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BOTANY COURSE OUTCOMES (Cos)

Semester I: Foundations of Psychology

Understand the fascinating diversity, evolution and significance of microorganisms.
Comprehend the systematic position, structure, physiology and life cycles of microbes and their on humans and environment.
Gain Laboratory skills such as microscopy, microbial cultures, staining, identification preservation of microbes for their applications in research and industry.

Semester II: Diversity of Non- Flowering Plants

Understand the diversity and affinities among Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms.
Understand the morphology, anatomy, reproduction and life cycle across Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms, and their ecological and evolutionary significance.
Obtain laboratory skills/explore non flowering plants for their commercial applications.

Semester III: Plant Anatomy and Developmental Biology

Observation of variations that exist in internal structure of various parts of a plant and as well as among different plant groups in support for the evolutionary concept.
Skill development for the proper description of internal structure using botanical terms, their identification and further classification.
Understanding the basic concepts in plant morphogenesis, embryology and organ development.

Semester IV: Ecology and Conservation Biology

Understanding the fundamental concepts in ecology, environmental science and phytogeography.
Concept development in conservation, global ecological crisis, sustainable development and pros and cons of human intervention.
Enable the student to appreciate bio diversity and the importance of various conservation strategies, laws and regulatory authorities and global issues related to climate change and sustainable development.

Semester V: Plant Taxonomy & Resource Botany:

Ability to identify, classify and describe the plants in scientific terms. Identification of plants using dichotomous keys.
Recognition, processing and utilization of economically important plants.
Skill development in processing of biomass and plant products as source of food, healthcare, energy and natural products.

Semester V (A-6): Cell Biology and Genetics

Identify the basic principles and current trends in classical genetics and cell biology.
Recognize the historical process of evolution of molecular genetics from classical genetics.
Develop theoretical background on molecular genetics to provide a strong support for the student for future research and employability.

Semester VI (A-&7): Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Preliminary understanding of the basic functions and intermediary metabolism in a plant body.
Awareness on the interdisciplinary nature of Botany, Chemistry and Physics by studying the principles of plant life, growth and reproduction.
Recognising the wonderful mechanism of transport and the inter relationships existing between metabolic pathways thereby gaining an idea about the importance of plants in the dynamicity of nature.

Semester VI(A-8): Plant Biotechnology

Learning of knowledge and skill in plant tissue culture, plant molecular biology and transgenic
Application of plant biotechnology in plant genomics, phylogenetic studies and metabolic engineering.
Understanding of new molecular techniques in cell and metabolic manipulations.

Semester VII(A-9): Molecular Biology

Understanding the mechanism and concepts of life process at molecular levl through central dogma concept.
Skill acquiring in the basic molecular biology techniques and characterization of micro molecules.
Acquiring the emerging technology skills in plant genetic engineering and proteomics.

Semester VII(A-10): Seed Biology and Seed Technology

Understanding the seed structure and related functions, seed health and productivity.
Technology for assessing the seed pathology, purity and preservation.
Learning the field and laboratory protocols of seed production, certification and quality.