Without prejudice to the general requirements for graduate admissions, the following makes a detailed and comprehensive List of Postgraduate Courses in UNICAL – University of Calabar. This content is extracted from the school’s publication.
AVAILABLE GRADUATE PROGRAMMES
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION
The Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension offers courses that lead to the award of postgraduate diploma (PGD), M. Sc MPhil/Ph.D and Ph.D as follows:
Agricultural Economics
A. Post Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Economics
B. M.Sc, MPhil/Ph.D and Ph.D Programmes
(i) Agricultural Development and Policy
(ii) Farm Management and Production Economics
(iii) Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives
(iv) Agricultural Finance
(v) Resource and Environmental Economics
(vi) Agribusiness Management
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
A. Post Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
B. M.Sc., MPhil/Ph.D and Ph.D Programmes
(i) Agricultural Extension Education
(ii) Agricultural Communication and Information Technology
(iii) Extension Administration and Management
(iv) Rural/Community Development
(v) Rural Sociology
(vi) Environmental Extension Management
DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE
The Department of Crop Science offers courses leading to the award of Post Graduate degrees as follows:
1. Post Graduate Diploma
a) Post Graduate Diploma in Crop Production
b) Post Graduate Diploma in Crop Protection
c) Crop Genetics and Breeding.
2. Master of Science Degree (M.Sc) Programme
a) M.Sc. Crop Production
b) M.Sc. Crop Protection (with options in Entomology and Pathology)
c) M.Sc. Crop Genetics and Breeding
3. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Programmes
a) Ph.D in Crop Production
b) Ph.D in crop Protection with options in Entomology, Plant Pathology and nematology
c) Ph.D in Crop Genetics and breeding.
DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE
1. Postgraduate Diploma in Soil Science
The following programmes leading to the award of M.Sc and Ph.D in Soil Science exist:
1) Pedology
2) Soil Chemistry
3) Soil Fertility
4) Soil Microbiology
5) Soil Physics and Soil and Water Management
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
The Department of Animal Science offers courses leading to the award of PGD, Masters and Ph.D Degrees as follows:
1. Postgraduate Diploma:
a. PGD in Animal Breeding and Genetics
b. PGD in Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry
c. PGD in Animal Physiology and Health
d. PGD in Animal Production and Management
2. Master of Science (M.Sc)
a. M.Sc in Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition
b. M.Sc in Animal Breeding and Genetics
c. Animal Production and Management (with sub-specialization in Cattle – beef or dairy production, poultry production, micro-livestock production, small ruminant production).
d. Animal Reproductive Physiology.
3. MPhil/Ph.D Programme
a. MPhil/Ph.D in Agricultural Biochemistry and Animal Nutrition
b. MPhil/Ph.D in Animal Production and Management – with sub-specialization in cattle (beef or diary) production, poultry production, micro-livestock production, small ruminant production.
c. MPhil/Ph.D in Animal Physiology
d. MPhil/Ph.D in Animal Breeding and Genetics
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
(A) Postgraduate Diploma programme with specialization in the following:
(a) PGD in Forest Resources Management
(b) PGD in Wildlife Resources Management
(B) Master of Science degree programme with specialization in the following:
(a) Silviclture and Forest Biology
(b) Forest Biometrics
(c) Forest Management and Economics
(d) Forest Management and Biology
(e) Environmental Forestry
(f) Forest Protection (Pathology/Entomology)
(g) Wildlife Nutrition and Domestication
(h) Wildlife Range Management
(i) Wildlife Management and Ecology
(j) Wildlife Pathology
(k) Wildlife Management and Ecotourism
FACULTY OF ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND LITERARY STUDIES
Programmes leading to M.A/M.Phil/Ph.D are available in the following areas of specialization:
1) English language:
i English as a Second Language (ESL)
ii Applied English Language iii Stylistics
2) Literary Studies
i. African Literature
ii. African Oral Literature
iii. Literature of the African Diaspora
iv. Comparative Literature
v. Women Studies
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Programmes leading to M.A/Ph.D are available in the following areas of specialization:
i. Nigerian History
ii. African Social and Economic History
DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND TRANSLATION STUDIES
Programmes leading to M.A/Ph.D are available in the following areas of specialization:
i) Teaching of French as a Second Language
ii) French Language
iii) French Linguistics
iv) Francophone African Culture & Civilization
v) African Literature vi) French Literature
vii) Oral Literature
viii) Oral Literature of Francophone Africa
ix) Comparative Literature
x) French in International Relations
DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Programmes leading to the award of M.A / Ph.D degrees are available as follows:
M.A Linguistics
M.A. Communication
PhD Linguistics
PhD Communication
Areas of specialization include
a. Phonological Theories
b. Semantics
c. African Linguistics
d. Advanced Syntax
e. Comparative Linguistics and History
f. Sociolinguistics.
g. Instrumental Phonetics
h. Grammatical Theories
i. Language and Communication
j. Broadcasting
k. Journalism
l. Advertising
m. Public Relations
n. Mass media Law and Ethics
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND MEDIA STUDIES
The Department of Theatre and Media Studies offers courses which together with research and production lead to the award of the
Postgraduate Diploma in
Theatre
Media
Change Communication
Master of Art (MA) in
Theatre
Media
Change Communication
Ph.D in the same fields.
The Degrees are offered in the following areas of specialization:
1. Arts/Events Management
2. Directing
3. Media Arts Studies
4. Social & Behaviour Change Communication
5. Theatre Technology & Design
6. Theatre-in-Educational Theatre
7. History, Theory and Criticism
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
Programmes leading to. M.A./ Ph.D are available in the following areas of specialization:
i. Philosophy of Education
ii. Political Philosophy
iii. Philosophy of Science
iv. Logic and Foundation of Mathematics
v. Ancient Philosophy
vi. Traditional Branches of Philosophy
vii. African Philosophy
viii. Contemporary Philosophy
ix. Philosophy of Social Science
x. Philosophy of Law
DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL STUDIES
i. African Traditional Religion
ii. Social Ethics
iii. Liberation Theology
iv. Sociology of Religion
v. Old Testament Theology
vi. New Testament Theology
vii. Philosophy of Religion
viii. Comparative Religion
ix. New Religion Movements
x. Islam
xi. Church History
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS, GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
A. Masters Programmes
a) Sociology of Education
b) Educational Psychology
i) General Educational Psychology
ii) Research and Statistics
iii) Educational Tests and Measurement
c) Guidance and Counselling
d) Library and Information Science (Please note that we now have a separate Department called ―Department of Library and Information Science‖, that runs MLS in Library and Information Science.
B. Ph.D Programmes
i) Educational Social Foundations (a) Sociology of Education
(ii) Educational Psychology with specializations in
(a) Psychology of Development
(b) Social and Personality Development
(c) Research and Statistics
(d) Measurement and Evaluation
iii) Guidance and Counselling
(a) Career Counselling
(b) Pastoral Counselling
(c) Family Counselling
C. Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM AND TEACHING
M.Ed/Ph.D Degree programme are available in:
(a) Science Education
(b) Mathematics Education
(c) Language Arts Education
(d) Teacher Education
(e) Elementary Education
(f) Social Studies Education
(g) Curriculum and Instruction
(h) Environmental Education (M.Ed only)
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (PGDEE)
The Department of Curriculum and Teaching offers a programme of study leading to the award of PGD in Environmental Education (PGDEE). The PGDEE is a one-year programme for holders of first and higher degrees and two years for applicants with HND or its equivalent.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING
M.Ed/Ph.D degrees are available in:
i. Educational Administration and Supervision
ii. Educational Administration and Planning
iii. Economics and Politics of Education
iv. Administration in Higher Education
DEPARTMENT OF ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
i. M.Ed & Ph.D degrees in Adult Education (Literary & Vocational Education)
ii. M.Ed & Ph.D degrees in Adult Education (Industrial & Labour Studies)
iii. M.Ed & Ph.D degrees in Adult Education (Community Development)
iv. M.Ed & Ph.D degrees in Cooperative Management
v. M.Ed & Ph.D degrees in Social Work Education
vi. M.Ed & Ph.D degrees in Women Education Entry Requirement:
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN KINETICS AND HEALTH EDUCATION
Degrees Offered M.Ed and Ph.D degree in the PGDPHE, Recreation and Tourism with specialization in:
a. Administration and organization of Physical Education and Sports
b. Sociology and Psychology of Sports
c. Health Education
d. Physiology of Exercise
e. Recreation and tourism
f. Adapted Physical education and Rehabilitation
g. Athletic training
h. Curriculum and instruction in PHE Motor Learning
FACULTY OF LAW
Programmes leading to the award of LL.M and PhD in Law are available
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (IPPA)
Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration (PGDPA)
INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE
1. Postgraduate Diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture
COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY
Programmes leading to PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D Degrees in Anatomy are available.
