MAJOR SOIL SCIENCE (Semester V-VIII)

SEMESTER-V (Students will opt for 5 credit hours from elective courses)

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Course Type

SES-501

Physical Properties of Soils

3(2-1)

Major

SES-503

Chemical Properties of Soils

3(2-1)

Major

SES-505

Soil Genesis and Morphology

3(2-1)

Major

SES-507

Instrumentation and Laboratory Techniques

3(1-2)

Major

SES-509

Applied Mathematics for Soil Science

3(3-0)  

Major

Sub-Total Credit Hours

15

SES-511

Plant Growth under Stress Environment

3(2-1)  

Elective

SES-513

Microbial Ecology and Plant Growth

3(3-0)

Elective

SES-515

Municipal Wastes and its Transformations

2(2-0)

Elective

SES-517

Soil Fertility Evaluation

2(1-1)

Elective

Total credit hours

15+5=20

SEMESTER-VI (Students will opt for 5 credit hours from elective courses)

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Course Type

SES-502

Salt-Affected Soils and Water Quality

3(2-1)

Major

SES-504

Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use

3(2-1)

Major

SES-506

Soil Survey and Land Evaluation

3(2-1)

Major

SES-508

Nutrient Management in Degraded Soils

3(2-1)

Major

Chem-502

Environmental Chemistry and Bio-chemistry

3(2-1)

Supporting

Sub-Total credit hours

15

SES-510

Soil – Water – Plant Relationships

3(3-0)

Elective

SES-512

Soil Chemistry and Plant Growth

3(3-0)

Elective

SES-514

GIS in Soil Survey and Land Use Planning

2(1-1)

Elective

SES-516

Outreach in Soil Science

2(1-1)  

Elective

Total credit hours

15+5=20

         

SEMESTER-VII (Students will opt for 3 credit hours from elective courses)

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Course Type

SES-601

Soil Microbiology and Environment

3(2-1)

Major

SES-603

Environment Pollution and Management

3(3-0)

Major

SES-605

Soil, Water and Environment Conservation

3(3-0)

Major

SES-609

Elements of Soil Physics

3(3-0)

Major

SES-611

Preparation of Research Proposal and Scientific Writing

2(1-1)

Major

Stat-601

Applied Statistics for Soil and Environment

3(2-1)

Supporting

Total credit hours

17

SES-607

Saline Agriculture                     

3(2-1)

Elective

SES-613

Experimental Planning

3(2-1)

Elective

Total credit hours

17+3=20

         

 

 

 

SEMESTER-VIII

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Course Type

SES-612

Internship and External Evaluation

6(0-6)

Major

 

 

 

 

B.Sc. (Hons.) Environmental Science

SEMESTER – I

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Course

Type

ENV-303

Introduction to Earth Sciences

3 (2-1)

Foundation

SES-301

Introduction to Environmental Science

2 (2-0)

Foundation

BIO-301

Essentials of Biology

3 (2-1)

General

IS-301/SSH-301

Islamic Studies (for Muslims)/ Ethics (for Non-Muslims)

3 (3-0)

Compulsory

ENG-301

Composition and Communication Skills

3 (3-0)

Compulsory

MATH-301

Elementary Mathematics

3 (2-1)

Compulsory

CS-301

Computer Science and Information Technology

2 (0-2)

Compulsory

UAM-301

Social and Religious Tolerance

3 (2-1)

Audit

QS-302

Quranic Studies

1 (1-0)

Audit

Total Credit Hours

14+5=19

SEMESTER – II

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Course

Type

ENV-302

Basic Chemistry

3 (2-1)

General

ENV-304

Biology for Environmental Studies

3 (2-1)

General

AIEH-222

Professional Ethics

2 (2-0)

General

STAT-302

Introductory Statistics

2 (2-0)

Compulsory

SSH-302

Pakistan Studies

2 (2-0)

Compulsory

ECON-309

Principles of Economics

3 (3-0)

General

ENG -310

Functional English

3 (3-0

Compulsory

UAM-302

Citizenship Education and Community Engagement

3 (2-1)

