NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY,AWKA (UNIZIK) RELEASES POSTGRADUATE ADMISSION FORM FOR 2024/2025 SESSION 

UNIZIK Postgraduate Admission Form for 2024/2025 is now on Sale. The closing date is now 3rd of September, 2024.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time, part-time and Online admissions into the postgraduate programmmes of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, for the 2024/2025 academic session, leading to the award of Postgraduate Diplomas, Master’s and Doctorate degrees in the following Faculties, Institutes and Centers: Available Courses(Click To view Departments and Specialisations)
UNIZIK Postgraduate Admission Requirements. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE Department of Animal Science and Production Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Science and Technology MSc Areas of Specialization: (i) Animal Production and Management; (ii) Animal Breeding and Genetics/Biotechnology; (iii) Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry; (iv) Animal Physiology and Biotechnology Department of Crop Science & Horticulture Postgraduate Diploma in Crop Science and Horticulture MSc and PhD Area of Specialization: (i) Crop Production; (ii) General Horticulture; (iii) Tropical Fruits and Plantation Crops; (iv) Crop Breeding and Genetics; (v) Plant Mycology; (vi) Pest Management; (vii) Stored Products Entomology; (viii) Weed Science Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Postgraduate Diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Fisheries Biology; (ii) Fish Nutrition; (iii) Processing and Utilization; (iv) Fisheries Economics; (v) Fisheries Extension and Marketing; (vi) Fisheries Policy and Management Department of Food Science and Technology PGD MSc Areas of Specialization: (i) Food Microbiology; (ii) Food Chemistry and Quality Control; (iii) Food Processing and Storage Technology; (iv) Food Engineering Department of Soil Science and Land Resources a) PGD b) MSc Areas of Specialization: (i) Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry; (ii) Soil Survey and Land Use Planning; (iii) Soil Physics and Conservation; (iv) Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy; (v) Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Technology; (vi) Paedology and Classification; (vii) Environmental Soil Science FACULTY OF ARTS Department of English Language and Literature MA and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Language Studies; (ii) Literary Studies Department of History and International Studies Postgraduate Diploma in History and International Studies MA and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Social and Political History; (ii) Economic History; (iii) International Relations Department of Igbo, African and Asian Studies Postgraduate Diploma in Igbo, African and Asian Studies MA and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Igbo Language; (ii) Igbo Oral Literature; (iii) Igbo Written Literature; (iv) Translation (Igbo-English); (v) Igbo Culture and Civilization Department of Linguistics Postgraduate Diploma in General Linguistics MA in General Linguistics PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Syntax and Morphology; (ii) Semantics and Pragmatics; (iii) Phonetics and Phonology; (iv) Sociolinguistics; (v) Igbo Lexicography; (vi) Cognitive Linguistics Department of Modern European Language. Postgraduate Diploma in Modern European Language MA and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) African and Caribbean Literature in French; (ii) Comparative Literature in French; (iii) Oral African Literature in French; (iv) French Language and Linguistics; (v) French Language and Translation Department of Music Postgraduate Diploma in Music MA and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Theory and Composition; (ii) African Music (Ethnomusicology) (iii) Music Pedagogy; (iv) Historical Musicology (v) Performance (Conducting &Music Directing/Voice/Instrument) (vi) Music Business and Media Studies (vii) Sound Recording Engineering and Multimedia (viii) Musical Instrument Technology Department of Religion and Human Relations MA and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Old Testament Studies; (ii) New Testament Studies; (iii) History of Christianity in Africa; (iv.) African Traditional Religion (v) Systematic Theology; (vi) Religion and Society Department of Philosophy MA and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) African Philosophy; (ii) Social and Political Philosophy; (iii) Metaphysics; (iv) Epistemology; (v) Ethics Department of Theatre Arts and Film Studies Postgraduate Diploma in Theatre Arts MPhil/PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Directing; (ii) Playwriting; (iii) Theatre in Education; (iv) Theatre and Cultural Administration; (v) Media Arts Studies; (vi) Theatre Technology; (vii) Theatre Tourism; (viii) Acting/Speech Arts; (ix) Theatre History; (x) Dramatic Theory and Criticism; (xi) Sociology of Drama; (xii) Public Relations (xiii) Dance/Choreography; (xiv) Theatre for Development/Theatre in Education; (xv) Costumes/Make-Up MA and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Directing; (ii) Playwriting; (iii) Theatre in Education; (iv) Theatre and Cultural Administration; (v) Media Arts Studies; (vi) Theatre Technology; (vii) Theatre Tourism; (viii) Film Studies; (ix) Broadcasting; (x) Print Journalism (xi) Acting; (xii) Theatre History; (xiii) Dramatic Theory and Criticism; (xiv) Sociology of Drama; (xv) Public Relations; (xvi) Dance/Choreography; (xvii) Music/Ethnomusicology; (xviii) Theatre for Development; (xix) Costumes/Make-Up; (xx) Voice and Speech Arts (xxi) Theatre Innovations
FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCE Department of Anatomy MSc Areas of Specialization: (i) Gross/Topographic Anatomy; (ii) Microscopic Anatomy; (iii) Histochemistry/Cytochemistry; (iv) Developmental Anatomy (v) Anthropometry/Forensic Anatomy; (vi) Neuroanatomy; (vii) Neurobehavioral Sciences (viii) Clinical Anatomy; (ix) Surgical Anatomy; (x) Radiological Anatomy; (xi) Cytogenetics; (xii) Anatomy Museum Curator; (xiii) Sports/Fitness Anatomy (xiv) Anatomy Models/Prosthesis PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Clinical and Topographic Anatomy; (ii) Microscopic Anatomy and Histochemistry; (iii) Embryology/Developmental Anatomy; (iv) Neuroanatomy; (v) Radiological Anatomy; (vi) Forensic Anatomy and Anthropometry Department of Human Biochemistry Postgraduate Diploma in Human Biochemistry MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Biochemical Toxicology (ii) Hormone Biochemistry (iii) Mineral Biochemistry/Micronutrient Metabolism (iv) Nutritional Biochemistry (v) Human Biochemistry/Biochemical Interactions Department of Human Physiology MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Endocrinology (ii) Reproductive Physiology (iii) Renal Physiology (iv) Neurophysiology (v) Environmental Physiology FACULTY OF BIOSCIENCES Department of Applied Biochemistry MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Medical Biochemistry and Immunochemistry; (ii) Industrial Biochemistry and Biotechnology; (iii) Food and Nutritional Biochemistry; (iv) Xenobiochemistry and Toxicology Department of Applied Microbiology and Brewing. Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Microbiology and Brewing MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Food Microbiology; (ii) Industrial Microbiology; (iii) Medical Microbiology; (iv) Environmental Microbiology; (v) Brewing Science and Technology; (vi) Public Health Microbiology Department of Botany Postgraduate Diploma in Botany MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Plant Anatomy; (ii) Biosystematics/Taxonomy; (iii) Ecology; (iv) Genetics; (v) Mycology/Plant Pathology; (vi) Plant Physiology (vii) Aquatic Botany; (viii) Phytomedicine/Ethnomedicine; (ix) Environmental Botany Department of Parasitology and Entomology Postgraduate Diploma in Parasitology and Entomology MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Public Health Parasitology (ii) Pest Management Department of Zoology Postgraduate Diploma in Zoology MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Animal Physiology; (ii) Applied Fisheries and Aquaculture; (iii) Biological Conservation and Management; (iv) Ecology and Environmental Biology; (v) Entomology; (vi) Parasitology

FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCE Department of Anatomy MSc Areas of Specialization: (i) Gross/Topographic Anatomy; (ii) Microscopic Anatomy; (iii) Histochemistry/Cytochemistry; (iv) Developmental Anatomy (v) Anthropometry/Forensic Anatomy; (vi) Neuroanatomy; (vii) Neurobehavioral Sciences (viii) Clinical Anatomy; (ix) Surgical Anatomy; (x) Radiological Anatomy; (xi) Cytogenetics; (xii) Anatomy Museum Curator; (xiii) Sports/Fitness Anatomy (xiv) Anatomy Models/Prosthesis PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Clinical and Topographic Anatomy; (ii) Microscopic Anatomy and Histochemistry; (iii) Embryology/Developmental Anatomy; (iv) Neuroanatomy; (v) Radiological Anatomy; (vi) Forensic Anatomy and Anthropometry Department of Human Biochemistry Postgraduate Diploma in Human Biochemistry MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Biochemical Toxicology (ii) Hormone Biochemistry (iii) Mineral Biochemistry/Micronutrient Metabolism (iv) Nutritional Biochemistry (v) Human Biochemistry/Biochemical Interactions Department of Human Physiology MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Endocrinology (ii) Reproductive Physiology (iii) Renal Physiology (iv) Neurophysiology (v) Environmental Physiology FACULTY OF BIOSCIENCES Department of Applied Biochemistry MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Medical Biochemistry and Immunochemistry; (ii) Industrial Biochemistry and Biotechnology; (iii) Food and Nutritional Biochemistry; (iv) Xenobiochemistry and Toxicology Department of Applied Microbiology and Brewing. Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Microbiology and Brewing MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Food Microbiology; (ii) Industrial Microbiology; (iii) Medical Microbiology; (iv) Environmental Microbiology; (v) Brewing Science and Technology; (vi) Public Health Microbiology Department of Botany Postgraduate Diploma in Botany MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Plant Anatomy; (ii) Biosystematics/Taxonomy; (iii) Ecology; (iv) Genetics; (v) Mycology/Plant Pathology; (vi) Plant Physiology (vii) Aquatic Botany; (viii) Phytomedicine/Ethnomedicine; (ix) Environmental Botany Department of Parasitology and Entomology Postgraduate Diploma in Parasitology and Entomology MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Public Health Parasitology (ii) Pest Management Department of Zoology Postgraduate Diploma in Zoology MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Animal Physiology; (ii) Applied Fisheries and Aquaculture; (iii) Biological Conservation and Management; (iv) Ecology and Environmental Biology; (v) Entomology; (vi) Parasitology

FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCE Department of Anatomy MSc Areas of Specialization: (i) Gross/Topographic Anatomy; (ii) Microscopic Anatomy; (iii) Histochemistry/Cytochemistry; (iv) Developmental Anatomy (v) Anthropometry/Forensic Anatomy; (vi) Neuroanatomy; (vii) Neurobehavioral Sciences (viii) Clinical Anatomy; (ix) Surgical Anatomy; (x) Radiological Anatomy; (xi) Cytogenetics; (xii) Anatomy Museum Curator; (xiii) Sports/Fitness Anatomy (xiv) Anatomy Models/Prosthesis PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Clinical and Topographic Anatomy; (ii) Microscopic Anatomy and Histochemistry; (iii) Embryology/Developmental Anatomy; (iv) Neuroanatomy; (v) Radiological Anatomy; (vi) Forensic Anatomy and Anthropometry Department of Human Biochemistry Postgraduate Diploma in Human Biochemistry MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Biochemical Toxicology (ii) Hormone Biochemistry (iii) Mineral Biochemistry/Micronutrient Metabolism (iv) Nutritional Biochemistry (v) Human Biochemistry/Biochemical Interactions Department of Human Physiology MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Endocrinology (ii) Reproductive Physiology (iii) Renal Physiology (iv) Neurophysiology (v) Environmental Physiology FACULTY OF BIOSCIENCES Department of Applied Biochemistry MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Medical Biochemistry and Immunochemistry; (ii) Industrial Biochemistry and Biotechnology; (iii) Food and Nutritional Biochemistry; (iv) Xenobiochemistry and Toxicology Department of Applied Microbiology and Brewing. Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Microbiology and Brewing MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Food Microbiology; (ii) Industrial Microbiology; (iii) Medical Microbiology; (iv) Environmental Microbiology; (v) Brewing Science and Technology; (vi) Public Health Microbiology Department of Botany Postgraduate Diploma in Botany MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Plant Anatomy; (ii) Biosystematics/Taxonomy; (iii) Ecology; (iv) Genetics; (v) Mycology/Plant Pathology; (vi) Plant Physiology (vii) Aquatic Botany; (viii) Phytomedicine/Ethnomedicine; (ix) Environmental Botany Department of Parasitology and Entomology Postgraduate Diploma in Parasitology and Entomology MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Public Health Parasitology (ii) Pest Management Department of Zoology Postgraduate Diploma in Zoology MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Animal Physiology; (ii) Applied Fisheries and Aquaculture; (iii) Biological Conservation and Management; (iv) Ecology and Environmental Biology; (v) Entomology; (vi) Parasitology

FACULTY OF EDUCATION Department of Adult Education Postgraduate Diploma in Adult Education MEd Areas of Specialization: (i) Community Development; (ii) Distance Education; (iii) Entrepreneurial Education; (iv) Gender Education; (iv) Industrial Education PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Administration in Adult Education; (ii) Community Development Department of Educational Foundations PGDE in Educational Foundations MEd and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Educational Psychology; (ii) Curriculum Studies; (iii) Educational Measurement, Evaluation and Research Department of Educational Management and Policy Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Management and Policy MEd and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Educational Management; (ii) Educational Planning; (iii) Economics of Education Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education a) Postgraduate Diploma in Early Childhood and Primary Education b) MEd and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Early Childhood Education; (ii) Primary Education Department of Guidance and Counseling Postgraduate Diploma and MEd in