Faculty of Agriculture

Bangladesh Agricultural University

Mymensingh

 

 

Academic Departments

Faculty Members

Admission Requirement

 

 

Curricular Layout of M.S. & Ph.D. Programs of the Faculty of Agriculture

 

 1.   Curriculum for M.S. & Ph.D. degrees in Agronomy

 Semester I

A. Compulsory Courses : (8 cr hr)

      Course No.  Title of the Course                                    Cr hr            Marks

      Agron 501   Advanced crop husbandry                            2            100

      Agron 502   Crop yield processes                                     2            100

      Agron 503   Seed technology                                          2            100

      Agron 504   Weed management                                      2            100

      Agron 509    Weed Biology and Ecology                         2            100

      Agron 113    Cropping System                                        2            100

      Agron 114    Environmental Agronomy                            2            100  

      Agron 115    Productive and Post harvest                        2            100

                               Management of minor crops            

       B. Elective Courses   :

           4 Credits

       C. Research Work

            3 Credits                   Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory                               

 Semester II

A. Compulsory Courses : (8 cr hr)

      Agron 505   Soil fertility and management                       2            100   
                      in crop production

      Agron 506   Water management in crop                           2            100
                      production

      Agron 507   Agronomic research methodology                  2            100

      Agron 508   Stress agronomy                                          2            100

B. Elective Courses :  (4 cr hr)

      Agron 510   Cropland agroforestry                                    2            100   

      Agron 511   Agricultural system                                       2            100

      Agron 512   Fodder production and pasture                       2            100
                      management

       Agron 516    Seed Testy & Quality                                  2            100

      Related courses from other Departments

C. Research Work

            3 Credits                   Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory                               

 Semester III

A. Research Work                10 & more                                Sat./Unsat

 B. Evaluation of Thesis                                                              250

 C. Defence of Thesis                                                                  150

Grand Total                            40 Credit                                     1600

2.  Curriculum for M.S. & Ph.D. degrees in Soil Science

 Semester I

A. Compulsory  Courses (12 cr hr)

 

      SoilSc 501      Soil physics                                     3            150

      SoilSc 502      Soil chemistry and Minerology           3            150

      SoilSc 503      Soil microbiology                               3            150

      SoilSc 504      Soil degreting and                             3            150

                                Conservation

 B. Elective Courses :   Nil

 C. Research Work

       3 Credits                                            Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

 Semester II

A.  Compulsory Courses : (5 cr hr)

      SoilSc 505      Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition                3            150

      Stat     537      Design of agricultural                           2            100
                        experiments                                      

      B. Elective Courses :  (8 cr hr)

      SoilSc 506      Soil Survey and Classification                2           100

      SoilSc 507      Biofertilizer technology                          2           100

      SoilSc 508      Soils of Bangladesh                             2           100

      SoilSc 509      Soil Pollution and Remediation             2           100

      SoilSc 510      Soil Ecology and Biodiverty                   2           100           

      SoilSc 511      Soil, plant & water analysis                  2            100

      Related courses from other Departments                     2            100

C. Research Work

            3 Credits                   Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory                               

 

Semester III

A. Research Work                10 Credits or more                      sat./Unsat.

 B. Evaluation of Thesis                                                        250

 C. Defence of Thesis                                                            150

  Grand Total                                        41                            2050

3. Curriculum for M.S. & Ph.D degrees in Entomology

 Semester I

A. Compulsory  Courses : (8 cr hr)

      Course No.  Title of the Course                                   Cr hr             Marks

      Entom 501    Insect taxonomy I                                     2                100

      Entom 502    Insect physiology                                     2                100

      Entom 503    Insect ecology                                         2                 100

      Entom 504    presticide Management                          2                 100

      B. Elective Courses :  : (4 cr hr)

      Entom 509    Insect taxonomy II                                    2               100

      Entom 510    Stared Product Pests                              2               100

      Stat 539        Experimental design                                2              100

c. Entom 551  Research Work                                              3          Sat./Unsat.

 

Semester II

A. Compulsory Courses : (8 cr hr)

      Entom 505    Insect nutrition & biochemistry                2               100

      Entom 506    Insect pest management                        2               100

      Entom 507    Insect Pathology                                   2               100

      Entom 508    Entomological Technique                      2               100

     

B. Elective Courses :  (4 cr hr)

      Entom 511    Insecticide toxicology                             2               100

      Entom 512    Industrial entomology                            2               100

      Entom 513    Insect Morphology                                 2               100

C. Entom 507    Research Work                             Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

 

Semester III

A. Research Work            10                Satis/Unsatis

B. Evaluation of Thesis                                250

C. Defence of Thesis                                    150

    Grand Total                    40                    1600

4. Curriculum for M.S. & Ph.D. degrees in Horticulture

 Semester I

A. Compulsory  Courses (8 cr hr)

      Course No.  Title of the Course                                       Cr hr

      Hort 501       Adv. pomology I                                           3

      Hort 502       Adv. olericulture I                                         3

      Hort 503       Hort. research methodology                          2

     

B. Elective Courses :   (4 cr hr)

      Hort 504       Homestead forestry                                      2

      Hort 505       Hort. seed physiology                                  2

      Hort 516       Fruit & veg. processing tech.                        2

      Related courses from other Departments

 

Semester II

A.  Compulsory Courses : (2 cr hr)

      Hort 506       Adv. pomology II                                        2

      Hort 507       Adv. olericulture II                                      2

      Hort 508       Ornamental & landscape hort.                    2

      Hort 509       Spices & plantation crops                          2

     

B. Elective Courses :   Nil  

 

Semester III

      Evaluation of Thesis                                                     9 cr hr

      Defence of Thesis                                                        3 cr hr

5. Curriculum for M.S. & Ph.D. degrees in Plant Pathology

 Semester I

A. Compulsory  Courses : (8 cr hr)

      Course No.  Title of the Course                                                 Cr hr

      PPath 501     Plant pathogenesis and                                        3(2+1)
                      genetics of pathogens

      PPath 503     Methods in plant pathology                                   3

      Stat  539       Design of experiments                                          2

     

B. Elective Courses :   (2 cr hr)

      PPath 504     Bacteriology                                                          2

      PPath 505     Mycology                                                              2

      PPath 506     Nematology                                                           2

      PPath 507     Virology                                                               2

      Related courses from other Departments

 

Semester II

A.  Compulsory Courses : (2 cr hr)

      PPath 502     Epidemiology and plant disease                           2
                      management

     

B. Elective Courses :  (8 cr hr)

      PPath 508     Disease resistance in plants                                 2

      PPath 509     Post-harvest pathology                                          2

      PPath 510     Seed pathology                                                    2

      PPath 511     Soil-borne diseases                                              2

      PPath 512     Agroforest pathology                                             2

      PPath 513     Integrated pest management                                2

      Related courses from other Departments

 

Semester III

      Evaluation of Thesis                                                               9 cr hr

      Defence of Thesis                                                                   3 cr hr

6. Curriculum for M.S. & Ph.D. degrees in Crop Botany

 Semester I

A.  Compulsory  Courses  : (6 cr hr)

      Course No.  Title of the Course                                             Cr hr

      CBot 501      Morphology, phylogeny and                               2
                      plant diversification

      CBot 503      Plant physiology                                                 2

      CBot 505      Plant ecology                                                     2

     

B. Elective Courses :   (4 cr hr)

      CBot 507      Economic cryptogems and                                 2
                      gymnosperms

      CBot 501      Developmental plant physiology                        2

      CBot 511      Plant tissue culture                                            2

      CBot 512      Plant nutrition                                                    2

      CBot 513      Crop physiology                                                 2

      Related courses from other Departments

 

Semester II

A.  Compulsory Courses : (7 cr hr)

      CBot 502      Plant anatomy & embryology                          3(2+1)

      CBot 504      Plant metabolism                                             2

      CBot 506      Agro-climatology                                              2

     

B. Elective Courses :  (4 cr hr)

      CBot 508      Weed taxonomy & morphology                        2

      CBot 509      Developmental plant anatomy                         2

      CBot 514      Crop ecology                                                  2

      CBot 515      Agroforestry                                                    2

      Related courses from other Departments

 

Semester III

      Evaluation of Thesis                                                            9 cr hr

