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In these blogs, we have chosen to write about courses that most students might not ordinarily be aware of. Our intention is to provide a broad idea of the courses and an indicative list of universities. We plan to also write about issues that are…
DATA SCIENCE AND BIG DATA ANALYTICS
The field of analytics has grown over the last ten years and keeps growing at a rapid pace. You can expect shifts of emphasis among the various universities as the environment keeps evolving. Some call it Data Analytics while others term it Data Science but…
ECOLOGY
The National Geographic Society defines ecology as “study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them. An ecologist studies the relationship between living things and their habitats” (https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/ecology/). It goes on to say that “In addition to examining how ecosystems function, ecologists…
ANATOMY / HUMAN ANATOMY
The increasing awareness of and attention to health has made the study of the human anatomy more important than ever before. Given that there is finer and finer specializations, it will be vital to have some with a holistic understanding. Some universities have a surgical…
EXPERIEMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
The experience of the pandemic and all that it has entailed has made many realise the importance of the subject of Psychology. However, Psychology is not a simple subject having grown over the last 100 years into a nuanced and diversified subject responding to and…
SCHOOL COUNSELLING
Counselling school students has always been important but has become more so with the increasingly competitive environment in education which has often lead to disturbing results. Parental pressure, peer pressure, societal pressure have just become too much for students to cope up with. And we…
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Health psychology is one of the rapidly growing fields and studies health related behavior, with a focus not only on the treatment of disease but also on its prevention. There have been so many accounts of people struggling to cope up with health issues during…
Economics & Environment
Climate change and damages to the environment have been growing as a core concern across the world with different governments responding with different sets of policies. Along with this concern has also grown the skills and tools & techniques required to develop effective policies. This…
DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT
Innovations in Drug Discovery and Development helps improve human and animal health by creating new and effective drugs and medicines. Hence, it is not surprising that many universities offers this course but what is interesting to see is the range of specializations and focus varying…
Maritime Science and Technology Management
This is a vast and exciting subject which has been gaining attention. It has a broad sweep as indicated by the diversity of research in the area. You may look up https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/marine-technology to gain an understanding of the range of subjects that you study. Many…
Geomorphology
The British Society for Geomorphology defines it thus: “Geomorphology is the study of landforms, their processes, form and sediments at the surface of the Earth (and sometimes on other planets). Study includes looking at landscapes to work out how the earth surface processes, such as…
Cartography
Cartography is an extremely interesting discipline. Britannica.com defines it as “the art and science of graphically representing a geographical area, usually on a flat surface such as a map or chart. It may involve the superimposition of political, cultural, or other nongeographical divisions onto the…
Digital Arts and Humanities
The University of British Columbia, which offers a Masters and PhD in Digital Arts and Humanities, defines the subject thus: “Using digital technologies to explore questions central to the arts and humanities; applying arts and humanities frameworks to digital tools and technologies”. Elaborating it says…