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14 Master's degrees offered by the university
Petroleum Engineering
The Skoltech Petroleum Engineering program trains a new generation of scientists and engineers capable of dealing with the key challenges of the oil and gas sector, and creating innovative solutions for enhanced oil recovery from the existing sources and development of unconventional and hard-to-recover reserves.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
The Skoltech Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning program aims to train young leaders in artificial intelligence research. We provide high-quality knowledge and skills in fundamental and applied disciplines such as deep learning, generative modeling, transformers and large language models, numerical linear algebra, and optimization.
Materials Science
Materials Science is an interdisciplinary educational program at Skoltech that emphasizes research into advanced materials, energy materials, carbon materials, metals and composites, biology materials, and computational materials design.
Applied Photonics and Optical Information Systems
Combining fundamental knowledge in the field of optics with more practical operational and design aspects of modern optoelectronics systems, the program aims to provide graduates with all the tools needed for a successful career in applied photonics.
Next Generation Communication Technologies
The program’s main objective is to educate the new generation of STEM leaders, who are ready to design and deliver next-generation communication technologies to the industry.
Life Sciences
Skoltech Life Sciences program trains sought-after professionals capable of tackling challenges in bioinformatics, computational biology, microbiology, agrobiotechnology, biophysics, omics technologies, biomedicine and immunology, genetics, neurobiology, neurorehabilitation, biology of aging, drug design, and other fields.
Applied Computational Mechanics
The program offers a modern curriculum designed for those who want to work at the intersection of mathematics, mechanics, physics, and advanced computing. It prepares students to tackle complex challenges in fluid and solid mechanics, mathematical and numerical modeling, including the use of modern data-driven methods of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI).
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
The program is aimed to prepare the next generation of researchers, engineers, and practitioners to assume a role of technical leadership in research and innovation in the high-tech sector with a particular focus on Advanced Materials and novel Digital Engineering technologies.
Digital Electrical Energy
Energy sector is a multi-billion dollar, steadily growing market. The industry lacks specialists capable of developing and implementing solutions based on mathematical modeling, artificial intelligence, data analysis, machine learning, and algorithms.
Mathematical and Theoretical Physics
The Skoltech Mathematical and Theoretical Physics program provides a solid foundation in mathematics, a deep understanding of mathematical physics, and an opportunity for in-depth study of theoretical physics. Emphasis on independent research encourages students to acquire knowledge and skills essential for fast personal development and a successful scientific career.
Photonics and Quantum Materials
The master’s program Photonics and Quantum Materials aims to train young professionals capable to face the challenges of modern science and technology. The educational program is designed to guide the student from the foundations of photonics and quantum physics to cutting edge scientific concepts that will form the basis of tomorrow's technologies.
Engineering Systems. Aerospace, Robotics and Digital Engineering
The Skoltech Engineering Systems: Aerospace, Robotics and Digital Engineering seeks to educate the next generation of highly qualified graduates, empowering them with the skills to develop digital engineering, robotics, aerospace and space technologies, and introduce scientific developments into the economy.
Advanced Computational Science
Modern science and engineering rely on efficient and fast computational techniques and models. This program combines opportunities for mastering cutting-edge mathematical modeling methods and their implementation using in-house high-performance parallel computational facilities with up-to-date software.
AI Robotics
The program trains robotics engineers who develop intelligent systems at the intersection of software and hardware. It is designed for graduates of technical fields and developers who want to dive deeper into robotics, AI, and industrial automation.