| Course Name | Environmental Science and Sustainability |
| Course Code | 24ENV200 |
| Program | B.Sc. (Hons) Food Science and Nutrition (4 Year) |
| Semester | 4 |
| Credits | 4 |
| Campus | Coimbatore |
Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies. Renewable and non-renewable Naturalresources. Overexploitation and conservation of the following natural resources — forest,water,food,energy,mineral,andlandresources.Conceptofsustainability,sustainabledevelopment. Concept of three R’s (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle). Concept of zero waste.Needforenvironmentaleducation.
Conceptofecosystem.Components,structureandfunctionofanecosystem.Abriefdescription of forest ecosystem and desert ecosystem. Food chain and food web, EcologicalPyramids.BiogeochemicalCycles(examples-Carbon,NitrogenandPhosphorous).EcosystemServices(exampleforest). Threatstoecosystems.Conservationofecosystems.
Concept of Biodiversity, hot spots of biodiversity, India as a mega diversity nation, Threats tobiodiversity, Value of biodiversity, Brief description of economic valuation of biodiversity,Red Data Base and Red data Book, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)Red ListofThreatened Species(Briefdescription),Conservationofbiodiversity.
Pollution of air, acid rain, global warming and climate change, ozone layer depletion, Waterpollution, Soil pollution. Industrial and urban solid wastes, Hospital wastes, Hazardous waste,Collection, segregation of solid wastes, Different household disposal methods for degradablesolid wastes, Commercial water purification devices for households, Plastic pollution, microplasticsandits environmentalandhealtheffects.E-waste.
Ecological foot prints-brief description of Carbon Footprint and Water Footprint, Linear and Circular resource management, System thinking, Industrial ecosystems, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Management Plan (EMP), Green Technology, Green Business, Green Accounting, Green Buildings, Eco-Labeling, Sustainable (Green) Cities. Role of individuals in the up keeping of environment.
Course Objective:
To provide a general understanding of our environment, problems during exploitation of natural resources, the importance of biodiversity and the need for its conservation, pollution and its impacts, and approaches for environment sustainability.
Course Outcomes:
| COs | Description |
| CO1 | Understand the over-exploitation of our natural resources and the need for Sustainable development. |
| CO2 | Understand the concept of ecosystem, its structure and function and threats to Ecosystems. |
| CO3 | Understand the concept of bio-diversity, its importance and conservation. |
| CO4 | Classify pollution and its impacts |
| CO5 | Inferring different approaches for attaining environmental sustainability. |
CO-PO Mapping
| PO/PSO | PO1 | PO2 | PO3 | PO4 | PO5 | PO6 | PO7 | PO8 | PO9 | PO10 | PO11 | PO12 | PSO1 | PSO2 | PSO3 |
| CO | |||||||||||||||
| CO1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CO2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CO3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CO4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CO5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Evaluation Pattern
| Assessment | Weightage (%) |
| Midterm | 25 |
| Continuous Assessment | 25 |
| End Semester Exam | 50 |
| Total Marks | 100 |
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