UNILORIN Postgraduate Programmes and Admission Requirements

UNILORIN Postgraduate Programmes: 

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. In this article we will get to know all the postgraduate courses the university offers and their requirements.

Here is a list of the courses and programmes offered in the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) School of Postgraduate Studies:

Also See: UNILORIN Postgraduate Programmes Admission Form

UNILORIN Postgraduate Programmes

1. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

i. Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Agricultural Extension

ii. Department of Agronomy

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Agronomy

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Soil Science

iii. Department of Animal Production

PGD, M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Animal Production

iv.Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Aquaculture and Fisheries

vi. Department of Crop Protection

M.Sc.; Ph.D. Crop Protection

vii. Department of Forest Resources Management

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Forest Resources Management

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Wildlife Management and Biodiversity Conservation

viii.Department of Home Economics and Food Science

PGD.; M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Food Science

M.Sc.; Home Economics

2. FACULTY OF ARTS

i. Centre for Cultural Studies and Creative Arts

M.A.; Ph.D. Cultural Studies

M.A.; Ph.D. Creative Arts

M.A.; