M.Sc.

Part I (Environmental Science) Course of Study and Scheme of Examination for Semester I
COURSE 1.01 (Paper 1): The Earth and its Environment Unit I : Study of Environmental Science- Scope and relevance of the study of the biosphere. Atmosphere: Definition, boundaries and characteristics of troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere. Unit II : (i) Lithosphere : Basic concept (ii) Hydrosphere : Structure and physico-chemical properties of hydrosphere (water). Unit III : Soils: Origin and development of soil, soil profile, Physical, Chemical and Biological properties of soils. Soils of India, extent, distribution and characteristics of problem soils. Unit IV : Energy: Non-renewable (Conventional) sources of Energy - Fossil fuel, Hydro power, Nuclear power. COURSE 1.02 (Paper II): Biotic community, Dynamics Unit I : Population Ecology: Basic concept, population characteristics, population dynamics, population regulation, life tables. Ecology of Human population: Characteristics and growth form of human population, environment and aging. Unit II : Community Ecology: Basic concept, community structure, community organisation and characteristics, ecotone and concept of edge effect. Community Dynamics: Concept of ecology, succession, trends of succession and community retrogression, general process of succession, climax community. Unit III : Ecosystem: Concept and composition, production and decomposition, homeostasis. Concept of energy in ecosystem: Concept of productivity, food chains and food webs, trophic structure, ecological pyramids, energy budgets of plants and animals. Unit IV : Biogeochemical cycles: Hydrologic cycle, gaseous cycles and sedimentary cycles. Ecosystem modeling: Concept of model and its basic categories, model architecture, sensitivity analysis and parameter estimation. COURSE 1.03 (Paper III): Biotic Responses I Unit I : Concept of habitat, ecological niche and ecological equivalents; General Classification of habitats Fresh water habitat: Classification, lentic and lotic divisions, physico-chemical characteristics, Unit II Morphological and Physiological characteristics of flora Unit III Types, Morphological and Physiological characteristics of fauna found in fresh water habitat Estuarine habitat: Estuary and its physico-chemical characteristics, biotic communities of estuary and fisheries. Marine habitat: Division of sea, physico-chemical characteristics and flora and fauna of different Unit IV regions. COURSE 1.04 (Paper IV) ): Biotic Responses II Unit I : Terrestrial habitat: Characteristics of terrestrial habitat, biogeographical realms, biomes (Tundra and Antarctica, high altitude and alpine, forests, tropical savana, grasslands and desert). Unit II : Biotic responses to Environmental stress. Unit III : Biogeographical distribution of animals. Principals and concepts. Phytogeography: Descriptive phytogeography-vegetational zones, important forests types of Unit IV India, Interpretive phytogeography, principles and concepts of plant distribution.

COURSE 1.05: Practical I : Climatology: Measurements of various climatic factors: Light, temperature, humidity, wind speed. II : Lithosphere composition: Soil composition air, mineral, organic matter, soil profile-soil minerals. III : Physical characteristics- texture, structure, density, porosity. Physiochemical characteristics- soil reaction, acidity, alkalinity, sodicity, salinity, calcareousness, organic matter. Soil nutrient composition-total, available. Relationship between soil nutrient status and biomass production. Soil-micro-flora and fauna- isolation and identification of various microbes. IV : Environmental Stresses Environmental stresses and plant responses to stresses: Excess water, salinity and drought. Morphological and Anatomical adaptations of plants growing in such stress conditions. V : Practicals related to Environmental aspects of Physics. Zoology and Geology

M.Sc. I Environment Science (Semester I) Examination Details

Semester I Theory Papers Paper I : Earth and its Environment Paper II : Biotic community, Dynamics Paper III : Biotic responses I Paper IV : Biotic responses II Practical examination Total Marks 100 100 100 100 200 600

M.Sc. Part I (Environmental Science) Course of Study and Scheme of Examination for Semester II COURSE 2.01 (Paper 1): Abiotic Natural resources and agriculture I
Unit I Unit II Unit III Unit IV : Definition and classification of natural resources. : The water: Water resources and their management : The land: Land use, management of land, soil conservation : Desertification:- Degraded lands and their management, integrated land use planning.

COURSE 2.02 (Paper II): ): Abiotic Natural resources and agriculture II Unit I : Agriculture: Farm produce, kinds, production and management Unit II : Minerals: Its resources, major kinds, their occurrence and uses. Unit III : Mineral exploitation , its effects, exhaustibility and conservation. Unit IV : Energy: Renewable (non-conventional) sources of energy with the development of nonpolluting energy systems, Energy conservation, energy storage. COURSE 2.03: Biotic resources I Unit I : Range land: Importance of range land, depletion and degradation of range land, range land management Unit II : Forests: Their importance, depletion degradation, conservation and management Unit III : National Forest Policy, Aforestation-social and agroforestry, silvipastoral, Aforestation of degraded/waste lands. Unit IV : Wildlife: Definition, ecological balance, importance of wildlife, cause of depletion and extinction of wildlife, wildlife management. COURSE 2.04: Biotic resources II Unit I : Fishery: Types, problems, managements-aquaculture Unit II : Biological diversity: Their types and importance, species richness and diversity. Hot spots of world and India Unit III : Natural and anthropogenic depletion/reduction of biodiversity Unit IV : Rare, endangered, vulnerable, threatened and near-extinct species, conservational efforts. National parks and wildlife sanctuaries of India M.Sc. I Environment Science (Semester II) Examination Details Theory Paper/Practical/Project work Marks Paper I: Abiotic Natural resources and agriculture 100 I 100 Paper II: Abiotic Natural resources and 100 agriculture II 100 Paper III: Biotic resources I 200 Paper IV: Biotic resources II Project work Total 600

