UNIZIK Releases 2017/2018 Postgraduate Admission Form is Out

Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa, UNIZIK postgraduate application form on Full-time and part-time basis for the 2017/2018 academic session is out. The Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa (UNIZIK) school of postgraduate studies invites application from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the under listed Postgraduate Programmes for the 2017/2018 Session. UNIZIK postgraduate programmes are run on Full-time and part-time basis.

UNIZIK AVAILABLE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES.

Doctorate and Masters’ Degree and Postgraduate Diploma Programmes are available in the areas listed below.

FACULTY	DEPARTMENTS	PROGRAMMES
Agriculture	(a) Agric Economics & Extension(b) Animal Science & Production (c) Food Science & Technology	PGD, M.Sc, PhDPGD, M.Sc PGD, M.Sc
Arts	(a)English Language and Literature: (Indicate either LANGUAGE or LITERATURE)(b) History & International Studies: (c) Igbo, African & Asian Studies: (d) Linguistics: (e) Modern European Languages: (f) Music: (g) Religion & Human Relations: (h) Philosophy: (i) Theatre Arts and Film Studies:	MA, PhDPGD, MA, PhD PGD, MA, PhD PGD, MA, PhD PGD, MA, PhD PGD,MA, PhD MA, PhD MA, PhD MA, PhD
Basic Medical Sciences	(a) Anatomy(b) Physiology (only on Full-Time Basis)	M.ScM.Sc, PhD
Biosciences	(a) Applied Biochemistry:(b) Applied Microbiology & Brewing: (c) Botany: (d) Parasitology & Entomology: (e) Zoology:	M.Sc., PhDPGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD
Education	(a) Adult Education:(b) Educational Foundations: i. Educational Psychology ii Curriculum Studies iii Educational Measurement, Evaluation and Research (c) Educational Management & Policy: (d) Early Childhood and Primary Education (e) Human Kinetics and Health Education (f) Guidance & Counselling: (g) Library & Information Science: (h) Science Education: (i) Vocational Education:	PGD, M.Ed., PhDPGDE, M.Ed., PhD       PGD, M.Ed., PhD PGD, M.Ed., PhD M.Sc(Ed)., PhD PGD, M.Ed., PhD PGD, MLIS, PhD M.Sc(Ed)., PhD PGD, M.Sc(Ed.), PhD
Engineering	(a) Agricultural & Bioresources Engineering:(b) Civil Engineering: (c) Chemical Engineering: (d) Electrical Engineering: (e) Electronic & Computer Engineering: (f) Industrial/Production Engineering: (g) Mechanical Engineering: (h) Metallurgical & Materials Engineering: (i) Polymer & Textile Engineering	PGD, M.Eng, PhDM.Eng., PhD PGD, M.Eng, PhD PGD, M.Eng., PhD PGD, M.Eng, PhD PGD, M.Eng, PhD PGD, M.Eng, PhD PGD, M.Eng, PhD PGD, M.Eng, PhD
Environmental Sciences	(a) Architecture:(b) Building: (c) Environmental Management: (d) Estate Management: (e) Fine & Applied Arts: (f) Geography and Meteorology: (g) Quantity Surveying (h) Surveying & Geo-informatics:	PGD, M.Sc., PhDPGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, MFA., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc. PGD, M.Sc., PhD
Health Sciences & Technology	(a) Medical Laboratory Science:(b) Medical Rehabilitation (c)Radiography:	PGD, M.Sc., PhDM.Sc, PhD PGD, M.Sc, PhD
Law	Law	LL.M, PhD
Management Sciences	(a) Accountancy:(b) Banking & Finance: (c) Business Administration: (d) Co-operative Economics & Management: (e) Marketing: (f) Public Administration: (g) MBA	PGD, M.Sc., PhDPGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, MPA, M.Sc., PhD MBA
Medicine	(a) Chemical Pathology:(b) Medical Microbiology & Parasitology: (c) Pharmacology& Therapeutics:	M.Sc., PhDM.Sc., PhD M.Sc., PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences	(a) Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management:(b) Forensic Sciences (c) Pharmacognosy & Traditional Medicine: (d) Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology: (e) Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry: (f) Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology: (g) Pharmacology and Toxicology	M.Pharm, PhDM.Sc M.Sc., M.Pharm, PhD M.Sc., M.Pharm, PhD M.Sc., M.Pharm, PhD M.Sc., M.Pharm, PhD M.Sc., M.Pharm, PhD
Physical Sciences	(a) Computer Science:(b) Geological Sciences: (c) Mathematics: (d) Physics & Industrial Physics: (e) Pure & Industrial Chemistry: (f) Statistics:	PGD, M.Sc., PhDPGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD
Social Sciences	(a) Economics:(b) Mass Communication: (c) Psychology: (d) Political Science: (e) Sociology and Anthropology	PGD, M.Sc., PhDPGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD PGD, M.Sc., PhD

UNIZIK POSTGRADUATE – ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS.

