B.Sc.

(Honors) Earth Sciences (Total Credits 150)

Programme Structure
FIRST SEMESTER
Course
Code

Course Title

Lectures
(L) Hours
Per Week

Tutorial
(T) Hours
Per Week

Practical
(P) Hours
Per Week

Total
Credit

ESC2101
ESC2102
ESC2103
ESC2104
ESC2105
ESC2106

Basics of Earth System Sciences

Earth Surface features & Processes
Physics for Earth Sciences I
Chemistry for Earth Sciences I
Mathematics-I
Biology for Earth Sciences

3
3
2
2
2
2

3
3
2
2
2
2

ESC2107

Chemistry Laboratory

ESC2108

Field Survey I

Foreign Language -I*

French- I
German-I
Spanish-1
Russian-I
Chinese-I
Portuguese-I
Korean-I
Japanese-I
Effective Listening *

1
7*+3
3

Understanding Self for

Effectiveness*
Environmental Studies I*
TOTAL

2
26

Lectures
(L) Hours
Per Week
3
2
2

Tutorial
(T) Hours
Per Week
-

Practical
(P) Hours
Per Week
-

Total
Credit

Open electives
LAN2151
LAN2152
LAN2153
LAN2154
LAN2155
LAN2156
LAN2157
LAN2158
CSS2151
BEH2151
ENV2151

SECOND SEMESTER
Course
Code
ESC2201
ESC2202
ESC2203

Course Title

Crystallography & Mineralogy

Principles of Structural Geology
Marine Sciences
1

3
2
2

ESC2204

Physics for Earth Sciences II

ESC2205

Chemistry for Earth Sciences II

ESC2206

Mathematics II

ESC2207

ESC2208

Crystallography &Mineralogy
Laboratory
Earth Science Laboratory I

ESC2209

Field Survey II

LAN2251
LAN2252
LAN2253
LAN2254
LAN2255
LAN2256
LAN2257
LAN2258
CSS2251

Open Electives
Foreign Language II*
French- II
German-II
Spanish-II
Russian-II
Chinese-II
Portuguese-II
Korean-II
Japanese-II
Presentation Skills *

2
7*+3
3

BEH2251

Problem solving and creative

Thinking*

ENV2251

Environmental Studies II*

TOTAL

27

SUMMER PROJECT- I

THIRD SEMESTER
Course
Code

Course Title

Lectures
(L) Hours
Per Week
2
2
2
2
2

ESC2301
ESC2302
ESC2303
ESC2304
ESC2305

Igneous Petrology
Sedimentology
Metamorphic Petrology
Atmospheric Science
Surveying and Cartography

ESC2306
ESC2307
ESC2308
ESC2335

Petrology Laboratory
Earth Science Laboratory II
Field Survey III
Summer Project Evaluation-I
Open Electives

Tutorial
(T) Hours
Per Week
-

Practical
(P) Hours
Per Week
-

Total
Credit

2
2
-

1
1
2
3
4*+3

2
2
2
2
2

LAN2351
LAN2352
LAN2353
LAN2354
LAN2355
LAN2356
LAN2357
LAN2358
CSS2351
BEH2351

Foreign Language III*

French- III
German-III
Spanish-III
Russian-III
Chinese-III
Portuguese-III
Korean-III
Japanese-III
Reading & Comprehension *
Group Dynamics and Team
Building*
TOTAL

1
1

1
1
24

SUMMER PROJECT/INTERNSHIP (DURING SUMMER BREAK: Summer Internship will be held

at the end of 2nd Semester (8-10 weeks), evaluation will be done in the 3rd Semester and credits will be
added in the 3rd Semester.)

FOURTH SEMESTER
Course
Code
ESC2401
ESC2402
ESC2403
ESC2404

Course Title

Lectures
(L) Hours
Per Week
2
2
2
2

Tutorial
(T) Hours
Per Week
-

Practical
(P) Hours
Per Week
-

Total
Credit

2
2
-

2
2

2
2
1
1

2
4*+3
2

ESC2405
ESC2406
ESC2407
ESC2408

Geology of India
Engineering Geology
Basic Geophysics
Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
& GIS
Economic Geology (India)
Geochemistry
GIS & Remote Sensing Laboratory
Earth Science Laboratory III

ESC2409

Field Survey IV

LAN2451
LAN2452
LAN2453
LAN2454
LAN2455
LAN2456
LAN2457
LAN2458

Open Electives
Foreign Language IV*
French- IV
German-IV
Spanish-IV
Russian-IV
Chinese-IV
Portuguese-IV
Korean-IV
Japanese-IV

CSS2451
BEH2451

Corporate Communication*
Stress and Coping Strategies
TOTAL

1
1

2
2
2
2

1
1
23

SUMMER PROJECT II (8 WEEKS)

FIFTH SEMESTER
Course
Code

Course Title

Lectures
(L) Hours
Per Week
2
2
2
2

Tutorial
(T) Hours
Per Week
-

Practical
(P) Hours
Per Week
-

Total
Credit

ESC2501
ESC2502
ESC2503
ESC2504

Hydrogeology
Climate Science
Exploration Geology
Environmental Geosciences

ESC2505

Paleontology

ESC2506

Hydrogeology Laboratory

ESC2507
ESC2508

Earth Science Laboratory IV

Field Survey V

2
-

1
2

ESC2535

Summer Project Evaluation-II

Open Electives

2
2
2
2

LAN2551
LAN2552
LAN2553
LAN2554
LAN2555
LAN2556
LAN2557
LAN2558

Foreign Language V*
French- V
German-V
Spanish-V
Russian-V
Chinese-V
Portuguese-V
Korean-V
Japanese-V

4*+3
2

CSS2551

Employability Skills *

BEH2551

Individual ,Society and Nations

TOTAL

27

SUMMER PROJECT/INTERNSHIP (DURING SUMMER BREAK: Summer Internship will be held

at the end of 4nd Semester (8-10 weeks), evaluation will be done in the 5rd Semester and credits will be
added in the 5rd Semester.)

SIXTH SEMESTER
Course
Code

Course Title

ESC2601

Earth System Modelling

Lectures
(L) Hours
Per Week
2

ESC2602

Principles of Stratigraphy

ESC2603

Coal and Petroleum Geology

Tutorial
(T) Hours
Per Week
-

Practical
(P) Hours
Per Week
-

Total
Credit
2

ESC2604
ESC2605

Hazard Assessment & Risk

Management
Earth Science Laboratory V

ESC2637

Dissertation

CSS2651

Open Electives
Workplace Communication

BEH2651

1
9

Interpersonal Communication and

Relationship Management
TOTAL

2*+3
1
1
23