Graduate education, comprised of Graduate Diploma, Master and PhD study programs, is an important investment in one’s career development. This is more so in an increasingly globalized job market. In appreciation of this reality, North South University already offers 15 graduate study programs at master’s level (see the list below). These programs, taught by faculty members with PhD degree from reputed universities, offer excellent opportunities for fresh undergraduates as well as those who are in jobs already to further develop their potential as intellectual leaders for a wide range of career paths in business, industry, government, research institutions, universities, NGOs and international agencies. In January 2015, NSU took another pioneering step by establishing an Office of Graduate Studies and Research. It is entrusted with the overall responsibility of enhancing quality of graduate education by promoting coordination among NSU’s graduate education programs and facilitating learning from each other’s experiences as well as from national and international experiences. Schools and departments are responsible for the design and delivery of graduate research programs and for the welfare of graduate students. The overarching goal of the Office of the Graduate Studies and Research is to contribute to NSU acquiring increased national and international recognition as a quality graduate degree-conferring institution.
For facilitating the work of the GSR Office, a Graduate Council, comprising of the Director of GSR (who is also the Chair of the Council), School Deans and Graduate Program Coordinators (GPCs), has been formed. The council serves as an advisory body of the GSR Office. NSU’s Treasurer and its Consultant for Educational Quality are also members of the council. The photograph shows the participants in the first ever meeting of the Graduate Council on 19 February 2015.
NSU’s graduate study programs offer higher education and research for enhancing professional and research capability required in specialized fields for increasingly globalized job market. Graduate students have access to NSU’s financial support system as well as opportunity to work for faculty research projects. Currently NSU offers the following graduate degree programs:
The credit requirement varies from 30 to 60, so does the research/thesis requirement depending on program’s professional or specialization requirement. The Office of Graduate Studies coordinates the graduate application and admission processes with the schools, departments, and graduate program coordinators (GPCs). The graduate application minimum requirements are:
The screened applications are then called for an Admission Test. The final assessment is based on:
Graduates with bachelor degree from universities in the country including those of NSU’s own and those from other countries enroll in these graduate study programs. NSU master degree serves the graduates well for professional jobs at home and abroad and for doing PhD in good universities in developed counties.The intake time is January, May and September. Applications are received throughout the year. Respective academic unit’s Graduate Program Coordinators or the Office of Graduate Studies may be contacted for further information. (See below).
The Office Graduate Study and Research also promotes graduate student research to foster and sustain an environment of academic excellence at NSU. The graduate student research is guided by a committee of three faculty members, of whom one serves as the research supervisor and Chair of the committee. The student chooses the supervisor according to required expertise to guide the research. The student then, in consultation with the supervisor, chooses two other faculty members for completing the committee. One of the three-member committee comes from a sister department or discipline.
Graduate seminar is a key building block for success in graduate education and research and the career thereafter. Thus, GSR Office, in cooperation with the academic units, seeks to promote graduate seminars on a regular basis. The purpose of graduate seminars is to provide graduate students with exposure to the style of presentation and scholarly discussions centering different research issues including policy implications of research findings.
The GSR work would also involve conducting Tracer Study of NSU graduates with master degree to know about their academic and professional advancement since their graduation from NSU and to receive feedback as to how their respective curriculum has served them to pursue their career. The tracer study findings are important inputs for curriculum revision that are processed through NSU’s Academic Council.
Dr. Tamgid Ahmed Chowdhury
Professor & Director
MBA and EMBA Programs
NSU Ext: 1701, 1787
Email: tamgid.ahmed@northsouth.edu
Dep. Office Ext: 1763, 1760, 1764
Dr. Asad Karim Khan Priyo
Associate Professor & Chair
Department of Economics
NSU Ext: 1800
Email: asad.priyo@northsouth.edu
Dept. Office Ext: 1814, 1815
Dr. Sk Tawfique M. Haque
Professor & Director
Department of Political Science and Sociology
NSU Ext: 2162, 2104
Email: tawfique.haque@northsouth.edu
Dept. Office Ext: 6353
Dr. Md. Rizwanul Islam
Professor & Chair
Department of law
NSU Ext: 2100
Email: rizwanul.islam@northsouth.edu
Dept. Office Ext: 6365
Dr. Rizwan Khair
Associate Professor
South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG)
Email: rizwan.khair@gmail.com
Dept. Office Ext: 2163, 2164