Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates
for admission into the following postgraduate programmes
of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) for 2016/2017
academic session.
(A) FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D programmes:
Department of Agricultural Economics; Farm Management
and Production Economics; Agricultural Marketing and
Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance and Project Analysis;
Agricultural Cooperative and Resources; Environmental
Economics.
The Department of Agricultural Economics also offer PGD
prgoramme 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.
Department of Animal Science; Animal Nutrition and
Biochemistry; Animal Production; Animal Physiology; Animal
Breeding and Genetics.
Department of Crop Science; PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D – Crop
Physiology Economic Entomology; Crop Production; Forage
Crops; Nematology; Innamental Haticulture; Plant Breeding
and Genetics; Plant Pathology; Tropicaol Fruits and
Plantation Crops; Vegetable Crops; Weed Science.
Department of Agricultural Extension; Agricultural
Administration; Agricultural Communication; Agricultural
Extension Education; Agricultural Planning and Evaluation or
Rural Sociology.
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.
Department of Home Science, Nutrition and Dietetics; PGD,
M.Sc and Ph.D programmes in Home Science, Nutrition and
Dietetics.
Department of Soil Science; Soil Genesis; Survey and
Classification; Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy; Soil Fertility
and Management; Soil Physics and Conservation; Soil
Biology and Biochemistry; Environmental Impact
Assessment and Land Evaluation.
(B) FACULTY OF ARTS
PGD, M.A and Ph.D degree programmes:
Department of Archaeology and Tourism (M.A and Ph.D
Programmes only); Polaeolithic Studies; Iron Age
Archaeology; Origins of Food Production and Urbanization;
and Cultural Resource Management (Museum or Tourism
Option).
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.
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 Eduction;
M.A Art Administration and Management. PGD in Fine and
Applied Arts.
Department of Foreign Languages and Literary Studies (MA
programme); African Literature in French; German
Literature; Caribean Literature in French; Translation (FEENG
– FRE). The Department also offers Ph.D programmes in the
following areas of specialization: African Literature in
French; Caribean Literature in French; German Literature.
Department of History and International Studies (M.A and
Ph.D); Political History; Economic and Social History; and
Religious History.
Department of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian
Languages (M.A)
Linguistics; African Languages; Literature in African
Languages; and Translation and Interpretation). The
Department also offers Ph.D in the following areas of
specialization: Linguistics; African Languages and Literature.
Department of Mass Communication; PGD, M.A and Ph.D –
Electronic Media Sequence; The Print and Media Sequence;
Advertising and Public Relations; Communication Theories
and Research.
Department of Music (M.A and Ph.D); African Music;
Conducting and Music Directing; Music Education; Music and
Mass Media; Theory and Composition; Musical Instrument
Technology; and Performance.
Department of Theatre and Film Studies (M.A and Ph.D);
History of Drama and Theatre; Dramatic Theory and
Criticism; African Drama and Theatre; Acting and Directing
and Playwriting.
(C) FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes:
Department of Biochemistry; Environmental Biochemistry;
Enzymology; Industrial Biochemistry; Medical Biochemistry;
Nutritional Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; and
Pharmacological Biochemistry.
The Department also offers Ph.D programme in Lipid
Biochemistry.
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).
Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology;
Biosystematic / Taxonomy; Palynology / Palaeoecology;
Plant Anatomy; Plant Physiology; Ecophysiology; Plant
Pathology; Mycology; Genetics and Plant Breeding; Plant
Ecology; Environmental Botany/Economic Botany; Plant
Biotechnology; Blagal Biotechnology; Aquatic Botany;
Phycology / Linnology (Aquatic Ecology); and Ethnomedicine/
Phytomedicine.
Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology;
Physiology; Parasitology; Entomology; and Fishery Biology
and Hydrobiology.
(D) FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
PGD, MBA, M.Sc and Ph.D. programmes:
Department of Accountancy; Financial Accounting;
Management Accounting, Auditing and Investigation;
Taxation Laws and Accounts; Public Sector Accounting;
Management Information System.
Department of Banking and Finance; Banking; Financial
Theory and Management; Investment; Financial Institutions;
International Finance and Public Finance.
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.
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.
Faculty of Business Administration offers MBA degree broad-
based professionally oriented programme in Accounting,
Banking and Finance; Management and Marketing.
(E) FACULTY OF EDUCATION
PGDE, PGDL, M.Ed. and Ph.D. degree programmes in the
following Departments:
Department of Adult Education & Extra Mural Studies; Adult
Education Administration; Community Development;
Extension & Distance Education.
Department of Arts Education; Curriculum Studies; Language
Education; Educational Technology; Comparative &
International Education; Music Education; Fine & Applied
Arts Education.
The Department of Educational Foundations; Childhood
Education; Educational Psychology; Guidance & Counselling;
History of Education; Philosophy of Education; Sociology of
Education; Special Education.
Department of Library & Information Science; M.L.S and
Ph.D degree programmes
Department of Science Education; Educational Research
Methodology; Mathematics Education; Physics Education;
Chemistry Education; Biology Education; etc. and
Measurement & Evaluation.
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.
(F) FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
M.Sc, M.Eng. and Ph.D. degree programmes:
Department of Agricultural & Bioresources Engineering;
Farm Power & Machinery; Soil Water Engineering;
Agricultural Products Processing & Storage; and Farm
Structures & Environmental Control.
Department of Civil Engineering; (PGD, M.Sc, M.Eng, Ph.D) –
Structural Engineering; Water Resources Engineering; Soil
Mechanics & Foundation Engineering; Materials &
Construction; and Highway Engineering.
