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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

AICTE-approved FDP training
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

Programme Offerings

Skilled Instructor
In-depth syllabus
Books and references given
E-verified certification
Proctored test
12-week curriculum
Postgraduate-level
AICTE-approved FDP training

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

Knowledge of MicrobiologyKnowledge of epidemiology

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

Chemical EngineerCivil Engineer

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/noc21_ce07/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)

1: What prior knowledge do I need to gain admission?

The Applied Environmental Microbiology online course requires no prerequisites and hence, is available to all.

2: What category does this curriculum belong to?

This course falls under the Civil Engineering and Environment domain.

3: Who is the programme educator?

IIT Roorkee’s Professor Gargi Singh is this course’s instructor.

4: Is the certificate for free?

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.