UNIUYO Postgraduate Courses and Requirements

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Department of Agricultural Economics & Extension

:

M. Sc.

& Ph.D. in: Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension

Department of Animal Science

:

M. Sc. & Ph. D in Animal Science with specialization in:

Animal Biochemistry and Nutrition, Animal Breeding and Genetics, Animal Production and

Management

,

Animal Physiology, Meat & Dairy Science i.e Animal Products Technology

.

Department of Crop Science

:

M. Sc. in Crop Science

,

Ph. D in Crop Science with

specialization in:Crop Production,

Crop Physiology, Farming System, Horticulture, Weed

Science, Entomology,

Crop Breeding Genetics &

Biotechnology, Pathology

.

Department of Soil Science:

M. Sc. &Ph. D. in Soil Science

Department of Food Science & Technology:

M.Sc. in Brewing Science & Technology

,

M.Sc.& Ph. D. in Food Science & Technology

Department of Forestry & Wildlife:

M. Sc. & Ph. D. in Forestry & Wildlife

Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture

:

M. Sc. & Ph.D. in: Fisheries & Aquaculture,

Aquatic Environmental Management

Department of Human Ecology & Dietetics

:

M. Sc. in Home Economics

Centre for Wetlands and Waste Management Studies

: M.Sc. in Environmental Health Management (EHM)

FACULTY OF ARTS

Department of Communication Arts:

M.A & Ph. D in Mass Communication with

specialization in: Business and Organizational Communication, Radio/TV Broadcasting, Print

Journalism, Public Relati

ons and Advertising, Development Communication and Political

Communication

Department of English:

M. A. and Ph.D English with specialization in:

Language, Literature

Department of Foreign Languages:

M. A. in French. Ph.D in French Language, Literature in French and Translation Studies

Department of History & International Studies:

M. A in History & International Studies with specialization in:

Archeology of Nigeria, African History, Social & Political History, Economic History, Urban History, International History and Diplomacy, Peace and Conflict Studies, Militaryand Strategic Studies, Gender Studies.

Ph. D in History and International Studies with specialization in:

International History and Diplomacy, African Diaspora Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Gender Studies, Military and Strategic Studies, Archeology and Cultural Heritage Management.

2Department of Religious and Cultural Studies: M. A. & Ph. D in Religious Studies with specialization in: Sociology of Religion, Biblical Studies: (1) Old Testament, (2) New Testament, African Traditional Religion, Church History, Philosophy of Religion.

Department of Philosophy: M. A. & Ph.D in Philosophy with specialization in: Epistemology, Metaphysics, Value Theories, Socio-Political Philosophy, African Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Law,  History of Philosophy, Philosophy & Gender Studies, Logic, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Social Science, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy & Public Affairs, Philosophy of Medicine, Philosophy of Environment.

Department of Music: M.A. in Music.

Department of Theatre Arts:

M. A. in Theatre Arts

FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

Department of Biochemistry: M. Sc. & Ph. D in Biochemistry

Department of Anatomy: M. Sc. & Ph. D in Anatomy Department of Physiology: M. Sc. & Ph. D. in Human Physiology

FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in: Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Management, Marketing, Insurance and Risk Management. Collaborative Ph. D in: Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Management, Marketing

FACULTY OF CLINICAL SCIENCES

Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology:

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Medical Microbiology & Parasitology

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Institute of Education: Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

Department of Curriculum Studies, Educational Management & Planning: M. Ed. & Ph. D in: Curriculum Studies, Educational Management & Planning

Department of Educational Foundations, Guidance and Counselling:

M. Ed. & Ph. D in: Guidance & Counseling, Educational Psychology,

Sociology of Education, Educational Evaluation, Social Studies in Education and Philosophy of Education.

