List of Postgraduate Courses in OAU – Obafemi Awolowo University

In tandem with the school publications for her postgraduate degrees, erudites.ng presents a complete list of Postgraduate Courses in OAU – Obafemi Awolowo University. You are therefore advice to carefully check out for your intending course of study in the school.

THE PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE ARE:

• Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
• Professional Masters (MBA, MPA, MIR, MM Psych, LL.M. etc)
• Masters with Research Thesis (M.Sc., M.A, M.Phil.) and
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree Programmes

FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)

Postgraduate Diploma Programmes are available in the following areas:

1. Financial Management (PGDFM)
2. Management Studies (PGDMS)
3. Public Administration (PGDPA)
4. International Relations (PGDIR)
5. Local Government Studies (PGDLG)

Masters Degree Programmes by Coursework and Long Essay

1. Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2. Master of Public Administration (MPA)
3. Master of International Relations (MIR)
4. Masters in Local Government Studies (MLGS)

Masters Degree Programmes by Coursework and Research Thesis

1. Master of Science in Accounting (M.Sc.)
2. Master of Science in Business Administration (M.Sc.)
3. Master of Science in Local Government Studies (M.Sc.)
4. Master of Science in Public Administration (M.Sc.)
5. Master of Science in International Relations (M.Sc.)
6. Master of Philosophy in Business Administration (M.Phil.)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree Programmes

Ph.D. Programmes in

1. Business Administration
2. Public Administration
3. International Relations
4. Local Government Studies
5. Accounting

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Masters Degree Programme by coursework and Long Essay/Project

• MSc. in Agricultural Communication in the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology.

Masters Degree Programmes by Coursework and Research Thesis

M.Sc.; M.Phil Programmes in

1. Agricultural Economics
2. Animal Science
3. Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology
4. Crop Production and Protection
5. Seed Science and Technology
6. Soil Science and Land Resources Management

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree Programmes in

1. Agricultural Economics
2. Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology
3. Animal Science
4. Crop Production and Protection
5. Seed Science and Technology
6. Soil Science and Land Resources Management

FACULTY OF ARTS

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Dramatic Arts (PGDA)

Masters Degree Programmes by Course work and Research Thesis

M.A., M.Phil. Programmes in

1. History
2. Linguistics
3. English Language
4. Literature-in-English
5. Philosophy
6. Religious Studies
7. Foreign Languages
8. Yoruba Language
9. Yoruba Literature
10. Music
11. Dramatic Arts

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Programmes in

1. History
2. Linguistics
3. English Language
4. Philosophy
5. Religious Studies
6. Foreign Languages
7. Literature-in-English
8. Yoruba Language
9. Yoruba Literature
10. Music
11. Dramatic Arts

FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

Masters Degree Programmes by Coursework and Research Thesis

Master of Science (M.Sc.); and Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)  in the following areas of specialization:

1. Medical Microbiology and Parasitology
2. Chemical Pathology
3. Anatomy
4. Physiotherapy
5. Physiological Sciences
6. Immunology

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree programme   

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree Programmes are available in the following areas of specialization:

1. Medical Microbiology and Parasitology
2. Chemical Pathology
3. Anatomy
4. Physiotherapy
5. Physiological Sciences
6. Immunology

FACULTY OF CLINICAL SCIENCES

Masters and Masters of Philosophy Degree Programmes by Course work and Research Thesis:

1. MSc.; in Clinical Psychology; and Psychiatry Clinical Psychology
2. Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
3. Masters of Philosophy (M. Phil.); Public Health

Doctor of Philosophy Degree Programmes

Ph.D. Programmes are available in

1. Psychiatry
2. Public Health

Doctor of Medicine, M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) in Medicine.

FACULTY OF DENTISTRY

Master Degree Programme by Course work and Long Essay/Project                   

• Master of Dental Public Health (MDPH)

Masters and Doctor of Philosophy Degree Programmes by Course Work and Research Thesis                

1. MSc. in Dental Public Health
2. PhD. in Dental Public Health

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

(Admission in Harmattan Semester Only)

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)

1. Postgraduate Diploma in Education (to be operated) at the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo)  
2. Postgraduate Diploma in Education – OAU, Ile-Ife

Masters Degree Programmes by Coursework and Long Essay (M.Ed.)

M.Ed. Programmes are available in the following areas: 

1. Educational Administration
2. Guidance and Counselling
3. Curriculum Studies
4. Adult Education
5. Early Childhood Education
6. Educational Technology
7. Physical Education
8. Higher Educational Administration
9. History of Education
10. Philosophy of Education
11. Psychology of Education
12. Tests and Measurement
13. Sociology and Education
14. Integrated Studies

Masters Degree Programmes by Coursework and Research Thesis (M.A Education).

M.A. (Education) Programmes are available in the following areas of Specialization:  

1. History of Education
2. Educational Planning
3. Educational Administration
4. Higher Educational Administration
5. Curriculum Studies (Arts Option)
6. Test and Measurements
7. Psychology of Education
8. Sociology of Education
9. Guidance and Counselling
10. Educational Technology
11. Adult Education
12. Adapted Physical Education
13. Comparative Education
14. Philosophy of Education
15. Early Childhood Education
16. Administration and Organization of Physical Education
17. Sociology and Psychology of Sport
18. Health Education
19. Physiology of Exercise
20. Language Arts
21. English
22. Yoruba
23. French
24. History
25. Religious Studies
26. Fine and Applied Arts
27. Political Science
28. Geography

Masters Degree Programmes by Coursework and Research Thesis

(M.Sc. Education) Curriculum Studies: (Science Option)

1. Botany
2. Chemistry
3. Mathematics
4. Physics
5. Zoology

Doctor of Philosophy Degree (Ph.D.) Education Programmes

These are available with specialization in

1. History of Education
2. Educational Planning
3. Educational Administration
4. Higher Educational Administration
5. Curriculum Studies
6. Tests and Measurements
7. Philosophy of Education
8. Guidance and Counselling
9. Psychology of Education
10. Sociology of Education
11. Educational Technology
12. Adult Education
13. Physical Education
14. Early Childhood Development

FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT

Postgraduate Diploma

1. Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Conservation (PGDAC);
2. Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Design and Practice (PGDADPP)
3. Postgraduate Diploma in:

• Transportation Planning
• Housing and Urban Renewal Processes
• Landscape Planning
• Planning Process and Waste Management

Masters Degree Programmes by Coursework and Long Essay/Project

1. Master of Science in Architecture (Professional)
2. Master of Arts in Fine Arts (M.F.A.) with Specialization in

• Ceramics
• Graphic Design
• Painting
• Sculpture
• Textile Design

Masters Degree Programmes by Coursework and Research Thesis: 

M.Sc.; M. Phil. are available with specialization in

1. Architecture
2. Building Structures
3. Building Maintenance
4. Building Services
5. Construction Management
6. Estate Management
7. Quantity Surveying
8. Urban and Regional Planning
9. Transportation Planning
10. Housing and Urban Renewal Processes
11. Landscape Planning
12. Planning process and Waste Management.

Ph.D. Programmes:  

These are available with specialization in:

1. Architecture
2. Building Structures
3. Building Maintenance
4. Building Services
5. Construction Management
6. Estate Management
7. Quantity Surveying
8. Urban and Regional Planning

FACULTY OF LAW (Admission in Harmattan Semester Only)

1. Master of Laws (LL.M)
2. Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) Degree Programme by Coursework and Research Thesis

This is available with specialization in                                     

• Jurisprudence
• Private Law
• Public Law;
• International Law
• Business Law

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree Programmes                   

Ph.D. degree programmes available with specialization in

1. Jurisprudence and Private Law
2. Public Law
3. International Law
4. Business Law

FACULTY OF PHARMACY

Postgraduate Diploma Programme 

• PGD in Phytomedicines

Masters Degree Programmes by Coursework and Research Thesis

M.Sc. Programmes in: 

1. Phytomedicines
2. Pharmacology
3. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
4. Pharmaceutics
5. Pharmacognosy
6. Pharmacy Administration

