5- Program structure and contents
a- Program duration: four levels (8 semesters)
b- Program structure:
Program Credit hours Percentage
Basic sciences
27
19.29 %
Humanities (including language)
3
2.14 %
Specialized courses
105
75.00 %
Computer and IT
5
3.57 %
Total
140
100 %
 Field training: 6 weeks
d- Program Courses:
 Symbols in the list and their meanings
Connotation
Symbol
University requirement
Ur
Faculty requirement
Fr
Botany
B
Chemistry
Ch
Entomology
E
Geology
G
Mathematics
M
Physics
Ph Program Credit hours
Compulsory
108
Optional
6
Elective
26
Total
140

d- Program Courses:
 Symbols in the list and their meanings
Connotation
Symbol
University requirement
Ur
Faculty requirement
Fr
Botany
B
Chemistry
Ch
Entomology
E
Geology
G
Mathematics
M
Physics
Ph

a- Compulsory courses:
The student studies (66 credit hours) after completion the first level:
Code No.
Course Title
No.
of Units
No. of hours/Week
Level
Lect.
Exer.
Prac.
015 Ur
English (1)
2
2
-
-
first
030 Ur
Computer Science (1)
3
2
-
2
first
040 Ur
Computer Science (2)
2
1
-
2
first
050 Ur
Human Rights
1
1
-
-
first
100 M
General Mathematics (1)
3
2
2
-
first
100 Ph
General Physics (1)
2
2
1
-
first
180 Ph
Practical Physics (1)
1
-
-
3
first
-
General Geology (2)
2
2
1
first
181 Ph
Practical Physics (2)
1
-
-
3
first
100 Ch
General Chemistry (1)
2
2
1
-
first
180 Ch
Practical Chemistry (1)
1
-
-
3
first
101 B
General Botany (2)
2
2
1
first
181 Ch
Practical Chemistry (2)
1
-
-
3
first
100 G
General Geology (1)
2
1
-
2
first
100 Z
General Zoology (1)
2
1
-
2
first
100 B
General Botany (1)
2
1
-
2
first
211 B
Economic Plant
1
1
-
-
Second
221 B
Morphology and Anatomy
3
2
-
2
Second
232 B
Plant taxonmy
3
2
-
2
Second
241 B
Plant ecology
3
2
-
2
Second
251 B
Plant physiology
3
2
-
2
Second
312 B
Ptridophyta and Angiosperm
3
2
-
2
Third
332 B
Advanced Plant taxonmy
3
2
-
2
Third
334 B
Flora
3
2
-
2
Third
341 B
Phytogeography
2
2
-
-
Third
324 B
Plant Community
2
2
-
-
Third
333 B
Medicinal plant
1
1
-
1
second
456 B
Growth and hormones
3
1
3
Fourth
212 Ch
Aromatic chemistry (1)
2
2
-
1
Second
217 Ch
Organic aliphatic chemistry
3
2
-
3
Second
Benha University
Faculty of Science
Department of Botany
7
222 Ch
Inorganic Chemistry
2
2
-
1
Second
231 Ch
Chemical Thermodynamics
2
2
-
-
Second
234 Ch
Electrochemistry
2
2
-
1
Second
242 Ch
Analytical Chemistry
3
2
-
3
Second
310 Ch
Organic reaction mechanism (2)
2
2
-
-
Third
317 Ch
Applied organic spectroscopy
3
2
-
3
Third
323 Ch
Transition element & Coordination Chemistry
2
2
-
-
Third
332 Ch
(Phys Chem) Surface, catalysis, colloidal & solid state
3
3
-
-
Third
333 Ch
Physical chemistry (3)
1
1
-
-
Third
424 Ch
Advanced inorganic chemistry
2
2
-
-
Fourth
433 Ch
Applied Electrochemistry (2)
2
2
-
-
Fourth
443 Ch
Instrumental chemistry (2)
3
2
-
3
Fourth
400 ch or B
Research article
2
-
-
Fourth
b- Elective courses:
a.1 Elective compulsory
The student studies (12 credit hours)
b.2 Elective optional
The student studies (24 credit hours)
Code
No.
Course Title
No.
of Units
No. of hours/week
level
Lect.
Exer.
Prac.
215 B
Principles of Genetcis
3
2
-
2
Second
235 G
Crystal and minarology
3
2
-
2
Second
241M
Statistical and computer science
3
3
-
-
Second
219 G
Plant fossils
3
2
-
2
Second
Code
No.
Course Title
No.
of Units
No. of hours/week
level
Lect.
Exer.
Prac.
261 B
Systematic of fungi
3
2
-
2
Second
273 B
Phycology
3
2
-
2
second
291 B
Genral Microbiology
3
2
-
2
Second
Benha University
Faculty of Science
Department of Botany
8
c- Optional courses:
The student studies (6 credit hours)
6- Contents of the Courses
See course specification (Appendix 4)
7- Program admission requirements
 Faculty of Benha Science accepts students who have a high school (the scientific branches) or equivalent according to the admission requirements specified by the Supreme Council of Universi-ties.
351 B
Mineral nutrition
3
2
-
2
Third
352 B
Phytochemistry
3
2
-
2
Third
364 B
Plant pathogenic fungi
3
2
-
2
Third
431 B
Palynology
3
2
-
2
Fourth
452 B
Secondary plant metabolism
3
2
-
2
Fourth
453 B
Standard analyses
3
2
-
2
Fourth
454 B
Tissue culture
3
2
-
2
Fourth
215 Ch
Green chemistry
2
2
-
-
second
319 Ch
Chemistry of petroleum and petrochemicals
3
2
-
3
Third
330 Ch
Inorganic chemistry (3)
3
3
-
-
Third
325 Ch
Physical chemistry (3)
3
3
-
-
Third
342 Ch
Analytical chemistry (2)
3
2
-
3
Third
418 Ch
Aromatic Heterocyclic and natural products
2
2
-
-
Fourth
419 Ch
Carbohydrates, amino acids and lipids
3
2
-
3
Fourth
440Ch
Selected articles (Advanced analytical chemistry)
3
3
-
-
Fourth
Code No.
Course Title
No.
of Units
No. of hours/week
level
Lect.
Exer.
Prac.
211 M
Advanced differentiation and integration
3
2
2
-
Second
240 E
General entomology
3
2
-
2
Second
323Ph
Biophysics
3
3
-
-
Third
312 B
Insecticides
3
2
-
2
Third