BA (Hons) Sustainable Development Studies

 

SEMESTER I

Course Code

Course Title

Type/Stream

Credit (L+T+P)

SDS 101

Introduction to Sustainable Development

Major

3 (3+0+0)

SDS 102

Ecology, Ecosystem and Biodiversity

Major

3 (3+0+0)

SDS 103

Basics of Earth Sciences

Major

3 (3+0+0)

EMS 101

Environmental Management and Sustainability (Refer Annex. 1 )

Minor

(Opt any one)

4 (3+1+0)

ERS 101

Ecological Restoration of Land and Water Resources (Refer Annex. 2 )

DMS 101

Disaster Management, Occupational Health and Safety (Refer Annex. 3 )

MDC 101

Foundation Course in Mathematics

Multidisciplinary

3 (3+0+0)

AEC 101

English and Communication Skills-I

Ability Enhancement

2 (2+0+0)

SEC 101

Fundamentals of Computer Sciences

Skill Enhancement

3 (2+0+1)

VAC 101

Constitutional Values, Rights and Duties

Value Added

2 (2+0+0)

Total Semester Credits

23

SEMESTER II

Course Code

Course Title

Type/Stream

Credit (L+T+P)

SDS 201

Sustainable Development Dimensions

Major

3 (3+0+0)

SDS 202

Geography of India and Sustainability

Major

3 (3+0+0)

SDS 203

Principles of Micro Economics

Major

3 (3+0+0)

EMS 202

Environmental Management and Sustainability (Refer Annex. 1 )

Minor

(Opt any one)

4 (3+1+0)

ERS 201

Ecological Restoration of Land and Water Resources (Refer Annex. 2 )

DMS 201

Disaster Management, Occupational Health and Safety (Refer Annex. 3 )

MDC 201

Environmental Economics

Multidisciplinary

3 (3+0+0)

SEC 201

Python Programming

Skill Enhancement

3 (2+0+1)

AEC 201

English and Communication Skills – II

Ability Enhancement

2 (2+0+0)

VAC 201

Ancient Indian Knowledge Systems

Value Added

2 (2+0+0)

Total Semester Credits

23

UG Certificate Credits

46

 

SEMESTER III

Course Code

Course Title

Type/Stream

Credit (L+T+P)

SDS 301

Sustainable Development Drivers and Capitals

Major

3 (2+1+0)

SDS 302

Introduction to Macro Economics

Major

3 (3+0+0)

SDS 303

Statistics and Data Analysis

Major

4 (3+0+1)

EMS 301

Environmental Management and Sustainability (Refer Annex. 1 )

Minor

(Opt any one)

4 (3+1+0)

ERS 301

Ecological Restoration of Land and Water Resources (Refer Annex. 2 )

DMS 301

Disaster Management, Occupational Health and Safety (Refer Annex. 3 )

MDC 301

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Multidisciplinary

3 (3+0+0)

AEC 301

Academic Writing and Communication

Ability Enhancement

2 (2+0+0)

SEC 301

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Skill Enhancement

3 (2+0 +1)

VAC 301

Diet and Nutrition

Value Added

2 (2+0+0)

Total Semester Credit

24

SEMESTER IV

Course Code

Course Title

Type/Stream

Credit (L+T+P)

SDS 401

Social Contexts of Sustainable Development

Major

3 (2+1+0)

SDS 402

Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

Major

3 (2+0+1)

SDS 403

Natural Resource Management and Sustainability Challenges

Major

4 (3+1+0)

EMS 401

Environmental Management and Sustainability (Refer Annex. 1 )

Minor

(Opt any one)

4 (3+1+0)

ERS 401

Ecological Restoration of Land and Water Resources (Refer Annex. 2 )

DMS 401

Disaster Management, Occupational Health and Safety (Refer Annex. 3 )

VAC 401

Ethics and Values

Value Added

2 (2+0+0)

AEC 401

Intellectual Property Rights

Ability Enhancement

2 (2+0+0)

SIS 401

Summer Internship*

 

2 (0+0+2)

Total Semester Credits

20

UG Diploma Credits

90

 

SEMESTER V

Course Code

Course Title

Type/Stream

Credit (L+T+P)

SDS 501

Agriculture Systems and Sustainability

Major

3 (2+1+0)

SDS 502

Corporate Social Responsibility and ESG Management

Major

4 (3+1+0)

SDS 503

Environmental Laws, Policies and Governance

Major

3 (3+0+0)

SDS 504

Landscape Ecology

Major

3 (2+0+1)

SDS 505

GIS, Satellite Based Navigation & Applications

Major

3 (2+0+1)

EMS 501

Environmental Management and Sustainability (Refer Annex. 1 )

Minor

(Opt any one)

4 (3+1+0)

ERS 501

Ecological Restoration of Land and Water Resources (Refer Annex. 2 )

DMS 501

Disaster Management, Occupational Health and Safety (Refer Annex. 3 )

Total Semester Credits

20

SEMESTER VI

Course Code

Course Title

Type/Stream

Credit (L+T+P)

SDS 601

Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sustainability Dimensions

Major

2 (2+0+0)

SDS 602

Models in Sustainable Development

Major

2 (2+0+0)

SDS 603

Urban Sustainability

Major

3 (2+1+0)

SDS 604

Social Impact Assessment

Major

3 (2+0+1)

SDS 605

Communication in Sustainable Development

Major

2 (2+0+0)

SDS 606

Rural and Regional Sustainability

Major

3 (3+0+0)

EMS 601 and 602

Environmental Management and Sustainability (Refer Annex. 1 )

Minor

(Opt any one)

4x2 (3+1+0)

ERS 601 and 602

Ecological Restoration of Land and Water Resources (Refer Annex. 2 )

DMS 601 and 602

Disaster Management, Occupational Health and Safety (Refer Annex. 3 )

Total Semester Credits

23

UG Degree Credits

133

 

SEMESTER VII

Course Code

Course Title

Type/Stream

Credit (L+T+P)

SDS 701

Globalisation, Development and Sustainability

Major

3 (3+0+0)

SDS 702

Environmental Impact Assessment

Major

3 (2+0+1)

SDS 703

Climate Change Implications and its Management

Major

3 (3+0+0)

SDS 704

Disaster Risk Management

Major

4 (3+1+0)

SDS 705

Research Methodology

Major

4 (3+1+0)

SDS 706

Development of Dissertation Proposal

Major

-

EMS 701

Environmental Management and Sustainability (Refer Annex. 1 )

Minor

(Opt any one)

4 (3+1+0)

ERS 701

Ecological Restoration of Land and Water Resources (Refer Annex. 2 )

DMS 701

Disaster Management, Occupational Health and Safety (Refer Annex. 3 )

Total Semester Credits

21

 

SEMESTER VIII

Course Code

Course Title

Type/Stream

Credit (L+T+P)

SDS 801

Dissertation

 

20 (0+0+20)

Total Semester Credits

20

   

Major Stream Credits

86

Summer Internships

02

Dissertation

20

Minor Stream Credits

32

Multidisciplinary Course (MDC) Credits

09

Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) Credits

09

Ability Enhancement Course (AEC) Credits

08

Value Added Course (VAC) Credits

08

Total B.A. (Hon) SDS Credits

174

 

Multidisciplinary Course

Course Code

Course Title

Credit (L+T+P)

MDC101

Foundation Course in Mathematics

3 (3+0+0)

MDC201

Environmental Economics

3 (3+0+0)

MDC301

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

3 (3+0+0)

Total Credits

09

Skill Enhancement Course

Course Code

Course Title

Credit (L+T+P)

SEC101

Fundamentals of Computer Science

3 (2+0+1)

SEC201

Python Programming

3 (2+0+1)

SEC301

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

3 (2+0+1)

Total Credits

09

Ability Enhancement Course

Course Code

Course Title

Credit (L+T+P)

AEC101

English and Communications Skills-I

2 (2+0+0)

AEC201

English and Communications Skills-II

2 (2+0+0)

AEC301

Academic Writings and Communication

2 (2+0+0)

AEC401

Intellectual Property Rights

2 (2+0+0)

Total Credits

08

Value Added Course

Course Code

Course Title

Credit (L+T+P)

VAC101

Constitutional Values, Rights and Duties

2 (2+0+0)

VAC201

Ancient Indian Knowledge Systems

2 (2+0+0)

VAC301

Diet and Nutrition

2 (2+0+0)

VAC401

Ethics and Values

2 (2+0+0)

Total Credits

08

 

Summer Internship

Course Code

Course Title

Credit (L+T+P)

SIS401

Summer Internship*

2 (0+0+2)

Total Credits

02

Dissertation

Course Code

Course Title

Credit (L+T+P)

SDS801

Dissertation

20 (0+0+20)

Total Credits

20

Minor Stream Course

Annex. 1. Environmental Management and Sustainability (EMS)

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Sem.

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

(L+T+P)

I

EMS101

Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences

4 (3+1+0)

II

EMS202

Climate Science and Meteorology

4 (3+1+0)

III

EMS301

Concepts in Environment Management

4 (3+1+0)

IV

EMS401

Sustainable Cities, Transport and Green Building

4 (3+1+0)

V

EMS501

Water and Energy Efficiency, Auditing and Management

4 (3+1+0)

VI

EMS601

Climate Change Policy, Carbon Footprint and GHG Accounting Framework

4 (3+1+0)

VI

EMS701

Desertification and Land Management

4 (3+1+0)

VII

EMS702

Geo-spatial Sciences for Sustainable Development

4 (3+1+0)

Annex. 2. Ecological Restoration of Land and Water Resources (ERS)

 

Sem.

Course Code

Courses

Credit

(L+T+P)

I

ERS101

Introduction to Restoration Ecology

4 (3+1+0)

II

ERS201

Land Degradation: Causes and Consequences

4 (3+1+0)

III

ERS301

Ecological Restoration of Land Resources

4 (3+1+0)

IV

ERS401

Urban Ecosystem Restoration

4 (3+1+0)

V

ERS501

Degradation of Aquatic Ecosystem

4 (3+1+0)

VI

ERS601

Ecological Restoration of Wetlands and Watersheds

4 (3+1+0)

VI

ERS602

Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Restoration

4 (3+1+0)

VII

ERS701

Ecological Restoration: Planning and Implementation

4 (3+1+0)

 

Annex. 3. Disaster Management, Occupational Health and Safety (DMS)

Sem.

Course Code

Courses

Credit

(L+T+P)

I

DMS101

Introduction to Disaster Management

4 (3+1+0)

II

DMS201

Risk Assessment and vulnerability analysis of Natural Hazards

4 (3+1+0)

III

DMS301

Regulatory framework in Disaster Management

4 (3+1+0)

IV

DMS401

Occupational Health Hazards, Safety and Compliance

4 (3+1+0)

V

DMS502

Disaster Preparedness and Response

4 (3+1+0)

VI

DMS601

Coastal Hazards and their Management

4 (3+1+0)

VI

DMS602

Urban Hazards Mitigation and Sustainability

4 (3+1+0)

VII

DMS701

Climate change and Ecosystem based Disaster Risk Reduction

4 (3+1+0)