Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Admission into Specialized Postgraduate Programmes for 2016/2017 Academic Session

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta is pleased to announce that admissions into postgraduate training programmes at the Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment, are now open.  Applications are invited from candidates of all nationalities.

The Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment (CEADESE) runs specialised postgraduate courses leading to award of Master (M.AgSE) and Doctorate (PhD AgSE) degrees in Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment. The courses are designed to integrate academic and entrepreneurial skills with demand-driven research. The Centre runs the following options:

Livestock Science and Sustainable Environment

• M.AgSE (Livestock Science and Sustainable  Environment)
• PhD.AgSE (Options: Animal Nutrition, Animal Breeding and Biotechnology, Animal Physiology Livestock Production System

Agricultural Economic and Environmental Policy Programme

• M.AgSE (Agricultural Economics and Environmental Policy)
• PhD.AgSE (Options: Production Economics, Resources and Environmental Economics, Agricultural Policy and Development, Agricultural Finance and Marketing)

Crop and Pasture Production and Sustainable Environment

• M.AgSE (Crop/Pasture Production and Sustainable Environment )
• PhD.AgSE (Options: Crop Production, Plant Breeding, Seed Technology, Crop Pathology, Crop Protection, Crop Entomology, Pasture Agronomy and Pasture Production)

Food Processing and value Addition Programme

• M.AgSE (Food Processing and Value Addition)
• PhD.AgSE (Option: Food Processing and Value Addition)

Environmental Systems and Agricultural Programme

• M.AgSE (Environmental System and Agriculture)
• PhD.AgSE (Options: Environmental Management, Hydrology, Waste Management and Mechanised Agriculture).

Part-funding of students' research works are available in all programmes. Admission into CEADESE programmes are based on regional and gender balance. Non-nationals of Nigeria and women are, therefore encouraged to apply.

Eligibility

• Candidates of all nationalities within and outside Africa possessing qualifications equivalent to recognized first degrees in relevant disciplines are eligible to apply.
• The M. AgSE programe will generally be open to all agriculture graduates of B. Agric, B.Sc Agric, B. Tech Agric and B. Eng Agric. with a minimum of CGPA of 3.0. Holders of HND and other Degrees/Classes of Degree with PGD in any of Agriculture disciplines with a minimum weighted average score of 60% (or CGPA of 3.0 on a 5point scale) shall also be eligible for admission into the programme, on the condition that both set of candidates met basic university matriculation requirements of five (5) O’ level credits including English Language and Mathematics, and any other three (3) Science or relevant Social Science subjects.
• Admission into M.AgSE/PhD.AgSE - Agricultural Economics and Environmental Policy - shall be open to Bachelor Degree holders in Agricultural Economics or Economics
• The PhD AgSE programme will be open to Master degree holders in courses that are relevant to the different options in the programme.
• Those with bachelors in Hydrology, Agricultural Engineering, Environmental Management can apply for Environmental Systems and Agriculture.

Duration
M.AgSE:

• Course work along with dissertation for a maximum of 4 Semesters.
• 2-3 months of Internship in collaborating industries, parastatals and institutions.

PhD AgSE:

• PhD AgSE programme will be course and research-based, spanning maximum of 6 semesters.
• 2-3 months of Internship in collaborating industries, parastatals and institutions.
• Application for PhD AgSE is open all year round.

Application Closing Date
31st October, 2016.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Application Procedures

• All applicants from Nigeria should generate an invoice at the Post Graduate application portal of FUNAAB by clicking on the link above
• The invoice should be taken to any branch of Zenith Bank to make application payment of N15,000.00, exclusive of bank charges and thereafter complete the application form at the same website using the following details.
  • Account No: 1013698635
  • Sort Code: 057170019
  • Account Name: Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment, FUNAAB.

Foreign Students

• Foreign applicants should pay US$100 into the Centre’s domiciliary account Zenith Bank with the following information:
  • Account No: 5070318907
  • Swift Code: ZEIBNGLA
  • Bank Sort Code: 057170019.

It is important to upload the telex copies to access the online application form. Hard copies of completed application forms with teller and photocopies of credentials should be mailed by speedpost to:
The Director,
CEADESE,
Federal University of Agriculture,
P.M.B. 2240,
Abeokuta,
Ogun State,
Nigeria. 

Note: All applicants must request their respective institutions (University) to forward their transcripts directly to CEADESE at the same address above.

For further information, please send your enquiries to the following e-mail address: [email protected] or call the following numbers:  +2348062937241, +2348033469882, +2348031114610, +234 8077766064