The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (; "National Institute for Scientific Research") is the research-oriented constituent university of the Université du Québec system that offers only graduate studies. INRS conducts research in four broad sectors: water, earth and the environment; energy, materials and telecommunications; human, animal and environmental health; and urbanization, culture and society.
INRS has facilities in Quebec City, Montreal, Laval, and Varennes. It was established by letters patent from the Quebec Government and operates under the Act respecting the Université du Québec. '
The ÃÂnergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (EMT, Energy, Materials and Telecommunications) INRS-EMT is part of INRS.
Programs
The Institut national de la recherche scientifique offers programs in:
- Water, Earth and Environment
- Master's in water sciences
- Doctorate in water sciences
- Master's in earth sciences
- Master's in earth sciences â environmental technologies
- Doctorate in earth sciences
- Energy, Materials and Telecommunications
- Master's in energy and materials sciences
- Doctorate in energy and materials sciences
- Master's in telecommunications
- Joint Network IT
- Doctorate in telecommunications
- Master's in telecommunications
- INRS â Institute Armand Frappier
- Master's in experimental health sciences
- Master's in applied microbiology
- Master's in virology and immunology
- Doctorate in virology and immunology
- Doctorate in biology
- (Urbanization, Culture and Society)
- Master's in urban studies
- Doctorate in urban studies
- Master's in demography
- Doctorate in demography
- Master's in research practice and public action
References
Further reading
- Ferretti, Lucia. L'Université en réseau: les 25 ans de l'Université du Québec. Sainte-Foy: Presses de l'Université du Québec, 1994.
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