UNN Postgraduate admission form, 2022/2023

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into regular postgraduate programmes of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka for the 2022/2023 academic session, leading to the award of Postgraduate Diplomas, Master’s and Doctorate degrees in the following Departments and Institutes/Centre:

1. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes

A. Department of Agricultural Economics

Farm Management and Production Economics; Agricultural Marketing and Agri-business; Agricultural Finance and Project Analysis; Agricultural Cooperative and Resources; Environmental Economics. The Department of Agricultural Economics also offers PGD programme in Co-operative Studies; Farm Management and Production Economics; Agribusiness and Marketing. Departments of Food Science and Technology, Crop Science, Animal Science,

Agricultural Extension and Soil Science, offer Postgraduate Diploma Programmes.

B. Department of Animal Science

Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry; Animal Production; Animal Physiology; Animal

Breeding and Genetics.

C. Department of Crop Science

PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D.

Crop Physiology Economic Entomology; Crop Production; Forage Crops; Hematology;

Ornamental Horticulture; Plant Breeding and Genetics; Plant Pathology; Tropical Fruits

and Plantation Crops; Vegetable Crops; Weed Science.

D. Department of Agricultural Extension

Agricultural Administration; Agricultural Communication; Agricultural Extension

Education; Agricultural Planning and Evaluation; Rural Sociology.

E. Department of Food Science and Technology

Food Chemistry and Analysis; Animal Production Technology; Fruits and Vegetable

Processing Technology; Quality Control and Assurance; Cereals, Pulses, Legumes and

Tuber Processing Technology; Food Biotechnology; Food Engineering and Processing.

F. Department of Home Science

PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes

Family and Child Studies; Home Management (Family Resource Management);

Hospitality and Institutional Management; Interior Decoration and Design; Food and

Nutrition; Textile, Clothing and Fashion Design.

G. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics

PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D programmes

Dietetics; Community and Public Health Nutrition; Human and Experimental Nutrition

H. Department of Soil Science

Soil Genesis Survey and Classification;Remote Sensing, Environmental Impact

Assessment and Land Evaluation; Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy; Soil Fertility and

Management; Soil Physics and Conservation; Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

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2. FACULTY OF ARTS

PGD, M.A. and Ph.D. degree programmes

A. Department of Archaeology and Tourism (PGD, M.A. and Ph.D. Programmes)

Paleolithic Studies; Iron Age Archaeology; Origins of Food Production and Urbanization;

and Cultural Resource Management (Museum or Tourism Option).

B. Department of English and Literary Studies (PGD, M.A and Ph.D.)

English as a second Language (ESL); English Language; Literature; and Comparative

Studies and Literature; Oral Literature.

C. Department of Fine and Applied Arts

Ph.D. Art History; Ph.D. Art Education; Ph.D. Art Administration and Management;

Ph.D. Fine Arts and Design (with specialization in Painting, Print Making; Sculpture-

Visual Communication Design; Textile Design; Fashion Design; Ceramics).

M.F.A. with specialization in Painting; Print Making; Sculpture; Textile Design;

Fashion Design; Ceramics; Communication Art and Design (Options: Graphic Design

and Advertizing; Product Design; Web Design and New Media); Film Making and

Photography.

M.A. Art History: Traditional African Art; Modern African Art; Asian Oriental Art;

African-American Art.

M.A. Art Education; M.A. Art Administration and Management

PGD in Fine and Applied Arts.

D. Department of Foreign Languages and Literary Studies (MA programme)

African Literature in French; Caribbean Literature in French; Translation.

The Department also offers Ph.D programmes in the following areas of specialization:

African Literature in French; Caribbean Literature in French; German Literature.

E. Department of History and International Studies (PGD, M.A. and Ph.D.)

Political History; Economic History; Social History; International Studies

F. Department of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages (M.A, Ph.D)

Linguistics; African Languages; Literature in African Languages; and Translation and

Interpretation).

The Department offers Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization:

Linguistics; African Languages and Literature.

G. Department of Mass Communication

PGD, M.A and Ph.D.

Multimedia and Journalism; Broadcasting/Electronic Media; Public Relations;

Advertising and Marketing Communications; Communication Advocacy; Development

Communication; Population Communication.

H. Department of Music

Postgraduate Diploma in Music (PGDM):

African Music Industry; Ensemble/Theatre Directing and Management; Music Education;

Research; Composition and Musical Instrument Technology.

MA Degree Programme:

Ensemble/Theatre Directing and Management; Music Education; Research; Composition

and Musical Instrument Technology.

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Ph.D Degree Programme in the following areas:

African Music; Music Education; Composition; Musicology; Music Performance and

Musical Instrument Technology; Ensemble/Theatre Directing and Management; Research

and Musical Instrument Technology.

I. Department of Theatre and Film Studies

(M.A and Ph.D.

Acting and Directing; Dramatic Theory and Criticism; Applied Theatre; Playwriting;

African and Caribbean Drama and Theatre; Film and Media Arts Studies; Performance

Studies; Scenography; Theatre and Cultural Administration.

3. FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

M.Sc and Ph.D degree programmes in following Departments:

A. Department of Human Anatomy

Gross Anatomy; Neuroanatomy; Histology; Embryology; Reproductive Technologies;

Anatomical Science Education; Forensic Biology; Cell Biology; Biological

Anthropology.

B. Human Physiology

Blood; Cardiovascular System; Renal Physiology; Endocrinology; Reproduction;

Developmental Programming; Neurophysiology.

C. Medical Biochemistry

Biochemical and Molecular Parasitology; Enzymology; Micronutrients and Molecular

Toxicology; Molecular Nutrition and Food Research; and Clinical Biochemistry.

4. FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in the following Departments:

A. Department of Biochemistry

Environmental Biochemistry; Enzymology; Industrial Biochemistry& Biotechnology;

Medical Biochemistry; Nutritional Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Pharmacological

Biochemistry;ProteinChemistry; Lipid Biochemistry; Plant Biochemistry.

B. Department of Microbiology

Brewing Science and Technology (PGD); Medical Microbiology (M.Sc. and Ph.D.);

Environmental Microbiology (M.Sc. and Ph.D.); Food/Industrial Microbiology (M.Sc. and

Ph.D.); and Brewing Science and Technology (M.Sc).

C. Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology

PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D

Biosystematic/Taxonomy; Palynology/Palaeoecology; Plant Anatomy; Plant Physiology;

Ecophysiology; Plant Pathology/Mycology; Genetics and Plant Breeding; Plant Ecology;

Environmental Botany/Economic Botany; Plant Biotechnology; Algal Biotechnology;

Fungal Biotechnology; Bagel Biotechnology; Aquatic Botany; Phycology/Limnology

(Aquatic Ecology); and Ethnomedicine/ Phytomedicine.

D. Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology

(M.Sc. and (Ph.D.)

Animal and Environme; Parasitology and Public Health; Entomology and Forensic

Sciences; Fishery Science and Aquaculture; Hydrobiology/Aquatic Sciences; Ecology

and Environmental Biology; Animal Genetics, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.

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5. FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

PGD, MBA, M.Sc and Ph.D. programmes

A. Department of Accountancy

Financial Accounting; Management Accounting, Auditing and Investigation; Taxation

Laws and Accounts; Public Sector Accounting; Management Information System.

B. Department of Banking and Finance

PGD and MBA

Banking; Finance

M.Sc and Ph.D

Finance; Banking and Credit Risk Management; Banking/Finance and Economic

Development; Risk Management in Financial Institutions.

C. Department of Management

Administrative Theory and Practice; Human Resources Management; Production and

Operations Management; Analytical Techniques; Corporate Strategy and Business Policy;

Project Management and Feasibility Analysis; and Comparative Management Systems.

D.Department of Marketing

Marketing Communications; Physical Distribution and Channel Management; Industrial

Marketing; Consumer-Buyer Behaviour; and International Marketing, Strategic

Marketing. The Department of Marketing also offers executive M.Sc. degree programme

in Public Relations.

6. FACULTY OF EDUCATION

PGDE, PGDL, M.Ed. and Ph.D. degree programmes in the following Departments:

A. Department of Adult Education & Extra Mural Studies

Adult Education Administration; Community Development; Extension & Distance

Education.

B. Department of Arts Education

Curriculum Studies; Language Education; Educational Technology; Comparative &

International Education; Music Education; Fine & Applied Arts Education; Moral

Education; Religious Education.

C. The Department of Educational Foundations

Childhood Education; Educational Psychology; Guidance & Counselling; History of

Education; Philosophy of Education; Sociology of Education; Special Education;

Educational Administration and Planning

D. Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education

Public Health Education; School Health Education; Mental and Emotional Health

Education; Occupational and Industrial Health Education; Administration and

Management of Physical Education and Sports; Curriculum and Physical Education

Teacher Education; Psychology of Sports; Sociology of Sports; Recreation and Tourism;

Exercise Physiology; Adapted Physical Education. For PGD: (a) Health Education

(PGDHE); (b) Human Kinetics and Sports Studies (PGDHKS).

E. Department of Library & Information Science

PGDL, M.L.S and Ph.D. Degree Programmes

F. Department of Science Education

Educational Research Methodology; Mathematics Education; Physics Education;

Chemistry Education; Biology Education; Measurement & Evaluation, and Integrated

Science Education.

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PGD Science Education with the following options:

Biology Option; Chemistry Option; Integrated Science Option; Mathematics Option and

Physics Option.

G. Department of Social Science Education

Economics Education; Political Science Education; Population & Family Life Education;

Geographical & Environmental Education; and Social Studies Education.

Postgraduate Diploma programmes in the Faculty of Education are domiciled as

follows: (PGDE) in Educational Foundations; PGDL in Library & Information Science;

Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Education domiciled in the Department of Social

Science Education.

7. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

M.Sc., M.Engr. And Ph.D. degree programmes in the following Departments:

A. Department of Agricultural & Bioresources Engineering:

(M.Engr and Ph.D)

Power Systems, Machinery and Mechatronic Engineering; Soil and Water Resources

Engineering; Food and Bioprocess Engineering; Structures and Environmental Control

Engineering; Biomass and Renewable Energy Engineering; Aqua Cultural Engineering;

Forest Engineering; Ecological Engineering.

B. Department of Civil Engineering

(PGDCE, M.Sc., M.Engr, Ph.D)

Structural Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Water Resources Engineering; Soil

Mechanics & Foundation Engineering; Materials & Construction; and Highway

Engineering.

C. Department of Electrical Engineering

(M.Engr. and Ph.D)

Power Electronics, Drives and New System; Electrical Machine and Drives;

Electromagnetic Fields and Application; Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering;

and Automatic Control Systems.

D. Department of Electronic Engineering

(M.Sc, M.Engr and Ph.D)

Communications; Digital and Computer Electronics. Currently, the Department of

Electronics Engineering has no facilities in the area of Control Systems.

E. Department of Mechanical Engineering

(PGD, M.Sc., M.Engr., Ph.D.)

Materials Technology and Mechanics; Fluid Mechanics and Gas Dynamics; Design and

Production Technology; Industrial Engineering and Management.

F. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

(PGD, M.Sc, M.Engr., Ph.D)

Chemical/Process Metallurgy (Minerals Processing, Extraction of Metals, Corrosion,

Metallurgical Process Development, Modern Coating)

Physical/Mechanical Metallurgy (Welding, Failure Analysis, Heat Treatment of Metals,

Metal Working, Fracture Mechanism, Dislocation Mechanism)

Materials Engineering (Nano-Technology, Composites, Polymer, Biomaterials, Nuclear

Materials, Ceramics and Refractory, Electronic and Magnetic Materials)

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The Departments of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering offer

PGDprogrammes.

8. FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

PGD, M.Sc., M.Arch.and Ph.D. Programmes in the following Departments:

A. Departments of Architecture

Architectural Design; Architectural Science and Technology; Housing; Construction

Management; Architectural History and Theory; Sustainable Design; Architectural

Conservation; Architectural Practice and Management; Industrial Design; Landscape

Architecture Design; Urban Design, Computer Aided Design/Technology and Media

Architecture and Interior Design.

B. Department of Estate Management

(PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D. and Master in Real Estate (MRE) Programmes)

Valuation; Feasibility/Viability Appraisals; Taxation, Facility and Property Management;

Development and Utilization and Land Resources inclusive of Estate and Interests tread

as strongly rooted in Philosophical and Socio-economic foundations of their Relationship

to man, society and environment.

C. Department of Geoinformatics& Surveying

(PGD, M.Sc., MGIT and Ph.D.)

Land Surveying; Geodesy; Protogrammetry; Remote Sensing; Hydrography;

Cartography; Geographic Information System (GIS); Land Information Management

(LIM).

D. Department of Urban & Regional Planning

(M.Sc, MURP and Ph.D.)

Traffic and Transportation Planning;Tourism Planning and

Development;Conservation/Preservation;Housing and Community

Development;Recreation Facility Planning; Social Services and Planning;Regional/Rural

Development Planning;Land Use and Development control; Urban Design;

Environmental Planning and Management.

9. FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY

A. Department of Health Administration & Management

PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D

Health Economics; Health Management & Policy.

B. Department of Medical Laboratory Science

PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D

Clinical Chemistry; Hematology; Histopathology; Microbiology; and Immunology.

C. Department of Medical Radiography & Radiological Sciences

PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D

Medical Imaging with options in;

 Medical Ultrasound

 Computerized Tomography(CT)

 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

 Nuclear medicine

 Conventional Radiography

Radiation Therapy and Oncology; Radiation and Environmental Protection; Radiography

Education; Radiology Administration and Management.

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E. Department of Medical Rehabilitation

M.Sc M.Sc/Ph.D and Ph.D

Cardio-Pulmonary Physiotherapy; Neurological Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal

Physiotherapy; Exercise and Sports Physiotherapy; Women’s Health Physiotherapy;

Paediatric Physiotherapy; Community Physiotherapy.

F. Department of Nursing Sciences

M.Sc and Ph.D

Maternal & Child Health Nursing; Medical Surgical Nursing; Mental Health &

Psychiatric Nursing; Nursing Administration & Management; Community Health

Nursing; and Nursing Education.

10. FACULTY OF LAW

LL.M. and Ph.D. Degree programmes in the following Departments:

A. Department of Commercial and Corporate Law

LL.M and Ph.D degree programmes in the following areas: Law of Business

Organization; Banking; Investment and Capital Market; Law of Commercial

Transaction; Insurance Law; and Maritime.

B. Department of Customary and Indigenous Law

LL.M and Ph.D degree progrqmmes in the following areas: Customary Jurisprudence;

Customary Property Law; Indigenous Peoples in International Law.

C. International and Corporate Law

LL.M degree programmes in the following areas: Public and International Law; Law

of International Institutions; International Environmental Law; International Economic

Law; International Human Rights Law; and International Criminal Law.

D. Department of Jurisprudence and Legal Theory

LL.M and Ph.D degree programmes in the following areas:

Jurisprudence and Legal Theory; Comparative Constitutionalism; International Criminal

Law and Theory; Law and Development.

E. Department of Private Law

LL.M and Ph.D degree programmes in the following areas:

Laws Governing the Private Practice of Law, Civil Proceedings and Allied Professional

Concerns; The Regulation of Private Investments, the Capital Market and Industrial

Relations; Laws Pertaining to Personal and Familial Relations; International Business

Law & Institutions; Private Law Theory

F. Department of Property Law

LL.M and Ph.D degree programmes in the following areas:

Property and Fiscal Law; Law of International Finance and Commerce; Law of

Corporations, Governance and Dispute Settlement

G. Department of Public Law

LL.M and Ph.D degree programmes in the following areas:

Administrative Law; Comparative Constitutional Law; Human Rights Law; Health Law

and Policy; Humanitarian Law; Advanced Criminal Law.

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11. FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

A. Department of Community Medicine

MPH degree programme is offered by the Department of Community Medicine in the

following areas of specialization:

Epidemiology; Biostatistics & Population Studies; Health Care Studies; General

Preventive & Health Communication Studies; Primary Health Care and Nutrition

Studies.

B. Department of Pharmacology &Therapeutics

M.Sc, Ph.D and MDdegree programmes.

Pharmacology; Toxicology; Statistics; Epidemiology

C. Department of Medicine

M.Sc. and MD (Doctor of Medicine) are offered by the Department of Medicine in the

following areas of specialization:

MD degree in Cardiology; Nephrology; Neurology; Endocrinology; Gastroenterology;

Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology); Rheumatology; Infectious Diseases; Clinical

Pharmacology/Therapeutics and Dermatology.

