MOUAU Postgraduate Admission Form 2022/2023: Courses & Guide

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State is inviting applications from qualified candidates for admission into its Postgraduate Diploma (PGD), Master's (M.Sc., M.Ed., M.Eng., MLIS), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programmes for the 2022/2023 academic session.

Available MOUAU Postgraduate Programmes by College

1. College of Agricultural Economics, Rural Sociology and Extension

• Dept. of Agricultural Economics (M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Agribusiness Management and Co-operatives, Agricultural Finance, Agricultural Project Management, Agricultural Marketing, Farm Management and Production Economics, Agricultural Policy and Development, Resource and Environmental Economics.
• Dept. of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Agricultural Extension Communication, Agricultural Extension Administration, Agricultural Extension Education, Rural Sociology and Development.
• Dept. of Agribusiness and Management (M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Development, Export Management, Agribusiness Finance and Investment, Cooperative Business Management, Project Management.

2. College of Applied Food Sciences and Tourism

• Dept. of Food Science and Technology (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Food Processing and Preservation, Food Chemistry and Biotechnology, Food Microbiology and Biotechnology, Food Quality Control and Assurance, Food Engineering.
• Dept. of Human Nutrition and Dietetics (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Nutrition and Dietetics, Community/Public Health Nutrition, Human and Experimental Nutrition.
• Dept. of Home Science (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Home Management, Clothing and Textiles, Child and Human Development, Food and Nutrition.
• Dept. of Hospitality Management and Tourism (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Hospitality Management and Tourism.

3. College of Animal Science and Animal Production

• Dept. of Animal Breeding and Physiology (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Animal Breeding and Genetics, Animal Physiology.
• Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Forage Science (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry, Forage Science and Range Management.
• Dept. of Animal Production and Livestock Management (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Poultry Production, Rabbit Production, Swine Production, Ruminant Production.

4. College of Education

• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
• Dept. of Agricultural/Home Science Education (M.Ed. & Ph.D.): Agricultural Education; Home Science Education (Home Management, Human and Family Development, Clothing and Textiles).
• Dept. of Science Education (M.Ed. & Ph.D.): Measurement and Evaluation, Mathematics Education, Chemistry Education, Biology Education, Physics Education, Integrated Science Education.
• Dept. of Library and Information Science (PGDL, MLIS & Ph.D.): Library and Information Science.
• Dept. of Adult and Continuing Education (PGDE, M.Ed. & Ph.D.): Adult and Continuing Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Technology.
• Dept. of Psychology and Counselling (M.Ed. & Ph.D.): Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counselling.
• Dept. of Educational Management (M.Ed. & Ph.D.): Educational Management.
• Dept. of Industrial Technology Education (M.Sc.(Ed.) & Ph.D.): Automobile Technology Education, Building Technology Education, Electrical/Electronic Technology Education, Metal Work Technology Education, Woodwork Technology Education.

5. College of Crop and Soil Sciences

• Dept. of Agronomy: PGD (Crop Production); M.Sc. (Crop Production and Physiology, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Forage Agronomy); Ph.D. (Crop Production and Physiology, Plant Breeding and Genetics).
• Dept. of Plant Health Management: PGD (Plant Health Management); M.Sc. (Plant Pathology, Weed Science); Ph.D. (Plant Pathology [Mycology, Nematology, Bacteriology], Weed Science, Applied Entomology).
• Dept. of Soil Science and Meteorology (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Soil Physics and Conservation, Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Technology, Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy, Soil Microbiology.

6. College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

• Dept. of Agricultural and Bio-resources Engineering (PGD, M.Eng. & Ph.D.): Soil and Water Engineering, Farm Power and Machinery Engineering, Agricultural Products Processing and Storage Engineering, Farm Structures and Environment Engineering.
• Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (PGD, M.Eng. & Ph.D.): Energy and Power Engineering, Design and Production Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering.
• Dept. of Electrical/Electronic Engineering: M.Eng. (Electrical Power and Machines Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering); Ph.D. (Electrical Power and Machines Engineering).
• Dept. of Civil Engineering (M.Eng.): Structural Engineering, Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Construction Management, Soil and Geotechnical Engineering, Highway and Transportation Engineering.
• Dept. of Chemical Engineering (PGD & M.Eng.): Chemical Engineering.
• Dept. of Computer Engineering (PGD & M.Eng.): Software and System Engineering, Hardware and Control Engineering.

