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
Laboratory Courses
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
Laboratory Courses
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
Laboratory Courses
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
Course Code & Course Title For Semester I
MIB 1014 Foundation Course
MIB 1034 General Microbiology
MIB 1042 Virology, Mycology and Protozoa
MIB 1052 Microbial Techniques
MIB 1062 Biomolecules
Laboratory Courses
MIB 1712 Lab course based on General Microbiology, Virology, Mycology and Parasitology
MIB 1722 Lab course based on Biomolecules and Cell Biology
MIB 1732 Lab course based on Microbial Techniques
Course Code & Course Title For Semester II
MIB 2014 Microbial Genetics and Molecular Biology
MIB 2024 Microbial Diversity
MIB 2034 Enzymology and Metabolism
MIB 2514 Open Elective (OE)*
MIB 2642 Seminar / Journal Club (JC)
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
Edu 215 Instructional Technology
Laboratory Courses
MIB 2712 Lab based on Microbial Genetics and Molecular Biology
MIB 2722 Lab based on Microbial Diversity
MIB 2732 Lab based on Enzymology and Metabolism
Course Code & Course Title For Semester III
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 3532 Analytical Techniques
Laboratory Courses
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 3742 Lab based on Discipline Centric Elective
Course Code & Course Title For Semester IV
MIB 4014 Medical Microbiology,
MIB 4024 Agricultural Microbiology
MIB 4032 Bioinformatics
# Discipline Centric Elective (DCE) #
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
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