Course Scheme
M.Sc Zoology
Course Code & Course Title For Semester I
Zol 150- Principles of Animal Taxonomy Zol 151 Animal Resources and their Utilization Zol 152- Invertebrates : structure & function Zol 153- Cell Biology Zol 154- Molecular Biology Zol 155- Elements of Toxicology
Laboratory Courses
Zol 160-Lab course on Animal Taxonomy & Animal Resources Bioresources Zol 161-Lab course on Elements of Toxicology & Cell Biology Zol 162-Lab course on Invertebrates & Molecular Biology
Course Code & Course Title For Semester II
Zol 250- Vertebrates : Structure & Function Zol 251- Genetic Engineering Zol 252- Fundamentals of Biochemistry Zol 253- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics
Zol 260- Lab course on Vertebrates, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Zol 261- Lab course on Biochemistry & Genetic Engineering,
Open Choice Elective Courses. Students are required to opt any one of the following Courses
Math-201 Mathematical Tools for Real World Problems IT-202 Soft skills in Information Technology Comp-203 Computer Applications and Operations Bot-205 Mysteries of Green Plants Bot-206 Botany in Rural development Zol-207 Nutrition, Health and Hygiene Arab-208 Fundamentals of Arabic Language Eng-209 Applied English Edu-210 Higher Education Eco-211 Principles of Banking HT-212 Basics of Tourism and Travel Agency HT-213 Tourism Resources of J&K Mgt-214 Business Communications and Soft Skills Edu-215 Instructional Technology
Course Code & Course Title For Semester III
Zol 350- Animal Biotechnology Zol 351 -Animal Resources, threats and conservation Zol 352- Biology of the Immune System Zol 353- Cytology and Cytogenetics Zol 354 -Embryology & Histology
Zol 360- Lab course on Animal Biotechnology, Embryology & Histology & Biology of Immune sys. Zol 361- Lab course on Elective course , Animal Resources, threats and conservation & Cytology and Cytogenetics
Discipline Centric Electives: (One of the following)
Zol 355-Principles of Parasitology Zol 356- Insect Morphology & Physiology Zol 357- Elements of Ichthyology
Course Code & Course Title For Semester IV
Zol 450- Ecology and Environmental Biology Zol- 451 Animal Physiology Zol -453 Dissertation
Zol 460 Lab course on Ecology and Environmental Biology & Elective paper Zol 461 Lab course on Animal Physiology & Endocrinology
Elective Courses: (One of the following)
Zol 454 Fundamentals of Nematodes Genomics Zol 455 Human Genetics Zol 456 Wildlife Biology, Conservation and Management
M.Sc Microbiology
MIB 1014 Foundation Course
MIB 1034 General Microbiology
MIB 1042 Virology, Mycology and Protozoa
MIB 1052 Microbial Techniques
MIB 1712 Lab course based on General Microbiology, Virology, Mycology and Parasitology
MIB 1722 Lab course based on Biomolecules and Cell Biology
MIB 2014 Microbial Genetics and Molecular Biology
MIB 2024 Microbial Diversity
MIB 2034 Enzymology and Metabolism
MIB 2514 Open Elective (OE)*
Choice Based Open Elective Course (Opt any one of the following)
Math 201 Mathematical Tools for Real World Problems
IT 202 Soft Skills in Information Tech.
Comp 203 Computer Applications & Operations
Bio 204 Fundamentals of Biotechnology
Bot 205 Mysteries of Green Plants
Bot 206 Botany in Rural Development
Zol 207 Nutrition, Health & Hygiene
Arb 208 Fundamentals of Arabic Language
Eng 209 Applied English
Edu 210 Higher Education
Eco 211 Principles of Banking
HT 212 Basics of Tourism and Travel Agencies
HT 213 Tourism Resources of J&K
Mgt 214 Business Communication & Soft Skills
MIB 2712 Lab based on Microbial Genetics and Molecular Biology
MIB 2722 Lab based on Microbial Diversity
MIB 3014 Immunology
MIB 3024 Industrial Microbiology and Fermentation Technology
MIB 3032 Microbial Ecology
MIB 3042 Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology
MIB 3052 Food Microbiology
# Discipline Centric Elective (DCE) #
MIB 3512 Viral and Parasitic Infections
MIB 3522 Biofertilizers and Biopesticides
MIB 3712 Lab based on Immunology
MIB 3722 Lab based on Industrial and Fermentation
MIB 3732 Lab based on Environmental Microbiology, Toxicology, and Food Microbiology
MIB 4014 Medical Microbiology,
MIB 4024 Agricultural Microbiology
MIB 4512 Genetic Engineering
MIB 4522 Bacterial Diseases of Humans
MIB 4531 Signal Transduction and Cancer Biology Lab courses
MIB 4712 Lab based on Medical Microbiology and Discipline Centric Elective (DCE)
MIB 4722 Lab based on Agricultural Microbiology and Bioinformatics
MIB 4808 Dissertation