Science and Technology of Crop Production Specialization

First Year
1st Semester 2nd Semester
FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
Course Code Course Title Credit Course Code Course Title Credit
ABF 100 General and Inorganic Chemistry 6 ABF 104 Biochemistry 6
ABF 101 Organic Chemistry 6 ABF 105 Microbiology 6
MAS 110 Mathematics 4 ABF 106 Statistics/ Biometry 4
PHYS 101 Physics 5 ABF 107 Plant Systematic 5
ABF 110 Plant Morphology & Anatomy 5 ABF 150 Introduction to Food Science & Technology 5
ENG 122 English for Academic Purposes 4 ENG 180 English for Agricultural Studies 4
Total 30 Total 30
Second Year
3rd Semester 4th Semester
FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
Course Code Course Title Credit Course Code Course Title Credit
ABF 210 Genetics 5 ABF 216 Molecular biology & biotechnology 5
ABF 211 Plant Physiology 6 ABF 219 Agricultural Meteorology 4
ABF 212 Principles of Crop Production 5 ABF 250 Food Packaging 5
ABF 220 Introduction to Geotechnical 3 ABF 251 Food Process Engineering 5
ABF 230 Animal Biology 6 ABF 253 Food Chemistry 5
ABF 200 Ecology & Conservation of Biodiversity 5 ABF 356 Food Safety 5
Total 30 Total 29
Third Year
5th Semester 6th Semester
FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
Course Code Course Title Credit Course Code Course Title Credit
ABF 252 Food Quality and Management 5 ABF 315 Viticulture 4
ABF 351 Food biotechnology 6 ABF 333 Feed Science and Technology 4
ABF 352 Human Nutrition & Health 4 ABF 334 Dairy & Meat Production (Ruminants) 5
ABF 354 Physiochemical analysis of Foods 5 ABF 350 Oenology 5
ABF 355 Food Microbiology 6 ABF 353 Dairy Science & Technology 6
Free Elective ** 4 ABF 358 Animal- origin Science & Technology 5
Total 30 Total 30
ABF 390 Practical Training (summer session) – 5 CREDIT
Fourth Year
7th Semester 8th Semester
FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
Course Code Course Title Credit Course Code Course Title Credit
ABF 335 Zoonosis and Food Crises 5 ABF 415 Post Harvest Physiology 4
ABF 431 Meat & Egg Production 5 ABF 454 Agri-industrial and Livestock Waste Management 6
ABF 450 Plant Origin food Science & Technology 6 ABF 470 Principles of Economics and Management 4
ABF 457 Functionality Foods 4 ABF 471 Agricultural Economics & Policy 6
ABF 459 Science and technology of dairy 6 ABF 490 B.Sc. Thesis 10
Restricted Elective * 5
Total 31 Total 30

*Restricted Electives for the Science and Technology of Food Production Specialization

Restricted Electives
Course Code Course Title Credit
ABF 332 Agriculture and Honey Technology 5
ABF 417 Aromatic, Medicinal and Forage Plants 5

** Open electives can be selected from courses offered for the other two Specializations of  the Department, from other Departments/Faculties of the University, as well as Language