Department of Physical & Health Education:

Physical Education: M.Sc(Ed.) in: Adapted Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, Organization & Administration of Physical Education & Sports, Sociology & Psychology of Sports Ph.D in: Organization & Administration of Physical Education and Sports,

Exercise Physiology, Adapted Physical Education, Sports Psychology, Sociology of Sports

Health Education: M. Sc(Ed.) in: Community Health, School Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Ph. D in Public Health Education Department of Educational Technology & Library Science:

Master in Library and Information Science (MLIS), M.Sc (Ed) in Educational Technology Ph. D in Library and Information Science with specialization in: Library Science, Information Science, Archives and Records Management, Publishing and Book Trade Ph. D in: Educational Technology

3 Department of Early Childhood & Special Education: M.Ed & Ph. D. in: Early Childhood Education Department of Vocational Education:

M.Ed. in: Textile Technology Education,M. Sc (Ed.) & Ph. D in:

Agricultural Education, Business Education, Technical Education,

Computer Education &Home Economics Education Department of Science Education: Master of Science Education M.Sc. (Ed.) & Ph.D in: Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Integrated Science

Education, Mathematics Education, Physics Education

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering: Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Petroleum Engineering, Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Chemical Engineering Master & Ph.D in Chemical Engineering with specialization in: Advanced Chemical Engineering,

Environmental Process Engineering, Chemical Process Design,

Petroleum Processing Engineering, Biochemical Engineering.

M. Eng. & Ph. D in Petroleum Engineering with specialization

in: Production Engineering, Drilling Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, Gas Engineering, Georesources Engineering,

Geoenvironmental Engineering. Department of Mechanical Engineering: Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Mechanical

Engineering, M. Eng. & Ph. D in Mechanical Engineering with  specialization in: Production Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Materials Engineering.

Department of Computer/Electrical & Electronics Engineering:

Postgraduate Diploma

(PGD) in Computer Engineering, Postgraduate Di

ploma (PGD) in Electrical/Electronics

Engineering.

M. Eng. in Computer Engineering with specialization in:

Computer (Hardware)

Engineering, Software & Systems Engineering

.

M. Eng. in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

with specialization in:

Electric Powe

r Devices (Machines), Electrical Power Engineering

. Control

Engineering

,

Electronics & Communications Engineering,

Department of Food and Agricultural Engineering

:

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Food and Agricultural Engineering.

M. Eng. & Ph. D in Food

Engineering with specialization in:

Food Process Engineering, Food Mach

inery and Equipment

Engineering, Food Storage, Distribution and Environmental Engineering

.

M. Eng. & Ph. D in Agricultural Engineering with specialization in:

Farm Power and Machinery

(FPM), Agricultural Products Processing and Storage,

Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

(SWE), Farm Structures and Environment

Department of Civil Engineering

:

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Civil Engineering

Master of Civil Engineering degree

(M. Engr.)

in the following areas of specialization:

Structural

Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Health Engineering

, Geotechnical Engineering.

FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Department of Architecture

:

M. Sc. in Architecture

Department

of Building

:

M. Sc & Ph. D in Construction Management

Department of Estate Management

:

M.Sc. & Ph. D in Estate Management

Department of Fine & Industrial Arts

:

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in:

Ceramics, Painting,

Sculpture, Textiles,

Graphics

.

Master of Arts

in Art Education (M.A. Art Education)

.

Ph. D in Fine

4 & Industrial Arts with specialization in:

Ceramics Design and Technology, Graphics Design and

Technology, Painting and Painting Technology,

Textiles Design and Technology, Sculpture.

Department of Urban

& Regional Planning

:

Master of Urban & Regional Planning (MURP),

M.Sc. in Environmental Management

.

Ph. D in Urban & Regional Planning

FACULTY OF LAW

:

LLM & Ph. D in Law

FACULTY OF PHARMACY

Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry

:

M.Sc. & Ph. D in Pharmaceutical

and Medicinal Chemistry with specialization in:

Synthesis and Characterization of

Chemotherapeutic Agents Drug Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics of Drugs and Effects on Drug

Therapy, Chemistry of Natural

Products.

Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural Medicine

:

M. Sc. in Pharmacognosy and

Natural Medicine with specialization in:

Phytochemistry, Biological Evaluation of Natural

Products, Cultivation and Propagation of Medicinal Plants, Tissue Culture

Ph.D in Pharmacognosy

Department of

Pharmacology & Toxicology

:

M.Sc. & Ph. D in: Pharmacology

Department of Pharmaceutical/Pharmaceutical Technology:

Master

of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology

M.Sc in Pharmaceutics/Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Ph.D in Pharmaceutics/Pharmaceutical Technology

Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmacy

Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) in Clinical Pharmacy

Ph.D in Clinical Pharmacy

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Department of Botany & Ecological

Studies

:

M. Sc & Ph. D Botany with specialization in:

Cytogenetics &

Genetics

,

Plant Physiology/Phytochemistry, Plant Ecology, Plant

Taxonomy/Systematics

,

Plant Virology/Pathology, Plant Anatomy

.

