UM will launch two new doctoral programmes in the 2021/2022 academic year
The University of Macau (UM) will launch two new doctoral programmes in the 2021/2022 academic year, namely the Doctor of Education Programme, offered by the Faculty of Education, and the Doctor of Public Administration Programme, offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences. In addition, the Master of Science in Data Science programme offered by the Institute of Collaborative Innovation will include a new specialisation, namely Smart Governance, and will revise three of its specialisations to Marketing Analytics, Computational Linguistics, and Analytics in Teaching and Learning.
Below are brief descriptions of the three programmes:
Doctor of Education Programme: The Doctor of Education Programme (EdD) is a profession-oriented advanced learning programme that combines cutting-edge research outcomes and practical skills. The EdD programme targets education professionals in various fields with a certain degree of management experience, as it covers management and development issues in higher education, K-12 schools, for-profit companies, non-profit agencies, and government organisations. Courses are taught in an intensive format and are complemented by one-to-one supervision on research competency assessment, consultation, and dissertation supervision by experienced faculty members.
Doctor of Public Administration Programme: The Doctor of Public Administration Programme (DPA) is an academically rigorous and application-oriented public administration postgraduate degree programme for cultivating socially responsible professionals of public administration and management for Macao, the Greater Bay Area, the Greater China region, and the world. Serving as a platform for students to polish their skills, the DPA programme aims to help current and potential leaders in governments, NGOs, and academic institutions to understand critical issues in public governance and public policy. The programme also aims to generate, evaluate, and disseminate analytical skills and substantive knowledge needed in research studies of public administration and public policy.
Master of Science in Data Science Programme: The Master of Science in Data Science Programme embraces an interdisciplinary approach by offering a wide range of specialisations, including Artificial Intelligence Applications, Marketing Analytics, Financial Technology, Data Strategy and Compliance, Precision Medicine, Computational Linguistics, Analytics in Teaching and Learning, and Smart Governance. The programme provides comprehensive training for students through the following courses: Introduction to Data Science Programming, Data Science and Data Visualization, Database and Data Mining Technologies, and Tools for Machine Learning. Students will learn how to apply their knowledge and tools to interpret and process big data, as well as how big data can be practically and effectively applied to interdisciplinary studies.
The deadline for applications is 31 May 2021. To apply or to learn more about the programmes, please visit the homepage of UM’s Graduate School at https://grs.um.edu.mo/ .