• UNAAB Postgraduate Admission Application Details 2019/2020 Session Announced.

    Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the following Postgraduate Diplomas, Masters and Doctor of Philosophy Degree programmes at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB);

    A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (COLAMRUD)

    Department of Agricultural Administration
    PGD, Agricultural Administration
    M.Agric., Agricultural Administration with options in:
    (i) Human Resource Management
    (ii) Organisational Dynamics

    Department of Agricultural Economics and
    Farm Management
    M.Sc., Agricultural Economics (Professional)-Weekend

    M. Agric. &Ph.D., Agricultural Economics with options in:
    (i) Agribusiness Management and Finance
    (ii) Agricultural Development and Policy Analysis
    (iii) Agricultural Marketing and International Trade
    (iv) Consumer Welfare and Food Economics
    (v) Cooperative Development
    (vi) Environmental and Resource Economics
    (vii) Production Economics and Farm Management
    Master’s in Business Administration (Weekend)

    Department of Agricultural Extension and
    Rural Development
    PGD (Weekend)
    (i) Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
    (ii) Gender Development Studies
    M.Sc. (Professional)-Weekend
    (i) Rural Sociology and Community Development
    (ii) Gender Development Studies
    M. Agric. & Ph.D
    (i) Agricultural Extension and Innovation Studies
    (ii) Agriculture and Rural Development Studies
    (iii) Agricultural Communication
    (iv) Agricultural Extension System Management
    (v) Subject Matter Extension

    Department of Communication and
    General Studies
    PGD
    (i) Communication Studies
    (ii) Peace and Strategic Studies
    (iii) Professional Ethics
    (iv) Library and Information Studies
    M.Sc. (Professional) PMCS Weekend
    (i) Communication Studies
    (ii) Security and Intelligence Studies
    (iii) Peace and Strategic Studies
    M.Sc. (Academic)
    (i) Communication Studies
    (ii) Peace and Strategic Studies
    (iii) Professional Ethics
    (iv) Library and Information Studies
    (v) Security and Intelligence Studies
    Ph.D, Communication Studies

    B. COLLEGE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION(COLANIM)

    Department of Animal Breeding and
    Genetics (M.Agric and Ph.D)
    (i) Animal Biotechnology
    (ii) Animal Breeding and Genetics
    PGD
    Poultry Breeding, Artificial Insemination
    and Hatchery Management

    Department of Animal Nutrition
    (M.Agric and Ph.D)
    (i) Monogastric Animal Nutrition
    (ii) Ruminant Animal Nutrition
    PGD
    Livestock Feed Resources

    Department of Animal Production and Health
    (M.Agric. and Ph.D)
    (i) Ruminant Production
    (ii) Non-Ruminant Production
    (iii) Livestock System
    PGD
    (i) Small Ruminant Production
    (ii) Beef and Dairy Cattle Production
    (iii) Meat Processing and Packaging
    (iv) Poultry Production
    (v) Pig Production
    (vi) Rabbit Production

    Department of Animal Physiology
    (M.Agric and Ph.D.)
    Animal Physiology

    Department of Pasture and Range Management
    (M.Agric. and Ph.D)
    (i) Pasture Production and Management
    (ii) Range Management.
    PGD
    Pasture Production

    C. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (COLENG)

    Department of Agricultural Engineering
    (M.Eng and Ph.D)
    (i) Farm Power and Machinery
    (ii) Soil and Water Engineering
    (iii) Processing and Storage Engineering
    PGD
    Agricultural Engineering

    Department of Civil Engineering
    (M.Eng and Ph.D)
    (i) Highway & Traffic Engineering
    (ii) Structural Engineering
    (iii) Water Resources & Environmental Engineering.

    Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering
    Ph.D Only
    Electrical /Electronics Engineering

    Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
    (Ph.D only)
    (i) Thermo-fluids
    (ii) Industrial Engineering
    (iii) Materials Engineering
    (iv) Production Engineering.

    D. COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (COLERM)

    Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management (MAF and Ph.D)
    (i) Aquaculture
    (ii) Fish Nutrition
    (iii) Fish Pathology
    (iv) Fisheries Management
    PGD
    (i) Aquaculture and Fisheries Mgt.
    (ii) Nutrition & Fisheries Mgt.

    Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology
    MEMP (Academics)
    Environmental Management and Protection
    MEM (Professional) Weekend (PT)
    Environmental Management
    (Ph.D.)
    (i) Environmental Management
    (ii) Environmental Toxicology

    Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management
    (M.F. and Ph.D)
    (i) Agro-Forestry
    (ii) Forest Ecology and Conservation
    (iii) Forestry Biometric & Remote Sensing
    (iv) Forestry Economics and Management
    (MWM and Ph.D.)
    (i) Wildlife Domestication and Production
    (ii) Wildlife Management
    (iii) Wildlife Park Planning & Recreational Development.
    (MWS and Ph.D)
    (i) Pulps and Paper.
    (ii) Wood Protection & Utilization
    (Ph.D Only)
    Forest Operations

    Department of Water Resources Management
    (M.Sc. and Ph.D)
    (i) Agrometeorology
    (ii) Water Resources Management
    (iii) Agrohydrology
    (iv) Water Security and Safety Management
    (v) Hydrometeorology
    (vi) Climate Change and Food Security

    E. COLLEGE OF FOOD SCIENCE AND HUMAN ECOLOGY (COLFHEC)

    Department of Food Science and Technology
    (M.Sc. and Ph.D)
    (i) Food Quality Control & Assurance
    (ii) Food Process Engineering
    (iii) Food Microbiology & Biotechnology
    (iv) Food Processing & Storage Technology

    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
    (Ph.D)
    Nutrition & Dietetics

    Department of Home Science and Management
    (M.Sc and Ph.D)
    (i) Clothing and Textile(PhD only)
    (ii) Human Development and Family
    Studies(M.Sc and Ph.D)

    F. COLLEGE OF BIO-SCIENCES (COLBIOS)

    Department of Biochemistry
    (Ph.D and M.Sc)
    Biochemistry

    Department of Pure and Applied Botany
    (M.Sc and Ph.D)
    (i) Botany (Plant Physiology)
    (ii) Botany (Plant Taxonomy)
    (iii) Botany (Cytology & Cytogenetics)
    (iv) Botany (Plant Pathology)
    (v) Botany (Plant Anatomy)

    Department of Pure & Applied Zoology
    (M.Sc and Ph.D)
    (i) Zoology (Animal Physiology)
    (ii) Zoology (Entomology)
    (iii) Zoology (Parasitology)

    Department of Microbiology
    (M.Sc and Ph.D)
    (i) Environmental Microbiology
    (ii) Food & Industrial Microbiology
    (iii) Medical Microbiology & Public Health.
    (iv) Agricultural Microbiology & Biotechnology

    G. COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES (COLPHYS)

    Department of Computer Science
    (M.Sc, Ph.D and PGD)
    Computer Science
    MICT (Weekend)
    Masters in Information and Communication Technology

    Department of Mathematics
    Ph.D only
    (i) Fluid Mechanics
    (ii) Algebra (Loop Theory, Fuzzy Logic)
    (iii) Ordinary Differential Equations
    (iv) Optimization Theory
    (v) Mathematical Analysis

    Department of Physics
    (M.Sc and Ph.D)
    (i) Environmental Physics
    (ii) Radiation and Health Physics
    (iii) Condensed Matter Physics
    (iv) Solid Earth Physics/ Geophysics
    (v) Theoretical Physics

    Department of Statistics
    (M.Sc and Ph.D)
    (i)    Statistics
    (ii)   Applied Statistics
    (iii)  Biometry
    PGD Part Time (Weekend only)
    Statistics

    H. COLLEGE OF PLANT SCIENCE AND CROP PRODUCTION (COLPLANT)

    Department of Crop Protection
    (M.Agric and Ph.D)
    (i) Crop Protection (Entomology)
    (ii) Crop Protection (Nematology)
    (iii) Crop Protection (Pathology)
    PGD
    Crop Protection Technology

    Department of Horticulture
    (M.Agric and Ph.D)
    Horticulture & Land Management
    PGD
    Horticulture

    Department of Plant Breeding and Seed
    Technology
    (M.Agric and Ph.D)
    (i) Plant Breeding
    (ii) Seed Science and Technology
    PGD
    Plant Breeding and Seed Technology

    Department of Plant Physiology and
    Crop Production
    (M.Agric. and Ph.D)
    (i) Crop Physiology
    (ii) Crop Production
    (iii) Weed Science
    PGD
    Crop Production Technology

    Department of Soil Science and Land
    Management
    (M.Agric and Ph.D)
    (i) Soil Chemistry
    (ii) Soil Physics
    (iii) Soil Fertility
    (iv) Soil Mineralogy
    (v) Soil Conservation & Management
    (vi) Soil Microbiology & Biochemistry
    (vii) Pedology
    (viii) Environmental Soil Science
    (ix) Land Use Planning & Management
    PGD
    Soil Management and Land Use Planning

    I. COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE (COLVET)
    (M.Sc., M.VSc and Ph.D)

    Department of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery
    (MVSc& PhD.)
    (i) Veterinary Medicine
    (II) Veterinary Surgery

    Department of Veterinary Health &Reproduction
    (MVSc& PhD.)
    (i) Veterinary Public Health & Preventive Medicine
    (ii) Veterinary Theriogenology

    Department of Veterinary Pathology
    (MVSc& PhD.)
    (i) Veterinary Pathology

    Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Parasitology
    (M.Sc, MVSc& PhD.)
    (i) Veterinary Microbiology
    (ii) Veterinary Parasitology

    Department of Veterinary Anatomy
    (M.Sc,& PhD.)
    (i) Veterinary Anatomy

    Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology
    (M.Sc,& PhD.)
    (i) Veterinary Physiology
    (ii) Veterinary Pharmacology.

