The management of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) has advertised the following postgraduate programmes for the 2021/2022 academic session admission exercise.
Recommended: How to Apply for COOU Postgraduate Admission.
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