Are you a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university and wish to obtain a postgraduate degree (PGDE, MSc, and PhD) in any course of your choice from the University of Jos? Worry less because this is the right place to be.
The management of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) has made available a compiled list of programmes offered by its postgraduate school for the 2024/2025 academic session.
Therefore, this article highlights the list of courses offered at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) for eligible candidates who wish to enrol.
Also, we shall educate you on the admission requirements needed before obtaining admission into the University of Jos (UNIJOS). We encourage you to continue reading the article below for more in-depth information.
List of University of Jos Postgraduate Courses
FACULTY OF ARTS
Department of Nigerian Languages and Linguistics
M.Phil/Ph.D. programmes:
M.Phil/Ph.D. Linguistics
M.A. programmes:
M.A. Linguistics
Department of English Language
M.A. Programmes:
1. A. English Language
2. A. Literature in English
Department of Foreign Languages
M.Phil/Ph.D programmes:
1. Phil/Ph.D. French (African Literature in French)
2. Phil/Ph.D. French (Literature in French)
3. Phil/Ph.D. French (Comparative Literature)
M.A. Programmes:
1. A. French (African Literature in French)
2. A. French (Literature in French)
3. A. French (Comparative Literature)
Department of History and International Studies
M.Phil/Ph.D. programmes:
1. Phil/Ph.D. African History
2. Phil/Ph.D. Economic History
3. Phil/Ph.D. History and International Studies
M.A. Programmes:
1. A. African History
2. A. Economic History
3. A. History and International Studies.
Department of Religion and Philosophy
M.Phil/Ph.D. programmes:
1. Phil/Ph.D. Ethics and Philosophy
2. Phil/Ph.D. African Traditional Religion
3. Phil/Ph.D. Church History
4. Phil/Ph.D. New Testament
5. Phil/Ph.D. Old Testament
6. Phil/Ph.D. Arabic
7. Phil/Ph.D. Interaction of Religion
8. Phil/Ph.D. Sociology of Religions
M.A. Programmes:
1. A. Ethics and Philosophy
2. A. Traditional African Religion
3. A. Church History
4. A. New Testament
5. A. Old Testament
6. A. Arabic
7. A. Islamic Studies
8. A. Interaction of Religion
9. A. Sociology of Religions
Department of Theater and Film Arts
M.Phil/Ph.D. programmes:
1. Phil/Ph.D. Play Directing/Production
2. Phil/Ph.D. Dramatic Literature
3. Phil/Ph.D.Play Creating
M.A. Programmes:
1. A. Play Directing/Production
2. A. Dramatic Literature
3. A. Play Creating
Department of Mass Communication
M.Phil/Ph.D. programmes:
MPhil/Ph.D. Mass Communication
M.A. Programmes:
M.A. Mass Communication
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
1. Phil/Ph.D Hearing Handicap
2. Phil/Ph.D Learning Disabilities
3. Phil/Ph.D Visual Handicaps
M.Ed. Programmes:
1. Ed. Hearing Handicap
2. Ed. Learning Disabilities
3. Ed. Visual Handicaps.
Department of Arts Education
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
1. English Education
2. Phil/Ph.D. History and International Studies Education
3. Phil/Ph.D. Religion Education
M.A./M.Ed. Programmes:
1. Ed. English Education
2. A. Ed. History and International Studies Education
Department of Educational Foundation
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
1. Phil/Ph.D. Guidance and Counseling
2. Phil/Ph.D. Philosophy of Education
3. Phil/Ph.D. Sociology of Education
4. Phil/Ph.D. Educational Psychology
5. Phil/Ph.D. Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation
6. Phil/Ph.D. Educational Administration and Planning
M.Ed. Programmes:
1. Ed. Guidance and Counseling
2. Ed. Philosophy of Education
3. Ed. Sociology of Education
4. Ed. Educational Psychology
5. Ed. Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation
6. Ed. Educational Administration and Planning
Department of Social Science Education
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
M.Phil/Ph.D. Social Studies Education
M.Ed./M.Sc. Ed. Programmes:
1. Ed. Social Studies Education
2. Sc. Ed. Economics Education
Department of Science and Technology Education
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
1. Phil/Ph.D. Biology Education
2. Phil/Ph.D. Chemistry Education
3. Phil/Ph.D. Physics Education
4. Phil/Ph.D. Educational Technology
5. Phil/Ph.D. Mathematics Education
6. Phil/Ph.D. Science Education
7. Phil/Ph.D. Curriculum Studies
M.Sc.Ed Programmes:
1. Sc. Ed. Biology Education
2. Sc. Ed. Chemistry Education
3. Sc. Ed. Physics Education
4. Sc. Ed. Educational Technology
5. Sc. Ed. Mathematics Education
6. Sc. Ed. Geography Education
7. Sc. Ed. Science Education
8. Sc. Ed. Curriculum Studies
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Department of Architecture
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
M.Phil/Ph.D Architecture
M.Sc. programmes:
M.Sc. Architecture
Postgraduate Diploma Programmes:
Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture (PGDARCH)
Department of Building
M.Phil./Ph.D. Programmes:
1. Phil./Ph.D. in Construction Management
2. Phil./Ph.D. Construction Technology
M.Sc. Programmes:
1. Sc. Construction Management
2. Sc. Construction Technology
Postgraduates Diploma Programmes:
Postgraduate Diploma Building (PGD BLDG)
Department of Geography and Planning
M.Phil./Ph.D. Programmes:
1. Phil./Ph. D Environmental and Resources Planning (ERP)
2. Phil./Ph. D Population and Man Power Planning (PMP)
M.Sc. Programmes:
1. Sc. Environmental and Resources Planning (ERP)
2. Sc. Population and Man Power Planning (PMP)
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
1. Phil./Ph.D. Programmes:
2. Phil./Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning
M.Sc. Programmes:
M.Sc. Urban and Regional Planning
FACULTY OF LAW
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes
1. Phil/Ph.D. Law
2. Phil/Ph.D. Law and Diplomacy
Masters’ Programmes:
1. Master in Law (LL.M)
2. A. Law and Diplomacy (MALD)
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
Department of Accounting and Finance
1. M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
2. M.Phil/Ph.D Accounting and Finance
3. M.Sc. Programmes:
4. M.Sc. Accounting and Finance
5. PGD Programmes:
6. Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting
Department of Business Administration
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
M.Phil/Ph.D Management
Master’s Programmes:
1. Sc. Management
2. Executive Master in Business Administration
PGD Programmes:
Postgraduate Diploma in Management
FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Department of Human Physiology
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
M.Phil/Ph.D. Human Physiology (with areas of specialization in
1. Endocrinology
2. Gastrointestinal Physiology
3. Haematology
4. Natural Products of System Physiology
5. Neurophysiology
6. Reproductive Endocrinology
7. Renal Physiology
8. Respiratory System, Cardiovascular System)
M.Sc. Programmes:
M.Sc. Human Physiology
Department of Human Anatomy
M.Phil/Ph.DHuman Anatomy
M.Sc. Programmes:
M.Sc. Human Anatomy
Department of Biochemistry
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
M.Phil/Ph.D Biochemistry
Department of Medical Microbiology
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
M.Phil/Ph.D. Medical Microbiology
M.Sc. Programmes:
M.Sc. Medical Microbiology
Department of Community Medicine
Master’s Programmes:
1. Master Public Health (MPH)
2. Sc. Clinical Epidemiology
3. Sc. Field Epidemiology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programme
M.Phil/Ph.D. Reproductive Sciences
M.Sc. Programmes:
M.Sc. Reproductive Sciences
Department of Medical Laboratory Science
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
M.Phil/Ph.D. with Areas of Specialization:
1. Chemical Pathology
2. Haematology and Blood Transfusion Science
3. Medical Microbiology
4. Histopathology
5. Immunology and immunochemistry
M.Sc. Programmes
M.Sc. Medical Laboratory Science
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Department of Computer Science
M.Sc. Programmes:
M.Sc. Computer Science
Department of Geology
M.Phil/Ph.Dprogrammes:
1. Phil/Ph.D. Ore Geology
2. Phil/Ph.D. Geochemistry
3. Phil/Ph.D. Environmental Geology
M.Sc. Programmes:
1. Sc. Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology
2. Sc. Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
3. Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Geology (PDEG)
4. Postgraduate Diploma in Mining Geology (PDMG)
Department of Physics
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
Phil/Ph.D. Atomic and Nuclear Physics
1. Phil/Ph.D. Solid State Physics
2. Phil/Ph.D. Acoustics
3. Phil/Ph.D. Atmospheric Physics
4. Phil/Ph.D. Electronic and Telecommunication
5. Phil/Ph.D. Geophysics
6. Phil/Ph.D. Biophysics and Radiation Physics
7. Phil/Ph.D. Solar Energy Physics
M.Sc. Programmes:
1. Sc. Pure Physics
2. Sc. Applied Physics
Postgraduate Diploma Programmes:
Postgraduate Diploma in Electronics Electrical Technology and Physics
Department of Chemistry
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
1. Phil/Ph.D. Applied Analytical Chemistry
2. Phil/Ph.D. Applied Inorganic Chemistry
3. Phil/Ph.D. Applied Organic Chemistry
4. Phil/Ph.D. Applied Physical Chemistry
M.Sc. Programmes:
1. Sc. Applied Analytical Chemistry
2. Sc. Applied Inorganic Chemistry
3. Sc. Applied Organic Chemistry
4. Sc. Applied Physical Chemistry
Postgraduate Diploma Programmes:
Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental and Industrial Chemistry.
Department of Plant Science and Technology
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
1. Phil/Ph.D Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding
2. Phil/Ph.D Applied Microbiology and Plant Pathology
M.Sc. Programmes:
- Sc. Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding
- Sc. Applied Microbiology and Plant Pathology
Department of Zoology
M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes:
1. Phil/Ph.D. Entomology (with specialization in Entomology (Medical, Agricultural and General),
2. Phil/Ph.D. Parasitology(Medical, Veterinary and General)
3. Phil/Ph.D. Applied Hydrobiology and Fisheries
M.Sc. Programmes:
1. Sc. Applied Entomology and Parasitology
2. Sc. Applied Hydrobiology and Fisheries
3. Sc. Conservation Biology
Department of Microbiology
M.Phil/Ph.DProgrammes
1. Phil/Ph.D Microbial Biotechnology
2. Phil/Ph.D Food and Industrial Microbiology
3. Phil/Ph.D Environmental Microbiology
4. Phil/Ph.D Public Health and Sanitary Microbiology
5. Phil/Ph.D Medical Microbiology and Immunology
M.Sc. Programmes:
1. Sc. Microbial Biotechnology
2. Sc. Food and Industrial Microbiology
3. Sc. Environmental Microbiology
4. Sc. Public Health and Sanitary Microbiology
5. Sc. Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Postgraduate Diploma Programmes:
Postgraduate Diploma in Microbiology
Department of Mathematics
M.Phil/Ph.D programmes:
1. Phil/Ph.D. Abstract Algebra
2. Phil/Ph.D. Numerical Analysis
3. Phil/Ph.D. Biomathematics
4. Phil/Ph.D. Control Theory
UNIJOS Postgraduate Admission Form General Eligibility and Requirement
1. Candidates must have five O’ Level credit passes, including English, Mathematics, and other pertinent disciplines.
2. Candidates for admission to the University of Jos’ Master’s or Postgraduate Diploma programs must have a strong (First or Second Class) undergraduate degree from this university or one of the other universities recognized by the university’s senate. Preferably a First degree
3. Must be in a discipline relevant to the programme into which admission is being sought.
4. A candidate seeking admission into an M.Phil/Ph.D programme must in addition possess a Master’s degree in the relevant discipline.
5. M.Phil/Ph.D candidates are in addition required to have returned a Cumulative Score Average (CSA) of 60% and above in the final assessment result for the Master’s Degree as well as 60% and above in the Research Project. On admission,
6. M.Phil/Ph.D candidates register for M.Phil in the first instance and on satisfactory performance may be subsequently upgraded to PhD registration.
7. For all admissions, degree result transcripts are required.
8. There will be full-time broadcasts of all advertised programs.
This is all we have to say about the List of University of Jos Postgraduate Courses. Do well to check back on us for more information.
