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 Eco-Tourism

 

Objective : The Two Years Master of Science Degree in Ecotourism being conducted under distance learning has been designed for preparing a competent cadre of Experts in Ecotourism and for meeting the demand of the growing needs of trained manpower in the fields of Ecotourism, Sustainable Tourism, Wildlife Tourism, Eco Event Management, Adventure Tourism, GIS related to Ecotourism, Tourism Economics etc.

Eligibility : Graduates of any discipline (Arts / Commerce / Science / Engg. / Medicine / Agriculture / Law etc).

Duration : Two years

Examination Centres : Anand, Agartala, Aizawl, Allahabad, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Agra, Alwar, Ajmer, Ambala, Amritsar, Arrah, Bareilly, Bangalore, Baroda, Betul, Bathinda, Bhagalpur, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Bhilai, Bilaspur, Bokaro, Bulandshahr, Buxar, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chandrapur, Chhindwara, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Dimapur, Dewas, Etawah, Fatehpur, Gandhi Nagar, Gangtok, Goa, Gorakhpur, Guna, Gwalior, Guwahati, Haridwar, Hisar, Hanumangarh, Hyderabad, Hubli, Imphal, Indore, Itanagar, Jammu, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Jind, Jabalpur, Jodhpur, Jhansi, Jhajjar, Ludhiana, Kaithal, Karnal, Kargil, Kohima, Kashiram Nagar, Kolkata, Kollam, Kota, Korba, Kanpur, Kolar, Kathmandu, Kolhapur, Khandwa, Lucknow, Mandi, Meerut, Mirzapur, Mohindergarh, Mumbai, Muzaffarnagar, Muzaffarpur, Motihari, Nagpur, Narwana, Nasik, Patiala, Panipat, Pathankot, Port Blair, Patna, Pune, Ranchi, Raipur, Ratlam, Rewa, Rohtak, Roorkee, Rewari, Rishikesh, Sagar, Samastipur, Shillong, Shimla, Sikar, Sonebhadra, Sri Ganganagar, Srinagar, Sagar, Sirsa, Surat, Trivandum, Tikamgarh, Udaipur, Udhampur, Varanasi, Wokha.

Total Fee : Rs. 18,125

The fee of Rs. 18,125 is payable at the time of admission. Accordingly, the Application Form duly filled in alongwith four stamp size photographs, copies of certificates and mark sheets and a Bank Draft of fee in the name of "Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment " payable at New Delhi must reach The Admissions Officer, Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, A 15, Paryavaran Complex, South of Saket, New Delhi - 110030 by registered / speed post.

Submission of Assignments : All admitted students are required to submit their assignments for all the subjects of the M.Sc. Degree programme in fulfilment of the requirements of 30 marks each paper. For this, they have to prepare Mini Project Reports based on a topic of their choice for all subjects of M.Sc.

Examination Fee : A fee of Rs. 150 per paper is to be paid before appearing in the examination.

Confirmation of Admission : The admission will be confirmed after the completed admission form is received by the University. The Identity Card and the Set of Study Materials will be sent within a month.

Despatch of Lessons and Identity Card : The admission will be confirmed within a month and the set of lessons and the Identity Card will be despatched by post to all the admitted candidates.

Concurrent Admission : Those admitted and studying in any other Master's Degree may also be admitted in the M.Sc. (Sustainable Development) for shaping their careers with a view to protecting the environment.

Further Clarification : Students and their guardians are welcome to call the Helpline i.e. Mobile Numbers : 9810162127, 9718362127 for further clarification.

Subjects :

First Year

1. Concepts of Tourism

2. Introduction to Ecotourism

3. Ecotourism Venues and Business

4. Ecotourism Planning and Development

5. Design of Ecotourism Facilities

Second Year

Specialisation Area : Wildlife Tourism

6. Introduction to Wildlife

7. Wildlife Tourism Resources

8. Human Conflict and Wildlife Conservation

9. Introduction to Remote Sensing and GIS

10. Master's Thesis

Specialisation Area: Tourism & Environment

6. Ecological, Social and Cultural Aspects

7. Adventure and Geography of Tourism

8. Researching Tourist Satisfaction

9. Introduction to Remote Sensing and GIS

10. Master's Thesis

Examination Scheme : Each paper is of 100 marks out of which 30 marks are for practicals and internal assessment where as 70 marks are for written examination to be held at different examination centres in and outside the country.

Master's Thesis : All admitted students will be working on a particular topic for preparing the Master's Thesis to be submitted before appearing in the second year examination. The topic may be related to Tourism Destinations, Tourism Research, Tourism Statistics, Public Relations, Tourism Publicity, IT for Tourism Promotion, Tourism Planning, National Tourism Policy, Travel Markets, Ethical Tourism, Tourism Industry, Nature based Tourism, Consumptive and Non-Consumptive Tourism, Frontier Ecotourism, Ecotourism Resources, Economic Impacts of Ecotourism, Tourism Facilities, Wildlife and Wilderness, Indigenous Territories, Ecotourism Related Organisations, Carrying Capacity, Rural Tourism, Wildlife Tourism, GIS for Ecotourism, Tourism and Environment, Ecological, Social and Cultural Aspects, Regional Growth, Cultural Threats, Heal Ecology, Adventure Tourism, Religious Tourism.

 

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