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| Saturday, May 17, 2008
Periyar University to offer new course
M.Sc. Earth Science is five-year integrated course
Salem: The Department of Geology of Periyar University will
offer a new five-year integrated course, M.Sc. Earth Science,
under the choice based credit system pattern from the 2008-09
academic year.
Students who had completed Plus Two with physics and chemistry
subjects were eligible to apply for the programme. The new programme
would facilitate students in this part of the State to study
the earth science, natural resources, and geosciences, Vice-Chancellor
M. Thangaraju said.
Students would learn about the origin on the earth, rocks, minerals,
palaeolife, earthquakes, Tsunami, disaster management, mountain
dynamics, water, petroleum exploration, remote sensing, geographic
information system and global positioning system during the
course, he added.
The geosciences field had a large number of job opportunities.
Students completing the course would be able to get jobs in
organisations such as Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Geological
Survey of India, Indian Space Research Organisation, National
Remote Sensing Agency, State Mining and ground water departments
and various Information Technology and oil companies in India
and abroad.
Application form and prospects for the programme could be obtained
from the Registrar. The cost of the form would be Rs. 100. It
would be given free of cost for students belonging to SC/ST
and physically challenged. Application could also be downloaded
from www.periyaruniversity.ac.in.
Mr. Thangaraju further said that the university had planned
to establish Periyar Institute of Community Education, which
would offer job-oriented certificate and diploma courses for
students who had SSLC/Plus II qualification. Courses would be
offered for graduates also.
The university would establish four research centres –
Centre for Nanotechnology, Centre for Non-Conventional Energy
Sources, Entrepreneurship Development Centre and Co-operative
Research Centre – in the coming academic year, the Vice-Chancellor
said. These centres would undertake research and development
activities with financial assistance from various funding agencies.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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