Program Synopsis

The main objective of the program is to provide postgraduate education and develop advanced expertise in selected areas of science and technology. Students are encouraged to pursue research of the highest standard, with relevance to the field of

• Sciences
• Mathematics
• Management of Science programs for distance students and technology development.

The Master of Science (Science) program is a postgraduate research degree, which is purely by preparing and completing a research thesis.

This program comprised three parts:

Part I - Compulsory Core Courses
Part II - Research
Part III - Thesis Examination

Part II - Research

In Part II, students will conduct research and prepare thesis through self-managed learning and/or independent study under the guidance of a supervisor. Each student must meet the assigned supervisor at least four times in each semester before he/she can progress to the subsequent semester.

A candidate can choose any of the following specialization areas to pursue their research.
Areas of specialization in research/thesis are as follows:

• Agriculture Technology and Business
• Applied Science
• Biotechnology Management
• Computational and Theoretical Mathematics
• Distance Education in Chemistry and other Science/Mathematics subjects
• Nursing and Health Sciences
• Science Education
• Sports Science

Part III - Thesis Examination

In Part III, the student has completed the thesis and ready to submit the thesis for examination. An internal examiner and one external examiner will be appointed to assess the MSc (Science) thesis and the candidate will be examined in the Viva Voce session.