Bachelor of Biosystems Technology Honours in Environmental Technology

Faculty of Technology | University of Colombo

Course Outline for Levels I, II, III and IV

Total Credits: 123

Applicable for 2019/2020 batch onwards

Level I – Semester 1

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits & Hours

Theory

Practical

Credit

Hours

Credit

Hours

EN 1101

Integrated English Language Skills for Technology (I)

NG*

1

15

-

-

FT 1101

Workshop Practice

1

-

-

1

30

FT 1201

Basic Mathematics

2

2

30

-

-

FT 1202

Biology

2

2

30

-

-

FT 1301

Physics

3

2

30

1

30

ET 1101

Technology and Environment

1

1

15

-

-

ET 1102

Biosystems Technology for Sustainable Environment

1

1

15

-

-

ET 1202

Introduction to Hydrology

2

2

30

-

-

ET 1204

Concepts and Techniques in Ecology

2

1

15

1

30

ET 1304

Chemistry

3

2

30

1

30

Total

17

13

195

4

120

* Non GPA course

 

Level I - Semester 2

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits & Hours

Theory

Practical

Credit

Hours

Credit

Hours

EN 1102

Integrated English Language Skills for Technology (II)

NG

1

15

-

-

FT 1102

Technology and Historical Transformation

1

1

15

-

-

FT 1204

Computer Applications

2

-

-

2

60

ET 1203

Basic Soil Science

2

1

15

1

30

ET 1301

Biology for Environmental Technology

3

2

30

1

30

ET 1302

Chemicals in the Environment

3

2

30

1

30

ET 1303

Environmental Microbiology

3

2

30

1

30

Total

14

8

120

6

180

Level II - Semester 1

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits & Hours

Theory

Practical

Credit

Hours

Credit

Hours

EN 2101

Primary English Communication Skills for Technology (I)

NG

1

15

-

-

FT 2201

Management of Technology

2

2

30

-

-

ET 2101

Environmental Economics

1

1

15

-

-

ET 2103

Coastal Management Technologies

1

1

15

-

-

ET 2202

Environmental Conservation and Management Technologies

2

1

15

1

30

ET 2304

Analytical Techniques for Water Analysis

3

2

30

1

30

ET 2305

Tools and Techniques in Applied Ecology

3

2

30

1

30

ET 2306

Water Treatment Technologies

3

2

30

1

30

Total

15

11

165

4

120

 

 

Level II - Semester 2

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits & Hours

Theory

Practical

Credit

Hours

Credit

Hours

EN 2102

English Communication Skills for Technology (Il)

NG

1

15

-

-

ET 2102

Green Technology

1

1

15

-

-

ET 2203

Applied Groundwater Management Technology

2

1

15

1

30

ET 2204

Climate Change, Adaptation and Mitigation Technology

2

1

15

1

30

ET 2205

Introduction to Geographic Information System (Introduction to GIS)

2

1

15

1

30

ET 2206

Solid Waste Management Technology

2

1

15

1

30

 

ET 2207

Sri Lankan Institutional Framework for Environmental Governance and Management

 

2

 

2

 

30

 

-

 

-

ET 2307

Land Management Techniques

3

2

30

1

30

ET 2308

Air Pollution Monitoring and Mitigation Technologies

3

2

30

1

30

Total

17

11

165

6

180

Level III - Semester 1

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits & Hours

Theory

Practical

Credit

Hours

Credit

Hours

EN 3101

Advanced Commutation Skills in English for Technology (I)

NG

1

15

-

-

ET 3101

Statistical Applications in Environmental Technology

1

-

-

1

30

ET 3102

ICT for Environmental Technology

1

-

-

1

30

ET 3201

Instrumentation in Environmental Technology

2

1

15

1

30

ET 3202

Cleaner Production Process and Techniques

2

1

15

1

30

ET 3203

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM)

2

1

15

1

30

ET 3204

Fundamentals of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

2

1

15

1

30

ET 3205

Principles of Sustainable Development

2

2

30

-

-

ET 3206

Research Methodologies for Environmental Technology

2

2

30

-

-

ET 3301

Energy Systems for Environmental Technology

3

2

30

1

30

Total

17

10

150

7

210

 

 

Level III - Semester 2

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits & Hours

Theory

Practical

Credit

Hours

Credit

Hours

FT 3101

Development Economics

1

1

15

-

-

FT 3201

Environmental Law

2

2

30

-

-

FT 3202

Occupational Health and Safety

2

2

30

-

-

FT 3203

Sociology and Values for a Technological Society

2

2

30

-

-

ET 3601

Industrial Training/Internship*

6

-

-

-

-

Total

13

7

105

-

-

* 1C = 4 weeks of Industrial Training/Internship

Level IV - Semester 1

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits & Hours

Theory

Practical

Credit

Hours

Credit

Hours

EN 4101

Academic Writing Skills for Technology

NG

1

15

-

-

FT 4101

Intellectual Property Rights

1

1

15

-

-

FT 4201

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

2

2

30

-

-

ET 4101

Scientific Communication for Environmental Technologists

1

-

-

1

30

ET 4102

Environmental Auditing

1

1

15

-

-

ET 4201

Bioinformatics

2

-

-

2

60

ET 4202

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

2

1

15

1

30

ET 4203

Nanobiotechnology

2

1

15

1

30

ET 4301

Environmental Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

3

2

30

1

30

ET 4302

Ecotoxicological Techniques

3

2

30

1

30

Total

17

10

150

7

210

 

 

Level IV - Semester 2

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits & Hours

Theory

Practical

Credit

Hours

Credit

Hours

EN 4102

Advanced Commutation Skills in English for Technology (II)

NG

1

15

-

-

ET 4103

Advanced Geographic Information System (Advanced GIS)

1

-

-

1

30

ET 4205

Environmental Planning and Modeling

2

1

15

1

30

ET 4206

Environmental Policies and Multi-lateral Agreements

2

2

30

-

-

ET 4801

Research Project

8

-

-

-

-

Total

13

3

45

2

60

* 1C = 100 Notional Hours of Research Work