The aims of these courses are to produce graduates who think in an analytical and critical way and who are capable of independent research, from project planning and experimental design to scientific writing. Students participate in a core course of statistics, scientific writing and philosophy of science, and undertake a series of seminars, two major projects and a number of content-based courses. Whenever possible, students undertake a major field trip and attend a local scientific conference. Details of each Honours course are presented below. The content-based courses include special topics in animal reproduction, cell biology, animal physiology, animal behaviour, disturbance ecology and evolutionary biology.
Candidates undertake two research projects.
The course consists of advanced studies in Entomology, with special emphasis on insect ecology and physiology, economic entomology and evolutionary biology. Candidates undertake two research projects. Candidates undertake two marine biological research projects. This course will focus on the principles that underpin sustaining vertebrate biodiversity in Africa. The course consists of advanced studies in vertebrate biology with emphasis on biogeography and biodiversity, population processes and life history patterns, physiological adaptations, and conservation and management.