Department of Electrical Engineering; Power Electronics,
Drives and New System; Electrical Machine and Drives;
Electromagnetic Fields and Application; Power Systems and
High Voltage Engineering; and Automatic Control Systems.
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.
Department of Mechanical Engineering; (PGD, M.Sc, M.Eng,
Ph.D) – Energy and Power Technology; Materials Technology
and Mechanics; Fluid Mechanics and Gas Dynamics; Design
and Production Technology; Industrial Engineering and
Management.
The Departments of Civil Engineering and Mechanical
Engineering offer PGD programmes.
(G) FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
PGD, M.Sc., M.Arch and Ph.D. Programmes
Departments of Architecture; Environmental Design;
Architectural Science and Technology; Housing; Construction
Management; Architectural History and Theory; Architectural
Education, Practice and Management; Computer Bided
Design and Urban Design.
Department of Estate Management; (M.Sc and Ph.D) –
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.
Department of Geoinformatics & Surveying; Geodesy;
Photogrametry and Remote Sensing; Language Surveying;
Hydrography; Geographic Information System (GIS); and
Cartography.
Department of Urban & Regional Planning; (MURP and Ph.D)
– Information Technoogy in Urban and Regional Planning;
Traffic and Transportation Planning; Transportation Planning
and Development; Conservation / Preservation; Housing and
Community Development; Recreation and Facility Planning;
Regional / Rural Analysis and Planning; Development
Control; Environmental Management; and Social Science and
Planning.
(H) FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY
M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes:
Department of Health Administration & Management; Health
Economics; Health Management & Policy. The Department of
Health Administration also offers PGD programme.
Department of Medical Laboratory Science; Clinical
Chemistry; Haematology; Histopathology; Microbiology; and
Immunology.
Department of Medical Radiography & Radiological Sciences;
Medical Imaging; Radiation / Environmental Protection;
Radiological Education; Radiotherapy & Oncology; and
Radiology Administration & Management.
Department of Medical Rehabilitation; Physiotherapy;
Pathokinesiology; Biomechanics; and Neurology.
Department of Nursing Sciences; Maternal & Child Health
Nursing; Medical Surgical Nursing; Mental Health &
Psychiatric Nursing; Nursing Administration & Management;
and Nursing Education.
(I) FACULTY OF LAW
LL.M. and Ph.D. degree programmes in the Departments of
Public & Private Law; Property & Commercial Law;
International Law & Jurisprudence.
Programme areas available in the Faculty are: Jurisprudence
& Legal Theory; Comparative Constitutional Law;
Comparative Company Law; Comparative Criminal Law; Law
of Commercial Transactions; International Human Rights
Law; Energy & Natural Resources Law; Law of Commercial
Arbitration; Sentencing & Treatment of Offenders; Law of
Marine Insurance; and Law & Medicine.
(J) FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programmes are offered by the
following Departments: Anatomy; Medical Biochemistry;
Pharmacology & Therapeutics; Human Physiology; Medicine
and Surgery.
MPH degree programme is offered by the Department of
Community Medicine in the following areas of specialization:
Department of Community Medicine; MPH in Public Health –
Epidemiology of Community Disease; Health Services
Management/Health Economics, Occupational and
Environmental Health; Social Medicine; Health Education;
Maternal and Child Health.
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics; M.Sc and
DMSC degree programmes.
Department of Medicine; M.D. and M.S. degree
programmes.
(K) FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
M.Pharm, M.Sc., (Pharm); and Ph.D. degree programmes:
Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Management;
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.
Department of Pharmaceutics; Physical Pharmaceutics;
Compounding; Pharmaceutical Microbiology &
Biotechnology; Dispensing; and Pharmacy practices.
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Natural Products
Chemistry; Drug Metabolism; and Analytical Pharmaceutical
Chemistry.
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Industrial
Pharmacy; Powder and Tablet Technology; Semi-Solid
Dosage Design; Cosmic Science; Liquid Formulations
Technology; Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics.
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Autonomic
Pharmacology; Neunopharmacology; Biochemical
Pharmacology; Chemotherapy; Clinical Pharmacology;
Toxicology; Cardiovasular Pharmacology; Natural Product
Pharmacology.
(L) FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES
M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programmes:
Department of Computer Science; Data Communication;
Software Development; Numerical Analysis; Information
Management; Software Engineering; Microprocessor Based
Systems.
Department of Geology; Applied Geophysics; Economic
Geology and Geo-Chemistry; Mineral Exploration;
Engineering Geology; Hydrogeology; Menerology and
Patrology; Paleobiology and Biostratigraphy; Stratigraphy
and Sedimentology; Petroleum Geology; and Structural
Geology.
Department of Physics & Astronomy; Solid Earth Geophysics;
Astrophysics; Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science;
Solar Energy Physics; Atmospheric Physics; Medical Physics.
Department of Pure & Industrial Chemistry; Inorganic;
Physical; Organic; Analytical; Fossil Fuel; Polymer; and
Industrial Chemistry.
Department of Statistics; Stochastic Processes: Operations
Research; Applied Statistics; Time Series Modeling, Design of
Experiments.
(M) FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D degree programmes:
Department of Economics; Economic Theory; Economic
Development and Planning; International Economics, Money
and Banking; Labour Economics and Industrial Relations;
Quantitative Economics; Energy Economics; Public Sector
Economics.
Department of Geography; Climate Change Economics; and
Policy & Innovation.
Departments of Philosophy; Political and Social Philosophy;
Western Metaphysics; Moral Philosophy; History of Western
Philosophy and African Philosophy.
Department of Political Science (M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree
programmes); Political Theory; Public Administration;
Comparative Politics; International Relations; Political
Economy; Electoral Studies; Conflict; Peace & Strategic
Studies; and Human Security & Counter Terrorism Studies.
Department of Psychology (M.Sc. & Ph.D degree
programmes); Experimental Psychology; Developmental
Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Industrial/ Organizational
Psychology; Social Psychology; School Psychology; and
Counselling Psychology.
Department of Public Administration and Local Government;
MPA, M.Sc., DPA & Ph.D. degree programmes. Financial
Management; International Administration; and Human
Resources Management.
Department of Religion & Cultural Studies; M.A, and Ph.D
degree programmes – Old Testament; New Testament;
Church History; Traditional Religion; Religion and Society.
Departments of Religion & Cultural Studies and Philosophy
do not offer PGD programmes.
Department of Sociology / Anthropology (M.Sc. and Ph.D.
degree programmes); Industrial Relations; Industrial
Sociology; Medical Sociology/Anthropology; Social
Development Studies; Criminology; Conflict and Change;
Population Studies; Women Studies; Ethnographic Studies;
Culture and Technology.
Department of Social Work; (PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D degree
programmes) – Intervention; Social Work Ethics & Values;
and Community Development. The Department also offers
PGD in Political Science and Election Administration.
(N) FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programmes:
Department of Veterinary Anatomy; Neuroanatomy;
Developmental Anatomy (Emtryology); Microscopic Anatomy
(Histology); Gross and Comparative Anatomy;
Immunachemistry; Histochemistry; and Applied Anatomy
and Biotechnology.
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; Nutrition and
Management; Animal Genetics and Breeding; Animal Health
Management and Economics.
Department of Veterinary Medicine; (M.Sc, and Ph.D Degree
Programmes) – Avian Medicine; Ruminant Medicine; Small
Animal Medicine; Swine Medicine; Equine Medicine; Fish
Laboratory and Wildlife Medicine; Ethnoveterinary Medicine.
Department of Veterinary Obstetrics & Reproductive
Diseases; Veterinary Andrology; Gynaecology; Obstetrics and
Reproductive Biotechnology.
Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology;
(M.Sc, and Ph.D Degree Programmes) – Parasitic Infections;
Parasite Zoonoses; Clinical Aspects; Epizootiology; Diagnosis
and Control.
Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology;
(M.Sc, and Ph.D Degree Programmes)
(i) Veterinary Pathology: Diagnostic (Anatomic) Pathology;
(Clinical Pathology (Haematology and Clinical Chemistry);
Avian Pathology.
(ii) Veterinary Microbiology: Bacteriology; Virology;
Mycology; Micoplasmology and Rickettsiology.
Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology;
(M.Sc and Ph.D programmes)
Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive
Medicine; (M.Sc, MVPH, MPVM and Ph.D Degree
Programmes) – Public Health: Zoonoses; Food Safety;
Including Meat, Fish and Milk Hygiene; Environmental Health
and Occupational Safety.
Preventive Medicine: Epidemiology; Disease Survellance;
Emergency Prearedness and Information Management;
Veterinary Quarantine Services; Livestock Production
Economics and Entrepreneurship.
Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology; M.Sc, and
Ph.D degree programmes – Veterinary Surgery; Diagnostic
Imagining; Anaesthesiology; Orthopedic; Soft Tissue Surgery;
and Animal Surgery.
(O) FACULTY OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
PGDE, PGDTE, M.Tech., M.Ed and Ph.D degree programmes
Agricultural Education; (PGDTE, M.Tech., M.Ed and Ph.D) –
Technology Education in Production Agriculture; Agro-
Business Education; Soil Education
Business Education; (PGDTE, M.Tech., M.Ed and Ph.D) –
Software Development and Application; Hardware
Maintenance and Management; Networking and
Communication; Robotics Education.
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.
Industrial Technical Education; (PGDE, PGDTE, M.Tech., and
Ph.D) – Building / Woodwork Technology; Electrical /
Electronic Technology; Metal Work / Automobile Technology.
Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education; Vocational
Education (Masters and Ph.D); Entrepreneurship Education
(Masters and Ph.D); Agricultural Education (PGDTE); Business
Education (PGDTE); Computer Education (PGDTE); Home
Economics and Hospitality Management (PGDTE); and
Industrial Technical Education (PGDTE).
(P) INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES
Offers PGD, M.A., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programmes in
African Peace and Conflict Studies (PGD); African Studies
(M.A & Ph.D); and Peace and Conflict Studies (MA).
(Q) 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.
(R) INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES (IMS)
Offers PGD and M.Sc degree programmes in Maritimes
Studies in the following areas: 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.
(S) 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. The Centre also offers Master’s degree
programmes in Disaster Risk Management (MDRM).
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN CLIMATE CHANGE
ECONOMICS, POLICY AND INNOVATION (CCEPI)
The Centre offers PGD, M.Sc AND Ph.D degree programmes
in Climate Change Economics, Policy and Innovation.
Presently, the PGD and degree programmes in Climate
Change are based in the Department of Geography, Faculty
of the Social Sciences.
GENERAL ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSTGRADUATE
PROGRAMMES
Candidates for admission into any postgraduate programme
of the University must have obtained 5 credits in WASC or
GCE or NECO including English Language. 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. For the PGD in Civil Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, and Architecture, only candidates with
University degrees in relevant areas need apply.
Graduates of the University of Nigeria or other recognized
Universities who possess the above qualifications are
eligible to apply.
