Master of Science (MSc) program

Master of Science (MSc) program Course Structure:

6-month progress report and presentation: Preparation and presentation of a detailed progress report highlighting the research conducted, challenges faced, and future directions.

• Research Methodology Course: Completing a course covering experimental design, statistical analysis, scientific writing, and project management.
• Defence research proposal (DRP): Presentation of the research proposal before a panel of experts to validate objectives, methodologies, and timelines.
• Ethics approval (Animal/Human/Not applicable): Obtaining ethical clearance for studies involving animals, humans, or other relevant subjects
• Research activities depend on the nature of work (methodology): Implementation of approved research methodologies, including data collection, experimentation, and analysis.
• Data analysis: Processing, analyzing, and interpreting data using relevant tools and statistical methods
• Thesis writing (chapters): Writing the thesis with regular consultations with supervisors, including all necessary sections such as introduction, methodology, results, and conclusion.
• Scientific paper publication: One published or accepted journal article and one published, accepted, or under review
• Thesis submission: Submission of the finalized thesis in soft-bound format for examination.
• Viva-voce (Final): Defending the thesis and research findings before an examination panel.
• Post viva-voce: Correction of the thesis based on examiner feedback and submission of the corrected thesis in hardbound format.