Department of Zoology

About:

Department of Zoology was established in 1395 at and carries out its academic activities under direction of faculty of Biology. The main activities of this department include teaching the relevant subjects according to the curriculum, conducting scientific research, organizing scientific conferences, assisting/guiding students to prepare and defend monographs, participating in various committees at faculty and university level and other relevant departments such as the national office of environmental protection and Kabul Zoo. The department of Zoology is committed to work in advancing the agenda of the faculty and is planning to pave the ground for students to pursue specialized degrees and graduation of student specializing in Zoology.

Objectives of Department of Zoology:

• Training of professional and specialized cadres in the field of Zoology for the public and private institutions with bachelor’s degree
• Training of specialized and qualified Biology teachers for governmental and private schools.
• Training of qualified Zoologists.
• Training of technical assistants for laboratories in the governmental and private schools.
• Efforts to preserve the extinct-able and rare animals of Afghanistan through transfer of professional and specialized knowledge on domestic and wild animals.
• Promoting different methods of cultivating economic and farm animals.
• Awareness about the importance of domestic and wild animals in daily life and ecosystem.
• Promoting a culture of environmental and animal protection.
• Being involved in the professional and specialized development of society and achieve the objectives of the government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
• Training a committed and professional workforce.

Vision:

In order to improve the academic knowledge of professional cadres, the Department of Zoology intends offer specialized degree in Zoology and train professional and specialized zoologists and zoology staff to the society.

Mission:

Department of Zoology, as one of the active departments of the faculty of Biology, is striving to train specialized and qualified staff at bachelor’s level for the country.

Main Objectives of Department of Zoology:

The main objective of the department of Zoology is to train academic, professional, committed and expert professional’s zoologists who are familiar with the basic concepts of Zoology and its application in daily life. By completing the bachelor’s degree at the department of Zoology, the needs of educational centers in the fields of education, teaching at schools, universities, scientific and research institutions, teaching at the technical and professional institutes in the field of agriculture, veterinary, environment and in the private sector can be met by these professional cadres.

Partnerships: Doesn’t have yet.

 

Laboratory and Teaching Equipment:

No	Laboratory	Tools and Equipment	Remarks
1	Entomology Laboratory	Insect catcher device, insect collection and transfer device to laboratory, insect maintenance box, microscope, abrasion, and abrasion box, magnifier, light microscope.
2	Animal Physiology Laboratory	Microscope, slide, cover slide, abrasion box, abrasion container, centrifuge, test tube, baker, and flask
3	Microbiology Laboratory	Microscope, slide, cover slide, abrasion box, abrasion container, petri dish
4	Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory	Fixed slide, microscope, slide, cover slide, abrasion box, abrasion container
5	Animal Histology Laboratory	Microscope, slide, cover slide, abrasion box, abrasion container

 

Faculty Member of Department of Zoology:

No	Name and Surname	F/name	Field of study
1	Kaihana Sahibzada Taib	Mohammad Asif	Animal Physiology
2	Qudratullah Oryakhail	Mir Atta	Zoology
3	AbdulRahman Osmani	Jumma Gul	Zoology
4	Mohammad Hanif		Zoology
5	Mohammad Arif Irfan	Mohammada Jan	Zoology
6	Alina Kakar	Momin	Biology
7	Naweedullah Amin	Aminullah	Biology
8	Shahidullah Zadran	Asal Khan	Biotechnology

Curriculum of Departments:

No	Subjects	Code Num	Categories	Total credits	Credit		Credit hours			Responsible faculty and department	Prerequisite subjects
					Practical	Theory	Practical	Theory
Zoology Department
1	Cell Biology	KuB3.2	Basic	4	1	3	16		48	Biology , Botany	General Zoology
	Invertebrate Zoology	Ku.B3.3	Basic	4	1	3	16		48	BiologyZoology	General Zoology
2	Vertebrate Zoology	Ku.B4.3	Basic	4	1	3	16		48	BiologyZoology	General Zoology
3	Animal Physiology	Ku.B5.2	Basic	4	1	3	16		48	Biology	General, Zoology, Histology, and Biochemistry
4	Microbiology	Ku.B5.3	Basic	4	1	3	16		48	Biology Zoology	General Zoology General chemistry
5	Parasitology	Ku.B6.4	Basic	4	1	3	16		48	Biology Zoology	General Zoology General Chemistry
6	Comparative Anatomy	Ku.B7.2	Basic	4	1	3	16		48	Biology Zoology	General Zoology Animal Physiology
7	Virology	Ku.B6.3	Basic	3	1	2	16		32	Biology Zoology	Microbiology
8	Entomology	Ku.B7.1	Basic	4	1	3	16		48	Biology Zoology	General Zoology
9	Animal Geography	Ku.B8.6	Basic	3	1	2	16		32	Biology Zoology	Vertebrate and Invertebrate Zoology
10	Applied Entomology	Ku.B8.2	Basic	4	1	3	16		48	Biology Zoology	General Entomology and, Invertebrate Zoology
Total credits				41	10	31	176		496