UNN Postgraduate Admission Form 2024/2025: Courses & How to Apply

The College of Postgraduate Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for admission into regular and sandwich Postgraduate Diploma (PGD), Master's, and Doctorate (Ph.D.) programmes for the 2024/2025 academic session.

Faculties, Institutes, and Centres Offering PG Programmes

Postgraduate programmes are available across the following faculties and specialized institutes at Nsukka and Enugu campuses:

• Faculty of Agriculture: Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Crop Science, Agricultural Extension, Food Science and Technology, Home Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Soil Science.
• Faculty of Arts: Archaeology and Tourism, English and Literary Studies, Fine and Applied Arts (M.F.A., M.A., Ph.D.), Foreign Languages and Literary Studies, History and International Studies, Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, Mass Communication, Music, Theatre and Film Studies.
• Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences: Chemo-Immunopharmacology, Clinical Toxicology and Forensic Pharmacology, Ethnopharmacology and Traditional Medicine, Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
• Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences: Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Medical Biochemistry.
• Faculty of Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, Microbiology, Plant Science and Biotechnology, Zoology and Environmental Biology.
• Faculty of Business Administration: Accountancy, Banking and Finance, Management, Marketing (including Executive M.Sc. in Public Relations).
• Faculty of Education: Adult Education & Extra-Mural Studies, Arts Education, Educational Foundations, Early Childhood and Primary Education, Counselling and Human Development Studies, Human Kinetics and Health Education, Library & Information Science, Science Education, Social Science Education.
• Faculty of Engineering: Agricultural & Bioresources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.
• Faculty of Environmental Studies: Architecture, Estate Management, Geoinformatics & Surveying, Urban & Regional Planning.
• Faculty of Health Sciences & Technology: Health Administration & Management, Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Radiography & Radiological Sciences, Medical Rehabilitation, Nursing Sciences.
• Faculty of Law: Commercial and Corporate Law, Customary and Indigenous Law, International and Corporate Law, Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, Private Law, Property Law, Public Law.
• Faculty of Medical Sciences: Community Medicine (MPH), Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Medicine (M.Sc. and MD).
• Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Management, Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Technology and Industrial Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacognosy and Environmental Medicine, Pharmacology and Toxicology.
• Faculty of Physical Sciences: Computer Science, Geology, Physics & Astronomy, Pure & Industrial Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics.
• Faculty of the Social Sciences: Economics, Geography, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration and Local Government, Religion & Cultural Studies, Sociology/Anthropology, Social Work.
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: Veterinary Anatomy, Animal Health and Production, Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Obstetrics & Reproductive Diseases, Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Veterinary Surgery & Radiology.
• Faculty of Vocational and Technical Education: Agricultural Education, Business Education, Computer & Robotics Education, Home Economics and Hospitality Management, Industrial Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education.
• Institutes and Centres: Institute of African Studies, Institute for Development Studies (IDS), Institute of Maritime Studies (IMS), Institute of Public Health, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Institute of Maternal and Child Health, Institute of Education (Sandwich), Institute of Climate Change, Institute for Drug-Herbal Medicine-Excipient Research and Development, Institute of Social Policy, Centre for Distance and e-Learning (CDeL), Centre for Environmental Management and Green Energy (CEMAGE), and Centre for Vaccine Research and Molecular Diagnosis.

General Entry Qualifications

• O'Level Requirement: Minimum of five (5) O'Level credit passes including English Language at not more than two sittings in WASC, GCE, NECO, or NABTEB.
• Postgraduate Diploma (PGD): A Bachelor's degree with at least a Third Class Honours (minimum 1.90 GPA on a 5-point scale), or an HND with a minimum GPA of 2.50 on a 5-point scale. (Note: PGD in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Architecture strictly requires a relevant university degree).
• Master's Degree: A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline with at least a Second Class Honours and a minimum CGPA of 2.50 on a 5-point scale, or a relevant PGD passed at credit level (minimum CGPA of 3.50 on a 5-point scale or 3.00 on a 4-point scale).
• Doctorate Degree (Ph.D.): A relevant Master's degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.50 on a 5-point scale (or 3.00 on a 4-point scale / 60% average) including research thesis work.
• Master's/Ph.D. Programme: Open to First Class Honours graduates, or Master's degree holders with a CGPA between 3.00 and 3.49 on a 5-point scale who wish to pursue a Ph.D. in a related area.

Step-by-Step Application Procedure

The application form costs a non-refundable fee of ₦26,700.00 payable via the Remita platform at any commercial bank or online.

1. Log in to the UNN portal at unnportal.unn.edu.ng and navigate to the Postgraduate Portal.
2. Select PG Applications / Generate Invoice and enter your phone number and basic details to generate a Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) invoice.
3. Pay the ₦26,700.00 fee online or at any bank branch.
4. Return to the portal, fill out the online PG application form, and upload all required credentials (qualifying certificates and NYSC discharge/exemption/exclusion certificate) in JPEG format. Note that "To Whom It May Concern" letters are not accepted.
5. Enter the active email addresses of your referees so the portal can send them an online report link to complete.
6. Review your details and submit the form.

Transcript Submission and Closing Date

• Download the Transcript Request Form online and submit it to your former institution so your official transcript can be forwarded to: The Secretary, College of Postgraduate Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
• Transcript Deadline: All transcripts must reach the College on or before 1st August, 2025.
• Application Closing Date: Online application closes on Friday, 29th August, 2025.