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DEGREE PROGRAMS AND AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

 

The two start-up schools will begin offering both Masters and PhD programs in the academic year 2011 while the three semi-autonomous departments degree will only begin with PhD degree programs - the Master’s degree programs will start at a later stage, as depicted in the table below.

 

Table - Start-up Schools, Departments, Degree Programs and Areas of Specialization

Schools

Degree programs

Departments

Areas of Specialization

LSBE

Master’s and PhD in Life Sciences and Bioengineering (LSBE)

Molecular Biology and Gene Technologies

 Health and Medical Bio-sciences
Sustainable Agriculture, Plant and Animal Bio-technology

Applied Biology, Industrial Bio-technology and Biodiversity

Food Science and Industrial Bio-technology
Biodiversity Inventory Conservation and Management

Bioengineering

 Bioengineering

MCCSE

Master’s and PhD in Mathematics and Computational Science and Engineering (MCSE)

Mathematics & Computational Science and Engineering

 Mathematics and Computational Science
Applied Mathematics and Computational Engineering

Master’s and PhD in Information and Communication Science and Engineering (ICSE)

Information and Communication Science and Engineering

 Information Technology Development and Management
Communication Science and Engineering
Telecommunications Systems

 

Semi-autonomous Departments, Degree Programs and Areas of Specialization

Semi-Autonomous Departments

Degree Programs

Areas of Specialization

Water Resources and Environmental Science and Engineering

PhD in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering (HWRE)

 Hydrology and Climate Studies
Water Resources  Engineering

Biological and Irrigation Engineering

PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering (EnSE)

 Environmental Science
Environmental Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering

PhD in Materials Science and Engineering (MaSE)

 Structural Materials
Electronic Materials
Bio- and Polymeric Materials

Sustainable Energy Science and Engineering

PhD in Sustainable Energy Science and Engineering (SESE)

 Power Generation and Power Utilization
Bio-and Renewable Energy Engineering
Nuclear Power Engineering

Business Studies and Humanities

Innovation Management and Technopreneurship.

These are compulsory modules for all NM-AIST Students

Enterprise Development and management *
Philosophy, Law and Ethics *
Communication Skills and Research Methodology *
These are compulsory modules for all NM-AIST Students *
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