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
i) Holders of Credit (Upper credit) level passes at HND or its
equivalent in relevant areas (for programmes in the
Faculties of Agriculture and Business Administration; the
Departments of Political Science, Public Administration &
Local Government; and Vocational Teacher Education); and
for Postgraduate Diploma in Electoral Administration
Programme.). Qualifications such as AIB, ACCA, ACMA, ICAN,
BEEC, CPA, etc may also be considered for admission.
Candidates with professional qualifications including HND
must have obtained 5 credits in WASC or GCE O/L including
English and Mathematics for admission into degree courses
in Business Administration.
For Postgraduate Diploma in Geoinformatics & Surveying in
particular, candidates with third class honours degrees in
Geography, Geology and other Physical Sciences, HND
Upper Credit level passes in related fields, are also eligible.
Candidates who hold qualifications other than the above
which are acceptable to the Board of the School of
Postgraduate Studies and Senate of the University, may also
be considered for admission.
MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME
The following shall qualify for Master’s Degree admission:
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;
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;
Candidates whose first degrees are unclassified but have
scores of 50% or above;
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;
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;
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;
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 Programe, the
Department will screen the candidates further and base
their recommendation on such screening result.
Candidates who hold qualifications other than those listed
above, which are acceptable to the Senate of the University
of Nigeria.
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:
-A minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 5-point scale is required for
admission into Ph.D programme in all Departments except
those departments listed in C: (ii) below:
-A minimum GPA of 4.0 on a 5-point scale is required for
admission into Ph.D programme in the following
Departments/Faculties: Music, Economics, Psychology,
Education, Medical Sciences, and Health Sciences &
Technology.
-A minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4-point scale or a B (60%)
average provided that satisfactory research work formed
part of the Master’s Degree programme.
MASTER’S/Ph.D. DEGREE PROGRAMME
A candidate with first class honours from a recognized
University may be admitted into a Master’s/Ph.D.
programme in his/her discipline.
A candidate with Master’s degree from a recognized
University with a GPA of 3.50 on 5-point scale or 3.00 on 4-
point scale shall qualify for the Master’s/Ph.D in a related
area. Any candidate who is not qualified for Ph.D.
programme on account of low GPA is still not qualified for
admission into Master’s/ Ph.D. programme.
HOW TO APPLY:
Application Forms can be obtained ONLINE on payment of a
non-refundable fee of N25,000.00 (Twenty five thousand
naira only) made payable to “The University of Nigeria
Postgraduate Application Fees Account”, at any bank within
the country using the Remita platform.
Applicants should log on to unnportal.unn.edu.ng
Click on PG Application form to generate RRR invoice for
payment. Use your phone number to generate the invoice.
You are advised to use a functional number to enable us
reach you for the admission screening test.
Proceed to any Bank with Remita platform for payment.
Return to the UNN Portal with your payment confirmation
pin from the Bank and follow the procedure for completing
the form.
REFEREE REPORTS
Candidates should download 3 copies of the referee report
(D1) forms after completing preliminary and personal
details online. Some details on the form would be inserted
automatically with the information provided by the
candidate online while the remaining information should be
completed by the referee manually and returned to the
candidate who will enclose it in sealed envelope for
submission.
Please note that applications would not be processed unless
the referees reports are available.
TRANSCRIPTS
Candidate should download transcript request forms (D2)
also provided online, and submit to their former
Universities / Institutions to forward with a copy of Academic
transcript(s) to “The Secretary, School of Postgraduate
Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka” to reach him/her not
later than 30th June 2016. Candidates whose transcripts are
not received on or before the deadline by the School would
not have their application forms processed.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORMS
Most information required would be completed online.
However, a copy of the online completed application form
should be downloaded and printed. The printed application
form with the relevant documents as listed below should be
posted or delivered to the Secretary, School of Postgraduate
Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, for Nsukka based
faculties.
Candidates for Enugu based faculties are to submit their
application forms by post or delivered to: The PAR, School of
Postgraduate Unit, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.
For ease of reference, Enugu based faculties are: Business
Administration; Environmental Studies; Health Sciences &
Technology; Medical Sciences; Institute for Development
Studies (IDS) and Centre for Environmental Management &
Control (CEMAC). Candidates are advised to ensure that the
following documents are enclosed in the file:
a) NYSC Certificates (Discharge or Exemption or exclusion
Certificate). Note that to whom it may concern shall not be
accepted.
b) Two copies of the Application summary form (D3)
available online should be downloaded & printed:
(i) One copy of the printed summary form (D3) should be
glued very neatly (NOT STAPLED) on a brown 10” X 15”
envelope;
(ii) The second copy of the printed summary form (D3)
should be glued very neatly (NOT STAPLED) on a white 9” X
13” file Jacket;
c) All accompanying documents should be placed in the file
Jacket, specified in (ii) and the File Jacket should be placed
in brown envelope as specified in (i) above.
d) All documents must fit into the 10” X 15” envelope and
delivered or addressed and sent by courier to “The
Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies, University of
Nigeria, Nsukka”.
CLOSING DATE
Application starts from the date of this publication and
closes on 15th June, 2016.
SCREENING DETAILS
i) All applicants will undergo computer based Postgraduate
admission screening test.
ii) Check out for information on screening processes via the
UNN Website unn.edu.ng from Friday, 17th June, 2016, for
your further necessary action.
iii) Dates for the Screening Test: July 28 – 29, 2016.
iv) For Ph.D degree programme, a candidate must obtain at
least an acceptance letter from a journal certified by the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka as a condition for graduation
for admission into the following postgraduate programmes
of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) for 2016/2017
academic session.
