Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU) Postgraduate Courses

Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU) formerly Kogi State University (KSU) Doctorate, Master and Postgraduate Diploma Courses for the 2026/2027 academic session admission exercise.

KSU Postgraduate Courses

The management of the Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU) has advertised the following postgraduate programmes for the 2026/2027 academic session admission exercise.

Recommended: How to Apply for PAAU Postgraduate Admission.

KSU Postgraduate Courses

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

1. Department of Agricultural Economics & Extension

  1. Ph.D. Agricultural Economics
  2. Ph.D. Agricultural Extension
  3. M.Sc. Agricultural Economics
  4. M.Sc. Agricultural Extension
  5. PGD Agricultural Economics and Extension

2. Department of Crop Production

  1. Ph.D. Crop Production, with specialization in:
    • Agronomy
    • Crop Protection
    • Farming Systems
    • Crop Genetics & Breeding
  2. M.Sc. Crop Production
  3. PGD Crop Production

3. Department of Food, Nutrition & Home Sciences

  1. M.Sc. Food Science and Technology
  2. M.Sc. Nutrition and Dietetics
  3. M.Sc. Home Science, with options in:
    • Home Resource Management
    • Clothing/Textile
  4. PGD Food Science and Technology
  5. PGD Nutrition and Home Science

4. Department of Soil and Environmental Management

  1. M.Sc. Soil and Environmental Management
  2. PGD Soil and Environmental Management

FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES

5. Department of Arabic & Islamic Studies

  1. Ph.D. Arabic Language & Literature
  2. M.Phil./Ph.D. Arabic Language & Literature
  3. M.Phil./Ph.D. Islamic Studies
  4. M.A. Islamic Studies
  5. M.A. Arabic Language & Literature
  6. PGD Arabic Language & Literature
  7. PGD Islamic Studies

6. Department of English & Literary Studies

  1. Ph.D. English Language
  2. Ph.D. Literature in English
  3. M.A. English Language
  4. M.A. Literature in English
  5. PGD English and Literary Studies

7. Department of Religious Studies

  1. Ph.D. Religious Studies
  2. M.A. Religious Studies

8. Department of Theatre Arts

  1. Ph.D. Theatre Arts
  2. M.Phil./Ph.D. Theatre Arts
  3. M.A. Theatre Arts
  4. PGD Theatre Arts

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

9. Department of Arts Education

  1. Ph.D. English Language Education
  2. M.A. (Ed.) English Language
  3. M.A.Ed. Christian Religious Studies

10. Department of Educational

  1. M.Ed. Educational Administration and Planning

11. Department of Science Education

  1. Ph.D. Science Education
  2. Ph.D. Mathematics Education
  3. M.Sc. Science Education (Biology)
  4. M.Sc. Ed. Chemistry
  5. M.Sc. Ed. Physics
  6. M.Sc. Ed. Mathematics
  7. PGD Science Education

12. Department of Social Science Education

  1. Ph.D. Social Studies
  2. M.Phil./Ph.D. Social Studies
  3. M.Ed. Social Studies
  4. M.Sc. Ed. Economics
  5. PGD in Civic and Human Rights Studies
  6. PGD in Security and Crime Management Education
  7. PGD in Social Studies

13. Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education

  1. M.Sc. Sport Administration and Management

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

14. Department of Accounting

  1. Ph.D. Accounting
  2. M.Phil./Ph.D. Accounting
  3. MBA Accounting
  4. M.Sc. Accounting
  5. M.Sc. Taxation
  6. PGD Accounting

15. Department of Business Administration

  1. Ph.D. Management
  2. M.Phil./Ph.D. Management
  3. Master of Business Administration (MBA) Management
  4. M.Sc. Management
  5. PGD Management

16. Department of Banking and Finance

  1. PGD Banking and Finance

17. Department of Public Administration

  1. Ph.D. Public Administration
  2. M.Phil./Ph.D. Public Administration
  3. M.Sc. Public Administration
  4. PGD Public Administration

FACULTY OF LAW

18. Faculty of Law

  1. Ph.D. Law
  2. M.Phil./Ph.D. Law
  3. Master of Laws (LL.M.)
  4. Master in International Law and Diplomacy
  5. Master of Arts, Law and Diplomacy (MALD)
  6. PGD Law

FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

19. Department of Animal and Environmental Biology

  1. M.Sc. Animal and Environmental Biology (Fisheries & Hydrobiology)
  2. PGD Animal and Environmental Biology

20. Department of Biochemistry

  1. Ph.D. Biochemistry, with specialization in:
    • Biochemistry and Biotechnology
    • Protein Chemistry and Enzymology
    • Toxicology and Pharmacological Biochemistry
    • Medical Biochemistry
    • Nutritional Biochemistry
  2. M.Sc. Biochemistry, with specialization in:
    • Biochemistry and Biotechnology
    • Protein Chemistry and Enzymology
    • Toxicology and Pharmacological Biochemistry
    • Medical Biochemistry
    • Nutritional Biochemistry

21. Department of Computer Science

  1. PGD Computer Science

22. Department of Earth Sciences

  1. Ph.D. Hydrogeology
  2. Ph.D. Environmental Geology
  3. M.Sc. Hydrogeology
  4. M.Sc. Environmental Geology
  5. PGD Applied Geology

23. Department of Microbiology

  1. Ph.D. Food and Industrial Microbiology
  2. Ph.D. Medical Microbiology
  3. Ph.D. Environmental Microbiology
  4. M.Sc. Food and Industrial Microbiology
  5. M.Sc. Medical Microbiology
  6. M.Sc. Environmental Microbiology
  7. PGD Microbiology

24. Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology

  1. PGD Plant Science and Biotechnology

25. Department of Physics

  1. M.Phil./Ph.D. Physics
  2. M.Phil./Ph.D. Applied Geophysics
  3. M.Phil./Ph.D. Applied Physics (Theoretical Nuclear Physics)
  4. M.Phil./Ph.D. Applied Physics (Material Science and Solid State Electronics)
  5. M.Sc. Physics
  6. M.Sc. Applied Physics (Material Science and Solid State Electronics)
  7. M.Sc. Applied Physics (Theoretical Nuclear Physics)
  8. M.Sc. Applied Geophysics
  9. PGD Physics

26. Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry

  1. Ph.D. Organic Chemistry
  2. Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry
  3. Ph.D. Environmental Chemistry
  4. M.Sc. Organic Chemistry
  5. M.Sc. Inorganic Chemistry
  6. M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry
  7. M.Sc. Environmental Chemistry
  8. M.Sc. Polymer Chemistry

27. Department of Mathematics

  1. M.Sc. Mathematics
  2. PGD Mathematics

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

28. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies

  1. Ph.D. Geography (Environmental Resource Management)
  2. M.Sc. Geography (Environmental Resource Management)
  3. M.Sc. Geography (Biogeography)
  4. Master in Environmental Management (MEM)
  5. PGD Environmental Management

FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES

29. Department of Mass Communication

  1. Ph.D. Mass Communication
  2. M.Phil./Ph.D. Mass Communication
  3. M.Sc. Mass Communication
  4. PGD Mass Communication

30. Department of Economics

  1. Ph.D. Economics
  2. M.Phil./Ph.D. Economics
  3. M.Sc. Economics
  4. PGD Economics

31. Department of Political Science

  1. Ph.D. Political Science
  2. M.Phil./Ph.D. Political Science
  3. M.Sc. Political Science
  4. PGD Political Science

32. Department of Sociology

  1. Ph.D. Sociology
  2. M.Phil./Ph.D. Sociology
  3. M.Sc. Sociology
  4. PGD Sociology
  5. M.Sc. Professional Degree in Society and Security Studies

33. Department of Library and Information Science

  1. Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)
  2. PGD Library and Information Science

 

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