Masters and Postgraduate programs in Interdisciplinary & Applied Sciences

Programme Objectives (POs) of M.Sc. Biophysics:

The main objective of the M.Sc. program in Biophysics is to give exposure and orientation of different aspects of biophysics to the students coming with a background of physical and biological sciences. During this process of orientation, the students will acquire the knowledge of the links between physical and biological sciences including Molecular Biology and Biological Physics. Also, adequate emphasis will be given to the applications of physics, chemistry, mathematics, statistics and computer science to biological sciences. On the whole, the students completing M.Sc. Biophysics should be able to understand the interface between physical science and biological sciences, apply knowledge of the former to the latter and design research and industrial projects. Detailed Course Objectives and Outcomes specific to each paper constituting the M.Sc. syllabus have been appended to the respective papers.

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Programme Objectives (POs) of M.Sc. Biochemistry:

The proposed programme shall be governed by the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi-110021. A two-year program will lead to the award of a M.Sc. degree in Biochemistry and Biotechnology. Students will be offered advanced level theory and practical courses in subjects like proteins, cell biology, immunology and immunotechniques, enzymes and their biotechnological applications, molecular biology, recombinant DNA technology and applications in biotechnology, developmental biology, proteomics and metabolomics and advanced techniques in genomics. The emphasis is on training students for research. This includes work by second-year students in research laboratories to carry out projects under the supervision of faculty members in addition to two practical courses in the first year. Before students initiate dissertation research projects, they will also be trained adequately in the various basic tools, techniques and instrumentation in specific research laboratories. Students are also required to present critical reviews on various current and significant topics in seminars for evaluation in the first year. In the second year, they present seminars on assigned research topics. In the process they develop oratory and writing skills. In keeping with the objectives of the department, elective courses have also been included to impart knowledge in infectious diseases and life style disorders, in intermediary metabolism and advanced techniques in biochemistry. The department also offers a basic course in biochemistry for interested students across the University with background in life sciences. The department strives to achieve the following programme objectives:

1. The foremost objective of the programme is to empower students with clear understanding of the basic concepts of biochemistry and provide them knowledge of the recent advances so that they can independently assess the vast scope in the field.
2. The programme aims to train students to enable them to apply biochemical principles, theoretically and experimentally, to understand various complex life processes, while providing biotechnological solutions to combat various human diseases.
3. It is expected that at the time of completion of the programme each student is confident and independent in their thought processes and can make an informed choice about their subsequent career.
4. The program is expected to motivate students for higher education, especially research and provide trained manpower for biotechnology industry.
5. They are expected to be ethically sound and ready for the next phase of their development, skilled in the art of self-reading, oration and scientific writing.

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Programme Objectives (POs) of M.Sc. Electronics:

At the time of completion of the programme the student will able to develop extensive knowledge in various areas of Electronics. Through the stimulus of scholarly progression and intellectual development, this programme aims to equip students with excellence in education and skills, thus enabling the student to pursue a career of his/her choice. By cultivating talents and promoting all round personality development through multi-dimensional education a spirit of self-confidence and self-reliance will be infused in the student. The student will be instilled with values of professional ethics and be made ready to contribute to society as responsible individual.

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Programme Objectives (POs) of M.Sc. Genetics:

This program is aimed at graduate students from any field of science who want to pursue research careers in specialized area of biological science. The program focuses at developing strong foundational skill in various fields of genetics. In addition to fundamentals, the students are exposed to core areas in Molecular Genetics (microbial, Drosophila, plants and humans) as well as related areas like Biochemistry, Biostatistics, Developmental Biology, Recombinant DNA Technology and Computer Applications. Apart from the core courses, students can select few courses of their preference from a bunch of elective courses. Special emphasis is given on intensive lab practical sessions, as well as hands on for bioinformatics data analysis where every student gets a chance to independently perform the experiments and gain experience with standard molecular biology and genetic tools. Class room seminars, discussions, written tests, project work and hands on practical training are integral components of the course. The syllabus is updated regularly to reflect the important advances in the related field. Students are continuously evaluated during the course. Various scholarships viz., Merit Scholarship, All India Post Graduate Scholarship and Monsanto Post Graduate Scholarship are also available for the M.Sc. students. Students are encouraged to clear UGC/CSIR-NET while pursuing their M.Sc. course.

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Programme Objectives (POs) of M.Sc. Microbiology:

At the time of completion of the programme the student will have developed extensive knowledge in various areas of Microbiology. Through the stimulus of scholarly progression and intellectual development the programme aims to equip students with excellence in education and skills, thus enabling the student to pursue a career of his/her choice. By cultivating talents and promoting all round personality development through multi-dimensional education a spirit of self-confidence and self-reliance will be infused in the student. The student will be instilled with values of professional ethics and be made ready to contribute to society as responsible individuals.

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Programme Objectives (POs) of M.Sc. Plant Molecular Biology:

The M. Sc. Course in Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the Department of Plant Molecular Biology (PMB), UDSC has been designed to expose students t o t he l atest developments i n t he ex citing and bur geoning areas o f modern Plant Sciences. This course will prepare students to take research in Plant Molecular Biology and allied areas as a possible career option as well as will enable generation of manpower for the emerging Plant Biotechnology industry.

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