List of Postgraduate Courses in ABSU

Below is detailed compilation of Postgraduate Courses in ABSU (Abia State University) that are currently being run by the institution.

They are:

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION

M.Sc in Agricultural Economics and Extension with options in:

• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Production/Farm Management
• Agricultural Finance
• Agricultural Marketing and Co-operatives
• Agricultural Environmental Economics
• Agricultural Extension
• Rural Sociology and Community Development
• Agricultural Extension Communication
• Agricultural Extension Planning and Administration
• Rural Development and Extension Services.

DEPARTMENT OF CROP PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION

M.Sc in Crop Production and Protection with options in:

• Agronomy, Agro Forestry and Physiology

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND FISHERIES

M.Sc in the following areas of specialization

• Ruminant Animal Production and Management
• Non-Ruminant Animal Production and Management
• Reproductive Physiology
• Animal Production
• Genetics and Breeding.

DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE

M.Sc in Soil Science, with specialization in:

• Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
• Soil Physics
• Soil Chemistry
• Soil Pedology
• Soil Management and Conservation
• Soil Microbiology

DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

M.Sc in the following options/areas of specialization:

• Food Science and Processing
• Food Engineering

FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY

M.Sc in Microbiology with the following areas of specialization:

• Industrial Microbiology
• Immunology and Immunochemistry
• Medical Microbiology
• Environmental Microbiology
• Food
• Public Health
• Agricultural Microbiology
• Soil Microbiology
• Mycology

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY (ZOOLOGY)

M.Sc with specialization in:

• Medical Entomology/Parasitology
• Medical Parasitology
• Environmental Biology
• Hydrobiology

DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (BOTANY)

• Sc in Plant Ecology
• Sc in Plant Pathology (Phytopathology)
• Sc in Plant Physiology

DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY

M.Sc programmes with specialization in:

• Medical Biochemistry
• Nutrition and Toxicology
• Toxicology
• Environmental Biochemistry
• Industrial Biochemistry

FACULTY PHYSICAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

M.Sc Industrial Chemistry with options in:

• Mineral Processing and Extension Metallurgy
• Chemical Process Technology
• Polymer Technology
• Petroleum Chemistry
• Separation Chemistry

M.Sc degree in Pure Chemistry

• Physical Chemistry
• Analytical Chemistry
• Environmental Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry.

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

M.Sc in

• Geophysics
• Atmospheric Physics
• Astrophysics

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

M.Sc programmes

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

M.Sc programmes

FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY

M.Sc (Accountancy)

DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING

M.Sc (Marketing)/M.Phil

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

M.Sc (Management)

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE

M.Sc Banking and Finance/M.Phil

MBA Banking and Finance

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

M.Sc with specialization in:

• Development Economics
• Industrial Economics
• Monetary Economics
• Quantitative Economics

FACULTY OF LAW

The Faculty offers the following full time/part time programmes in the following areas.

LL.M

(Chosen from the following areas:

• Comparative Constitutional Law
• Comparative Criminal Law
• Comparative Company Law
• Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
• Intellectual and Industrial Property Law
• International Economic Law
• International Protection of Human Rights
• International Humanitarian Law

FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING

M.Sc in:

• Environmental Management
• Climatology
• Hydrology and Water Resources
• Agricultural Development
• Population Geography
• Rural Development

DEPARTMENT OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT

M.Sc Degree in Estate Management in the following areas:

• Facility Management
• Valuation Appraisal

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

M.Sc in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) M.Phil

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

M.Sc (Architecture)

M.Phil (Architecture)

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

M.Sc with Specialization in the following areas.

• Environmental Management
• Natural Resource Conservation
• Waste Management and Pollution Remediation
• Water Resource Management

DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING

Master of Science (M.Sc)

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM AND TEACHER EDUCATION

M.Ed in the following areas:

• Curriculum Studies
• Educational Technology, Language Education, Education
• Economics, Accounting Education, Government Education

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION

Masters in the following areas:

• Mathematics Education
• Science Education with options in
• Biology Education
• Chemistry Education
• Geography Education
• Physics Education
• Integrated Science Education

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

M.Ed in the following areas:

• Psychology
• Measurement and Evaluation
• Guidance and Counselling

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ADMIN. AND PLANNING

M.A (ED) in the following areas:

• Education Social Studies
• Education Sociology
• Cooperative Education
• Education Philosophy
• Education History

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES

M.Sc programmes in the following areas:

• Human Anatomy
• Human Physiology

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES:

M.Sc with Options/Specialization in:

• Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
• Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology
• Pollution Control Management
• Solid and Special Waste Management
• Food Hygiene, Safety and Quality Assurance
• Vector Control and Pest Management
• Hygiene Education and Promotion
• Water Sanitation and Hygiene
• Radiation Health and Control
• Environmental Health Laboratory and Instrumentation
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
• Occupational and Environmental Pathology (For the Medically Qualified).
• Environmental Occupational Medicine (For the Medically Qualified)

DEPARTMENT OF OPTOMETRY

M.Sc in Clinical Optometry and Fellowship of the Nigerian

College of Optometry (FNCO)

DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY

M.Sc. with specialization in

• Molecular Pharmacology
• Toxicology
• Chemotherapy
• Neuro Pharmacology
• Biochemical Pharmacology
• Clinical Pharmacology

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Master in Public Health (MPH)

Options

• Environmental Health and Safety
• Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Health Promotion
• Health Economics
• Health Policy and Administration
• Community Health

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES

DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION

M.A with specialization in:

• Broadcasting
• Mass Communication
• Print Media
• Advertising and Public Relations

DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH AND TRANSLATION STUDIES

M.A in

• Foreign Language
• Translation Studies & Linguistics
• French Language & Linguistics (FLL)
• French Literature (FLT)
• Professional Translation Studies (French/English or English/Igbo)
• African & Caribbean Literature in Africa (ACL)

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

M.A in Literature

DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES

M.A in

• Igbo
• Linguistics
• Applied Linguistics

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

M.A with specialization in:

• Urban History
• Economic History
• African History
• Political History
• Social History
• Nigerian History & Politics
• International & Diplomatic Studies
• Military & Strategic Studies
• Peace and Conflict Studies

DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND PHILOSOPHY

M.A with specialization in:

• Christian Theology
• Religion and Society
• Biblical Studies (Old & New Testaments)
• African Traditional Religion.

FACULTY SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

M.Sc and MPA in:

• Public Administration
• International Affairs and Diplomacy

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY

M.Sc in:

• Sociology/Anthropology
• Criminology
• Sociology
• Sociology of Development
• Industrial Sociology/Labour Relations
• Population Studies (Demography)
• Medical Sociology/Anthropology
• Gender Studies
• Anthropology
• Ethnographic Studies

DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

M.A in Library and Information Science