(A) FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D programmes:
Department of Agricultural Economics; Farm Management
and Production Economics; Agricultural Marketing and
Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance and Project Analysis;
Agricultural Cooperative and Resources; Environmental
Economics.
The Department of Agricultural Economics also offer PGD
prgoramme 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.
Department of Animal Science; Animal Nutrition and
Biochemistry; Animal Production; Animal Physiology; Animal
Breeding and Genetics.
Department of Crop Science; PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D – Crop
Physiology Economic Entomology; Crop Production; Forage
Crops; Nematology; Innamental Haticulture; Plant Breeding
and Genetics; Plant Pathology; Tropicaol Fruits and
Plantation Crops; Vegetable Crops; Weed Science.
Department of Agricultural Extension; Agricultural
Administration; Agricultural Communication; Agricultural
Extension Education; Agricultural Planning and Evaluation or
Rural Sociology.
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.
Department of Home Science, Nutrition and Dietetics; PGD,
M.Sc and Ph.D programmes in Home Science, Nutrition and
Dietetics.
Department of Soil Science; Soil Genesis; Survey and
Classification; Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy; Soil Fertility
and Management; Soil Physics and Conservation; Soil
Biology and Biochemistry; Environmental Impact
Assessment and Land Evaluation.
(B) FACULTY OF ARTS
PGD, M.A and Ph.D degree programmes:
Department of Archaeology and Tourism (M.A and Ph.D
Programmes only); Polaeolithic Studies; Iron Age
Archaeology; Origins of Food Production and Urbanization;
and Cultural Resource Management (Museum or Tourism
Option).
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.
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 Eduction;
M.A Art Administration and Management. PGD in Fine and
Applied Arts.
Department of Foreign Languages and Literary Studies (MA
programme); African Literature in French; German
Literature; Caribean Literature in French; Translation (FEENG
– FRE). The Department also offers Ph.D programmes in the
following areas of specialization: African Literature in
French; Caribean Literature in French; German Literature.
Department of History and International Studies (M.A and
Ph.D); Political History; Economic and Social History; and
Religious History.
Department of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian
Languages (M.A)
Linguistics; African Languages; Literature in African
Languages; and Translation and Interpretation). The
Department also offers Ph.D in the following areas of
specialization: Linguistics; African Languages and Literature.
Department of Mass Communication; PGD, M.A and Ph.D –
Electronic Media Sequence; The Print and Media Sequence;
Advertising and Public Relations; Communication Theories
and Research.
Department of Music (M.A and Ph.D); African Music;
Conducting and Music Directing; Music Education; Music and
Mass Media; Theory and Composition; Musical Instrument
Technology; and Performance.
Department of Theatre and Film Studies (M.A and Ph.D);
History of Drama and Theatre; Dramatic Theory and
Criticism; African Drama and Theatre; Acting and Directing
and Playwriting.
(C) FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes:
Department of Biochemistry; Environmental Biochemistry;
Enzymology; Industrial Biochemistry; Medical Biochemistry;
Nutritional Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; and
Pharmacological Biochemistry.
The Department also offers Ph.D programme in Lipid
Biochemistry.
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).
Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology;
Biosystematic / Taxonomy; Palynology / Palaeoecology;
Plant Anatomy; Plant Physiology; Ecophysiology; Plant
Pathology; Mycology; Genetics and Plant Breeding; Plant
Ecology; Environmental Botany/Economic Botany; Plant
Biotechnology; Blagal Biotechnology; Aquatic Botany;
Phycology / Linnology (Aquatic Ecology); and Ethnomedicine/
Phytomedicine.
Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology;
Physiology; Parasitology; Entomology; and Fishery Biology
and Hydrobiology.
(D) FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
PGD, MBA, M.Sc and Ph.D. programmes:
Department of Accountancy; Financial Accounting;
Management Accounting, Auditing and Investigation;
Taxation Laws and Accounts; Public Sector Accounting;
Management Information System.
Department of Banking and Finance; Banking; Financial
Theory and Management; Investment; Financial Institutions;
International Finance and Public Finance.
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.
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.
Faculty of Business Administration offers MBA degree broad-
based professionally oriented programme in Accounting,
Banking and Finance; Management and Marketing.
(E) FACULTY OF EDUCATION
PGDE, PGDL, M.Ed. and Ph.D. degree programmes in the
following Departments:
Department of Adult Education & Extra Mural Studies; Adult
Education Administration; Community Development;
Extension & Distance Education.
Department of Arts Education; Curriculum Studies; Language
Education; Educational Technology; Comparative &
International Education; Music Education; Fine & Applied
Arts Education.
The Department of Educational Foundations; Childhood
Education; Educational Psychology; Guidance & Counselling;
History of Education; Philosophy of Education; Sociology of
Education; Special Education.
Department of Library & Information Science; M.L.S and
Ph.D degree programmes
Department of Science Education; Educational Research
Methodology; Mathematics Education; Physics Education;
Chemistry Education; Biology Education; etc. and
Measurement & Evaluation.
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.
(F) FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
M.Sc, M.Eng. and Ph.D. degree programmes:
Department of Agricultural & Bioresources Engineering;
Farm Power & Machinery; Soil Water Engineering;
Agricultural Products Processing & Storage; and Farm
Structures & Environmental Control.
Department of Civil Engineering; (PGD, M.Sc, M.Eng, Ph.D) –
Structural Engineering; Water Resources Engineering; Soil
Mechanics & Foundation Engineering; Materials &
Construction; and Highway Engineering.
Department of Electrical Engineering; Power Electronics,
Drives and New System; Electrical Machine and Drives;
Electromagnetic Fields and Application; Power Systems and
High Voltage Engineering; and Automatic Control Systems.
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.
Department of Mechanical Engineering; (PGD, M.Sc, M.Eng,
Ph.D) – Energy and Power Technology; Materials Technology
and Mechanics; Fluid Mechanics and Gas Dynamics; Design
and Production Technology; Industrial Engineering and
Management.
The Departments of Civil Engineering and Mechanical
Engineering offer PGD programmes.
(G) FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
PGD, M.Sc., M.Arch and Ph.D. Programmes
Departments of Architecture; Environmental Design;
Architectural Science and Technology; Housing; Construction
Management; Architectural History and Theory; Architectural
Education, Practice and Management; Computer Bided
Design and Urban Design.
Department of Estate Management; (M.Sc and Ph.D) –
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.
Department of Geoinformatics & Surveying; Geodesy;
Photogrametry and Remote Sensing; Language Surveying;
Hydrography; Geographic Information System (GIS); and
Cartography.
Department of Urban & Regional Planning; (MURP and Ph.D)
– Information Technoogy in Urban and Regional Planning;
Traffic and Transportation Planning; Transportation Planning
and Development; Conservation / Preservation; Housing and
Community Development; Recreation and Facility Planning;
Regional / Rural Analysis and Planning; Development
Control; Environmental Management; and Social Science and
Planning.
(H) FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY
M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes:
Department of Health Administration & Management; Health
Economics; Health Management & Policy. The Department of
Health Administration also offers PGD programme.
Department of Medical Laboratory Science; Clinical
Chemistry; Haematology; Histopathology; Microbiology; and
Immunology.
Department of Medical Radiography & Radiological Sciences;
Medical Imaging; Radiation / Environmental Protection;
Radiological Education; Radiotherapy & Oncology; and
Radiology Administration & Management.
Department of Medical Rehabilitation; Physiotherapy;
Pathokinesiology; Biomechanics; and Neurology.
Department of Nursing Sciences; Maternal & Child Health
Nursing; Medical Surgical Nursing; Mental Health &
Psychiatric Nursing; Nursing Administration & Management;
and Nursing Education.
(I) FACULTY OF LAW
LL.M. and Ph.D. degree programmes in the Departments of
Public & Private Law; Property & Commercial Law;
International Law & Jurisprudence.
Programme areas available in the Faculty are: Jurisprudence
& Legal Theory; Comparative Constitutional Law;
Comparative Company Law; Comparative Criminal Law; Law
of Commercial Transactions; International Human Rights
Law; Energy & Natural Resources Law; Law of Commercial
Arbitration; Sentencing & Treatment of Offenders; Law of
Marine Insurance; and Law & Medicine.
(J) FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programmes are offered by the
following Departments: Anatomy; Medical Biochemistry;
Pharmacology & Therapeutics; Human Physiology; Medicine
and Surgery.
MPH degree programme is offered by the Department of
Community Medicine in the following areas of specialization:
Department of Community Medicine; MPH in Public Health –
Epidemiology of Community Disease; Health Services
Management/Health Economics, Occupational and
Environmental Health; Social Medicine; Health Education;
Maternal and Child Health.
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics; M.Sc and
DMSC degree programmes.
Department of Medicine; M.D. and M.S. degree
programmes.
(K) FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
M.Pharm, M.Sc., (Pharm); and Ph.D. degree programmes:
Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Management;
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.
Department of Pharmaceutics; Physical Pharmaceutics;
Compounding; Pharmaceutical Microbiology &
Biotechnology; Dispensing; and Pharmacy practices.
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Natural Products
Chemistry; Drug Metabolism; and Analytical Pharmaceutical
Chemistry.
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Industrial
Pharmacy; Powder and Tablet Technology; Semi-Solid
Dosage Design; Cosmic Science; Liquid Formulations
Technology; Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics.
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Autonomic
Pharmacology; Neunopharmacology; Biochemical
Pharmacology; Chemotherapy; Clinical Pharmacology;
Toxicology; Cardiovasular Pharmacology; Natural Product
Pharmacology.
(L) FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES
M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programmes:
Department of Computer Science; Data Communication;
Software Development; Numerical Analysis; Information
Management; Software Engineering; Microprocessor Based
Systems.
Department of Geology; Applied Geophysics; Economic
Geology and Geo-Chemistry; Mineral Exploration;
Engineering Geology; Hydrogeology; Menerology and
Patrology; Paleobiology and Biostratigraphy; Stratigraphy
and Sedimentology; Petroleum Geology; and Structural
Geology.
Department of Physics & Astronomy; Solid Earth Geophysics;
Astrophysics; Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science;
Solar Energy Physics; Atmospheric Physics; Medical Physics.
Department of Pure & Industrial Chemistry; Inorganic;
Physical; Organic; Analytical; Fossil Fuel; Polymer; and
Industrial Chemistry.
Department of Statistics; Stochastic Processes: Operations
Research; Applied Statistics; Time Series Modeling, Design of
Experiments.
(M) FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D degree programmes:
Department of Economics; Economic Theory; Economic
Development and Planning; International Economics, Money
and Banking; Labour Economics and Industrial Relations;
Quantitative Economics; Energy Economics; Public Sector
Economics.
Department of Geography; Climate Change Economics; and
Policy & Innovation.
Departments of Philosophy; Political and Social Philosophy;
Western Metaphysics; Moral Philosophy; History of Western
Philosophy and African Philosophy.
