Applications are invited from qualified candidates for admission into the under listed Postgraduate Diploma and higher degree (full-time and part-time) programmes of Imo State University in the 2021/2022 academic session.
AVAILABLE COURSES
(i) Postgraduate Diploma Programmes in:
(ii) M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics with specialization in:
(iii) M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., and Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension with specialization in:
(b) Department of Animal Science and Fisheries
(i) Postgraduate Diploma Programmes in:
(ii) M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., and Ph.D. in Animal Science with specialization in:
(c) Department of Crop Science and Biotechnology
(i) Postgraduate Diploma Programmes in Crop Science.
(ii) MSc, MPhil/PhD, and Ph D in Crop Science with specialization in:
(d) Department of Soil Science and Environment
(i) Postgraduate Diploma Programmes in Soil Science and Environment.
(ii) M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., and Ph.D. in Soil Science and Environmental with specialization in:
(e) Department of Food Science and Technology
(i) Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Food Science and Technology
(ii) M.Sc. in Food Science and Technology
(iii) MPhil/Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology with specialization in:
(iv)Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology with specialization in:
2. FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Anatomy
(ii) M.Sc. Anatomy with specialization in:
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. Anatomy with specialization in:
(iv)Ph.D. Anatomy with specialization in:
(c) Department of Human Physiology
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Human Physiology
(ii) M.Sc. Physiology with specialization in:
(iii) MPhil/Ph.D. Physiology with specialization in:
(iv)Ph.D. Physiology with specialization in:
3. FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(a) Department of Environmental and Applied Biology
(b)Department of Microbiology
(i) Postgraduate diploma in Microbiology
(ii) M.Sc.., M.Phil. /Ph.D. and Ph.D. with specialisation in:
(c) Department of Plant Science & Biotechnology
(d)Department of Biochemistry
4. FACULTY OF EDUCATION
(a)Department of Postgraduate
(i) Post doctoral Diploma in Education (PDDE)
(ii) Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
(iii) Professional Diploma in Education (PDE)
(iv) Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Science
(b) Department of Education Arts
(i) MA (Ed) in Education Arts with options in:
(ii) M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Curriculum Studies
(c) Department of Foundations and Counselling
(i) M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Guidance and Counselling
(ii) M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Sociology of Education
(iii) M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Philosophy of Education
(d) Department of Language Education
(i) MA.(Ed) and Ph.D.. Language Education with option in:
(e) Department of Library and Information Science
(f) Department of Life Science Education
(i) MSc (Ed) in Science Education with options in:
(ii) M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology
(g) Department of Physical Science Education
(i) M.Sc. (Ed) in Science Education with options in:
(ii) M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Measurement and Evaluation
(iii) Ph.D. in Research and Evaluation with option in:
(iv)Ph.D. Science Education with options in:
(h) Department of Social Science Education
(i) M.Sc. (Ed) in Science Education with options in
(ii) M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Educational Management and Planning
(iii) Ph.D. Education Accountancy
(iv) Ph.D. Education Economics
(v) Ph.D. Education Social Studies
5. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
(a) Department of Civil Engineering
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Civil Engineering
(ii) M.Engr in Civil Engineering
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D., and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
(b) Department of Mechanical Engineering
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
(ii) M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering
(iii) Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
(c) Department of Agricultural Engineering
(i) PGD Agricultural Engineering
(ii) M.Eng Agricultural Engineering
(d) Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
(ii) M. Eng in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
6. FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
(a) Department of Architecture
(b) Department of Building
(i) PGD in Construction Technology/Management
(ii) M.Sc. in Construction technology/Management
(c) Department of Estate Management
(i) PGD in Estate Management
(ii) M.Sc. in Estate Management
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. in Estate Management
(d) Department of Fine and Applied arts
(e) Department of Quantity Surveying
(i) Post Graduate Diploma in Quantity Surveying
(f) Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Surveying & Geoinformatics
(ii) M.Sc. in Surveying & Geoinformatics
(g) Department of Geography and Environmental Management
(i) Postgraduate diploma in Environmental Management
(ii) M.Sc. with specialization in:
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. with specialisation in
7. FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
(a) Department of Public Health
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health
(ii) M.Sc. in Public Health
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. in Public Health
(b) Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
(i) Postgraduate Diploma Programmes in Nutrition and Dietetics.
