Zoology

Overview

The Department of Zoology was started in 1973 as one of the departments of Madras University Post Graduate center at Coimbatore under the headship of (Late) Prof.G. Sundararajulu. When Bharathiar University was formed in 1982, the Department of Zoology became a part of it. Ever since its inception it has been promoting teaching, research and extension activities in the field of Zoology in this part of the state.

Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

• Students will know the functional aspects of different systems of animals, classification species based on classical and molecular taxonomy.
• Students infer the concepts of evolution and its significance which leads to apply techniques to carry out high quality teaching and scientific research.
• Graduates will provide students with relevant knowledge, skills and values in contemporary molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms of organisms.
• Understand the board areas of development, physiology and immunology of animals.
• Acquire knowledge on the nature and functions of hormones and learn the mechanism of hormone action in animals
• Acquire knowledge on importance of agriculture insects and its management practices.
• Familiar with essential skills and techniques for aquaculture practices and management.
• Understand the significance of biostatistics and familiar with essential statistical tools and their interpretation.
• Students provide the knowledge on animal’s biodiversity and interactions between organisms and their environments to drive the dynamics of populations and communities.
• Graduates will understand good laboratory practices and safety and also do in the field of Toxicology, Crustacean Biology and Reproduction, Aquatic Biotechnology and Live feed Culture, Conservation Biology, Disease Proteomics and Aquatic Ecology.