Eligibility Criteria

Students who have secured 33% marks in F.Sc (Pre-medical/ Pre-Engineering) or A-levels with science subjects will be eligible to apply for BS-ES program.

Selection Process

Students for BS program will be selected based on marks secured in F.Sc/O-level

Duration

The BS program consist of 4 years (8 semesters)

Medium of Instruction

The mode of instruction for BS Environmental Program is English

Teaching Methodology

Face to face classes will be conducted on campus for BS Environmental Science Program

SCHEME OF STUDIES AND COURSE CONTENT

Semester 1

#

Course

CH

Code

1

Functional English

3(3+0)

ENGL 3505

2

Islamic Studies/ Ethics

2(2+0)

ITHC 3501/ HADH 3501

3

Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan

2(2+0)

PKST 3502

4

Quantitative Reasoning- I

3(3+0)

MATH 3508

5

Pakistani Adab-I

2(2+0)

URDU 3503

6

Basics of Environmental Science

3(2+1)

ENVS 4501

 

 

15

 

Semester 2

#.

Course

CH

Code

1

Expository writing

3 (3+0)

ENGL 3504

2

Civics and Community Engagement

2 (2+ 0)

SOC 3503

3

Introduction to Sociology

2 (2+ 0)

SOC 3506

4

Quantitative Reasoning II

3 (3+0)

MATH 4505

5.

Application of information and communication technologies

3 (3+ 1)

CS 3503

6.

Community Ecology

3 (3+0)

ENVS 3508

 

 

16

 

Semester 3

#

Course

CH

Code

1

Entrepreneurship

2 (2+0)

MGT 3503

2

Introduction to Earth Science

3 (3 +0)

ENVS 4502

3

Water and wastewater Treatment

3 (2 +1)

ENVS 4506

4

Environmental Policies and Regulations

3 (3 +0)

ENVS 5502

5

Environmental Pollution

4 (3 +1)

ENVS 3504

 

 

15

 

Semester 4

#

Course

CH

Code

1

Climate Change

4 (3 +1)

ENVS 4503

2

Environmental Chemistry

4 (3 +1)

ENVS 5501

3

Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

3 (3 + 0)

ENVS 4505

4

Environmental Biology

4 (3 +1)

ENVS 3506

5

Environmental Geography

3 (3 + 0)

ENVS 4505

 

 

16

 

*Students can take exit after 2 years for Associate Degree in Environmental Science

            Semester 5

#

Course

CH

Code

1

Applies and Environmental Microbiology

3 (2+ 1)

BIO 3508

2

Biodiversity and Conservation

4 (3 + 1)

BIO 5508

3

Physics of the Environment

4 (3 + 1)

ENVS 5503

4

Fahm-e-Quran (Tajwid, Translation and Tafsir)

NC

TFSR 3501

5

Analytical Techniques

4 (3 + 1)

ENVS 5507

6

Environmental Data Visualization and Processing

3 (3 + 0)

ENVS 5508

 

 

18

 

Semester 6

#

Course

CH

Code

1

Scientific Research and Report Writing

3 (2+1)

ENVS 3507

2

Intro to Environmental Economics

3 (3+0)

ENVS 5505

3

Natural Resource Management

3 (3+0)

ENVS 5504

4

Energy and Environment

3 (3+0)

ENVS 5506

5

Environmental Impact Assessment

4 (3+1)

ENVS 6501

6

Biostatistics

3 (3+0)

STAT 3506

7

Seerat-e-Tayyaba

NC

NC

 

 

19

 

Semester 7

#

Course

CH

Code

1

Field Experience/ Internship

3 (0+3)

ENVS 6508

2

Health Safety and Environmental Management Systems

4 (3+1)

ENVS 6503

3

Sustainable development

3 (3+0)

ENVS 6502

4

Environmental Toxicology

3 (3+0)

ENVS 6504

5

Cell biology

3 (2+1)

BIO 3507

 

 

15

 

Semester 8

#

Course

CH

Code

1

Capstone Project

3 (0+3)

ENVS 6509

2

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

4 (3+1)

ENVS 6510

3

GIS and Remote Sensing

4 (3 + 1)

ENVS 6506

4

Project Management

4 (3+1)

ENVS 6505

 

 

15

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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