CHRIST (Deemed to University), Bangalore

DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES

School of Sciences





Syllabus for
MSc (Zoology)
Academic Year  (2024)

 
1 Semester - 2024 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MLIF131 MICROBIOLOGY Core Courses 4 4 100
MLIF132 BIOCHEMISTRY Core Courses 4 4 100
MLIF133 CELL BIOLOGY 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 Generic Elective Courses 2 2 50
MLIF151 MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY LAB Core Courses 8 4 100
MLIF152 CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS LAB Core Courses 6 3 100
2 Semester - 2024 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MLIF231 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY - 4 4 100
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
MZOO231 ANIMAL PHYLOGENY AND EVOLUTION - 4 4 100
MZOO251 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, ANIMAL PHYLOGENY AND EVOLUTION LAB - 6 3 100
MZOO252 GENETIC ENGINEERING ,ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND BIOINFORMATICS LAB - 6 3 100
3 Semester - 2023 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MLIF331 IMMUNOLOGY Core Courses 4 4 100
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 Discipline Specific Elective 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
MZOO331 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY Core Courses 4 4 100
MZOO332 ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY Core Courses 4 4 100
MZOO333 COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF INVERTEBRATES AND VERTEBRATES Core Courses 4 4 100
MZOO334 ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY Core Courses 3 3 100
MZOO351 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY LAB Core Courses 6 3 100
MZOO352 IMMUNOLOGY, COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF INVERTEBRATES AND VERTEBRATES LAB Core Courses 6 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)