FUNAI PG Programmes, Admission Requirements and Duration

The management of Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo, FUNAI have rolled out the list of postgraduate courses available when applying for their PG admission form. Every programme, be it full-time or part-time have their unique admission requirements, however, there are some basic compulsory entry requirements for fresh candidates which must be adhered to in the process of application and registration.

Upon graduation, prospective PG students who aspire to further their Education at FUNAI come up with questions like What are the postgraduate courses offered in FUNAI? What are the admission requirements for PGD or Masters programmes, they seldom ask about Ph.D admission requirements. Based on the above questions, we decided to put up a comprehensive article that would give answers to the above questions once and for all.

Recently, the management of FUNAI disclosed to the genera public that they will be introducing 5 new set of PG courses offered at Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo, PG school.

Judging from the list of postgraduate courses offered in Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo, FUNAI as seen below, you would agree with us that all categories of PG courses are offered in the institution ranging from Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) programmes, Masters and Ph.D programmes so please be rest assured that any information gotten in the process of reading this post, we are confident will be of great help in the area of making a good choice as to which of the postgraduate courses is best tailored for your future career path.

Duration For PG Programmes

GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

1. Candidates for admission into any Postgraduate programme of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State must have obtained at least five (5) credits at not more than two sittings in WASC, NECO, GCE or NABTEB including English Language. In addition, candidates seeking admission into the Faculties of Physical Sciences,Biological Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences, Basic Clinical Sciences, Management Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, Education and Clinical Medicine, Humanities, Environmental Sciences must have a credit pass in Mathematics. Candidates shall also possess the minimum entry requirements for admission into the Postgraduate programmes in their respective Departments.
2. Graduates of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State or other Universities recognized by the University Senate who also possess the above qualifications are eligible to apply. 

SPECIFIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA (PGD) PROGRAMMES

1. Graduates of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State or other Universities recognized by the University Senate who have obtained a Bachelor’s Degree with at least a Third-Class Honours.
2. Holders of HND at Upper or Lower Credit level passes or its equivalent areas.
3. Candidates who hold qualifications other than the ones mentioned above which are acceptable to the Board of the School of Postgraduate Studies and Senate of the University, may also be considered for admission.

 MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES

1. Graduates of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State or other Universities recognized by the University Senate who have obtained the Bachelor’s Degree in relevant disciplines with at least a Second-Class Lower Division.
2. Candidates with relevant Postgraduate Diplomas from the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State or other Universities recognized by the University Senate with at least 5 credit O’ level passes; with minimum of 2.5 CGPA on 5-point scale or 3.0 on 4-point scale.
3. Candidates whose First Degrees are unclassified but have at least 60% average score (B level).

 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D.) DEGREE PROGRAMMES

1. Candidates from Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, or other Universities recognized by the University Senate who have obtained Master’s Degree that is appropriate for the proposed field/s of study shall qualify for Doctorate Degree admission.
2. Candidates must possess minimum of 3.5 CGPA on a 5-point scale or 4.0 on a 4-point scale in their Master’s Degrees. Candidates who possess at least a B level (60% average score) at Master’s Degree provided that research work formed part of the Master’s Degree Programme shall also qualify for Doctorate Degree admission.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Further admission requirements include:

1. O’level passes in English and Mathematics for all programmes.
2. Accountancy and Business Administration Departments in addition require O’level credit pass in Economics.
3. All Science Programmes in addition require O’level credit pass in Physics, Chemistry and/or Biology/Agriculture; depending on your area.
4. Department of Mass Communication in addition requires Olevel credit pass in Literature in English

DURATION OF PROGRAMMES

(a) Postgraduate Diploma

1. Full-Time – Two Semesters (Minimum) and Four Semesters (Maximum)

Part-Time – Three Semesters (Minimum) and Six Semesters (Maximum)

(b)  Master’s Degree

• Full-Time – Three Semesters (Minimum) and six semesters (maximum)
• Part-time – Four Semesters (Minimum) and eight semesters (maximum)

(c)  Doctorate Degree (Ph.D.)

