Paper no.

Paper name

No. of lecture hours

Credits

Semester I

1.1

Philosophy of Science

10

3

1.2

Evolution & biodiversity

40

3

1.3

Basic mathematics for biologists

20

2

1.4

Plants and vegetation

20

2

1.5

Vertebrate biology I & II

40

4

1.8

Invertebrates

15

2

1.9

Statistics for biologists - I

20

3

Semester II

2.1

Statistics for biologists - II

20

3

2.2

Plant Animal Interactions

10

2

2.3

Conservation Biology - I

20

3

2.4

Conservation Genetics

15

2

2.5

Population Ecology

30

4

2.6

Community Ecology

25

4

2.7

Behavioural Ecology

20

4

2.8

Landscape Ecology

20

3

Semester III

3.1

Marine and Wetland Biology

20

3

3.2

Ecological History

20

3

3.3

Conservation and Society

20

3

3.4

Ecological Economics

15

2

3.5

Conservation Biology- II. Conservation in practice

20

4

3.6

Conservation Laws, Policies and Management

20

3

3.7

Communication and Conservation Advocacy

20

3

3.8

Optional courses

20

4

Semester IV: Dissertation