Postgraduate

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (M.Phil) DEGREES

Candidates having completed 16 years of formal education can apply for the MS / M.Phil degree programmes listed below. All admissions to Kinnaird College for Women are based on merit. Admissions are based on the student’s previous academic performance, admission entry test, statement of purpose and letters of recommendation.

POSTGRADUATE DEGREES OFFERED

(POST 16 YEARS OF EDUCATION)

Degree Requirements

To receive an MS/M.Phil degree in the following programs students must complete 24 credit hours of course work with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 and successfully defend a research thesis equivalent to 6 credit hours.

  • M.Phil Accounting & Finance
  • M.Phil Applied Linguistics
  • M.Phil Business Administration
  • MS in Clinical Psychology
  • MS in Computer Science
  • M.Phil in Education
  • M.Phil in English Literature
  • M.Phil in Environmental Sciences
  • M.Phil in Food Science & Human Nutrition
  • M.Phil in International Relations
  • M.Phil in Media Studies
  • M.Phil in Political Science
  • M.Phil in Statistics

To receive an M.Phil Biochemistry degree, students must complete 28 credit hours of course work with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 and successfully defend a research thesis equivalent to 6 credit hours.

To receive an M.Phil Biotechnology degree, students must complete 30 credit hours of course work with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 and successfully defend a research thesis equivalent to 6 credit hours.

The MS Computer Science degree requires students to complete a minimum of 30 credit hours in two years. A student has the option to pursue MS by undertaking either a 6 credit hour thesis or a three credit hour taught course and a three credit hours project.

Course Work
Most courses are 3 credit hours. Each 3 credit hour course involves 48 contact hours with the teacher in the classroom, plus 144 hours of self study which includes reading book chapters or journal articles, doing assignments or projects and preparation for tests and examinations.

Research Thesis
An M.Phil candidate who has completed her course work with a minimum CGPA of 3.00 must present and pass the oral proposal defense examination before she is allowed to carry out her Masters research. On passing the thesis proposal defense the student must carry out a research study which is described in a thesis. She must successfully defend the completed work in an oral examination involving a presentation and question answer session in the presence of an external examiner.