• Full-Time – Six Semesters (Minimum) and ten Semesters (maximum)
• Part-time – eight semesters (Minimum) and twelve semesters (maximum)

List of FUNAI Postgraduate Courses Offered Under PGD Masters And Ph.D Level

1. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Department of Agribusiness and Management

1. PGD in Agribusiness and Management
2. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization;

• Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Development
• Agribusiness Finance and Investment
• Agribusiness Project Management
• Agrifood Systems Policy
• Export Management
• Food Security and Climate Change
• Food Value Chain Management

 

 

Department of Agricultural Economics

1. PGD in Agricultural Economics
2. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization;

• Agricultural Finance
• Agricultural Marketing
• Agricultural Policy and Development
• Agricultural Production Economics
• Agricultural Project Analysis
• Farm Management
• Resource and Environmental Economics
• Rural Economics

 

Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

1. PGD in Agricultural Extension
2. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization;

• Agricultural Communications
• Agricultural Extension Administration
• Agricultural Program Planning and Evaluation
• Extension Education and Community Development
• Rural Sociology and Development

 

Department of Animal Science

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization;

• Animal Breeding and Genetics
• Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry
• Animal Nutrition and Forage Sciences
• Animal Physiology
• Animal Production and Livestock Management

 

Department of Fisheries/Aquaculture

1. PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Fisheries and Aquaculture
2. Sc. and Ph.D. in Fish Biology

 

2. FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

Department of Anatomy.

1. PGD Anatomy
2. Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas:
   • Anatomical Anthropology.
   • Anatomical Imaging.
   • Biomechanics and Sports Anatomy.
   • Comparative Anatomy.
   • Forensic Anatomy.
   • Histology and Histochemistry.
   • Mortuary Science and Funeral Studies.
   • Reproductive Anatomy.
   • Taphonomy and Death Science.

 

Department of Medical Biochemistry
a. M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in the following areas:

• Clinical/Medical Biochemistry.
• Environmental and Toxicological Biochemistry.
• Nutritional Biochemistry

 

Department of Physiology
a. PGD Physiology
b. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas:

• Blood Physiology.
• Cardiovascular Physiology.
• Cell Physiology.
• Cellular and Molecular Physiology.
• Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology
• Environmental and Exercise Physiology.
• Gastrointestinal Tract Physiology.
• Metabolism and Nutrition.
• Musculoskeletal Physiology.
• Neurophysiology
• Renal and Body Fluid Physiology
• Respiratory Physiology.

 

3. FACULTY OF BASIC CLINICAL MEDICINE

Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas:

• Immunology
• Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
• Medical Mycology
• Medical Parasitology
• Medical Virology

 

Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

M.Sc. and Ph.D. with specialization in the following areas;

• Cardiovascular Pharmacology
• Clinical Pharmacology
• Endocrine Pharmacology
• Ethno Pharmacology
• Immuno Pharmacology
• Toxicology

 

4. FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Department of Biochemistry.
a. PGD in Biochemistry
b. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas:

• Environmental Biochemistry.
• Industrial Biochemistry
• Nutritional Biochemistry.
• Pharmacological/Toxicological Biochemistry

 

Department of Biology

1. PGD in Biology
2. Sc. Programmes (with Specializations):
3. Environmental Biology
4. Parasitology and Public Health
5. Botany (Mycology and Plant Pathology)

 

The following specialties are under the above programmes; Eco-Toxicology/Environmental Pollution and Management/Toxicology, Human and Experimental Parasitology/Epidemiology, Plant Pathology (Physiological Plant Pathology; Disease control; post-harvest Physiology; Mushroom Technology).

 

Ph.D. Programmes:

1. Environmental Biology
2. Parasitology and Public Health
3. Mycology and Plant Pathology
4. Environmental Parasitology

 

The following specialties are under the above programmes; Eco-Toxicology/Environmental Pollution and Management/Toxicology, Human and Experimental Parasitology/Epidemiology, Plant Pathology (Physiological Plant Pathology; Disease control; post-harvest Physiology; Mushroom Technology).

 

Department of Biotechnology
a. PGD in Biotechnology.
b. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas:

• Environmental Biotechnology.
• Food and Agricultural Biotechnology.
• Industrial Biotechnology.
• Medical Biotechnology.

 

Department of Microbiology
a. PGD in Microbiology
b. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology

1. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology with the following options;

• Bacteriology
• Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology
• Immunology
• Mycology
• Virology

 

5. FACULTY OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

Admission into the Ph.D. programmes in the Clinical Sciences will be open to the following:

• Candidates who have successfully completed Part 1 Fellowship/Membership of either the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria or the West African College of Physicians or the West African College of Surgeons or their equivalents.
• Holders of Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MB;BCh;MB;BS)/ Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degrees, and Master of Science (M.Sc.) degrees in relevant aspect of Clinical Sciences from a university recognized by the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Senate.
• Holders of Full Fellowships of either the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) or the West African College of Physicians (WACP) or the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) or any other recognized foreign Fellowship that is equivalent to any of the above ones.
• Candidates will be required to undergo a screening exercise to assess their suitability for the Ph.D. programme.

 

Duration of the Programme

• The full time Ph.D. programme in clinical Sciences will run for a minimum of six (6) semesters and a maximum of nine (9) semesters.
• The part time component of the programme will run for a minimum of nine (9) semesters and a maximum of fourteen (14) semesters.
• For holders of Full Fellowships of either the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) or the West African College of Physicians (WACP) or the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) or any other recognized equivalent foreign Fellowship, the duration shall be four (4) semesters.

 

PhD in the following areas of specialization with their sub-specialties;

a       Anaesthesiology

• Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia
• Intensive Care
• Neuro Anaesthesia
• Obstetric Anaesthesia
• Paediatric Anaesthesia
• Pain Management

 

1. Community Medicine

• Bioethics
• Biostatistics
• Environmental Health
• Epidemiology
• Health Economics
• Health Education and Promotion
• Health System, Policy and Management
• Occupational Health
• Public Health Nutrition
• Reproductive and Family Health
• Research Methodology

1. Dentistry

• Conservative dentistry
• Dental public Health/Community Dentistry
• Medical Education
• Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Oral Biology
• Oral Medicine
• Oral Pathology
• Orthodontics
• Paediatric Dentistry
• Periodontology
• Science of Dental Material

 

1. Family Medicine

• Ethics and Medical Jurisprudence
• Geriatric Health
• Integrated Medicine
• Lifestyle Medicine
• Migrant and Refugee Health
• Minority and Multicultural Health
• Palliative and Hospice Medicine
• Rehabilitation and Convalescence Medicine
• Rural and Remote Health
• Social and Behavioral Medicine
• Sports and Recreational Medicine
• Travel Medicine

 

1. Internal Medicine

• Cardiology
• Dermatology and Venereology
• Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
• Gastroenterology
• Infectious Diseases
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Pulmonology
• Rheumatology

 

1. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

• Assisted Reproductive Technology
• Community and Special Obstetrics
• Fertility Regulation
• Feto-Maternal Medicine
• Gynaecological Endocrinology
• Gynaecological Endoscopy
• Gynaecological Oncology
• Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology
• Reproductive Medicine
• Urogynaecology

 

1. Ophthalmology

• Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
• Cornea and Anterior Segment
• Glaucoma
• Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science
• Medical Retina
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
• Ocular Genetics
• Oculoplasty and Ocular Oncology
• Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
• Public Eye Health In Eyecare
• Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation
• Vitreo-Retinal Surgery

 

1. Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

• Arthroplasty
• Arthroscopy and Sport Medicine
• Paediatric Orthopaedics
• Spine
• Trauma

 

1. Otorhinolaryngology

• Adult Audiology
• Head and Neck Oncology
• Otology
• Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology
• Rhinology
• Vestibular Disorders

 

1. Paediatrics

• Paediatric Cardiology
• Paediatric Gastroenterology
• Paediatric Haemato-oncology
• Paediatric Nephrology
• Paediatric Neurology
• Paediatric Pulmonology

 

1. Psychiatry

• Biological Psychiatry
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Community Psychiatry
• Consultative and Liaison Psychiatry
• Emergency Psychiatry
• Old Age Psychiatry
• Pschotherapy
• Substance Use Abuse

 

1. Radiology

• Breast Imaging
• Chest Radiology
• Clinical Ultrasonography
• Gastrointestinal Tract Radiology
• Interventional Radiology
• Musculoskeletal Radiology
• Neuroradiology
• Obstetric and Gynaecological Radiology
• Paediatric Radiology

 

1. Surgery

• Aesthetic Surgery
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Coloproctology
• Endoscopic Surgery
• Micro-Vascular Surgery
• Minimal Access Surgery
• Neonatal Surgery
• Neuro-Surgery
• Paediatric Surgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Surgical Oncology

 

1. Urology

• Andrology
• Paediatric Urology
• Reconstructive Urology
• Renal Transplant
• Uro-Oncology

6. FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Department of Arts and Humanities Education

M.Ed. and Ph.D. in English Language Education

 

Department of Vocational and Technical Education

M.Sc. (Ed.) and Ph.D. in Business Education with options in;

• Accounting
• Marketing
• Office Technology and Management
• Entrepreneurship

 

Department of Educational Management and Foundational Studies

1. PGDE
2. M.Ed. and Ph.D. in the following areas:

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Management
• Educational Psychology

 

Department of Guidance and Counseling Education

M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology with the following areas of specialization;

• Adolescent and Youth Counseling
• Career Counseling
• Educational Psychology and School Counseling
• Marriage and Family Life Counseling
• Remedial and Reformatory Counseling

 

Department of Physical and Health Education

M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas:

• Adapted Physical Education
• Community Health Education
• Environmental Health Education
• Exercise Physiology
• Mental and Emotional Health Education
• Occupational and Industrial Health Education
• Psychology of Sports
• Public Health Education
• School Health Education
• Sociology of Sports
• Sports Administration and Management

 

 

Department of Science Education

M.Sc.(Ed.) and Ph.D. in the following areas:

• Biology Education
• Chemistry Education
• Mathematics Education
• Measurement and Evaluation
• Physics Education

 

7. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Department of Chemical Engineering

1. PGD in Chemical Engineering
2. M.Eng. and Ph.D. in the following areas;

• Biochemical Engineering
• Chemical Reaction Engineering
• Corrosion Science and Engineering
• Environmental Chemical Engineering
• Modeling and Simulation of Chemical Process
• Raw Materials Utilization and Development
• Separation Process.

 

Department of Civil Engineering

1. PGD in Civil Engineering
2. M.Eng. and Ph.D. in the following areas;

• Construction Engineering and Management
• Highway and Transportation Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

 

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

1. PGD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2. M.Eng. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization;

• Communications Systems Engineering
• Power Systems Engineering
• Renewable Energy Systems

 

8. FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Department of Fine and Applied Arts
a. PGD in Fine and Applied Arts.
b. M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts) and Ph.D. in the following areas:

• Graphics
• Painting
• Sculpture

9. FACULTY OF HUMANITIES

Department of English and Literary Studies
a. PGD in English and Literary Studies

1. M.A. and Ph.D. in the following areas;

Candidates applying to the M.A. and Ph.D. programmes must have a B.A. in English and Literary Studies

 

Department of Foreign Languages:
a. PGD in Français Langue Étrangère

1. M.A. in Translation
   c. M.A. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization:

• African Literature in French
• Français Langue Étrangère (French as a foreign language)
• Linguistics in French/Sciences du Language

 

Department of History and Strategic Studies
a. PGD in Peace and Conflict Studies
b. M.A. and Ph.D.in the following areas of specialization:

• Diaspora Studies
• Diplomacy and Strategic Studies
• Economic History
• Peace and Conflict Studies
• Political History
• Social History

1. Ph.D. in African History

 

Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages
Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)

Master of Arts- M.A.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

 

M.A. and Ph.D.:

Each programme has its own options as follows:

1. M.A. Option:

• A. Igbo Studies (Language, Literature and culture)

1. Ph.D Options:  

• D Igbo Studies (Language, Literature and culture)

 

Under the major areas of M.A and Ph.D, the following are areas of Specialization from which a candidate can choose for her/his long essay, dissertation and thesis.

For candidates that are in Language, their areas of specializations are:

Phonology, Phonetics, Morphology, Syntax, lexicology, Dialectology, Language teaching (Applied). Semantics, Translation, and Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics

 

For candidates that are in Literature, their areas of specializations are:

Oral Literature, Written Literature.

 

For candidates that are in culture, their area of specialization is Igbo Culture

 

Postgraduate Program in Linguistics

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)

Master of Arts- M.A

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

 

M.A and Ph.D:

Each programme has its own options as follows:

1. M.A. Option:

• A. Linguistic Studies (Language and Literature)

1. Ph.D Options:  

• D Linguistic Studies (Language and Literature)

 

Under the major areas of M.A and Ph.D, the following are areas of Specialization from which a candidate can choose for her/his long essay, dissertation and thesis.

 

For candidates that are in Language, their areas of specializations are:

Phonology, Phonetics, Morphology, Syntax, lexicology, Dialectology, Language teaching (Applied Linguistics). Semantics, Translation, Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics,

 

For candidates that are in Literature, their areas of specializations are:

Oral Literature, Written Literature/ Studies in Igbo Culture.

 

Department of Music

1. PGD in Music
2. M.A. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization;

• Ethnomusicology
• Music Education
• Music Instrument Technology
• Music Media, Business and Entertainment Industry
• Musicology
• Performance-voice/Instrument option/Conducting and Music Directing
• Theory and Composition

 

Department of Religion and Cultural Studies

1. PGD in Religion and Cultural Studies
2. M.A. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization;

• African Traditional Religion
• Church History
• Cultural Studies
• Ethics
• New Testament Studies
• Old Testament Studies
• Philosophy of Religion
• Psychology of Religion
• Religion and Society

 

Department of Philosophy

1. PGD in Philosophy
2. M.A. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization;

• African Philosophy
• Epistemology
• History of Western Philosophy
• Metaphysics
• Ethics (Moral Philosophy)
• Philosophy of Law (Jurisprudence)
• Philosophy of Peace and Conflict Resolution
• Social and Political Philosophy

 

Department of Theatre Arts

1. PGD in Theatre Arts
2. A. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization

• Acting
• Dance and Choreography
• Dramatic Theory and Criticism
• Events Management
• Film Studies
• Musical Theatre
• Play Directing
• Media Arts
• Stand-up Comedy
• Theatre and Film Technology (Scenography, lighting, costume and make-up)
• Theatre and Gender
• Theatre History
• Theatre Management/Arts Administration

 

10. FACULTY OF LAW

PGD, LL.M. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization;

• Public and Private Law
• Jurisprudence and International Law
• Commercial Law and Industrial Law
• Public Law
• Clinical Legal Education and Training

 

11. FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Department of Accountancy
a. PGD in Accountancy.

1. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization;

• Auditing and Public Sector Accounting
• Environmental Accounting
• Financial Accounting and Corporate Reporting
• Forensic Accounting and Investigation
• International Accounting and Accounting Information Systems
• Managerial and Cost Accounting
• Sustainability Accounting and Reporting
• Sustainability Accounting and Taxation
• Taxation

 

Department of Banking and Finance

1. PGD in Banking and Finance
2. Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization;

• Banking System Development/Reforms
• Capital Market Development
• Financial Derivatives
• Financial Economics
• International Finance and Banking
• SMEs/Micro Banking
• Sustainable Banking and Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Management
• Public Finance

Department of Business Administration

1. PGD in Business Administration
2. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization;

• Business Administration,
• Entrepreneurship,
• Human Resource Management,
• Industrial Relations.
• Organizational Behaviour,
• Productions and Operations Management,
• Strategic Management,

 

12. FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Department of Chemistry
a. PGD in Chemistry
b. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas:

• Analytical Chemistry.
• Environmental Chemistry.
• Industrial Chemistry.
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry.
• Physical Chemistry.

