ADMISSIONS INTO POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES FOR THE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admissions into Postgraduate Programmes of Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina for the 2024/2025 Academic session. Interested applicants are advised to apply online via the Postgraduate Application Portal

For the list of available courses, method of application, requirements and application fees, please visit the University website www.umyu.edu.ng

Duly completed application forms and supporting documents should be forwarded to the SECRETARY, POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, UMARU MUSA YAR’ADUA UNIVERSITY, KATSINA.  P.M.B. 2218, KATSINA not later than 31st December, 2024.

ADMISSIONS INTO FULL-TIME POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES FOR THE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION

Prospective students are to apply for admissions into the following full-time Postgraduate Programmes of Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina for the 2024/2025 academic session:-

1.         FACULTY OF EDUCATION

  • Department of Education
    • Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
    • M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction
    • M.Ed. Educational Psychology
    • M.Ed. Educational Management
    • Ph.D. Curriculum & Instruction
    • Ph.D. Educational Psychology
    • Ph.D. Educational Management
  • Department of Science and Vocational Education
    • M.Sc. (Ed) Physics
    • M.Sc. (Ed) Mathematics
    • M.Sc. (Ed) Geography
    • M.Sc. (Ed) Chemistry
    • M.Sc. (Ed) Biology
  • Department of Library and Information Science
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Information and Record Management (PGDIRM)
  • Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS).

2.         FACULTY OF HUMANITIES

  • Department of Arabic
  • M.A Arabic
  • PhD Arabic
  • Department of Nigerian Languages (Hausa)
  • M.A  Hausa     
  • PhD Hausa
  • Department of History and Security Studies
  • M.A History   
  • PhD History
  • Department of Islamic Studies
  • M.A Islamic Studies
  • PhD Islamic Studies
  • Department of English and French
  • M.A English

 3.        FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

  • Department of Economics
  • M.Sc. Economics
  • PhD Economics

(b)   Department of Political Science

  1. Postgraduate Diploma in Political Science (PGDPS)
  2. M.Sc. Political Science.
  3. Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy (MIAD)
  4. Ph.D Political Science

    (c)    Department of Sociology

  1.    Postgraduate Diploma in Sociology
  2.    M.Sc. Sociology
  3.    PhD. Sociology

4.         FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

     (a)  Department of Accounting

  1. M.Sc Accounting

     (b) Department of Public Administration

  1. Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration (PGDPA)
  2. Master of Public Administration (MPA)
  3. M.Sc Public Administration
  4. Ph.D. Public Administration

     (c) Department of Business Administration

  1. Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
  2. Masters in Business Administration

5.         FACULTY OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES

  • Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry
  • PGD Chemistry
  • M.Sc. Chemistry
  • Ph.D. Chemistry
  • Department of Mathematics and Statistics           
  • M.Sc. Mathematics
  • Ph.D. Mathematics
  • Department of Computer Science M.Sc. Computer SciencePh.D. Computer Science
  • Department of Biology

M.Sc. Biology

Ph.D. Biology (with specialization in the following):

  1. Plant Ecology
  2. Plant Pathology
  3. Plant Genetics
  4. Plant Physiology
  5. Plant Resources
  6. Taxonomy/Biosystematics
  7. Entomology
  8. Public Health Parasitology
  9. Hydrobiology and Fisheries
  • Department of Physics
  • M.Sc. Physics
  • Ph.D Physics
  • Department of Microbiology
  • M.Sc. Microbiology (with specialization in the following):
  • Food & Industrial Microbiology
  • Medical Microbiology
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Ph.D. Microbiology (with specialization in the following):
  • Food & Industrial Microbiology
  • Medical Microbiology
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Department of Biochemistry
  • M.Sc. Biochemistry
  • Ph.D. Biochemistry

6.  FACULTY OF EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

    (a)   Department of Geography

  1. Postgraduate Diploma in Resource Management and Development (PGDRD)
  2. Masters in Resource Development (MRD)
  3. M.Sc. Geography      
  4. Ph.D. Geography

7.  FACULTY OF LAW

  1. PGD Islamic Law
  2. L.L.M
  3. Ph.D Law

8.  CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH(ISSCeRER)

  1. Masters in Renewable Energy Management (MREM)
  2. Masters in Environmental Sustainability (MES)

DURATION

  • Professional Masters (MRD/MPA/MREM/MES)                –           2 to 4 Semesters
  • Master of Business Administration   (MBA)                        –           4 to 6 Semesters
  • M.A/M.Ed./M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ed)                                                –           4 to 6 Semesters
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)                                                 –           6 to 10 Semesters

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR

  1. POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA

The following shall qualify for the Postgraduate Diploma 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. Candidates who hold qualifications other than the above, which are acceptable to the Senate of the University.
  1. All candidates shall be subjected to a selection process.
  • MASTER’S DEGREE
  • The following shall qualify for the Master’s Degree Programmes: –
  • Graduates of recognized Universities who have obtained the approved Bachelors Degree in relevant field; with at least Second-Class Honors or its equivalent, or
  1. Candidates with University degree and appropriate Postgraduate Diploma of UMYU or any other recognized University with at least a Credit level pass.
  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:
  • Graduates of recognized Universities who have obtained the approved Bachelors Degree in relevant field; with at least Second-Class Honors or its equivalent.
  • Candidates with any Bachelor’s degree in Third Class division who have at least five years relevant working experience.
  • Candidates who possess Higher National Diploma (HND) with at least a Credit pass in Postgraduate Diploma of UMYU or a recognized Institution in a relevant area.
  1. 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 in relevant field of study to proceed for Ph.D 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.

Selection Process:

All candidates shall be subjected to a selection process.  There may be screening/entrance examination on a date which would be announced on the University Website (www.umyu.edu.ng).  Candidates are therefore advised to check.

Method of Application

Interested candidates for any of the Postgraduate Programmes can apply online via the Postgraduate Application Portal from 19th August, 2024 to 31st December, 2024.

The admission requirements and procedures of payment of application fees (N10,500) are available at www.umyu.edu.ng.

All candidates are required to request their previous Institutions to forward either soft copy or hard copy of their academic transcripts to the Secretary Postgraduate School, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina.

Soft copy of academic transcripts should be sent via email to sec.pgs@umyu.edu.ng. All academic transcripts should reach the Secretary of the Postgraduate School not later than the closing date of the application.

Signed

Secretary Postgraduate School