APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO POSTGRADUATE COURSES FOR THE 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR

NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA COLLEGE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO POSTGRADUATE COURSES FOR THE 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR Applications are invited from...

NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA

COLLEGE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time, part-time and Online admissions into the postgraduate programs of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, for the 2023/2024 academic session, leading to the award of Postgraduate Diplomas, Master’s and Doctorate degrees in the following Faculties, Institutes and Centers.

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Department of Animal Science and Production

Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Science and Technology
MSc

Areas of Specialization: (i) Animal Production and Management; (ii) Animal Breeding and Genetics/Biotechnology; (iii) Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry; (iv) Animal Physiology and Biotechnology Department of Crop Science & Horticulture

Postgraduate Diploma in Crop Science and Horticulture
MSc and PhD

Area of Specialization: (i) Crop Production; (ii) General Horticulture; (iii) Tropical Fruits and Plantation Crops; (iv) Crop Breeding and Genetics; (v) Plant Mycology; (vi) Pest Management; (vii) Stored Products Entomology; (viii) Weed Science Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture

Postgraduate Diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Fisheries Biology; (ii) Fish Nutrition; (iii) Processing and Utilization; (iv) Fisheries Economics; (v) Fisheries Extension and Marketing; (vi) Fisheries Policy and Management Department of Food Science and Technology

Areas of Specialization: (i) Food Microbiology; (ii) Food Chemistry and Quality Control; (iii) Food Processing and Storage Technology; (iv) Food Engineering

Department of Soil Science and Land Resources
a) PGD
b) MSc

Areas of Specialization: (i) Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry; (ii) Soil Survey and Land Use Planning; (iii) Soil Physics and Conservation; (iv) Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy; (v) Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Technology; (vi) Paedology and Classification; (vii) Environmental Soil Science FACULTY OF ARTS Department of English Language and Literature

MA and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Language Studies; (ii) Literary Studies Department of History and International Studies

Postgraduate Diploma in History and International Studies
MA and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Social and Political History; (ii) Economic History; (iii) International Relations Department of Igbo, African and Asian Studies

Postgraduate Diploma in Igbo, African and Asian Studies
MA and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Igbo Language; (ii) Igbo Oral Literature; (iii) Igbo Written Literature; (iv) Translation (Igbo-English); (v) Igbo Culture and Civilization Department of Linguistics

Postgraduate Diploma in General Linguistics
MA in General Linguistics
PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Syntax and Morphology; (ii) Semantics and Pragmatics; (iii) Phonetics and Phonology; (iv) Sociolinguistics; (v) Igbo Lexicography; (vi) Cognitive Linguistics Department of Modern European Language.

Postgraduate Diploma in Modern European Language
MA and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) African and Caribbean Literature in French; (ii) Comparative Literature in French; (iii) Oral African Literature in French; (iv) French Language and Linguistics; (v) French Language and Translation Department of Music

Postgraduate Diploma in Music
MA and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Theory and Composition; (ii) African Music (Ethnomusicology) (iii) Music Pedagogy; (iv) Historical Musicology (v) Performance (Conducting &Music Directing/Voice/Instrument) (vi) Music Business and Media Studies (vii) Sound Recording Engineering and Multimedia (viii) Musical Instrument Technology Department of Religion and Human Relations

MA and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Old Testament Studies; (ii) New Testament Studies; (iii) History of Christianity in Africa; (iv.) African Traditional Religion (v) Systematic Theology; (vi) Religion and Society Department of Philosophy

MA and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) African Philosophy; (ii) Social and Political Philosophy; (iii) Metaphysics; (iv) Epistemology; (v) Ethics Department of Theatre Arts and Film Studies

