disciplines of Zoology.
To equip the students with professional skills.
To establish culture of scientific research.
To educate students about animals disease causes, vectors, life cycles and treatment
To train students for better planning and management of animal resources and environment

Hence, our vision and mission are fully aligned to the university-wide goal to reach excellence in teaching, research and community engagement. They are also current in the sense that the related course programs correspond to what is offered in other national and international tertiary institutions with animal biology programs.

Dr. Asia Bibi

Chairperson Message

The Department of Zoology is committed to provide the best teaching and research opportunity in a wide range of subjects including Fisheries, Wild Life, Paleontology, Systematics, Evolution, Ecology, Entomology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Parasitology, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics etc., with the purpose of educating students to meet the current demands of society at national as well as international level.

We intend to polish our students by not only providing them facilities for career oriented education and research but also focus on ethical and moral values to develop them as best citizens.

Moreover, the department encourages interdisciplinary cooperation for promoting research culture by working in collaboration with hospitals, industry and other research organizations in order to equip the students to meet future demands.