COURSE CATALOGUE (Academic Session 2016-17 onwards) for B.Sc. Life Sciences and B.Sc. Physical Sciences Under CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM COLLEGE OF BASIC SCIENCES CSK HIMACHAL PRADESH KRISHI VISHVAVIDYALAYA PALAMPUR 176062 CONTENTS Choice Based Credit System ................................................................................................................ 1 Types of Courses: ............................................................................................................................ 1 Implementation of CBCS: ................................................................................................................ 2 Table: -1 : Details of Courses Undergraduate (B.Sc.) ...................................................................... 3 Table – 2 : Proposed scheme for B.Sc. three year programme under Choice Based Credit System ............................................................................................................................................. 4 B.Sc. Life Sciences .................................................................................................................................. 5 Details of Courses to be offered to B.Sc. Life Sciences (Semester-wise) ........................................ 7 Details of Courses to be offered to B.Sc. Life Sciences (Discipline-wise) ........................................ 9 BOTANY (DISCIPLINE – A) .................................................................................................................. 11 CORE COURSES:............................................................................................................................. 11 Bot.111 Biodiversity (Microbes, Algae, Fungi and Archegoniate) 4+2 .............................. 11 Bot.121 Plant Ecology and Taxonomy 4+2 ......................................................................... 12 Bot.211 Plant Anatomy and Embryology 4+2 ..................................................................... 14 Bot.221 Plant Physiology and Metabolism 4+2 .................................................................. 15 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE ...................................................................................................... 16 Bot.311 Analytical Techniques in Plant Sciences 4+2 ......................................................... 16 Bot.312 Cell and Molecular Biology 4+2 ............................................................................. 17 Bot.321 Research Methodology 4+2 .................................................................................. 18 Bot. 322 Economic Botany and Biotechnology 4+2............................................................. 19 ZOOLOGY (DISCIPLINE – B) ................................................................................................................ 21 Zoo.111 Animal Diversity 4+2 ............................................................................................ 21 Zoo 121 Comparative Anatomy and Developmental Biology of Vertebrates 4+2.............. 22 Zoo 211 Physiology and Biochemistry 4+2 ......................................................................... 23 Zoo.221 GENETICS AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 4+2 ..................................................... 24 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSES ...................................................................................... 25 Zoo.311 APPLIED ZOOLOGY 4+2 ......................................................................................... 25 Zoo.312 AQUATIC BIOLOGY 4+2 ......................................................................................... 26 Zoo.321 IMMUNOLOGY 4+2 ............................................................................................... 27 Zoo.322 REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY 4+2 ............................................................................... 28 CHEMISTRY (DISCIPLINE – C) ............................................................................................................. 30 i CORE COURSES .............................................................................................................................. 30 Chem.111 Conceptual Organic Chemistry 4+2 ...................................................................... 30 Chem.121 Molecules of Life 4+2 ............................................................................................ 32 Chem.211 Chemical Bonding, Transition Metal & Coordination Chemistry 4+2 .................. 33 Chem.221 Physical Chemistry for the Biosciences 4+2 ......................................................... 34 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE ...................................................................................................... 35 Chem.311 Analytical Methods in Chemistry 4+2 .................................................................. 36 Chem.312 Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis 4+2 ................................................ 37 Chem.321 Bioinorganic & Environmental Chemistry 4+2 ..................................................... 38 Chem.322 Quantum Chemistry, Spectroscopy & Photochemistry 4+2 ................................. 40 ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COURSES (AEC) ......................................................................................... 42 Eng.111 English Communication 2+0 .................................................................................. 42 Env.121 Environmental Studies 3+0 ................................................................................... 42 SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSES (SEC) ............................................................................................. 46 SEC-I: ............................................................................................................................................. 46 Comp.211 Computer Application 2+1 ................................................................................... 46 SEC-II: ............................................................................................................................................ 47 Stat.221 Elements of Statistics 2+1 ..................................................................................... 47 Comp.221 Databases with MS Access 2+1 ............................................................................ 47 SEC-III: ........................................................................................................................................... 48 Bot.313 Medicinal Botany 2+1 ........................................................................................... 48 Zoo.313 Aquarium Fish Keeping 2+1 .................................................................................. 49 Chem.315 Chemistry of Cosmetics & Perfumes 2+1 ............................................................. 49 Micro.311 Techniques in Clinical Microbiology 2+1 .............................................................. 50 SEC-IV: ........................................................................................................................................... 51 Bot.323 Ethnobotany 2+1 ................................................................................................... 51 Zoo 323 Public Health and Hygiene 2+1 ............................................................................. 51 Chem.325 Analytical Clinical Biochemistry 2+1 ..................................................................... 52 Micro.321 Fermentation Technology 2+1 ............................................................................. 53 GENERAL INTEREST / HOBBY COURSES ............................................................................................ 54 Ort.111 Orientation 1+0 (NC) ............................................................................................. 54 NCC [(0+2) for First and (0+2) for Second Semester of First Year] 0+4(NC) .......................... 54 NCC [(0+2) for First and (0+2) for Second Semester of First Year] 0+4(NC) .......................... 54 ii NSS [(0+2) for First and (0+2) for Second Semester of Second Year] 0+4(NC) ..................... 55 NSS [(0+2) for First and (0+2) for Second Semester of Second Year] 0+4(NC) ..................... 55 B.Sc. Physical Sciences ......................................................................................................................... 57 Details of Courses to be offered to B.Sc. Physical Sciences (Semester-wise) ............................... 59 Details of Courses to be offered to B.Sc. Physical Sciences (Discipline-wise) .............................. 61 PHYSICS (DISCIPLINE – A) .................................................................................................................. 63 CORE COURSES:............................................................................................................................. 63 Phys.111 Mechanics 4+2 ...................................................................................................... 63 Phys.121 Electricity and Magnetism 4+2 ............................................................................. 64 Phys.211 Thermal Physics & Statistical Mechanics 4+2 ....................................................... 65 Phys.221 Waves and Optics 4+2 ........................................................................................... 66 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSES: ..................................................................................... 68 Phys.311 Solid State Physics