Guidance and Counseling PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Counseling Psychology; (ii) Developmental Counseling Psychology; (iii) Family Counseling; (iv) Therapeutic/Clinical Counseling; (v) Vocational Guidance Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education MSc (Ed) and PhD Areas of Specialization: Health Education Option (i) Public Health Education; (ii) School Health Education Human Kinetics Option (i) Administration and Organization of Sports; (ii) Exercise Physiology; (iii) Sports and Exercise Psychology; (iv) Sports Sociology Department of Library and Information Sciences Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Science Master of Library and Information Science(MLIS) PhD Department of Science Education. MSc (Ed) and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Biology Education; (ii) Chemistry Education; (iii) Computer Science Education; (iv) Integrated Science; (v) Mathematics Education; (vi) Physics Education Department of Vocational Education Option: Business Education Postgraduate Diploma in Business Education MSc (Ed) and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Accounting; (ii) Cooperative Economics and Management; (iii) Office Technology Management Option: Technical/Technology Education Postgraduate Diploma in Technical/Technology Education MSc (Ed) and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Automobile/Mechanics (ii) Building/Woodwork (iii) Electrical/ Electronics
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, MEng and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Environmental Engineering; (ii) Food and Bioprocess Engineering; (iii) Farm Structures and Environmental Control Engineering; (iv) Power Systems, Machinery & Forestry Engineering; (v) Soil, Water Resources and Agricultural Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering MEng and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Biochemical Engineering; (ii) Chemical Reaction Engineering; (iii) Corrosion; (iv) Environmental Chemical Engineering; (v) Modeling and Simulation of Chemical Process; (vi) Petroleum and Petrochemical; (vii) Raw Materials Utilization and Development; (viii) Separation Process Department of Civil Engineering MEng and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Geotechnical Engineering; (ii) Environmental Engineering; (iii) Structural Engineering; (iv) Water Resources Engineering (v) Highway and Transportation Option. Department of Electrical Engineering Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical Engineering MEng and PhD Areas of Specialization: Control Engineering; (ii) Electrical Power Engineering; (iii) High Voltage Engineering; (iv) Instrumentation; (v) Machines; (vi) Power Electronics and Drives Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering Postgraduate Diploma in Electronic Engineering MEng and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Communications Engineering; (ii) Computer and Control Systems Engineering; (iii) Information and Communication Technology (ICT); (iv) Robotics, Control and Instrumentation Engineering Department of Industrial/Production Engineering Postgraduate Diploma in Industrial/Production Engineering MEng and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Ergonomics/Human Factors Engineering; (ii) Operation Research; (iii) Manufacturing Engineering; (iv) Production Engineering and Management Systems Department of Mechanical Engineering Postgraduate Diploma in Mechanical Engineering MEng and PhD Areas of Specialization: Mechanical Engineering Design; (ii) Thermal Engineering; (iii) Materials Technology; (iv) Applied Mechanics Biomedical Engineering Postgraduate Diploma in Biomedical Engineering MEng and PhD Areas of Specialization: ( i) Rehabilitation Engineering option,( ii) Tissue and Cell Engineering option,( iii) Biomaterials & Biomechanics option, (iv) Biomedical Instrumentation option. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Postgraduate Diploma and MEng in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Chemical Metallurgy; (ii) Foundry Technology; (iii) Mechanical Metallurgy; (iv) Materials Engineering; (v) Physical Metallurgy Department of Polymer and Textile Engineering Postgraduate Diploma in Polymer and Textile Engineering MEng Areas of Specialization: (i) Polymer Engineering; (ii) Textile Science and Engineering PhD Area of Specialization: (i) Polymer Engineering FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Department of Architecture MSc Areas of Specialization: (i) Architecture design; (ii) Communication Skills; (iii) History and Theoretical Studies; (iv) Building Construction Technology; (v) Humanities and Social Studies; (vi) Environmental Control Systems; (vii) Physical (Building) Sciences PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Housing and Urban Studies; (ii) History and Theory of Architecture; (iii) Architectural Sciences; (iv) Architectural Technology and Production; (v) Architectural Design