Curriculum Guide Agriculture Department

NUGAAL UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
(Curriculum Guide)
Brief course description and distribution
FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN AGRICULTURE
April, 2012
Las Anod, Sool Region
Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science
BRIEF CONTENTS
1.0. Introduction
1.1. Delivery
Methods...
1.2.
Assessment
Methods....
1.3.
Admission
Criteria....
1.4. Degree
Nomenclature..
1.5. Graduate
Profile
..
2.0. Course
Composition
3.0. Course
Distribution..
4.0. Course
Description...
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1.0. INTRODUCTION
Nugaal University has made continues progress in terms of number of
faculties launched in recent years due to the educational gap in the region.
The most recent program that the University started was faculty of
Agriculture and Animal Science. In particular, the faculty has introduced the
department of agriculture for the first time in the history of the region.
This program was based on surveys conducted by Nugaal University in
several years (2009, 2010, &2011) that aimed to learn more about the
ground situation of the society. According to the surveys findings, 85%
among the sample is pastoralists, whereas 15% are agrarian. In addition, the
survey teams observed localities that are appropriate for farming such as
Nugaal Valley, where inhabitants are lacking adequate farming techniques.
Furthermore, Nugaal University arranged academic discussion regarding the
findings of the surveys. That discussion has brought about the establishment
of the faculty which was given priority to two fields, mainly Crop and
Livestock Production.
The Bachelor of Science in Agriculture would transform Sool community
from Pastoralists to Agro-Pastoralists by producing professionals that are
capable and competent in nature. The reason behind it is that the pastoralist
society is more vulnerable than Agro-pastoralists in seasonal droughts while
food security deliberately considered. In the end, the Bachelor of Science in
Agriculture had officially launched on Sept. 2012.
1.1. Delivery Methods

Teaching methods are student centered approach and include:
Lecture
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Seminars/tutorials
Practical attachments
Audio visuals such as videos, pictures, diagrams and models
Bedsides/teaching rounds
Case studies
Agricultural extension participation
Field demonstration
Discussion
1.2. Assessment Methods
Formative assessments (Quiz /Discussion)

Summative assessments (Final Written / Oral Examination)
Progressive assessment of rounds, bedsides, case-reports, etc
Demonstration
Student attitude & behaviour
Student presentation
Comprehensive examination
1.3. Admission criteria

The candidates must:
Complete high school education successfully with average score

of at least C
Meet the other set criteria of the Nugaal University to join the
program
Be fully sponsored by Private, Governmental or Nongovernmental

organizations or Self
Be physically and mentally fit
Able to pass the entrance exam set by the University
Have full interest to serve his/her community
1.4. Degree Nomenclature

Upon Satisfactory completion, the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
(BSc in Agriculture) will be awarded to candidates.
1.5. Graduate Profile

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2.0. COURSE COMPOSITION

Category
#
of Credit
Cours Hours
es
Crop 22
89
Major
production
Major
livestock 14
courses
Supportive
10
Common
8
Total
56
Cours
es
Major
(Crop
Courses
1
2
5
6
8
9
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
39
30
24
182
Credit
Hours
Production)
Introduction to Horticulture
Introduction to Crop Production
Soil Science
Farm Management
Food Science
Soil & Water Conservation
Agro Marketing
Plant Pathology
Food Processing Management
Participatory Rural Appraisal
Tropical Diseases
Agricultural Extension
Irrigation & Drainage
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6
1
7
1
8
1
9
2
0
2
1
2
2
Integrated Weed Management

Entomology
Pest & Disease Management
Plant Breeding
Farm Machinery
Rural Development
Minor (Livestock Production)

Courses
2
3
2
4
Bee Keeping and Production
2
5
2
6
2
7
2
8
2
9
3
0
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
Forage
Production
Management
Meat Production
Animal Anatomy & Physiology

and
Poultry Production Management

Animal health and
Disease
Control
Wild Animal Conservation
Animal husbandry
Fish and aquatic production
Animal behavior and welfare
Animal genetics and breeding
Animal nutrition
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Supportive (General Science)

Courses
3
5
3
6
3
7
3
8
3
9
4
0
4
1
4
2
Botany
Zoology
Organic Chemistry
Ecology
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Diary Microbiology
Biotechnology
Common Courses
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
6
4
7
4
8
4
9
5
0
College Writing Skills

Sociology
Communication English
Psychology
Entrepreneurship
and
Business Management
Computer Application
Small
Statistics
Research Methodology
3.0. COURSE DISTRIBUTION

Year One: Semester I
Cours Course Title
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Credit
Weekly
Weekly
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code
Hours
1
2
Introduction to Horticulture
Introduction
to
Crop
Production
3
College Writing Skills
4
Botany
5
Zoology
6
Sociology and Anthropology
7
Organic Chemistry
Total credit hours 20
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COURS
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CODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Total
hours
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Course
code
Contact hours
Contact
(Theory)
hours
3
3
4
6
(Practical)
2
-
2
3
3
3
3
4
6
6
6
6
Year One: Semester II

COURSE TITLE
CREDIT
HOURS
Introduction to Animal genetics and 4

breeding
Animal behavior and welfare
3
Communication English
2
Animal husbandry
3
Soil science
4
Psychology
2
Ecology
3
credit 21
Year Two: Semester I
Course Title
Farm Management
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Credit
Hours
Weekly
Weekly
Contact
Contact
hours
hours
(Theory
)
8
(Practic
al)
-
6
4
5
6
4
6
1
2
-
Weekly
Weekly
Contact
Contact
hours
hours
(Theory)
(Practic
al)
-
Weekly
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Contact
hours
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Total
hours
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Course
code
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
hours
Animal
Anatomy
&
physiology
Entrepreneurship and Small
Business Management
Food Science
Bee Keeping and Production
Computer Application
Soil & Water Conservation
Microbiology
credit 22
Year Two: Semester II
Course Title
Agro Marketing
Plant Pathology
Biochemistry
Forage
Production
and
Management
Participatory Rural Appraisal
Animal Nutrition
credit 24
Year Three: Semester I

Course
Course Title
code
Tropical Diseases
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(Theory)
4
3
3
2
3
3
6
4
2
4
6
2
2
2
-
Credit
Hours
Weekly
Weekly
Contact
Contact
hours
hours
(Theory)
3
4
3
3
6
6
6
6
(Practic
al)
2
-
2
3
4
6
Credit
Hours
Weekly
Weekly
Contact
Contac
hours
t hours
(Theory
)
7
(Practi
cal)
1
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2
3
4
5
6
Agricultural Extension
Irrigation & Drainage
Meat Production
Poultry
Production
Management
Integrated
Weed
Management
credit 23
Total
hours
Year Three: Semester II
Course
Course Title
code
1
2
3
4
5
Entomology
Pest & Disease Management
Plant Breeding
Animal Health & Disease
Control
Biotechnology
Total
credit
hours
Year Four: Semester I

Course
Course Title
code
1
2
3
4
5
6
Wild Animal Conservation

Farm Machinery
Research Methodology
Rural Development
Environmental Health
Seed Quality Control
3
4
3
3
4
6
6
6
2
2
-
Credit
Hours
Weekly
Weekly
Contact
Contac
hours
t hours
(Theory
)
8
6
8
4
(Practi
cal)
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
18
Credit
Hours
3
3
3
3
3
3
Weekly
Weekly
Contact
Contact
hours
hours
(Theory
)
(Practi
cal)
4
6
6
6
6
6
2
-
Year Four: Semester II

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Category
1
2
3
4
5
6
Course Title
Fishing and Fish Production

Fresh Water Ecology
Animal Breeding
Biotechnology
Livestock Product Processing
and Marketing
Research Project
Credit
Hours
3
3
3
3
3
4
Weekly
Weekly
Contact
Contac
hours
t hours
(Theory
)
6
6
4
6
(Practi
cal)
2
-
4.0. COURSE DESCRIPTION

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE
Course Description: this course intends to offer introductory concepts and
methods of horticulture production by emphasizing environment of
horticulture, fruit, and vegetable and ornamental plant productions. And in
the end, the course provides horticulture management knowledge with
detailed practices.
Prerequisite Course/s: None
COURSE CONTENTS
1. Land preparation and tillage
2. Consideration of horticulture
3. Vegetable types
4. Vegetable types on the basis of temperature
5. Root crops
6. Tuber crops
7. Leafy crops
8. Water refinement
9. Integrated weed control
10.
Pest and disease management
11.
Marketing , transportation and handling of Horticultural Products
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COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO CROP PRODUCTION

