Admission into Anambra State University Postgraduate Programmes 2014/2015 Academic Session

The Anambra State University, Uli, was established in 2000 by the Anarnbra State Law No 13, 2000 and it inherited the assets and liabilities of the defunct Anambra State Polytechnic Uli and the Anambra State College of Agriculture, Igbariam. The University strives for excellence and its fast becoming one of the best Universities in Nigeria and is committed to the production of high level manpower and involved in cutting edge research and community service to achieve national development goals with global relevance. Currently, the University has three Campuses in Uli, Igbariam and Awka, with twelve Faculties and a Teaching Hospital.

Applications are invited from suitable qualified candidates for admission into the following postgraduate programmes leading to the award of Postgraduate Diploma (PGD), Degree of Masters (MA, MBA, M.Sc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degrees of the Anambra State University.

1.) FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

A.) Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Agricultural Economics and Extension

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Agricultural Economics and Extension

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Agricultural Economics and Extension

Areas of Specialization:

• Farm Management and Production Economics
• Agricultural Business and Marketing
• Agricultural Cooperatives
• Farm Resources and Environmental Economics
• Organization Management of Extension Services
• Agricultural Policy and Planning
• Rural Sociology

B.) Department of Animal Sciences:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Animal Science

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Animal Science

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Animal Science

Areas of Specialization:

• Animal Nutrition
• Animal Breeding of Genetics
• Animal Production Management
• Animal Physiology

C.) Department of Crop Science and Horticulture:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Crop Science and Horticulture

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Crop Science and Horticulture

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Crop Science and Horticulture

Areas of Specialization:

• Economics Entomology
• Crop Physiology
• Plant Breeding and Genetics
• Wood Science and Technology
• Ornamental Horticulture
• Forage Crops
• Vegetable Crops
• Weed Science
• Tropical Fruits and Agro Forestry

D.) Department of Soil Science:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Soil Science

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Soil Science

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Soil Science

Areas of Specialization:

• Soil Biology and Biochemistry
• Soil Biotechnology
• Soil Chemistry/Soil Fertility Management
• Soil Physics and Soil Conservation
• Soil Survey and Land Use Planning/Mineralogy
• Environmental Pollution Management

2.) FACULTY OF ARTS

A.) Department of English

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in English

b.) Master of Arts (M.A) Degree in English

The scope of the programme includes five Areas of Specialization leading to the award of second degree (MA) in the following Areas:

• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• English Language
• Literature
• Comparative Literature
• Oral Literature

B.) Department of lgbo:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in lgbo

b.) Master of Arts (M.A) Degree in lgbo

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Igbo

Areas of Specialization:

• lgbo Language
• Culture
• Literature
• Translation
• Linguistic

3.) FACULTY OF EDUCATION

A.) Department of Educational Foundation

a.) Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

b.) Master of Education (M.ED) Degree

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Education

B.) Department of Science Education

a.) Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

b.) Master of Science Education M.Sc (Ed) Degree

Areas of Specialization:

• Educational Management and Planning
• Guidance and Counseling
• Educational Psychology
• Educational Management Administration and Supervision
• Science Education
• Educational Foundation
• Business Education
• Agric Education
• Art and Social Science Education
• Human Kinetics

4.) FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

A.) Department of Chemical Engineering:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Chemical Engineering

b.) Master of Engineering (M.Eng) Degree in Chemical Engineering

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Chemical Engineering

Areas of Specialization:

• Transport Phenomena
• Chemical Reaction Engineering
• Materials Engineering (with Civil Engineering)
• Oil and Gas Property Evaluation
• Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
• Modeling and Simulation of Processes
• Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals, Plastics and Polymer Engineering
• Biochemical Engineering
• Petroleum Reservoir Engineering

B.) Department of Civil Engineering:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Civil Engineering

b.) Master of Engineering (M.Eng) Degree in Civil Engineering

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Civil Engineering

Areas of Specialization:

• Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

C.) Departmont of Electrical/Electronics Engineering:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

b.) Master of Engineering (M.Eng) Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Areas of Specialization:

• Electronics/Communication
• Solid State Circuits! Power Electronics
• Electrical Power
• Electrical Machines

D.) Department Mechanical Engineering:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Mechanical Engineering

b.) Master of Engineering (M.Eng) Degree in Mechanical Engineering

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Areas of Specialization:

• Design and Manufacturing Engineering
• Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
• Energy and Power Engineering

5.) FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

A.) Department of Architecture:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Architecture (Applicants for Architecture must possess B.Sc Architecture 3rd Class)

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Architecture (Minimum of 2nd Class Lower Division).

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Architecture

Areas of Specialization:

• Urban Design
• Building Science and Technology
• Building Economics and Management
• Landscape and Behavioral Architecture
• Architecture

B.) Department of Environmental Management

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Environmental Management

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Environmental Management

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Environmental Management

Areas of Specialization:

• Environmental Management
• Population and Environment
• Environmental Resources
• Urban Environmental Problems
• Water Resources and Environment
• Climate and Environment
• Environmental Hazards and Disaster
• Technology, Development and Environment
• Environment and Health

6.) FACULTY OF LAW

a.) Master in Law (LL.M)

b.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Law

Areas of Specialization:

• Taxation Law
• Law of Intellectual Property
• Law of Consumer Protection
• Law of International Institutions
• Comparative Constitutional Law
• Comparative Company Law
• Law of Arbitration
• Human Rights Law
• Administrative Law
• International Humanitarian Law

7.) FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

A.) Department of Accountancy

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Accountancy

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Accountancy

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Accountancy

Areas of Specialization:

• Financial Accounting
• Management Accounting
• Taxation

B.) Department of Banking and Finance

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Banking and Finance

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Banking and Finance

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Banking and Finance

Areas of Specialization:

• Money and Banking
• International Instance Finance
• Capital Markets and Financial Institutions
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
• Corporative Banking and Finance
• Commercial and Development Banking

C.) Department of Business Administration

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Business Administration

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Business Administration

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Business Administration

Areas of Specialization

• Human Resources Management
• Organizational Behavior
• Industrial Relations
• Production and Operations Management
• Bargaining, Wages and Salary Administration
• The Nigerian Financial System

D.) Department of Marketing:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Marketing

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Marketing

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Marketing

Areas of Specialization

• Marketing Communication
• New Products, Development and Sales Promotion
• Consumer Behaviour
• Relationship Marketing

8.) FACULTY OF SCIENCE

A.) Department of Biochemistry

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Biochemistry

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Biochemistry

Areas of SpecializatIon

• Medical/Immunological Biochemistry
• Enzymology/Protein Chemistry
• Industrial/Environmental Biochemistry
• Pharmacological and Toxicological Biochemistry
• Nutritional Biochemistry

B.) Department of Biological Sciences

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Biological Sciences

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Biological Sciences

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Biological Sciences

Areas of Specialization:

• Public Health/Parasitology
• Pest Management
• Applied Fisheries and Agriculture
• Biotechnology
• Botany

C.) Department of Computer Science:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Computer Science

D.) Department of Geology:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Geology

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Geology

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Geology

Areas of Specialization:

• Economic Geology and Geochemistry
• Applied Geophysics
• Hydrogeology
• Palebiology and Biostratigraphy
• Petroleum Geology
• Petroleum Geochemistry
• Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

E.) Department of Industrial Physics:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Industrial Physics

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Industrial Physics

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Industrial Physics

Areas of Specialization:

• Solid State Physics/Solar Energy Physics
• Geophysics
• Astrophysics

F.) Department of Microbiology:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Microbiology

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Microbiology

Areas of Specialization:

• Food Microbiology
• Industrial Microbiology
• Medical Microbiology
• Environmental Microbiology

G.) Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Pure and Industrial Chemistry

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Pure and Industrial Chemistry

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Pure and Industrial Chemitry

Areas of SpecializatIon:

• Material and Physical Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Environmental Chemistry

9.) FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

A.) Department of Economics

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Economics

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Economics

B.) Department of Mass Communication

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Mass CommunIcation

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Mass Communication

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Mass CommunicatIon

Areas of Specialization:

• Advertisement
• Print Journalism
• Public Relation

C.) Department of Political Science:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)in Political Science

b.) Master of Science (M Sc) Degree in Political Science

c.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Political Science

Areas of Specialization:

• Political Theory
• Comparative Government and Politics
• International Relations
• PublicAdministration
• Development Studies

D.) Department of Public Administration:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Public Administration

b.) Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Public Administration

c.) Professional Masters Degree in Public Administration (MPA)

Areas of specialization

• Human Resources (Personnel) Management
• Public Financial Management
• Civil Service Administration
• Local Government Administration

Admission Requirements

• For Departmental requirements, consult the Postgraduates Handbook, obtainable from the School of Postgraduates Studies. Please note that the minimum grade for admission into the Masters Degree programme is a Second Class Lower Division while that of the Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D is 3.5 obtained at the Masters Degree level on a 5 point scale.

Application Closing Date
31st October, 2014

Method of Application
Application forms are obtainable at the School of Postgraduate Studies, Anambra State University, Uli and lgbariam Campuses on the payment of the sum of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) only made payable to Anambra State University, in any of the underlisted Banks Candidates should write the name and courses which they are applying for at the back of the Bank Draft. They should also provide their e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, and two self-addressed, stamped official envelopes.

The recommended banks are:

• ECOBANK PLC;
• FIDELITY BANK PLC;
• UBA PLC AND
• ZENITH BANK PLC.

Completed Application forms with all necessary enclosures should be submitted to:

The Secretary,
School of Postgraduate Studies,
Anambra State University,
Uli - Anambra State.