The
School of Science offers a Master of Science in Applied Science, which is a
professional degree with no thesis requirement that prepares graduates who have
traditional discipline-oriented backgrounds to function more effectively in
industrial, governmental, or other interdisciplinary occupations. Its intention
is to help working professionals upgrade their technical expertise and cross
boundaries among disciplines. The school of applied science concentration include
analytical and environmental chemistry, applied groundwater science,
biochemistry/biophysics, bioinformatics, chemistry and entrepreneurship,
database management systems, microelectronics manufacturing, optimization and
statistics, parallel and scientific computation, photonics, polymer science and
engineering, and software engineering. In addition, further combinations of
courses leading to the Master of Science in Applied Science are developed as
additional needs for interdisciplinary education are identified.
Career
Path
Career
path includes Applied Materials Scientist, Biomedical Engineer, Environmental
Analyst, Renewable Energy Technologist, Sustainability Consultant, Water
Quality Specialist, Pharmaceutical Product Manager, Robotics Technician Clinical Research Coordinator, Medical Device Developer, Applied
Biology Researcher, Biotechnology Specialist, Public Health Data Analyst, Process
Development Engineer, Waste Management Engineer, Climate Data Analyst, Systems
Integration Engineer, Software Developer (Scientific Applications), Instrumentation
Engineer, Applied Data Scientist, Operations Research Analyst, GIS Specialist AI/ML
Model Developer (Scientific Focus), Quantitative Analyst (Applied Fields).
1. Bachelor Certificate
2. Bachelor Transcript
3. English proficiency Letter from University
4. Statement of Purpose
5. Passport
6. Recommendation Letter
7. CV
8. WASSCE/A level Certificate
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will accept, for the purposes of meeting the English proficiency requirement, English taken in 12-year education, or English is designated as the primary and official language and the principle language of instruction. If you do not meet the English language requirements yet, you can achieve the level you need by successfully completing a pre-sessional English programme with the university or submit
1. English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) or PTE Score or Duolingo English Test score before you start your course.