      Defence of Thesis                                                                3 cr hr

7. Curriculum for M.S. & Ph.D degrees in Genetics & Plant  Breeding

 Semester I

A.  Compulsory  Courses (8 cr hr)

      Course No.                  Title of the Course                           Cr hr

      GPB 501                Cytology and embryology                       2

      GPB 502                Principles of genetics                             2

      GPB 503       Genetic resources & crop evolution                 2

      GPB 504       Biotechnology & genetic  engineering            2    

B. Elective Courses :  (2 cr hr)

      GPB 511       Stress breeding                                             2

      GPB 512       Experimentation & data analysis                    2

 

Semester II

A. Compulsory Courses : (8 cr hr)

      GPB 521       Cytogenetics                                               2

      GPB 522       Molecular & development genetics                2          

      GPB 523       Breeding behaviour & selection methods       2

      GPB 524       Biometrical & population genetics                 2
                     

B. Elective Courses :   (2 cr hr)

      GPB 531       Distant hybridization and 

                           chromosome manipulation                             2

      GPB 532       Resistance breeding                                      2

 

Semester III

                Evaluation of Thesis                                                9 cr hr

                Defence of Thesis                                                    3 cr hr

8. Curriculum for M.S. & Ph.D. degrees in Agricultural Extension Education

(To be available soon)

 

9. Curriculum for M.S. & Ph.D. degrees in Agricultural Chemistry

 Semester I

A.  Compulsory  Courses  : (8 cr hr)

      Course No.  Title of the Course                                            Cr hr

      AgChem 501   Fertilizer technol. & usage                               2

      AgChem 503   Soil colloids & nuclear chem.                          2

      AgChem 504   Formulation & safety aspects                          2
                          of pesticides

      AgChem 507   Analysis of fertilizers, plant,                             2
                          soil and water

B. Elective Courses : (2 cr hr)

      AgChem 508   Chemistry of manures &                                  2
                          fertilizers

      AgChem 510   Waste utilization and environ.                         2
                          pollution

      Related courses from other Departments

 

Semester II

A.  Compulsory Courses : (8 cr hr)

      AgChem 502   Principles of instrumental                               2
                          methods of analysis

      AgChem 505   Chemistry of synthetic                                   2
                          pesticides

      AgChem 506   Chemistry & technology of                             2
                          rubber, sugarcane, tea &                             2
                          tobacco

      Stat 539            Design of experiments                                2   

B. Elective Courses :  (2 cr hr)

      AgChem 509   Chemistry of plant products                            2

      AgChem 511   Quality of irrigation water                               2             

Semester III

      Evaluation of Thesis     9 cr hr

      Defence of Thesis          3 cr hr

10. Curriculum for M.S. & Ph.D. degrees in Biochemistry

 Semester I

A. Compulsory  Courses : (8 cr hr)

      Course No.  Title of the Course                                          Cr hr

      Biochem 501    Advanced chemistry of                                 2
                          carbohydrates, lipids &
                          nucleic acid

      Biochem 502    Adv. chemistry of proteins &                         2
                          enzymes

      Biochem 503    Principles of biochemical                             2
                          techniques

      Stat 531            Statistics                                                   2

     

B. Elective Courses :   (4 cr hr)

      Biochem 507    Comparative biochemistry                           2

      Biochem 508    Biotechnology                                            2

      Biochem 509    Biochem. of plant hormones                       2
                          & biocides

      Biochem 510    Clinical biochem. & immuno-                     2
                          chemistry

      Biochem 511    Biochemistry of fishes                                2

      Related courses from other Departments

 

Semester II

A. Compulsory Courses : (6 cr hr)

      Biochem 504    Intermediary metabolism and                    2
                          its regulation

      Biochem 505    Replication of DNA, protein                       2
                          biosynthesis & introduction       
                          of recombinant DNA

      Biochem 506    Bioenergetic & human nutrition                2

 

B. Elective Courses :  (2 cr hr)

      Biochem 512    Special topics in biochemistry                   2

      Biochem 513    Soil biochemistry                                      2

      Biochem 514    Animal hormones                                      2

      Biochem 515    Animal biochemistry                                 2

      Related courses from other Departments

 

Semester III