PSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

DURATION

  • Postgraduate Diploma (PGDE/PGDIRM/ PGDRD)            –           2 to 4 Semesters
  • Masters in Resource Development (MRD)                           –           2 to 4 Semesters
  • M.A/M.Ed./M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ed)                                                –           4 to 6 Semesters
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)                                                 –           6 to 10 Semesters

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  1. POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION

The following shall qualify for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education admission:

  1. Graduates of recognized Universities;
  2. Holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) with a minimum of Lower Credit pass or its equivalent in relevant areas;
  3. Holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) without Education obtained at Credit level with a three years relevant Postgraduate experience;
  4. Candidates who hold qualifications other than the above, which are acceptable to the Senate of the University.
  5. Candidates with Third Class degree in areas other than Education can be considered after three years relevant Postgraduate experience.  Those in the Education may be considered in their area of specialization;
  6. All candidates shall be subjected to a selection process.

MASTER’S DEGREE

The following shall qualify for the Master’s Degree Programmes: –

  1. Graduates of recognized Universities who have obtained the approved Bachelors Degree in relevant field; with at least Second-Class Honors or its equivalent. 
  2. Candidates who hold qualifications other than the ones listed above, which are acceptable to the Senate of the University.

The following shall qualify for Professional Masters’ degree admission:

  1. Graduates of recognized Universities who have obtained the approved Bachelors Degree in relevant field; with at least Second-Class Honors or its equivalent.
  2. Candidates with any Bachelor’s degree in Third Class division who have at least five years relevant working experience.
  3. Candidates who possess Higher National Diploma (HND) with at least a Credit pass at Postgraduate Diploma of a recognized Institution;
  4. Candidates who hold qualifications other than the ones listed above, which are acceptable to the Senate of the University.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD)

The following shall qualify for the Doctor of Philosophy admission:

  1. Graduates of recognized Universities who have obtained a good Masters Degree appropriate to the proposed areas of study;
  2. Graduates of recognized Universities who have obtained Master of Philosophy degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.50 on five (5) point scale on relevant field of study to proceed for PhD in the appropriate field to the proposed area of study;
  3. In addition to (i) – (ii)above, a candidate must possess at least a Bachelors degree in relevant field with Second Class lower division;
  4. Candidates who hold qualifications other than the above, which are acceptable to the Senate of the University;
  5. Candidate must state the proposed area of research and submit a synopsis of not less than 500 words of the proposed topic of research.

Matriculation Requirement:

In addition to A, B and C above, a candidate must satisfy the University’s matriculation requirements of the programme i.e five relevant Credit Passes at the O’level to include English and Mathematics.

1FACULTY OF EDUCATION
(a)Department of Education
i.Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
ii.M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction
iii.M.Ed. Educational Psychology
iv.M.Ed. Educational Management
v.Ph.D. Curriculum & Instruction
vi.Ph.D. Educational Psychology
vii.Ph.D. Educational Management
(b)Department of Science and Vocational Education
i.M.Sc. (Ed) Physics
ii.M.Sc. (Ed) Mathematics
iii.M.Sc. (Ed) Geography
iv.M.Sc. (Ed) Chemistry
v.M.Sc. (Ed) Biology
(c)Department of Library and Information Science
i.Postgraduate Diploma in Information and Record Management (PGDIRM)
ii.Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)
2FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
(a)Department of Arabic
i.M.A Arabic
ii.PhD Arabic
(b)Department of Nigerian Languages (Hausa)
i.M.A  Hausa     
ii.PhD Hausa
(c)Department of History and Security Studies
i.M.A History   
ii.PhD History
(d)Department of Islamic Studies
i.M.A Islamic Studies
ii.PhD Islamic Studies
(e)Department of English and French
i.M.A English
3FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
(a)Department of Economics
i.M.Sc. Economics
ii.PhD Economics
(b)Department of Accounting
i. M.Sc Accounting
(c)  Department of Political Science
i.Postgraduate Diploma in Political Science (PGDPS)
ii.M.Sc. Political Science
(c)Department of Public Administration
i.Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration (PGDPA)
ii.Master of Public Administration (MPA)
iii.M.Sc Public Administration
iv.Ph.D. Public Administration
(d)Department of Business Administration
i.Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
ii.Masters in Business Administration
4FACULTY OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
(a)Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry
i.PGD Chemistry
ii.M.Sc. Chemistry
iii.Ph.D. Chemistry
(b)Department of Geography
i.Postgraduate Diploma in Resource Management and Development (PGDRD)
ii.Masters in Resource Development (MRD)
iii.M.Sc. Geography      
iv.Ph.D. Geography
(c)Department of Mathematics and Statistics
i.M.Sc. Mathematics
ii.Ph.D. Mathematics
(d)Department of Computer Science
iM.Sc. Computer Science   
   ii.Ph.D. Computer Science   
(e)Department of Biology
M.Sc. Biology
Ph.D. Biology (with specialization in the following:
i.Plant Ecology
ii.Plant Pathology
iii.Plant Genetics
iv.Plant Physiology
v.Plant Resources
vi.Taxonomy/Biosystematics
vii.Entomology
viii.Public Health Parasitology
ix.Hydrobiology and Fisheries
(f)Department of Physics
i.
ii		M.Sc. Physics  
Ph.D Physics
(g)Department of Microbiology
i.M.Sc. Microbiology
(h)Department of Biochemistry
iv.M.Sc. Biochemistry
v.Ph.D. Biochemistry