Department of plant science Course breaks down by year for weekend program B.
Sc up grading
program (2013 E.C), a proposal.
Year I Term I
No. Course code Course title Cr Hr ECTS
1 FLEn1011 Communicative English Skills I 3 5
2 Phys1011 General Physics 3(2+1) 5
3 Psch1011 General Psychology 3 5
4 Math1011 Math for Natural/Social Sciences 3 5
Sub total 12 20
Year I Term II
1 LoTC1011 Critical Thinking 2 3
2 ScSc1011 Physical Fitness P/F
3 GeES1011 Geography of Ethiopia and the Horn 3 5
4 FLEn1012 Communicative English Language Skills II 3 5
5 Anth1012 Social Anthropology 3 5
Sub total 11 18
Year I Term III
1 Biol1012 General Biology 3(2+1) 5
2 AgEc1012 Introduction to Economics 2 3
3 EmTe1012 Introduction to Emerging Technologies 3 5
4 MCiE1012 Moral and Civic Education 2 3
5 CoSc241 Introduction to Computer and its application 2(1+1) 3
Sub total 12 19
Total 35 57
Year II Term I
No Course code Course title Cr Hr ECTS
1 Chem1012 General Chemistry 3(2+1) 5
2 PlSc221 Plant Morphology and Anatomy 3(2+1) 5
3 PlSc231 Agricultural Microbiology 3(3+1) 5
4 NaRM251 Climatology and Agrometeorology 2(1+1) 3
Sub total 11 18
Year II Term II
1 PlSc222 Plant taxonomy 3(2+1) 5
2 NaRM261 Introduction to Forestry and Agro-forestry 3(2+1) 5
3 PlSc211 Plant Biochemistry 3(2+1) 5
4 PlSc212 Principles of Genetics 3(2+1) 5
Sub total 12 20
Year II Term III (summer) season)
1 Stat242 Introduction to Statistics 2(1+1) 3
2 PlSc232 Plant Ecology 3(2+1) 5
3 AgEn272 Farm Machinery and Implements 2(1+1) 3
4 SNIE282 Inclusiveness 2 3
5 PlSc311 Plant Breeding 3(2+1) 5
Sub total 12 19
Total 35 57
Year III Term I
No Course code Course title Cr Hr ECTS
1 PlSc321 Plant Physiology 3(2+1) 5
2 PlSc331 Agricultural Entomology 3(2+1) 5
3 PlSc341 Plant Pathology 3(2+1) 5
4 NaRM271 Introductory Soils 3(2+1) 5
Total 12 20
Year III Term II
PlSc351 Principles, Design and Analysis of Agricultural Experiments 3(2+1) 5
1 NaRM252 GIS and Remote Sensing (E) 3(2+1) 5
2 AnSc262 Introduction to animal science(E) 2(1+1) 2
4 IRGI371 Global Trends 2 3
5 PlSc312 Research Methods in Plant Sciences 2(1+1) 3
Sub total 12 18
Year III Term III
1 PlSc322 Fruit Crops Production and Processing 3(2+1) 5
2 PlSc332 Weeds and Their Management 3(2+1) 5
3 PlSc342 Seed Science and Technology 2(1+1) 5
4 NaRM361 Soil and Water Conservation 2(1+1) 5
Sub total 10 20
Total 34 59
Year IV Term I
No Course code Course title Cr Hr ECTS
PlSc352 Floriculture and Landscaping 2(1+1) 5
1 PlSc362 Introduction to Plant Biotechnology 2(1+1) 5
2 PlSc372 Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition 3(2+1) 5
3 RDAE382 Rural Sociology and Agricultural Extensio 2(2+0) 3
4 PlSc392 Practical Plant Sciences 1(0+1) 1
Sub total 10 19
Year IV Term II
1 PlSc411 Coffee and tea Production and processing 2(1+1) 3
2 Plsc421 Spices ,Aromatic and medicinal plants production and processing 2(1+1) 3
3 Plsc431 Vegetable Crops production and Management 3(2+1) 5
4 Plsc441 Industrial crops Production and processing 2(1+1) 3
5 Plsc451 Field Crop Production and Management 3(2+1) 5
Sub total 12 19
Year IV Term III
1 Plsc461 Principle and practices of Irrigation 2(1+1) 3
2 AgEc471 Entrepreneurship and small business Management 2(2+0) 3
PlSc481 Practical attachment in plant 1(0+1) 2
1 PlSc491 Senior Research Proposal 1(1+0) 2
2 PlSc4101 Senior Seminar 1(1+0) 2
3 PlSc442 Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture 3(2+1) 5
4 PlSc412 Post-harvest Handling and Value Addition of Grain Crops 2(1+1) 3
Sub total 12 20
Total 34 58
Year V Term I
1 PlSc452 Management of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Economic 3(2+1) 5
Importance
2 PlSc422 Post-Harvest Physiology and Handling of Horticultural Crops 2(1+1) 3
3 PlSc442 Agro-chemicals and Their Application (E) 2(1+1) 5
4 PlSc462 Dryland Agriculture (E) 2(1+1) 5
Sub total 9 18
Year V Term II
1 AgEc472 Farm Management 2(2+0) 3
2 AgEc482 Agricultural Project Planning, Evaluation and Analysis 2(2+0) 3
3 PlSc492 Senior Research Report 2(0+2) 3
4 PlSc4101 Field Crops Production and Management 3(2+1) 5
5 PlSc452 Management of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests 3(2+1) 5
of Economic Importance
Sub total 6 9
Total 17 27