Syllabus

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 Syllabus M.Sc. Environmental Sciences:

 

Distribution of Courses and Credits

M.Sc. Environmental Sciences (CBCS)

[Semester – I]



Course Code

Title

  Credits

Contact hours per week

L – T – P

PSESTC104

Environmental Chemistry


2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTC105

Basics of Earth Sciences

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTC106

Concepts of Ecology and Ecosystem

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTC107

Community and Population Ecology

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTC108

Remote Sensing and GIS

4

4 – 0 – 0

PSESTC109

Aquatic Environment (New)

4

4 – 0 – 0

PSESPC105

Lab Course-I (Based on PSESTC105, 106 and 107)

4

  0 – 0 – 6

PSESPC106

Lab Course-II (Based on PSESTC104 and109)

2

  0 – 0 – 3

PSESPC107

Lab Course-III (Based on PSESTC108)

2

  0 – 0 – 3

 

[Semester- II]



Course Code

Title

  Credits

Contact hours per week

L – T – P

PSESTC202

Principles of Climatology


4

 

PSESTC206

Environmental Impact Assessment and Management

4

4 – 0 – 0

PSESTC207

Environmental Pollution

4

4 – 0 – 0

PSESTC208

Environmental Microbiology

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTC209

Environmental Analysis & Instrumentation

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESPC204

Lab Course-I (Based on PSESTC202 and 206)

2

0 – 0 – 3

PSESPC205

Lab Course-II (Based on PSESTC207)

2

0 – 0 – 3

PSESPC206

Lab Course-III (Based on PSESTC208)

2

0 – 0 – 3

PSESPC207

Lab Course-IV (Based on PSESTC209)

2

0 – 0 – 3

 

 

[Semester – III]



Course Code

Title

  Credits*

Contact hours per week

L – T – P

PSESTE304

Ecotoxicology

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTO305**

Climate Change: Science and Policies

4

4 – 0 – 0

PSESTE306

Natural Resources: Conservation & Management

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTE307

Ecotechnologies for Contaminant Remediation

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTE308

Basic course in Environmental Economics

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTE309

Biological Statistics

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTE310

Fundamentals of Soil Science

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTE311

Wildlife Conservation and Management

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTE312

Forest Ecology

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTE313

Computer Application

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESPE303

Lab Course-I (Based on PSESTE304)

2

0 – 0 – 3

PSESPE304

Lab Course-II (Based on PSESTE306)

2

0 – 0 – 3

PSESPE305

Lab Course-III (Based on PSESTE307)

2

0 – 0 – 3

PSESPE306

Lab Course-IV(Based on PSESTE309)

2

0 – 0 – 3

PSESPE307

Lab Course-V (Based on PSESTE310)

2

0 – 0 – 3

PSESPE308

Lab Course-VI (Based on PSESTE311)

2

0 – 0 – 3

PSESPE309

Lab Course-VII (Based on PSESTE312)

2

0 – 0 – 3

PSESPE310

Lab Course-VIII (Based on PSESTE313)

2

0 – 0 – 3

 

MOOC Course***

4

 

* Students have to opt for 24 Credits from the above courses.

** Optional Course offered to the students from other Departments

***MOOC Course offered to the students of the Department in lieu of Optional course

 [Semester- IV]



Course Code

Title

  Credits

Contact hours per week

L – T – P

PSESTE401

Environmental Law

4

4 – 0 – 0

PSESTE404

Environmental Biotechnology

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTO405*

Man and Environment: Issues and policies

4

4 – 0 – 0

PSESTE406

Atmospheric Processes

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTE407

Energy and Environment

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESTE408

Disaster Management

4

4 – 0 – 0

PSESTE409

Environmental Health Hazards and Sanitation

2

2 – 0 – 0

PSESDC401

Dissertation

8

0 – 0 – 15

* Optional Course offered to the students from other Departments

 

L – Number of Lectures, T – Number of Tutorials, P – Number of Practical hours.

 

SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS

For 4 Credit Courses: Each paper shall carry 100 marks and the distribution of marks in each theory paper shall be as under:



Component

Marks

Remarks

Minor I

20

After 30 days on completion of 25% of syllabus

Minor II

20

After 60 days on completion of 50% of syllabus

Major

End of Semester

60

On completion of syllabus (51%-100%)

(Question Paper would cover 20% of the syllabus covered in Minor I and Minor II and 80% of syllabus not covered in Minors)

Total

100

 

 For 2 Credit Courses: Each paper shall carry 50 marks and the distribution of marks in each theory paper shall be as under:



Component

Marks

Remarks

Minor I

10

After 30 days on completion of 25% of syllabus

Minor II

10

After 60 days on completion of 50% of syllabus

Major

End of Semester

30

On completion of syllabus (51%-100%)

(Question Paper would cover 20% of the syllabus covered in Minor I and Minor II and 80% of syllabus not covered in Minors)

Total

50

 

 

 

Name Designation Qualification Specialization Contact Info.
Prof. Piyush Malaviya Professor & Head M.Sc., Ph.D Env. Microbiology, Bioremediation E-mail: piyushmalaviya@jammuuniversity.ac.in; piyushmalaviya@rediffmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419106740
Dr. Deepika Slathia Associate Professor M.Sc., Ph.D Limnology, Microbiology E-mail: deepikasalathia@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419160433
Dr. Rakesh Kumar Atri Assistant Professor M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. Aerosol Chemistry, Soil Pollution Chemistry E-mail: rakeshkumaratri@gmail.com, rakeshatri@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: 2626 Mobile No.:
Dr. Meenakshi Khajuria Lecturer M.Sc., Ph.D Limnology, Aquatic environment E-mail: mk_env@rediffmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419149820