Postgraduate Diploma in Theatre Arts
MPhil/PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Directing; (ii) Playwriting; (iii) Theatre in Education; (iv) Theatre and Cultural Administration; (v) Media Arts Studies; (vi) Theatre Technology; (vii) Theatre Tourism; (viii) Acting/Speech Arts; (ix) Theatre History; (x) Dramatic Theory and Criticism; (xi) Sociology of Drama; (xii) Public Relations (xiii) Dance/Choreography; (xiv) Theatre for Development/Theatre in Education; (xv) Costumes/Make-Up MA and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Directing; (ii) Playwriting; (iii) Theatre in Education; (iv) Theatre and Cultural Administration; (v) Media Arts Studies; (vi) Theatre Technology; (vii) Theatre Tourism; (viii) Film Studies; (ix) Broadcasting; (x) Print Journalism (xi) Acting; (xii) Theatre History; (xiii) Dramatic Theory and Criticism; (xiv) Sociology of Drama; (xv) Public Relations; (xvi) Dance/Choreography; (xvii) Music/Ethnomusicology; (xviii) Theatre for Development; (xix) Costumes/Make-Up; (xx) Voice and Speech Arts (xxi) Theatre Innovations FACULTY OF BASIC CLINICAL SCIENCES Department of Chemical Pathology

Areas of Specialization: (i) Lipid and Nutrition, CHD Risk Factors; (ii) Reproductive Endocrinology/Diabetology; (iii) Enzymology and Vitaminology (iv) Trace Element Metabolism and Clinical Toxicology (v) Immunology (vi) Tumor Markers Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology

Areas of Specialization: (i) Mycology (ii) Parasitology; (iii) Infection and Immunity; (iv) Bacteriology; (v) Virology; (vi) Public Health Microbiology Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Areas of Specialization: (i) Cardiovascular Pharmacology; (ii) Toxicology; (iii) Ethnopharmacology; (iv) Molecular Pharmacology (v) Neuropharmacology; (vi) Clinical Pharmacology FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCE Department of Anatomy

Areas of Specialization: (i) Gross/Topographic Anatomy; (ii) Microscopic Anatomy; (iii) Histochemistry/Cytochemistry; (iv) Developmental Anatomy (v) Anthropometry/Forensic Anatomy; (vi) Neuroanatomy; (vii) Neurobehavioral Sciences (viii) Clinical Anatomy; (ix) Surgical Anatomy; (x) Radiological Anatomy; (xi) Cytogenetics; (xii) Anatomy Museum Curator; (xiii) Sports/Fitness Anatomy (xiv) Anatomy Models/Prosthesis

Areas of Specialization: (i) Clinical and Topographic Anatomy; (ii) Microscopic Anatomy and Histochemistry; (iii) Embryology/Developmental Anatomy; (iv) Neuroanatomy; (v) Radiological Anatomy; (vi) Forensic Anatomy and Anthropometry Department of Human Biochemistry

Postgraduate Diploma in Human Biochemistry
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Biochemical Toxicology (ii) Hormone Biochemistry (iii) Mineral Biochemistry/Micronutrient Metabolism (iv) Nutritional Biochemistry (v) Human Biochemistry/Biochemical Interactions Department of Human Physiology

MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Endocrinology (ii) Reproductive Physiology (iii) Renal Physiology (iv) Neurophysiology (v) Environmental Physiology

FACULTY OF BIOSCIENCES

Department of Applied Biochemistry

MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Medical Biochemistry and Immunochemistry; (ii) Industrial Biochemistry and Biotechnology; (iii) Food and Nutritional Biochemistry; (iv) Xenobiochemistry and Toxicology Department of Applied Microbiology and Brewing.

Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Microbiology and Brewing
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Food Microbiology; (ii) Industrial Microbiology; (iii) Medical Microbiology; (iv) Environmental Microbiology; (v) Brewing Science and Technology; (vi) Public Health Microbiology Department of Botany

Postgraduate Diploma in Botany
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Plant Anatomy; (ii) Biosystematics/Taxonomy; (iii) Ecology; (iv) Genetics; (v) Mycology/Plant Pathology; (vi) Plant Physiology (vii) Aquatic Botany; (viii) Phytomedicine/Ethnomedicine; (ix) Environmental Botany Department of Parasitology and Entomology

Postgraduate Diploma in Parasitology and Entomology
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Public Health Parasitology (ii) Pest Management Department of Zoology

Postgraduate Diploma in Zoology
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Animal Physiology; (ii) Applied Fisheries and Aquaculture; (iii) Biological Conservation and Management; (iv) Ecology and Environmental Biology; (v) Entomology; (vi) Parasitology FACULTY OF EDUCATION Department of Adult Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Adult Education
MEd