and Construction; (vi) Environmental Design in Architecture; (vii) Project Management and Control Department of Building Postgraduate Diploma in Building MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Building Services; (ii) Building Maintenance; (iii) Construction Technology; (iv) Construction Materials; (v) Construction Management; (vi) Facility and Maintenance Management Department of Environmental Management Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Management MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Geographic Information System; (ii) Housing Studies; (iii) Infrastructure Facilities Development; (iv) Impact Assessment Studies; (v) Mineral and Resources Exploitation; (vi) Population; (vii) Population Studies; (viii) Urban Renewal Techniques; (ix) Urbanization and the Environment; (x) Water Resources; (xi) Women and Development; (xii) Waste Management Studies Department of Estate Management Postgraduate Diploma in Estate Management MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Valuation; (ii) Real Estate Investment Appraisals; (iii) Real Estate Development and Finance; (iv) Facilities and Property Management; (v) Land Administration and Management; (vi) Project Management Department of Fine and Applied Arts Postgraduate Diploma in Fine and Applied Arts Master of Arts (MA), Master of Fine and Applied Arts (MFA) and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Art History; (ii) Art Education; (iii) Ceramics; (iv) Fashion Design; (v) Painting; (vi) Sculpture; (vii) Textile; (viii) Visual Communication (Graphics Design) Department of Geography and Meteorology. Postgraduate Diploma in Geography and Meteorology MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Applied Climatology & Meteorology Biogeography; (ii) Environmental Management; (iii) Hydrology and Water Resources; (iv) Population Geography Department of Quantity Surveying Postgraduate Diploma in Quantity Surveying MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Construction/Engineering Economics; (ii) Construction Project Management; (iii) Infrastructure Cost Engineering/Management; (iv) Professional Practice Management Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics Postgraduate Diploma in Surveying and Geo informatics MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Surveying and Geo informatics; (ii) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Applications FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Clinical Chemistry; (ii) Hematology; (iii) Histopathology; (iv) Immunology; (v) Medical Microbiology Department of Medical Rehabilitation MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Cardio-Pulmonary Physiotherapy; (ii) Geriatric Physiotherapy; (iii) Neurological Physiotherapy (iv) Orthopedic, Sports and Recreational Physiotherapy; (v) Women’s Physiotherapy (Obstetrics and Gynecology Physiotherapy) Department of Nursing Sciences a) Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Sciences MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Community Health Nursing; (ii) Maternal and Child Health Nursing; (iii) Diploma in Nursing Science; (iv) Medical Surgical Nursing; (v) Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing; (vi) Nursing Administration; (vii) Nursing Education Department of Radiography/Radiological Sciences Postgraduate Diploma in Radiography MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Film Reporting; (ii) Medical Physics; (iii) Medical Imaging; (iv) Radiation and Environmental Protection and Dosimetry; (v) Radiological Education; (vi) Radiological Management; (vii) Radiotherapy and Oncology FACULTY OF LAW LLM and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Commercial and Property Law; (ii) Public and Private Law; (iii) International Law and Jurisprudence FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES Department of Accountancy Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy MSC and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Auditing and Assurance Service; (ii)Taxation (iii) Corporate Financial Management; (iv) Management Accounting and Performance Measurement; (v) Corporate Reporting; (vi) Forensic Accounting and Fraud Management; (vii) Financial Management and Corporate Finance; (viii) Environmental Accounting c) MPhil/PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Auditing and Assurance Service; (ii) Taxation; (iii) Corporate Financial Management; (iv) Management Accounting and Performance Measurement; (v) Corporate Reporting Services; (vi) Forensic Accounting and Fraud Manager; (vii) Financial Managers and Corporate Finance Consultancy; (viii) Environmental Accountants; (ix) Oil & Gas Experts; (x) Public Sector Accountants
