University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN)Postgraduate Courses

Filed in School News by on January 15, 2024

UNN Postgraduate Courses for 2024 is finally here, the general public is hereby informed and charged to kindly explore the discourse below to stay guided. Some new updates have been attached in this year’s guide, please study it carefully.

UNN Postgraduate Courses

The management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN has advertised the accredited courses for its School of Postgraduate Studies, Postgraduate Diplomas, Masters and Doctorate degrees accredited courses for the 2024/2025 academic session admission exercise.

The requirements are not that difficult though, but the school has made them compulsory for all applicants. Below are the few updates you should take cognizance of as an applicant.

UNN Postgraduate Courses

Here are the updated UNN postgraduate courses for 2024. They are listed based on their respective faculties. The courses are for PGD, M.Sc., and Ph.D. programmes.

1. Faculty of Agriculture

Department of Agricultural Economics

  • Farm Management and Production Economics
  • Agricultural Marketing and Agri-business
  • Agricultural Finance and Project Analysis
  • Agricultural Cooperative and Resources
  • Environmental Economics.
  • Co-operative Studies
  • Farm Management and Production Economics
  • Agribusiness and Marketing.
  • Departments of Food Science and Technology
  • Crop Science, Animal Science
  • Agricultural Extension and Soil Science

Department of Animal Science

  • Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry
  • Animal Production
  • Animal Physiology
  • Animal Breeding and Genetics.

Department of Crop Science – PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D.

  • Crop Physiology Economic Entomology
  • Crop Production
  • Forage Crops
  • Hematology
  • Ornamental Horticulture
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics
  • Plant Pathology
  • Tropical Fruits and Plantation Crops
  • Vegetable Crops
  • Weed Science.

Department of Agricultural Extension

  • Agricultural Administration
  • Agricultural Communication
  • Agricultural Extension Education
  • Agricultural Planning and Evaluation
  • Rural Sociology.

Department of Food Science and Technology

  • Food Chemistry and Analysis
  • Animal Production Technology
  • Fruits and Vegetable Processing Technology
  • Quality Control and Assurance
  • Cereals, Pulses, Legumes, and Tuber Processing Technology
  • Food Biotechnology
  • Food Engineering and Processing.

Department of Home Science – PGD, M.Sc., and Ph.D. Programmes

  • Family and Child Studies
  • Home Management (Family Resource Management)
  • Hospitality and Institutional Management
  • Interior Decoration and Design; Food and Nutrition
  • Textile, Clothing, and Fashion Design.

Department of Nutrition and Dietetics – PGD, M.Sc., and Ph.D programmes

  • Dietetics
  • Community and Public Health Nutrition
  • Human and Experimental Nutrition

Department of Soil Science

  • Soil Genesis Survey and Classification
  • Remote Sensing
  • Environmental Impact Assessment and Land Evaluation
  • Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy
  • Soil Fertility and Management
  • Soil Physics and Conservation
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

2. Faculty of Arts

Department of Archaeology and Tourism (PGD, M.A. and Ph.D. Programmes)

  • Paleolithic Studies
  • Iron Age Archaeology
  • Origins of Food Production and Urbanization
  • Cultural Resource Management (Museum or Tourism Option).

Department of English and Literary Studies (PGD, M.A and Ph.D.)

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

Department of Fine and Applied Arts

  • Ph.D. Art History
  • Ph.D. Art Education
  • Ph.D. Art Administration and Management
  • Ph.D. Fine Arts and Design (with specialization in Painting, Print Making
  • Sculpture-Visual Communication Design
  • Textile Design
  • Fashion Design; Ceramics).
  • M.F.A. with specialization in Painting
  • Print Making
  • Sculpture
  • Textile Design
  • Fashion Design
  • Ceramics

Department of Foreign Languages and Literary Studies (MA Programme)

  • African Literature in French
  • Caribbean Literature in French
  • Translation
  • African Literature in French
  • Caribbean Literature in French
  • German Literature.

Department of History and International Studies (PGD, M.A. and Ph.D.)

  • Political History
  • Economic History
  • Social History
  • International Studies

Department of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages (M.A, Ph.D)

  • Linguistics
  • African Languages
  • Literature in African Languages
  • Translation and Interpretation.
  • Linguistics
  • African Languages and Literature.

Department of Mass Communication – PGD, M.A and Ph.D.

  • Multimedia and Journalism
  • Broadcasting/Electronic Media
  • Public Relations; Advertising and Marketing Communications
  • Communication Advocacy
  • Development Communication
  • Population Communication.

Department of Music

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Music (PGDM)
  • African Music Industry
  • Ensemble/Theatre Directing and Management
  • Music Education
  • Research
  • Composition and Musical Instrument Technology.

Department of Theatre and Film Studies (M.A and Ph.D.)

  • Acting and Directing
  • Dramatic Theory and Criticism
  • Applied Theatre
  • Playwriting
  • African and Caribbean Drama and Theatre
  • Film and Media Arts Studies
  • Performance Studies
  • Scenography
  • Theatre and Cultural Administration.

3. Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences

Department of Human Anatomy

  • Gross Anatomy
  • Neuroanatomy
  • Histology
  • Embryology
  • Reproductive Technologies
  • Anatomical Science Education
  • Forensic Biology; Cell Biology
  • Biological Anthropology.

4. Faculty of Biological Sciences

Department of Biochemistry

  • Environmental Biochemistry
  • Enzymology
  • Industrial Biochemistry& Biotechnology
  • Medical Biochemistry
  • Nutritional Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology; Pharmacological Biochemistry
  • ProteinChemistry
  • Lipid Biochemistry
  • Plant Biochemistry.

Department of Microbiology

  • Brewing Science and Technology (PGD)
  • Medical Microbiology (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
  • Environmental Microbiology (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
  • Food/Industrial Microbiology (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
  • Brewing Science and Technology (M.Sc).

Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology – PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D

  • Biosystematic/Taxonomy
  • Palynology/Palaeoecology
  • Plant Anatomy
  • Plant Physiology
  • Ecophysiology
  • Plant Pathology/Mycology
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Plant Ecology
  • Environmental Botany/Economic Botany
  • Plant Biotechnology
  • Algal Biotechnology
  • Fungal Biotechnology
  • Bagel Biotechnology; Aquatic Botany
  • Phycology/Limnology (Aquatic Ecology)
  • Ethnomedicine/ Phytomedicine.

Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology (M.Sc. and (Ph.D.)

  • Animal and Environment
  • Parasitology and Public Health
  • Entomology and Forensic Sciences
  • Fishery Science and Aquaculture
  • Hydrobiology/Aquatic Sciences
  • Ecology and Environmental Biology
  • Animal Genetics, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.

5. Faculty of Education

Department of Adult Education & Extra Mural Studies

  • Adult Education Administration
  • Community Development
  • Extension & Distance Education.

Department of Arts Education

  • Curriculum Studies
  • Language Education
  • Educational Technology
  • Comparative & International Education
  • Music Education
  • Fine & Applied Arts Education
  • Moral Education
  • Religious Education.

The Department of Educational Foundations

  • Childhood Education
  • Educational Psychology
  • Guidance &Counselling
  • History of Education
  • Philosophy of Education
  • Sociology of Education
  • Special Education.

Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education

  • Public Health Education
  • School Health Education
  • Mental and Emotional Health Education
  • Occupational and Industrial Health Education
  • Administration and Management of Physical Education and Sports
  • Curriculum and Physical Education Teacher Education
  • Psychology of Sports
  • Sociology of Sports
  • Recreation and Tourism
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Adapted Physical Education.

6. Faculty of Engineering

Department of Agricultural & Bioresources Engineering: (M.Engr and Ph.D)

  • Power Systems, Machinery and Mechatronic Engineering
  • Soil and Water Resources Engineering
  • Food and Bioprocess Engineering
  • Structures and Environmental Control Engineering
  • Biomass and Renewable Energy Engineering
  • Aqua Cultural Engineering
  • Forest Engineering
  • Ecological Engineering.

Department of Civil Engineering (PGDCE, M.Sc., M.Engr, Ph.D)

  • Structural Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering
  • Materials & Construction
  • Highway Engineering.

Department of Electrical Engineering (M.Engr. and Ph.D)

  • Power Electronics
  • Drives and New System
  • Electrical Machine and Drives
  • Electromagnetic Fields and Application
  • Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering
  • Automatic Control Systems.

Department of Electronic Engineering (M.Sc, M.Engr and Ph.D)

  • Communications
  • Digital and Computer Electronics

Department of Mechanical Engineering (PGD, M.Sc., M.Engr., Ph.D.)

  • Materials Technology and Mechanics
  • Fluid Mechanics and Gas Dynamics
  • Design and Production Technology
  • Industrial Engineering and Management.

7. Faculty of Law

Department of Commercial and Corporate Law

  • Law of Business Organization
  • Banking
  • Investment and Capital Market
  • Law of Commercial Transaction
  • Insurance Law; and Maritime.

Department of Customary and Indigenous Law

  • Customary Jurisprudence
  • Customary Property Law
  • Indigenous Peoples in International Law.

International and Corporate Law

  • Public and International Law
  • Law of International Institutions
  • International Environmental Law
  • International Economic Law
  • International Human Rights Law
  • International Criminal Law.

Department of Jurisprudence and Legal Theory

  • Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
  • Comparative Constitutionalism
  • International Criminal Law and Theory
  • Law and Development.

Department of Property Law

  • Property and Fiscal Law
  • Law of International Finance and Commerce
  • Law of Corporations, Governance, and Dispute Settlement

Department of Public Law

  • Administrative Law
  • Comparative Constitutional Law
  • Human Rights Law
  • Health Law and Policy
  • Humanitarian Law
  • Advanced Criminal Law.

8. Faculty of Medical Sciences

Department of Community Medicine

  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics & Population Studies
  • Health Care Studies
  • General Preventive & Health Communication Studies
  • Primary Health Care and Nutrition Studies.

Department of Pharmacology &Therapeutics

  • M.Sc, Ph.D, and MD. Programmes.
  • Pharmacology
  • Toxicology
  • Statistics
  • Epidemiology

Department of Medicine

  • MD degree in Cardiology
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology)
  • Rheumatology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Pharmacology/Therapeutics and Dermatology.
  • M.Sc. degree in Cardiology
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology)
  • Rheumatology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Pharmacology/Therapeutics and Dermatology.

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