ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Introduction

Environmental Science is a systematic understanding of about living organisms, non – living things and the inter-relationship among them. It integrates the knowledge of physical, chemical and biological sciences along with the atmospheric sciences. In recent years, Environmental Science and Management has emerged as an important discipline that can offer solutions to many environmental problems and also, opens up a variety of employment options. The College has established the Department of Environmental Science in the year 1992. 

The Department is focused on teaching  Environmental Issues important for the conservation of Natural Resources, Geo-hazards, Environmental Degradation and  Biodiversity. The development of expertise in the areas of Water Pollution and its management, Environmental Monitoring, Air and Noise Pollution and Their Management, Environmental Impact Assessment, Climate Change and Environmental Legislation. 

Vision & Mission of the Department

To develop, nurture and empower the students to their full potential to cope with the environmental challenges for achieving  sustainable development.

To provide every person with opportunities to acquire the knowledge, values, attitudes, commitment and skills needed to protect and improve the environment.

Highlights of the Department

The Department of Environmental Science deals with relevant issues pertaining to the changing environment at the global, regional and local levels. The basic laboratory equipment required to conduct researches on various aspects of environmental science are available in the Department. The faculty practices novel teaching methods and assesses students based on their overall development.

Best Practices of the Department

Objectives of the Practice: The focus of Environmental Education is to expose students to the actual world they live in. They have to be acquainted with the environment related issues and problems. They must also be able to look at the environmental problems and concerns, analyze, evaluate, draw inferences and equip themselves to resolve them. The main objectives of the activity are as follows:

• Awareness: To expose students towards nature and allow them to learn and play outside for developing sensitivity, appreciation, and respect for the environment.
• Knowledge: To acquire knowledge of the environment beyond the immediate environment including distant environment.
• Attitudes: To acquire a set of values for environmental protection.
• Skills and Capacity Building: To develop skills required for making discriminations in form, shape, sound, touch, habits and habitats. Further, to develop ability to draw unbiased inferences and conclusions.
• Participation: To provide an opportunity to be actively involved at all levels in environmental decision-making. The Context Environmental Education (EE) has generally been visualised as a multi-disciplinary area of study.

PO: Students will gain knowledge on environmental aspects and involve themselves in acquiring able environment. Students will be sensitized towards gender issues in the society and the laws enforced for their protection.

PSO: To understand the importance of ecological balance for Sustainable Development

• To understand the impact developmental activities and mitigation measures

• To understand the environmental policies and regulations.

• To develop students’ sensibility with regard        to issues of gender in contemporary India

• To provide a perspective on the socialization of men and women

• To expose the students to debate on the politics and economic works and on gender violence.

CO

l: Understand the importance of Environmental education, conservation of natural resources & understand the importance of ecosystems and biodiversity. 

2: Understand the pollution problems and apply the environmental science knowledge on solid waste management, disaster management. 

3: Apply the environmental science knowledge to improve the resources Evaluate and understand the sustainable environmental conditions and control methods.

4: Identify the interactions and inter sections of identities ( e.g., gender, race, ethnicity class, sexuality, and so on) and assess the ways in which they contribute to instances of privilege and power dynamics across cultures, space, and time. And their problems 

5: Understand the gender problems and ways of addressing them, including interactions across local to global scales in communities and overcome inequalities with legislation