Abia State University (ABSU) Postgraduate Courses

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Abia State University (ABSU) Postgraduate Diploma and Higher Degree Courses for the 2023/2024 academic session admission exercise.

ABSU Postgraduate Courses

The management of the Abia State University (ABSU) has advertised the following postgraduate programmes for the 2023/2024 academic session admission exercise.

ABSU Postgraduate Courses

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION
  - a Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural Economics and Extension
  - M.Sc and Ph.D in Agricultural Economics and Extension with options in:
    - Agricultural Economics
      - Agricultural Production/Farm Management
      - Agricultural Finance
      - Agricultural Marketing and Co-operatives
      - Agricultural Environmental Economics
    - Agricultural Extension
      - Rural Sociology and Community Development
      - Agricultural Extension Communication
      - Agricultural Extension Planning and Administration
      - Rural Development and Extension Services.
2. DEPARTMENT OF CROP PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION
  - Postgraduate Diploma
  - M.Sc and Ph.D in Crop Production and Protection with options in:
  - Agronomy, Agro Forestry and Physiology
3. DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND FISHERIES
  - Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Production
  - M.Sc and Ph.D in the following areas of specialization
    - Ruminant Animal Production and Management
    - Non-Ruminant Animal Production and Management
    - Reproductive Physiology
    - Animal Production
    - Genetics and Breeding.
4. DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE
  - Postgraduate Diploma
  - M.Sc and Ph.D in Soil Science, with specialization in:
    - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
    - Soil Physics
    - Soil Chemistry
    - Soil Pedology
    - Soil Management and Conservation
    - Soil Microbiology
5. DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  - M.Sc and Ph.D in the following options/areas of specialization:
    - Food Science and Processing
    - Food Engineering
FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
1. DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
  - Postgraduate Diploma in Microbiology
  - M.Sc and Ph.D in Microbiology with the following areas of specialization:
  - Industrial Microbiology
  - Immunology and Immunochemistry
  - Medical Microbiology
  - Environmental Microbiology
  - Food
  - Public Health
  - Agricultural Microbiology
  - Soil Microbiology
  - Mycology
2. DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY (ZOOLOGY)
  - M.Sc and Ph.D with specialization in:
    - Medical Entomology/Parasitology
    - Medical Parasitology
    - Environmental Biology
    - Hydrobiology
3. DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
  - (BOTANY)
    - M.Sc and Ph.D in Plant Ecology
    - M.Sc and Ph.D in Plant Pathology (Phytopathology)
    - M.Sc and Ph.D in Plant Physiology
4. DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
  - PGD, M.Sc, MPhil and Ph.D programmes with specialization in:
  - Medical Biochemistry
  - Nutrition and Toxicology
  - Toxicology
  - Environmental Biochemistry
  - Industrial Biochemistry
FACULTY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
1. DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
  - Postgraduate Diploma (PGD CHE) in pure and Industrial Chemistry
  - M.Sc and Ph.D Industrial Chemistry with options in:
    - Mineral Processing and Extension Metallurgy
    - Chemical Process Technology
    - Polymer Technology
    - Petroleum Chemistry
    - Separation Chemistry
  - M.Sc and Ph.D degree in Pure Chemistry
    - Physical Chemistry
    - Analytical Chemistry
    - Environmental Chemistry
    - Organic Chemistry
    - Inorganic Chemistry.
2. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
  - PGD, M.Sc, MPhil and Ph.D in
    - Geophysics
    - Atmospheric Physics
    - Astrophysics
3. DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
  - PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D programmes
4. DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
  - PGD, M.Sc, Ph.D programmes
FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
1. DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY
  - Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy
    - M.Sc (Accountancy)
    - Ph.D (Accountancy)
2. DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING
  - Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing
    - M.Sc (Marketing)/M.Phil
    - Ph.D (Marketing)
3. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
  - Postgraduate Diploma in Management
  - M.Sc (Management) MPhil/Ph.D
  - Ph.D (Management)
4. DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE
  - Postgraduate Diploma in Banking and Finance
  - M.Sc Banking and Finance/M.Phil
  - MBA Banking and Finance
  - Ph.D (Finance)
5. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
  - Postgraduate Diploma in Economics
  - M.Sc and Ph.D with specialization in:
    - Development Economics
    - Industrial Economics
    - Monetary Economics
    - Quantitative Economics
FACULTY OF LAW
The Faculty offers the following full time/part time programmes in the following areas.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGD Laws)
- LL.M
- M.Phil/Ph.D
- Ph.D (Course work and Thesis)
  - (Chosen from the following areas:
  - Comparative Constitutional Law
  - Comparative Criminal Law
  - Comparative Company Law
  - Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
  - Intellectual and Industrial Property Law
  - International Economic Law
  - International Protection of Human Rights
  - International Humanitarian Law
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
1. DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING
  - PGD, M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D in:
    - Environmental Management
    - Climatology
    - Hydrology and Water Resources
    - Agricultural Development
    - Population Geography
    - Rural Development
2. DEPARTMENT OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT
  - Postgraduate Diploma in Estate Management
  - M.Sc Degree in Estate Management in the following areas:
    - Facility Management
    - Valuation Appraisal
  - Ph.D in Estate Management.
3. DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
  - M.Sc in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) M.Phil
  - Ph.D in Urban and Regional Planning
4. DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
  - Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture
    - M.Sc (Architecture)
    - M.Phil (Architecture)
    - Ph.D (Architecture)
5. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
  - Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Resource Management (PGDERM)
  - M.Sc and Ph.D with Specialization in the following areas.
    - Environmental Management
    - Natural Resource Conservation
    - Waste Management and Pollution Remediation
    - Water Resource Management
6. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING
  - Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD) Programme
  - Master of Science (M.Sc)
  - Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
1. DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM & TEACHER EDUCATION
  - Full-time, Part-time and Sandwich programmes in the following areas:
    - Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
  - M.Ed and Ph.D in the following areas:
    - Curriculum Studies
    - Educational Technology, Language Education, Education
    - Economics, Accounting Education, Government Education
2. DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
  - Masters and Doctor of Philosophy in the following areas:
    - Mathematics Education
    - Science Education with options in
    - Biology Education
    - Chemistry Education
    - Geography Education
    - Physics Education
    - Integrated Science Education
3. DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
  - M.Ed & Ph.D in the following areas:
    - Psychology
    - Measurement and Evaluation
    - Guidance and Counselling
4. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ADMIN. AND PLANNING
  - M.A (ED) and Ph.D in the following areas:
    - Education Social Studies
    - Education Sociology
    - Cooperative Education
    - Education Philosophy
    - Education History
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
1. Postgraduate Diploma in Human Physiology and Pharmacology
2. M.Sc and Ph.D programmes in the following areas:
  - Human Anatomy
  - Human Physiology
3. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES:
  - M.Sc and Ph.D with Options/Specialization in:
    - Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
    - Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology
    - Pollution Control Management
    - Solid and Special Waste Management
    - Food Hygiene, Safety and Quality Assurance
    - Vector Control and Pest Management
    - Hygiene Education and Promotion
    - Water Sanitation and Hygiene
    - Radiation Health and Control
    - Environmental Health Laboratory and Instrumentation
    - Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
    - Occupational and Environmental Pathology (For the Medically Qualified).
    - Environmental Occupational Medicine (For the Medically Qualified)
4. DEPARTMENT OF OPTOMETRY
  - M.Sc, and Ph.D in Clinical Optometry and Fellowship of the Nigerian
  - College of Optometry (FNCO)
5. DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
  - M.Sc, M.Phil/Ph.D and Ph.D with specialization in
    - Molecular Pharmacology
    - Toxicology
    - Chemotherapy
    - Neuro Pharmacology
    - Biochemical Pharmacology
    - Clinical Pharmacology
6. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  - PGD in Public Health (PGDPH)
  - Master in Public Health (MPH)
  - Ph.D Public Health
    Options
    - Environmental Health and Safety
    - Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    - Health Promotion
    - Health Economics
    - Health Policy and Administration
    - Community Health
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
1. DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION
  - Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication
  - M.A & Ph.D with specialization in:
    - Broadcasting
    - Mass Communication
    - Print Media
    - Advertising and Public Relations
2. DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH AND TRANSLATION STUDIES
  - Postgraduate Diploma
    - Translation Studies
  - M.A & Ph.D
    - Foreign Language
    - Translation Studies & Linguistics
    - French Language & Linguistics (FLL)
    - French Literature (FLT)
    - Professional Translation Studies (French/English or English/Igbo)
    - African & Caribbean Literature in Africa (ACL)
3. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
  - PGD, M.A & Ph.D in Literature
4. DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS & COMMUNICATION STUDIES
  - M.A & Ph.D in
    - Igbo
    - Linguistics
    - Applied Linguistics
5. DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  - PGD, M.A & Ph.D with specialization in:
    - Urban History
    - Economic History
    - African History
    - Political History
    - Social History
    - Nigerian History & Politics
    - International & Diplomatic Studies
    - Military & Strategic Studies
    - Peace and Conflict Studies
6. DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND PHILOSOPHY
  - M.A with specialization in:
    - Christian Theology
    - Religion and Society
    - Biblical Studies (Old & New Testaments)
    - African Traditional Religion.
FACULTY SOCIAL SCIENCES
1. DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
  - Postgraduate Diploma in the following areas:
    - International Studies
    - Public Administration
  - M.Sc, MPA and Ph.D
    - Public Administration
    - International Affairs and Diplomacy
      Area of Specialization:
      - The Ph.D programme is for candidates who already possess M.Sc in Political Science, Public Administration and Strategic Studies.
2. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
  - PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D in:
    - Sociology/Anthropology
    - Criminology
    - Sociology
    - Sociology of Development
    - Industrial Sociology/Labour Relations
    - Population Studies (Demography)
    - Medical Sociology/Anthropology
    - Gender Studies
    - Anthropology
    - Ethnographic Studies
3. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
  - Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Science
    - M.A
    - Ph.D

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