PRINCE ABUBAKAR AUDU UNIVERSITY ANYIGBA (PAAU) RELEASES POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME ADMISSION FORM FOR THE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION

PRINCE ABUBAKAR AUDU UNIVERSITY ANYIGBA (PAAU) RELEASES POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME ADMISSION FORM FOR THE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION

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ADVERTISEMENT OF POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES FOR 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION

The School of Postgraduate Studies, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba hereby invites applications from qualified candidates for admission into Postgraduate programmes of the university, leading to the award of Postgraduate Diplomas, Masters Degrees as well as Doctor of Philosophy Degrees for the 2024/2025 Academic session.

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE:

1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & EXTENSION

(i) PhD Agricultural Economics

(ii) PhD Agricultural Extension

(iii) M.Sc Agricultural Economics

(iv) M.Sc Agricultural Extension

(v) PGD (Agricultural Economics and Extension)

2. DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION

(i) PhD Animal Production

(ii) M.Sc Animal Production

(iii) PGD Animal Production

3. DEPARTMENT OF CROP PRODUCTION

(i) PhD Crop Production (Agronomy, Crop Protection, Farming Systems, Crop Genetics & Breeding)

(ii) M.Phil./PhD

(iii) M.Sc Crop Production

(iv) PGD (Crop Production)

4. DEPARTMENT OF FOOD, NUTRITION & HOME SCIENCES

(i) PhD (Food Science and Technology)

(ii) PhD (Nutrition and Dietetics)

(iii) PhD Home Science (Clothing & Textiles and Home Resource Management Option)

(iv) M.Sc (Food Science and Technology)

(v) M.Sc (Nutrition and Dietetics)

(vi) M.Sc Home Science (Home Resource Management and Clothing/Textile Options)

(vii) PGD (Food Science and Technology)

(viii) PGD (Nutrition and Home Science)

5. DEPARTMENT OF SOIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

(i). PhD

(ii) M.Sc

(iii) PGD Soil and Environmental Management

FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES:

1. DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC & ISLAMIC STUDIES

(i) PhD Arabic Language & Literature

(ii) MPhil./PhD Arabic Language & Literature

(iii) MA Arabic Language & Literature

(iv) PGD Arabic Language & Literature

(v) MPhil./PhD Islamic Studies

(vi) MA Islamic Studies

(vii) PGD Islamic Studies.

2. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH & LITERARY STUDIES

(i) PGD (English and Literary Studies)

(ii) MA (English Language)

(iii) MA (Literature in English)

(iv) PhD (English Language)

(v) PhD (Literature in English)

3. DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES

(i) PhD Religious Studies

(ii) MA Religious Studies

4. DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

(i). PhD History

(ii). MA History

5. DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS

(i) PGD Theatre Arts

(ii) MA Theatre Arts

(iii) MPhil./PhD (Theatre Arts)

(iv) PhD Theatre Arts

6. DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY

(I). PGD

(ii) MA

(iii) MPhil/PhD

(iv) PhD

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

1. DEPARTMENT OF ARTS EDUCATION:

(i) MA (Ed) English Language

2. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION

(i) M.Ed. Social Studies

(ii) M.Sc Ed. Economics

(iii) PGD in Civic and Human Right Studies

(iv) PGD in Security and Crime Management Education

(v) PGD in Social Studies

3. DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION

(i) PhD Science Education

(ii) PhD Mathematics Education

(iii) M.Sc Ed. Biology

(iv) M.Sc Ed. Chemistry

(v) M.Sc Ed. Mathematics

(vi) M.Sc Ed. Physics

(vii) PGD in Science Education

4. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN KINETICS AND HEALTH EDUCATION

(i) M.Sc Sport Administration and Management

4. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

(i) MLS Library and Information Science

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES:

1. DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING

(i) PhD Accounting

(ii) MPhil/PhD

(iii) MSc Accounting

(iv) MSc Taxation

(v) MBA Accounting

(vi) PGD Accounting

2. DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

(i) PhD Management

(ii) MPhil/PhD

(iii). M.Sc Management

(iv) Master of Business Administration (MBA) Management

(vi) PGD Management

3. DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE

(i) PhD Banking and Finance

(ii) MSc Banking and Finance

(iii) PGD Banking and Finance

4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

(i) PhD Public Administration

(ii) M.Sc Public Administration

(iii) Master of Public Administration (MPA)

(iv) PGD Public Administration

FACULTY OF LAW:

(i) PGD Law

(ii) Master of Arts, Law and Diplomacy (MALD)

(iii) Master in International Law and Diplomacy

(iv) Master of Laws (LL.M)

(v)) M.Phil./PhD

(vi) PhD Law

FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES:

1. DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY

(i) PGD Animal and Environmental Biology

(ii) M.Sc Animal and Environmental Biology (Fisheries & Hydrobiology)

(iii) PhD Animal and Environmental Biology (Fisheries & Hydrobiology)

2. DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY

(i) M.Sc Biochemistry

(ii) MPhil/PhD Biochemistry

(iii) PhD Biochemistry

3. DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

(i) PGD Computer Science

(ii) M.Sc Computer Science

4. DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES

(i) PGD Applied Geology

(ii) M.Sc Hydrogeology

(iii) M.Sc Environmental Geology

(iv) PhD Hydrogeology

(v) PhD Environmental Geology

5. DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY

(i) PGD Microbiology

(ii) M.Sc Food and Industrial Microbiology

(iii) M.Sc Medical Microbiology

(iv) M.Sc Environmental Microbiology

(v) PhD Food and Industrial Microbiology

(vi) PhD Medical Microbiology

(vii) PhD Environmental Microbiology

6. DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

(i) PGD Plant Science and Biotechnology

(ii) M.Sc Plant Science and Biotechnology

7. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

(i) PGD Physics

(ii) M.Sc Physics

(iii) MPhil/PhD Physics

(iv) M.Sc Applied Physics (Material Science and Solid State Electronics)

(v) MPhil/PhD Applied Physics (Material Science and Solid State Electronics)

(vi) M.Sc Applied Physics (Theoretical Nuclear Physics)

(vii) MPhil/PhD Applied Physics (Theoretical Nuclear Physics)

(viii) M.Sc Applied Geophysics

(ix) MPhil/PhD Applied Geophysics

8. DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

(i) M.Sc Organic Chemistry

(ii) M.Sc Inorganic Chemistry

(iii) M.Sc Analytical Chemistry

(iv) M.Sc Environmental Chemistry

(v) M.Sc Polymer Chemistry

(vi) PhD Organic Chemistry

(vii) PhD Analytical Chemistry

(viii) PhD Environmental Chemistry

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES:

1. DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

(i) PhD Geography (Environmental Resource Management)

(ii) M.Sc Geography (Environmental Resource Management)

(iii) M.Sc Geography (Biogeography)

(iv) Masters in Environmental Management (MEM)

(v) PGD Environmental Management

2. DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION

(i) PGD Mass Communication

(ii) M.Sc. Mass Communication

(iii) M.Phil/PhD Mass Communication

(iv) PhD Mass Communication

3. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

(i) PhD Economics

(ii) MPhil/PhD

(iii) M.Sc Economics

(iv) PGD Economics

4. DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

(i) PhD Political Science

(ii) MPhil/PhD Political Science

(iii) M.Sc Political Science

(iv) PGD Political Science

5. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY

(i) PhD Sociology

(ii) M.Phil/PhD Sociology

(iii) M.Sc Sociology

(iv) PGD Sociology

ELIGIBILITY FOR DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) PROGRAMMES

An applicant for admission into PhD programmes shall:

(a) Be a graduate of Kogi State University or any other approved University who has obtained the degree of Master of Arts or Science (MA/M.Sc/LL.M)

(b) Possess a minimum of 3.5 Cumulative Grade point Average on a 5 point scale or equivalent letter grade B in previous postgraduate core courses.

(c) For programmes in Natural Sciences a candidate must possess a minimum of 4.0 Cumulative Grade point Average on a 5 point scale or equivalent letter grade B in previous postgraduate core courses.

(d) Candidates who do not meet the criteria in (b) & (c) above can apply for M.Phil/PhD in their respective Programmes where available.

ELIGIBILITY FOR MASTER OF ARTS/MASTER OF SCIENCE/LL.M/MALD/MILD/MPA/MBA/MEM

For Master’s Degree Programmes (M.A/M.Sc), a candidate is required to:

(i) Possess a Bachelor’s degree of Prince Abubakar Audu University or any other recognized University in the relevant programme.

(ii) Possess a CGPA of not less than 3.00 for programmes in the Faculty of Natural Sciences.

(iii) Possess relevant O’ Level credit.

ELIGIBILITY FOR POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA (PGD)

To qualify for admission into Postgraduate Diploma Programmes, a candidate is required to:

(i) Hold a minimum of Third Class degree of Prince Abubakar Audu University or any other recognized University.

(ii) Have a Higher National Diploma (HND) at lower credit level in related fields.

GENERAL ELIGIBILITY/ REQUIREMENTS FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

All applicants for Postgraduate admission must satisfy the ‘O’ Level/first degree requirement of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba as follows:

(a) Possess five ‘O’ Level credit passes (Matriculation requirement for each discipline) at not more than two sittings in the relevant subjects, including English Language for ALL disciplines and Mathematics for ALL Science-based disciplines, Geography, Management Sciences and Social Sciences.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

The application fee for ALL Postgraduate programmes is N25, 000.00 (Twenty five thousand naira only).

Note that all payments are Remita driven.

The access and filling of the PG application form can be done on the University PG Portal. The following are the requirements for the online application:

1. O’ Level result

2. BSc/BA/LLB/MSc/MA/LLM results

3. Highest Degree CGPA

4. NYSC certificate

5. Referees’ E-mail addresses

Sales of application forms will commence from 7th April, 2025 – 6th June, 2025.

NOTE:

 Candidates are required to request their previous institutions to forward their transcripts of academic records to:

The Secretary,

School of Postgraduate Studies,

Prince Abubakar Audu University,

P.M.B. 1008,