Course Structure (BS-MS Programme)

 

Distribution of credits in BS-MS Program

BS PROGRAMME IN EARTH SCIENCES

I Semester

II Semester

S: MTH 101

 

3-1-0-0 (11)

S:MTH 102

3-1-0-0 (11)

S: PHY 102/PHY 103

 

3-1-0-0 (11)

S: PHY 103/PHY 102

3-1-0-0 (11)

S: PHY 101/CHM 101 (Lab)

 

0-0-3-0 (02)

S: CHEM 101/PHY 101 (Lab)

0-0-3-0 (03)

TA: TA 101

 

2-0-3-0 (09)

ES: ESC 101

3-1-3-0 (14)

S: LIF 101

 

2-0-0-0 (06)

S: CHM 102

2-1-0-0 (08)

HSS: ENG 112/HSS-1 (Level 1)

 

3-1-0-0 (11)

MPCFL: PE 102

0-0-3-0 (03)

MPCFL: PE 101

 

0-0-3-0 (03)

 

 

Total

 

54

Total

50

III Semester

IV Semester

ES: ESC 201: Electronics

 

3-1-3-0 (14)

HSS: HSS-2 (Level 1)

3-1-0-0 (11)

ES: SO-1: Introduction to Earth Sciences

 

3-0-0-0 (09)

S: SO-2: Probability & Statistics

3-1-0-0 (11)

ES: ESO-2: Fluid Mechanics

 

3-1-0-0 (11)

DC-3: Geomorphology & Earth Surface Processes

3-0-0-0 (09)

DC-1: Mineralogy and Crystallography

 

3-0-2-0 (11)

DC-4: Fundamentals of Geophysics

3-0-0-0 (09)

TA: TA 201 (MSE)

 

1-0-3-0 (06)

DC-5: Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology

3-0-2-0 (11)

MPCFL: Composition (web)

 

0-0-2-0 (02)

TA: TA 202 (ME)

1-0-3-0 (06)

DC-2: Field Geology I

 

0-0-3-0 (03)

 

 

Total

 

56

Total

57

V Semester

VI Semester

ES: ESO-3: ESO202: Thermodynamics

 

3-1-0-0 (11)

DC-10: Geological Remote Sensing

2-0-2-0 (08

DC-6: Structural Geology

 

2-0-3-0 (09)

DC-11: Hydrological system analysis/Engineering Hydrology (CE361)

2-0-0-0 (06)

DC-7: Sedimentary processes & stratigraphic principles

 

2-0-2-0 (08)

DC-12: Exploration Geophysics

2-0-2-0 (08)

DC-8: Geochemistry

 

2-0-0-0 (06)

HSS: HSS-3 (Level 2)

3-0-0-0 (09)

DC-9: Field Geology II

 

0-0-6-0 (06)

OE-1: Open Elective

3-0-0-0 (09)

DE-1: Departmental Elective (Eco. Geology)

 

(08-11)

OE-2 : Open Elective

3-0-0-0 (09)

MPCFL: Communication Skill

 

0-0-2-0 (02)

 

 

Total

 

50-53

Total

49

VII Semester

VIII Semester

DC-13: Tectonics and Evolution of Indian Plate

 

2-0-0-0 (06)

DE-4/UGP-3

(8-11)

DE- 2: Departmental Elective

 

(08-11)

OE-5: Open Elective

3-0-0-0 (09)

DE -3: Departmental Elective

 

(08-11)

OE-6: Open Elective

3-0-0-0 (09)

OE-3/UGP-2

 

3-0-0-0 (09)

HSS: HSS-5 (Level 2)

3-0-0-0 (09)

OE-4: Open Elective

 

3-0-0-0 (09)

DE-5: Departmental Elective

(08-11)

HSS: HSS-4 (Level 2)

 

3-0-0-0 (09)

 

 

DC-14: Field Geology III

 

0-0-4-0 (04)

 

 

Total

 

53-59

Total

43-49

MS PROGRAMME IN EARTH SCIENCES

IX Semester

X semester

DE-6: Departmental Elective

 

(08-11)

MS Thesis

(63)

DE-7: Departmental Elective

 

(08-11)

DE-8: Departmental Elective

 

(08-11)

DE-9: Departmental Elective

 

(08-11)

DE-10: Departmental Elective

 

(08-11)

MS Thesis

 

(09)

Total

 

49-64

Total

63


Notes: A student will be allowed UGP-3 only if he has done UGP-2.


Distribution of courses and credits (BS PROGRAMME)

Course Group

Group Code

Total credits
(Min)

% of total credits

ARC recommendation
(% of total credits)

HSS (excluding Management, comm. skills etc)

 

HSS

 

49

11.9

10

Science (including electives)1

 

S

75

18.2

20

Engineering Science (Esc, ESO etc.)

 

ES

59

14.3

10

Technical Arts

 

TA

21

5.1

5

Management + PE + Communication Skills + Foreign Language

 

MPCFL

10

2.4

5

Core  courses (Mandatory)

 

DC

104

25.2

25

Electives2

 

DE

40

9.7

10

Open Electives2

 

OE

54

13.1

15

Total

 

 

412

100

100


1. Minimum credits; may increase depending on the courses chosen by the student.


List of departmental electives and specializations (BS-MS PROGRAMME)

(a) Applied Geology

Structure

Credits

Geology of Fuels

 

2-0-2-0

08

Economic Geology (DE-1)

 

3-1-0-0

11

Mineral Exploration Methods

 

3-0-0-0

09

Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

 

2-0-2-0

08

(b) Water and climate

 

 

Ecohydrology (CE619)

 

 

 

Earth, Life and Sustainability

 

3-0-0-0

09

Global Climate Change (ES646)

 

3-0-0-0

09

Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry (EEM613)

 

 

 

(c) Applied Geophysics

 

 

Geophysical Field Theory

 

2-1-0-0

08

Seismic Exploration & Subsurface Imaging

 

2-1-0-0

08

Inverse Theory & Data Assimilation

 

2-1-0-0

08

Well logging

 

2-1-0-0

08

(d) Solid Earth Geology

 

 

Rheology of Earth

 

3-0-0-0

09

Analytical methods in Earth Science

 

2-0-3-0

09

Isotope geochemistry

 

3-0-0-0

09

Geodynamics

 

3-0-0-0

09

(e) Natural Hazards

 

 

Quaternary geology and tectonic geomorphology

 

3-0-0-0

09

Disaster Mental Health (PSY 794)

 

 

 

GPS and Geodesy (CE674)

 

 

 

Disaster Management and Risk Mitigation

 

3-0-0-0

09


In addition, the students will be encouraged to take electives from outside the department as and when available.