Audit

Total Credit Hours

16+2=18

SEMESTER – III

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Course

Type

ENV-403

Environmental Chemistry

3 (2-1)

Foundation

ENV-405

Environmental Physics

3 (2-1)

Foundation

ENV-407

Fundamentals of Ecology

3 (3-0)

Foundation

ENV-409

Environmental Pollution

3 (2-1)

Foundation

RS-409  

Rural Sociology and Development

2 (2-0)

General

BBAA-412

Social Psychology and Self-Development

3(3-0)

Compulsory

QS-302

Quranic Studies

1 (1-0)

Audit

Total Credit Hours

14+3=17

 

SEMESTER – IV

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Course

Type

ENV-404

Environmental Microbiology

3 (2-1)

Foundation

ENV-408

Research Methods in Environmental Science

3 (2-1)

Foundation

ENV-410

Climatology

3(2-1)

Foundation

ENV-412

GIS and Remote Sensing

3(2-1)

Major

SES-406

Carbon Sequestration and Environment

3 (2-1)

Major

AIEH-212

Human Resource Management

2 (2-0)

General

ECON-418

Environmental Economics

3(3-0)

General

Total Credit Hours

15+5=20

 

SEMESTER – V (Students will opt for 5 credit hours from elective courses)

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

Hours

Course

Type

ENV-519

Applied Ecology

3 (3-0)

Major

ENV-521

Environmental Toxicology

3 (2-1)

Major

ENV-523

Environmental Profile of Pakistan

3 (3-0)

Foundation

ENV-525

Population and Environment

3 (2-1)

Foundation

ENV-527

Analytical Techniques in Environmental Science

3 (1-2)

Foundation

QS-302

Quranic Studies

1 (1-0)

Audit

 

Sub-Total Credit Hours

15

 

ENV-529

Solid Waste Management

2(2-0)

Elective

ENV-531

Soil and Environment

2 (2-0)

Elective

SES-511

Plant Growth under Stress Environment

3(2-1)  

Elective

SES-513

Microbial Ecology and Plant Growth

3(3-0)

Elective

VET-501

Animal Health and Environment

3 (2-1)

Elective

Total Credit Hours

15+5=20

 

SEMESTER – VI (Students will opt for 5 credit hours from elective courses)

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

Hours

Course

Type

ENV-520

Environmental Management Systems

3(2-1)

Major

ENV-522

Biodiversity and Conservation

3(2-1)

Major

ENV-524

Environmental Monitoring

3(2-1)

Major

ENV-526

Introduction to Climate Change

3(2-1)

Major

ENV-528

Environmental Impact Assessment

3(2-1)

Major

 

Sub-Total Credit Hours

15

 

ENV-530

Water Resources Management

3(2-1)

Elective

ENV-532

Pollutants Movement in Soil

2 (2-0)

Elective

ENT-609

Agriculture and Environmental Pollution

3(2-1)

Elective

AE-514

Project Management and Evaluation

2(2-0)

Elective

AIET-3113

Environmental Management System for Industry

3(2-1)

Elective

Total Credit Hours

15+5=20

 

SEMESTER – VII (Students will opt for 2 credit hours from elective courses)

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

Hours

Course

Type

ENV-615

Environmental Governance

3 (3-0)

Major

ENV-617

Public Health and Environment

3 (3-0)

Major

ENV-619

Pollution Control Technologies

3 (2-1)

Major

ENV-621

Natural Resources Management

3 (3-0)

Major

SES-611

Preparation of Research Proposal and Scientific Writing

2 (1-1)

Compulsory

QS-302

Quranic Studies

1 (1-0)

Audit

 

Sub-Total Credit Hours

15

 

ENV-625

Environmental Biotechnology

2(2-0)

Elective

AE-613

Economics of Climate Change

2(2-0)

Elective

Total Credit Hours

15+2=17

 

SEMESTER – VIII

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

Hours

Course

Type

ENV-612

Internship and External Evaluation

6(0-6)

Major

Total Credit Hours

6(0-6)