Department of Banking and Finance Postgraduate Diploma in Banking and Finance MSC and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) International Business Finance; (ii) Capital Market; (iii) Investment Analysis; (iv) Portfolio Management; (v) Securities’ Market (vi) Monetary Theory; (vii) Banking Operations; (viii) Strategic Risk Management; (ix) Financial Management MPhil/PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) International Business Finance; (ii) Capital Market; (iii) Investment Analysis; (iv) Portfolio Management; (v) Securities’ Market (vi) Monetary Theory; (vii) Banking Operations; (viii) Strategic Risk Management; (ix) Financial Management Department of Business Administration Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Human Resource Management; (ii) Production/Operations Management; (iii) Strategic Management; (iv) General Management MPhil/PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Human Resource Management; (ii) Production/Operations Management; (iii) Strategic Management; (iv) General Management Department of Co-operative Economics and Management Postgraduate Diploma in Co-operative Economics and Management MPhil/PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Agricultural Cooperatives; (ii) Cooperative Management; (iii) Service Cooperative MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Agricultural Cooperatives; (ii) Cooperative Management; (iii) Rural Development; (iv) Rural Finance; (v) Service Cooperatives Department of Marketing Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing. MPhil/PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) International and Global Marketing; (ii) Sustainability and Development Marketing; (iii) Marketing Management and Strategy MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Marketing Theories and Management Strategy; (ii) Consumer Studies and Research/Marketing Analytics; (iii) Marketing Promotion/Integrated Marketing Communication; (iv) International Marketing; (v) Entrepreneurship Marketing; (vi) Marketing Logistics and Supply Chain Management; (vii) Services Marketing; (viii) Sustainability and Development Department of Public Administration PGD and MPA in Public Administration MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Human Resources Management; (ii) Project Management; (iii) Local Government Administration; (iv) Public Policy Analysis and Methods Master of Business Administration (MBA) Areas of Specialization (i) Accountancy; (ii) Banking & Finance; (iii) Cooperative Economics and Management; (iv) Business Administration; (v) Marketing Department of Entrepreneurial Studies Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurial Studies MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Management; (ii) Innovation FACULTY OF MEDICINE Department of Community Medicine MPH Areas of Specialization: (i) Epidemiology; (ii) Medical Statistics; (iii) Occupational Health; (iv) Environmental Health; (v) Health Education; (vi) Health System Administration; (vii) Health Management; (viii) Social Medicine; (ix) Rehabilitative Medicine; (x) Public Health Nutrition (xi) Demography FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Department of Clinical Pharmacy& Pharmacy Management Pharm and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Pharmacy Practice and Management; (ii) Pharmaceutical Care; (iii) Public Health Pharmacy; (iv) Pharmacotherapeutics; (v) Clinical Pharmacokinetics; (vi) Pharmacoeconomics Department of Pharmacognosy &Traditional Medicine MSc, M. Pharm and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Phytochemistry; (ii) Bio-medicinal Chemistry; (iii) Ethnobotany; (iv) Psychopharmacology; (v) Drug Evaluation and Quality Control Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology MSc, MPharm and PhD Area of Specialization: (i) Pharmaceutical Biotechnology; (ii) Antimicrobial Evaluation; (iii) Vaccinology and Immunology; (iv) Quality Control and Formulation Microbiology Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry MSc, M. Pharm and PhD Areas of Specialization: i.) Quality Control and Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry; (ii) Drug Synthesis and Combinatorial Chemistry; (iii) Natural Products Medicinal Chemistry; (iv) Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design Department of Pharmaceutics &Pharmaceutical Technology MSc, M. Pharm and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Physical Pharmaceutics; (ii) Formulation Science and Technology; (iii) Powder and Tablet Technology; (iv) Cosmetic Science and Technology; (v) Biopharmaceutics/Pharmacokinetics; (vi) Drug Delivery and Targeting Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSc, MPharm and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Toxicology; (ii) Ethnopharmacology; (iii) Clinical Pharmacology Department of Forensic Sciences MSc Areas of Specialization: (i) Forensic Toxicology; (ii) Forensic Chemistry & Drug Analysis; (iii) Forensic& Legal Medicine Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc Areas of Specialization: (i) Health Commodities, Logistics and Supply Chain Management; (ii) Transport Studies; (iii) Disaster/Humanitarian Logistics & Supply Chain Management FACULTYOF PHYSICAL SCIENCES Department