St. Francis College for Women

Overview of the Course

Botany/Zoology/Chemistry

The program emphasizes holistic and practical learning by blending interdisciplinary knowledge with analytical and research skills, focusing on both theory and hands-on learning for real-world applications. In terms of higher education and career paths, graduates can pursue M.Sc., B.Ed., MBA, diplomas, or Ph.D. in related fields and work in research, teaching, healthcare, biotech, pharma, environmental analysis, and government. This opens up diverse career paths—from research and teaching to conservation, biotechnology, and emerging fields like AI-driven wildlife monitoring. Such opportunities also enable graduates to solve real-world issues like biodiversity loss and disease, while inspiring empathy and fostering a deeper connection with life. Chemistry, being a constantly evolving field, fuels innovation across industries, enhancing health, technology, and sustainability. Its impact—from medicine to environmental solutions and advanced materials—remains essential to human progress and everyday life.

What will you Learn?

Botany is the scientific study of plants, focusing on their structure, function, evolution, and ecological roles. It provides theoretical knowledge and practical skills in areas like plant physiology, taxonomy, and biotechnology, while developing analytical and environmental problem-solving abilities.

Zoology is a journey of discovery, exploration, and conservation. Learn about Animal Kingdom, Diversity of species and their adaptation for survival. Explores animal structure, behavior, evolution, ecology, and interactions with their environment.

A chemistry degree covers core branches like Organic, Inorganic, Physical and Analytical Chemistry, providing deep theoretical knowledge and practical lab experience in areas such as qualitative and quantitative analysis, spectroscopy, thermodynamics, kinetics, and synthesis.

It also cultivates transferable skills—like problem-solving, data analysis, and critical thinking—that are highly valued in both scientific research and diverse professional fields.

Be capable of working in groups and understanding interpersonal & team dynamics in laboratory research, fieldwork, and collaborative scientific projects.

Develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities for effective decision-making and organizational challenges in botanical research, zoological conservation, and chemical analysis.

Career Prospects

Plant Growth & Garden Management: Students focus on enhancing plant growth and development through effective garden and landscape management and explore the cultural significance of plants, including their nutritional and medicinal benefits.
Medicinal Plant Analysis: Students can build rewarding careers by analyzing medicinal plants for applications in the pharmaceutical industry and other emerging sectors. Students develop the skills to identify and treat plant diseases, opening doors to careers in plant health management and agriculture.
Research in Plant Sciences: Students can undertake research in disciplines such as genetics, plant biology, ecology etc.
Government Career Opportunities: Graduates with a BSc in Botany can pursue a variety of government careers by appearing for exams such as SSC, IBPS, SBI, Civil Services (UPSC), CDS, and the Indian Forest Service (IFS). This degree opens pathways to roles in administration, banking, defence, and environmental services.
Academic & Research Careers: Professor/Lecturer at UG/PG levels. Environmental & Conservation Roles - Ecologist Wildlife Biologist/Technician, Forest Officer/Wildlife Inspector. Research Scientist - Specialize in areas like genetics, immunology, or molecular biology. Institutions like IISER, NCBS, and CCMB offer Integrated MSc-PhD programs. Postdoctoral Fellowships: Opportunities in India and abroad for advanced research.
Government & Competitive Exams: CSIR-UGC NET / GATE / DBT-JRF / ICMR-JRF for research fellowships and lectureship positions, and UPSC/KPSC/IBPS for civil services and banking exams.
Applied Zoology & Industry: Work in silk production or beekeeping ventures. Entrepreneur - Launch eco-tourism, organic farming, or wildlife education startups. Emerging Fields like AI in Conservation and Forensic Zoology.
Chemistry Education & Research: Chemistry Educator, Research Fellow, Lab/Project Assistant, Computational Chemist, Patent Officer, Quality Control Officer, Food Safety Officer and Regulatory Affairs Specialist.
Scientific & Technical Roles: Scientist, Forensic Scientist, Analytical Chemist, Toxicologist, Process Chemist, Materials Scientist, R&D Chemist and Scientific Consultant.

