Master’s Degree

Department of Mathematics

Postgraduate study programmes

  • Master of Science (Mathematics)
  • Master of Science (Applied Mathematics)

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Research topics

  • Fixed point theory
  • Mathematical modelling
  • Algebra
  • Numerical analysis
  • Graph theory
  • Optimization
  • Number theory
  • Computational geophysics
  • Stability theory
  • Machine learning
  • Probability theory
  • Image processing
  • Geometry and Topology
  • Financial mathematics
  • Differential equations
  • Actuarial science

Department of Biology

Postgraduate study programmes

  • Master of Science (Biology)
  • Master of Science (Biology for Teachers)

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Research topics

  • Taxonomy of flowering plants
  • Taxonomy of animals, planktons and algae
  • Comparative anatomy of plants
  • Palynology
  • Salt-tolerant rice
  • Plant tissue culture and phytochemical production
  • Animal physiology
  • Plant physiology
  • Cytogenetics
  • Molecular genetics
  • Vertebrates
  • Herpetology
  • Behavioural and neurophysiology
  • Freshwater ecology
Physics

Department of Physics

Postgraduate study programmes

  • Master of Science (Physics)
  • Master of Science (Materials Science and Nanotechnology)

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Research topics

  • Particle physics
  • Thermoelectric materials
  • Nuclear physics
  • Nanogenerator
  • Astronomy
  • Supercapacitor
  • Battery science and technology
  • Biodegradable plastics
  • Dielectric materials
  • Nanomaterials

Department of Chemistry

Postgraduate study programmes

  • Master of Science (Chemistry)

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Research topics

  • Natural product chemistry
  • Photocatalysis
  • Organic chemistry
  • Carbon dioxide capture and utilization
  • Advanced functional materials
  • Metal-organic frameworks
  • Membranes
  • Coordination chemistry
  • Rubber and polymer composites
  • Bioinorganic chemistry
  • Nanomaterials
  • Green chemistry
  • Chemical sensors and biosensors
  • Waste valorisation
  • Development of sample preparation techniques
  • Quantum dots

Department of Biochemistry

Postgraduate study programmes

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Research topics

  • Biochemistry and molecular biology
  • Medical biochemistry and biology of cancer
  • Agricultural biochemistry and biotechnology
  • Nutritional biochemistry and technology
  • Plant biochemistry
  • Biophysics and biosensors
  • Functional and biological properties of active compounds
  • Proteomics
  • Computational protein modelling
  • Enzymology

Department of Microbiology

Postgraduate study programmes

  • Master of Science (Microbiology)

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Research topics

  • Biocement materials
  • Biocontrol of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins
  • Biofertilizer
  • Biofuel production
  • Industrial metabolites
  • Microbial-based functional products
  • Microbial enzymes
  • Microbial gene modification and expression
  • Plant-microbe interaction
  • Probiotics and prebiotics

Department of Statistics

Postgraduate study programmes

  • Master of Science (Applied Statistics)

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Research topics

  • Statistical modelling
  • Statistical theory
  • Computer vision
  • Biostatistics
  • Statistical methods
  • Al and data science
  • Computational statistics
  • Actuarial statistics
  • Machine learning
  • Data mining
  • Extreme value theory

Department of Environmental Science

Postgraduate study programmes

  • Master of Science (Environmental Science)

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Research topics

  • Natural resource management
  • Ecology of insects
  • Ecological modelling
  • Plant-animal interactions
  • Wildlife ecology
  • Avian ecology
  • Biodiversity
  • Genetics toxicology
  • Environmental toxicology
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Biological indicators for environmental quality
  • Wastewater treatments and designs
  • Air pollution control and management
  • Renewable energy conservation
  • Water chemistry: sorption, ion exchange, and trace contamination removal

Department of Environmental Science

Postgraduate study programmes

  • Master of Science (Forensic Science)
  • Master of Science (Bioscience and Bioinnovation for Sustainability)

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Research topics

  • Forensic anthropology
  • Dermatoglyphics
  • DNA profiling and identification
  • Human genetics