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School of Environmental Sciences, JNU
M. Sc. Programme
The M. Sc. programme is spread over four semesters. It carries 64 credits and comprisesof four different components viz: I) Teaching II) Lab Wor III) !ie"d Wor and I#)
$issertation.
Distribution of credits for M. Sc. Programme is:
Tota" %redits for M. Sc. $egree &rogramme ' 64 credits
I) Teaching ' ( credits
II) Lab *or+ !ie"d *or and $issertation ' ,4 credits
Distribution of credits for teaching (otal !" credits#
i) %ore courses ' -6 credits
ii) ptiona" courses ' -4 credits
Distribution of credits for $ab %or&, 'ield %or& and Dissertation (otal ) credits#
a) Lab *or ' 6 credits /Lab Wor I '0 credits1 Lab Wor II '0 credits)
b) !ie"d *or ' 0 credits
c) $issertation ' ( credits
*# eaching (!" credits#
Teaching is a ma2or component of the programme. It shares ( credits out of tota" 64.
The remaining three components i.e. Lab *or+ fie"d *or and dissertation share
remaining ,4 credits
#arious courses offered under M. Sc. programme are categorized as:
3) %ore courses
) 5on %redit courses and
%) ptiona" courses.
3"together there are 46 courses: ,0 as core+ - non credit courses and 0, optiona" courses.
3"" core courses are offered in I and II semesters and a"" optiona" courses are offered in
III and I# semester of the M. Sc programme.
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3"" %ore %ourses are of - credits each and compu"sor for a"" the students. 5on credit
courses do not carr an credits+ ho*ever+ as per the 758 ordinance+ comp"etion of such
courses b ever student is a mandator re9uirement for the a*ard of the degree.
ptiona" courses are of 0 credits each and cover a"" specia"ized courses across different
sub discip"ines of environmenta" sciences name"1 Mathematics+ &hsics+ Statistics+
eo"og+ %hemistr and io"og. There is a running "ist of 0, optiona" courses+ out of
*hich students *i"" have to choose an ; optiona" courses /four in each semester) to
obtain -4 credits.
**# $ab %or&, 'ield %or& and Dissertation () credits#
a# $ab %or& (+ credits#
The "ab *or component is spread over first t*o semesters and is ca""ed as
Lab *or I and Lab *or II to be comp"eted in I and II semesters
respective". 8nder Lab Wor I and II+ sets of e
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semester. The *or on research pro2ect *i"" start in 0 rdsemester under the
supervision of concerned facu"t member in his >her "ab and *i"" be
comp"eted b 4th semester *ith *riting and submission of dissertation.
$issertation *i"" be eva"uated b a 0 member e
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(. =nvironmenta" &hsics =S?-(
6. =nvironmenta" instrumentation and techni9ues =S?-6
A. eochemistr =S?-A;. round*ater Ddro"og =S?-;
B. ceanograph =S?-B
,. 5atura" resource Management =S?-,,,. "acio"og =S?-,,
,-. iogeochemistr =S?-,-
,0. =nvironmenta" eo"og =S?-,0
,4. Water @esources =S?-,4
,(. 3ir &o""ution %hemistr =S?-,(
,6. Water &o""ution %hemistr =S?-,6,A. Soi" &o""ution %hemistr =S?-,A
,;. So"id and Dazardous Wastes Management =S?-,;
,B. Metro"og =S?-,B
-. &o""ution io"og =S?---,. iodiversit and conservation =S?--,
--. !orest eco"og =S?----0. Microbia" eco"og =S?--0
-4. =cosstem $namics =S?--4
-(. =nvironmenta" iophsics =S?--(-6. =co"og and sustainab"e deve"opment =S?--6
-A. =nvironmenta" Eenobiotics and human hea"th =S?--A
-;. !undamenta"s of Mo"ecu"ar io"og and iotechno"og =S?--;
-B. 3pp"ied biotechno"og and ioremediation =S?--B0. =co?to
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!unctions? po"nomia"+ "ogarithmic+ e
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Dazardous *aste+ their effects on the environment. %hemica" treatment of hazardous
*astes.