M.Sc. degree in Cardiology; Nephrology; Neurology; Endocrinology; Gastroenterology;

Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology); Rheumatology; Infectious Diseases; Clinical

Pharmacology/Therapeutics and Dermatology.

12. FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

A. Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Management

M.Pharm and Ph.D

Pharmaceutical Services e.g. drug information services; Pharmacotherapy of various units

e.g. oncology, cardiovascular, neurology; Ambulatory Care/Adult Medicine; Clinical

Pharmacokinetics/biopharmaceutics; Hospital Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical care; Social

Pharmacy/Behavioural Pharmacy; Pediatric Pharmacy; Hematology; Pharmacy Practice

Management; Infectious Diseases; Public Health Pharmacy; Pharmacoeconomics/

Pharmacoepidemicology; Social Pharmacy/Behavioural Pharmacy; Pediatric Pharmacy;

Hematology; Pharmacy Management; and Infectious Diseases.

B. Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry

M. Pharm, M.Sc and Ph.D

Natural Products Chemistry; Drug Metabolism; and Analytical Pharmaceutical

Chemistry.

C. Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology

PGD, M. Pharm, M.Sc, Ph.D Programmes

Fermentation and General Pharmaceutical Microbiology; Pharmaceutical Biotechnology;

Genetics and Immunology; Sterilization and Disinfection; Microbial Ecology; Sterile

Products Formulation; Chemotherapy

D. Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Industrial Pharmacy

M. Pharm and Ph.D Programmes

Powder and Tablet Technology; Dispersed Systems and Semi-Solids; Bipharmaceutics

and Pharmacokinetics; Parenteral Dosage form Technology; Industrial Pharmacy.

D. Department of Pharmaceutics

M.Sc, M.Pharm and Ph.D Programmes

Physical Pharmaceutics; Compounding; Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology;

Dispensing; and Pharmacy practices.

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F. Department of Pharmacognosy and Environmental Medicine

M.Pharm, M.Sc, Ph.D Programmes in the following areas:

Phytochemistry; Biomedicinal Chemistry; Ethnobotany; Phytopharmacology; Drug

Evaluation and Quality Control

G. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

M.Pharm, M.Sc and Ph.D Programmes

Autonomic Pharmacology; Neuropharmacology; Biochemical Pharmacology;

Chemotherapy; Clinical Pharmacology; Toxicology; Cardiovascular Pharmacology;

Natural product Pharmacology; General Pharmacology.

13. FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES

A. Department of Computer Science

M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programmes

Systems Engineering; Software Engineering; Artificial Intelligence; Computer Networks;

Theoretical Computer Science; Data communication

B. Department of Geology

(M.Sc. and Ph.D programmes in the following areas):

Economic Geology and Geochemistry; Engineering Geology/Environmental Geology;

Applied Geophysics; Hydrogeology/Environmental Geology; Mineralogy and Petrology;

Palaeontology and Biostratigraphy; Petroleum Geoscience; Stratigraphy and

Sedimentology; Structural Geology.

C. Department of Physics & Astronomy

M.Sc and Ph.D Programmes

Condensed Matter Physics; Medical Physics; Theoretical High Energy Physics; Solid

Earth Geophysics; Astronomy; Atmospheric Physics; Solar Energy Physics/ Materials

Science.

D. Department of Pure & Industrial Chemistry

M.Sc and Ph.D Programmes

Inorganic Chemistry; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Organic Chemistry;

Analytical Chemistry; Fossil Fuel (Petroleum, Coal and Natural gas) Chemistry;

Polymer Chemistry; Industrial Chemistry; Environmental Chemistry

E. Department of Mathematics

M.Sc and Ph.D Programmes

Pure Mathematics; Applied Mathematics

F. Department of Statistics

M.Sc and Ph.D Programmes

Probability; Inference; Design of Experiments/Analysis; Sample Survey/Demography;

Stochastic Processes/Time Series; Statistical Computing

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14. FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

A. Department of Economics

PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D degree programmes in:

Economic Theory; Econometrics; Monetary Economics; Labour and Industrial

Economics; International Economics; Development Economics; Mathematical

Economics; Operations Research; Petroleum and Energy Economics; Finance and Public

Sector Economics; Environmental Economics; Health Economics.

B. Department of Geography

PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D degree programmes in:

Agricultural Geography; Biogeography; Cartography; Climatology/Physical

Oceanography; Environmental Management; Geographic Information Systems;

Geomorphology; Hydrology and Water Resources; Industrial Geography; Political

Geography; Population Geography; Remote Sensing; Rural Geography; Transportation

Geography and Urban Geography.

C. Departments of Philosophy

PGD, M.A. and Ph.D degree programmes in:

M.A

Political and Social Philosophy; Western Metaphysics; Ethics/Moral Philosophy;

Epistemology ; History of Western Philosophy; African Philosophy;

Jurisprudence/Philosophy of Law.

Ph.D

Metaphysics; Epistemology; Moral Philosophy/Ethics; History of Western Philosophy;

African Philosophy; Political and Social Philosophy; Philosophy of Law and

Jurisprudence

D. Department of Political Science

PGD, PGDEA, M.Sc and Ph.D. Programmes in:

Political Theory; Public Administration; Comparative Politics; Electoral Studies;

International Relations; Political Economy; Conflict, Peace and Strategic Studies; Human

Security and Counter-Terrorism Studies. PGDEA is Postgraduate Diploma in Election

Administration.

E. Department of Psychology

M.Sc. & Ph.D. Programmes in:

Experimental Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Clinical Psychology;

Industrial/Organizational Psychology; Social Psychology; School Psychology;and

Counseling Psychology.