of Statistics PGD and MSc in Statistics PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Mathematics Statistics; (ii) Design of Experiments; (iii) Time Series; (iv) Probability; (v) Regression; (vi) Multivariate Analysis; (vii) Biometrics Department of Computer Science PGD and MSc in Computer Science PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Data Communication and Networks; (ii) Artificial Intelligence; (iii) Software Engineering; (iv) Database Systems and Data Engineering; (v) Computer Forensics Department of Geological Sciences Postgraduate Diploma in Geological Sciences MSc (Integrated Water Resources Management) Area of Specialization: Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Water Resources (Hydrogeology)/Environmental Geology; (ii) Petroleum Geology; (iii) Applied Geophysics; (iv) Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Biostratigraphy; (v) Economics Geology/Geochemistry Department of Mathematics Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematics MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Functional Analysis; (ii) Industrial Mathematics Department of Physics and Industrial Physics Postgraduate Diploma in Physics and Industrial Physics MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Astrophysics; (ii) Geophysics; (iii) Solid State Physics; (iv) Physics Electronics; (v) Nuclear Physics; (vi) Solar Energy Physics Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry Postgraduate Diploma in Pure and Industrial Chemistry MSc Areas of Specialization: (i) Analytical Chemistry; (ii) Environmental Chemistry; (iii) Industrial Chemistry; (iv) Inorganic Chemistry; (v) Organic Chemistry (vi) Physical Chemistry; (vii) Polymer Chemistry PhD Areas of Specialization: Analytical Chemistry; (ii) Environmental Chemistry; (iii) Organic Chemistry; (iv) Physical Chemistry; (v) Polymer Chemistry; (vi) Industrial Chemistry FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Department of Economics Postgraduate Diploma in Economics MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Monetary Economics; (ii) Development Economics; (iii) Public Sector Economics; (iv) International Economics; (v) Quantitative Economics; (vi) Human Resource Economics (vii) Health Economics (viii) Environment Economics (ix) Energy Economics Department of Mass Communication Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication MSc Areas of Specialization: (i) Print Journalism; (ii) Electronic Media/Broadcasting; (iii) Public Relations and Advertising (PRAD); (iv) New Information and Communication Technologies (NICTs)/New Media PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Print Communication Sequence; (ii) Electronic Communication Sequence; (iii) Public Relations and Advertising Sequence (iv) Theory and Research in Media Studies; (v) Behavior Change Communication (BCC)/Development Communication Department of Psychology MSC and PhD Areas of Specialization (i) Clinical Psychology; (ii) Counseling Psychology; (iii) Development Psychology; (iv) Forensic Psychology; (v) Industrial/organizational Psychology; (vi) Social Psychology; (vii) Rehabilitation Psychology MSc in EAP and MAI MEAP and MAI (Professional Masters) Areas of Specialization: (i) Employee Assistance Program; (ii) Addiction Intervention Department of Political Science Postgraduate Diploma in Political Science MSc and PhD Areas of Specialization: (i) Political Theory and Methodology (PTMD); (ii) Public Administration and Local Government (PALG); (iii) International Relations and Diplomatic Studies (IRDS); (iv) Nigerian Government and Politics (NGAP) Department of Sociology and Anthropology PGD Areas of Specialization: (i) Development Studies; (ii) Criminology; (iii) Industrial Sociology; (iv) Demography/Population Studies; (v) Medical Sociology; (vi) Gender Studies; (vii) Cultural Anthropology; (vii) Industrial and Labor Relations MSc Areas of Specialization: (i) Development Studies; (ii) Criminology; (iii) Industrial Sociology; (iv) Demography/Population Studies; (v) Medical Sociology (vi) Gender Studies; (vii) Cultural Anthropology; (viii) Industrial and Labor Relations; (ix) Social Policy CENTER FOR MIGRATION STUDIES MA, MSc and Masters of Migration Studies (MMS) Areas of Specialization: (i) Migration Studies Statement of Motivation: The Candidate shall be required to submit a statement of 350-500 words explaining his/her experience/engagement with Migration issues/tasks and/or motivation for embarking on the MMS programme. CENTER FOR EYE HEALTH RESEARCH AND TRAINING (CEHRAT) MSc in Community Eye Health CENTER FOR PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION MSc and MPCM in Peace and Conflict Management PhD in Peace and Conflict Management Area of Specialization: Internal Conflict Studies and Peace Analysis ( ii) Conflict & Security Studies iii) International Conflict and Peace Building MSc and PhD in Development Studies Area of Specialization: Governance Studies ( ii) Community Development