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FOURAH BAY COLLEGE
institutes
Institute of Marine Biology and Oceanography
Requirements
for entry into this programme are as indicated in the General Entry Requirements
and those for the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science.
1
DIPLOMA IN AQUATIC BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES
PRELIMINARY YEAR
Preliminary Year Marine Sciences
Limnology
Introductory Oceanography
Elementary Meteorology and Surveying
Exams: 1
theory and 3 practical papers
INTERMEDIATE
YEAR
Water
as a medium for life
Biodata
of Natural Waters
Fishery
Biology and ecology
Fishing
Methods, Technology and gear
General
Fishery Management
Exams: 4
theory and 3 practical papers
FINAL
YEAR
Option A:
(Marine fishery Biology)
1.
Marine Ecology
2.
Principles of Fish Culture
3.
Economic/aquatic Resources
4.
Fisheries Hydrography
Option B: (Inland Fishery Biology)
1.
Freshwater Ecology
2.
Principles of fish culture
3.
Economic/Aquatic Resources
4.
Applied Limnology
EXAMS
4 theory and 2 practical papers
B.
SC. HONS IN MARINE SCIENCE WITH SPECIAL OPTIONS
Candidates
MUST have done Botany, Chemistry or Zoology to qualifying year and should
satisfy the pass mark requirement to read for the Honours programme and other
course requirements as may be appropriate.
FINAL
HONOURS I CORE COURES
1.
Physical Oceanography
2.
Dynamic Oceanography
3.
Chemical Oceanography
4.
Analytical Chemistry of Sea Water
5.
Marine Geology
6.
Marine Geophysics
7.
Marine Ecology
8.
Fisheries Biology
FINAL
HONOURS II
1.0
One option consisting of FOUR elective courses must be selected by each
candidate provided they fulfill the requirements of the option and the
availability of staff.
1.1
Option "A" Marine Biology
ELECTIVES
1
Plankton & Benthos Biology and Ecology
2 Data Acquisition
and Analysis
3
Marine Algology
4
Aquaculture
5 Fish Population
Dynamics
6 Living Resources
Management
7
Biology and Ecology of Marine Invertebrates
8
Biology and Ecology of Marine vertebrates
9
Marine Ecology
10 Marine
Microbiology
11 World
Fisheries Resources
12 Marine
Pollution
1.2
Option "B" Physical Oceanography
1
Estuarine Dynamics
2. Near Shore Process
3.
Regional Oceanography
4.
Marine Optics
5.
Marine Acoustics
6.
Marine Meterology
7.
Direct and Remote Sensing
8. Sea-level and Tidal
Prediction
9. Data Acquisition and
Analysis
10. Coastal
Oceanography
11. Exploration
and Survey
1.3
Option "C" Chemical Oceanography
1
Advanced Chemical analysis
2
Marine Biochemistry
3
Advanced Marine Geochemistry
4 Non-living
resource Management
5
Marine Pollution
6
Chemical Cycles in the ocean
7 Data Acquisition
& Analysis
8
Marine Sedimentology
9
Marine Chemistry
10 Estuarine
Nutrient Dynamics
1.4
Option "D" Geological Oceanography
1
Coastal Geomorphology
2
Advance Marine Geochemistry
3
Marine Micropalaeontology
4
Sedimentary Petrology
5
Marine Stratigraphy
6
Marine Surveying and Cartography
7
Palaeo-ecology
8 Non-living
resources Management
9
Costal Processes
10 Data
Acquisition & Analysis
2.0
Practical Courses: These will
take the form of field training and laboratory exercises for six (6) hours per week per elective.
3.0
Project/dissertation Work In consultation with staff
4.0 Examination
Year IV
5 papers plus Mini Project Report
Year
V 5
papers plus Project Work/Dissertation
Institute for African and Cultural Studies
Courses
Certificate
in African and Cultural studies
Diploma
in African and Cultural studies
Each has
the following course offerings
History
of West Africa
History
of Sierra Leone
Drama
Art in
Africa
Ethnomusicology
Ethnography
Post
Graduate diploma leading to Masters
History
of Sierra Leone
Education
and National Development
Drama
Art in
Africa
Ethnography
74 Students in diploma and certificate
9 students in postgraduate
Institute of Mass Communication
Certificate course
Registration for Certificate in Mass Communication
Compulsory Courses
News gathering, reporting and Writing
Editing and Layout (1)
History of the Mass Media
Introduction to feature Writing
Media Law and Ethics
Media and Gender
Subsidiary Courses
Students will be expected to take a total of four (4) courses from no less than two or three areas:
| Political Science | Economics |
| Philosophy | Literature |
| History | Religion |
| Sociology and Gender Issues |
Service Courses
The student will be required to take the following courses:
Communication Skills (1)
Critical Thinking Skills
Diploma course
Registration Guidelines
Compulsory Courses
Theories of Mass Communication
Editing and Lay-out (2)
Editorial and Feature Writing
Communication for National Development
Media and Society
Introduction to Research
Options
Students should choose A and B, C and D, or E and F as follows:
Print Media
A. Newspaper Production
B. Magazine Writing and Production
Broadcast Media
C. Radio Production
D. Television Production
Advertising and Public Relations
E. Advertising
F. Public Relations