Pre-requisite: None
Course Description: this course deals with the basic understanding of
various crop products by emphasizing their natural behavior in production
levels. It also enables students to gain in depth knowledge regarding their
approaches, methods/techniques and processes of crop production
management. In particular, agronomical practices and disease control.
Prerequisite course/s:
COURSE CONTENTS
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2.
3.
4.
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6.
7.
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Land preparation
Factors influencing crop production
Water requirement
Seed selection methods
Crop varieties
Cereal crops
Legumes
Tree crops
COURSE TITLE: COLLEGE WRITING SKILLS

Course Descriptions: This course will focus on writing strategies. Emphasis
will be on development of sentence structure, sentence variety, and
paragraph structure to essay level. The sentence level writing includes
writing accurate sentences i.e. avoiding fragments, run-on sentences,
agreement faults, faulty parallelism, dangling construction, etc. the
paragraph level writing emphasizes the basics of paragraph writing i.e.
coherence, unity, completeness, topic sentences; statement of main idea,
writing supports, appropriate emphasis, logical arrangement and
development of ideas such as cause and effect, comparison and contrast,
description, definition, exemplification, classification, sequencing events, etc.
This paragraph level writing also includes the drafting, revision, and editing
processes of writing. Students will be introduced to the techniques of
composing longer texts or essay writing.
Pre-requisite: None
COURSE CONTENTS
1. Sentence writing
2. The composing process
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3.
4.
5.
6.
The Writing process

Practicing the basics of writing
Structuring and Organizing Text
Producing various types of texts
COURSE TITLE: ZOOLOGY

Course Description: this course introduces to students the study of
zoology at the cellular organism, and function levels. It provides to students
for the introduction of areas of systematic evaluation, reproduction,
development, animal diversity and ecology.
Prerequisite Course: None
COURSE CONTENTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Fundamental properties of life

General features of living organisms
The grades of organization
The animal like
Metazoans and protozoa
Pseudo coalimate animals
Moluccas
Opinion of zoologists
COURSE TITLE: BOTANY

Course Description: this course deals with the plant cells, tissues,
structure, anatomy and function of plant organs. Students will be introduced
plant energy nutrition, transportation, classification and ecology.
Prerequisite course: No pre-requisite course
COURSE CONTENTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Evolution of prokaryotes
Terminology
Higher plants
Reproduction of angiosperm
Difference between gymnosperm and angiosperm plants
Plant physiology and anatomy
Monocot and dicot plants
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COURSE TITLE: SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

Course Description: Sociology and Anthropology deals with basic
understanding of the subject matter and the techniques used to study in the
contemporary era for human social life patterns. In addition, it provides
students general understanding of societys culture, tradition, and its living
pattern. Finally, the main objective of the course is to familiarize agriculture
students with the fundamental elements of sociological and anthropological
perspective regarding human social life.
Prerequisite course/s: None
COURSE CONTENTS
1 Introduction to Subject matter
2 Sociological Methodology
3
Sociological and related disciplines
4 Social organizations and relationship

5 Introduction to Anthropology
6 Culture
7 Social processes
8 Sociological perspectives
9 Methods of social action
10 Language and arts
11 Race, ethnicity and health problems
12 The family
13 Religion
COURSE TITLE: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Course Description: this course provides the systematic account of organic
compounds. It introduces saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons with
detailed explanation about their physical and chemical properties. This
course also deals with their methods of preparation and chemical reactions.
Finally, students will be assigned to conduct practical experiments at end of
the course.
COURSE CONTENTS
1. Organic
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2.
3. Alcohol
4.
5. Phenols
6.
7. Ethers
8.
9. Aldehydes
10.
11.
Ketones
12.
Acids (carboxylic Acids)
13.
14.
Amines
15.
16.
Amides
17.
18.
Nitrates and other
COURSE TITLE: COMMUNICATION ENGLISH
Course Description: This is an integrated skills development course,
covering reading, listening, speaking, writing, and just grammar and
vocabulary. Reading involves reading for gist, intensive reading, scanning,
critical reading, and note-making. Listening incorporates listening for gist,
listening for details, discriminating major and minor ideas, taking notes, and
identifying features of active listening. Speaking activities include tasks such
as introducing oneself and others, giving advice, debating, group work, oral
reports, etc. writing activities focus on writing personal description, summary
writing, describing charts, and tables..
COURSE CONTENTS
This course is text based and could incorporate texts on agriculture, gender,
pastorialism and environment which are the cross cutting themes currently.
COURSE TITLE: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Course Description: this course covers animal farm husbandry systems
including routine management, record keeping and marketing strategies. It
also emphasizes environmental factors and diseases that affect animal
productivity.
Prerequisite course: None
COURSE CONTENTS
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6.
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9.
Economic importance of animal husbandry