Areas of Specialization: (i) Community Development; (ii) Distance Education; (iii) Entrepreneurial Education; (iv) Gender Education; (iv) Industrial Education

Areas of Specialization: (i) Administration in Adult Education; (ii) Community Development Department of Educational Foundations

PGDE in Educational Foundations
MEd and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Educational Psychology; (ii) Curriculum Studies; (iii) Educational Measurement, Evaluation and Research Department of Educational Management and Policy

Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Management and Policy
MEd and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Educational Management; (ii) Educational Planning; (iii) Economics of Education Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education

a) Postgraduate Diploma in Early Childhood and Primary Education
b) MEd and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Early Childhood Education; (ii) Primary Education Department of Guidance and Counseling

Postgraduate Diploma and MEd in Guidance and Counseling
PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Counseling Psychology; (ii) Developmental Counseling Psychology; (iii) Family Counseling; (iv) Therapeutic/Clinical Counseling; (v) Vocational Guidance Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education

MSc (Ed) and PhD

Areas of Specialization: Health Education Option (i) Public Health Education; (ii) School Health Education Human Kinetics Option (i) Administration and Organization of Sports; (ii) Exercise Physiology; (iii) Sports and Exercise Psychology; (iv) Sports Sociology Department of Library and Information Sciences

Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Science
Master of Library and Information Science(MLIS)
PhD

Department of Science Education.

MSc (Ed) and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Biology Education; (ii) Chemistry Education; (iii) Computer Science Education; (iv) Integrated Science; (v) Mathematics Education; (vi) Physics Education Department of Vocational Education Option: Business Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Education
MSc (Ed) and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Accounting; (ii) Cooperative Economics and Management; (iii) Office Technology Management Option: Technical/Technology Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Technical/Technology Education
MSc (Ed) and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Automobile/Mechanics (ii) Building/Woodwork (iii) Electrical/ Electronics FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering

Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering,
MEng and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Environmental Engineering; (ii) Food and Bioprocess Engineering; (iii) Farm Structures and Environmental Control Engineering; (iv) Power Systems, Machinery & Forestry Engineering; (v) Soil, Water Resources and Agricultural Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering

MEng and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Biochemical Engineering; (ii) Chemical Reaction Engineering; (iii) Corrosion; (iv) Environmental Chemical Engineering; (v) Modeling and Simulation of Chemical Process; (vi) Petroleum and Petrochemical; (vii) Raw Materials Utilization and Development; (viii) Separation Process Department of Civil Engineering

MEng and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Geotechnical Engineering; (ii) Environmental Engineering; (iii) Structural Engineering; (iv) Water Resources Engineering (v) Highway and Transportation Option. Department of Electrical Engineering

Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical Engineering
MEng and PhD

Areas of Specialization:

Control Engineering; (ii) Electrical Power Engineering; (iii) High Voltage Engineering; (iv) Instrumentation; (v) Machines; (vi) Power Electronics and Drives

Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering

Postgraduate Diploma in Electronic Engineering
MEng and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Communications Engineering; (ii) Computer and Control Systems Engineering; (iii) Information and Communication Technology (ICT); (iv) Robotics, Control and Instrumentation Engineering Department of Industrial/Production Engineering

Postgraduate Diploma in Industrial/Production Engineering
MEng and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Ergonomics/Human Factors Engineering; (ii) Operation Research; (iii) Manufacturing Engineering; (iv) Production Engineering and Management Systems Department of Mechanical Engineering

Postgraduate Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
MEng and PhD

Areas of Specialization:

Mechanical Engineering Design; (ii) Thermal Engineering; (iii) Materials Technology; (iv) Applied Mechanics

Biomedical Engineering

Postgraduate Diploma in Biomedical Engineering
MEng and PhD

Areas of Specialization: ( i) Rehabilitation Engineering option,( ii) Tissue and Cell Engineering option,( iii) Biomaterials & Biomechanics option, (iv) Biomedical Instrumentation option. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Postgraduate Diploma and MEng in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Chemical Metallurgy; (ii) Foundry Technology; (iii) Mechanical Metallurgy; (iv) Materials Engineering; (v) Physical Metallurgy Department of Polymer and Textile Engineering

