The list of all PG courses offered in UNIPORT school of postgraduate studies have been released by the management of the postgraduate school. Kindly be informed that all PG courses have their unique admission requirements, however, there are some basic compulsory general entry requirements for fresh candidates which must be adhered to in the process of application and registration.
Upon graduation, prospective PG students with aspiration to earn a PG degree are always eager to know about the list of available courses and the admission requirements for the respective postgraduate programmes, and based on the above questions, we decided to put up a comprehensive article that would give answers to the above questions to clear further doubts.
Judging from the list of postgraduate courses offered in UNIPORT University of Port-harcourt as seen below, you would agree with us that all categories of PG courses are offered in the institution ranging from Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) courses, Masters and Ph.D programmes, therefore, fresh candidates should be rest assured that any information gotten in this article, we are confident will be of great help in making an informed decision as regards which of the postgraduate courses is best tailored for your intended career path.
Duration For All PG Courses At UNIPORT – University of Port-harcourt
The info here contains details of the expected duration for all available pg programme offered at UNIPORT under PGD and M.Sc level. Ph.D level, for Masters students, either full time or part time, the expected duration of your programmes can be seen below, same applies to PGD and Ph.D students.
| Postgraduate Courses at UNIPORT | Duration of PG Programmes | |
| Full-time Master’s degree programme Part-Time Masters Degree Programme | 4 – 6 Semester 6 – 8 Semesters | |
| Ph.D Full-Time Programme Ph.D Part-Time Programme | A minimum of six (6) semesters and a maximum often (10) semesters A minimum of eight (8) semesters and a maximum of twelve (12) semesters. | |
| Postgraduate Diploma Programme (PGD) Full-Time Diploma Programmes | Minimum of two (2) semesters and a maximum of four semesters. | |
| Postgraduate Diploma Programme (PGD) Part-Time Diploma Programmes | Minimum of four (4) semesters and a maximum of six (6) semesters. |
List of Accredited PG Courses Offered In UNIPORT (University of Port-harcourt)
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE PROGRAMME
M.A. Comparative Literature
Ph.D Comparative Literature
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND FILM STUDIES
M.A. Theatre Arts
M.A. Theatre & Film Studies
M.A. Film & Television Studies
Master of Fine Arts (MFA – Professional) Programme
in Film & Television Studies
Ph.D in Film & Television Studies
Ph.D in Theatre and Media Arts
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH STUDIES
M.A. English Studies
Ph.D English Studies
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
M.A. Foreign Languages and Literatures
Ph.D Foreign Languages and Literatures
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND DIPLOMATIC STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS AND COMMUNICATION
STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
M.A., Ph.D in Philosophy in the following areas:
(a) African Philosophy
(b) Political Philosophy
(c) Philosophy of Law
(d) Philosophy of Science
(e) Philosophy of Social Science
(f) Ethics
(g) Metaphysics
(h) Epistemology
(i) Logic and Methodology
(j) History of Philosophy
(k) Philosophy of Development
DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL STUDIES
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Religious & Cultural Studies
- M.A., Ph.D in Religious and Cultural Studies in the following areas:
(a) African Indigenous Religion
(b) Biblical Studies
(c) Church History
(d) Islamic Studies
(e) Religious Ethics
(f) Sociology of Religion
(g) Philosophy of Religion
DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS & DESIGN
- a) African Art History
(b) Design History
(c) Painting
(d) Sculpture
(e) Ceramics Design
(f) Graphics & Communication Design with Specialization in Advertising, Printmaking, Animation & Photography.
(g) Textiles & Fashion Design
DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM STUDIES AND
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Both the Regular (Ph.D & M.Ed) and Sandwich (Long Vacation)
M.Ed
Programmes have the following areas:
(a) Curriculum and Instruction
(b) Educational Technology
(c) Language Education
(d) Mathematics Education
(e) Science Education
(f) Social Studies Education
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
Both the Regular (Ph.D & M.Ed) and Sandwich (Long Vacation)
M.Ed
Programmes have the following areas:
(a) Philosophy of Education
(b) History and Policy of Education
(c) Sociology of Education
(d) Comparative Education
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Both the Regular (Ph.D & M.Ed) and Sandwich (Long Vacation)
M.Ed
Programmes have the following areas:
(a) Educational Administration
(b) Educational Planning
(c) Economics of Education
(d) Administration of Higher Education
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
Both the Regular (Ph.D & M.Ed) and Sandwich (Long Vacation)
M.Ed
Programmes have the following areas:
(a) Educational Psychology
(b) Guidance and Counselling
(c) Educational Measurement and Evaluation
DEPARTMENT OF ADULT AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
Both the Regular (Ph.D & M.Ed) and Sandwich (Long Vacation)
M.Ed
Programmes have the following areas:
(a) Literacy Education
(b) Distance Education
(c) Environmental Adult Education
(d) Community Development
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN KINETICS AND HEALTH
EDUCATION
Both the Regular (Ph.D & M.Ed) and Sandwich (Long Vacation)
M.Ed
Programmes have the following areas:
(A) M.Sc (Ed) Human Kinetics
Areas of Specialization
(a) Physiology of Exercise
(b) Sports Administration and Marketing
(c) Sport Psychology
(d) Sociology of Sport
(e) RehabINSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) Regular and sandwich (Long Vacation) programme.