iii) International Development. CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (COHSES) PGD in Occupational Health and Safety. INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY AND CENTER FOR CANCER RESEARCH MSc and PhD in Oncology Areas of Specialization: Basic Oncology; (ii) Clinical Oncology; (iii) Translational Oncology CHISCO INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION STUDIES a) PGD in Transport and Logistics b) MSc in Transport and Logistics Areas of Specialization: Road/Rail transport and logistics (ii) Air transport and logistics (iii) Maritime transport and logistics TETFUND Center of Excellence for Biomedical, Engineering and Agricultural TranslationalStudies: MSc and PhD Programmes in Translational Vaccinology and Vector Science. MSc and PhD Programmes in Translational Herbal Research. MSc and PhD Programmes in Agri-Entrepreneurship and Natural Ecosystem Services. MSc and PhD Programmes in Post-Harvest and Resources Management of Agroforestry/ Aqua Produce. MSc and PhD Programmes in Transition Engineering in Renewable &Sustainable Energy Systems. MSc and PhD Programmes in Transition Engineering in Mechatronics Instrumentation Engineering.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURE MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Candidates for any Postgraduate Programs must possess a minimum of five credits including English Language and any four relevant subjects at one or two sittings from WAEC, NECO, NABTEB or TC11(Faculty of Education only) based on the Department/Faculty and General University Requirements. Applicants are advised to obtain information on Departmental requirements from the university website spgs.unizik.edu.ng.This is important ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 2.1 Postgraduate Diploma Programmes The following may apply for admission into the Postgraduate Diploma Programs. 2.1.1 Graduates from approved Universities who hold first degree classification with FCGPA of 1.51 and above on a 5point scale.

How to Apply for UNIZIK Postgraduate Admission. Apply Here Application form should be completed online by visiting https://apply.cpgs.unizik.edu.ng. Step 1: Fill out the form by providing all data in all the fields and click on “Submit My Application” Step 2: A mail will be sent to the email you provided (so be sure to provide a valid personal email address). Step 3: Click on the link in your email to validate your account and activate. Also, note down the application number that was also sent in the same mail. That will be your identity throughout your application journey. Step 4: Once your account is validated and activated, enter your application number and your application email to login. Step 5: Once logged in, confirm the details provided and continue by paying your application fee online (Debit Card or Transfer) through Credo (for local students) or Paystack (for international students). Do not navigate away from the Credo or Paystack payment page until you are redirected back to the application portal. Step 6: Once payment is completed, continue the rest of your application in a step-by-step manner. You can also check your email for payment confirmation. Step 7: After submitting your final application, print your completed Application Form and Transcript Request form to be sent to your former institution for your academic transcripts. Any change of name should be indicated in the transcript form. If you encounter any challenges while filling out the form, you can visit the Help Dashboard for various ways to get help or contact support. Please note that our main mode of communication is via email, so always check your email for the latest information from us. PhD applicants in submitting their forms shall upload a proposal of not more than five type-written pages that should include: Name of Applicant Proposed Department and Faculty Topic (not more than 18 words) Brief background of the Study Aim and Objectives/Purpose Methodology Expected Outcomes References Application Process for the 2024/2025 Session Sale of Form begins on the 28th of February, 2024 and ends on the 3rd of September, 2024. Submission of Form ends on 3rd September , 2024. Transcripts, either hard or soft copy should be forwarded to the Secretary, College of Postgraduate Studies not later than September 9th, 2024. Soft copies of transcripts may be forwarded to secdr_transcript.cpgs@unizik.edu.ngfrom institutional e-mail addresses only. Applicants will be invited for Screening Test and Proposal Defense on a date to be communicated. PhD applicants in submitting their forms shall upload a proposal of not more than five type-written pages. (Visit spgs.unizik.edu.ng for the proposal template). N.B: Notwithstanding compliance with the above conditions, all admissions offered are provisional and the College of Postgraduate Studies reserves the right to offer, confirm or deny admission. Dr. Njideka Nwangwu Deputy Registrar /Secretary College of Postgraduate Studies