). Earth Processes ES2")
=vo"ution of various branches of eo"og. rigin of the earth. &rimar differentiation
and formation of core+ mant"e+ crust+ atmosphere and hdrosphere. Magma generation
and formation of igneous and metamorphic rocs. %oncept of Minera"s and @ocs.
Weathering+ erosion+ transportation and deposition of earthFs materia"s b running *ater+
*ind and g"aciers. !ormation of "and forms and sedimentar rocs. &"ate tectonics? sea
f"oor spreading+ mountain bui"ding+ evo"ution of continents and structura" deformation.
Therma"+ magnetic and gravitationa" fie"ds of the earth. %oncepts of engineering and
urban geo"og.
!. Ecolog7 ES2"!
Distor and scope of eco"og+ auteco"ot+ sneco"og+ popu"ation+ communit+ biome+
to"erance range and "imiting factors. $istinguishing characters of forests grass"ands+ arid
"ands and *et"ands1 communit organization? concept of habitat+ functiona" ro"e and
niche+ e stone species+ dominant species+ ecotone+ edge effect. 3na"tica" characters+
snthetic characters "ie forms+ species diversit and measurement of diversit.
&opu"ation dnamics+ mode"s for sing"e and interacting popu"ation+ stab"e points+ stab"e
cc"es+ chaos competition+ pre predation+ etc. =co"ogica" succession+ primar and
secondar processes in successions+ mode"s of successions+ c"ima< communit and tpes
of c"ima
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8. Environmental Pollution ES2"8
Linage bet*een energ+ environment and deve"opment. Duman popu"ation issues.
$efinition of po""ution. $ifferent tpes of po""ution? 3ir+ Water and soi" and their "oca"+
regiona" and g"oba" aspects. 3ir: Sources of air po""utants+ their behavior in theatmosphere. =ffects of air po""utants on humans+ anima"s+ p"ants and properties. %ontro"
approaches. Water: Sources+ effects+ *ater po""ution treatment. Soi": Sources and nature
of soi" po""ution and its harmfu" effects. So"id *aste: generation+ co""ection+
environmenta" effects and safe disposa" practices. =nvironmenta" prob"ems associated
*ith noise po""ution+ oi" po""ution and radioactive po""ution.
9. Natural haards and disaster management ES2"9
Introduction to Dazards? Dazard c"assification?tpes of hazards 15atura" Dazards: causes+
/continenta" drift+ p"ate tectonics+ sea f"oor spreading+ isostac+ etc.+) distribution pattern+
conse9uences and mitigation: =arth9uae+ Tsunami+ #o"canoes+ %c"one+ !"ood+ $rought+
Lands"ide+ co"d and heat hazards+ forest fire+ etc.+? causes+ tpes+ distribution adverse
effects+ etc.+? $isaster introduction? disaster Management %apabi"it?#u"nerabi"it? ris?
preparedness and mitigation? $isaster management cc"e? communit p"anning education
and =ngineered structure >structura" strengthening techni9ues? Dazard zonation and
mapping? @is @eduction Measures.
;. Environmental *m3act 0ssessment ES2";
Linage bet*een deve"opment and environment1 g"oba" commons: carring capacit:
origin and deve"opment of =I3: re"ationship of =I3 to sustainab"e deve"opment: =I3 in
pro2ect p"anning and imp"ementation: =I3 process: eva"uation of proposed actions+
scoping and base "ine stud+ identification and prediction of impacts+ mitigation
measures. %omparison of a"ternatives+ revie* and decision maing+ pub"ic participation
and compensator actions: green be"ts: 5ationa" =nvironmenta" &o"icies and guide"ines in
India. %onditions and approach for =IS revie*. %ase studies: river va""e pro2ects:
therma" po*er p"ants: mining pro2ects: oi" refineries and petrochemica"s.
". Energ7 and Environment ES2"
A
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=nerg resources and their e
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6. Environmental 1iochemistr7 and o=icolog7 ES26
=nvironmenta" phsio"og *ith considerations of intermediar metabo"ism? approaches
for studing energ metabo"ism and bod temperature changes1 Thermo regu"ation and
adaptation.
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1# Non redit ourses (om3ulsor7 for all#
. urrent Environmental *ssues ES2!
%ontemporar and emerging environmenta" issues of "oca"+ regiona" and g"oba"
significance. road" the topics *i"" be pertaining to: i) Linage bet*een popu"ation+
deve"opment and environment ii) c"imate change ii) stratospheric zone dep"etion iii)
*ater resources iv) environmenta" tomanuscript. $escription+ va"ue+ and deve"opment of points>out"ines
before *riting. Screening of Materia" for inc"usion *ithin the structure of the manuscript.
Importance of 3uthors and their se9uence+ importance of c"ear tit"e+ abstract or summar.
Introduction+ Methods+ @esu"ts+ and $iscussion. 5umbers and statistics+ Tab"es and
!igures+ $iscussion. Writing St"e: 3ctive or passive+ &unctuation+ use of commas+
apostrophe+ semico"on and co"on. 3voiding dup"ication and repetition. Importance of
revisions and references.
&"agiarism+ paraphrasing and cop *rite vio"ation. %onse9uences of p"agiarism. Wh not
to fudge+ tiner+ fabricate or fa"sif data. =
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&opu"ation ro*th Mode" of %ompetition. Lota?#o"terra &re?&redator Mode"+
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asic properties of sound *aves+ sound propagation+ $efinition of 5oise+ Dea"th =ffects
of 5oise+ %oncept of sound pressure "eve" /S&L)+ decibe" sca"e+ addition of decibe"s+
!re9uenc @esponse of Duman =ar+ =9ua" Loudness %ontours+ Weighting 5et*ors+
ctave ands+ Measurement and ana"sis of sound. &ercenti"e Indices of 5oise+
=9uiva"ent sound pressure "eve" /Le9)+ 5oise po""ution "eve" /5&L)+ Sound e
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3tomic properties of e"ements+ the periodic+ tab"e and geochemica" c"assification of
e"ements1 abundance of e"ements in the bu" earth+ crust+ hdrosphere+ atmosphere and
biosphere1 introduction to minera" structures and compositions1 thermodnamic
c"assification of e"ements into essentia"+ structura"+ ma2or and trace e"ements and their
partitioning during minera" formation1 chemica" reactions invo"ving proton and e"ectron
transfers+ minera" stabi"it diagrams and contro"s on the chemistr of natura" *aters1
geochemica" cc"ing?concepts *ith an e
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Introduction? historica"+ current and future? =arths structure? &hsiograph of oceans?
origin and evo"ution of ocean basins /%ontinenta" and oceanic basins)? %ontinenta" drift+
sea f"oor spreading+ p"ate tectonics? she"f and deep sea sedimentation? phsica"+ chemica"
and bio"ogica" aspects of sea *ater? cean current /circu"ation)? Waves properties and
motion? tida" currents and characteristics? air?*ater interface> e
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nutrient ro"e+ carbon chemistr? "oba" biogeochemica" cc"es: 5utrient cc"es?
3dvances in biogeochemistr? Sediment biogeochemistr+ stab"e Isotopes in
iogeochemistr and their app"ication to various environmenta" prob"ems. 5utrient
dnamic in the atmosphere+ hdrosphere+ and Lithosphere. 5utrient budgeting and
mode"ing
. Environmental
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!. 0ir Pollution hemistr7 ES 2 6!
%hemica" composition of atmosphere+ Sources of air po""ution. Tpes of air po""utants+
organic and inorganic po""utants+ their behavior and fate on "oca"+ regiona" and g"oba"
sca"e+ monitoring of criteria and non?criteria po""utants.=ffects of air po""utants on human hea"th+ p"ants+ anima"s and materia"s. &o""utants and
hea"th effects.
