UNIZIK Begins Postgraduate Applications For 2023/2024 Academic Session

The management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK) has announced the beginning of applications into the Institution's school of Postgraduate Studies for the 2023/2024 academic session.

This was contained in a recent publication signed by the deputy registrar of the Institution's school of Postgraduate Studies recently sighted by Myschoolnews.

The publication reads:

NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA

COLLEGE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

 

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

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

 

PGD

MSc

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

MSc

PhD

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

MSc

PhD

Areas of Specialization:

(i) Mycology (ii) Parasitology; (iii) Infection and Immunity; (iv) Bacteriology; (v) Virology; (vi) Public Health Microbiology

 Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

MSc

PhD

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

MSc

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

PhD

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

 

PhD

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

 

PhD

Area of Specialization:

 

(i) Polymer Engineering

FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

 

 Department of Architecture

 

MSc

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

 

PhD

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

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

 

Department of Business Administration

 

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

 

MPH

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

 

MSc

Areas of Specialization:

 

(i) Forensic Toxicology; (ii) Forensic Chemistry & Drug Analysis; (iii) Forensic& Legal Medicine

 

 Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

 

MSc

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

 

PhD

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

 

PhD

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

 

PGD

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

 

MSc

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 secdr_transcript.cpgs@unizik.edu.ngfrom 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 secdr_transcript.cpgs@unizik.edu.ngfrom 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