Postgraduate Diploma in Polymer and Textile Engineering
MEng

Areas of Specialization: (i) Polymer Engineering; (ii) Textile Science and Engineering

Area of Specialization: (i) Polymer Engineering FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Department of Architecture

Areas of Specialization: (i) Architecture design; (ii) Communication Skills; (iii) History and Theoretical Studies; (iv) Building Construction Technology; (v) Humanities and Social Studies; (vi) Environmental Control Systems; (vii) Physical (Building) Sciences

Areas of Specialization: (i) Housing and Urban Studies; (ii) History and Theory of Architecture; (iii) Architectural Sciences; (iv) Architectural Technology and Production; (v) Architectural Design and Construction; (vi) Environmental Design in Architecture; (vii) Project Management and Control Department of Building

Postgraduate Diploma in Building
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Building Services; (ii) Building Maintenance; (iii) Construction Technology; (iv) Construction Materials; (v) Construction Management; (vi) Facility and Maintenance Management Department of Environmental Management

Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Management
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Geographic Information System; (ii) Housing Studies; (iii) Infrastructure Facilities Development; (iv) Impact Assessment Studies; (v) Mineral and Resources Exploitation; (vi) Population; (vii) Population Studies; (viii) Urban Renewal Techniques; (ix) Urbanization and the Environment; (x) Water Resources; (xi) Women and Development; (xii) Waste Management Studies Department of Estate Management

Postgraduate Diploma in Estate Management
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Valuation; (ii) Real Estate Investment Appraisals; (iii) Real Estate Development and Finance; (iv) Facilities and Property Management; (v) Land Administration and Management; (vi) Project Management Department of Fine and Applied Arts

Postgraduate Diploma in Fine and Applied Arts
Master of Arts (MA), Master of Fine and Applied Arts (MFA) and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Art History; (ii) Art Education; (iii) Ceramics; (iv) Fashion Design; (v) Painting; (vi) Sculpture; (vii) Textile; (viii) Visual Communication (Graphics Design) Department of Geography and Meteorology.

Postgraduate Diploma in Geography and Meteorology
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Applied Climatology & Meteorology Biogeography; (ii) Environmental Management; (iii) Hydrology and Water Resources; (iv) Population Geography Department of Quantity Surveying

Postgraduate Diploma in Quantity Surveying
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Construction/Engineering Economics; (ii) Construction Project Management; (iii) Infrastructure Cost Engineering/Management; (iv) Professional Practice Management

Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics
Postgraduate Diploma in Surveying and Geo informatics
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Surveying and Geo informatics; (ii) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Applications FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences

Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Clinical Chemistry; (ii) Hematology; (iii) Histopathology; (iv) Immunology; (v) Medical Microbiology Department of Medical Rehabilitation

MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Cardio-Pulmonary Physiotherapy; (ii) Geriatric Physiotherapy; (iii) Neurological Physiotherapy (iv) Orthopedic, Sports and Recreational Physiotherapy; (v) Women’s Physiotherapy (Obstetrics and Gynecology Physiotherapy) Department of Nursing Sciences

a) Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Sciences
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Community Health Nursing; (ii) Maternal and Child Health Nursing; (iii) Diploma in Nursing Science; (iv) Medical Surgical Nursing; (v) Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing; (vi) Nursing Administration; (vii) Nursing Education Department of Radiography/Radiological Sciences

Postgraduate Diploma in Radiography
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Film Reporting; (ii) Medical Physics; (iii) Medical Imaging; (iv) Radiation and Environmental Protection and Dosimetry; (v) Radiological Education; (vi) Radiological Management; (vii) Radiotherapy and Oncology FACULTY OF LAW LLM and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Commercial and Property Law; (ii) Public and Private Law; (iii) International Law and Jurisprudence FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES Department of Accountancy

Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy
MSC and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Auditing and Assurance Service; (ii)Taxation (iii) Corporate Financial Management; (iv) Management Accounting and Performance Measurement; (v) Corporate Reporting; (vi) Forensic Accounting and Fraud Management; (vii) Financial Management and Corporate Finance; (viii) Environmental Accounting c) MPhil/PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Auditing and Assurance Service; (ii) Taxation; (iii) Corporate Financial Management; (iv) Management Accounting and Performance Measurement; (v) Corporate Reporting Services; (vi) Forensic Accounting and Fraud Manager; (vii) Financial Managers and Corporate Finance Consultancy; (viii) Environmental Accountants; (ix) Oil & Gas Experts; (x) Public Sector Accountants Department of Banking and Finance

Postgraduate Diploma in Banking and Finance
MSC and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) International Business Finance; (ii) Capital Market; (iii) Investment Analysis; (iv) Portfolio Management; (v) Securities’ Market (vi) Monetary Theory; (vii) Banking Operations; (viii) Strategic Risk Management; (ix) Financial Management

MPhil/PhD

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Human Resource Management; (ii) Production/Operations Management; (iii) Strategic Management; (iv) General Management

MPhil/PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Human Resource Management; (ii) Production/Operations Management; (iii) Strategic Management; (iv) General Management Department of Co-operative Economics and Management

Postgraduate Diploma in Co-operative Economics and Management
MPhil/PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Agricultural Cooperatives; (ii) Cooperative Management; (iii) Service Cooperative

MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Agricultural Cooperatives; (ii) Cooperative Management; (iii) Rural Development; (iv) Rural Finance; (v) Service Cooperatives Department of Marketing

Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing.
MPhil/PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) International and Global Marketing; (ii) Sustainability and Development Marketing; (iii) Marketing Management and Strategy

MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Marketing Theories and Management Strategy; (ii) Consumer Studies and Research/Marketing Analytics; (iii) Marketing Promotion/Integrated Marketing Communication; (iv) International Marketing; (v) Entrepreneurship Marketing; (vi) Marketing Logistics and Supply Chain Management; (vii) Services Marketing; (viii) Sustainability and Development Department of Public Administration

PGD and MPA in Public Administration
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Human Resources Management; (ii) Project Management; (iii) Local Government Administration; (iv) Public Policy Analysis and Methods

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Areas of Specialization (i) Accountancy; (ii) Banking & Finance; (iii) Cooperative Economics and Management; (iv) Business Administration; (v) Marketing Department of Entrepreneurial Studies

Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurial Studies
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Management; (ii) Innovation FACULTY OF MEDICINE Department of Community Medicine

Areas of Specialization: (i) Epidemiology; (ii) Medical Statistics; (iii) Occupational Health; (iv) Environmental Health; (v) Health Education; (vi) Health System Administration; (vii) Health Management; (viii) Social Medicine; (ix) Rehabilitative Medicine; (x) Public Health Nutrition (xi) Demography FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Department of Clinical Pharmacy& Pharmacy Management

Pharm and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Pharmacy Practice and Management; (ii) Pharmaceutical Care; (iii) Public Health Pharmacy; (iv) Pharmacotherapeutics; (v) Clinical Pharmacokinetics; (vi) Pharmacoeconomics Department of Pharmacognosy &Traditional Medicine

MSc, M. Pharm and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Phytochemistry; (ii) Bio-medicinal Chemistry; (iii) Ethnobotany; (iv) Psychopharmacology; (v) Drug Evaluation and Quality Control Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology

MSc, MPharm and PhD

Area of Specialization: (i) Pharmaceutical Biotechnology; (ii) Antimicrobial Evaluation; (iii) Vaccinology and Immunology; (iv) Quality Control and Formulation Microbiology Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry

MSc, M. Pharm and PhD

Areas of Specialization: i.) Quality Control and Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry; (ii) Drug Synthesis and Combinatorial Chemistry; (iii) Natural Products Medicinal Chemistry; (iv) Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design Department of Pharmaceutics &Pharmaceutical Technology

MSc, M. Pharm and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Physical Pharmaceutics; (ii) Formulation Science and Technology; (iii) Powder and Tablet Technology; (iv) Cosmetic Science and Technology; (v) Biopharmaceutics/Pharmacokinetics; (vi) Drug Delivery and Targeting Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology

MSc, MPharm and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Toxicology; (ii) Ethnopharmacology; (iii) Clinical Pharmacology Department of Forensic Sciences

Areas of Specialization: (i) Forensic Toxicology; (ii) Forensic Chemistry & Drug Analysis; (iii) Forensic& Legal Medicine Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Areas of Specialization: (i) Health Commodities, Logistics and Supply Chain Management; (ii) Transport Studies; (iii) Disaster/Humanitarian Logistics & Supply Chain Management FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES Department of Statistics

PGD and MSc in Statistics
PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Mathematics Statistics; (ii) Design of Experiments; (iii) Time Series; (iv) Probability; (v) Regression; (vi) Multivariate Analysis; (vii) Biometrics Department of Computer Science

PGD and MSc in Computer Science
PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Data Communication and Networks; (ii) Artificial Intelligence; (iii) Software Engineering; (iv) Database Systems and Data Engineering; (v) Computer Forensics Department of Geological Sciences

Postgraduate Diploma in Geological Sciences
MSc (Integrated Water Resources Management)

Area of Specialization: Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Water Resources (Hydrogeology)/Environmental Geology; (ii) Petroleum Geology; (iii) Applied Geophysics; (iv) Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Biostratigraphy; (v) Economics Geology/Geochemistry Department of Mathematics

Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematics
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Functional Analysis; (ii) Industrial Mathematics Department of Physics and Industrial Physics

Postgraduate Diploma in Physics and Industrial Physics
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Astrophysics; (ii) Geophysics; (iii) Solid State Physics; (iv) Physics Electronics; (v) Nuclear Physics; (vi) Solar Energy Physics Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry

Postgraduate Diploma in Pure and Industrial Chemistry
MSc

Areas of Specialization: (i) Analytical Chemistry; (ii) Environmental Chemistry; (iii) Industrial Chemistry; (iv) Inorganic Chemistry; (v) Organic Chemistry (vi) Physical Chemistry; (vii) Polymer Chemistry

Areas of Specialization:

Analytical Chemistry; (ii) Environmental Chemistry; (iii) Organic Chemistry; (iv) Physical Chemistry; (v) Polymer Chemistry; (vi) Industrial Chemistry

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Department of Economics

Postgraduate Diploma in Economics
MSc and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Monetary Economics; (ii) Development Economics; (iii) Public Sector Economics; (iv) International Economics; (v) Quantitative Economics; (vi) Human Resource Economics (vii) Health Economics (viii) Environment Economics (ix) Energy Economics Department of Mass Communication

Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication
MSc

Areas of Specialization: (i) Print Journalism; (ii) Electronic Media/Broadcasting; (iii) Public Relations and Advertising (PRAD); (iv) New Information and Communication Technologies (NICTs)/New Media

Areas of Specialization: (i) Print Communication Sequence; (ii) Electronic Communication Sequence; (iii) Public Relations and Advertising Sequence (iv) Theory and Research in Media Studies; (v) Behavior Change Communication (BCC)/Development Communication Department of Psychology

MSC and PhD

Areas of Specialization (i) Clinical Psychology; (ii) Counseling Psychology; (iii) Development Psychology; (iv) Forensic Psychology; (v) Industrial/organizational Psychology; (vi) Social Psychology; (vii) Rehabilitation Psychology

MSc in EAP and MAI
MEAP and MAI (Professional Masters)

Areas of Specialization: (i) Employee Assistance Program; (ii) Addiction Intervention Department of Political Science

Postgraduate Diploma in Political Science
MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD

Areas of Specialization: (i) Political Theory and Methodology (PTMD); (ii) Public Administration and Local Government (PALG); (iii) International Relations and Diplomatic Studies (IRDS); (iv) Nigerian Government and Politics (NGAP) Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Areas of Specialization: (i) Development Studies; (ii) Criminology; (iii) Industrial Sociology; (iv) Demography/Population Studies; (v) Medical Sociology; (vi) Gender Studies; (vii) Cultural Anthropology; (vii) Industrial and Labor Relations

