West Yangon University (WYU)
ရန်ကုန် အနောက်ပိုင်း တက္ကသိုလ်
MottoTo develop the knowledge for benefit of the country
TypeGovernment
Established27 June 2002 (27 June 2002)
RectorKhin Thider[1]
Students22,448 (2019)[2]
UndergraduatesBA, BSc, BA (Hons;), BSc (Hons;)
PostgraduatesMA, MSc, MRes
Location
Htantabin 11393
Yangon Division, Myanmar

16°56′50″N 96°00′54″E / 16.94722°N 96.01500°E / 16.94722; 96.01500
Websitewww.wyu.edu.mm

The University of West Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန် အနောက်ပိုင်း တက္ကသိုလ် [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ ʔənaʊʔpáɪɰ̃ tɛʔkəθò]), located in Htantabin, Yangon Division, is a liberal arts and sciences university in Myanmar. The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees in liberal arts and science.[3] Students who wish to pursue post-graduate (especially PhD) studies typically go to Yangon University.

Degrees

Classified as an Arts and Science university in the Burmese university education system, West Yangon University offers bachelor's and master's degree in common liberal arts and sciences disciplines. Its ordinary Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) take four years to complete, honours degrees BA (Hons) and BSc (Hons) take five years and master's degrees MA, MSc and MRes take seven and eight years.[3]

Program Bachelor's Master's Doctorate Head of the Department[1]
Myanmar BA, BA (Hons;) MA, MRes Daw Khin Pale
English BA, BA (Hons;) MA PhD Mi Mi Gyee
Geography BA, BA (Hons;) MA Daw Khin Mya Thway
History BA, BA (Hons;) MA, MRes Thida Myint
Philosophy BA, BA (Hons;) MA, MRes Thet Thet Naing
Oriental Studies BA, BA (Hons;) MA, MRes Kyu Kyu Hla
Geology BSc, BSc (Hons;) MSc Myo Thant
Botany BSc, BSc (Hons;) MSc, MRes Myat Thida
Chemistry BSc, BSc (Hons;) MSc, MRes Hlaing Hlaing Oo
Mathematics BSc, BSc (Hons;) MSc, MRes PhD Dr. Moe Thuzar
Physics BSc, BSc (Hons;) MSc, MRes Dr Tin Tin Win
Zoology BSc, BSc (Hons;) MSc, Thet Thet Win
Industrial Chemistry BSc, BSc (Hons;) MSc, MRes Khin Htwe Nyunt
Law LLB (UDE)

References

  1. 1 2 WYU, Convocation Record (2012). List of AB Members. Yangon: West Yangon University, Universities' Press. p. 50.
  2. wyu (2012-11-12). "News Letter distributed by Rector". WYU Administration Section.
  3. 1 2 "List of Colleges and Universities in and around Yangon". Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2008-12-20.




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