Ph.D Earth and Environmental Sciences at IISER Mohali Offline Course

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences researches the subject areas of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The degree of this programme will be provided by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research.

Ph.D. program shall be for a minimum duration of three years, including course work and a maximum of six years. Extension beyond the above limits will be governed by the relevant clauses as stipulated in the Statute/Ordinance of the individual Institution concerned.

Curriculum-

• Sedimentology and concepts in Stratigraphy
• Quantitative data analysis in the earth and environmental sciences
• Geomorphology and earth surface processes
• Remote sensing and GIS
• Basic meteorology
• Climate data analysis and visualization
• Introduction to atmospheric and climate sciences
• The quaternary period-environments, animals adaptations during the last 2.5 million years
• Introduction to aeronomy
• Palaeoclimatology
• Space weather
• Global tectonics
• Radiogenic isotope geology
• Environmental microbiology
• Environmental biotechnology

Electives-

• Sedimentology and concepts in Stratigraphy
• Quantitative data analysis in the earth and environmental sciences
• Geomorphology and earth surface processes
• Remote sensing and GIS
• Basic meteorology
• Climate data analysis and visualization
• Introduction to atmospheric and climate sciences
• The quarternary period-environments, animals adaptations during the last 2.5 million years
• Introduction to aeronomy
• Palaeoclimatology
• Space weather
• Global tectonics
• Radiogenic isotope geology
• Environmental microbiology
• Environmental biotechnology