Learning Outcomes based Curriculum Framework (LOCF) For Undergraduate Programme (B.Sc. with Botany) 2019 UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI – 110 002 Table of Contents Table of Contents Preamble Foreword 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 2. Learning Outcome Based Curriculum Vis- A -Vis Objective Based Curriculum ........... 2 a. Nature and extent of the B.Sc Botany Programme ..................................................... 2 b. Aims of Bachelor’s degree programme in Botany ...................................................... 3 3. Program Learning Outcomes .......................................................................................... 3 4. Course Learning Outcomes ............................................................................................. 5 5. Teaching Learning Outcomes ......................................................................................... 7 6. Learning outcomes- based curriculum framework for B.Sc. Botany and B.Sc. Botany (Honours) ................................................................................................................................ 8 a) Hallmark Attributes of a Botany Graduate ................................................................. 8 b) Qualification Descriptors .......................................................................................... 10 c) Distribution of different types of courses with their credits for B.Sc. Botany (Pass Course).............................................................................................................................. 13 d) Distribution of different types of courses with their credits for B.Sc. Botany (Honors) 14 7. Core Courses ................................................................................................................. 15 8. Discipline Specific Elective Course .............................................................................. 16 9. Generic Elective Courses .............................................................................................. 17 10. Ability Enhancement Courses ................................................................................... 18 11. Skill Enhancement Courses ....................................................................................... 18 a) Assessment Methods ................................................................................................. 19 b) Suggested List of Seminar Topics ............................................................................. 20 c) Suggested List of Topics for Group Discussion ........................................................ 21 d) Suggested Topics for Individual/ Team Projects ...................................................... 22 CORE COURSES ................................................................................................................. 23 Core Course 1: Phycology and Microbiology ......................................................................... 23 Core Course 2: Biomolecules and Cell Biology ...................................................................... 25 Core Course 3: Mycology and Phytopathology ....................................................................... 28 Core Course 4: Archegoniatae : Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms .......................... 30 Core Course 5: Anatomy of Angiosperms ............................................................................... 32 Core Course 6: Economic Botany and Plant Resource Utilization .......................................... 34 Core Course 7: Genetics and Cytogenetics .............................................................................. 37 Core Course 8: Molecular Biology .......................................................................................... 39 Core Course 9: Plant Ecology and Phytogeography ................................................................ 41 Core Course 10: Plant Systematics .......................................................................................... 43 Core Course 11: Plant Physiology ........................................................................................... 45 Core Course 12: Plant Metabolism .......................................................................................... 47 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSES ................................................................. 49 Discipline Specific Elective Course 1: Aquatic Botany .......................................................... 50 Discipline Specific Elective Course 2: Algal Cultivation ........................................................ 52 Discipline Specific Elective Course 3: Horticulture ................................................................ 54 Discipline Specific Elective Course 4: Dendrology and Arboriculture ................................... 56 Discipline Specific Elective Course 5 : Agronomy ................................................................. 57 Discipline Specific Elective Course 6: Pomology ................................................................... 58 Discipline Specific Elective Course 7: Bio-Analytical Techniques ........................................ 60 Discipline Specific Elective Course 8: Bioinformatics ........................................................... 62 Discipline Specific Elective Course 9: Stress Biology ............................................................ 64 Discipline Specific Elective Course 10: Elements of Plant Breeding ..................................... 66 Discipline Specific Elective Course 11: Natural Resource Management ................................ 68 Discipline Specific Elective Course 12: Horticultural Practices ............................................. 70 Discipline Specific Elective Course 13: Industrial and Environmental Microbiology ............ 72 Discipline Specific Elective Course 14: Biostatistics .............................................................. 74 Discipline Specific Elective Course 15: Plant Biochemistry ................................................... 76 Discipline Specific Elective Course 16: Research Methodology ............................................ 78 Discipline Specific Elective Course 17: Horticultural Post-harvest Practices ......................... 80 Discipline Specific Elective Course 18: Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology ... 82 Discipline Specific Elective Course 19: Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering ........ 84 Discipline Specific Elective Course 20: Reproductive Biology of Angiosperms ................... 86 GENERIC ELECTIVE COURSES ........................................................................................ 88 Generic Elective Course 1: Food Science ................................................................................ 89 Generic Elective Course 2: Commercial Forestry ................................................................... 91 Generic Elective Course 3: Community Forestry .................................................................... 93 Generic Elective Course 4: Agroforestry ................................................................................. 95 Generic Elective Course 5: Seed Technology (based largely on Practical) ............................. 97 Generic Elective Course 6: Industrial Microbiology (Based largely on Practical) ................. 99 Generic Elective Course 7: Plant-Microbes Interaction ........................................................ 101 Generic Elective Course 8: Environmental Microbiology ..................................................... 103 Generic Elective Course 9: Environmental Monitoring and Management ............................ 105 Generic Elective Course 10: Ecological Economics / Environmental Economics / Bio-economics ................................................................................................................................................ 107 Generic Elective Course 11: Biodiversity (Microbes, Algae, Fungi and Embryophytes) ..... 109 Generic Elective Course 12: Plant Ecology and Taxonomy .................................................. 112 Generic Elective Course 13: Plant Anatomy and Embryology ............................................. 114 Generic Elective Course 14: Global Climate change ............................................................ 116 Generic Elective Course 15: Global Environmental Issues ................................................... 118 Generic Elective Course 16: Environmental Toxicity ........................................................... 120 Generic Elective Course 17: Environmental Protection ........................................................ 122 Generic Elective Course 18: Phytochemistry (Practical based) ............................................ 124 Generic Elective Course 19: Algal Biotechnology…………………………………………126 Generic Elective Course 20: Plant Diversity and Human Welfare ........................................ 128 ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COURSES .............................................................................. 130 Ability Enhancement Course 1: Medicinal Botany ............................................................... 131 Ability Enhancement Course 2: Plants in Traditional Systems of Medicine ......................... 133 Ability Enhancement Course 3: Mushroom Culture Technology ........................................