The following fields of specialization are available for the M.Sc. programme:
- Teratology
- Histochemistry
- Neurobiology
- Developmental Biology
- Comparative anatomy
- Physical Anthropology
The following fields of specialization are available for the Ph.D programme:
- Neutrobiology
- Radiographic and Clinical Anatomy
- Physical Anthropology and Dermatoglyphics
- Histochemistry
- Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Human Genetics
- Developmental Biology
- Tetratology
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
- Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Biochemistry
- Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition and Food Science
- M.Sc/ Ph.D programmes in Biochemistry
- MSc, MPhil/Ph.D and Ph.D programmes in Food Science and Nutrition
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY
- POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PHSYIOLOGY
- M.SC. in Physiology
- PhD in Physiology
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
1. M.Sc programmes are available in the following areas:
(a) Pharmacology of Medicinal Plants (Ethnopharmacology)
(b) Biochemical Pharmacology
(c) Clinical Pharmacology
(d) Endocrine Pharmacology and Metabolism
(e) Toxicology and Teratology
Ph.D in Pharmacology
DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
(PGD) in Anaesthesiology
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE
CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY UNIT
Programme leading to M.Sc, MPhil/Ph.D and Ph.D are available in the following areas of specialization:
i. Clinical Enzymology
ii. Metabolic Disorders
iii. Micro Nutrient/Antioxidant
iv. Immunology
v. Connective Tissue Protein
vi. Liver Diseases
vii. Toxicology
b) Postgraduate Diploma in Chemistry Pathology (PGDCP) is also available
MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY/PARASITOLOGY UNIT
MSc/PhD programme are available in the following areas
(a) Clinical Bacteriology
(b) Medical Parasitology
(c) Medical Entomology
(d) Public Health Microbiology
(e) Medical Mycology
Post Graduate Programme in Medical Microbiology/Parasitology
HAEMATOLOGY UNIT
a) Postgraduate Diploma in Haematology
b) M.Sc. in Haematology and Blood Transfusion Science
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Programmes leading to MPH and Ph.D in Public Health are offered.
