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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Our world is surrounded by several environmental challenges that are becoming troublesome by the day. Therefore, the online course in Applied Environmental Microbiology by Swayam aims to teach students about these pressing issues by developing in-depth knowledge about microbial processes and communities, found in inbuilt and natural environments. The program holds impeccable industry support from numerous water and wastewater treatment organizations, Biotechnological companies, and Bioremediation entities.
The Applied Environmental Microbiology certification syllabus lays a firm foundation of basic microbial energetics, microbiology, and diversity. Then, it progresses to microbiology’s tools, state-of-the-art and traditional applications, and how they address relevant environmental problems. The curriculum offers a holistic exploration of microbes’ diverse roles, microbial communities, cell elements, ecology, microbial energetics, environmental microbial processes, and more.
The Applied Environmental Microbiology online course is a 12-week, free elective training, under the civil Engineering and Environment category. This postgraduate-level program also offers certification, for which candidates must register, pay the exam fees, and clear the course-end proctored assessment. In doing so, they’ll earn an e-verified certification with NPTEL and IIT Roorkee’s logos.
The Highlights
- Online course for 12 weeks
- Postgraduate-level, elective learning
- The ongoing curriculum in ‘Civil Engineering and Environment’
- Swayam’s proctored assessment
- Free education with a paid examination
- Certification provided
- References and books given
- No prerequisites for admission
- Experienced instructor
- E-verified, digital certification
- 12 assignments
Important dates
Course Commencement Date
Start Date : 20 Jan, 2025
End Date : 11 Apr, 2025
Enrollment Date
End Date : 27 Jan, 2025
Other
End Date : 14 Feb, 2025
Certificate Exam Date
Start Date : 27 Apr, 2025
Programme Offerings
- Skilled Instructor
- In-depth syllabus
- Books and references given
- E-verified certification
- Proctored test
- 12-week curriculum
- Postgraduate-level.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Roorkee |
- The Applied Environmental Microbiology fees are only applicable to the proctored test, as mentioned below.
- Students can opt to learn at no cost, keeping in mind that they won’t be availing of certification by doing so.
Applied Environmental Microbiology course fee structure
Course Type | Fees |
Applied Environmental Microbiology | NA |
Certificate exam | Rs. 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification qualifying details
Candidates must pay the examination fees to register for Swayam’s course-end proctored evaluation, held in designated centers. In this, they must score 30/75 on the test and 10/25 in their in-class assessments to receive the Applied Environmental Microbiology certification.
What you will learn
Once candidates finish the Applied Environmental Microbiology program, they’ll be fluent in these subjects: -
- Cell composition, elements, division, environmental niches, microbiology's historical roots, amino acids, DNA structure, light microscopy, AFM, 3D imaging, etc
- Microbial energetics, oxidation-reduction NAD, Chemolithotrophy, Stoichiometry and bioenergetics, anaerobic respiration, etc
- Microbial metabolism, bacteria’s functional diversity, classical taxonomy, major catabolic pathways, nucleotides, catalysis, etc
- Microbial ecosystems, communities, environmental effects, microenvironments, etc
- Microbial ecology, genetic exchange, environmental genomics, transformation, transduction, vertical gene transfer, etc
- Virus, microbial symbiosis, mutation, population dynamics, void, etc
- Environmental microbiology, its investigations, detection, taxonomic annotation, sampling, culture-independent tools, case studies, etc
- Wastewater microbiology, bioremediation, acid mine drainage, examples, etc
- Drinking water microbiomes, treatments, water-borne microbial diseases, etc
- Leachate, solid waste microbiology, antimicrobial resistance, etc
- Wearable biosensors, epidemiology, public health, epidemics, etc
- Exposomes, built microbiology, online bioinformatics tools, surrounding microbes, etc
Who it is for
The Applied Environmental Microbiology program is the best fit for Chemical engineering, Civil engineering, and related sciences students. UG candidates may also opt to take up this course.
Admission Details
- Access the Applied Environmental Microbiology program through - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc25_ce05/preview
- Reaching there, study the course particulars and press on ‘Sign-in/Register’.
- If you’re a student already, use your Swayam credentials to log in. Otherwise, register through the required on-screen details to make one.
- Complete registration and start learning once the training begins.
Application Details
Course-takers can join the Applied Environmental Microbiology training by merely creating a Swayam account or signing in with their pre-existing one. To make it, they must provide a username, email address, and password. Upon doing so, Swayam will send the account creation verification code to the registered email, and using it; learners can proceed. Alternatively, Microsoft/Google/Facebook accounts are also viable to register/log in with.
The Syllabus
- Introduction
- Cell and its composition
- Cytoplasmic membrane
- Prokaryotic cell division
- Microbes and their environmental niches
- Historical roots of microbiology
- Nucleic acids and amino acids
- DNA structure, replication, and manipulation
- Protein and its structure
- Regulation
- Microbial nutrition
- Microscopy: Light microscopy, 3D Imaging, AFM, Confocal scanning laser microscopy
- Microbial energetics
- Diversity
- Stoichiometry
- Bioenergetics
- Oxidation-reduction NAD,
- Energy-rich compounds
- Energy storage
- Mathematics of microbial growth
- Glycolysis Respiration
- Citric-acid cycle
- Catabolic Alternatives
- Phototrophy
- Chemolithotrophy
- Anaerobic respiration (organic electron acceptors, acetogenesis, sulfate and nitrate reductions, chlorate, metal, methanogenesis)
- Microbial metabolism
- Functional diversity of bacteria
- Prokaryotic diversity
- Classical taxonomy
- Origin: Tree of life
- Major catabolic pathways
- Catalysis
- Enzymes
- Energy conservation
- Sugars
- Polysaccharides
- Amino acids
- Nucleotides
- Lipids
- Microbial ecosystems
- Population
- Guilds
- Communities
- Environments
- Microenvironments
- Microbial growth on surfaces
- Environmental effects on microbial growth
- Environmental genomics
- Microbial ecology
- Genetic exchange
- Environmental genomics
- Microbial ecology
- Horizontal and vertical gene transfer: Replication,
- Transformation Transduction
- Microbial symbiosis
- Virus
- Mutation and its rate
- Genetic recombination
- Population dynamics
- Viroid
- Prion
- Application of environmental microbes
- Investigations in environmental microbiology: sampling, detection, isolation, taxonomic, functional annotation and quantification
- Introductory bioinformatics
- Data analysis
- Microbial sampling Culture based and culture independent tools
- Molecular biology tools: Cloning, amplification, sequencing
- Case study
- Bioremediation
- Wastewater microbiology
- Bioremediation and examples
- Acid mine drainage
- Enhanced metal recovery
- Wastewater microbiology
- Drinking water microbiology
- Drinking water microbiome and treatment
- Microbial instability
- Water borne microbial diseases
- Solid waste microbiology
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Landfills
- Leachate
- Anaerobic degradation phases
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Epidemiology
- Biosensors
- Public health
- Epidemics
- Biosensors
- Wearable biosensors
- Built microbiology
- Exposomes
- Bioinformatics
- Exposure routes
- Microbes living around us
- Exposomes
- Basic bioinformatics
- Bioinformatics tools available online
Evaluation process
Swayam conducts course-end proctored tests for students to get the Applied Environmental Microbiology certification. The examination will be held one in one of Swayam’s designated examination centres, via an afternoon and morning session. To participate in this, candidates must complete the online registration form once released and pay the test fees.
The final score will determine a student’s eligibility to get the certificate. This score will be the total of their average assignment and term-end test scores. To pass, candidates must score 30/75 in the assessment and 10/25 in the curriculum assignments. If they fail to fulfil these criteria, they won’t receive certification even after scoring 40/100 or more.
Instructors
IIT Roorkee Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The Applied Environmental Microbiology online course requires no prerequisites and hence, is available to all.
This course falls under the Civil Engineering and Environment domain.
IIT Roorkee’s Professor Gargi Singh is this course’s instructor.
No. You must pay Rs. 1,000 to register and appear for Swayam’s proctored test. Upon clearing it, you can earn the Applied Environmental Microbiology certification.