| Environmental Chemistry |
Programmes Offered
a) M.Sc. Environmental Chemistry
b) M.Sc. Instrumentation and Commercial Methods
c) M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
d) Ph.D.
a) Environment Chemistry
Profile of the Course :
Broadly speaking "Environment" refers to "the surrounding" which directly affects the human being, favourably or adversely. This unfavourable part may be the outcome of our social, ecological, industrial and sometimes even political activities. All these activities disturb the delicate ecological balance of the environment. This disturbance has resulted in ecological imbalance, which has put at stake the very existence of the human race.
Today the world concern is how to combat POLLUTION and HOW TO MAINTAIN THE STANDARD OF HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. In a developing country, like India, where finances are a great constraint, the matter gets aggravated on account of lack of awareness. At this juncture `Science' has come to our rescue in the from of ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY.
Environmental Chemistry comprises of the following basic aspects.
(1) Monitoring of different pollutants in the environment.
(2) Control and treatment of different kinds of effluents.
(3) Analysis and monitoring of various environmental problems.
(4) Environmental Impact assessment (EIA) and Environmental Toxicology.
(5) Environmental Laws.
(6) Environmental Management (ISO-14000) including Toxic waste management.
The need of the hour is timely and accurate analysis of various environmental pollutants. This is possible by timely and accurate analysis of various environmental pollutants. This is possible by use of modern and highly sophisticated instruments like GC, HPLC, FT-IR, NMR, CSV, ASV, AAS and MS. The First hand exposure of these techniques is given to the students of Environmental Chemistry. Once the sources of Pollution have been identified, mitigation measures have to be taken to manage the resources so that they become "ECO-FRIENDLY". Thus "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT" is the key word. This includes concepts like Green Belt designing, installation of effluent treatment plants and conservation of valuable resources (like fossil fuels, water, soil and air).
"After all conservation is a state of harmony between Man and Land."
Recognising the importance of the 'Quality of Environment' for all round prosperity of a country, India has included an article of Environment in its constitution. The 'Environmental Law' is a new subject, not only to India but the world at large. The need for such Environmental legislation has been primarily to check water and air pollution by Industries. In order to conserve the natural composition of various resources like water, air and soil certain legal standards (maximum permissible limits) have been set. Therefore, an awareness of the Environmental Laws has to be created amongst the masses and more specifically amongst the industrial community, so that the environmental standards can be met and our aim of Sustainable Development can be achieved.
Thus in a nutshell it can now be firmly stated that Environmental Chemistry, a specialised branch of Science, is an exciting field, which combines knowledge and expertise of many streams, analytical instrumentation, computers, electronics, biology, sociology, law and of course management and chemistry.
MISSION
The M. Sc. Environmental Chemistry mission is to prepare graduates from chemistry and appropriate discipline for key environmental positions in industry, commerce, consultancy, education and public service. The course is intended for students proficient in undergraduate chemistry who wish to specialize in environmental chemistry and also apply their chemical education to the principles and practice of environmental control. It should be attractive to honours degree chemists, environmental scientists and others with a strong chemical background, and mature graduates currently employed in the chemical industry or in environmental consultancy.
The course, deploying both, internal staff and environmental practitioners, provides a comprehensive post-graduate training in the fundamental and applied aspects of the origin, behaviour and fate of chemical species in aquatic, atmospheric, terrestrial and between contaminants and the environmental compartments in which they reside and provides the basis for assessing the environmental impacts of chemical releases, for designing appropriate environmental monitoring programmes and for developing integrated strategies for pollution control.
Students are expected to develop a rational and scientific approach to the complexities and realities of environmental contamination, including :
- An understanding of the distribution and fate mechanism of priority contaminants in heterogeneous environmental media.
- The skills to design monitoring programmes capable of assessing the impacts of anthropogenic additions to the total environment.
- The abilities to assist chemical and environment engineers in the selection and optimization of treatment processes that reduce waste inputs to the environment
- The critical skills essential to the assessment of human health risk arising from chemical exposure in the environment.
CARRIER OPPORTUNITIES
Professional environmental chemists are increasingly being called upon to advise industry, government agencies, consultancies and the general public on issues such as environmental risk, ambient air quality, ground water contamination and the treatment of hazardous waste. The overall objective of M.Sc. in Environmental Chemistry course is to equip scientists proficient in undergraduate chemistry with the extended skills necessary to pursue careers in environmental monitoring and assessment, environmental analytical chemistry, academic research, private constancy, industrial pollution control and waste treatment and environmental regulation. So far all students pass out from the department has got placement on
2. Eligibility
B.Sc. with Chemistry as one of the subjects/ B.Sc. Instrumentation/ Industrial chemistry/ B.Sc. Environmental Science of Jiwaji University or any other University/ Deemed University/ Institute recognised by the Jiwaji University with 50% marks in aggregate.
3. Available Seats
(i) Free Seats = 10
(ii) Payment Seats = 10, NRI = 02
4. Mode of Selection : Please see General Rules
5. Mode of Instructions
1. Lecture by teachers and Visiting Faculty.
2. Seminars
3. Tutorials and group discussion.
4. Industrial training.
6. Faculty and Visiting Faculty
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7. Course Structure
It is a two-year course consisting of four semesters. The outlines of the papers are as follows :
| First Semester Fundamentals of Quantitative Analysis and Separation Methods. Date Evaluation & Thermal analytical Methods. Spectroanalytical Methods of Analysis-I Electroanalytical Methods of Analysis Practicals -I Practicals -II |
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Second Semester |
| Third Semester Industrial Water and Waste Treatment. Environmental Toxicology & Environmental Impact Assessment. Energy and Environment. Environmental Laws and Management. Practicals - I Practicals - II |
Fourth Semester 12 to 16 Week's industrial training based on Environmental Analysis and Research. |
(b) M.Sc. Instruments and Commercial Methods
1. Profile of the Course
The present course has been designed to generate and channelise potential of manpower specially for quality control and R & D divisions of chemical industries. It is our endeavour to generate specialised and motivated manpower for chemical industries. In last few years, courses dealing with different aspects of management have been started by most of the universities as well as private organisations but no systematic effort has been made for providing training to persons who are going to look after the quality of products, which is the most important component of any industry. To fulfil long felt need of quality people, the present course has been designed. The present Post-graduate course (MICA) offers excellent opportunities for career advancement and students can look forward for being absorbed in private/ public sector/ autonomous organizations. The students are given admission in the course after written test.
After doing two year Post Graduate course in Instrumentation and Commercial Methods of Industrial Analysis, students find ample opportunities in various quality assurance laboratories, pollution control laboratories, effluent treatment plants of various industries, R & D laboratories, Cola India Ltd., Thermal Power Corporation, ONGC, Geological Survey of India, industries manufacturing paper, dyes, drugs, glass, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, cement, polymer, food and food products, alloys, fertilizer, pesticides, soaps, detergents, paint, varnishes, enamels, fine chemicals etc. The students of the course are imparted eight week practical training at the end of 2nd and 4th semester, in some industries/ institutes and are required to submit project report after each training. Further students are also trained in Computer Programming. Our students have been selected by various industries/ organizations of repute.
2. Eligibility
B.Sc. with Chemistry as one of the subjects/ B.Sc. (Instrumentation)/ Chemical Technology of Jiwaji University of any other recognised University/ Deemed University/ Institute with 50% marks in aggregate.
3. Available Seats :
(i) Free Seats = 15
(ii) Open Seats = 15 , NRI = 02
4. Mode of Selection : Please see General Rules
5. Mode of Instructions
1. Lectures by teachers and Visiting Faculty.
2. Tutorials, Seminars and group discussion.
3. Industrial visit cum training.
6. Faculty
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7. Course Structure
It is a two year course consisting of four semesters. The outlines of
the papers are as follows :
| First Semester Fundamentals of Quantitative Analysis and Separation Methods. Date Evaluation & Thermal Analytical Methods. Spectroanalytical Methods of Analysis-I Electroanalytical Methods of Analysis-I Practicals -I Practicals -II |
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Second Semester |
| Third Semester Industrial Analysis - I Total quality Management & ISO 900 Industrial Analysis - II Advanced Istrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis Practicals - I Practicals - II |
Fourth Semester Industrial Analysis - III Concepts of Industrial and Human Resource Management Industrial Training of 8 weeks. |
(c) M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Chemistry:
1. Eligibility
B.Sc. with Chemistry as one of the subjects/ B.Sc. (Instrumentation)/ Chemical Technology of Jiwaji University of any other recognised University/ Deemed University/ Institute with 50% marks in aggregate.
2. Available Seats :
(i) Free Seats = 10
(ii) Open Seats = 10 , NRI = 02
8. Other Information
After doing this two year course students may find ample opportunities in various quality assurance laboratories, effluent treatment plants of various industries, R & D Laboratories, Coal India Ltd., Thermal power corporation, ONGC, G.S.I., Industries manufacturing paper, drugs, glass, cement, food, food products, alloys etc.
All students of various Batchespass out so far have got suitable employment in various Organizations/ Industries of repute. Our students have been selected by various industries such as Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Cadila/zydus, Ranbaxy, Deioners Speciality chemicals, Godrej soaps, Sun Pharmaceuticas, Intas Laboratories Dr reddy laboratories, Aurbindo Pharmacuticals , Lupin Labotories, Aristo Chemicals, Naveen Laboratories, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Jagsonpal Pharma. etc.