7. College of Natural Resources and Environmental Management

• Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Management: PGD; M.Sc. (Forestry and Wildlife Management, Agroforestry and Forest Food Resources, Wood Technology and Forest Based Industries, Climate Change and Environmental Forestry, Silviculture and Forest Genetics, Forest Economics and Social Forestry, Forest Biometrics); Ph.D. (Forestry and Environmental Management, Agroforestry and Forest Food Resources, Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation, Wood Technology and Forest Based Industries, Forest Economics and Social Forestry).
• Dept. of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Fisheries and Hydrobiology, Aquaculture, Aquatic Pollution and Toxicology.
• Dept. of Environmental Management and Toxicology: PGD; M.Sc. (Environmental Management and Toxicology); Ph.D. (Environmental Management, Environmental Toxicology).

8. College of Management Sciences

• Dept. of Accounting (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Accounting.
• Dept. of Banking and Finance (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Banking and Finance.
• Dept. of Business Administration (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Business Administration.
• Dept. of Economics (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): International Economics, Monetary Economics, Finance and Public Sector Economics, Development Economics, Econometrics/Quantitative Economics, Economic Planning.

9. College of Natural Sciences & College of Physical and Applied Sciences

• Dept. of Biochemistry (M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Biochemical Toxicology, Nutritional Biochemistry, Lipid Biochemistry, Medical Biochemistry, Enzymology and Protein Chemistry, Biochemical Pharmacology, Industrial Biochemistry, Immunochemistry, Environmental Biochemistry.
• Dept. of Microbiology (M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Food Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Medical Microbiology.
• Dept. of Plant Science and Biotechnology (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics, Mycology/Plant Pathology, Plant Physiology, Plant Cytogenetics and Biotechnology, Phytomedicine/Ethnomedicine.
• Dept. of Zoology and Environmental Biology (M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Parasitology, Entomology, Hydrobiology.
• Dept. of Chemistry (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Analytical, Environmental, Physical, Organic, and Inorganic Chemistry.
• Dept. of Mathematics (M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Applied Mathematics (Fluid and Continuum Mechanics, Optimization Theory and Computations, Financial Mathematics, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Elasticity) and Pure Mathematics (Functional Analysis, Differential Equation, Algebra).
• Dept. of Physics (M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Theoretical Physics, Geophysics, Solar Energy Physics, Engineering Physics, Solid State Physics.
• Dept. of Statistics (PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Sampling Theory and Survey Methods, Operations Research, Industrial Statistics.
• Dept. of Computer Science (PGD & M.Sc.): Computer Science.

10. College of Veterinary Medicine

• Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology (M.Sc.); Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine (M.Sc.); Veterinary Medicine (M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Large Animals, Small Animals, Avian, and Aquatic Medicine; Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology (M.Sc. & Ph.D.); Biochemistry and Animal Health and Production (M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Companion Animal, Equine, Zoo and Wildlife Production, Veterinary Biochemistry (M.Sc.); Veterinary Anatomy (M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Developmental Anatomy, Gross Anatomy, Histology; Veterinary Surgery and Radiology (M.Sc.): Soft Tissue Surgery, Anesthesiology, Radiology; Theriogenology (M.Sc.): Andrology and Artificial Insemination, Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Immuno Reproduction, Mastitis and Udder Health Management; Veterinary Microbiology (M.Sc. & Ph.D.); and Veterinary Pathology (M.Sc. & Ph.D.): Clinical and Diagnostic Pathology.

General Admission Requirements

• O'Level Requirement: All applicants must possess a minimum of five (5) O'Level credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, and three relevant subjects in not more than two sittings.
• PGD: A Third Class Honours degree in a relevant discipline from a recognised university, or an HND with a minimum of Upper Credit (CGPA of 3.50 on a 5-point scale, 3.00 on a 4-point scale, or 60%).
• Master's Degree: A Bachelor's degree with at least Second Class Honours (minimum CGPA of 3.00 on a 5-point scale or 2.50 on a 4-point scale), or an HND (Upper Credit) plus a relevant PGD.
• Ph.D. Degree: A Master's degree (including coursework and research) in a relevant discipline with a minimum CGPA of 4.00 on a 5-point scale, 3.00 on a 4-point scale, or 60%.

Method of Application and Closing Date

1. Visit the MOUAU website at www.mouau.edu.ng or go directly to portal.mouau.edu.ng/registration/pg/stage-one.
2. Pay the non-refundable application fee of ₦25,000.00 (Twenty-Five Thousand Naira) via the Remita platform.
3. Return to the portal to complete Stage Two of the online form, and print your Transcript Application Label to forward to your former institution.
4. Enclose your printed application forms and relevant credentials in the official PG File (obtainable from PG Room F2) and submit to: The Secretary, Postgraduate School, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, P.M.B. 7267, Umuahia, Abia State.
5. Closing Date: Four (4) weeks from the date of publication (10th January 2023). The CBT admission screening test date will be communicated to applicants via email.