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DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY The Department of Zoology, Government College, Lahore was established in 1906 when Lt. Col. John Stephenson started a B.Sc. course in Zoology. Before this, Zoology was taught as a part of Biology. Post-graduate teaching for M.Sc. degree in Zoology was started in 1908 with one student, Behari Lal Bhatia. The M.Sc. Degree at that time was awarded on the basis of qualifying the written test only. In 1915 - 1916, thesis work was introduced as partial fulfillment of the requirements for M.Sc.
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The first thesis presented to the Punjab University was on the skeleton of Rita Rita by a Muslim student, Hamid Khan Bhatti (who later on became a well known Zoologist and Fishery Scientist) for his M.Sc. degree.
Dr. Stephenson laid down the foundation of a Natural History Museum in the department. This museum has since been growing. It has been and is one of the best museums in the Indo-Pak subcontinent. lt has over 2500 specimens.
In 1919, the Honours School system was introduced. The students having passed this examination had to take up only one year course for their M.Sc. Degree, whereas the students with B.Sc. Degree were required to have 2 year course for their M.Sc. Degree. The two systems existed side by side till 1963.
The Zoology Department, Government College, Lahore was the only seat of learning and research in Zoology for M.Sc. Degree till 1920 in the United Punjab. The Punjab University started its M.Sc. course in 1920 but its Department was housed in the Zoological Laboratories of Government College, Lahore. The Head of Zoology Department, Government College, Lahore also acted as Head of the Zoology Department, University of the Punjab. Dr. George Matthai held this position from 1920 to 1942. The Zoology Department of Government College Lahore and that of the Punjab University held combined classes for M.Sc. Degree. The combined classes were taught by the staff of both Departments. This arrangement continued till 1963, when the Zoology Department of the Punjab University was shifted to new Campus Lahore. The Zoology Department, Government College, Lahore resumed and restarted independent teaching of M.Sc. Zoology through the efforts of Dr. Nazir Ahmed, Prof. Naseer ud Din Ahmad and Dr. Ahsanul Islam.
The Department of Zoology has been headed by the following persons of repute in Chronological order:
| Dr. Lt. Col. John Stephenson | Dr. R.H. Whitehouse |
| Dr. George Matthai | Dr. Vishwa Nath |
| Dr. Syed Nazir Ahmed | Dr. Muhammad Sharif |
| Prof. Naseer ud Din Ahmad | Dr. Ahsan ul lslam |
| Dr. Muhammad Saleem | Prof. Mukhtar Ahmad Butt |
| Dr. M.R. Mirza. |
Course of Study
| M.Sc. Part-I | |
| Z-501 | General Biochemistry |
| Z-508 P | General Biochemistry |
| Z-502 | Molecular Cell Biology |
| Z-509 P | Molecular Cell Biology |
| Z-503 | Physiology and Animal Behavior |
| Z-510 P | Physiology and Animal Behavior |
| Z-504 | Genetics and Biometry |
| Z-511 P | Genetics and Biometry |
| Z-505 | Development Biology |
| Z-512 P | Development Biology |
| Z-506 | Animal Biodiversity |
| Z-513 P | Animal Biodiversity |
| Z-507 | General Viva |
| M.Sc. Part-II Core Courses | |
| Z-601 | Environmental Biology and Wildlife (Theory) |
| Z-621 P | Environmental Biology and Wildlife (Practical) |
| Z-602 | Economic Zoology and Taxonomy (Theory) |
| Z-622 P | Economic Zoology And Taxonomy (Practical) |
| Z-603 | Zoogeography, Palaeontology and Evolutior (Theory) |
| Z-604 | Basic Principals f Biotechnology Theory) |
| Elective Courses | |
| Z-605 | Applied Microbiology (Theory) |
| Z-624 P | Applied Microbiology (Practical) |
| Z-606 | Immunology and Haematology (Theory) |
| Z-625 P | Immunology and Haematoloty (Practical) |
| Z-607 | Vector Biology (Theory) |
| Z-626 P | Vector Biology (Practical) |
| Z-608 | Applied Fisheries (Theory) |
| Z-627 P | Applied Fisheries (Practical) |
| Z-609 | Animal Embryology and Teratology (Theory) |
| Z-628 P | Animal Embryology and Teratology (Practical) |
| Z-610 | Cancer Biology (Theory) |
| Z-629 P | Cancer Biology (Practical) |
| Z-611 | Biomedical Technology (Theory) |
| Z-630 P | Biomedical Technology (Practical) |
| Z-612 | Toxicology Technology (Theory) |
| Z-631 P | Toxicology Technology (Practical) |
| Z-613 | Radiation Biology (Theory) |
| Z-632 P | Radiation Biology (Practical) |
| Z-614 | Mammology (Theory) |
| Z-632 P | Mammology (Practical) |
| Z-615 | Human Genetics (Theory) |
| Z-634 P | Human Genetics (Practical) |
| Z-616 | Fish Nutrition and Food Technology (Theory) |
| Z-635 P | Fish Nutrition and Food Technology (Practical) |
| Z-617 | Systematic Ichthyology (Theory) |
| Z-636 P | Systematic Ichthyology (Practical) |
| Z-618 | Fisheries and Aquaculture (Theory) |
| Z-637 P | Fisheries and Aquaculture (Practical) |
| Z-619 | Fish Endocrinology (Theory) |
| Z-638 P | Fish Endocrinology (Practical) |
| Z-620 | Physiology of Reproduction (Theory) |
| Z-639 P | Physiology f Reproduction (Practical) |
| Special Courses | |
| Z-651 | Microbiology A (Theory) |
| Z-651 P | Microbiology A (Practical) |
| Z-652 | Microbiology B (Theory) |
| Z-652 P | Microbiology B (Practical) |
| Z-653 | Limnology A (Theory) |
| Z-653 P | Limnology A (Practical) |
| Z-654 | Limnology B (Theory) |
| Z-654 P | Limnology B (Practical) |
| Z-655 | Vector Biology A (Theory) |
| Z-655 P | Vector Biology A (Practical) |
| Z-656 | Vector Biology B (Theory) |
| Z-656 P | Vector Biology B (Practical) |
Note:- The students will opt one elective paper out of the list (Theory and Practical) related to their research. The assessment will be like core courses.
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