Livestock routine management
Management during gestation
Calf rearing and bucket feeding
Approved practices of beef cattle production
Wool production
Milk production practices
Productive physiology of farm animals
Milk Diseases and treatments
COURSE TITLE: SOIL SCIENCE

COURSE CONTENTS
1. Soil formation
2. Factors influences soil formation
3. Role of Soil for living organisms
4. Soil types
5. Maintenance of soil healthy
6. Soil chemistry
7. Living organism in soil
8. Soil erosion and erosion agents
9. Agronomical control
10.
Biological erosion control
COURSE TITLE: FARM MANAGEMENT
Course description: The course structure includes: management as
applied to farming; nature of farm management science, objectives and its
importance; farm management problems in Somaliland conditions; Decisionmaking process of a farmer as a farm manager, production relationships in
farming: factor-product relationships, factor-factor relationships, productproduct relationships. Economic principles applied to farm management,
Production and costs; farm planning and budgeting, farm accounts and
accounting analysis: record keeping (cash flows, work planning and profit
and loss statement); management of important farm resources, risk
management and business thinking.
Pre-requisite course: None
COURSE CONTENTS
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COURSE TITLE:
FORAGE AND PASTURE PRODUCTION
Course Description:
Pre-requisites: None
BRIEF CONTENT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Introduction to Feed resources in Somaliland

Botany of Legumes and Grasses
Physiological Factors for Pasture Growth
Forage Crops Introduction and Evaluation
Effect of Agronomic practices
Forage seed production
Management of improved Pasture
Crop residue improvements for ruminant production
COURSE TITLE:
INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL GENETICS AND BREEDING
Course Description: Physical basis of heredity, Mendelian genetics Mutation and chromosomal
aberration and their importance in livestock improvement. Extra chromosomal inheritance.
Genetic principles of development, evolution and behavior. Gene regulation at molecular levelgene structure, regulation, replication, protein synthesis and mutation. Genetic engineering as
applied to animal. Major traits in farm animals-qualitative, quantitative and threshold traits.
Variation of economic traits and measurement of variation. Genetics and environmental
interaction. Principles of population genetics, gene frequency, Hardy-Weinberg law and factors
affecting gene frequency. Genetic parameters: heritability, repeatability and correlation among
traits. Principles and methods of selection: selection based on records of individuals, progeny,
pedigree, collateral relatives and combination of records. Mating systems-principles, types and
effects of inbreeding and out-breeding in farm animals. Recording and standardization of
records. Selection and breeding for adaptive traits like heat tolerance and disease resistance.
Conservation of farm animal resources.
Course Prerequisite: None
COURSE CONTENTS
The course content is primarily to understand the basic concepts and principles of inheritance
and breeding so that it will form a firm base for application of these principles for improvement
of animal production through breeding. The fast growing knowledge in the field of molecular
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genetics, breeding and genetic engineering is included which will be of immense help in
enhancing animal productivity in future
COURSE TITLE: ANIMAL BEHAVIOR & WELFARE

