LJMU Online Master of Science

The Online M.S. program provided by Liverpool John Moores University is a standard master's program that involves areas connected to various domains of science as well as related domains too such as technology, business, natural sciences, medicine, mathematics and administration. This program advances the student’s knowledge and empowers him/her to learn more deeply about the specialization he/she has chosen.

It has several learning approaches such as technical, analytical and practical methods. Programs like this come in handy in scaling new heights in a career that involves the sharp use of knowledge and a particular set of skills to solve the challenges that come with the job. With added responsibilities, the student gains experience in his/her domain’s industry and grows his/her expertise. In addition to that, these skills lead to taking up executive and managerial positions that demand these earlier-mentioned requirements. 

The Liverpool John Moores University that provides this program is a world-renowned university that has been creating an impact for a long time in the higher education ecosystem with an approach of building a community-based learner environment that imbibes the values such as being student-focused, inclusivity, bravery and community building. Every student who has been a part of this university has been making an impact in various sectors and the society itself.

This program is held online in collaboration with IIIT Bangalore. Along with that, there is a campus immersion where the student gets a hands-on experience from the eminent faculty through real-time classroom experience. This program is based on instructional modules and applies practical usage to learn the subject through a project dissertation, exams, and lectures. The design of this program equips the student with the capabilities to adapt to the academic, research, and industrial fields. 

Depending on specializations, the Master of Science program curriculum and syllabus vary from one specialization to another. The students learn the core courses related to their specialization and along with that, they get to select from a variety of elective subjects. Some of the specializations that are provided are Machine Learning & AI and Data Science. 

The eligibility criteria for this program depend on the specializations chosen by the student. 

For Data Science: 

• A Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university.
• The student must have a minimum aggregate of 50% marks at graduation.

For Machine Learning & AI:

• Should have a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university.
• Must have scored minimum aggregate marks of 50% at graduation.
• Should have a minimum of 1 year of technical work experience.

At LJMU, you can avail yourself of the financial support services provided either through scholarships or through installment options. You can apply for the scholarship at the university while filling out the admission form & if selected, you will get a specific percentage of fee waiver from the university in the tuition or program fee.

Moreover, if in case you do not get a scholarship, you still have the chance of relieving yourself from the financial burden via the easy EMI options available as a mode of fee payment at the university. This method will make you free from the stress of paying the course fee in one go.

The syllabus of an online M.S. program depends on the specialization the student has chosen. So as an example, the following syllabus of the specialisation of Data Science is given below: 

A continuous method of evaluation is followed by the university to make you equipped with all the technicalities of the field. Apart from the term-end theoretical exams, you get to build a strong foundation of practical insights via case studies, dissertations/projects, & training programs on tools. The overall performance of the students in the entire session of the course is evaluated by the university in the final results. Thus, to get a globally recognized degree, you need to be proactive & attentive to each & every assessment of the course.

For the ones pursuing an M.S. program, there are a plethora of opportunities out there. In the placement rounds provided by the university, several students got placed with decent CTC and are about to thrive at these jobs they have bagged for themselves. Some of the partnered companies that participated in these placement rounds are Flipkart, Amazon, Accenture, Hexaware, Deutsche Bank, etc. The highest CTC achieved by the batch was around INR 71-73 LPA. For students with experience of 0-5 years, the average CTC is around INR 5-7 LPA. 

Then for students with experience of 5-8 years, the average CTC is around INR 9-11 LPA. Then for students with 8-12 years of experience, the average CTC is around INR 13-15 LPA. Finally, for students with 12+ years of experience, the average CTC is around 26-28 LPA. The following are some of the job roles taken up by the students of the M.S. program at Liverpool John Moores University: