Applications
are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the
underlisted Postgraduate programmes leading to the award of Postgraduate
Diploma, Professional Masters, Academic Masters and Doctor of
Philosophy degrees of the Delta State University, Abraka.
Available Programmes
| FACULTY / DEPARTMENT | PROGRAMMES |
| FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| Agricultural Economics & Agricultural Extension | PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D. |
| Animal Science | PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D. |
| Fisheries | PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D |
| Forestry and Wildlife | PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D |
| Agronomy (i) Crops Science (ii) Crop Protection (iii) Soil Science) | PGD, Professional Master, M.Sc. & Ph.D |
| FACULTY OF ARTS |
| Fine and Applied Arts: | i. Graphics, Ceramics ii. Sculpture and Textile Design | MFA |
| Art History | M.A. & Ph.D. |
| Studio Art: (i) Ceramics ii) Graphics (iii) Sculpture (iv) Painting & Textiles | Ph.D. |
| History | M.A. & Ph.D. |
| Music | PGDM; M.A. & Ph.D. |
| Religious Studies & Philosophy: (i) Old Testament (ii) New Testament (iii)Church History (iv) ATR (v) Christian Theology | M.A. & Ph.D. |
| Theatre Arts: Theatre Arts | M.A. & Ph.D |
| Languages & Linguistics: i) French Languages & Linguistics ii) Lit. in French iii) Translation | M.A. |
| FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES |
| Physiology | M.Sc. & Ph.D. |
| Anatomy | M.Sc. & Ph.D. |
| FACULTY OF EDUCATION |
| Education | PGDE |
| Educational Administration & Policy Studies | M.Ed. & Ph.D. |
| Guidance & Counseling / Measurement & Evaluation. | M.Ed. & Ph.D. |
| Library & Information Science: | PGD, M.Sc. &Ph.D |
| Science Education (i) Biology (ii) Chemistry (iii) Mathematics | M.Ed. |
| Social Science Education: |
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| Vocational Education: (i) Agricultural Education (ii) Home Economics | M.Ed. & Ph.D. |
| Technical & Business Education: (i) Industrial Technology Education | M.Sc. (Ed) |
| Human Kinetics & Health Education:(i) Human Kinetics Education ii) Exercise Physiology & Sports Science (ii) Sports Management/Health Education | M.Ed. & Ph.D. |
| Institute of Education | (i) Education | PGDE |
| (ii) Basic Education | PGDBE |
| (iii) Educational Management | PGDEM |
| FACULTY OF LAW |
| Law | MLD, LL.M. &Ph.D |
| FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES |
| Accounting/Banking & Finance | PGDBF & M.Sc. |
| Business Administration & Marketing | (i) Business Administration | PGD, M.Sc. &Ph.D |
| (ii) Marketing | PGD, M.Sc. |
| FACULTY OF SCIENCE |
| Animal & Environmental Biology: | PGD), M.Sc. &Ph.D |
| Biochemistry; | M.Sc. & Ph.D |
| Chemistry:
(i) Analytical/Environmental Chemistry (ii) Inorganic Chemistry
(iii)Organic Chemistry (iv) Physical Chemistry (v) Industrial Chemistry | M.Sc. & Ph.D. |
| Geology: (i) Engineering Geology (ii) Environmental Geology (iii) Hydrogeology (iv) Petroleum Geology (v) Mineral Exploration | M.Sc |
| Mathematics: (i) Mathematics (ii) Industrial Mathematics | M.Sc |
| Physics: (i) Geophysics (i) Solid State Physics (iii) Radiation & Health Physics (iv) Theoretical Physics | M.Sc. & Ph.D. |
| Microbiology: (i) Environmental Microbiology (ii) Food and Industrial Microbiology. | M.Sc. |
| FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| A. REGULAR PROGRAMMES |
| Business Administration | M.Sc. |
| Economics | M.Sc. & Ph.D. |
| Geography and Regional Planning | M.Sc. & Ph.D. |
| Mass Communication | M.Sc. |
| Political Science | M.Sc. & Ph.D. |
| Sociology | M.Sc. & Ph.D. |
| B. WEEKEND PROGRAMMES |
| Business Administration | PGDBA & MBA |
| Economics | PGDPE & MEPE |
| Mass Communication: | (i) Post graduate Diploma in Communication Management | PGDCM |
| (ii) Professional Master Degree in Communication Management | MCM |
| Sociology: Master in Crime Control | MCC |
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT (A)
General Admission Requirements
i.
Candidates for postgraduate studies must have a degree or its
equivalent from a Senate-recognized institution. They must have also
obtained at least five (5) credit passes including English Language and
Mathematics in WASC, NECO, GCE (Ordinary Level), or NABTEB at not more
than two sittings.
Pass in English or Mathematics is not acceptable. Also, ACE and TC II are not acceptable.
i.(No
equivalent to WASC, NECO, GCE or NABTEB). Please note that there will
be no waiver for anybody seeking admission into any of the programmes.
ii.
A candidate applying for Ph.D. in any programme must have obtained at
least a weighted average score of 60% overall or a CGPA of 3.50 in a
scale of 5.00 .
iii. Candidates applying for academic Master
Degree (M.Sc., M.Ed., M.A. and LL.M.) must be holders of bachelor’s
degree in the relevant discipline from the Delta State University or any
other accredited university with at least “Second Class Honours (Lower
Division) degree recognized by Senate
iv. Candidates applying for
professional Master Degree must be holders of Bachelor’s degree in
relevant discipline from Delta State University, Abraka or any other
accredited university with at least a Second Class Honours (Lower
Division) degree recognized by Senate or a Higher National Diploma with
Upper Credit from a Senate-recognized polytechnic.
v. Candidates
for Postgraduate Diploma must be holders of a bachelor’s degree in the
relevant discipline from the Delta State University or any other
accredited university with at least a “Third Class Honours” degree or a
HND (Lower Credit) recognized by Senate
(B)
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Candidates are required to visit
www.delsuonline.com
and complete the Delta State University, Abraka 2018/2019 PG Admission
Form online and to also generate an application virtual pin of
N31,000.00
(thirty-one thousand naira) only. Payment should be made at any of the
following designated banks: Ecobank, UBA Zenith Bank, Unity Bank and
Fidelity Bank.
Note: All applicants must submit photocopies of the following documents:
1. 2
Hard copies of downloaded Application Form
2. Transcript of all previous qualifications obtained
3. WASC; NECO; GCE or NABTEB Certificate (not TC II)
4. NYSC Certificate or Exemption or Exclusion Certificate obtained from NYSC Office only
5. A 3–5 page research proposal indicating area of research interest (for Ph.D. candidates)
6. Candidates are advised to read the instructions on the home page of the Website
www.delsuonline.com before completing the Application Form.
Candidates
should submit the hard copies of their applications along with other
relevant documents at the Postgraduate School Office, Abraka on or
before 30th June, 2018.
List of those offered provisional
admission into any programme will be published in the Postgraduate
School at Abraka Campus. Screening of provisionally admitted candidates
and payment of fees will commence immediately thereafter and end on 31st
August, 2018.
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