Course Description: The course will focus on how animals interact in a given habitat and the
role of behavior in their interaction. The scope and importance of animal behavior, Innate versus
learned behavior; environmental influence, impact of domestication on behavior; physiological
basis of behavior, motivation, development, function and evolution of behavior will be
discussed. Ingestive& Eliminative behavior, Agonistic & Sexual behavior, Care giving & care
seeking behavior, communication of behavior; role of hormones and pheromones; selection for
behavioral characteristics; age and living space in relation to behavior; social organization and
variations among social groups, comparison between behavior of wild and domestic animals;
rights of animals (ethical issues of animals); unnecessary beating/torturing animals; rest required
during peak heat hours; protection from severe cold/heat; humane slaughter; adequate housing
space, intensification and animal production; unethical animal fight, standard of critiques and the
problem will be point of discussion.
COURSE CONTENTS
1. Introduction to animal behavior
2. Innate versus learned behavior
3. Environmental influence and impact of domestication on behavior
4. Physiological basis of behavior, motivation, development
5. Communication and the role of hormones and pheromones
6. Behavioral ecology-Advantages of group living, territoriality and home range
7. comparison between behavior of wild and domestic animals
8. Animal Behavior
9. Ethical issues of animals
10. Adequate housing space, intensification and animal production; unethical animal fight,
standard of critiques and the problem.
COURSE TITLE: ANIMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Course Description: This course is designed to give students basic
anatomy and physiology knowledge on animals with particular emphasis on
domestic animals (the cow, sheep, & camel). Terminology is an important
part of the course. Systematical body structure and organs study of farm
animals with comparative anatomical study of mammals and other animals
will be discussed. Cells and tissues will be described as the fundamental
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structural and functional units of body organization. Important species
differences are described. Physiological study of the systemic body functions
and regulation of coordinated body organs function under the physiological
changes in domestic animal will be dealt.
Under practical session, demonstration of the structure, locations and
relationships of organs & systems of the body using various models will be
performed. Laboratory examination of cells and tissues under a microscope
will be presented. The course also provides practical experience in
discovering principles and structures associated with the anatomy and
physiology of animals.
COURSE CONTENTS
1. Introduction to anatomy and physiology
2. Cells & Tissues
3. Integumetal system/ The skin
4. Skeletal system
5. Muscular system
6. Nervous system
7. Endocrine system
8. Digestive system
9. Respiratory system
10.
Cardiovascular system
11.
Urinary system
COURSE TITLE: FOOD SCIENCE
Course Description: this course is about understanding food quality
preservation techniques and also deals with diet constitute mainly nutritional
elements that are essential to human body. It also addresses the various
types of food and nutritional compounds that the human utilizes. The course
emphasizes food preservation methods and pathogenic agents deteriorating
food shelf life. In addition, diseases resulted from contaminated food and
finally introduce the processing, packaging techniques of food.
COURSE CONTENT
1. Types and characteristics of food
2. Nutritional elements of food
3. Balanced diet
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4. Microbial growth and food deterioration
5. Food preservation methods
6. Food processing and packaging
COURSE TITLE: SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION

Description: The course is about the study of soil development, soil
physical properties and water management. Soil and water Conservation
course introduces water harvesting approaches and techniques to control
water run-off. It also provides when and where soil degradation can occur in
a given time and place. With this knowledge, the course empowers students
to deeply understand biological, agronomical and physical management
practices.
COURSE CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Soil forming factors and weathering processes
3. Important physical properties of mineral soils
4. Important chemical properties
5. Soil organic matter
6. Soil and water relationships
7. Soil erosion and its control
8. Soil acidity and its management
9. Salt affected soils and their management
COURSE TITLE: COMPUTER APPLICATION
Pre-requisite: NONE
Course Description: The course is about to introduce the evolution of
computer science field with particular emphasis on Computer systems and
applications. At the end, the course thoroughly provides required skills in
utilizing office applications such as Spreadsheet, Word processing, Power
point etc.
Prerequisite Course: No prerequisite Courses
COURSE CONTENT
1 An overview of Computer Science, Introduction to PC Applications.
2 Historical development of computers
3 Organization of a computer system
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4 Parts of computer system
5 Soft wares
6 Operating soft wares
7 Common applications software (MS word, Excel, Power Point)
COURSE TITLE: MICROBIOLOGY

Course Description: this course deals with the scientific foundation of
agricultural microbiology and brief history of microbiology classification
microbes. It also covers techniques and methods used in study of micro
organisms. The course also provides detailed study of various groups of
microorganisms with the respect of structure and physiology. At end, this
course will emphasize microorganism in the soil, food, dairy, water, plant
pathogens and health areas.
COURSE CONTENTS
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

Scientific methods of research
Basic bacteriology
Methods for studying micro organisms
Microscopy of bacterial cell
Culture of micro organisms
Characterization and identification of micro organisms
Control of microbial growth
COURSE TITLE: AGRO-MARKETING

Course Description: this course is designed to provide students better
understanding key of agricultural marketing issues and concerns. Students
will be introduced the analytical skills used to evaluate different marketing
strategies. This course also deals with market structure behavior and
performance. Market and market game theory also provided. Students will be
able to understand the functions performed and appropriate knowledge on
complexities of agricultural marketing system. In short, the course applies
the basic economic concepts and analytical tools to understand market
forces that affect product price.
Course Prerequisite: Farm Management
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COURSE TITLE: PLANT PATHOLOGY

Course Description: it is designed to learners for acquiring basic
knowledge of plant health in general. In particular, the course addresses
concepts in relation to causal agents of plant diseases and the factors
contributing to it. It also offers greater understanding regarding pathogenic
agents development and the stages it gets through. In short, the course
focuses on disease management and control procedures.
Pre-requisite: Microbiology
COURSE CONTENTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Plant
Introduction of plant pathology

Terminology
Plant disease
Pathogen city
Survival of plant pathogens
Dispersal of plant diseases
Disease cycle
Plant defense mechanism
disease management
COURSE TITLE: BIOCHEMISTRY

Course Description: It provides agricultural students with basic knowledge
and understanding of the normal chemical and metabolic processes of the
body and how it affected by certain disorders; knowledge of the molecular
basis of certain types of diseases, and the biochemical basis of drug actions
and effects of toxins. The course also provides basic elements of chemical
food composition and molecular constituents of enzymes. And finally, the
course briefly explains chemical composition of living organisms.
Pre-requisite courses: Organic Chemistry
COURSE CONTENTS
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1 Introduction
2 The scope and significance of biochemistry to agricultural production
3 The major chemical constituents of cells
4 Proteins
5 Carbohydrates
6 Lipids
7 Intermediary metabolism
8 Lipid metabolism
9 Protein Metabolism
10 Integration of metabolism
11 Porphyry and bile pigments
12 Genetics
13 Vitamins
14 Minerals
15 Iodine homeostasis
16 The blood and Blood groups
COURSE TITLE: PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL

COURSE CONTENTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
Community sketch map

Social data
Institutional analysis
Gender daily analysis
COURSE TITLE: STATISTICS

Course Description: This course introduces students to the definition of
statistics and the importance of statistics in agriculture. The course will then
equip the students with basic know-how of descriptive statistics. Vital
statistics and agricultural service statistics will also be dealt with thoroughly.
Subsequently probability theory and sampling theory will be addressed.
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Finally, the student will be introduced to basic techniques of statistical
inference vs. statistical estimation and hypothesis testing.
Prerequisite: None
COURSE CONTENT
1. Introduction to statistics
2. Descriptive statistics
3. Vital statistics
4. Health statistics
5. Probability theory and probability distribution
6. Sampling theory
7. Elementary statistical estimation theory
8. Statistical testing
9. Introduction to correlation and regression
10.
Introduction to use of computer soft ware (EPI_INFO and SPSS)
for data management
COURSE TITLE: ANIMAL HEALTH & DISEASE CONTROL

Course Description: The course deals with the health aspects of animal
Production with regard to animal diseases and their prevention and control. It
also describes some epidemiological concepts on the occurrence and
distribution of the disease and factors incriminated for their occurrence. It
concerns the classification of animal diseases and their general effect on the
production and productivity. It gives emphasis to important infectious
diseases in Somaliland through systematic description of their etiology,
mode of transmission, occurrence, pathogenesis, signs, pathological finding,
diagnosis, treatment and finally prevention and control of those diseases.
Course Pre-requisite: Animal Husbandry
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COURSE TITLE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Pre-requisite: Statistics
Course Description: this course is intended to equip students with a basic
working knowledge of agricultural research methods. It also offers the
trainee an acquaintance with research proposal writing, critical appraisal of
scientific paper and application of common statistical packages.
Pre-requisite course: Statistics
COURSE CONTENTS
1 Types of study designs merits, demerits
2 Sampling
3 Sample size determination determinants: prevalence, precision,
expected response etc.
4 Types of data (primary, secondary)
5 Methods of data collection
6 Developing data collection tools
7 Data processing, analysis and presentation
8 Research proposal writing
9 Critical appraisal of scientific paper
10 Application of common statistical package (Computer lab-Epi Info,
SPSS)
COURSE TITLE: FARM MACHINERY

Course Description: this course deals with the application of
mechanical, physical, biological and electronic principles that solved
the real life problems in crop/fruit/vegetable production processes.
Practically, students will involve dynamics of seeding, transplanting, soil
seed, seedling, mowing, threshing and their interaction with the machine.
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COURSE CONTENTS
1. Sources of farm power
2. Internal combustion engines
3. The lubrication system
4. The cooling system
5. Engine performance and maintenance
6. Farm machines
7. Tillage equipment
8. Planting equipment
9. Equipment for applying fertilizers
10.
Equipment for crop protection
11.
Threshing equipment
12.
Combined harvest-thresher
13.
Equipment for harvesting root crops
14.
Equipment for irrigation
9.
COURSE TITLE: AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