F. Department of Public Administration and Local Government

PGD, MPA, M.Sc., DPA& Ph.D. degree programmes.

Financial Management; International Administration; Local Government and Human

Resources Management

PGD and M.Sc in Social Policy

G. Department of Religion & Cultural Studies

PGD, M.A. and Ph.D degree programmes

Old Testament; New Testament; Church History; African Traditional Religion; Religion

and Society; Religion and Conflict Resolution.

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H. Department of Sociology/Anthropology

M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programmesin the following areas:

Anthropology; Anthropology and Development; Climate Change and Society;

Comparative Ethnography; Criminology and Sociology of Deviance; Culture and

Communication; Demography and Population Studies; Environmental Sociology; Family

Studies; Gender and Women Studies; Industrial and Labour Relations; Industrial

Sociology; Medical Anthropology; Medical Sociology; Military Sociology and

Diplomacy; Oral Tradition and Sociology; Organizational Sociology; Political

Anthropology; Political Sociology; Postcolonial Studies; Rural Sociology; Security

Studies; Social Development Studies; Social Institutions; Symbolic Anthropology; Urban

Anthropology; Urban Sociology.

The Department of Sociology/Anthropology offers PGD programme in the following

areas:

Criminology; Gender and Women Studies; Industrial and Labour Relations; Social

Development Studies.

I. Department of Social Work

PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D Programmes in:

Social Gerontology; Community Development; Medical Social Work; Social

Policy/Industrial Social Work; Social Work Administration; Family Social Work;

Psychiatric Social Work; Clinical Social Work; School Social Work.

15. FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programmes in the following Departments:

A. Department of Veterinary Anatomy

M.Sc and Ph.D Programmes in:

Neuroanatomy; Developmental Anatomy Embryology; Microscopic Anatomy

(Histology); Gross and Comparative Anatomy; Immunochemistry; Histochemistry; and

Applied Anatomy and Biotechnology.

B. Department of Animal Health and Production

(M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degree Programmes)

Large Ruminant Health and Production; Small Ruminant Health and Management; Dairy

Animal Health and Production; Nutrition in Health and Disease; Swine Health and

Production; Poultry Health and Management; Animal Genetics and Breeding; Animal

Health Management and Economics; Nutrition and Biotechnology; Fishery, Zoo and

Micro livestock.

C. Department of Veterinary Medicine

(M.Sc., and Ph.D. Degree Programmes)

Avian Medicine; Ruminant Medicine; Small Animal Medicine; Swine Medicine; Equine

Medicine; Fish Medicine; Laboratory and Wildlife Medicine; Ethnoveterinary Medicine.

D. Department of Veterinary Obstetrics & Reproductive Diseases

M.Sc and Ph.D Programmes in:

Veterinary Andrology; Gynaecology; Obstetrics and Reproductive Biotechnology.

E. Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology

(M.Sc., and Ph.D. Degree Programmes)

Veterinary Helminthology; Veterinary Protozoology; Veterinary Entomology

F. Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology

(M.Sc., and Ph.D. Degree Programmes)

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(i) Veterinary Pathology: Diagnostic (Anatomic) Pathology; (Clinical Pathology

(Haematology and Clinical Chemistry); Avian Pathology; Nutritional Pathology.

(ii) Veterinary Microbiology: Bacteriology; Virology; Mycology; Micoplasmology and

Rickettsiology; and Immunology.

G. Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology

(M.Sc and Ph.D programmes)

Veterinary Biochemistry, Veterinary Pharmacology, Veterinary Physiology and

Veterinary Toxicology

H. Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine

(M.Sc., MVPH, MPVM and Ph.D. Degree Programmes)

Veterinary Public Health; Preventive Veterinary Medicine; Veterinary Epidemiology

I. Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology

M.Sc., and Ph.D. degree programmes

Veterinary Anaesthesiology; Veterinary soft tissue surgery; Veterinary Orthopaedics and

Lameness; Veterinary Radiology; Veterinary Ultrasonology and other diagnostic

Imaging; Veterinary Oncology and Nuclear Medicine; Veterinary Dentistry and Dental

technology

17. FACULTY OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

PGDE, PGDTE, M.Tech., M.Ed. and Ph.D. degree programmes in the following

Departments:

A. Department of Agricultural Education

(PGDTE, M.Tech., M.Ed. and Ph.D.)

Technology Education in Production Agriculture; Agro-Business Education; Soil

Education

B. Department of Business Education

(PGDTE, M.Tech., and Ph.D.)

Accounting Education, Marketing Education and Management Education.

C. Department of Computer & Robotics Education

(PGDTE, M.Tech., and Ph.D.)

(a) Software Development and Application.

(b) Hardware Maintenance and Management.

(c) Networking and Communication.

(d) Computer and Robotic Education.

D. Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management

(PGDTE, M.Tech., and Ph.D.)

Child Development and Care Education; Clothing and Textile Technology Education;

Food and Nutrition Education; Home Management; and Hospitality Management

Education.

E. Department of Industrial Technical Education

(PGDE, PGDTE, M.Tech., and Ph.D.)

Building/Woodwork Technology; Electrical/Electronic Technology; Metal

Work/Automobile Technology.

F. Department of Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education

Vocational Education (Masters and Ph.D.); Entrepreneurship Education (Masters and

Ph.D.);Agricultural Education (PGDTE); Business Education (PGDTE); Computer

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Education (PGDTE); Home Economics and Hospitality Management (PGDTE); and

Industrial Technical Education (PGDTE).

17. INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES

Offers Postgraduate programmes as followings:

African Peace and Conflict Studies (PGD); African Studies (M.A, & Ph.D.); and Peace

and Conflict Studies (MA and Ph.D).

18. INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (IDS)

PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D. degree programmes

The IDS has the following areas of specialization at Masters (M.Sc.) degree level:

Governance and Social Change; Poverty, Power Relations and Social Change;

Knowledge, Technology and Society; and International Development.

At Ph.D. degree level, the Institute has the following areas of specialization: Human and

Social Development; Community Development; Conflict Resolution and Peace-Building;

and Natural Resources and Sustainable Development.

19. INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES (IMS)

Offers postgraduate programmes as follows: M.Sc. and PGD in Maritime Business and

International Logistics; M.Sc. and PGD in Maritime Law and Policy; M.Sc. in Maritime

Telecommunication; PGD in Radio Maritime Telecommunication; and M.Sc in Maritime

Management.

20. CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & CONTROL

Centre for Environmental Management and Control (CEMAC) offers PGD, M.Sc. and

Ph.D. degree programmes in Environmental Management & Control; Disaster Risk

Management; Chemical Security Management. The Centre also offers Master’s degree

programmes in Disaster Risk Management (MDRM).

21. INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

The Institute of Public Health offers M.Sc., DrPH and PhD. programmes in the

following areas: Health Systems, Policy and Management; Epidemiology and

Biostatistics; Health Promotion and Communication; Environmental and Occupational

Health; Clinical Epidemiology; Bioethics.

22. INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in the following areas: Molecular Medicine and Infectious

Diseases; Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology.

23. INSTITUTE OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

M.Sc and Ph.D

Tropical Paediatrics: Human Reproduction and Women Health.

24. INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION (SANDWICH PROGRAMMES)

Offers PGDE sandwich programme and PGD sandwich programme in the following

areas: Citizenship Education; Gender Education; Office Administration and

Technology Education; and Women Education.

Entry Qualifications:

i. PGD in Citizenship Education: A minimum of Bachelors degree or HND passed at

distinction or upper credit in Education, Social Sciences or related fields like Arts

(Communication, Fine Arts, Drama and Languages).

ii. PGD in Gender Education: A candidate is qualified to apply with Bachelor’s degree or

HND in any area of Education and Social Sciences, Arts and Sciences, passed at

distinction or credit level.

iii. PGD in Office Administration and Technology Education: The entry requirement is

Bachelor’s Degree or HND in any area of Education, Social Sciences, ICT or other

professionals whose detailed academic records are acceptable to senate of the University

of Nigeria may be admitted.

iv. PGD in Women Education: The entry requirement is Bachelor’s Degree or HND passed

at credit level in any area of Education, Social Sciences, ICT or other professionals

whose detailed academic records are acceptable to senate of the University of Nigeria

may be admitted.

25. INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Institute of Climate Change offers postgraduate programmes leading to the award

of PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in the following areas: Science of Climate Change;

Ground Based Measurement and Indigenous Technology Application to Climate Change;

Environmental Literacy and Policy Studies on Climate Change; Sustainability Studies;

Studies on Environmental and Climate Change Laws.

GENERAL ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSTGRADUATE

PROGRAMMES

Candidates for admission into any postgraduate programme of the University must:

i) Have obtained 5 credits at not more than two sittings in WASC or GCE or NECO

or NABTEB including English Language.

ii) Candidates shall also possess the minimum entry requirements for admission into the

first degree and postgraduate programmes in their areas of interest for postgraduate studies.

iii) Candidate must be graduates of the University of Nigeria or other recognized

Universities who possess the above qualifications.

iv) For the PGD in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Architecture, only candidates with University degrees in relevant areas need apply.

A. POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

The following may qualify for Postgraduate Diploma admission:

(i.) Graduates of the University of Nigeria or other recognized universities who have obtained a degree of bachelor with at least a third class honours with at least 2.0 GPA on 5-point scale. For Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration, candidates with at least third class honours degree with at least 2.0 on 5-point scale in Arts, the Social Sciences, Law, Business Administration or Education. Candidates from disciplines not mentioned above should in addition, possess a minimum of three years cognate post- qualification experience in administrative/managerial positions. For PGD in Business Administration, the 3 rd Class Honours must be from Business Administration.

(ii) Holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) with a 3.50 Grade Point Average

on a five-point scale or its equivalent may be admitted. For Postgraduate

Diploma in Business Administration, candidates who hold other professional

qualifications such as Associate Institute of Bankers, Associate Certified

Chartered Accountants, Associate Cost and Management Accountants,

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Chartered Professional

Accountants, Associate Chartered Institute of Accountants, Association of

National Accountants of Nigeria etc. have added advantage for admission.

Candidates with professional qualifications, including HND, should have

obtained pre-professional qualifications, including 5 credits in WASC or GCE

O/L or NECO to satisfy the basic University entry requirement, for admission

for degree courses in their respective departments.

(iii) In addition to (i) or (ii) above, in special cases, candidates may be admitted

after passing such tests as may be prescribed by the Department/Faculty.

(iv) Candidates who hold other qualifications considered equivalent to the above

and acceptable to the Board of Postgraduate Studies and Senate of the

University may be admitted.

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Entry Requirements: Nutrition and Dietetics (PGD)

For PGD programme in Nutrition and Dietetics, candidates must have any of the following

qualifications from recognized institutions:

1. HND in Nutrition and Dietetics with a minimum of Upper Credit or Third Class

Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with at least 2.0 GPA on 5-point scale.

