Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam (SPMVV), the Tirupati-based all-women University, has announced to offer a one-year P.G. Diploma course in Wildlife Management from the academic year 2010-11.
The course will focus on the growing threat to wildlife and some of the government initiatives carried out to preserve the natural heritage such as ‘Project Tiger’, one of the most successful efforts in preserving and protecting the tiger population. The course will equip the women students with the knowledge required to restore the country’s green heritage.
The course was sanctioned by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under the head ‘Innovative programme’.
Post graduates in any branch of life sciences with 50 p.c. marks in the groups are eligible.
The students, after completion of the course, can get employed as scientific officers or research officers in State/Central departments, research institutes, private sector, voluntary organisations like World Wildlife Fund, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) or Wildlife Conservation Society.
Applications can be obtained from the Dean, School of Sciences, SPMVV by sending draft for Rs. 350 in favour of ‘The Registrar, SPMVV’, Tirupati.