| M.Sc. Syllabus in Botany |
1.The University of Calcutta shall provide instructions leading towards course for M.Sc. degree in Botany.
A
candidate who has passed the 3-year B.Sc. Examination with Honours(major)
in Botany , will be eligible for admission to this course on the basis
of merit .
2.The
duration of the course shall be two academic years and the examination
for the M.Sc. degree in Botany shall be held in four semesters over a
total of
1000 marks. The duration of the semesters shall be as follows:
| 1st Semester |
July
- December
|
| 2nd Semester |
January
–June
|
| 3rd Semester |
July–
December
|
| 4th Semester |
Januray
– May
|
3.The
courses shall comprise a total credit of 72 (seventy two), evenly distributed
over the four semesters. The courses shall be grouped as Core, Supportive
and
Optional and will carry credits according to the number of theoretical
classes
required, study hours and laboratory hours.
4.
The students will be required to give a Seminar based on published paper
on
current topics at the end of 4th Semester.
5.The
students will be required to prepare and submit a report on project work
performed during 4th Semester.
| Semester-wise distribution of courses |
| Courses | No. Of courses | Marks | Credits | |
| 1st Semester | Core courses | 5 | 280 | 18 |
| 2nd Semester | Core Courses | 4 | 260 | 16 |
| Supportive Course | 1 | 20 | 2 | |
| 3rd Semester | Core Courses | 4 | 230 | 16 |
| Supportive Course | 1 | 20 | 2 | |
| 4th Semester | Supportive Course | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Optional Course | 1 | 130 | 10 | |
| Project | 20 | 4 | ||
| Seminar | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total : | 1000 | 72 | ||
| Semester 1-4 | Core Courses | Supportive Courses | Optional Courses |
| Credits in Theoreticals | 26 | 6 | 6 |
| Credits in Practicals | 24 | --- | 10 |
| Orientation of courses in different semesters for M.Sc. in BOTANY |
| Core Courses | Theo. | Prac. | 18 credits | |
| Bot C 11: Phycology | 40 | 25 | (2+2) | |
| Bot C 12: Microbiology | 40 | 25 | (2+2) | |
| Bot C 13: Plant Anatomy and Developmental Biology | 20 | 20 | (2+1) | |
| Bot C14: Cell Biology and Biomolecules | 30 | 20 | (2+1) | |
| Bot C15 : Bryophytes, Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms | 40 | 20 | (2+2) | |
| Core Courses | Theo. | Prac. | 16 credits | |
| Bot C21: Mycology and Plant Pathology | 40 | 25 | (2+2) | |
| Bot C22: Taxonomy of Angiosperms | 40 | 25 | (2+2) | |
| Bot C23: Palaeobotany and Palynology | 40 | 25 | (2+2) | |
| Bot C24: Genetics and Genomics | 40 | 25 | (2+2) | |
| Supportive Courses | 2 credits | |||
| Bot S21: Instrumentation | 20 | (2+0) | ||
| Core Courses | Theo. | Prac. | 16 credits | |
| Bot C31: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry | 40 | 25 | (2+2) | |
| Bot C32: Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy | 40 | 25 | (2+2) | |
| Bot C33: Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology | 30 | 20 | (2+2) | |
| Bot C 34: Microbial Biotechnology | 30 | 20 | (2+2) | |
| Supportive Courses | 2 credits | |||
| Bot S31: Environmental Botany | 20 | (2+0) | ||
| Supportive Courses | Theo. | Prac. | 18 credits | ||
| Bot S 41: Computer applications and Bioinformatics | 20 | ---- | (2+0) | ||
| Optional Courses (Special Paper) | |||||
| Bot O 41: Any one | Special paper | 80 | 50 | (6+4) | |
| Project work | --- | 20 | (0+4) | ||
| Seminar | --- | 20 | (0+2) | ||
Bot O 41: Optional Courses (Special Paper)
1.
Advanced Cell Biology
2.
Advanced Phycology And Algal Biotechnology
3.
Microbiology
4.
Molecular Mycology & Plant Pathology
5.
Palaeobotany And Palynology
6.
Phytochemistry And Pharmacognosy
7
Plant Cell And Tissue
Culture
8.
Plant Genetics And Genomics
9.
Plant Physiology, Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
10. Taxonomy
and Biosystematics