2. M.Sc in Nutrition and Dietetics: Candidates seeking admission into M.Sc in Nutrition

and Dietectics must have obtained as follows:

a) HND (Upper Credit) in Nutrition and/or Dietetics with PGD (Credit level and above)

in Human Nutrition and/or Dietetics.

b) Bachelor’s degree with at least 2 nd Class Honours (Lower Division) in Nutrition and

Dietetics.

c) Bachelor’s degree in related disciplines with a minimum of Second Class Honours

(Lower Division) and PGD in Nutrition and Dietetics at credit level and above in

addition to satisfying the University matriculation requirements.

3. Ph.D or M.Sc/Ph.D: Candidates seeking admission for Ph.D degree programme or

M.Sc/Ph.D programme in Human Nutrition and Dietetics must have any of the follow

qualifications from recognized institution:

a) Master’s degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics with at least GPA of 3.5 on a 5-

point scale.

Department of Home Science

1. PGD: Candidates seeking admission for PGD in Home Science must have any of the

following qualifications from recognized institution:

HND in Home Science or Home Economics or in relevant fields with a minimum of

Upper Credit, or Third class Bachelor’s degree in Home Science or Home Economics

with at least 2.0 GPA on 5-point scale.

2. M.Sc: Candidates seeking admission into the Master of Science programme in Home

Science must have any of the following qualifications from recognized institutions:

a) Bachelor’s degree in Home Science or related discipline with a minimum of Second

Class honours (Lower Division).

b) Bachelor’s degree in Home Science or related discipline with 3 rd class honours degree

plus PGD passed at Upper Credit level and above.

c) HND Upper Credit in Home Science or related disciplines plus PGD at Credit level

in the same area in addition to satisfying University matriculation requirements.

3. Ph.D or M.Sc/Ph.D: Candidates seeking admission into Ph.D or M.Sc/Ph.D programme

in Home Science must have Master’s Degree in Home Science/Home Economics or

related discipline from recognized Institution with at least 3.50 GPA on 5-point scale.

B. MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME

The following shall qualify for Master’s Degree admission:

(i) Graduates of the University of Nigeria or of other recognized universities who have

obtained the Bachelor’s degree in relevant disciplines with at least a second class honours

with not less than 2.50 GPA;

(ii) Candidates with relevant Postgraduate Diplomas from the University of Nigeria or

any other recognized university with at least credit level passes with a minimum GPA of 3.5

on a 5-point scale or 3.0 on 4-point scale;

(iii) Candidates whose first degrees are unclassified but have average score of 50% or

above;

(iv) For M.Ed. degree programmes, candidates with at least a good second class single

honours degree in teaching subjects plus at least a merit level pass at Postgraduate Diploma

in Education, or those who hold a third class honours degree in teaching subjects plus

Postgraduate Diploma in Education passed at credit level or above;

(v) For MPA degree programme, candidates should, in addition to (i) and (ii) above, be

serving administrative/managerial staff in the Public or Private sector with a at least two

years post-qualification cognate experience;

(vi) Holders of professional Fellowship qualifications such a FIMLT, FNILT, NIPR, or

their equivalents obtained through examination. However, candidates with the professional

certificates listed above must have worked as Senior Technologist(s) or in equivalent

position(s) for at least three years;

(vii) For MD degree Programme in the Department of Medicine: Possession of the

Fellowship in Medicine from the National Postgraduate Medical College or its equivalent, or

At least an M.Sc. degree in the relevant discipline in which research work predominates,

from a recognized university after obtaining the MBBS or its equivalent. The Master’s degree

must be with a GPA of at least 3.50 on 5-point scale or 3.00 on 4-point scale in the relevant

medical science.

(viii) For M.Sc. degree programme in the Department of Medicine applicant must hold a

degree in Medicine (MBBS, MBBCh) from the University Nigeria or any other recognized

University.

(ix) For MPH degree programme, candidates should in addition to (i) above, have at least

three years relevant post qualification experience or at least a Second Class Honours degree

in Nursing Sciences, Sociology and Social Work, Psychology, Medical Mircobiology,

Medical Biochemistry, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Health Education, Pharmacy, DVM, MBBS and BDS. For MPH Degree Programme, the Department will screen the

candidates further and base their recommendation on such screening result.

(x) Candidates who hold qualifications other than those listed above, which are

acceptable to the Senate of the University of Nigeria.

C. DOCTORATE DEGREE (Ph.D.)PROGRAMME

Candidates from the University of Nigeria or from other recognized Universities who have

obtained Master’s degree appropriate for the proposed areas of study shall qualify for

Doctorate Degree admission. Specifically:

(i) A minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 5-point scale, GPA of 3.0 on 4-point scale is required

for admission into Ph.D programme in all Departments except those departments listed in

C(ii) below:

(ii) A minimum GPA of 4.0 on a 5-point scale is required for admission into Ph.D

programmes in the following Departments/Faculties: Music, Economics, Public

Administration and Local Government, Psychology and Faculties of Education, Medical

Sciences, Health Sciences and Technology and Business Administration.

(iii) A minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4-point scale or a B (60%) average at Master’s degree

average provided that satisfactory research work for med part of the Master’s Degree

programme.

G. MASTER’S/Ph.D. DEGREE PROGRAMME

(i) A candidate with first class honours from a recognized University may be admitted

into a Master’s/Ph.D. programme in his/her discipline. (see Postgraduate Regulation for

details)

(ii) A candidate with Master’s degree from a recognized University with at least a GPA of

3.50 on 5-point scale or 3.00 on 4-point scale who wishes to do Ph.D degree in a related area

or department shall qualify for the Master’s/Ph.D. Any candidate who is not qualified for

Ph.D admission on account of low GPA is still not qualified for admission into

Master’s/Ph.D. programme.

