Monday, May 10, 2010

Scope of Biosciences at Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), Claremont

The university of the fortnight is Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), Claremont. KGI being the best institute for Applied Sciences in the US, takes the pride in offering MBS (Master of Bioscience) – a unique program of the institute.

Information on MBS Program: KGI's two-year MBS degree program educates technically savvy professionals for the bioscience industry. The MBS degree is increasingly spreading its riches in the student community. KGI, though not a university, but a specialized institute for Applied Sciences has put in lot of good research into the field. The program is successful in catalyzing the concepts of basic life sciences into useful products and services that are in turn used in sorting out the real life issues.

Adding to the voluminous scope of the degree in students' career, in the second year of the course, the students will be involved in Team Masters Projects, wherein, they will be given the opportunity of working with the sponsoring companies to solve the real problems. “This industrial tie-up is a good dais to the students to get into the corporate world and to come out in flying colours”, says Durga a student of GREedge who got an admission for MBS at KGI.

Financial Aid To the support the aspirations of the students, KGI offers scholarships up to USD 30,000 -50,000 for the two-year course. In addition to this, KGI also considers offering loans to the students based on the need and which the students can repay within 10 years after the completion of their graduation.

Student support The institute also receives the students to KGI through a host family. They pick the students from the airport and provide accommodation and guidance to the students for 10 days and would also assist the students to secure themselves in an apartment.

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