    Admission Requirements:

    To be eligible for admission to the Postgraduate Diploma Programme, candidates must be first degree holders in a relevant discipline from any recognized University.

    In general, all applicants must satisfy basic UME /UTME requirements for Bachelor’s degree. Holders of HND with Upper Credit and above could also apply.

    Candidate for Master’s Degree Programme must be graduates of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta or any other University recognized by the Senate and shall normally have obtained a minimum of Second Class (Upper Division) degree in relevant field. However, candidates with Second Class Lower Degree in relevant field may be considered. Candidates for Masters of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) programme should possess Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science or B.Sc. Physical Sciences/Engineering and Allied Disciplines.

    Prior computing or IT exposure is beneficial but not essential. Candidates for admission to Masters and Ph.D. programmes in Communication Studies shall possess University degrees in Arts, Science, Applied Science, Social Science and Education or other related disciplines.

    To be eligible for admission to the MBA and Professional Master in Communication Studies degree programmes, candidates must be holders of Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University or HND (Upper Credit minimum) with a Postgraduate Diploma in any discipline.
    Candidates with Postgraduate Diploma in Communication studies with a minimum cumulative average of 55% could be considered for PMCS. In addition, possession of relevant professional qualification and/or experience will be an advantage. A credit pass in O’-Level Mathematics is not compulsory for admission into PMCS programme which is strictly part-time (Friday and Saturday) programme. The duration of the programme is a minimum of 4 semesters.
    Masters of Environment Management (MEM) is a three-semester professional programme designed for captains of industries who are degree holders or HND holders with distinction/credit pass plus PGD in relevant fields who have also satisfied all basic UME/UTME requirements while Masters of Environment Management and Protection (MEMP) is an academic Master’s Degree that runs for a minimum of four (4) semesters.

    The requirement for M. Agric applicants in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management is B. Agric (Agric Economics) with Second Class Upper. Other disciplines/candidate will be admitted to M.Sc. (Professional) with the prospect of conversion to M.Agric on attaining 60% after the first year. Masters of Veterinary Science (M.V.Sc) and Master of Science (M.Sc) courses are open to: (i) M.V.Sc – Master of Veterinary Science is open to Graduates of Veterinary Medicine of FUNAAB and other University recognized by Senate. Any other qualification adjudged to be equivalent to a DVM by the Senate.

    Candidates must satisfy any other requirements as specified by the postgraduate school of FUNAAB. (ii) M.Sc: – The Master of Science degree is open to Graduates of Biological Sciences of FUNAAB other institutions recognized by Senate. Fellows of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology or its equivalent may also be considered. Candidates must satisfy any other requirements as specified by the postgraduate school of FUNAAB.

    For Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree programme, a student must have obtained Master’s degree from the College of Veterinary Medicine of FUNAAB or other University recognized by Senate and other qualification adjudged to be equivalent to a Master’s degree by the Senate.

    The duration of study for the Master’s programme shall be a minimum of 4 semesters and maximum of 8 semesters for full time candidates; while part time studies shall be for a minimum of 6 semesters and maximum of 10 semesters. Part-time students must finish all course works within the first four semesters of their registration.

    To be eligible for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy degree programme, candidates must have obtained a Master’s degree from FUNAAB or its equivalent from any other University recognized by Senate. Holders of one year Master’s Degree are expected to undergo a conversion examination after the first session before proceeding to a Ph.D. programme.
    Candidates for academic Masters and Ph.D. programmes shall be required to submit a research proposal along with their application forms, and may be required to interact (in oral or written form) with their respective Departments before admission.

    NOTE ALL:
    Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) Degree /Programme Full Time (FT) – 6 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 10 Semesters
    Part Time (PT) – 8 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 12 Semesters

    MASTERS PROGRAMMES Full Time (FT) – 4 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 8 Semesters
    Part Time (PT) – 8 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 12 Semesters

    PROFESSIONAL MASTERS PROGRAMMES Full Time (FT) – 3 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 6 Semesters
    Part Time (PT) – 4 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 8 Semesters

    PGD PROGRAMMES Full Time FT) – 2 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 4 Semesters
    Part Time (PT) – 4 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 8 Semesters

    METHOD OF APPLICATION

    1. Applicants should visit the PG Application portal (pg.funaab.edu.ng or pgschool.unaab.edu.ng) to commence the process of application.
    2. Application cost is Fifteen Thousand five hundred and sixty Naira (N15,560:00) only exclusive of Bank Charges.

    Closing Date: Deadline for Application Form has been extended till 29th June, 2020. Application for Ph.D. is open all year round. Successful applicants will be contacted by e-mail or telephone.

    Best of luck To You all…
    CampusPortalNG Team

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