LCOMPLETE LIST OF POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES THAT UMARU MUSA YAR’ADUA UNIVERSITY OFFERS

Umaru Musa Yar’adua University offers a diverse range of postgraduate programmes across multiple faculties, catering to students seeking advanced academic and professional development. In the Faculty of Education, students can pursue Postgraduate Diplomas and advanced degrees such as M.Ed and Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Psychology, and Educational Management. The faculty also includes specialized courses in Science and Vocational Education, with M.Sc. (Ed) options in Physics, Mathematics, Geography, Chemistry, and Biology, alongside programmes in Library and Information Science such as the Postgraduate Diploma in Information and Record Management (PGDIRM) and Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS).

In the Faculty of Humanities, postgraduate programmes span disciplines like Arabic, Hausa, History, Islamic Studies, and English, offering M.A. and Ph.D. degrees to deepen expertise in these areas.

The Faculty of Management Sciences provides advanced training in Accounting, Public Administration, and Business Administration, including professional diplomas like the Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and degrees such as M.Sc., MPA, MBA, and Ph.D. in various management disciplines. The Faculty of Social Sciences covers Economics and Political Science, with options for M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, and diplomas like the Postgraduate Diploma in Political Science (PGDPS).

The Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences offers extensive postgraduate opportunities in Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology, Physics, Microbiology, and Biochemistry, with degrees ranging from Postgraduate Diplomas to M.Sc. and Ph.D., often including specializations like Plant Pathology, Public Health Parasitology, and Hydrobiology. These programmes reflect Umaru Musa Yar’adua University’s commitment to providing high-quality education and research opportunities, enabling graduates to excel in academia, industry, and beyond.

List of the Programs that the University Offers

PSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

1 FACULTY OF EDUCATION
(a) Department of Education
i. Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
ii. M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction
iii. M.Ed. Educational Psychology
iv. M.Ed. Educational Management
v. Ph.D. Curriculum & Instruction
vi. Ph.D. Educational Psychology
vii. Ph.D. Educational Management
(b) Department of Science and Vocational Education
i. M.Sc. (Ed) Physics
ii. M.Sc. (Ed) Mathematics
iii. M.Sc. (Ed) Geography
iv. M.Sc. (Ed) Chemistry
v. M.Sc. (Ed) Biology
(c) Department of Library and Information Science
i. Postgraduate Diploma in Information and Record Management (PGDIRM)
ii. Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)
2 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
(a) Department of Arabic
i. M.A Arabic
ii. PhD Arabic
(b) Department of Nigerian Languages (Hausa)
i. M.A  Hausa
ii. PhD Hausa
(c) Department of History and Security Studies
i. M.A History
ii. PhD History
(d) Department of Islamic Studies
i. M.A Islamic Studies
ii. PhD Islamic Studies
(e) Department of English and French
i. M.A English
3 FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
(a) Department of Accounting
i.  M.Sc Accounting
(b) Department of Public Administration
i. Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration (PGDPA)
ii. Master of Public Administration (MPA)
iii. M.Sc Public Administration
iv. Ph.D. Public Administration
(c) Department of Business Administration
i. Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
ii. Masters in Business Administration
4 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
(a) Department of Economics
i. M.Sc. Economics
ii. PhD Economics
(b) Department of Political Science
i. Postgraduate Diploma in Political Science (PGDPS)
ii. M.Sc. Political Science
5 FACULTY OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
(a) Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry
i. PGD Chemistry
ii. M.Sc. Chemistry
iii. Ph.D. Chemistry
(b) Department of Geography
i. Postgraduate Diploma in Resource Management and Development (PGDRD)
ii. Masters in Resource Development (MRD)
iii. M.Sc. Geography
iv. Ph.D. Geography
(c) Department of Mathematics and Statistics
i. M.Sc. Mathematics
ii. Ph.D. Mathematics
(d) Department of Computer Science
i M.Sc. Computer Science
   ii. Ph.D. Computer Science
(e) Department of Biology
M.Sc. Biology
Ph.D. Biology with specialization in the following:
i. Plant Ecology
ii. Plant Pathology
iii. Plant Genetics
iv. Plant Physiology
v. Plant Resources
vi. Taxonomy/Biosystematics
vii. Entomology
viii. Public Health Parasitology
ix. Hydrobiology and Fisheries
(f) Department of Physics
i. M.Sc. Physics
ii. Ph.D. Physics
(g) Department of Microbiology
i. M.Sc. Microbiology
(h) Department of Biochemistry
iv. M.Sc. Biochemistry
v. Ph.D. Biochemistry

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