Department of Political Science (M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree
programmes); Political Theory; Public Administration;
Comparative Politics; International Relations; Political
Economy; Electoral Studies; Conflict; Peace & Strategic
Studies; and Human Security & Counter Terrorism Studies.
Department of Psychology (M.Sc. & Ph.D degree
programmes); Experimental Psychology; Developmental
Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Industrial/ Organizational
Psychology; Social Psychology; School Psychology; and
Counselling Psychology.
Department of Public Administration and Local Government;
MPA, M.Sc., DPA & Ph.D. degree programmes. Financial
Management; International Administration; and Human
Resources Management.
Department of Religion & Cultural Studies; M.A, and Ph.D
degree programmes – Old Testament; New Testament;
Church History; Traditional Religion; Religion and Society.
Departments of Religion & Cultural Studies and Philosophy
do not offer PGD programmes.
Department of Sociology / Anthropology (M.Sc. and Ph.D.
degree programmes); Industrial Relations; Industrial
Sociology; Medical Sociology/Anthropology; Social
Development Studies; Criminology; Conflict and Change;
Population Studies; Women Studies; Ethnographic Studies;
Culture and Technology.
Department of Social Work; (PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D degree
programmes) – Intervention; Social Work Ethics & Values;
and Community Development. The Department also offers
PGD in Political Science and Election Administration.
(N) FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programmes:
Department of Veterinary Anatomy; Neuroanatomy;
Developmental Anatomy (Emtryology); Microscopic Anatomy
(Histology); Gross and Comparative Anatomy;
Immunachemistry; Histochemistry; and Applied Anatomy
and Biotechnology.
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; Nutrition and
Management; Animal Genetics and Breeding; Animal Health
Management and Economics.
Department of Veterinary Medicine; (M.Sc, and Ph.D Degree
Programmes) – Avian Medicine; Ruminant Medicine; Small
Animal Medicine; Swine Medicine; Equine Medicine; Fish
Laboratory and Wildlife Medicine; Ethnoveterinary Medicine.
Department of Veterinary Obstetrics & Reproductive
Diseases; Veterinary Andrology; Gynaecology; Obstetrics and
Reproductive Biotechnology.
Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology;
(M.Sc, and Ph.D Degree Programmes) – Parasitic Infections;
Parasite Zoonoses; Clinical Aspects; Epizootiology; Diagnosis
and Control.
Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology;
(M.Sc, and Ph.D Degree Programmes)
(i) Veterinary Pathology: Diagnostic (Anatomic) Pathology;
(Clinical Pathology (Haematology and Clinical Chemistry);
Avian Pathology.
(ii) Veterinary Microbiology: Bacteriology; Virology;
Mycology; Micoplasmology and Rickettsiology.
Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology;
(M.Sc and Ph.D programmes)
Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive
Medicine; (M.Sc, MVPH, MPVM and Ph.D Degree
Programmes) – Public Health: Zoonoses; Food Safety;
Including Meat, Fish and Milk Hygiene; Environmental Health
and Occupational Safety.
Preventive Medicine: Epidemiology; Disease Survellance;
Emergency Prearedness and Information Management;
Veterinary Quarantine Services; Livestock Production
Economics and Entrepreneurship.
Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology; M.Sc, and
Ph.D degree programmes – Veterinary Surgery; Diagnostic
Imagining; Anaesthesiology; Orthopedic; Soft Tissue Surgery;
and Animal Surgery.
(O) FACULTY OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
PGDE, PGDTE, M.Tech., M.Ed and Ph.D degree programmes
Agricultural Education; (PGDTE, M.Tech., M.Ed and Ph.D) –
Technology Education in Production Agriculture; Agro-
Business Education; Soil Education
Business Education; (PGDTE, M.Tech., M.Ed and Ph.D) –
Software Development and Application; Hardware
Maintenance and Management; Networking and
Communication; Robotics Education.
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.
Industrial Technical Education; (PGDE, PGDTE, M.Tech., and
Ph.D) – Building / Woodwork Technology; Electrical /
Electronic Technology; Metal Work / Automobile Technology.
Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education; Vocational
Education (Masters and Ph.D); Entrepreneurship Education
(Masters and Ph.D); Agricultural Education (PGDTE); Business
Education (PGDTE); Computer Education (PGDTE); Home
Economics and Hospitality Management (PGDTE); and
Industrial Technical Education (PGDTE).
(P) INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES
Offers PGD, M.A., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programmes in
African Peace and Conflict Studies (PGD); African Studies
(M.A & Ph.D); and Peace and Conflict Studies (MA).
(Q) 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.
(R) INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES (IMS)
Offers PGD and M.Sc degree programmes in Maritimes
Studies in the following areas: 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.
(S) 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. The Centre also offers Master’s degree
programmes in Disaster Risk Management (MDRM).
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN CLIMATE CHANGE
ECONOMICS, POLICY AND INNOVATION (CCEPI)
The Centre offers PGD, M.Sc AND Ph.D degree programmes
in Climate Change Economics, Policy and Innovation.
Presently, the PGD and degree programmes in Climate
Change are based in the Department of Geography, Faculty
of the Social Sciences.
GENERAL ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSTGRADUATE
PROGRAMMES
Candidates for admission into any postgraduate programme
of the University must have obtained 5 credits in WASC or
GCE or NECO including English Language. 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. For the PGD in Civil Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, and Architecture, only candidates with
University degrees in relevant areas need apply.
Graduates of the University of Nigeria or other recognized
Universities who possess the above qualifications are
eligible to apply.
