The management of Nasarawa State University postgraduate school – NSUK PGS has approved the list of all available postgraduate (PG) courses that are currently offered in the institution. Every PG programme offered in NSUK 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 who aspire to further their Education at NSUK come up with the following questions; What are the list of available Postgraduate courses offered in NSUK? What are the admission requirements for PGD, Masters programmes (Academic or Non-academic), and Ph.D programmes, often times, they make enquiries about the duration of the above postgraduate courses, however we included all requirements and all necessary information in this post in order to give full details as regards NSUK postgraduate courses and their admission requirements.
Based on the above questions, we decided to put up a comprehensive post that would give answers to all questions relating to NSUK postgraduate studies for fresh students most especially.
Judging from the list of PG courses offered in Nasarawa State University – NSUK 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 therefore, aspiring students and candidates should be rest assured that any information gotten in this article, we are confident it will be of great help in making an informed decision as regards which of the postgraduate courses is best tailored to suit your intended career path.
Duration For Postgraduate Courses At NSUK – Nasarawa State University
The info here contains details of the duration of all available pg programme offered at NSUK – Nasarawa State University under PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D levela, either regular (full time) or weekend (Part time) programmes, the expected duration of your programmes can be seen below, same applies to all postgraduate programmes.
| Postgraduate Courses at NSUK | Duration of PG Programmes | |
| a) M.A/ M.Sc | Minimum of two (4) Academic Sessions and Maximum of Three (6) Academic Sessions | |
| b) MPA/ MBA | Minimum of 4 semesters and a maximum of 6 semesters | |
| c) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) | Minimum of four (4) Academic Session and Maximum of six (6) Academic Session. | |
| d) Doctor of Philosophy | Minimum of 6 academic Semesters and a maximum of 9 Semesters |
NSUK Postgraduate Admission Requirements
Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) Programmes
Applicant must possess the following to be eligible for any PGD programme at NSUK:
- Applicant must possess minimum of B.A./B.Sc./B.Tech./HND from a recognized University or Polytechnic.
- Satisfactory completion of NYSC Programme or exemption letter.
- O’ Level 5 Credits Including Maths & English
Masters Programmes
Applicant must possess the following to be eligible for any Masters Degree programme at NSUK
- Holders of first degree with a minimum of second class lower division from any recognized institutions.
- Satisfactory completion of NYSC Programme or exemption letter.
- O’ Level 5 Credits Including Mathematics & English
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Programmes,
Applicant must possess the following to be eligible for any PGD programme at NSUK
- Holders of Masters Degree from recognized Universities with a minimum of 4.00 CGPA.
List of Available Postgraduate Courses Offered In NSUK – Nasarawa State University
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
Department of Agric. Economics & Extension
- Postgraduate Diploma in Agric. Economics & Extension (PT): Agric. Economics & Extension option, Farm Management option
- M.Sc. & Ph.D Agric. Economics & Extension (FT)
- b) Department of Agronomy
- Postgraduate Diploma in Agronomy (PT): Crop Science option
- M.Sc. & Ph.D Crop Science (FT): Crop Protection option
iii. M.Sc. & Ph.D Soil Science (FT): Soil and Water Management (FT)
- M.Sc. & Ph.D Agric. Protections (FT)
- c) Department of Animal Science
- Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Science (PT)
- M.Sc. & Ph.D Animal Science (FT)
FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION
Department of Accounting
- Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting & Finance (PGDAF) (PT)
- M.Sc. & Ph.D. Accounting (FT)
iii. M.Phil/ Ph.D. Accounting (FT)
- M.Sc. Public Sector Accounting (FT)
