List of Postgraduate Courses – PhD Degree in AAU – Ambrose Alli University

As evidently outlined through the Ambrose Alli University Publication for the school of postgraduate, the following underlisted courses are the approved list of postgraduate courses – PhD Degree in AAU – Ambrose Alli University. The list exclusively caters for the caption, for Master’s and Doctorate’s degree, you can use the search space at the top of the website.

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Department of Animal Science

The Department offers M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes in Animal Science (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

1. Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry
2. Animal Physiology and Reproduction
3. Animal Breeding and Genetics.
4. Animal Production and Management
5. Food Science and Technology

Department of Crop Science

The Department offers M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes in Crop Science (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

1. Crop Production
2. Crop Physiology
3. Crop Breeding and Genetics
4. Pasture Agronomy
5. Weed Science
6. Crop Protection (with options in Plant Pathology and Entomology)

Department of Soil Science

The Department offers Ph.D. Programmes in Soil Science (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

1. Soil Management
2. Soil Minerology & Pedology
3. Soil Fertility & Chemistry
4. Soil Microbiology

Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension

The Department M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) in Agricultural Economics with specialization in:

Agricultural Economics with options in:

1. Agricultural Resources Economics
2. Farm Management and Production Economics
3. Agricultural Marketing
4. Agricultural Co-operatives
5. Agricultural Finance
6. Agric-Business

Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology with options in:

1. Agricultural Programme Planning and Evaluation
2. Agricultural Administration
3. Agricultural Advertising/Communication
4. Community/Rural Development
5. Extension Processes and Practice
6. Rural Sociology

FACULTY OF ARTS

Department of English

The Department offers Ph.D. Programmes in English (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

English Language/ or English Literature (Select one)

Department of Modern Languages

The Department offers Ph.D. Programmes in French Studies (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in French Studies

1. Applied Linguistics
2. French Language
3. Translation
4. Civilization
5. Literature

Department of Religious Management and Cultural Studies

The Department offers Ph.D. Programmes in Religious Management (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

1. African Traditional Religion
2. Church History
3. Christian Theology
4. New Testament Studies
5. Philosophy of Religion

Department of History and International Studies

The Department offers M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes in History (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME)

Department of Philosophy

The Department offers Ph.D. Programmes in Philosophy (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

1. African Philosophy
2. Epistemology
3. Metaphysics
4. Ethics

FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences

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Department of Human Physiology

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

The Department offers Ph.D. programmes (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME)

1. Curriculum and Instructions
2. Social Studies Education
3. Science Education
4. Language Education

Department of Educational Foundation and Management

The Department offers M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes in Educational Foundations and Management (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME)

Department of Guidance and Counselling

The Department offers Ph.D. Programmes (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) in:

1. Guidance and Counselling
2. Educational Psychology

Department of Vocational and Technical Education 

The Department offers Ph.D. Programmes (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) in:

1. Technical Education
2. Home Economics Education

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering

The Department offers Ph.D. Programmes in Electrical/Electronics Engineering (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

1. Electrical Power and Machines
2. Electronics and Telecommunications
3. Control and Instrumentation

Department of Mechanical Engineering    

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers Ph.D. Programmes in Mechanical Engineering (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

1. Applied Mechanics/Engineering Design
2. Thermo-Fluids

FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Department of Architecture

The Department offers courses leading to the degree of Master of Science Ph.D. (FULL-TIME ONLY) in Architecture

FACULTY OF LAW

The Faculty offers Ph.D. Programmes (PART-TIME ONLY) in:

1. Commercial and Industrial Law
2. Private and Property Law
3. Public Law
4. Jurisprudence and International Law

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Department of Business Administration

The Department offers M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes as follows:

1. Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Business Administration (FULL-TIME)
2. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Business Administration (FULL-TIME)

Department of Public Administration

The Department offers Ph.D Programmes as follows:

1. Master in Public Administration (MPA) (PART-TIME ONLY)
2. Master of Science in Public Administration (M.Sc) (PART-TIME/FULL TIME)
3. Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration (Ph.D) (PART-TIME/FULL TIME)

Department of Accounting

The Department offers Ph.D Programmes as follows:

1. Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Accounting (FULL-TIME)
2. Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting (Ph.D) (FULL TIME)

FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES

Department of Biochemistry

The Department offers Ph.D programmes in Biochemistry (FULL-TIME or PART-  TIME) with specialization in:

1. Nutritional Biochemistry
2. Clinical Biochemistry
3. Lipid Biochemistry

Department of Botany

The Department offers Ph.D programmes in Botany (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Botany

1. Genetic and Plant Breeding; Genetics and Biotechnology
2. Plant Ecology/Bioresearches Development/Ethnobotany
3. Mycology/Plant Pathology
4. Plant Anatomy/Taxonomy

Department of Microbiology

The Department offers Ph.D programmes in Microbiology (FULL- IME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

1. Medical Microbiology
2. Environmental Microbiology
3. Food Microbiology
4. Industrial Microbiology

Department of Zoology

The Department offers Ph.D Programmes in Zoology (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in

1. Entomology
2. Hydrobiology and Fisheries
3. Parasitology

FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Department of Chemistry

The Department offers Ph.D programmes in Chemistry (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

1. Analytical/Environmental Chemistry
2. Inorganic Chemistry
3. Organic Chemistry and
4. Physical Chemistry

Department of Computer Science (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME)

The Department offers Ph.D in Computer Science

Department of Mathematics (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME)

The Department offers M.Phil and Ph.D as follows:

1. Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (Ph.D)
2. Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics (Ph.D)
3. Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Mathematics (Ph.D)
4. Master in Philosophy (M.Phil) Mathematics/Industrial Mathematics and Statistics.

Department of Physics

The Department offers Ph.D programmes in Physics (FULL-TIME or   PART-TIME) with specialization in

1. Geophysics
2. Solid State Physics

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES        

Department of Economics

The Department offers Ph.D programmes in Economics (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

1. Econometrics
2. Monetary Economics
3. Project Evaluation
4. Development Economics
5. Public Sector Economics
6. International Trade and Finance
7. Human Resources

Department of Sociology

The Department offers Ph.D programmes in Sociology (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

1. Population and Demography
2. Industrial and Labour Relations
3. Political Sociology
4. Criminology and Deviance
5. Sociology and Development
6. Gender Studies

Department of Geography and Environmental Management

The Department offers Ph.D programmes in Geography and Regional Planning (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

1. Environmental Resource Management
2. Urban Geography
3. Industrial Geography
4. Climatology
5. Remote Sensing
6. Cartography
7. Rural Development Planning
8. Agricultural Geography

Department of Political Science (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME)

The Department offers Ph.D programmes in Political Science (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

1. Political Theory
2. Comparative Politics and Development Studies
3. Public Administration
4. International Relations

CENTRE FOR STRATEGIC AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

The Centre offers Ph.D programmes with specialization in:

1. Strategic Studies
2. Policy and Development Studies

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

The Institute of Education offers Ph.D Programmes in Personnel Psychology and Adult Education (FULL-TIME or PART-TIME) with specialization in:

1. Personnel Psychology
2. Clinical Child Psychology
3. Educational Evaluation
4. Adult Education