CHRIST (Deemed to University), Bangalore

DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES

School of Sciences





Syllabus for
MSc (Botany)
Academic Year  (2024)

 
1 Semester - 2024 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MBOT131 PHYCOLOGY, BRYOLOGY AND PTERIDOLOGY Core Courses 4 4 100
MBOT132 MICROBIOLOGY AND MYCOLOGY Core Courses 4 4 100
MBOT151 PHYCOLOGY, BRYOLOGY AND PTERIDOLOGY LAB Core Courses 6 3 100
MBOT152 MICROBIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY LAB Core Courses 8 4 100
MLIF132 BIOCHEMISTRY Core Courses 4 4 100
MLIF134 GENETICS Core Courses 4 4 100
MLIF135 MATHEMATICS FOR BIOLOGISTS Generic Elective Courses 2 2 50
MLIF136 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Skill Enhancement Courses 2 2 50
2 Semester - 2024 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MBOT231 CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY - 4 4 100
MBOT232 GYMNOSPERMS, PLANT ANATOMY AND PLANT MICROTECHNIQUES - 4 4 1
MBOT251 GENETIC ENGINEERING, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND BIOINFORMATICS LAB - 6 3 100
MBOT252 CELL BIOLOGY, GYMNOSPERMS, PLANT ANATOMY AND PLANT MICROTECHNIQUES LAB - 6 3 100
MLIF232 GENETIC ENGINEERING - 4 4 100
MLIF233 ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND BIOINFORMATICS FOR LIFE SCIENCES - 4 4 100
MLIF235 BIOSTATISTICS - 3 3 100
MLIF236 DATA ANALYSIS USING THE SOFTWARE SPSS - 2 2 50
3 Semester - 2023 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MBOT331 PLANT MICROTECHNIQUES AND PLANT ANATOMY Core Courses 3 3 100
MBOT332 PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Core Courses 4 4 100
MBOT333 ANGIOSPERM SYSTEMATICS AND TAXONOMY Core Courses 4 4 100
MBOT334 PLANT BREEDING AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY Core Courses 4 4 100
MBOT335 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM Core Courses 4 4 100
MBOT351 PLANT MICROTECHNIQUES, PLANT ANATOMY, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS LAB Core Courses 6 3 100
MBOT352 ANGIOSPERM SYSTEMATICS, TAXONOMY, PLANT BREEDING AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY LAB Core Courses 6 3 100
MLIF331A FOOD, NUTRITION AND HEALTH SCIENCES Discipline Specific Elective Courses 3 3 100
MLIF331B BIOPHARMACEUTICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE Discipline Specific Elective Courses 3 3 100
MLIF331C NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY Discipline Specific Elective Courses 3 3 100
MLIF331D ALGAL TECHNOLOGY Core Courses 3 3 100
MLIF331E FORENSIC BIOLOGY Discipline Specific Elective Courses 3 3 100
MLIF331F OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERY TECHNOLOGY Discipline Specific Elective Courses 3 3 100
MLIF331G CANCER BIOLOGY Discipline Specific Elective Courses 3 3 100
4 Semester - 2023 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MLIF481 DISSERTATION - 0 6 200
MLIF482 INTERNSHIP - 0 6 200
    Note:
  • Students can choose their prefered course from the elective as per the direction by the department
  • In addition to this, students are expected to complete three multi disciplinary courses before the end of third Sememter (Not applicable for student of Engineering, Hotel Management, Education, LLB and all Post Graduate Programmes)