Banaras Hindu University - BHU Courses

Duration:

Eligibility:

Course Duration: Two Year (Semester System)

Course Eligibility : Graduation in Science with at least 50 % marks or Equivqlent CGPA

Admission Criteria: Merit in qualifying examination, subject to eligibility criteria.

Entrance/Eligibility Test: As per University Rules

Programme Mode: Regular

Course Syllabus

Semester – I

Course Code	Course Title
ESM – 101	Foundation Course in Ecology
ESM – 102	Earth and its Atmosphere
ESM – 103	Aquatic Environment
ESM – 104	Energy Resources and Conservation
ESM – 105	Lab work based on courses ESM – 101 to ESM – 102
ESM – 106	Lab work based on courses ESM – 103 to ESM – 104
ESM – 107 M	Global Environmental Change (Minor Elective for Environmental Science and other PG programmes)

Semester – II

ESM – 201	Biodiversity and Conservation
ESM – 202	Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
ESM – 203	Environmental Pollution and Toxicology
ESM – 204	Environmental Monitoring and Management
ESM – 205	Environmental Legislation
ESM – 206	Lab work based on courses ESM – 201 to ESM – 202
ESM – 207	Lab work based on courses ESM – 203 to ESM – 204
ESM – 208M	Environmental Conservation (Minor Elective for other PG programmes)
#	Minor Elective (for Environmental Science students)

Semester – III

ESM - 301	Biostatistics, Modeling and Computer Applications
ESM – 302	Water Resource Management
ESM – 303	Lab work based on courses ESM – 301 to ESM – 302
ESM - 304 ESM - 305	Any one of the following: Ecological Restoration Society and Environment
ESM - 306 ESM - 307	Any one of the following: Air Pollution Control and Abatement Remote Sensing and GIS
ESM – 308	Lab work based on courses ESM – 306/ESM – 307
#	Minor Elective (for Environmental Science students)

Semester – IV

ESM – 401

Industrial Training Report**

ESM – 402

Dissertation based on project work

Note :

# Environmental Science students shall opt Minor Electives from other programmes
**Industrial training of 6 weeks during summer vacation following semester II.