2024/2025 POSTGRADUATE ADVERTORIAL

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike invites applications for admission into the following Postgraduate programmes of the University for the 2024/2025 academic session:

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Agribusiness Management and Co-operatives

Agricultural Finance

Agricultural Project Management

Agricultural Marketing

Farm Management and Production Economics

Agricultural Policy and Development

Resource and Environmental Economics

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in  the following specializations areas:

Agricultural Extension Communication

Agricultural Extension Administration

Agricultural Extension Education

Rural Sociology and Development

M.Sc. and Ph.D in the following specializations:

Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship development

Export Management

Finance and Investment

Cooperative Business Management

Project Management

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Food Science and Technology;

M.Sc. and Ph.D. with the following specializations:

Food Processing and Preservation

Food Chemistry and Biotechnology

Food Microbiology and Biotechnology

Food Quality Control and Assurance

Food Engineering

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Human Nutrition and Dietetics

M.Sc. and Ph.D. with the following options:

Nutrition and Dietetics

Community/ Public Health Nutrition

Human and Experimental Nutrition

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Home Science;

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Home Management

Clothing and Textiles

Child and Human Development

Food and Nutrition

PGD in Hospitality and Tourism Management.

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Hospitality and Tourism Management with the following specializations:

Hospitality Management

Tourism Management

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Animal Breeding and Physiology;

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Animal Breeding and Genetics

Animal Physiology

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Animal Nutrition and Forage Science.

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry

Forage Science and Range Management

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Animal Production and Management

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Poultry Production

Rabbit Production

Swine Production

Ruminant Animal Production

Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

M.Sc(Ed). and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Agricultural Education

Home Economics Education, Options in

Home Management

Human and Family Development

Clothing and Textiles

Food and Nutrition

3. Business Education

4. Economics Education

1. M.Ed. and Ph.D. in  the following specializations:

Measurement and Evaluation

2. M.Sc.Ed and Ph.D in the following specializations:

Mathematics Education

Chemistry Education

Biology Education

Physics Education

Integrated Science Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Science

MLIS and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Library and Information Science

M.Ed. and Ph.D. in  the following specializations:

Administration of Adult Education

Community development

Social Welfare

Industrial Education

Communication Arts in Adult Education

Extension and Distance Education

Educational Technology

Curriculum and Instruction

M.Ed. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Educational Psychology

Guidance and Counselling

M.Ed. and Ph.D in Educational Administration and Planning

M.Sc.(Ed.) and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Automobile Technology Education

Building Technology Education

Electrical/Electronic Technology Education

Metal Work Technology Education

Woodwork Technology Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Crop Production;

Postgraduate Diploma in Horticulture

M.Sc. in the following specializations:

Crop Production and Physiology

Plant Breeding and Genetics

Forage Agronomy

Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Crop Production and Physiology

Plant Breeding and Genetics

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Plant Health Management;

M.Sc. in the following specializations:

Mycology.

Entomology.

Weed Science.

Bacteriology

Nematology

Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Plant Pathology (Mycology).

Plant Pathology (Nematology).

Plant Pathology (Bacteriology)

Weed Science

Applied Entomology.

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Soil Science and Meteorology;

M.Sc. and Ph.D.  in the following specializations:

Soil Survey and Land Use Planning

Soil Physics and Conservation

Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Technology

Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy

PGD in Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering

M.Eng. in the following specializations:

Soil and Water Resources Engineering

Farm Power and Machinery Engineering

Bioprocess and Food Engineering

Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Farm Power and Machinery Engineering

Bio-Process and Food Engineering

Soil and Water Resource Engineering

M.Eng. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Energy and Power Engineering

Design and Production Engineering

Industrial and Systems Engineering

M.Eng. in the following specializations:

Electrical Power and Machines Engineering

Electronics and Communication  Engineering

Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Electrical Power and Machines Engineering

Electronics and Communication Engineering

PGD in Civil Engineering

M.Eng. in the following specializations:

Structural Engineering

Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

Construction Management

Geotechnical Engineering

Highway and Transportation Engineering

Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

Structural Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering

M.Eng. in the following specializations:

Chemical Engineering

Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Chemical Engineering

PGD  in Computer Engineering

M.Eng in Computer Engineering

Ph.D in Computer Engineering

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Forestry and Environmental Management;

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Forestry and Environmental Management

Forest Ecology

Forest Biometrics

Wildlife Ecology and Management

Agroforestry and Forest Food Resources

Wood Technology and Forest Based- Industries

 Silviculture  and Forest Genetics

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management;

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Fisheries and Hydrobiology

Aquaculture

Aquatic Pollution and Toxicology

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Environmental Management and Toxicology

M.Sc. in Environmental Management and Toxicology

Ph.D. in Environmental Management

Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology

PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Accounting

PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D. in Banking and Finance

PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Business Administration

PGD in Economics

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations

International Economics

Monetary Economics

Finance and Public Sector Economics

Development Economics

Econometrics/ Quantitative Economics

Economic Planning

PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D. in Marketing

Department of Entrepreneurial Studies

PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D. in Entrepreneurial studies

PGD in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Human Resource Management

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Biochemical Toxicology

Nutritional Biochemistry

Lipid Biochemistry.

Medical/Clinical Biochemistry

Enzymology and Protein Chemistry

Biochemical Pharmacology

Industrial Biochemistry/Biotechnology

Immunochemistry

Environmental Biochemistry

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Food Microbiology

Industrial Microbiology

Environmental Microbiology

Medical Microbiology

PGD in Plant Science and Biotechnology

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics.

Mycology/Plant Pathology

Plant Physiology

Plant Cytogenetics and Biotechnology

Phytomedicine/Ethnomedicine

  M.Sc. and Ph.D. in following specializations:

Parasitology

Entomology

Hydrobiology and Fisheries

Postgraduate Diploma in Chemistry

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Analytical Chemistry

Environmental Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Pure and Applied Mathematics with specialization in the following areas:

(a) Applied Mathematics

Fluid and Continuum Mechanics

Optimization Theory and Computations

Financial Mathematics

Numerical Analysis

Mathematical Modeling

Elasticity

Functional Analysis

Differential Equation

Algebra

PGD in Physics

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Theoretical Physics

Geophysics

Solar Energy Physics

Engineering Physics

Solid State Physics

PGD in Statistics

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

Econometrics.

Sampling Survey Theory and Methods

Operations Research

Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science

M.Sc. in the following specializations:

Computer Science

M.Sc.  in the following specializations:

Veterinary Public Health

Veterinary Preventive Medicine

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Large Animals Medicine

Small Animals Medicine

Avian Medicine

Fish Medicine

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following specializations:

Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology

Veterinary Physiology

Veterinary Animal Health and Production

M.Sc. and PhD in the following specializations:

Veterinary Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology

Veterinary Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostics

Veterinary Pharmacological Biochemistry and Toxicology

Veterinary Animal Production

M.Sc. in the following specializations:

Soft Tissue Surgery

Anesthesiology

Radiology

M.Sc. in Pathobiology (Microbiology)

M.Sc.in  Pathobiology (Veterinary Clinical Pathology)

M.Sc.  in Pathobiology (Diagnostic Pathology)

To be eligible for admission into a Postgraduate programme of the University, the candidate must possess a minimum of five(5) O Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics and three relevant subjects at not more than two sittings.

To be eligible for admission into the PGD/PGDE programme, candidates must be holders of Third class honours first degree in a relevant discipline from any University or holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) with minimum of Upper Credit in a relevant discipline. For unclassified HND Certificates, a CGPA of 3.50(5-point scale) and 3.00 (4-point scale) or 60% shall be taken as equivalent to Upper Credit.

To be eligible for admission into the Masters degree programme, candidates must:

Be graduates of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike or any other recognized University by Senate and should have obtained a first degree with at least Second Class Honours (2.50 and above on 5-point scale and 2.00 on 4-point scale).

Possess the Higher National Diploma (HND), with at least Upper Credit and Postgraduate Diploma in a relevant field from a recognized institution and

Have any other certificate or qualification that may be acceptable to Senate.

To be eligible for admission into the Doctor of Philosophy degree programme, a candidate should have obtained a Masters degree which includes course work and research from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike or its equivalent from any other University recognized by Senate in relevant disciplines, with Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 3.50 (5- point scale), 2.80 (4-point scale) or 60% in percentage scale.

Interested candidates should proceed to the University website (www.mouau.edu.ng) and click on the Postgraduate Application button. This links to a 2-stage application process. Candidates are advised to read the guidelines described carefully and follow the process to complete the application. An application fee of Twenty Five thousand Naira (N25,000.00) will be paid to the University through the Remita platform. Once payment is successfully concluded, candidate returns to www.mouau.edu.ng and click on the second stage link to complete the application process.

After submitting the online form, candidates are expected to print the Transcript Application Label that will be displayed and forward same to the Institution from where they earned their qualifying degree(s). Completed application forms and all relevant documents should be enclosed in the PG File obtainable from PG Room F2 and returned to:

The Secretary,

Postgraduate School,

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike

P.M.B 7267, Umuahia, Abia State.

Academic transcripts should be forwarded from the qualifying Institutions to the same address before the closing date. Please note that any candidate whose transcript is not received will not be considered for admission.

Closing date for the receipt of completed application forms and transcript for the 2024/2025 PG admission exercise is five (5) weeks from date of publication.

All candidates applying to the University for PG programmes in the 2024/2025 academic session are hereby informed that the date for PG admission screening test in the CBT mode will be communicated to them via their email addresses.

Dr. Mrs Nkeiruka Charity Mbanasor