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17 Master's degrees offered by the university

Bioscience
The Bioscience program plays a key role in tackling many of the global challenges being addressed by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), with a general emphasis on ‘adaptive biology’, i.e. the study of the mechanisms that allow organisms to adapt to their environment.

Marine Science
The Marine Science (MarS) program takes advantage of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)’s location on the Red Sea, a living laboratory with great potential for exciting science.

Bioengineering
The Bioengineering program from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) comprises four tracks: Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Bioinformatics and Machine Learning, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering and Synthetic Biology.

Statistics
Statistics applications at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) range from environmental analysis and extreme climatic events forecasting to the optimization of renewable energy production, geophysics, marine and human biology, as well as medical investigations that could bring a paradigm shift in healthcare practices

Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Electrical and Computer Engineering program from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) emphasizes research in science and technology applications to solve problems that impact social advancement, economic development and the quality of everyday life worldwide.

Environmental Science and Engineering
The Environmental Science and Engineering Program (EnSE) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) prepares students to work on many of the world’s most pressing challenges related to water security and the environment, focusing around the intersection of water, energy and food nexus, and sustainable processes.

Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering Academic
The Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering Academic (ERPE) Program at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), for both M.Sc. and Ph.D. students, focuses on modern reservoir description, engineering, and management.

Chemical Engineering
The Chemical Engineering Program offers students at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) opportunities to develop real-world solutions to global challenges by performing rigorous coursework studies and cutting-edge research in chemical engineering.

Material Science and Engineering
The Material Science and Engineering Program at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is designed to equip students with fundamental and applied knowledge of materials. We prepare students to tackle grand challenges in sustainability and renewable energy, nano-technology and nanoelectronics, biomaterials, low-power computing, and materials characterization.

Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship program from King Abdullah University Of Science and Technology (KAUST) teaches the fundamental knowledge required to build an entrepreneurial mindset and develop commercially viable products that can benefit society.

Computer Science
The Computer Science (CS) program from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) trains students to create computational infrastructure and apply computational methods to a variety of areas.

Earth Science and Engineering
In the Earth Science and Engineering (ErSE) Program, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) offers a range of courses and scientific projects that help students acquire useful knowledge and skills to take on these challenges.

Plant Science
The goal of the Plant Science (PS) program from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is to develop a thorough understanding of plant growth and function under challenging environmental conditions, such as those found in Saudi Arabia.

Mechanical Engineering
The courses in the Mechanical Engineering program from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) provide a solid foundation in subjects such as mechanical behavior of engineering materials, continuum mechanics, thermodynamics, experimental and numerical combustion, computational fluid dynamics and control theory.

Chemistry
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)' Chemistry program stands at the forefront of scientific discovery and innovation, advancing transformative solutions in catalysis, polymers, nanotechnology, and sustainable materials.

Applied Mathematics and Computational Science
The Applied Mathematics and Computational Science program from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) enables students to address models of physical and biological systems such as electromagnetic and acoustic waves, human and animal physiology, mechanics of complex solids, as well as the branches of science dealing with social, economic and financial behavior.

Applied Physics
The Applied Physics Program for both M.Sc. and Ph.D. students from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) aims at providing firm knowledge on basic science to comprehend the physics taking place at the nanoscale, and tools to apply this knowledge to nurture technological and scientific breakthroughs in applied physics.