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
i) Holders of Credit (Upper credit) level passes at HND or its
equivalent in relevant areas (for programmes in the
Faculties of Agriculture and Business Administration; the
Departments of Political Science, Public Administration &
Local Government; and Vocational Teacher Education); and
for Postgraduate Diploma in Electoral Administration
Programme.). Qualifications such as AIB, ACCA, ACMA, ICAN,
BEEC, CPA, etc may also be considered for admission.
Candidates with professional qualifications including HND
must have obtained 5 credits in WASC or GCE O/L including
English and Mathematics for admission into degree courses
in Business Administration.
For Postgraduate Diploma in Geoinformatics & Surveying in
particular, candidates with third class honours degrees in
Geography, Geology and other Physical Sciences, HND
Upper Credit level passes in related fields, are also eligible.
Candidates who hold qualifications other than the above
which are acceptable to the Board of the School of
Postgraduate Studies and Senate of the University, may also
be considered for admission.
MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME
The following shall qualify for Master’s Degree admission:
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;
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;
Candidates whose first degrees are unclassified but have
scores of 50% or above;
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;
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;
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;
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 Programe, the
Department will screen the candidates further and base
their recommendation on such screening result.
Candidates who hold qualifications other than those listed
above, which are acceptable to the Senate of the University
of Nigeria.
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:
-A minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 5-point scale is required for
admission into Ph.D programme in all Departments except
those departments listed in C: (ii) below:
-A minimum GPA of 4.0 on a 5-point scale is required for
admission into Ph.D programme in the following
Departments/Faculties: Music, Economics, Psychology,
Education, Medical Sciences, and Health Sciences &
Technology.
-A minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4-point scale or a B (60%)
average provided that satisfactory research work formed
part of the Master’s Degree programme.
MASTER’S/Ph.D. DEGREE PROGRAMME
A candidate with first class honours from a recognized
University may be admitted into a Master’s/Ph.D.
programme in his/her discipline.
A candidate with Master’s degree from a recognized
University with a GPA of 3.50 on 5-point scale or 3.00 on 4-
point scale shall qualify for the Master’s/Ph.D in a related
area. Any candidate who is not qualified for Ph.D.
programme on account of low GPA is still not qualified for
admission into Master’s/ Ph.D. programme.
HOW TO APPLY:
Application Forms can be obtained ONLINE on payment of a
non-refundable fee of N25,000.00 (Twenty five thousand
naira only) made payable to “The University of Nigeria
Postgraduate Application Fees Account”, at any bank within
the country using the Remita platform.
Applicants should log on to unnportal.unn.edu.ng
Click on PG Application form to generate RRR invoice for
payment. Use your phone number to generate the invoice.
You are advised to use a functional number to enable us
reach you for the admission screening test.
Proceed to any Bank with Remita platform for payment.
Return to the UNN Portal with your payment confirmation
pin from the Bank and follow the procedure for completing
the form.
REFEREE REPORTS
Candidates should download 3 copies of the referee report
(D1) forms after completing preliminary and personal
details online. Some details on the form would be inserted
automatically with the information provided by the
candidate online while the remaining information should be
completed by the referee manually and returned to the
candidate who will enclose it in sealed envelope for
submission.
Please note that applications would not be processed unless
the referees reports are available.
TRANSCRIPTS
Candidate should download transcript request forms (D2)
also provided online, and submit to their former
Universities / Institutions to forward with a copy of Academic
transcript(s) to “The Secretary, School of Postgraduate
Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka” to reach him/her not
later than 30th June 2016. Candidates whose transcripts are
not received on or before the deadline by the School would
not have their application forms processed.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORMS
Most information required would be completed online.
However, a copy of the online completed application form
should be downloaded and printed. The printed application
form with the relevant documents as listed below should be
posted or delivered to the Secretary, School of Postgraduate
Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, for Nsukka based
faculties.
Candidates for Enugu based faculties are to submit their
application forms by post or delivered to: The PAR, School of
Postgraduate Unit, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.
For ease of reference, Enugu based faculties are: Business
Administration; Environmental Studies; Health Sciences &
Technology; Medical Sciences; Institute for Development
Studies (IDS) and Centre for Environmental Management &
Control (CEMAC). Candidates are advised to ensure that the
following documents are enclosed in the file:
a) NYSC Certificates (Discharge or Exemption or exclusion
Certificate). Note that to whom it may concern shall not be
accepted.
b) Two copies of the Application summary form (D3)
available online should be downloaded & printed:
(i) One copy of the printed summary form (D3) should be
glued very neatly (NOT STAPLED) on a brown 10” X 15”
envelope;
(ii) The second copy of the printed summary form (D3)
should be glued very neatly (NOT STAPLED) on a white 9” X
13” file Jacket;
c) All accompanying documents should be placed in the file
Jacket, specified in (ii) and the File Jacket should be placed
in brown envelope as specified in (i) above.
d) All documents must fit into the 10” X 15” envelope and
delivered or addressed and sent by courier to “The
Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies, University of
Nigeria, Nsukka”.
CLOSING DATE
Application starts from the date of this publication and
closes on 15th June, 2016.
SCREENING DETAILS
i) All applicants will undergo computer based Postgraduate
admission screening test.
ii) Check out for information on screening processes via the
UNN Website unn.edu.ng from Friday, 17th June, 2016, for
your further necessary action.
iii) Dates for the Screening Test: July 28 – 29, 2016.
iv) For Ph.D degree programme, a candidate must obtain at
least an acceptance letter from a journal certified by the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka as a condition for graduation