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES The following may apply for admission into the Postgraduate Diploma programmes:

• Graduates from approved Universities who hold first degree classification with FCGPA of 1.50 and above on a 5point scale.
• Candidates from approved Polytechnics or Monotechnics who hold a Higher National Diploma with a minimum of Upper Credit.

MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMMES The following may apply for admission into Masters Programmes:

1. Graduates from approved Universities who hold the appropriate degree in the proposed field of study with minimum FCGPA of 3.00 on a 5 point scale or a minimum of 60% for Universities that do not use FCGPA.
2. Holders of Postgraduate Diploma from recognized institutions with an FCGPA of 3.50 and above (on a 5 point scale).

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAMMES Graduates from approved universities who hold Masters degree in the proposed field of study with minimum FCGPA of 3.50 on a 5 point scale or a minimum of 70% for universities that do not use the FCGPA MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Candidates for any Postgraduate programme must possess a minimum of 5 credits including English Language and any four relevant subjects at one or two sittings from WAEC, NECO, NABTEB or TCII(Faculty of Education only) based on the Departmental/Faculty and General University Requirements.

DURATION OF UNIZIK POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES.

Postgraduate Diploma Programme (PGD) Full-Time Postgraduate Diploma programme lasts for a minimum of two (2) semesters and a maximum of three (3) semesters. Part- Time programme shall last for a minimum of four (4) semesters and a maximum of Six (6) semesters Note: For the Faculty of Engineering Professional PGD: Full-Time lasts for a minimum of 4 Semesters and a maximum of 6 semesters. Part-Time shall last for a minimum of 6 Semesters and a maximum of 8 semesters Masters Degree Programmes Full-Time Masters Degree programmes lasts for a minimum of three (3) semesters and a maximum of six (6) semesters. Part-time programme shall last for a minimum of four (4) semesters and a maximum of Eight (8) semesters. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Programme Full-Time Ph.D. programmes lasts for a minimum of six (6) semesters and a maximum of ten (10) semesters. Part-Time programme shall last for a minimum of eight (8) semesters and a maximum of fourteen (14) semesters

UNIZIK POSTGRADUATE ADMISSION – METHOD OF APPLICATION.

Application form should be completed on-line by logging onto portal.unizik.edu.ng/postgraduate ·         Click on “Create Account” to Create a new account, ·          Fill the form and click on “Submit” ·         An email will be sent to your box and a page indicating the successful creation of your profile will be displayed.  Click on “click here”. You will be directed to the log in page. ·         Enter your username and password and click on “sign in”. ·         Follow the instruction on the page following each step as indicated to access the application form. ·         Click on Step one on the menu bar on your left to generate and print the (Remita Retrieval Reference) Number for the ICT Fee (N1, 000). ·         Click on Step two on the menu bar on your left to generate and print the (Remita Retrieval Reference) Number for the Application Fee (N10, 000). ·         Take the RRR to any bank of your choice for payment of Application Fee and ICT Fee. To confirm payment: ·         Click on step three. Type the RRR for the ICT Fee in the RRR textbox and click on “Confirm”. Again, type in the RRR for the Application fee in the RRR textbox and click on “Confirm” ·         Once the confirmation for the two payments is successful, you can proceed to step four to fill your application form ·         Click on step four. Fill and submit online the completed Application Form, scanning and attaching the claimed certificates, including O’level certificates. NOTE:

• Print the completed Application Form for your personal use. You will require this document in the course of the admission and registration.
• Download and print a copy of the Transcript Request Form. The Transcript Request Form should be sent to your former Institution for your academic transcripts. Any change of name should be indicated in the transcript form.
• Applicants should include the names, phone number and e-mail addresses of two Referees. At least one of the referees must be Academics not lower than the rank of Senior Lecturer.
• PhD applicants in submitting their forms, shall upload a proposal of not more than five type-written pages that should include:
  1. Topic (not more than 18 words)
  2. Brief background of the Study
  3. Aim and Objectives/Purpose
  4. Methodology
  5. Expected Outcomes
  6. References               .

Sale of Form Ends on 4^th August, 2017. Submission of Form Ends on 11^thAugust, 2017. Transcripts should be forwarded to the Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies not later than 25^th August, 2017. Qualified Applicants will be invited for Screening Test and Proposal Defence (PhD only) from 28^th August, 2017. N.B. Notwithstanding compliance with the above conditions, all admissions offered are provisional and the School of Postgraduate Studies reserves the right to offer, confirm or deny admission.]]>