The management of the Abia State University (ABSU) has advertised the following postgraduate programmes for the 2023/2024 academic session admission exercise.
Recommended: How to Apply for ABSU Postgraduate Admission.
ABSU Postgraduate Courses
- FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION
- a Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural Economics and Extension
- M.Sc and Ph.D in Agricultural Economics and Extension with options in:
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Production/Farm Management
- Agricultural Finance
- Agricultural Marketing and Co-operatives
- Agricultural Environmental Economics
- Agricultural Extension
- Rural Sociology and Community Development
- Agricultural Extension Communication
- Agricultural Extension Planning and Administration
- Rural Development and Extension Services.
- Agricultural Economics
- DEPARTMENT OF CROP PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION
- Postgraduate Diploma
- M.Sc and Ph.D in Crop Production and Protection with options in:
- Agronomy, Agro Forestry and Physiology
- DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND FISHERIES
- Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Production
- M.Sc and Ph.D in the following areas of specialization
- Ruminant Animal Production and Management
- Non-Ruminant Animal Production and Management
- Reproductive Physiology
- Animal Production
- Genetics and Breeding.
- DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE
- Postgraduate Diploma
- M.Sc and Ph.D in Soil Science, with specialization in:
- Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
- Soil Physics
- Soil Chemistry
- Soil Pedology
- Soil Management and Conservation
- Soil Microbiology
- DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- M.Sc and Ph.D in the following options/areas of specialization:
- Food Science and Processing
- Food Engineering
- M.Sc and Ph.D in the following options/areas of specialization:
- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION
- FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
- DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
- Postgraduate Diploma in Microbiology
- M.Sc and Ph.D in Microbiology with the following areas of specialization:
- Industrial Microbiology
- Immunology and Immunochemistry
- Medical Microbiology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Food
- Public Health
- Agricultural Microbiology
- Soil Microbiology
- Mycology
- DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY (ZOOLOGY)
- M.Sc and Ph.D with specialization in:
- Medical Entomology/Parasitology
- Medical Parasitology
- Environmental Biology
- Hydrobiology
- M.Sc and Ph.D with specialization in:
- DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
- (BOTANY)
- M.Sc and Ph.D in Plant Ecology
- M.Sc and Ph.D in Plant Pathology (Phytopathology)
- M.Sc and Ph.D in Plant Physiology
- (BOTANY)
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
- PGD, M.Sc, MPhil and Ph.D programmes with specialization in:
- Medical Biochemistry
- Nutrition and Toxicology
- Toxicology
- Environmental Biochemistry
- Industrial Biochemistry
- DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
- FACULTY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
- DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD CHE) in pure and Industrial Chemistry
- M.Sc and Ph.D Industrial Chemistry with options in:
- Mineral Processing and Extension Metallurgy
- Chemical Process Technology
- Polymer Technology
- Petroleum Chemistry
- Separation Chemistry
- M.Sc and Ph.D degree in Pure Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Environmental Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry.
- DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
- PGD, M.Sc, MPhil and Ph.D in
- Geophysics
- Atmospheric Physics
- Astrophysics
- PGD, M.Sc, MPhil and Ph.D in
- DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
- PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D programmes
- DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
- PGD, M.Sc, Ph.D programmes
- DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
- FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
- DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY
- Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy
- M.Sc (Accountancy)
- Ph.D (Accountancy)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy
- DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING
- Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing
- M.Sc (Marketing)/M.Phil
- Ph.D (Marketing)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing
- DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management
- M.Sc (Management) MPhil/Ph.D
- Ph.D (Management)
- DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE
- Postgraduate Diploma in Banking and Finance
- M.Sc Banking and Finance/M.Phil
- MBA Banking and Finance
- Ph.D (Finance)
- DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
- Postgraduate Diploma in Economics
- M.Sc and Ph.D with specialization in:
- Development Economics
- Industrial Economics
- Monetary Economics
- Quantitative Economics
- DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY
- FACULTY OF LAW
The Faculty offers the following full time/part time programmes in the following areas.- Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGD Laws)
- LL.M
- M.Phil/Ph.D
- Ph.D (Course work and Thesis)
- (Chosen from the following areas:
- Comparative Constitutional Law
- Comparative Criminal Law
- Comparative Company Law
- Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
- Intellectual and Industrial Property Law
- International Economic Law
- International Protection of Human Rights
- International Humanitarian Law
- FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
- DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING
- PGD, M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D in:
- Environmental Management
- Climatology
- Hydrology and Water Resources
- Agricultural Development
- Population Geography
- Rural Development
- PGD, M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D in:
- DEPARTMENT OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT
- Postgraduate Diploma in Estate Management
- M.Sc Degree in Estate Management in the following areas:
- Facility Management
- Valuation Appraisal
- Ph.D in Estate Management.
- DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
- M.Sc in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) M.Phil
- Ph.D in Urban and Regional Planning
- DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
- Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture
- M.Sc (Architecture)
- M.Phil (Architecture)
- Ph.D (Architecture)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Resource Management (PGDERM)
- M.Sc and Ph.D with Specialization in the following areas.
- Environmental Management
- Natural Resource Conservation
- Waste Management and Pollution Remediation
- Water Resource Management
- DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING
- Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD) Programme
- Master of Science (M.Sc)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
- DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING
- FACULTY OF EDUCATION
- DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM & TEACHER EDUCATION
- Full-time, Part-time and Sandwich programmes in the following areas:
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
- M.Ed and Ph.D in the following areas:
- Curriculum Studies
- Educational Technology, Language Education, Education
- Economics, Accounting Education, Government Education
- Full-time, Part-time and Sandwich programmes in the following areas:
- DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
- Masters and Doctor of Philosophy in the following areas:
- Mathematics Education
- Science Education with options in
- Biology Education
- Chemistry Education
- Geography Education
- Physics Education
- Integrated Science Education
- Masters and Doctor of Philosophy in the following areas:
- DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
- M.Ed & Ph.D in the following areas:
- Psychology
- Measurement and Evaluation
- Guidance and Counselling
- M.Ed & Ph.D in the following areas:
- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ADMIN. AND PLANNING
- M.A (ED) and Ph.D in the following areas:
- Education Social Studies
- Education Sociology
- Cooperative Education
- Education Philosophy
- Education History
- M.A (ED) and Ph.D in the following areas:
- DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM & TEACHER EDUCATION
- COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
- Postgraduate Diploma in Human Physiology and Pharmacology
- M.Sc and Ph.D programmes in the following areas:
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES:
- M.Sc and Ph.D with Options/Specialization in:
- Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
- Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology
- Pollution Control Management
- Solid and Special Waste Management
- Food Hygiene, Safety and Quality Assurance
- Vector Control and Pest Management
- Hygiene Education and Promotion
- Water Sanitation and Hygiene
- Radiation Health and Control
- Environmental Health Laboratory and Instrumentation
- Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
- Occupational and Environmental Pathology (For the Medically Qualified).
- Environmental Occupational Medicine (For the Medically Qualified)
- M.Sc and Ph.D with Options/Specialization in:
- DEPARTMENT OF OPTOMETRY
- M.Sc, and Ph.D in Clinical Optometry and Fellowship of the Nigerian
- College of Optometry (FNCO)
- DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
- M.Sc, M.Phil/Ph.D and Ph.D with specialization in
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Toxicology
- Chemotherapy
- Neuro Pharmacology
- Biochemical Pharmacology
- Clinical Pharmacology
- M.Sc, M.Phil/Ph.D and Ph.D with specialization in
- DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- PGD in Public Health (PGDPH)
- Master in Public Health (MPH)
- Ph.D Public Health
Options- Environmental Health and Safety
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Health Promotion
- Health Economics
- Health Policy and Administration
- Community Health
- FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
- DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION
- Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication
- M.A & Ph.D with specialization in:
- Broadcasting
- Mass Communication
- Print Media
- Advertising and Public Relations
- DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH AND TRANSLATION STUDIES
- Postgraduate Diploma
- Translation Studies
- M.A & Ph.D
- Foreign Language
- Translation Studies & Linguistics
- French Language & Linguistics (FLL)
- French Literature (FLT)
- Professional Translation Studies (French/English or English/Igbo)
- African & Caribbean Literature in Africa (ACL)
- Postgraduate Diploma
- DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- PGD, M.A & Ph.D in Literature
- DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS & COMMUNICATION STUDIES
- M.A & Ph.D in
- Igbo
- Linguistics
- Applied Linguistics
- M.A & Ph.D in
- DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- PGD, M.A & Ph.D with specialization in:
- Urban History
- Economic History
- African History
- Political History
- Social History
- Nigerian History & Politics
- International & Diplomatic Studies
- Military & Strategic Studies
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- PGD, M.A & Ph.D with specialization in:
- DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND PHILOSOPHY
- M.A with specialization in:
- Christian Theology
- Religion and Society
- Biblical Studies (Old & New Testaments)
- African Traditional Religion.
- M.A with specialization in:
- DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION
- FACULTY SOCIAL SCIENCES
- DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Postgraduate Diploma in the following areas:
- International Studies
- Public Administration
- M.Sc, MPA and Ph.D
- Public Administration
- International Affairs and Diplomacy
Area of Specialization:- The Ph.D programme is for candidates who already possess M.Sc in Political Science, Public Administration and Strategic Studies.
- Postgraduate Diploma in the following areas:
- DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
- PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D in:
- Sociology/Anthropology
- Criminology
- Sociology
- Sociology of Development
- Industrial Sociology/Labour Relations
- Population Studies (Demography)
- Medical Sociology/Anthropology
- Gender Studies
- Anthropology
- Ethnographic Studies
- PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D in:
- DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
- Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Science
- M.A
- Ph.D
- Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Science
- DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
