General Elective & Skill enhancement courses options …dr.du.ac.in/news/GE/Zoology.pdf · General Elective & Skill enhancement courses options for CBCS in Year-2016 Department of

General Elective & Skill

enhancement courses options

for CBCS in Year-2016

Department of Zoology

Daulat Ram College

General Elective Courses available options Zoology Department, Daulat Ram College

Ist Semester IInd Semester

Animal diversity Human physiology

GE-1: Animal Diversity (Theory)

General features of different phylums

Classification upto classes

Chordates Non-Chordates

• Get updated about the animal diversity around you…

• Learn about taxonomy and classification… (A must for Zoological

Survey of India and Civil Services aspirants)

GE-2:Human Physiology (Theory)

Digestion & absorption of food

Nerve &

muscle

physiology

Renal

cardiovascular

& reproductive

physiology Endocrine and

reproductive physiology

3. Estimation of haemoglobin using Sahli’s haemoglobinometer.

4. Examination of permanent histological sections of mammalian

oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, rectum, lung, kidney, thyroid,

pancreas, adrenal, testis and ovaries

PRACTICALS

1. Preparation of temporary mounts: Neurons and Blood film.

2. Preparation of haemin and haemochromogen crystals.

Blood diagnosis &

haemoglobin estimations ….

add on diagnostic skills

General Elective Courses available options Zoology Department, Daulat Ram College

IIIrd Semester IVth Semester

Food Nutrition and Health

Environment and Public Health

Animal Cell

Biotechnology

Aquatic Biology

GE-3: Food Nutrition and Health (Theory)

Basic concept of food

and nutrition

Nutritional Biochemistry

Health Food hygiene

•Know what to eat and what to delete for a healthy life

•Keep diseases and stress at bay by regulating your food intake

GE-3: Food Nutrition and Health (Practical)

To detect adulteration in Ghee, Sugars, Tea leaves &

Turmeric

Estimation of Lactose in milk

Estimation of Calcium & Ascorbic acid in foods

Study of the stored grain pests from slides/

photograph

Project- Undertake computer aided diet analysis

and nutrition counseling for different age groups.

OR

Identify nutrient rich sources of foods (fruits and

vegetables), their seasonal availability and price

GE-3: Environment & Public Health (Theory)

Climate Change

Pollution Waste Management

Technologies

Diseases

GE-3: Environment & Public Health: Practical

To determine pH, Chloride (Cl-), Sulphate (SO4-),

Nitrates (NO3-) in soil and water samples from

different locations.

Skill enhancement courses to be Offered by

Zoology Department,DRC.

Apiculture

Medical Diagnostics

Sericulture

Aquatic Fish Keeping

Research Methodology

IIIrd Semester IVth Semester

Introduction to medical

Diagnostics

Infectious Diseases

TV & Hepatitis

Tumors & detection

of metastasis Non-infectious

Diseases

Blood /Urine

Diagnostics

Medical Diagnostics

Learn how to read and interpret medical tests

Perform various lab based

medical tests

Hands-on experience

… Lab based skills

Biology of Bees

Entrepreneurship

in Apiculture

Disease & Enemies Bee Economy

Rearing of Bees

Apiculture

Self sustained highly popular skill

Semester-IV: SEC

Research methodology: Research Design, Data collection, analysis and writing reports. Ethical issues: IPR,

Commercialization and plagiarism, citations etc.

Sericulture: Biology of silk worm, Rearing, Pests and disease ofsilk worm, Entrepreneurship in sericulture.

Visit to sericulture centers.

Aquarium fish keeping: cottage Industry, Exotic and endemic aquarium fishes, Foodand feeding, transportation and

maintenance of aquarium fishes.