Department of Chemistry

:

M.Sc & Ph. D in: Analytical

Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry,

Industrial Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry,

Physical Chemistry, Polymer

Chemistry

.

Department of Computer Science

:

M.Sc. in Computer Science. Ph.D

.

in Computational

Intelligence

Department

of Mathematics & Statistics:

M.Sc. in Statistics.

M.Sc. & Ph. D in:

Mathematics

Department of Microbiology

:

M.Sc. & Ph. D in:

Environmental Microbiology,

Industrial & Food Microbiology

Department of Physics

:

M.Sc. & Ph.D in Physics with specialization

in:

Pure Physics:

Atomic/Nuclear Physics, High Energy/Particle Physics, Plasma Physics, Solid

State/Condensed Matter Physics, Theoretical Computational Physics

Applied Physics:

Electronics/Communications, Geophysics, Atmospheric Physics,

Radiation/Health

Physics, Renewable Energy

.

Department of Zoology

:

M. Sc & Ph. D in:

Parasitology, Hydrobiology, Entomology

.

5 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Department of Economics

:

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Economics.

M.Sc & Ph.D in

Economics with specialization in:

Development Economics, Monetary Economics, Public Finance,

Environmental Economics, International Economics

.

Department of Geography & Regional Planning

:

1.

M.Sc.& Ph. D in Geography and Natural Resource Management with Specialization in:

Geography & Environmental Management, Biogeography, Agricultural Geography,

Climatology and Climate Change Studies, Rural Land

use Planning

, Urban Studies,

Regional Developme

nt Planning, Environmental/Resource Management, Population

Studies and Medical Geography, Economics Geography, Transport Planning and

Management, Natural Disaster and Risk Management, Tourism Geography, Geographic

Information System, Water Studies.

2. M.Sc. & Ph.D in Environment and Development

3. Master of Geographic Information System (MGIS).

Department of Political Science and Public Administration

:

M.Sc. and Ph. D in:

Public

Administration

,

International Relations

.

Ph. D in Comparative Politics

Departme

nt of Psychology:

M.Sc. and Ph.D with options in:

Clinical

Psychology,

Industrial/Organizational

Psychology

and Social Psychology.

Department of Sociology/Anthropology

:

M. Sc. and Ph. D in:

Sociology

&

Development,

Criminology, Industrial Sociology,

Medical Sociology, Rural and Community Development,

Social /Cultural Anthropology,

Demography

.

DURATION

i. All Full-

time Master’s degree programmes last for a minimum period of four semesters and a maximum period of six semesters.

ii. All Full time Doctoral Programmes last for a minimum period of sixsemesters and a maximum period of ten semesters.

iii

(a)

PGD in Education last for a minimum of two semesters and a maximum of four

semesters for all full time students.

(b) PGD in Engineering last for a minimum of four semesters and a maximum of six

semesters for all full time students.

(c) PGD in Economics last for a minimum of two semesters and a maximum of four

semesters for all fu

ll time students.

ELIGIBILITY

A.

To qualify for admission into the Postgra

duate Diploma (PGD

) programme, applicants

should be graduates of the University of Uyo or any other University recognized by the

Senate of the University of Uyo, or persons who hold qualifications adjudged by the Senate of the University of Uyo to be equivalent to first degree or holders of recognized Higher

National Diploma.

B. To qualify for admission into a Master’s degree programme, applicants should be

graduates with not less than

Second Class Honours degrees in the Lower Division with

,

(a) CGPA of 2.75 on a five

–

point scale, (b) CGPA of 2.2 points on a four

–

points scale and (c)

Second Class lower division (irrespective of CGPA) for the Master’s

degree program

me in Architecture. (d)

Candidates for admission into

M.Sc Medical Microbiology

should be