This Dual Master Degree Program (DMDP) has been jointly designed to develop international research and learning opportunities. In this DMDP the students pursue the semester 1 and 2 at Manipal University (MU) from respective branch, and students have a choice to pick the course at Lancaster University (LU) and continue there as a freshmen. Finally thesis work is jointly evaluated to award the respective degree from the respective university. Project/Thesis work can be done in an industry or university or in R&D organization either in UK or India, for which Manipal University and Lancaster University provide assistance.

About Lancaster University
Lancaster is ranked in the top 10 of all three major UK league tables and is rated by The Times Higher Education among the top 200 academic institutions worldwide. It is a research-intensive institution, with over 90% of its research classified as world leading or internationally significant in the most recent UK Research Assessment Exercise (2008).

Lancaster University offers a welcoming global community. Nearly 2,500 international students from more than a hundred countries study at the university, while international staff from 60 countries constitute one third of our academic staff.

Lancaster University has great links with business. Our career orientated courses are designed to ensure you obtain the necessary skills for successful employment. Work and research placements are offered as part of most of our programmes and include work with international companies, including Ernst & Young, Microsoft, Accenture, Nokia and SAP. Most of our students can participate in study or work placements in another country, adding an impressive level of experience to their CV.

As an international student you will be guaranteed a single room in our award winning on-campus accommodation. Academic departments, colleges, library, banks and shops are all situated on campus making life less expensive, safer and easier than in many other places. The campus boasts great sports facilities with football and rugby pitches, a woodland running track, basketball courts and a brand new £20m Sports Centre with swimming pool, fitness and weights room.

Program Structure

Note:
MSW – Medical Software
VLSI – VLSI Design
ES – Embedded Systems
MC – Mobile Computing
VIR – Computing Technologies for Virtualization
HPC – High Performance Computing

Model:
Considering a candidate is picking a course Medical Software in MU, the candidate is expected to pay the MU fees during admission at Manipal. After a semester, she/he will be intimated to pick 3 courses of their choice in LU as shown in above table.
Considering the candidate is picking this following course of his choice Advanced Computer Sciences, Distributed Systems Engg, Multimedia Network and applying in LU. After student gets Conditional Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CCAS) from the LU, students have to pay the part/full fees in the LU of his/her choice of one course. LU will release the Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS) to the student for applying for their VISA.
VISA & travel arrangement have to be taken care from the candidate side.

Post Graduate Tuition Fees:
http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/sbs/registry/postgrads/fees
Note: Manipal Students will get 20% fee reduction from Lancaster university post graduate program.

Funding Eligibility: 
http://www.postgraduate.lancs.ac.uk/FeesAndFunding/Documents/fundingforpostgraduates2010_os-fee.pdf

Online tuition Fees Payment Facility:
https://www.ecommercegateway.co.uk/lancs/


Lancaster Living Expense:
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/sbs/funding/costsandbudgeting.htm