Course Description:
this course provides to students the concept,
philosophy, principles, context and historical evolution of agricultural
extension as a medium of agricultural and rural development. Students will
learn the scope, methods and procedures of comparative agricultural
extension systems and approaches. The course is applied appropriate
agricultural extension systems to various extension audiences. This course
implements appropriate agro-extension technology, content and students
will be introduced communication and extension management tools. Finally,
students will be explained building linkage between farmers,, researchers,
policy makers and other stakeholders within the extension system.
Pre-requisite course: Farm management
COURSE CONTENTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Problems facing extension in developing countries

Extension levels
Selection of extension workers
In service training
Learning methods
Extension methods
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7. Initiating change
8. Adaptation and diffusion of an innovation
9. The adaptation process
10.
Categories of adopters
11.
Four approaches to rural development
12.
Six functional components of agricultural system
COURSE TITLE: ENTOMOLOGY

Course Description: this course is designed for students to help understand
the basic classifications of insects and their morphological cycle. It also deals
with studying physiology of insects and their effects on plant production. In
short, the course provides insect nomenclatures, their taxonomy and the
ways it could be controlled for their negative impact on crop production.
Prerequisite course: zoology
COURSE CONTENTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Introduction to Insects
Insect classification
Second mouth part insect
Chewing mouth part insect
Crawling insects
Insect morphology (life Cycle)
Damage of insect to plant production
Insect management
Integrated pest management
COURSE TITLE: TROPICAL DISEASES

Course description:
Prerequisite course: Plant pathology
COURSE CONTENTS
1. Microbial diseases
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2. Environmental diseases
3. Higher plant diseases
4. Vegetable diseases
5. Cereal diseases
6. Legume diseases
7. Diseases in nursery
8. Soil born diseases
9. Post harvest diseases
10.
Disease management and control
COURSE TITLE: INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT

Course Description: this course is about the study of weeds and their
control. Students will be introduced principles regarding weed classification,
biology, herbicides chemistry and plant ecology. It also covers integrated
management practices which eliminate and control weeds in grain crops,
legumes, vegetables, fruits, pasture and other crop ecologies. At end, this
course deals with herbicides formulation and safe herbicides use.
COURSE CONTENTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Weed Ecology
allelopathy
Significance of competition
Weed management
Biological methods of application
Chemical methods: classification of herbicides
Herbicide and environment
Herbicide legislation
COURSE TITLE: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Prerequisite course: Botany
COURSE CONTENTS
1. Plant anatomy
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2. Plant transportation
3. Ecological classification
4. Plant
COURSE TITLE: SURVEY AND MAPPING

COURSE CONTENTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Plan surveying
Instrumental surveying
Units of measurements
Drawing of surveying
Surveying measurements and adjustments
Uses and misuses of instruments for surveying
COURSE TITLE: BEE KEEPING

Course description: Introduction, biology and biodiversity of bee, bee
keeping in Ethiopia, social life, principles and practices of bee culture, bee
breeding and rearing, bees management, hive products, process of honey
extraction and marketing, modern techniques in honey production, disease
and pests of bees. The construction of bee hives.
Practical: Apiary layout and site selection, identification of members of a
bee colony, demonstrating the use of beekeepers equipment, differences
between traditional transitional and modern hives, inspection of beehive,
measurement of parts of modern beehive, wax rendering, comb foundation
printing techniques, method of capturing a swarm of bees, identification of
common diseases in beehive, techniques of honey extraction, packing and
hygienic methods of handling extracted honey, visit to a private beekeeper.
COURSE TITLE: IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE

Course Description: This course intends to provide students with the
various irrigation techniques and modern practices in water draining. It also
deeply addresses evo-transpiration occurrences and their effect in plant
development. Irrigation and Drainage course deals with the negative impact
of water on plant germination and the significance of water supply routes to
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farm production. Finally, it enables students to identify symptoms of water
lodging and its control.
Pre-requisite Course: Soil and Water Conservation
COURSE CONTENTS
1. Precipitation
2. Rainfall measurement instruments
3. Factors influencing infiltration
4. Evaporation transpiration and calculating ET
5. Run off
6. Water harvesting systems
7. Ground water hydrology
8. Construction of wells
9. Water quality in irrigation
10.
Irrigation principles
11.
Types of irrigation
COURSE TITLE: WILDLIFE CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT

Course description: The course will focus on how to manage and conserve
our natural resources with particular emphasis on wildlife. Reasons for
conserving our resources, processes of wildlife management, selection of
sites to establish protected areas and management will be discussed. The
importance of data-base for wildlife management will be explained.
Advantage of community integrated wildlife conservation and management
will be dealt giving emphasis in our country with attempts and achievements
so far done including limitations and opportunities.
Field trip will be arranged to observe and identify some important wild
mammals and birds in some areas in our country. Population census such as
road count using vehicles will be practiced. Itinerary writing will be part of
the journey. Wildlife film and slide show concerning wildlife population and
habitat management techniques will be arranged.
Pre-requisite: None
CONTENTS
1. Introduction to wildlife
2. Man and Wildlife
3. Reasons for Conservation of Wildlife Resources
4. Principle of Conservation Biology
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5.
6.
7.
8.
Basic concepts of Wildlife ecology

Data-base for wildlife management and Techniques for Counting
The art of wildlife management:
Guidelines to formulate wildlife management plan and evaluating its
effectiveness
9. Wildlife conservation and management in Ethiopia
10.
Community integrated wildlife conservation and management
COURSE TITLE: FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE
Course Description: The course focuses on understanding the importance
of fisheries, aquaculture, limnology and ichthyology. It deals with unique
features, external & internal structures of fishes, taxonomy & distribution of
fishes in Somaliland providing attention for seas, fresh water ecosystem
which is the lakes and barkets. The main physical, chemical and biological
factors affecting fish production in seas and inland water, community
structure and dynamics in aquatic environments including fish biology such
as feeding, growth, major diseases of fish & their treatments will be point of
discussion. Fish culturing (aquaculture), harvesting, fishing method,
transportation and preservation will be also described.
Field and laboratory experiments will be designed to understand the aquatic
ecosystem with fish identification, physic-chemical analysis, investigation of
internal & external structures, and observation of fish preservation and
transportation methods
Pre-requisite: None
CONTENTS:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Introduction to fisheries & aquaculture

Unique feature of fishes
External structure of fishes
Internal structure of fishes
Taxonomy of fishes
Important fishes and their distribution in Somaliland
Inland water: origins, physical, chemical & biological characteristics of
lakes
8 Fishery biology: feeding, growth, disease
9 Fish culturing (aquaculture): Fish farming in pond, cage & pens,
harvesting, preservation, transportation and marketing
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COURSE TITLE: ANIMAL MEAT PRODUCTION

Course Prerequisite: Animal Husbandry
This course deals with the study of animal meat production processes and
animal breeding. In particular, the animals that the course covers both in
meat production and animal breeding are cattle, camel, goat and sheep. It
also covers the nutrition levels that each type holds to human being and the
factors that negatively affect their production processing. In addition,
students will be given how to improve animal housing system, fattening and
general animal farm husbandry practices. At end, students will be able to
administer slaughter houses, and animal fattening centers.
CONTENT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Meat in human nutrition

Chemical composition and physical properties of meat
Animal Welfare and Slaughtering
Animal Breeds
Slaughter Processing of Animal
Meat preservation & quality control
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NUGAAL UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL SCIENCE

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

1.1. Delivery Methods

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

1.2. Assessment Methods

Formative assessments (Quiz /Discussion)

1.3. Admission criteria

Complete high school education successfully with average score

Be fully sponsored by Private, Governmental or Nongovernmental

Be physically and mentally fit

Able to pass the entrance exam set by the University

Have full interest to serve his/her community

1.4. Degree Nomenclature

1.5. Graduate Profile

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

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2.0. COURSE COMPOSITION

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

Integrated Weed Management

Minor (Livestock Production)

Bee Keeping and Production

Animal Anatomy & Physiology

Poultry Production Management

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

Supportive (General Science)

College Writing Skills

3.0. COURSE DISTRIBUTION

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

Year One: Semester II

Introduction to Animal genetics and 4

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

Year Three: Semester I

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

Year Four: Semester I

Wild Animal Conservation

Year Four: Semester II

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

Fishing and Fish Production

4.0. COURSE DESCRIPTION

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO CROP PRODUCTION

COURSE TITLE: COLLEGE WRITING SKILLS

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

The Writing process

COURSE TITLE: ZOOLOGY

Fundamental properties of life

COURSE TITLE: BOTANY

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

COURSE TITLE: SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

Sociological and related disciplines

4 Social organizations and relationship

COURSE TITLE: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

COURSE TITLE: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

Economic importance of animal husbandry

COURSE TITLE: SOIL SCIENCE

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science

FORAGE AND PASTURE PRODUCTION

Introduction to Feed resources in Somaliland

INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL GENETICS AND BREEDING

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science