M.Phil. Programmes in

1. Pharmacology
2. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
3. Pharmaceutics
4. Pharmacognosy
5. Pharmacy Administration

Ph.D. Programmes in:

These are available with specialization in

1. Pharmacology
2. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
3. Pharmaceutics
4. Pharmacognosy
5. Phytomedicines
6. Pharmacy Administration

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)

1. Environmental Control and Management
2. Biosystematics
3. Museum Techniques

Masters Degree Programmes by Course work and Long Essay/Project          

1. Master in Conservation Science
2. Master of Actuarial Science (M.A.S.)
3. Mineral Exploration
4. Petroleum Geochemistry
5. Petroleum Geophysics
6. Petroleum Geoscience
7. Groundwater and Environmental Geoscience

Masters Degree Programmes (M.Sc. and M.Phil. Programmes by Coursework and Research Thesis)

1. Biochemistry
2. Botany
3. Chemistry
4. Mathematics
5. Microbiology
6. Biosystematics
7. Physics
8. Zoology
9. Applied Geology
10. Applied Geophysics
11. Environmental Control and Management
12. Biosystematics in the Natural History Museum
13. Statistics
14. Health Physics & Environment
15. Medical Physics
16. Materials Science
17. Nuclear Science and Engineering

Ph.D. Programmes

These are available with specialization in:

1. Biochemistry
2. Botany
3. Chemistry
4. Mathematics
5. Applied Geology
6. Microbiology
7. Physics
8. Zoology Biosystematics
9. Applied Geophysics and Statistics
10. Health Physics and Environment
11. Medical Physics
12. Materials Science
13. Nuclear Science and Engineering
14. Environmental Control and Management

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Postgraduate (PGD) Programme

1. In Entrepreneurship Development
2. Social Work and Social Development
3. Economics
4. Gender and Development

Masters Degree Programmes by Coursework and Long Essay/Project Masters in:

1. Demography and Social Statistics (M.D.S.)
2. Master in Political Science (M.P.S.)
3. Master in Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing (MGIS)
4. Master in Industrial and Labour Relations (MILR)
5. Masters in Managerial Psychology (MMPsych.)
6. Master of Economics Science (MES)

Masters Degree Programmes by Coursework and Research Thesis:

M.Sc. Degree in any of the following areas:

1. Economics
2. Geography
3. Demography and Social Statistics
4. Sociology and Anthropology
5. Political Science
6. Psychology
7. Clinical Psychology
8. Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing
9. Gender and Development

M.Phil. Degree Programme by Coursework and Research Thesis:    

1. Demography and Social Statistics
2. Economics

Ph.D. Programmes Course work and Research Thesis In any of the following areas

1. Economics
2. Geography
3. Demography and Social Statistics
4. Political Science
5. Sociology and Anthropology
6. Psychology
7. Gender and Development

FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY

Postgraduate Diploma Programmes (PGD)

1. Postgraduate Diploma in Food Science and Technology; Computer Science
2. Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering

Masters Degree Programmes by Course work and Long Essay/Project

1. Master of Technology Management (M.Tech. Management)
2. Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering

Masters Degree Programmes by Coursework and Research Thesis:

Master of Science (M.Sc.) and Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) Degree Programmes are available in the following areas:

1. Food Science and Technology
2. Agricultural Engineering
3. Civil Engineering
4. Materials Engineering
5. Computer Science
6. Technology Planning and Management
7. Electronic and Electrical Engineering
8. Chemical Engineering
9. Mechanical Engineering
10. Computer Engineering
11. Software Engineering
12. Information Systems
13. Intelligent Systems Engineering

Ph.D. Programmes                    

Doctor of Philosophy Degree programmes are available in:    

1. Agricultural Engineering
2. Chemical Engineering
3. Civil Engineering
4. Computer Science
5. Electronic and Electrical Engineering
6. Food Science and Technology
7. Technology Planning and Management
8. Mechanical Engineering
9. Materials Engineering
10. Computer Engineering
11. Software Engineering
12. Information Systems
13. Intelligent Systems Engineering