COOU [ANSU] Postgraduate Courses

The management of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) has advertised the following postgraduate programmes for the 2021/2022 academic session admission exercise.

COOU Postgraduate Courses

Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Arts – Including Philosophy & Religion
Faculty of Management Sciences
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Faculty of Physical Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences.

Programmes for which applications are required;

1: FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization in Agricultural Economics:
  - Farm Management and Production Economics
  - Agricultural – Business and Marketing
  - Agricultural Cooperatives
  - Farm Resources and Environmental Economics
  - Resource and Environmental Economics
  - v Agricultural Finance and Project Analysis
- Areas of Specialization in Agricultural Extension:
  - Rural Sociology
  - Agricultural Extension Communication
  - Extension Education
  - Agricultural Extension Administration
  - Programme Planning and Evaluation
Department of Animal Science:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Animal Nutrition
  - Animal Breeding of Genetics
  - Animal Production and Environmental Management
  - Animal Physiology
  - Animal Products Technology and Waste Management
Department of Crop Science and Horticulture:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Economic Entomology
  - Crop Physiology
  - Plant Breeding and Genetics
  - Wood Science and Technology
  - Ornamental Horticulture
  - Forage Crops
  - Vegetable Crops
  - Weed Science
  - Tropical Fruits and Agro Forestry
Department of Soil Science:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  - Soil Biotechnology
  - Soil Chemistry/Soil Fertility Management
  - Soil Physics and Soil Conservation
  - Soil Survey and Land Use Planning/Mineralogy
  - v Environmental Pollution Management

2: FACULTY OF ARTS

Department of English:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Arts (M.A) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - English as a Second Language (ESL)
  - English Language
  - Literature
  - Comparative Literature
  - Oral Literature
Department of Igbo:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Arts (M.A) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Igbo Language
  - Culture
  - Literature
  - Translation
  - Linguistics

3: FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Department of Educational Foundations:
- Postgraduate Diploma in Educational (PGDE)
- Master of Education (M.ED) degree
- Master of Educational Management, and Guidance and Counseling
Department of Science Education:
- Master of Science in Education M.Sc (Ed) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D)
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Guidance and Counseling
  - Educational Psychology
  - Science Education

4: FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Department of Chemical Engineering:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Engineering (M.Eng) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Transport Phenomena
  - Chemical Reaction Engineering
  - Materials Engineering (with Civil Engineering)
  - Oil and Gas Property Evaluation
  - Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
  - Modeling and Simulation of Processes
  - Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals, Plastics and Polymer Engineering
  - Biochemical Engineering
  - Petroleum Reservoir Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Engineering (M.Eng) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
  - Structural Engineering
Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Engineering (M.Eng) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Electronics/Communication
  - Solid State Circuits/Power Electronics
  - Electrical Power
  - Electrical Machines
  - Signal Processing and Design
Department of Mechanical Engineering:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Engineering (M.Eng) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Design and Manufacturing Engineering
  - Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
  - Energy and Power Engineering

5: FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Department of Architecture:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Urban Design
  - Building Science and Technology
  - Building Economics and Management
  - Landscape and Behavioural Architecture
  - Architecture
Department of Environmental Management:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Transportation and Environment
  - Population and Environment
  - Environmental Resources
  - Urban Environmental Problems
  - Water Resources and Environment
  - Climate and Environment
  - Environmental Hazards and Disaster
  - Technology, Development and Environment
  - Environment and Health

6: FACULTY OF LAW

Master in Law (LL.M)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
Areas of Specialization:
- Taxation Law
- Law of Intellectual Property
- Law of Consumer Protection
- Law of International Institutions
- Comparative Constitutional Law
- Comparative Company Law
- Law of Arbitration
- International Human Rights Law
- Administrative Law
- Advanced Humanitarian Law
- Election Petition Law and Practice

7: FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Department of Accountancy:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Financial Accounting
  - Management Accounting
  - Taxation
Department of Banking and Finance:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Money and Banking
  - International Insurance and Finance
  - Capital Markets and Financial Institutions
  - Nigerian Financial System
  - Commercial and Development Banking
Department of Business Administration:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Human Resources Management
  - Organizational Behaviour
  - Industrial Relations
  - Production and Operations Management
  - Bargaining, Wages and Salary Administration
  - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
Department of Marketing:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Marketing Communication
  - New Products, Development and Sales Promotion
  - Consumer Behaviour
  - Relationship Marketing
  - International Marketing

8: FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

Department of Biochemistry:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Medical/Immunological Biochemistry
  - Enzymology/Protein Chemistry
  - Industrial/Environmental Biochemistry
  - Pharmacological and Toxicological Biochemistry
  - Nutritional Biochemistry
Department of Biological Sciences:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Public Health/ Parasitology
  - Insect Pest Management
  - i Applied Fisheries and Aquaculture
  - Biotechnology
  - Botany
  - v Entomology (Applied)
  - v Ecology
Department of Microbiology:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Food Microbiology
  - Industrial Microbiology
  - Medical Microbiology
  - Environmental Microbiology
  - Immunology
  - v Microbial Genetics

9: FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Department of Computer Science:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Information Technology
  - Information Project Management
  - Applied Computer Science
  - Social Networks and Human-Centered Computing
Department of Geology:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Economic Geology and Geochemistry
  - Applied Geophysics
  - Hydrogeology
  - Paleobiology and Biostratigraphy
  - Petroleum Geology
  - v Petroleum Geochemistry
  - v Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
  - v Environmental/Engineering Geology
Department of Industrial Physics:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Solid State Physics/Solar Energy Physics
  - Geophysics
  - Astrophysics
Department of Mathematics
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Material and Physical Chemistry
  - Organic Chemistry
  - Inorganic Chemistry
  - Environmental Chemistry
Department of Statistics
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree

10: FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Department of Economics:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
Department of Mass Communication:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Advertising
  - Print Journalism
  - Public Relations
Department of Political Science:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Political Theory
  - Comparative Government and Politics
  - International Relations
  - Public Administration
  - Development Studies
Department of Public Administration:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Science (M.Sc) degree
- Professional Masters degree (MPA)
- Areas of Specialization:
  - Human Resources (Personnel) Management
  - Public Financial Management
  - Civil Service Administration
  - Local Government Administration