The programme consists of four areas, namely:
(a) Studies in the Theory and Practice of Education
(b) Specialized Procedure in the Teaching of Subjects
(c) Supervised Practice in Teaching
(d) Supervised Project ilitation Therapy
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Economics
(ii) M.Sc, Ph.D in Economics in the following areas:
(a) Economic Theory
(b) Development Economics
(c) Monetary Economics
(d) Quantitative Economics (with sub-area in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics)
(e) Labour and Manpower Economics
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(i) PGD Geography and Environmental Management (PGDGEM)
(ii) M.Sc, Ph.D in Geography in the following areas:
(a) Rural Land Use and Rural Development
(b) Urban Geography
(c) Transport Geography
(d) Regional Development Planning
(e) Biogeography
(f) Climatology
(g) Geomorphology
(h) Environmental Management
(i) Watershed and Wetlands Management (M.Sc only)
(j) Geographic Information System (GIS) (M.Sc only)
(iii) Ph.D in Disaster Risk Management
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Sociology (PGDS)
(ii) M.Sc, Ph.D in Sociology in the following areas:
(a) Industrial Relations & Personnel Management
(b) Criminology, Police Science & Social Work
(c) Sociology of Development
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in International Affairs (PGDIA)
(ii) M.Sc, Ph.D in the following areas:
(a) Political Theory and Methodology
(b) Development Studies
(c) International Relations
(d) Nigerian Government and Politics
CLAUDE AKE SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT
(i) Executive Master’s Degree Programme in Public Administration (MPA)
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Biochemistry (PGDB)
(ii) M.Sc, Ph.D in the following areas:
(a) Enzymology
(b) Nutrition and Toxicology
(c) Medical Biochemistry/Immunochemistry
(d) Environmental Biochemistry
(e) Pharmacological Biochemistry
DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
Postgraduate Diploma (PGD), Master of Science (M.Sc) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(i) Postgraduate Diploma Programme in the following options:
(a) Biosystematics/Plant Taxonomy
(b) Genetics and Breeding
(c) Environmental Plant Science
(d) Herbarium Management
(e) Biotechnology
(f) Ethnobotany and Phytomedicine
(g) Horticulture
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Microbiology (PGDM)
(ii) M.Sc in Industrial Microbiology
(iii) M.Sc in Environmental Microbiology and Bioremediation
(iv) M.Sc in Food Microbiology
(v) M.Sc in Pathogenic Microbiology & Biotecchnology
(v) Ph.D in Microbiology
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL & ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
(i) PGD in Animal and Environmental Biology
(ii) M.Sc, Ph.D in the following areas:
(a) Hydrobiology and Fisheries Biology
(b) Environmental Parasitology and Public Health
(c) Environmental Entomology & Pest Management
(d) Environmental Animal Physiology
(e) Environmental & Conservation Biology
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Geology (PGDG)
(ii) M.Sc, Ph.D in the following areas:
(a) Biostratigraphy
(b) Engineering Geology
(c) Environmental Geology
(d) Exploration Geophysics
(e) Structural Geology
(f) Hydrogeology
(h) Petroleum Geology
(i) Marine Geology
(j) Sequence Stratigraphy
(k) Remote Sensing
(l) Sedimentology and Reservoir Geology
(m) Organic Geochemistry
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS/STATISTICS
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in the following areas:
(a) Statistics (PGDST)
(b) PGD in Statistics & Mathematics (PGDM)
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF CROP & SOIL SCIENCE
(i) Postgraduate Diploma Programme (PGD) in Crop & Soil Science
(ii) Master of Science (M.Sc) Programme in Crop Protection with specialization in
(a) Crop Protection (Agric Entomology)
(b) Crop Protection (Crop Pathology)
(c) Crop Protection (Plant Nemathology)
(d) Crop Protection (Weed Science)
(iii) Master of Science (M.Sc) Programme in Soil Science
(iv) Master of Science (M.Sc) Programme in Crop Production with specialization in
(a) M.Sc Crop Production (Crop Physiology)
(b) M.Sc Crop Production (Horticulture)
(c) M.Sc Crop Production (Crop Breeding and Genetics)
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
(i) Postgraduate Diploma Programme (PGD) in Forestry & Wildlife Management
(ii) Master of Science (M.Sc) in Forestry with specialization in:
(a) Silviculture and Forecast Biology
(b) Forest Economics and Management
(c) Biometrics and Measurement
(d) Wood Science
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) Programme in Animal Science and Master of Science (M.Sc) programme in Animal Nutrition and Agricultural Biochemistry.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & EXTENSION
Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Agricultural Economics & Extension, Master of Science (M.Sc) in Agricultural Economics & Master of Science (M.Sc) in Agricultural Extension
(i) PGD in Agricultural Economics & Extension
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
MD/MS DEGREE PROGRAMME
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
(1) PGD in Human Physiology
(2) M.Sc, Ph.D in Human Physiology
Special areas:
(a) Membrane Physiology
(b) Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology
(c) Blood Physiology
(d) Nutrition Physiology
(e) Neuro Physiology
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN ANATOMY
(i) M.Sc, Ph.D in Anatomy
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
(i) M.Sc Pharmacology
DEPARTMENT OF HAEMATOLOGY, BLOOD TRANSFUSION AND IMMUNOLOGY
FACULTY OF CLINICAL SCIENCES
M.Sc Sports Medicine
DEPARTMENT OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE
FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOGNOSY
(i) M.Pharm and Ph.D Programmes
Areas of Specialization:
(a) Phytochemistry/Phytotherapy Research
(b) Medicinal Plant Research
(c) Standardization of Phytopharmaceuticals/Herbals
(d) Formulation Studies of Herbal Products
(e) Tissues Culture
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICS AND
PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY
(i) M.Pharm and Ph.D Programmes
Areas of Specialization for M.Pharm:
(a) M.Pharm in Pharmaceutics
(b) M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Technology
DEPARTMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
(i) MSc & Ph.D Toxicology
Areas of Specialization:
(a) Drug Toxicology
(b) Food Toxicology
(c) Medical/Clinical Toxicology
(d) Environmental Toxicology
SPORTS INSTITUTE
- POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN SPORTS
(i) Sports Broadcasting/Journalism
(ii) Sports Marketing
(iii) Team Management
(iv) Massage Therapy
(v) Fitness and Recreation
(vi) Sports Medicine
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Master of Engineering Management (MEM) in the following areas:
(a) Chemical Engineering
(b) Civil Engineering
(c) Electrical./Electronic Engineering
(d) Mechanical Engineering
(e) Petroleum Engineering
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Chemical Engineering (PGDCE)
(ii) M.Eng, Ph.D in Chemical Engineering
DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM & GAS ENGINEERING
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Engineering (PGDPE)
(ii) Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Technology (PGDPT)
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PGD and Ph.D programmes in Mechanical Engineering
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (PGDME)
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
M.Eng., Ph.D in Civil Engineering in the following areas:
(a) Geotechnical Engineering
(b) Water Resources Engineering
(c) Highway & Transportation Engineering
(d) Structural Engineering
(e) Environmental Engineering
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERING
(i) M.Eng. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering in the following areas:
(a) Power System and Machines
(b) Electronics and Telecommunications
(ii) Ph.D in Electrical Engineering and Technology in the following areas:
(a) Power Systems Engineering
(b) Electrical Machines
(c) Power Electronics and Drives
(d) Instrumentation and Control
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
(i) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in the following areas:
(a) Accounting
(b) Finance and Banking
(c) Management
(d) Marketing
DURATION OF GRADUATE PROGRAMMES
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
The Programme is to run on a Full-Time basis to last for a minimum of 12 calendar months and maximum of 24 calendar months and two consecutive long vacation of eight (8) weeks each for sandwich programme.
- MBA Programme
Full-Time: Minimum of 24 Calendar Months and Maximum of 36 Calendar Months
- MD and MS Programmes
The Programmes will last for at least 24 Calendar Months.
- Ph.D Programmes
Full-Time candidates will be required to spend a minimum of 24 calendar months and a maximum of 60 calendar months.
Part-Time candidates will be required to spend a minimum of 36 calendar months and a maximum of 84 calendar months.
- DBA Programme
Full-time candidates shall be required to spend a minimum of three (3) years and a maximum of five (5) years from the date of first registration.
Part-time candidates will be required to spend a minimum of five (5) years and a maximum of seven (7) years.
For all PG aspirants of UNIPORT, kindly be informed that all PG courses offered in the institution are accredited, however, they could lose their accreditation status if they fail to maintain the standards and requirements.
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