(ii) M. Sc. in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
(c) Department of Medical Laboratory:
(i) PGD in Medical Laboratory Science
(ii) M.Sc. in Medical Laboratory Science with specialization in:
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. in Medical Laboratory Science with specialization in:
(d) Department of Optometry
(i) M.Sc. in Public Health Optometry
(ii) Fellowship in Public Health Optometry which can be combines with M.Sc.
(e) Department of Nursing Science
3. M.Phil./Ph.D. in Nursing Science with specialization in:
8. FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
(a) Centre for Igbo Studies
(i) Post Graduate Diploma in Igbo Studies
(ii)M.A. Igbo Studies with options in
(b)Department of Women and Gender Studies
3. Ph.D. in Women and Gender Studies
(c) Department of English and Literary Studies
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in English and Literary Studies
(ii) M.A. English and literary Studies with option in:
(iii) MPhil/Ph.D. in English and Literary Studies
(d) Department of History and International Studies
(i) Post Graduate Diploma in
(ii) MA History and International Studies with specialization in
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. History and International Studies with specialization in
(iv) Ph.D. History and International Studies with specialization in
(e) Department of French
(i) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in French
(ii) M.A. French with specialization in:
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. French with specialization in:
(iv) Ph.D. French with specialization in:
(f) Department of Linguistics and Igbo
(i) Post graduate Diploma (PGD) Linguistics and Igbo with specialization in:
(ii) M.A. Linguistics and Igbo with specialization in:
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. Linguistics and Igbo with specialization in:
(g) Department of Philosophy
(i) Post Graduate Diploma in Philosophy
(ii) MA Philosophy with options in:
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. Philosophy
(h)Department of Religious Studies
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Religious Studies
(ii) M.A. Religious Studies, with areas of specialisation in
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. Religious Studies, with areas of specialisation in:
(i) Department of Theatre Arts
(i) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Theatre Arts
(ii) M.A. in Theatre Arts with specialization in:
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. in Theatre Arts with specialization in:
9. FACULTY OF LAW
(i) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) Law
(ii) Masters Degree Programmes (LLM)
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. programme in Law with specialization in:
10. FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
(a)Department of Accountancy
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy
(ii) MBA in accountancy
(iii) M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D. Accountancy
(b) Department of Banking and Finance
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Banking and Finance
(ii) MBA Banking and Finance
(iii) M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., and Ph.D. with specialisation in:
(c) Department of Business Management
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management
(ii) M.Sc. and MBA in Business Management
(iii) MPhil/PhD in Business Management
(iv) PhD in Business Management
(d) Department of Insurance and Actuarial Science
(i) PGD in Insurance and Risk Management
(ii) M.Sc. in Insurance and Risk Management
(e) Department of Marketing
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing
(ii) M.Sc. and MBA in Marketing
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. in Marketing,
(iv) Ph.D. in Marketing
(f) Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management
(ii) M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., and Ph.D. in Hospitality and Tourism Management
(11) FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES
(a) Department of Chemistry
(i) Postgraduate diploma in Chemistry
(ii) M.Sc. with specialization in:
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. in Chemistry with specialisation in:
(b) Department of Computer Science
(i) Postgraduate diploma in Computer Science
(ii) M.Sc. with specialization in:
(iii)M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. Computer Science with specialization in:
(c)Department of Physics
(i) Postgraduate diploma in Physics
(ii) M.Sc., MPhil/Ph.D. and Ph.D. with specialisation in:
(d) Department of Statistics
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics
(ii) M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. in Statistics
(e) Department of Mathematics
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematics
(ii) M.Sc. Mathematics
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. in Mathematics
12. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
(a) Department of Economics
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Economics with specialization in:
(ii) M.Sc. Economics with specialisation in:
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. Economics with specialization in:
(b) Department of Mass Communication
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in:
(ii) M.Sc. in:
(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. with specialization in:
(c) Department of Political Science
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in:
(ii) M.Sc. Political Science with specialization in
(i) Master of Political Science (MPSC) with specialization in:
(ii) M.Sc. in Public Administration with options in:
(iii) Master of Public Administration (MPA) with specialization in:
(iv) MPil/Ph.D. in Political Science with specialization in:
(vii) MPhil/Ph.D. in Public Administration with options in:
(d) Department of Psychology
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology
(ii) M.Sc. Psychology with specialization options in
(iii) Ph.D. with specialization in:
(e) Department of Sociology
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in:
(ii) Master in Criminology and Security Studies (MCSS)
(iii) M.Sc. Degree Sociology with options in:
(iv) M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D. Programmes with options in:
B. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
General
All prospective applicants must possess ab initio at least 5 O’level Credit passes at not more than 2 sittings from WASC, GCE, NABTEB, NECO or TC II. For all Social Science courses, a credit in Mathematics is required. Apart from the basic UME of five credits, two of the credits must be in English and Mathematics in all disciplines in the Faculty of Education. Any candidate who does not satisfy the O’level requirements for the courses of choice shall not be considered for admission. In addition, there are specific Departmental/Faculty requirements, which applicants have to meet. Details of these are available on this portal.
Postgraduate Diploma Programmes
Applicants must hold a good honours degree or at least HND from an institution recognised by the Senate of Imo State University, Owerri. However, applicants for PGD in Construction Management may be considered if they have certain other certificates plus not less than ten years post qualification experience in a related field. For PGD in Medical Laboratory Science, applicants must possess AIMLS/AIMLT or FIMLT or equivalent qualifications registerable with the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN).
Masters Degree Programmes
PhD Degree Programmes
Masters degree in the relevant discipline or equivalent qualifications with at least 3.5 CGPA on 5-point scale, 3.00 on a 4-point scale or 70% on 100%. Applicants for the PhD programme will take a screening test on a date to be fixed. Applicants will find information on this on the SPGS website (www.imsu.edu.ng).
MPhil/PhD Degree Programmes
Masters degree in the relevant discipline or equivalent qualifications with CGPA of 3.0 - 3.49 on 5-point scale, 2.4 - 2.93 on a 4-point scale or 60% - 69% on 100%.
NOTE: Applicants for the Masters Degree, MPhil/PhD and PhD programmes will take a screening test on a date to be fixed. Applicants will find information on this on the SPGS website (www.imsu.edu.ng).
NYSC Discharge or Exemption Certificate
Photocopies of NYSC discharge or exemption certificate must be attached to the completed application forms, to merit consideration.
Official Transcript
Candidates are advised to apply to their former institutions to forward authenticated copies of their transcripts under sealed cover directly to Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS). Candidates should note that their application may not be processed without all the supporting documents, including transcript, certificates, passport photographs, and referee reports.
Minimum Duration of Programmes
The normal duration for PGD programme is, two semesters for full-time and four semesters for part-time students. For Masters Students, it is three semesters for full-time and six semesters for part-time. For PhD Programmes, the minimum duration is six semesters for full time and eight semesters for part-time. In addition to the admission requirements, every candidate in regular employment must submit with his/her application a formal letter of release for Postgraduate studies issued by his/her employer.
Candidate should visit the IMSU website: www.imsu.edu.ng and follow the online application steps below:
D. CLOSING DATE:
In addition to the application acknowledgment forms printed from the admission portal, the following documents must be submitted to the Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS) on or before 17th January, 2022.
The School of Postgraduate Studies expects the recommendations by referees in sealed separate envelopes; referees report could either come with the main application acknowledgement forms or be mailed directly to the Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies before the deadline for the submission of forms.
Please note that incomplete information or late submission of forms may delay/prevent action on such application.
Ebiringa P.A. Esq.
Secretary, SPGS
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