Bachelor programs in Botany and Microbiology

1. To achieve innovative scientific research in the fields of Botany, Microbiology, and their applications.
2. To provide distinguished education in the fields of Botany and Microbiology and their applications.
3. To offer services to society and support communication channels within the community and labor market to raise the quality of life.
4. To implement and improve the quality management system’s procedures.
5. To develop the skills of faculty and staff in both the Botany and Microbiology programs to be more professional.
6. To invest the department’s resources to increase self-revenue, supporting the department’s activities and scientific research.

Under the terms of admission to the College of Science, the Botany & Microbiology Department stipulates the following conditions:
1. The student must hold a Secondary School Certificate (Natural Sciences Section).
2. The average, scored by the student in the High School Examination, should be no less than 75% (weighted percentage).
3. The student’s cumulative average must not to be less than 2.5 out of 5, when transferring to the Department.
4. A full-time registration is required.

First Year – First Semester

• ENGS 100 – English Language – 6 Credit Hours

• ARAB 100 – Writing Skills (O) – 2 Credit Hours

• CT 101 – IT Skills – 3 Credit Hours

• ENT 101 – Entrepreneurship – 1 Credit Hour

• MATH 101 – Differential Calculus – 3 Credit Hours

First Year – Second Semester

• STAT 101 – Introduction to Probability and Statistics – 3 Credit Hours

• EPH 101 – Fitness and Health Education – 1 Credit Hour

• CHEM 101 – General Chemistry (1) – 4 Credit Hours

• CI 101 – University Skills – 3 Credit Hours

• ENGS 110 – English – 6 Credit Hours

Second Year – First Semester

• BCH 101 – General Biochemistry – 4 Credit Hours

• BOT 102 – Botany – 3 Credit Hours

• ZOOL 103 – Principles of General Zoology – 3 Credit Hours

• MBI 140 – General Microbiology – 3 Credit Hours

• STAT 145 – Biostatistics – 2 Credit Hours

Second Year – Second Semester

• BOT 213 – Plant Microtechnique – 2 Credit Hours

• BOT 222 – Principals of Flowering Plants Taxonomy – 3 Credit Hours

• BOT 241 – Plant Ecological Factors – 3 Credit Hours

• BOT 251 – Cell Biology & Cytogenetics – 3 Credit Hours

• BOT 272 – Plant Physiology – 3 Credit Hours

Third Year – First Semester

• BOT 211 – Plant Anatomy – 3 Credit Hours

• CHEM 253 – Analytical Chemistry for Non-Major – 2 Credit Hours

• BOT 254 – Genetics – 3 Credit Hours

• BOT 341 – Ecosystem – 1 Credit Hour

• BOT 345 – Flora of Saudi Arabia – 2 Credit Hours

• BOT 349 – Ecophysiology – 2 Credit Hours

Third Year – Second Semester

• BOT 342 – Phytosociology – 2 Credit Hours

• BOT 346 – Pollution & Environmental Protection – 2 Credit Hours

• BOT 359 – Population Genetics – 2 Credit Hours

• BOT 373 – Plant Growth & its Regulators – 2 Credit Hours

• BOT 398 – Research Project (1) – 2 Credit Hours

Fourth Year – First Semester

• BOT 492 – Ecological Field Training – 5 Credit Hours

Fourth Year – Second Semester

• GEO 303 – Principles of Remote Sensing – 3 Credit Hours

• MBI 345 – Microbial Interaction – 2 Credit Hours

• BOT 384 – Phycology – 3 Credit Hours

• BOT 443 – Ecological Methods – 2 Credit Hours

• BOT 499 – Research Project (2) – 3 Credit Hours

Fifth Year – First Semester

• BOT 441 – Economic Botany – 2 Credit Hours

• BOT 445 – Desert Ecology & its Resources – 2 Credit Hours

• BOT 472 – Plant Tissue Culture – 2 Credit Hours

• BOT 473 – Plant Chemistry – 2 Credit Hours

• BOT 495 – Plant Molecular Biology – 3 Credit Hours