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Botany

Official University of Ghana programme record for Botany (BSc). Course evidence: Level 100 courses are shared programme structure. The department is named Plant and Environmental Biology, but courses are under BOTN. Programme confirmation source: IPO inventory. Course structure source: University of Ghana College of Basic and Applied Sciences Handbook (2017 handbook edition).

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University

University of Ghana

Exact award

Bachelor of Science

Duration

4 years

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Record GHAD-60011Source publisher: University of GhanaSource published: 2026Last checked: 2 Sept 2026

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Programme identity and exact award: Bachelor of Science
Complete published curriculum sequence: 73 published course rows across the published duration. 204 published credits across all listed course rows.
Duration: 4 years

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Source publisher: University of Ghana

Source title: Botany (BSc) — UG International Programmes Office

Source published: 2026

Last checked: 2 Sept 2026

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Course structure

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Source publisher: University of Ghana

Source title: University of Ghana College of Basic and Applied Sciences Handbook

Source published: 2017

Last checked: 2 Sept 2026

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Source publisher: University of Ghana

Source title: Botany (BSc) — UG International Programmes Office

Source published: 2026

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Complete published curriculum sequence: 73 published course rows across the published duration. 204 published credits across all listed course rows.

73 published course rows · 204 published credits across all listed course rows

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Source publisher: University of Ghana

Source title: University of Ghana College of Basic and Applied Sciences Handbook

Source published: 2017

Last checked: 2 Sept 2026

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Programme pathway

Core

Level 100 · 13 courses+

Semester 1

UGRC 150

Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning

3 credits

ABCS 101

Introductory Animal Biology

3 credits

CHEM 111

General Chemistry I

3 credits

PHYS 101

Practical Physics I

1 credit

PHYS 143

Mechanics and Thermal Physics

3 credits

MATH 101

General Mathematics

3 credits

Semester 2

URGC 110

Academic Writing I

3 credits

UGRC 131-136

Understanding Human Society

3 credits

BOTN 104

Growth of Flowering Plants

3 credits

CHEM 112

General Chemistry II

3 credits

CHEM 110

Practical Chemistry

1 credit

PHYS 102

Practical Physics II

1 credit

PHYS 144

Electricity and Magnetism

3 credits

Programme pathway

Single Major - Core

Level 200 · 6 courses+

Semester 1

UGRC 210

Academic Writing II

3 credits

BOTN 201

Introductory Plant Morphology

3 credits

BOTN 203

Plants and Civilization

3 credits

Semester 2

UGRC 220-238

Introduction to African Studies

3 credits

ABCS 202

Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics

3 credits

BOTN 204

Plants and Health

3 credits

Level 300 · 11 courses+

Semester 1

BOTN 310

Language for Scientists I

1 credit

BOTN 311

Vegetative Anatomy of Seed Plants

3 credits

BOTN 313

Phycology

3 credits

BOIL 315

Principles of Genetics

3 credits

BOTN 317

Biometry I

2 credits

BOTN 321

Evolution

3 credits

Semester 2

BOTN 312

Whole Plant Physiology

3 credits

BOTN 314

Taxonomy and Evolution of Seed Plants

3 credits

BOTN 316

Plant Ecology of West Africa

3 credits

BOTN 318

Aquatic Biology

3 credits

BOTN 322

Biology of Lower Plants

3 credits

Level 400 · 7 courses+

Semester 1

BOTN 400

Project Work

3 credits

BOTN 411

Fungi and Lichens

3 credits

BOTN 413

Cell Ultra Structure and Functions

3 credits

Semester 2

BOTN 400

Project Work

3 credits

BOTN 410

Language for Scientists II

1 credit

BOTN 414

Economic Botany

3 credits

BOTN 422

Floral and Reproductive Biology

3 credits

Programme pathway

Single Major - Elective

Level 400 · 16 courses+

Semester 1

BOTN 417

Microbiology

3 credits

BOTN 439

Physiology of Fungi

3 credits

BOTN 419

Advanced Taxonomy

3 credits

BOTN 425

Quantitative Plant Ecology

3 credits

BOTN 427

Conservation and Environmental Studies

3 credits

BOTN 437

Biometry II

2 credits

BOTN 429

Population and Biometrical Genetics

3 credits

BOTN 431

Hormones

3 credits

BOTN 433

Fresh Water Biology

3 credits

BOTN 435

Developmental Plant Anatomy

3 credits

Semester 2

BOTN 418

Plant Pathology

3 credits

BOTN 426

Production Ecology

3 credits

BOTN 428

Molecular Genetics, Plant Breeding and Cytogenetics

3 credits

BOTN 432

Whole Plant Physiology

3 credits

BOTN 434

Watershed Management

3 credits

BOTN 436

Applied Plant Anatomy

3 credits

Programme pathway

Combined Major - Core

Level 200 · 6 courses+

Semester 1

UGRC 210

Academic Writing II

3 credits

BOTN 201

Introductory Plant Morphology

3 credits

BOTN 203

Plants and Civilization

3 credits

Semester 2

UGRC 220-238

Introduction to African Studies

3 credits

BOIL 202

Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics

3 credits

BOTN 204

Plants and Health

3 credits

Level 300 · 6 courses+

Semester 1

BOTN 311

Vegetative Anatomy of Seed Plants

3 credits

BOTN 313

Phycology

3 credits

BOIL 315

Principles of Genetics

3 credits

Semester 2

BOTN 312

Whole Plant Physiology

3 credits

BOTN 314

Taxonomy and Evolution of Seed Plants

3 credits

BOTN 316

Plant Ecology of West Africa

3 credits

Level 400 · 6 courses+

Semester 1

BOTN 411

Fungi and Lichens

3 credits

BOTN 413

Cell Ultra Structure and Functions

3 credits

BOTN 415

Evolution

2 credits

Semester 2

BOTN 414

Economic Botany

3 credits

BOTN 422

Floral and Reproductive Biology

3 credits

BOTN 410

Language for Scientists II

1 credit

Programme pathway

Combined Major - Elective

Level 400 · 2 courses+

Semester 1

BOTN 400

Project Work

3 credits

Semester 2

BOTN 400

Project Work

3 credits

Official course classificationElectives (18)Shown only where the official course source explicitly labels the course elective, optional, selected, or choice-based.

BOTN 417 · Level 400 · Semester 1