The list of postgraduate courses offered in UNICAL has been released by the management and school authority of the university. All PG programmes comes with their various admission requirements so it is left to the student to select from the list of UNICAL postgraduate courses outlined below, the course that suits his or her career path.
You can visit UNICAL postgraduate portal to read more about the admission requirements for each course but for the sake of clarity purpose, we will be focusing strictly on the list of postgraduate programmes that are available in UNICAL postgraduate school.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
A) To qualify for admission into UNICAL Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) programme, applicants must be a graduate of the University of Calabar or any other University recognized by the Senate of the Unical, or persons who hold qualifications adjudged by the Senate of the University of Calabar to be equivalent to first degree or holders of recognized Higher National
B) To qualify for admission into a Master’s degree programme at UNICAL, applicants should be graduates with not less than Second Class Honours degrees in the Lower Division with the following;
(i) CGPA of 75 on a five-point scale
(ii) CGPA of 2.2 points on a four-points scale
(iii) Second Class lower division (irrespective of CGPA) for the Master’s degree programme
C) Applicants for admission into UNICAL postgraduate programmes for Doctoral Degree should be graduates of the Unical or any other University recognized by the Senate of the University of Calabar, who possess Master’s degrees with dissertation and course work average, which should not be less than 60%
DURATION FOR ALL POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN UNICAL
The table below consists of the duration of the available postgraduate programme under PGD M.Sc and Ph.D level. This would assist prospective candidates in proper planning, be it full time or part time postgraduate students.
| Postgraduate Programmes | Duration | |
| Full-time Master’s degree programme | 4 – 6 Semester | |
| Full-time Doctoral Programmes | 6 – 10 Semesters | |
| PGD in Educational Technology | 3 to 5 Semesters | |
| PGD in Engineering | 4 to 6 Semesters | |
| PGD in Education | 3 to 4 semesters |
List of Available Postgraduate Courses Offered In UNICAL
Faculty of Agriculture
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology
Animal Science
Crop Science
Soil Science
Forestry and Wildlife Resource Management.
Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences
Medical Laboratory Science (Medical Microbiology/ Parasitology Unit)
Chemical Pathology Unit
Histophathology Unit and Haematology Unit
Radiography and Radiological Sciences
Nursing Sciences.
Faculty of Arts
English and Literary Studies
History and International Studies
Linguistics and Communication Studies
Religious and Cultural Studies
Philosophy
Theatre and Media Studies
Modern Languages and Translation Studies.
Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
Anatomy
Biochemistry
Pharmacology
Physiology
Public Health
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Botany
Genetics & Biotechnology
Microbiology
Zoology
Environmental Biology
Faculty of Education
Arts Education
Business Education
Continuing Education and Development Studies
Curriculum and Teaching
Educational Administration and Planning
Educational Foundations
Guidance and Counselling
Environmental Education
Library and Information Science
Science Education
Social Science Education
Special Education
Faculty of Law
Law
Faculty of Management Sciences
Accounting
Banking and Finance
Business Management
Marketing
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Medicine and Dentistry
Community Medicine
Faculty of Physical Sciences
Geology; Mathematics
Statistics
Computer Science
Physics
Pure and Applied Chemistry
Faculty of Social Sciences
Economics
Geography and Environmental Science
Political Science
Sociology
Public Administration
Institute of Education
PGD Education
PGD Environmental Education
Institute of Oceanography
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Physical Oceanography
Biological Oceanography
Institute of Public Policy and Administration
PGD Public Administration
Policy and Administrative Studies (MPAS)
Centre for Water Resources Management
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