- b) Department of Business Administration
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business Admin/ Mgt (PGDBA) (PT)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) (PT)
MBA General, MBA Entrepreneurship, MBA Marketing, MBA Management, MBA Human Resources, MBA Finance, MBA Accounting.·
iii. M.Sc. & Ph.D. Business Administration (FT)
iv M.Phil/ Ph.D. Business Administration (FT)
- c) Department of Public Administration
- Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration (PGDPA) (PT)
- Master of Public Administration (MPA) (PT)
MPA (General), MPA (Personnel Admin), MPA (Public Policy Analysis), MPA (Local Govt. Admin).·
iii. M.Sc. & Ph.D. Public Administration (FT)
iv M.Phil/ Ph.D. Public Administration (FT)
FACULTY OF ARTS
Department of Arabic
- M.A. & Ph.D. Arabic (FT)
- b) Department of English
- M.A. & Ph.D. English (FT)
- M.A. & Ph.D Literature in English (FT)
- c) Department of French
- M.A French (FT)
- d) Department of History
- M.A. & Ph.D. History (FT)
- e) Department of Islamic Studies
- M.A & Ph.D Islamic Studies (FT)
- f) Department of Linguistics
- M.A. & Ph.D. Linguistics (FT)
- g) Department of Religious Studies
- M.A Sociology of Religion (FT)
- M.A Biblical Studies New Testament (FT)
iii. M.A African Traditional Religion (FT)
- M.A & Ph.D. Philosophy & Ethics (FT)
- M.A & Ph.D Religious Studies (FT)
- Ph.D Church History (FT)
vii. Ph.D Biblical Studies (FT)
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Department of Educational Foundation
- M.Ed. & Ph.D Measurement & Evaluation (FT)
- M.Ed. & Ph.D Educational Psychology (FT)
iii. M.Ed. & Ph.D. Educational Admin. Planning (FT)
- M.Ed. Philosophy of Education (FT)
- Ph.D. Philosophy and Ethics (FT)
- M.Ed. & Ph.D. Guidance & counseling (FT)
vii. M.Ed. & Ph.D. Sociology of Education (FT)
- b) Department of Science and Mathematics Science Education
- M.Ed. & Ph.D Mathematics Education (FT)
- M.Ed. & Ph.D Science Education (FT)
FACULTY OF LAW
a) Department of Law
- LLM (FT)
- Ph.D Law (FT)
- Masters (FT)
FACULTY OF NATURAL & APPLIED SCIENCES
Department of Biological Sciences
- Postgraduate Diploma PGD (PT): Biodiversity & Conservation Management, Microbiology
iii. M.Sc. & Ph.D Plant Science & Breeding (FT)
- M.Sc & Ph.D Zoology (FT): Applied Hydro Biology & Fisheries option, Applied Entomology & Parasitology option
- M.Sc. & Ph.D Microbiology (FT): Food and Industrial option, Environmental option, Medical option
- b) Department of Chemistry
- PGD Chemistry (PT)
- M.Sc. Industrial Chemistry (FT)
Department of Geology & Mining
- PGD Geology & Mining (PT)
- M.Sc. & Ph.D. Geology & Mining (FT): Mineral Exploration option, Sedimentology option
Department of Mathematics
- PGD Computer Science (PT)
ii M.Sc. & Ph.D Mathematics (FT)
iii. M.Sc. Computer Science (FT): Networking option, Database/ Information option, Information Security option, Database Management option, Software Engineering option
- Ph.D. Computer Science (FT)
Department of Physics
- Postgraduate Diploma Physics (PT): Electronics & Communication option, Geophysics option, Radiation & Medical option
- M.Sc. Physics (FT): Electronics & Communication option, Plasma option, Radiation & Medical option.
- FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
- a) Department of Economics
- PGD Economics (PT)
- M.Sc. & Ph.D. Economics (FT)
Department of Geography
- PGD. Environmental Resource Management (PT)
- M.Sc. & Ph.D. Climatology (FT)
iii. M.Sc. & Ph.D. Environmental Resource MGT (FT)
- M.Sc. & Ph.D. Geomorphology (FT)
Department of Political Science
- M.Sc. & Ph.D. International Relations (FT)
- M.Sc. & Ph.D. Political Economy & Devt. Studies (FT)
iii. M.Sc. & Ph.D. Public Policy Analysis (FT)
Department of Sociology
- M.Sc. & Ph.D. Sociology (FT)
- INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
- PGDE (Education) (PT)
- PGDAP (Educational Admin & Planning) (PT)
iii. PGD Guidance & counseling (PT)
- INSTITUTE OF GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- M.Sc. & Ph.D. Security & Strategic Studies (PT)
- M.Sc. Forensic & Investigation (Digital Forensic) (PT)
iii. M.Sc. Forensic Linguistics (PT)
- M.Sc. Forensic Investigation (PT)
- M.Sc. Forensic & Investigation (Medical Forensic) (PT)
- M.Sc. Forensic Accounting & Auditing (PT)
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