Semester II

M.Sc. Part II (Environmental Science) Course of Study and Scheme of Examination for Semester III
COURSE 3.01 (Paper 1): Environmental Pollution I : General concept of pollution and Air ppollution Unit I : General concept, definition and kinds of pollution Non-particulate air pollutants: Sources, environmental levels and effects of common nonUnit II particulate air pollutants viz, Gases SO2, CO2, CO, CH4 Nitrogen oxides etc. . Unit III : Photochemical products on environment, plants and animal (including man). Control measures Unit IV : Particulate air pollutants: Pollution due to Dust, Carbon, Flyash, Asbestos. Pollen etc. source and effects. Dust and pollen allergies, protection and control measures COURSE 3.02 (Paper II): Environmental pollution II: Water and soil Unit I : Water Pollution: Sources, environmental levels and effects of common non-degradable water pollutants on environment, plants and animals and their control measures. Unit II : Sources, environmental levels and effects of Biodegradeable water pollutants on environment, plants and animals and their control measures. Unit III : Salinity: Sources, spread and effects of pollution caused by salinity. Unit IV : Fertilizers etc.: Soil and plant pollution resulting from fertilizers, fungicide, weedicides use, source, effects and control measures COURSE 3.03 (Paper III): Environmental pollution III: Radiation, Noise, industrial and thermal pollution Unit I : Radiation: Pollution: Source, environmental levels and effects of radiation pollution on environment and organisms. Radio active fall outs. Protective measures. Unit II : Noise pollution: Definition and units of noise, tolerable and hazardous limits of noise. Effects of noise pollution on human health, Control measures. Unit III : Industrial waste: Sources and effects of common industrial wastes as soil pollutants, control measures. Unit IV : Thermal pollution: Its source, effects on flora fauna and human beings, its control measures. COURSE 3.04 (Paper IV : Special problems of Environmental pollution and their management Unit I : Chemistry of modern environmental problems acid rain, Ozone layer depletion, Green house effects and climate changes. Genetic engineering and environmental management, Bioconversion of wastes into useful substances Unit II : Major, Natural, Accidental and Man made environmental disasters and their effects. Unit III : Microbes in the Environment: Microbes in the air, water, soil and food. Microbial toxins. Unit IV : Microbes in environmental monitoring: Biosensors, microbial control of pollution, microbes and human welfare. COURSE 3.05: Practical I : Air pollution: Monitoring air pollution effects on plants. Particulate and some important Gaseous pollutants II : Water pollution Monitoring pollution in water samples from different sources. Analysis of water samples with regard to different parameters (physicochemical properties of water samples III : Microbial Pollution Isolation and study of microbial pollutants in water, food stuffs etc. Microbial pollution of various water resources, isolation of various microbial pollutants. IV : Toxicity Tests V : Remote sensing and satellite imagery Data interpretation. Application of digital image processing in environmental studies

M.Sc. II Environment Science (Semester III) Examination Details Semester III Theory Papers Paper I : Environmental Pollution I : General concept of pollution and Air pollution Paper II : Environmental Pollution II- Water and soil Paper III : Environmental pollution III: Radiation, Noise, industrial and thermal pollution Paper IV : Special problems of Environmental pollution and their management Practical examination Total Marks 100 100 100 100

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M.Sc. Part II (Environmental Science) Course of Study and Scheme of Examination for Semester IV
COURSE 4.01 (Paper 1): Environmental toxicology I Unit I : Survey and classification of common hazardous chemicals in the environment. Unit II : Principals of transport of xenobiotics across biomembranes. Routes of exposures, biotic and environmental factors influencing absorption, biotransformation and excretion of xenobiotics. Factors effecting toxicity of xenobiotics Unit III : Principal of antidotal therapy Toxicity tests: Acute, subacute, subchronic and chronic toxicity tests. Skin and eye tests; behavioural, neurotoxic, reproductive, mutagenic and carcinogenic tests. Mutagenic and carcinogenic agents (Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and nitrosamines, organic solvents, alcohol, carbon tetra chloride. Anaesthetics (chloroform, ether, xylocaine). Tobacco chewing and smoking. Unit IV : Principals of biotransformation: Sites of biotransformation, biotransformation enzymes and biotransformation reactions for gaseous toxicants (CO2, CO, SO2 and nitrogen oxides), chemical contaminants (Dioxins and dibenzofurans). COURSE 4.02 (Paper 1I): Environmental toxicology II Unit I : Systemic toxicity I: Neurotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, and immunotoxicity Unit II : Systemic toxicity II: Cardiovascular toxicity, respiratory dysfunction and hypersensitivity Unit III : Toxicity of chemical pesticides: Their types, uses and harmful effects. Bio-pesticides: Their types, uses and advantage over chemical pesticides Unit IV : Heavy metal toxicity: Their sources and effects on life and environment, possible control measures COURSE 4.03 (Paper III): Environmental policy and management I Unit I : Environmental education: Objective and guiding principals of environmental education, environmental education programmes and public awareness Unit II : Environmental organization and agencies. Environmental quality and awareness Unit III : Environmental Law I: International Environmental protection laws. Unit IV : Environmental Law II: Environmental protection laws in India and their enforcement. COURSE 4.04 (Paper 1V): Environmental policy and management II Unit I : Environmental planning and management for sustainable development Unit II : Environmental priorities in India. waste management, treatment of waste water etc. Unit III : Recent National and International efforts for Environmental management Unit IV : Remote sensing and Environmental management. Space research and Environmental forecasting M.Sc. II Environment Science (Semester IV) Examination Details Semester IV Theory Paper/Practical/Project work Paper I : Environmental toxicology I Paper II : Environmental toxicology II Paper III : Environmental policy and management I Paper IV: Environmental policy and management II Project work Total Total Marks Semester I to IV Marks 100 100 100 100 200 600 2400