The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences offers BS (4 years) and MS (2 years) degree programs in Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Sciences. In a short span of ten years it has joined the ranks of highly reputed institutions in the field. The graduates of this department employed by national and multinational companies have proven, that it strives for highest of the academic standards. Field trips make the essential part of the syllabus taught. Student chapters of professional organizations such as Society for Exploration Geophysicist (SEG) and Pakistan Association of Petroleum Geologists (PAPG) and the Green Environment Club provide them the opportunities to participate in and organize seminars, workshops, lectures and conferences, etc.
Road Map
| Compulsory Courses | 91 |
| Other Courses | 38 |
| BS Thesis | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 135 |
Semester 1 (First Year)
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
Contact Hours | ||
| Theory | Lab | Total | |||
|
PAK-101 ENG-103 ENV-105 PHY-101 CSC-105 BIO-105* MAT-105* ISL-101 |
Pakistan Studies English-1 Introduction to Environmental Sciences Physics Introduction to Computers Fundamentals of Biology OR Fundamentals of Mathematics Islamic Studies |
2 3 3 3 3 0 0 2 |
2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2
|
0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
|
2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2
|
| Total | 16 | 19 | 6 | 25 | |
* Compulsory for pre-medical/pre-engineering students. Academic credit of this course is zero but its contact hours; teaching material and tuition fee are equal to a 3-credit hour course.
Semester 2
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Contact Hours | ||
| Theory | Lab | Total | |||
|
ENG-104 ENV-110 CHM-105 GEO-110 GEO-105 MAT-115
|
English-II Environmental Biology Chemistry Fundamentals of Geography & Geomorphology Physical & General Geology Calculus & Analytical Geometry |
3 3 3 3 3 3 |
3 2 2 2 2 3 |
– 2 2 2 2 – |
3 4 4 4 4 3 |
| Total | 18 | 14 | 8 | 22 | |
Semester 3(Second Year)
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Contact Hours | ||
| Theory | Lab | Total | |||
|
ENG-232 ENV-205 ENV-210 ENV-230 ENV-245 HSS-111 or HSS-115
|
Oral Communication Fundamentals of Ecology Environmental Chemistry Environmental Issues Introduction to Oceanography Introduction to IR Introduction to Media Studies |
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
3 3 2 3 3 3 3 |
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 |
3 3 4 3 3 3 3 |
| Total | 18 | 17 | 2 | 19 | |
Semester 4
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Contact Hours | ||
| Theory | Lab | Total | |||
|
ENV-215 ENV-220 ENV-225 ENV-236 MAT-205 HSS-107 HSS-201 |
Social theory of Environment Environmental Microbiology Applied Ecology Introduction to Climate Change Statistics Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Anthropology |
3 3 3 3 3 3 |
3 2 3 3 3 3 |
0 2 0 0 0 0 |
3 4 3 3 3 3
|
| Total | 18 | 17 | 2 | 19 | |
Summer Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Contact Hours | ||
| Theory | Lab | Total | |||
| ENV-240 | Environmental Sciences Field Work + Report | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Semester 5 (Third year)
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Contact Hours | ||
| Theory | Lab | Total | |||
|
ENV-305 ENV-310 ENV-315 ENV-320 GEO-305 ENV-335
|
Environmental Monitoring Environmental Toxicology Environmental Management System Environmental Biotechnology Environmental Geology Analytical Techniques in Environmental Science
|
3 3 3 3 3 3
|
3 2 2 3 3 3
|
0 2 2 0 0 0
|
3 4 4 3 3 3
|
| Total | 18 | 16 | 4 | 20 | |
Semester 6
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Contact Hours | ||
| Theory | Lab | Total | |||
|
ENV-330 ENV-325 ENV-345 ENV-350 ENV-340
|
Environmental & Natural Resource Economics Environmental Engineering Environmental Hazards & Management Remote Sensing and GIS for Environment Solid Waste Management |
3 3 3 3 3
|
3 3 2 3 2
|
0 0 2 0 2
|
3 3 4 3 4
|
| Total | 15 | 13 | 4 | 17 | |
Semester 7 (Fourth Year)
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Contact Hours | ||
| Theory | Lab | Total | |||
|
ENV-405 ENV-410 ENV-415 ENV-420 GEO-420 |
Pollution Control Technology Environmental Impacts Assessment Natural Resource Management Research Methods in Environmental Sciences Hydrogeology |
3 3 3 2 3
|
3 3 3 2 3
|
0 0 0 0 0 |
3 3 3 2 3 |
| Total | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
Semester 8
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Contact Hours | ||
| Theory | Lab | Total | |||
|
ENV-425 ENV-430 ENV-440 ENV-435 ENV-445 |
Occupational Health and Safety Environmental Policies & Law Energy and Environment Thesis Comprehensive Viva Voce
|
3 3 3 6 0 |
3 3 3 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 0 |
3 3 3 6 0 |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | |