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2. Castner,J.L. (2000). Photographic atlas of Main References:
entomology and guide to insect identification 1. Newman,M.C. and M.A.Unger (2003). Fundamental
3. Triplehorn,C.A., and Johnson,N.F. (2005). Borror and of Ecotoxicology, Second Edition. CRC/Lewis Press,
DeLong’s Introduction to the study of insects. Boca Raton, FL
7th.Edition.Thomson Brooks/Cole, USA 2. Walter,C.H., S.P. Hopkin, R.M. Sibly, D.B. Peakall
4. Foottit, R., & Adler, P., eds. (2009). Insect (2001). Principles of Ecotoxicology, Second Edition.
Biodiversity: Science and Society. John Wiley & Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL
Sons. 3. Connell,D.,P. Lam, B. Richardson, R.Wu (1999).
5. Relevant journal articles Introduction to Ecotoxicology. Blackwell Publishing,
Malden, MA
4. Hoffman,D.J., B.A.,Rattner, G.A., Burton Jr., J.
SIE 3014 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Cairns Jr. (2002). Handbook of Ecotoxicology.
Second Edition. CRC Press
Introduction to pest species. The needs of pest 5. Carson, R. (1962) Silent Spring. Houghton Mifflin.
management. Definition of the integrated pest 6. Relyea, R., & Hoverman, J. (2006). Assessing the
management. The history and basic of the integrated pest ecology in ecotoxicology: a review and synthesis in
management. Pest control methods – biological, chemical, freshwater systems. Ecology Letters, 9(10), 1157-
physical, mechanical, interference and host resistance. 1171.
Pesticides crisis. Implementation method of integrated 7. Boudou, A., & Ribeyre, F. (1997). Aquatic
pest management. Examples of the integrated pest ecotoxicology: from the ecosystem to the cellular and
management usage in various fields, particularly in molecular levels. Environmental Health
agriculture. Perspectives,105 (S1), 21-35.
8. WEBSITE: http://www.epa.gov/risk_assessment/ecol
Assessment Methods: ogical-risk.htm
Continuous assessment: 40% 9. Relevant journal articles
Final examination: 60%

Medium of Instruction: SIE 3016 SOIL ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
English
Introduction to the major soil type in Malaysia and its
Soft Skills: vegetation. Soil biotic and abiotic factors that sustain
CS4, CT3, LL2 different vegetations on various soil types. Functions and
inter-relationships between organisms in soil, including
Main References: bacteria, fungi, protista, arthropod and other organisms.
1. Dent, D. 1995. Integrated Pest Management. Effects of human and/or nature on soil habitat.
Chapman and Hall, U.K.
2. Van Driesche, R,G. and T.S. Bellows, Jr. 1996. Assessment Methods:
Biological Control. Chapman and Hall, U.K. Continuous Assessment: 60%
3. Reuveni, R. 1995. Novel Approaches to Integrated Final Examination: 40%
Pest Management. Lewis Publishers Medium of Instruction:
4. Dharam, P.A. 2014. Integrated Pest Management, English
Current Concept & Ecological Perspective. Elsevier.
5. Marcelo, L.L and S. Soloneski. 2012. Integrated Pest Soft Skills:
Management and Pest control-Current and Future CS4, CT3, TS2
Tactics. InTech
Main References:
1. Wall DH, Bardgett RD, Herrick JE, et al. (2013). Soil
SIE 3015 ECOTOXICOLOGY Ecology and Ecosystem Services. Oxford University
Press.
This course will provide a solid foundation in 2. Whalen JK and Sampedro L. (2010). Soil Ecology
ecotoxicology, including principle study methods in and Management. CABI Publishing. USA.
ecotoxicology, distribution of chemicals in the 3. Osman KT. (2012). Soils: Principles, Properties and
environment, transformation of chemicals in the Management. Springer, Science & Business Media.
environment, exposure and uptake by organisms, and
effects on population, community and ecosystem. Case
studies and the procedures for Ecological Impact
Assessments will be studied in detail with an emphasis on
the limitations of studies in a constantly changing natural BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GENETICS
PROGRAMME
system.

Assessment Methods: Career Prospects
Continuous Assessment: 60% We have received feedback from industrial training
Final Examination: 40% supervisors of students (public or private sectors) that
graduates from this programme are much needed for the
Medium of Instruction: nation’s development. There are graduates who have
English been accepted to further their studies at Master‘s and PhD
levels. In addition, many of our graduates eventually
Soft Skills: became academic staff in public and private institutions of
CS3, CT2, LL1 higher learning.

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