Areas of Specialization: (i) Development Studies; (ii) Criminology; (iii) Industrial Sociology; (iv) Demography/Population Studies; (v) Medical Sociology (vi) Gender Studies; (vii) Cultural Anthropology; (viii) Industrial and Labor Relations; (ix) Social Policy CENTER FOR MIGRATION STUDIES MA, MSc and Masters of Migration Studies (MMS) Areas of Specialization: (i) Migration Studies Statement of Motivation: The Candidate shall be required to submit a statement of 350-500 words explaining his/her experience/engagement with Migration issues/tasks and/or motivation for embarking on the MMS programme. CENTER FOR EYE HEALTH RESEARCH AND TRAINING (CEHRAT) MSc in Community Eye Health CENTER FOR PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION

MSc and MPCM in Peace and Conflict Management
PhD in Peace and Conflict Management

Area of Specialization:

Internal Conflict Studies and Peace Analysis ( ii) Conflict & Security Studies iii) International Conflict and Peace Building
MSc and PhD in Development Studies

Area of Specialization:

Governance Studies ( ii) Community Development iii) International Development.

CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (COHSES) PGD in Occupational Health and Safety. INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY AND CENTER FOR CANCER RESEARCH

MSc and PhD in Oncology

Areas of Specialization:

Basic Oncology; (ii) Clinical Oncology; (iii) Translational Oncology

CHISCO INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION STUDIES a) PGD in Transport and Logistics b) MSc in Transport and Logistics Areas of Specialization:

Road/Rail transport and logistics (ii) Air transport and logistics (iii) Maritime transport and logistics

TETFUND Center of Excellence for Biomedical, Engineering and Agricultural TranslationalStudies:

MSc and PhD Programmes in Translational Vaccinology and Vector Science.
MSc and PhD Programmes in Translational Herbal Research.
MSc and PhD Programmes in Agri-Entrepreneurship and Natural Ecosystem Services.
MSc and PhD Programmes in Post-Harvest and Resources Management of Agroforestry/ Aqua Produce.
MSc and PhD Programmes in Transition Engineering in Renewable &Sustainable Energy Systems.
MSc and PhD Programmes in Transition Engineering in Mechatronics Instrumentation Engineering.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURE

MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Candidates for any Postgraduate Programs must possess a minimum of five credits including English Language and any four relevant subjects at one or two sittings from WAEC, NECO, NABTEB or TC11(Faculty of Education only) based on the Department/Faculty and General University Requirements. Applicants are advised to obtain information on Departmental requirements from the university website spgs.unizik.edu.ng.*This is important*

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Postgraduate Diploma Programmes The following may apply for admission into the Postgraduate Diploma Programs. 2.1.1 Graduates from approved Universities who hold first degree classification with FCGPA of 1.51 and above on a 5point scale. 2.1.2 Candidates from approved Polytechnic or Monotechnic who hold a Higher National Diploma with a minimum of Lower Credit. 2.2 Master’s Degree Programmes The following may apply for admission into Master’s Programmes. 2.2.1 Graduates from approved Universities who hold the appropriate degree in the proposed field of study with minimum FCGPA of 2.50 on a 5-point scale or a minimum of 45% for universities that do not use FCGPA. 2.2.2 For unclassified degrees, candidates are expected to have a minimum overall score of 60%. 2.2.3 Holders of Postgraduate Diploma in the proposed field of study from recognized institutions with an FCGPA of 3.00 and above (on a 5-point scale). 2.3 MPHIL/PhD Programmes Graduates from approved Universities who hold master’s degree in the proposed field of study and under the advertised courses with an FCGPA of 3.20-3.49 (on a 5-point scale). 2.4 Doctor of Philosophy Programmes 2.4.1 Graduates from approved Universities who hold master’s degree in the proposed field of study with minimum FCGPA of 3.50 on a 5-point scale or a minimum of 60% for Universities that do not use the FCGPA. 2.4.2 For PhD in Clinical Oncology, candidates are expected to have MBBS and MSc in related disciplines. 3.0 DURATION OF THE PROGRAMMES 3.1 Postgraduate Diploma Program (PGD)

Full-Time Postgraduate Diploma programme is minimum of two (2) Semesters and a maximum of three (3) Semesters.
Part-Time. minimum of four (4) Semesters and a maximum of six (6) Semesters.