Program Structure

Semester IV ▼

Course Type	Course Title	Course Code	L	P	Credits	CIA	Sem End	Total Marks	Exam (hrs)
CC	English	U24/ENG/CC/401	5	0	5	40	60	100	2
CC	Second Language	U24/SL/CC/401	3	0	3	40	60	100	2
DSC IVA	Plant Anatomy & Embryology	U24/BOT/DSC/401	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
	Plant Anatomy & Embryology Practical	U24/BOT/DSC/401/P	0	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC II	Nursery Management Practical	U24/BOT/SEC/401/P	0	2	2	20	30	50	1
DSC IV B	Cytology, Genetics and Developmental biology	U24/ZOO/DSC/401	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
	Cytology, Genetics and Developmental biology Practical	U24/ZOO/DSC/401/P	0	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC II	Vector Biology	U24/ZOO/SEC/401	2	0	2	20	30	50	1
DSC IV C	Chemistry- Paper IV	U24/CHE/DSC/401	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
	Synthesis of organic compounds and functional group analysis Practical	U24/CHE/DSC/401/P	0	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC II	Intellectual Property Rights	U24/CHE/SEC/401	0	2	2	20	30	50	1

Semester V ▼

Course Type	Course Title	Course Code	L	P	Credits	CIA	Sem End	Total Marks	Exam (hrs)
CC	Second Language	U24/SL/CC/501	3	0	3	40	60	100	2
DSE I A	Plant Physiology & Metabolism	U24/BOT/DSE/501	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
	Plant Physiology & Metabolism Practical	U24/BOT/DSE/501/P	0	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSE I A	Seed Technology	U24/BOT/DSE/502	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
	Seed Technology Practical	U24/BOT/DSE/502/P	0	2	1	-	50	50	2
GE	Herbals for Beauty & Primary Health Care	U24/BOT/GE/501	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
SEC III	Greenhouse Technology	U24/BOT/SEC/501	2	0	2	20	30	50	1
DSE I B	Immunology Animal Biotechnology	U24/ZOO/DSE/501	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
	Immunology Animal Biotechnology Practical	U24/ZOO/DSE/501/P	0	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSE I B	Physiological Chemistry Endocrinology	U24/ZOO/DSE/502	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
	Physiological Chemistry Endocrinology Practical	U24/ZOO/DSE/502/P	0	2	1	-	50	50	2
GE	Integrated Pest Management	U24/ZOO/GE/501	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
SEC III	Biomaterials From Animal Sources	U24/ZOO/SEC/501	2	0	2	20	30	50	1
DSE I C	Instrumental Methods of Analysis	U24/CHE/DSE/501	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
DSE I C	Medicinal & Sustainable Chemistry	U24/CHE/DSE/502	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
	Experiments in Physical chemistry & sustainable chemistry Practical	U24/CHE/DSE/501-502/P	0	2	1	-	50	50	2
GE	Chemistry Of Cosmetics And Food Technology	U24/CHE/GE/501	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
SEC III	Cheminformatics	U24/CHE/SEC/501	0	2	2	20	30	50	1

Semester VI ▼

Course Type	Course Title	Course Code	L	P	Credits	CIA	Sem End	Total Marks	Exam (hrs)
CC	Second Language	U24/SL/CC/601	3	0	3	40	60	100	2
DSE II A	Cell and Molecular Biology	U24/BOT/DSE/601	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
	Cell and Molecular Biology Practical	U24/BOT/DSE/601/P	0	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSE II A	Economic Botany & Biotechnology	U24/BOT/DSE/602	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
	Economic Botany & Biotechnology Practical	U24/BOT/DSE/602/P	0	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC IV	Floriculture	U24/BOT/SEC/601	2	0	2	20	30	50	1
PRJ	Project	U24/BOT/PRJ/601	0	4	4	40	60	100	-
DSE II B	Fisheries Limnology	U24/ZOO/DSE/601	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
	Fisheries Limnology Practical	U24/ZOO/DSE/601/P	0	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSE II B	Ecology, Evolution, Zoogeography	U24/ZOO/DSE/602	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
	Ecology, Evolution, Zoogeography Practical	U24/ZOO/DSE/602/P	0	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC IV	Aquarium Fish Keeping / Medical Diagnostics	U24/ZOO/SEC/601	2	0	2	20	30	50	1
PRJ	Project	U24/ZOO/PRJ/601	4	0	4	40	60	100	-
DSE II C	Advanced Chemistry	U24/CHE/DSE/601	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
DSE II C	Polymer Chemistry	U24/CHE/DSE/602	4	0	4	40	60	100	2
	Experiments in Physical Chemistry II and Instrumentation Practical	U24/CHE/DSE/601-602/P	0	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC IV	Material Science and Catalysis	U24/CHE/SEC/601	0	2	2	20	30	50	1
PRJ	Project	U24/CHE/PRJ/601	4	0	4	40	60	100	-

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B.Sc BZC

Overview of the Course

Botany/Zoology/Chemistry

What will you Learn?

Career Prospects

Program Structure