M.Phil Environmental Sciences

Vision

The department of Environmental Sciences at Kinnaird College for Women envisions being the world class center of higher learning, research and teaching to create enlightened and environmentally conscious leadership and professionals to help solve the pressing resource and environmental challenges facing the world today and in the decades ahead

Mission

The mission of department of Environmental Sciences is to affirm and work within the broader mission of Kinnaird College; an Institution continuously striving for empowering women of Pakistan by providing quality and holistic education in futuristic and upcoming fields.

Overview

The M.Phil in Environmental Sciences is a dynamic program which focuses on current issues of environment and their solutions. Training of professionals in key environmental issues is pivotal to the sustainable use of natural and environmental resources. With the need to produce qualified experts in the field, an MPhil program of international standard has been developed. The program aims to train and produce graduates who will have broad appreciation of all aspects of environment and are equipped to deal with increasing environmental and developmental problems. The program facilitates to develop students’ knowledge and skills to formulate and implement solutions to problems of sustainable development.

Students who successfully complete the program can work as Environmental Managers/ consultants, Environmental Impact Analysts, Researchers, Health safety & Environment managers, policy formulators on environmental matters and environmental scientists etc. in various organizations and industries.

Admission Requirement

04 years B.Sc. (Hons) with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 OR 60% marks in Masters after 02 years BA/B.Sc. The applicants should have done their Graduation/Masters in Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Pure Sciences, Geography and any other relevant field. However, preference will be given to those students who have done their Graduation/Masters in Environmental Sciences. Moreover students from other majors will have to take additional bridge courses as determined by the department.
Applicants must have done Intermediate with Science.
All candidates must appear for KC Graduate Assessment Test.
Only short listed candidates will be called for the Interview.

Research Thesis:

An M.Phil candidate who has completed her course work with a minimum CGPA of 3.00 must present and pass the oral proposal defense examination before she is allowed to carry out her Masters research. On passing the thesis proposal defense the student must carry out a research study which is described in a thesis. She must successfully defend the completed work in an oral examination involving a presentation and question answer session in the presence of an external examiner.

Scheme of Studies

Year 1- Semester
Code	Course/Requirement	Credit Hours
XXX XXX	Course – I	3 (3-0)
XXX XXX	Course – II	3 (3-0)
XXX XXX	Course – III	3 (3-0)
XXX XXX	Course – IV	3 (3-0)
Year 1 – Semester II

Code	Course/Requirement	Credit Hours
XXX XXX	Course – V	3 (3-0)
XXX XXX	Course – VI	3 (3-0)
XXX XXX	Course – VII	3 (3-0)
XXX XXX	Course – VIII	3 (3-0)
Year 2 – Semester III & IV
Code	Course/Requirement	Credit Hours
XXX XXX	Research Thesis	6
Total Credit Hours 30

List of Core Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Pre- requisites (if any)
ENV 501	Occupational Health and Safety	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 502	Industrial Chemistry	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 504	Advanced Methods in Environmental Impact Assessment	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 505	Environmental Analytical Techniques	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 506	Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 507	Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 508	Research Methods in Environmental Sciences	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 511	Geographic Information System (for Environment)	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 512	Project Development & Management	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 513	Industrial Waste Abatement and Management	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 514	Waste Recycling and Reuse	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 515	Advanced Environmental Economics	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 516	Soil Contamination & Remediation	3 (3-0)	Nil

ENV 517	Environmental Auditing	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 518	Management of Land Acquisition, Resettlement & Rehabilitation	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 519	Freshwater Ecology	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 520	Disaster Risk Management	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 521	Urban Development & Environment Interaction	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 522	Environmental Risk Assessment and Management	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 523	Green Economy	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 524	Sustainable Agriculture	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 525	Urban Greening	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 526	Environmental Application of Nanomaterial’s	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 527	Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM)	3 (3-0)	Nil
ENV 528	Wildlife and Forest Conservation	3 (3-0)	Nil

Course offering is subject to change
Elective courses will be offered from the approved list of courses subject to the availability of relevant expertise.

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