The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences offers BS (4 years) and MS (2 years) degree programs in Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Sciences. In a short span of ten years it has joined the ranks of highly reputed institutions in the field. The graduates of this department employed by national and multinational companies have proven, that it strives for highest of the academic standards. Field trips make the essential part of the syllabus taught. Student chapters of professional organizations such as Society for Exploration Geophysicist (SEG) and Pakistan Association of Petroleum Geologists (PAPG) and the Green Environment Club provide them the opportunities to participate in and organize seminars, workshops, lectures and conferences, etc.
Road Map
| Compulsory Courses | 91 |
| Other Courses | 38 |
| BS Thesis | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 135 |
Semester – 1
| Course code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| PAK 101 | Pakistan Studies | 2 |
| ISL 101 | Islamic Studies | 2 |
| ENG 103 | English I | 3 |
| CSC 105 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| PHY 101 | Physics | 3 |
| GEO 105 | Physical & General Geology | 3 |
| MAT 105* OR
BIO 105* |
Fundamentals of Biology | |
| Fundamentals of Mathematics | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 16 |
*Academic credit of this course is zero but its contact hours, teaching material and tuition fee are equal to a 3 credit hours course.
Semester – 2
| Course code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| CHM 105 | Chemistry | 3 |
| ENG 104 | English -II | 3 |
| MAT 115 | Calculus & Analytical Geometry | 3 |
| GEO 110 | Fundamental of Geography & Geomorphology | 3 |
| ENV 105 | Introduction to Environmental Sciences | 3 |
| ENV 110 | Environmental Biology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 |
Semester – 3
| Course code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENG 232 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| MAT 205 | Statistics | 3 |
| ENV 210 | Environmental Chemistry | 3 |
| ENV 205 | Fundamentals of Ecology | 3 |
| ENV 230 | Environmental Issues | 3 |
| One of the Following | ||
| HSS 111 | Introduction to IR | 3 |
| HSS 115 | Introduction to Media Studies | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
Note: Students will be offered only one of the HSS subjects.
Semester – 4
| Course code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENV 215 | Social Theory of Environment | 3 |
| ENV 220 | Environmental Microbiology | 3 |
| ENV 225 | Applied Ecology | 3 |
| ENV 236 | Introduction to Climate Change | 3 |
| ENV 245 | Introduction to Oceanography | 3 |
| HSS 107 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 |
Semester – Summer
| Course code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENV 240 | Environmental Sciences Field Work and Report | 3 |
Semester – 5
| Course code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENV 305 | Environmental Monitoring | 3 |
| ENV 310 | Environmental Toxicology | 3 |
| ENV 315 | Environmental Management System | 3 |
| ENV 320 | Environmental Biotechnology | 3 |
| ENV 335 | Analytical Techniques in Environmental Sciences | 3 |
| GEO 305 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 |
Semester – 6
| Course code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENV 425 | Occupational Health & Safety | 3 |
| ENV 340 | Solid Waste Management | 3 |
| ENV 325 | Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| ENV 345 | Environmental Hazard & Management | 3 |
| Elective 1 | One of the Following | |
| GEO 335 | Earthquake Seismology | 3 |
| GEO 351 | Natural Disaster Management | 3 |
| ENV 330 | Environmental & Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester – 7
| Course code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENV 405 | Pollution Control Technology | 3 |
| ENV 415 | Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| ENV 420 | Research Methods in Environmental Sciences | 2 |
| GEO 420 | Hydrogeology | 3 |
| Elective 2 | One of the Following | |
| GEO 405 | Petroleum Engineering | 3 |
| GEO 436 | Health, Safety and Environment | 3 |
| ENV 410 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 14 | |
Semester – 8
| Course code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENV 350 | Remote Sensing and GIS for Environment | 3 |
| ENV 440 | Energy and Environment | 3 |
| ENV 430 | Environmental Policies & Laws | 3 |
| GEO 435 | Thesis | 6 |
| GEO 445 | Comprehensive Viva Voce | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |