UNIABUJA Postgraduate Admission Form 2018/2019 Session

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) postgraduate programmes for the 2018/2019 academic session.

UNIABUJA postgraduate programmes lead to the award of :

1. Postgraduate Diploma Certificate in Education (PGDE), Business Administration (PGDBA), Public Administration (PGDPA), Political Science, Banking and Finance (PGDBF), Diplomatic Studies, Statistics, Engineering, Food Hygiene Veterinary, Epidemiology, Crop Protection, Agronomy, Agro Forestry, Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Agric. Business Management, Soil science, Animal Science, Environmental Planning and Protection (PGDEPP), Postgraduate Diploma in Gender Studies.
2. Master of Arts (M.A) Master of Education (M. Ed), Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Law (LL.M), Master of Public Administration (MPA), Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Master of Environmental Planning and Protection (MEPP), Master of Public Health, Master of Engineering, Master of Veterinary Public Health, Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Veterinary Microbiology, Bacteriology, Immunology, Virology and
3. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in various areas of specializations in the listed Faculties and Departments in ‘a’ and ‘b’ above.

UNIABUJA Postgraduate Courses.

1. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
   1. Department of Crop Protection
      • PGD in Crop Protection
      • M.Sc. Crop Protection
      • Ph.D. Crop Protection
   2. Department of Crop Science
      • PGD in Agronomy
      • PGD Agro Forestry
      • M.Sc. Agronomy
      • M.Sc. Agro Forestry
      • Ph.D. Crop Protection
      • Ph.D. Agronomy
      • Ph.D. Agro Forestry
   3. Dept. of Agric. Econs. & Extension
      • PGD Agric. Econs. & Farm Managt.
      • PGD in Agric. Business Managt.
      • M.Sc. Agricultural Economics
      • M.Sc. Development Economics
      • M.Sc. Environmental Economics
      • M.Sc. Agric. Ext. & Rural Sociology
      • Ph.D. Agricultural Economics
      • Ph.D. Agric. Ext. & Rural Sociology
   4. Department of Soil Science
      • PGD Soil Science
      • M.Sc. Soil Science
      • Ph.D. Soil Science
   5. Department of Animal Science
      • PGD Animal Science
      • M.Sc. Animal Science
      • Ph.D. Animal Science
2. FACULTY OF ARTS
   1. Department of History & Diplomatic Studies
      • PGD in Diplomatic Studies
      • M.A. in Diplomatic Studies
      • M.A. in Nigerian and African History
      • M.Phil. in Nigerian and African History
      • M.Phil. in Diplomatic Studies
      • Ph.D. in Nigerian and African History
      • Ph.D. in Diplomatic Studies
      • Ph.D. in Nigerian and African History
      • Ph.D. in Diplomatic Studies
   2. Department of Theatre Arts
      • PGD in Media Arts
      • PGD in Theatre Arts
      • M.A. in Media Arts
      • M.A in Theatre Arts
      • Ph.D. in Media Arts
      • Ph.D. in Theatre Arts
   3. Department of English Language
      • M.A. English Language
      • M.A. Literature in English
      • Ph.D. English Language
      • Ph.D. Literature in English
3. COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
   1. FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCE
      1. Department of Anatomical Sciences
         • MSc Anatomical Sciences
         • PhD Anatomical Sciences
         • Department of Human Physiology
         • MSc Human Physiology
         • PhD Human Physiology
      2. Department of Medical Biochemistry
         • MSc Medical Biochemistry
         • PhD Medical Biochemistry
   2. FACULTY OF CLINICAL SCIENCES
      1. Department of Community Medicine
         • MPH Comm Medicine
         • MPH Sexual & Repro Health
4. FACULTY OF EDUCATION
   1. PGD IN Education
   2. Department of Educ. Management
      • M.Ed. Educ. Planning
      • Ph.D. Educ. Planning
   3. Dept. of Counse. & Edu. Psychology
      • M.Ed. Educational Psychology
      • Ph.D. Educational Psychology
   4. Dept. of Guidance & Counseling Edu.
      • M.Ed. Guidance and Counseling
      • Ph.D. Guidance and Counseling
   5. Dept. of Arts & Social Science Edu.
      • M.Ed. Counseling Education
      • M.Ed. Curriculum Studies
      • M.Ed. Language Education
      • M.Ed. Social Studies Education
      • Ph.D. Counseling Education
      • Ph.D Curriculum Studies
      • Ph.D. Language Education
      • Ph.D. Social Studies Education
   6. Dept. of Science & Env. Edu.
      • M.Ed. Science Education
      • M.Ed. Mathematics Education
      • Ph.D. Science Education
      • Ph.D. Mathematics Education
5. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
   1. Department of Civil Engineering
      • M. Eng. Civil Engineering
      • PhD. Eng. Civil Engineering
   2. Department of Chemical Engineering
      • M. Eng. Chemical Engineering
      • Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
   3. Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering
      • PGD Electrical Engineering
      • M. Eng. Electrical Engineering
      • Ph.D. Electrical Engineering
   4. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
      • M. Eng. Mechanical Engineering
      • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
6. FACULTY OF LAW
   1. Masters of Laws (LL.M)
   2. Ph.D. in Laws (Ph.D. Law)
7. FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
   1. Department of Accounting
      • PGD Accounting
      • MSc. in Accounting & Finance
   2. Department of Banking and Finance
      • PGD Banking and Finance
   3. Depart. of Business Administration
      • PGD in Business Administration
      • PGDBA Business Administration
      • M.Sc. Business Administration
      • Ph.D. Business Administration
   4. Depart. of Public Administration
      • PGDBPA in Public Administration
      • MPA Masters of Public Administration
      • M.Sc. Public Administration
      • Ph.D. Public Administration
8. FACULTY OF SCIENCE
   1. Dept. of Biological Sciences
      • M.Sc. Biology (Environmental)
      • M.Sc. Botany (Biodiversity)
      • M.Sc. Zoology (Parasitology)
      • M.Sc. Zoology (Fisheries)
      • Ph.D. Biology (Environmental)
      • Ph.D. Botany (Biodiversity)
      • Ph.D. Zoology (Parasitology)
      • Ph.D. Zoology (Fisheries)
   2. Department of Microbiology
      • M.Sc. Food Microbiology
      • M.Sc. Industrial Microbiology
      • M.Sc. Environmental Microbiology
      • Ph.D. Food Microbiology
      • Ph.D. Industrial Microbiology
      • Ph.D. Environmental Microbiology
   3. Dept of Chemistry – Physical Chem.
      • M.Sc. Physical Chemistry
      • M.Sc. Organic Chemistry
      • M.Sc. Inorganic Chemistry
      • M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry
      • Ph.D. Physical Chemistry
      • Ph.D. Organic Chemistry
      • Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry
      • Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry
   4. Department of Computer Science
      • M.Sc. Computer Science (Infor. Security)
      • M.Sc. Computer Science(Software Engineering)
      • Postgraduate Diploma in Information System (PGDIS)
      • M.Sc. Computer Science (Intelligence System)
      • M.Sc. Comp. Sci. (Distributed Computing Systems)
      • M.Sc. Comp. Sci. (Networking Communication)
      • M.Sc. Computer Sci. (Database Systems)
      • Ph.D. Computer Science
   5. Department of Physics
      • M.Sc. Solid State Physics
      • M.Sc. Solar Energy Physics
      • M.Sc. Applied Geophysics
      • Ph.D. Solid State Physics
      • Ph.D. Solar Energy Physics
      • Ph.D. Applied Geophysics
   6. Department of Mathematics
      • M.Sc. Pure Mathematics
      • M.Sc. Applied Mathematics
      • Ph.D. Pure Mathematics
      • Ph.D. Applied Mathematics
   7. Department of Statistics
      • PGD in Statistics (PGDS)
      • M.Sc. Statistics
      • Ph.D. Statistics
9. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
   1. Department of Economics
      • MFE Masters in Financial Economics
      • M.Sc. Economics
      • Ph.D. Economics
   2. Dept. of Political Sci. & Int. Relations
      • Postgraduate Dip in Political Science
      • Masters in int. Relations & Diplomacy
      • M.Sc. Political Science (Int. Relations)
      • M.Sc. Political Sci. (Polit. Economy & Dev Studies)
      • M.Sc. Political Science (Policy Analysis)
      • Ph.D. Political Science (Int. Relations)
      • Ph.D. Political Science (Political Economy & Development Studies)
      • Ph.D. Political Science (Policy Analysis)
   3. Department of Sociology
      • PGD. in Intercul. Conflict & Comm.
      • M.Sc. Gender Studies
      • M.Sc. Development Sociology
      • M.Sc. Industrial Sociology
      • M.Sc. Criminology
      • M.Sc. Demography
      • M.Sc. Medical Sociology
      • Ph.D. Sociology
   4. Dept. of Geography & Env. Manag.
      • Postgraduate Dip. in Env. Plan & Protec.
      • Masters in Envi. Planning & Protection
      • M.Sc. Geo. (Popu & Manpower Plan.)
      • M.Sc. Geography (Geomorphology)
      • M.Sc. Geography (Biogeography)
      • M.Sc. Geography (Climatology)
      • Ph.D. in Envi. Resources Planning
      • Ph.D. Population & Manpower Plan.
      • Ph.D. Geomorphology
      • Ph.D. Biogeography
      • Ph.D. Climatology
10. FACULTY OF VET. MEDICINE
    1. Dept. of Vet. Public Health & Preven. Medicine
       • PGD Food Hygiene
       • PGD Epidemiology
       • M.Sc. Epidemiology
       • MVPH Veterinary Public Health
       • MVPH Veterinary Preventive Medicine
       • Ph.D. Epidemiology
       • Ph.D. Veterinary Public Health
       • Ph.D. Veterinary Preventive Medicine
    2. Department of Veterinary Microbiology
       • M.Sc. Veterinary Microbiology
       • M.Sc. Bacteriology
       • M.Sc. Immunology
       • M.Sc. Virology
       • Ph.D. Veterinary Microbiology
       • Ph.D. Bacteriology
       • Ph.D. Immunology
       • Ph.D. Virology
    3. Department of Vet. Pharm & Toxicology
       • M.Sc. Pharmacology
       • M.Sc. Toxicology
       • Ph.D. Pharmacology
       • Ph.D. Toxicology
    4. Dept. of Parasitology & Entomology
       • PGD Veterinary Parasitology
       • M.Sc. Vet Hematology Protozoa & Entomology
       • Ph.D. Vet Helm Proto & Entomology
11. CENTRE FOR GENDER SECURITY STUDIES AND YOUTH ADVANCEMENT
    1. PGD in Gender Studies (Part Time)
    2. M.A. Gender Studies (Part Time)
12. SULTAN MACHIDO INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND LEGISLATIVE STUDIES
    1. PGD Peace and Security (Professional)
    2. PGD Leadership and Discipline (Professional)
    3. PGD Society and Development (Professional)
    4. Masters in Peace and Security (Professional)
    5. Masters in Leadership & Discipline (Professional)
    6. Masters in Society & Dev. (Professional)
13. INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
    1. PGD in Education (Part Time)
14. INSTITUTE FOR PEACE STUDIES & SOCIAL REHABILITATION (APUDI)
    1. PGD in Anti-Corruption Studies
    2. PGD in Criminology & security Studies
    3. PGD in Leadership and Discipline Studies
    4. PGD in NGO and Management Studies
    5. PGD in Society and Development Studies
    6. PGD in Social Rehabilitation Studies
    7. PGD in Peace & Security Studies
    8. Masters in Anti-Corruption Studies
    9. Masters in Criminology & security Studies
    10. Masters in Leadership and Discipline Studies
    11. Masters in NGO and Management Studies
    12. Masters in Society & Development Studies
    13. Masters in Social Rehabilitation Studies
    14. Masters in Peace & Security Studies
15. INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE STUDIES
    1. PGD in Legislative Studies (PGDLA)
    2. Masters in Legislative Studies (MLS)

UNIABUJA Postgraduate Admission – General Entry Requirements.

1. Candidate for Postgraduate studies into University of Abuja must have obtained at least (5) credits including English and Mathematics in not more than two sittings in WASC NECO GCE (Ordinary Level) or their equivalent.
2. Candidate applying for the M.A., M.Ed., M. Eng., MVPH, MVPM and M.Sc. degrees in any field must have obtained a Bachelor’s degree with at least second class lower division in the relevant discipline.
3. A Candidate for Ph.D. in any Programme of the University of Abuja must have obtained a minimum weighted average score of 60% (4 points) letter grade “B” average performance in the Master’s Degree
4. A Candidate applying for the Ph.D. with a Master’s Degree from any other University, who in his/her Masters study had not previously taken the compulsory courses or their equivalent, similar to the courses in the University of Abuja shall, on admission be required to offer and pass such courses with a minimum of 60% (4 points) or a letter grade “B”
5. Candidates seeking for admission into any of the postgraduate Diploma Programmes must possess a university degree with minimum grade of third class or HND with a minimum of Lower Credit.
6. MBBS, BDS is required for MPH Community Medicine while health related degree is required for MPH Sexual and Reproductive Health
7. NOTE: PhD, candidates should attach a maximum of 500 words research proposal

How to Apply for UNIABUJA Postgraduate Admission.

Visit the PG University Portal at www.unibuja.com and click on Postgraduate School to apply on line.

Application Fee: A non-refundable Application fee of N20,500.00 should be paid to University of Abuja Account through REMITA via University of Abuja Portal www.unibuja.com. NOTE: Applicants are advised to access REMITA through University of Abuja Portal above for record purposes.

Please NOTE the following:- Mix-up in the application by applicant will attract other charges, Multiple applications are to be paid for and fill forms separately, Error in completion and submission of forms during the process of application would lead to loss of application processing for the academic session (e.g selecting M.Phil. instead of M.Sc. or Ph.D.), A candidate who is not admitted into the programme applied for cannot transfer the application for consideration into another programme, Statement of Result for (4) years and above will not be accepted for admission (applicants should therefore obtain certificates from the relevant examination bodies).

NOTE that Application fees are non-refundable.

Period of Application: The application portal will be opened for a period of Six (6) weeks from the date of this advert. Applicants are advised to fill in and submit their Application forms within this period.