School of Life Science
Department of Environment Science
Syllabus
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Botany
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Microbiology
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Biotechnology
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Zoology
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Environmental Science
The Department of Environmental Science was established in 1983. Environmental Science is a Para-professional course which brings together multifarious goals. The course intends to develop conscious citizens with an awareness of the environment. Along with such awareness comes a deep understanding of the total environment and its associated problems. The department aims to create individuals who have sound knowledge, appropriate attitude, motivation, commitment and skill to actively participate at all levels towards the improvement of the environment and contribute to the efficient management of environmental issues.
Vision
Empowering and emancipating students through and understanding of the environment, sustainability and related ethical issues.
Mission
Our mission is to develop environmentally conscious citizens who are able to appreciate the environment in its totality. We strive to equip our students with motivation, attitude, sound knowledge, commitment and skills to actively participate, at various levels, in sustainably managing environmental issues.
The undergraduate programme in Environmental Science helps students understand the
inseparable nature of the components of the environment, instils the right attitude towards
the environment; empowers them to develop necessary skills that are imperative to make
informed decisions and to execute them. Students are enabled to appreciate the
interrelation existing between abiotic and biotic environment and leading them to a
systems approach; an exposure to environmental microbes helps them to understand the
harmful and useful roles of microbes in the environment and trains them to apply
microbial biotechnology as a tool for Bioremediation; students understand the role of
environment in human health, the need for environmental sanitation, also they acquire
knowledge of diseases, nutrition, dietetics and occupational health hazards; methods of
quantification and analysis of the biological variables using statistical tools is achieved with
an exposure to environmental biostatistics, this leads them to an appreciation of and a
focused approach towards natural resources and their management.
An exposure to the various forms of pollution, their effects and control helps students
understand the current scenario; a training in assessment and mitigation of pollution along
with an exposure to toxicology helps them to develop management packages that are
holistic. A training in environmental impact assessment and environmental auditing moves
them towards becoming an environmental professional. A window to the real world is
opened through an introductory approach to environmental economics, town planning and
entrepreneurship avenues. A dissertation that spreads over a period of one year exposes
them to basic principles of research, enables them to identify a research problem and to
develop an appropriate experimental design based on laboratory or field research methods
and analytical tools. The thesis writing part helps them to prioritise the research findings
and trains them towards appropriate research communication methods.
The Department has produced many distinguished individuals committed to the
conserving of nature. Some of the alumni are:
Dr. Sunita Krishnan, Social Activist, Member of Women’s Cell, AP
Leo Francis Saldana, Environmental Activist, Environment Support Group (ESG),
Bengaluru. ESG is a non-profit trust involved in environmental and social justice initiative
in the country.
Bhargavi S Rao, Environmental Activist, Environment Support Group (ESG), Bengaluru.
R. M. Harshini de Silva Pandithasekera, Program Manager at Biodiversity Sri Lanka
Dr. Seshadri K. S. National Post-Doctoral Fellow, IISc. Bengaluru
Akshay Heblikar , Environmentalist, Center for Environment & Sustainable Development,
Eco- Watch –
Chaya Chengappa, Manager, Programs and Operations at Community Environment Alliance
Naina, Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute (EMPRI).
Dr. Naveen, Assistant Professor, Occupational Health and Safety, Dr. SRM University, Tamil
Nadu
Srinivas Ravindra, Environmentalist, Director, Center for Sustainable Development (CSD)
Bangalore.
Udhayan.A, IFS, Mountain Ecology Specialist, SAARC Forestry Centre, Bhutan
Sunita Rao, DFO
Shashirekha, Sr. Manager – Quality, Bangalore Test House, an ISO 9001 Certified & NABL
Accredited Laboratory, Bangalore.
Rajesh Babu, Senior Teacher , Aditi International School, Bangalore
Dr.Koijam Mani Bhushan, HoD, Dept. of Environmental Science, D.M. College, Manipur
Sunil Jacob, Divisional Manager, Responsible Sourcing, India, Sri Lanka and South East Asia
at Walmart.
Bineesha.P. Senior Technical Advisor, Indo-German Environment Programme (IGEP)
KSPCB, Bengaluru