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Programmes are available in the following areas:
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
M.Sc, MPhil/Ph.D and Ph.D in Botany & Plant Virology
Programmes leading to the award of M.Sc and Ph.D in the following areas:
i. Plant Physiology
ii. Plant Ecology
iii. Mycology/Phytopathology
iv. Virology
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
M.Sc, MPhil/Ph.D and Ph.D in:
Environmental Microbiology
Food and Industrial Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology/Biotechnology
(b) Postgraduate Diploma
DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS & BIOTECHNOLOGY
i. M.Sc, MPhil/Ph.D and Ph.D in Plant Biotechnology
ii. M.Sc, MPhil/Ph.D and Ph.D in Plant Genetics
iii. M.Sc, MPhil/Ph.D and Ph.D in Animal Breeding
iv. M.Sc, MPhil/Ph.D and Ph.D in Environmental Biotechnology
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
The Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology runs the Ph.D and M.Sc degree programmes in the following areas:
a. Fisheries and Aquaculture
b. Ecology & Environmental Biology
c. Environmental Pollution and Toxicology
d. Animal and Environmental Physiology
e. Parasitology f. Entomology
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY
Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Geology (PGDAG)
There are five (5) areas in which the diploma certificate may be obtained, as follows:
1. Applied Micropaleontology
2. Basin Analysis
3. Environmental Resources Engineering
4. Groundwater Resources Engineering
5. Mineral Exploration
M.Sc, MPhil and Ph.D programmes
The major areas and fields of specialization include:
1. Mineralogy/Petrology Igneous Petrology Metamorphic Petrology Mineralogy Rock Resources/Mining Geology Special combinations (Petrology/Structural Geology; Petrology/Mineralogy; Petrology/Geochemistry)
2. Structural Geology/Tectonics Structural Geology/Global Tectonics Structural Geology/Mineral Exploration Structural Geology/Geophysics
3. Mineral Resources (Geochemistry/Geophysics Option) Economic Geology Applied Geochemistry Mineral Exploration (Geochemistry or Geophysics option)
4. Petroleum Geology Petroleum Geochemistry Sedimentology Stratigraphy Petroleum Geology (Sedimentology/Structural Geology; Sedimentology/Stratigraphy)
5. Petroleum Geophysics
6. Palaeontology/Micropalaeontology Palaeontology Micropalaeontology Palynology
7. Hydrogeology/Geotechnical Engineering Hydrogeology Geotechnical Engineering
8. Environmental Geosciences Environmental Geochemistry Environmental Geophysics Environmental Hydrogeology
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Programmes leading to postgraduate diploma in Physics, M.Sc and Ph.D are available in the following areas of specialization:
i. Atmospheric Physics and Meteorology
ii. Applied /Exploration Geophysics
iii. Engineering Physics
(a) Telecommunication
(b) Acoustics
(c) Materials Sciences
(d) Electronics
iv. Nuclear Physics (Theoretical and Applied)
v. Solid State Physics
DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
The department of Pure and Applied Chemistry offers the following Postgraduate Programmes:
(a) Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Chemistry
(b) M.Sc, MPhil/Ph.D and Ph.D programmes in:
(i) Analytical Chemistry
(ii) Inorganic Chemistry
(iii) Physical Chemistry
(iv) Organic Chemistry
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS/STATISTICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Course work and research leading to the award of PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D Degrees in Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Sciences are offered.
PGD, M.Sc., & PhD in:
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Computer science
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
M.Sc, MPhil/Ph.D and Ph.D
Programme are available in the following areas of specialization:
(a) Urban Development Planning
(b) Regional Planning/Rural Development
(c) Land Resources Evaluation and Planning
(d) Population, Environment and Development
(e) Climate and Society
(f) Hydrology, and Water Resources
(g) Geomorphology
(h) Transportation and Industrial Studies
(i) Biogeography and Biodiversity Studies
(j) Agricultural and Forest Resource Conservation
(k) Forest Ecology and Management
(l) Eco-tourism, Recreation & Conservation Planning
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
The Department of Economics offers courses leading to the award of PGD, MSc and PhD degrees in Economics.
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
M.Sc, MPA, MPAS and PhD Programmes are available in the following areas of specialization:
(a) International Relations & Strategic Studies
(b) Political Economy & Development Studies
(c) Public Administration (MPA with Thesis/MPA None Thesis)
(d) Policy and Administrative Studies
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
Programme leading to M.Sc, M.Phil/Ph.D and Ph.D are available in the following areas of specialization:
(a) Industrial Sociology
(b) Development Sociology
(c) Medical Sociology
(d) Demography
(e) Social Anthropology
(f) Criminology
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING
The Department of Accounting runs a programme leading to the award of M.Sc, M.Phil/Ph.D and Ph.D degrees in Accounting.
DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE
Programme leading to M.Sc, M.Phil/Ph.D and Ph.D in Finance is available in this Department.
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Programmes leading to PGDM, MBA, M.Sc, M.Phil/Ph.D and Ph.D are available in the Department of Business Management.
DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING
Programmes leading to M.Sc, M.Phil/Ph.D and Ph.D are available in the Department of Marketing.