Note: For the Faculty of Engineering Professional PGD.

Full-Time is minimum of four (4) Semesters and a maximum of six (6) Semesters.
Part-Time is minimum of six (6) Semesters and a maximum of eight (8) semesters.

3.2 Master’s Degree Programmes

Full-Time Master’s Degree Programmes is minimum of three (3) Semesters and a maximum of six (6) Semesters.
Part-Time program is minimum of four (4) Semesters and a maximum of eight (8) Semesters.

3.3 MPHIL/PhD Programs

Full-Time MPhil/PhD Programme is minimum of two (2) Semesters and a maximum of three (3) Semesters.
Part-Time Program minimum of three (3) Semesters and a maximum of four (4) Semesters.

3.4 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programmes

Full-Time PhD Programs is minimum of six (6) Semesters and a maximum of ten (10) Semesters.
Part-Time Programs minimum of eight (8) Semesters and a maximum of fourteen (14) Semesters.

4.0 METHOD OF APPLICATION 4.1 Application form should be completed online by logging onto https://myedu.unizik.edu.ng/postgraduate Step 1: Click on Postgraduate School, then select ‘Generate Application form Invoice’ Step 2: Fill out the Invoice generation form and click on ‘Generate invoice’ Step 3: After generating the invoice, go to the bank and make the payment or click on Pay with Card to purchase the form with a Debit card. Step 4: Obtain your RRR then revisit the Portal: myedu.unizik.edu.ng/postgraduate to complete the Application form. Step 5: Download and print your Acknowledgment Form and Transcript Request form to be sent to your former institution for your academic transcripts. Any change of name should be indicated in the transcript form. Applicants should include the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of three Referees. At least two of the referees must be Academics not lower than the rank of Senior Lecturer. Application Process for the 2023/2024 Session

The sale of Forms begins on March 31, 2023
Submission of Forms for the (Online programmes) ends on August 31, 2023, and on November 30, 2023 (Full Time and Part Time programmes) respectively.

Transcripts, either hard or soft copy should be forwarded to the Secretary, College of Postgraduate Studies not later than September 9, 2023 (for Online programmes) and December 8, 2023 (for Full Time and Part Time programmes) Soft copies of transcripts may be forwarded to [email protected]from institutional e-mail addresses only.

Applicants will be invited for Screening Test and Proposal Defense (PhD only) from September 12-15,2023 for Online programmes and December 12-15,2023 (for Full Time and Part Time programmes)
PhD applicants in submitting their forms shall upload a proposal of not more than five type-written pages that should include:

Name of Applicant
Proposed Department and Faculty
Topic (not more than 18 words)
Brief Background of the Study
Aim and Objectives/Purpose
Methodology
Expected Outcomes
References

Application Process for the 2023/2024 Session

Sale of Form begins on March 31 ,2023
Submission of Form for the (Online programmes) ends on August 31,2023 and on November 30,2023 (Full Time and Part Time programmes) respectively.

Transcripts, either hard or soft copy should be forwarded to the Secretary, College of Postgraduate Studies not later than September 9,2023 (for Online programmes) and December 8,2023 (for Full Time and Part Time programmes) Soft copies of transcripts may be forwarded to [email protected]from institutional e-mail addresses only.

Applicants will be invited for Screening Test and Proposal Defense (PhD only) from September 12-15,2023 for Online programmes and December 12-15,2023 (for Full Time and Part Time programmes)
PhD applicants in submitting their forms shall upload a proposal of not more than five type-written pages.

(Visit spgs.unizik.edu.ng for the proposal template). N.B: Notwithstanding compliance with the above conditions, all admissions offered are provisional and the College of Postgraduate Studies reserves the right to offer, confirm or deny admission. Dr. Ifeyinwa F. Anolue Deputy Registrar I /Secretary College of Postgraduate Studies ← Back to News

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO POSTGRADUATE COURSES FOR THE 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR

NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA

COLLEGE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO POSTGRADUATE COURSES FOR THE 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR

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