MOUA Begins Admission into the Postgraduate Programmes of the University for the 2014/2015 Academic Session

Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the following Postgraduate Programmes of the University for the 2014/2015 Academic session.A.)COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, RURAL SOCIOLOGY AND EXTENSIONa.)Department of Agricultural EconomicsM.Sc. and Ph.D Agricultural Economics -Areas of specialization include:1.) Agribusiness Management and Co-operatives.2.) Agricultural Finance.3.) Agricultural Project Management.4.) Agricultural Marketing.5.) Farm Management and Production Economics.6.) Agricultural Policy and Development.b.) Department of Rural Sociology and ExtensionPostgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Rural Sociology and Extension M.Sc. and Ph.D in:1.) Agricultural Extension Communication.2.) Agricultural Extension Administration.3.) Agricultural Extension Education.4.) Rural Sociology and Development,c)Department of Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship DevelopmentM.Sc. and Ph.D in Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Development.QualificationsTo qualify for M.Sc. admission in
Agribusiness and Financial Management options, the candidates must have a minimum of Second Class Honours Lower Division in any Management Science/Economics, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and any relevant course/ or 3.5 and above in Postgraduate Diploma of MOUAU or any other recognized University,Ph.D in Agribusiness and Financial Management: A candidate must have obtained a Masters degree whichinclude course work and Research in any options from a recognized University with a CGPA of at least 3.5 (on 5 point scale) or 2.84 (on 4 point scale).There is no direct admission to Ph.D no matter the class of Degree in the Undergraduate programme.B.)COLLEGE OF APPLIED FOOD SCIENCE AND TOURISMa). Department of Food Science and TechnologyPostgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Food Science and Technology; M.Sc, and Ph.D in:1.) Food Processing and Preservation.2.) Food Chemistry and Biotechnology.3.) Food Microbiology and Biotechnology.4.) Food Quality Control and Assurance.In addition to general entry requirement for postgraduate programmes, Department of Science and Technology requires O’level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology.b.) Department of Human Nutrition and DieteticsPostgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Human Nutrition and Dietetics; M.Sc and Ph.D in:1.) Applied Human Nutrition2.) Community Nutrition3.) Experimental Nutrition4.) Food Optionc.) Department of Home Economics/Hotel Management and TourismPostgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Home Economics; M.Sc and Ph.D in:1.) Home Management2.) Human and Family Development3.) Clothing and Textile4.) Foods and NutritionC.)COLLEGE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND ANIMAL PRODUCTIONa.) Department of Animal Breeding and PhysiologyPostgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Animal Breeding and Physiology; M.Sc and Ph.D.M.Sc in:1.) Animal Breeding and Genetics2.) Animal PhysiologyPh.D in:1.) Animal Breeding and Physiology2.) Animal Physiologyb.) Department of Animal Nutrition and Forage SciencePostgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Animal Nutrition and Forage Science; M,Sc. and Ph.D in:1.) Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry.2.) Forage Science and Range Management.c.) Department of Animal Production and Livestock ManagementPostgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Animal Production and Management; M.Sc. and Ph.D in:1.) Poultry Production.2.) Rabbit Production.3.) Swine Production.4.) Ruminant Production (Cattle, Sheep and Goat)D.) COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND SCIENCE EDUCATIONa.) Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) full-timeQualifications1.) Third class or pass degree in Education2.) Holders of single Honours in Secondary Teaching subjects.3.) HND holders.b.) M.ED and Ph.D Programmes in the following areas;1.) Administration and Planning2.) Adult and Continuing Education3.) Guidance and Counselling4.) Measurement and Evaluation5.) Psychology6.) Curriculum studies7.) Biology Education8.) Chemistry Education9.) Computer Science Education10.) Integrated Science Education11.) Mathematics Education12.) Agricultural Education13.) Physics Education14.) Home Economics EducationE.) COLLEGE OF CROP AND SOIL SCIENCESa.) Department of AgronomyPostgraduate Diploma in Crop Production; M.Sc. and Ph.D in:1.) Crop Physiology and Production2.) Plant Breeding and Geneticsb.) Department of Plant Health ManagementPostgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Plant Health Management; M.Sc. in:1.) Plant Pathology2.) Applied Entomology3.) Weed SciencePh.d in:1.) Plant Pathology (Mycology)2.) Plant Pathology (Nematology)3.) Weed Science4.) Applied Entomologyc.) Department of Soil Science and MeterologyPostgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Soil Science and Meterology; M.Sc. and Ph.D in:1.) Soil Survey2.) Soil Physics and Conservation3.) Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Technology4.) Soil Chemistry and MineralogyNote: No Ph.D Programme in Soil Survey and Land Use Planning.F.)COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYa.) Department of Agricultural and Bio-resources EngineeringPostgraduate Programmes in Agricultural and Bio-Resources Engineering: M.Eng and Ph.D in:1.) Farm Power and Machinery.2.) Processing and Storage of Post Harvest Agricultural Materials.3.) Soil, Water and Aquacultural Resources Engineering.b.) Department of Mechanical EngineeringPostgraduate Programmes in Mechanical Engineering; M.Eng and Ph.D with options in:1.) Energy and Power Engineering.2.) Materials Mechanics.3.) Design and Production Engineering.4.) Industrial and System Engineering,5.) Oil and Gas Engineering.G.)COLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTa.) Department of Forestry and Environmental ManagementPostgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Forestry and Environmental Management; M.Sc. and Ph.D in:1.) Forestry and Environmental Management.2.) Toxicology and Environmental Management.3.) Agroforestry.4.) Wood Technology and Industries.5.) Wildlife and Forest Resources Management.b.) Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ManagementPostgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management; M.Sc. and Ph.D in:1.) Fisheries and Hydrobiology.2.) Aquaculture.3.) Aquatic Pollution and Toxicology.H.)COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCESa.) Department of Accounting.M.Sc. and Ph.D in Accountingb.) Department of Banking and Finance.M.Sc and Ph.D in Banking and Financec.) Department of Marketing.M.Sc, and Ph.D in Marketingd.) Department of Human Resource Management.M.Sc, and Ph.D in Human Resource Managemente.) Department of Business Administration.M.Sc. and Ph.D in Business AdministrationI.)COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCESa.) Department of BiochemistryM.Sc. and Ph.D in:1.) Biochemical Toxicology.2.) Nutritional Biochemistry.3.) Clinical Biochemistry.4.) Environmental Toxicologyb.) Department of MicrobiologyM.Sc. and Ph.D in:1.) Food Microbiology2.) Industrial Microbiology3.) Environmental MicrobiologyM.Sc in Medical Microbiologyc.) Department of Plant Science and BiotechnologyM.Sc. and Ph.D in:1.) Plant Taxonomy and Biotechnology/Cytogenetics2.) Mycology3.) Plant Physiologyd.) Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology1.) M.Sc and Ph.D in Parasitology2.) M.Sc Entomology3.) M.Sc HydrobiologyJ.)COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCESa.) Department of ChemistryM.Sc and P.hD in:1.) Analytical Chemistry2.) Environmental Chemistry3.) Physical Chemistry4.) Organic Chemistry5.) Inorganic ChemistryInorganic Chemistry is available only at M.Sc. levelb.) Department of MathematicsM.Sc. and P.hD in Pure and Applied Mathematics with specialization in the following area:a.) Applied Mathematics1.) Differential Equations2.) Optimization3.) Numerical Analysis4.) Fluid Mechanics5.) Mathematicsb.) Pure Mathematics1.) Functional Analysis2.) Image Processing3.) Topography4.) Algebrac.) Department of PhysicsM.Sc. and Ph.D in:1.) Geophysics and2.) Engineering Physics.d.) Department of StatisticsM.Sc. and Ph.D with options in:1.) Time Series Analysis.2.) Econometrics.3.) Demography.ADMISSION REQUIREMENTSTo be eligible for admission into a Postgraduate programme of the University, the candidate must possessfive O’Level credit passes the English Language, Mathematics and any other three relevant subjects at not more than two sittings.DIPLOMA (PGD)To be eligible for admission into the PGD programme, candidates must be holders of Pass or Third Class Honours first degree in a relevant discipline from any University or holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) at minimum of Upper Credit level in a relevant discipline.For unclassified HND certificates, a CGPA of 3.50 (5-point scale) and 3.00 (4-point scale) or 60% shall be taken as equivalent to Upper Credit.B.)MASTERS DEGREE (M.Sc.)To be eligible for admission into the Masters degree programme, candidates must:1.) Be graduates of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike or any other recognized Universities by Senate and shall have obtained a first degree with at least Second Class Honours.2.) Possess a first degree with Third Class Honours from a recognized University and at least an Upper Credit at Postgraduate Diploma in a relevant field, or3.) Possess the Higher National Diploma (HND), with at least Upper Credit and Postgraduate Diploma in a relevant field from a recognized institution, or4.) Any other certificate or qualification that may be acceptable to Senate.C.)OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE (Ph.D).To be eligible for admission into the Doctor of Philosophy degree programme, a candidate shall have obtained a Master’s Degree which includes course work and research from this or its equivalent from any other University recognised by Senate in disciplines with Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least; 3.5 (5-point scale) or a 3.00 (4-point scale).Application Closing Date23rd October, 2014.Method of ApplicationInterested candidate should obtain application forms from the Postgraduate School with seven thousand five hundred naira (N7,500) only by bank draft in favour of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike. Completed application forms and all relevant documents should be enclosed in an envelope marked PG Admission and returned to:The SecretaryPostgraduate School,Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, UmudikeP.M.B. 7267, UmuahiaAbia State.Note: Academic transcript should be forwarded from the institution of origin to the same address before the closing date. Please note that any candidate whose transcript is not received will not be considered for admission