(iii) For Faculties and Departments where the possession of Master’s degree with 4.00

points GPA on 5-point scale and above is the condition for Ph.D admission, applicants with

Master’s degree GPA of 3.50 and above, but not up to 4.00 may apply for Master’s/Ph.D

admission. On completion of Master’s degree coursework specified by the Department, the

candidate shall be qualified for a firm Ph.D registration if he or she attains the GPA of 4.00 in

the Master’s courses.

NOTE: A candidate admitted into Master’s/Ph.D programme has two options: First, he could

complete the Master’s degree programme and then apply to continue with the Doctoral

programme without completing a new application form if he/she passes the Master degree

with a minimum of 3.50 or 4.0 GPA on a 5-point scale depending on the Department/Faculty.

Secondly, the student’s general performance in the course work could be evaluated after the

first two semesters of being on the Masters’/Ph.D programme. If the student makes a GPA of

3.50 or 4.0 and above in the coursework (as applicable to the Department/Faculty), Senate on

the recommendations of Departmental and Faculty Postgraduate Studies Committees and the

Board of the School may approve that the candidate proceeds to Ph.D programme without

fully completing the Master’s degree programme.

SANDWICH POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

1. M.Ed. Sandwich programmes of the Faculty of Education is offered in the following

Departments: Adult Education; Arts Education; Science Education; Human Kinetics and Health Education (Health Education, Physical Education & Recreation options); Social Science Education; and Vocational Teacher Education.

Note: Candidates are advised to read through the current Postgraduate Regulation of

the University of Nigeria for proper guidance on the Entry Requirements and

other conditions for Postgraduate admissions in the University.

M.Ed. Sandwich programme – Faculty of Education

MLS degree programme is available in the Department of Library & Information Science.

Sandwich Postgraduate Diploma is offered in the Institute of Education (PGDE), Vocational

Teacher Education (PGDTE) and Library & Information Science (PGDL).

DURATION OF COURSES

(a) Postgraduate Diploma

(a) Postgraduate Diploma (Regular) – Two semesters

(ii) Postgraduate Diploma (Sandwich) – Three Long Vacations

(b) Master’s degree (Regular) :

A minimum of 3 semesters for full-time and 5 semesters for part-time in all

Departments/Faculties except for the Departments/Faculties listed below:

A minimum of 4 semesters for Full-time and 6 semesters for part-time for the following

Departments/Faculties: Sociology, Psychology, Public Administration and Local

Government (PALG), Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, Education and Business

Administration.

(c.) M.Ed. (Sandwich) – three long vacations.

(d) Ph.D. degree Programme –A minimum of six semester for full time and eight semesters

for part time in all Faculties except Agriculture which is has minimum of four

semesters for full time and six semesters for part time. Ph.D. programme is not run

as a Sandwich programme.

Candidates are expected to complete their programmes at the minimum duration, but not to

exceed the maximum duration (See Postgraduate Regulations).

REGISTRATION – For Regular/Sandwich programmes, Postgraduate Diploma, Master’s

and Doctorate degree programme, candidates are considered for admission once in a session.

Regular students are expected to register their postgraduate courses within four weeks from

the commencement of the session. Candidates admitted for sandwich programmes are

expected to register not later than two weeks from the commencement of the sandwich

session.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Application Forms can be obtained ONLINE on payment of a non-refundable fee

ofN26,700.00 (Twenty six, seven hundred naira only) made payable to “The University of

Nigeria Postgraduate Application Fees Account, at any bank within the country using the

Remita platform. Below is the process flow for the application:

 Login to the UNN Portal- www.unnportal.unn.edu.ng

 Go to postgraduate students

 Select PG form for 2020/2021

 Enter your telephone number.

 Fill in your basic details.

 Generate Invoice with RRR.

 Make payments using the online channel or at the bank.

 Come back to online form.

 Fill the PG online application form.

 Upload all necessary credentials in PDF.

 Complete referee form. (Enter correct Emails).

 Check the complete details

 Submit form.

Please note that with the exception of the transcript, you are not expected to submit

hard copies of application materials to the school of Postgraduate Studies.

REFEREE REPORTS

When completing the application form, the candidates shall supply the e-mail addresses of

their referees through which a link will be sent to the referees with request to complete the

Report Form in respect of the candidate and submit online.

TRANSCRIPTS

Candidates should download transcript request forms (D 2 ) also provided online, and submit

to their former Universities/Institutions to forward their academic transcript(s) to “The

Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka” to reach

him/her not later than 31 st July, 2023 . Candidates whose transcripts are not received on or

before the deadline by the School shall not have their application forms processed.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

All information required would be completed online except the transcript. Copies of

qualifying certificates/statement of result and NYSC discharge certificate (Exemption or

Exclusion Certificate) are to be attached. Note that To Whom It May Concern shall not be

accepted in lieu of the certificates specified above.

CLOSING DATE

Application starts from Monday, 13 th February, 2023 and closes on Monday, 31th July,

2023.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS

1. All applicants will undergo computer based postgraduate admission screening.

2. Date for the Postgraduate Admission Screening will be announced later.

3. NOTE: For Ph.D degree programme, a candidate must have published at least an

article from his/her Ph.D thesis in a journal certified by the University of Nigeria,

Nsukka as a condition for graduation.

4. Plagiarism test shall be run on Master’s Project Report and Ph.D Thesis before they

can be approved.

A. U. Amadi (Mrs.)

Deputy Registrar/Secretary,

School of Postgraduate Studies.

Monday 13 th February, 2023