Course Structure
Broad areas which are covered in this program include water and waste water treatment, solid waste management, industrial waste management, air pollution, sewage disposal, global warming etc.
The delivery method of this course is lectures by highly qualified faculty, laboratory practices, industrial visits, environmental site visits, workshops and seminars.
Guest lectures from professionals related to this field are also the part of the curriculum.
Syllabus
The syllabus of this course is structured to transfer innovative application of Science to improve Environmental practices.
The area of research involves physio-chemical, biological and ecological processes, modeling and simulation of Environmental systems. In addition to this, Biological processes and Kinetics are also a core part of this syllabus.
The topics covered in this syllabus are:
Subject |
Topics Covered |
Description |
---|---|---|
Fluid Mechanics |
Fluid and continuum, Types of fluid flows, Potential Flow, Equation of motion for laminar flow through pipes, Boundary layer thickness |
Equation of Motion, Rheology of fluids, molecular flows are taught in this subject. |
Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology |
Introduction to environmental chemistry, Introduction to microbiology, Chemistry of water and waste water, Chemistry of the air environment, Environmental Microbiology, Pure and mixed cultures |
Basic principles of microbial transformation, aerobic and anaerobic metabolism and introduction to environmental studies are the main topics. |
Environmental Engineering Process |
Classification of Pollutants, Physical Treatment Principles, Chemical Treatment Principles, Biological Treatment Principles, Sludge Treatment and Disposal |
Details of all the processes is involved in Environmental Engineering are the main topics of this subject. |
Principles of Environmental Science & Technology |
Introduction, Biological Systems, Microbiology of Environment, Chemistry of Aquatics, Chemistry of Atmosphere |
Structure of Environment, Biological systems are taught in this subject. |
Water Supply and Treatment Engineering |
Characteristics of water, Filtration, Adsorption, Water Supply Engineering, Conveyance of water |
Water treatment topics are covered in this subject. |
Air Pollution and Control Engineering |
Air pollution, Air pollution chemistry, Ambient air quality and standards, Introduction to air pollution control, Control of gaseous contaminants |
Air pollution and its related topics are covered in this subject. |
Solid Waste Management |
Solid waste, Transportation, Landfilling, Composting |
Complete study about Solid waste management is taught in this subject. |
Geoinformatics |
Aerial Photographs, Remote Sensing, Satellite Image, Basic concepts of geographic data, Global Navigation Satellite System |
Basic Concepts about geographic data is given in this subject. |
Other topics that are included in the syllabus are the practical topics, which are covered in laboratories. Some of which are:
- Solid Waste Management Lab: Sample preparation and sampling techniques
- Water Supply and Treatment Lab: Determination of pH, conductivity.
- Geoinformatics Lab: Measurement of area of a land parcel using Total Station
- Environmental Sanitation Lab: Study of Storm Water Collection practices in your city.