3ir po""ution meteoro"og: Mi
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8. Soil Pollution hemistr7 ES 2 68
&hsica" %hemistr of Soi": Soi" So"ution &hase+ The Soi">So"ution Interface+ Surface
e
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K3>K% parameters in environmenta" studies+ use of %@Ms /%ertified reference
materia"s)+ inter?"aborator comparison e
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66. 'orest Ecolog7 ES 2 666
!orest and forest environment: Structure of forest ecosstem+ ma2or forest tpes of the
*or"d+ forest tpes and forest cover of India+ regeneration eco"og of forest trees.
!orest ecosstem function: &rimar productivit of forest ecosstems+ "itter production
and decomposition+ nutrient cc"ing and nutrient conservation strategies+ p"ant *ater
re"ations.
!orest ecosstem management: !orest management sstems+ 2oint forest management+
forest hdro"og+ forest fire+ app"ication of remote sensing techni9ue in forest
eco"og+ deforestation and sustainab"e forestr+ forest "a*s+ non timber forest
products.
@o"e of io"og in management and habitat management techni9ues. Wi"d"ife farming:b2ectives+ management design+ *i"d"ife products+ disease contro"+ breeding.
ehaviora"+ eco"og and eva"uation.
6. Microbial Ecolog7 ES 2 66
Microbia" *or"d? introductor revie* to the &roarotic and =uarotic microorganisms+
5utrition and gro*th+ Microbia" metabo"ism and regu"ation. Ma2or groups ofmicroorganims. 5atura" environments of microorganisms? the terrestria"
environment+ a9uatic environment and e
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The ecosstem concept+ abiotic and biotic components. =nerg input in ecosstem+
standing crop+ biomass+ primar and secondar production+ gross and net production+
concept of food chain food *eb+ ten percent "a*+ net communit production+
methods of measuring productivit+ pattern of primar production and biomass in the
ma2or ecosstem of the *or"d+ =nerg f"o*+ !eed bac and contro". iogeochemica"
cc"es+ gaseous and sedimentar turnover rate and turnover item. Ddro"ogica" cc"e+
carbon cc"e+ nitrogen cc"e+ su"phur cc"e+ phosphorus cc"e+ nutrient budget+ manFs
impact on nutrient cc"es. &opu"ation dnamics.
6!. Environmental 1io3h7sics ES 2 66!
%e""u"ar function of ce""+ membrane structure and transport origin and conduction
of impu"ses in nerve ce"" musc"es+ methods in bioe"ectric measurements. @adiation and
mo"ecu"ar response+ e"ementar aspects of atomic and mo"ecu"ar e
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Interaction of po""utants *ith bio"ogica" sstems at different "eve"s+ e.g.+ organism+
organs+ and ce"" organe""es. iochemica" degradation of po""utants inside the ce"" as
*e"" as ce""u"ar interactions *ith the po""utants. To
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composting+ bioferti"izer+ biopesticides production. iomining: Microbia" "eaching of "o*
grade minera" ores+ mo"ecu"ar probes for organisms in mines and mine tai"ings+
&etro"eum po""utant biodegradation. 3"ternate fue"s: Source and mechanism of various
biofue" production. ioremediation: %oncept+ ro"e of bioremediation in contro""ing
various po""ution prob"ems e.g. so"id *ater+ se*age *ater+ industria" eff"uents+ heav
meta"s+ radioactive substances+ oi" spi""age. &htoremediation: 3batement of different
tpes of po""ution using p"ants+ tpes of phtoremediation+ mechanism invo"ved *ith case
studies. Waste *ater treatment strategies: $omestic and Industria" *aste?*ater+
app"ication of microbio"og *aste treatment. Metagenomics: =nvironmenta" enomics+
ecogenomics or communit genomics+ the stud of genetic materia" recovered direct"
from environmenta" samp"es and future app"ications in bioremediation.
". Eco2o=icolog7 ES 2 6"
&rincip"es in to
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