 

Department of Computer Science
a. PGD in Computer Science
b. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Cloud Computing
• Cyber Security.
• Data Communication and Networking.
• Data Science.
• Information and Communication Technology.
• Information Systems
• Information Technology.
• Machine Learning.
• Software Engineering

 

Department of Geology/Applied Geophysics
a. PGD in Geology
b. PGD in Applied Geophysics

1. M.Sc.and Ph.D. in Geology and Applied Geophysics in the following areas:

• Engineering Geology.
• Hydrogeology/Environmental Geology
• Mineral Exploration.
• Petroleum Geology.
• Petrology and Economic Geology.
• Engineering Geophysics.
• Environmental Geophysics.
• Groundwater Geophysics
• Mining Geophysics.
• Petroleum Geophysics.

 

Department of Mathematics/Statistics
a. PGD in Mathematics or Statistics
b. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mathematics in the following options:

• Applied Mathematics, areas of specialization are;
  • Data Science,
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Mathematical Modelling
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Numerical Analysis and Applications
  • Optimization and Control Theory
• Pure Mathematics, areas of specialization are;
  • Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Partial Differential Equations

 

M.Sc. and Ph.D.in Statistics in the following areas of specialization;

• Data Science
• Demography
• Distribution Theory
• Experimental Design
• Multivariate Analysis
• Stochastic Processes
• Time Series Analysis.

 

Department of Physics
a. PGD in Physics
b.M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas:

• Atmospheric/Environmental Physics
• Engineering Physics/Electronics.
• Medical Physics
• Solar Energy Physics
• Solid State Physics/Material Science.
• Theoretical Physics

 

13. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES.

Department of Criminology and Security Studies

PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D.in Criminology and Security Studies

 

Department of Economics and Development Studies
a. PGD in Economics and Development Studies
b. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas:

• Development Economics
• Economics and Development Studies
• Energy Economics.
• Health Economics.
• Labour Economics
• Monetary Economics
• Public Finance and Fiscal Policy/Public Sector Economics
• Quantitative Economics (with options in Mathematical or Econometrics)

 

Department of Mass Communication

1. PGD in Mass Communication
2. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization;

• Advertising
• Broadcasting
• Development Communication Studies
• Film and Multimedia Studies
• Information and Media Studies
• Journalism and Media Studies
• Public Relations and Strategic Communication

 

Department of Political Science
a. PGD in Political Science
b. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the following areas of specialization;

• Conflict and Strategic Studies
• Electoral Studies
• Government, Politics and Governance Studies
• International Relations.
• Legislative Studies
• Political Economy and Development Studies.
• Public Administration and Local Government Studies.

 

Department of Psychology
a. PGD in Psychology
b. M.Sc. and PhD in the following areas of specialization;

• Clinical Psychology,
• Experimental Psychology,
• Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• Positive Psychology
• School Psychology
• Social Psychology

 

Department of Sociology
a. PGD in Sociology.
b. M.Sc. and PhD Sociology in the following areas:

• Anthropology
• Criminology
• Demography and Population Studies.
• Gender Studies
• Industrial Sociology and Personnel Management.
• Medical Sociology
• Social Work
• Sociology of Development

Kindly note that the full list of postgraduate courses offered at FUNAI, their respective admission requirements and duration for all PG programmes as seen above would go a long way in assisting fresh PG candidates in making the right selection on the best postgraduate course to select from.

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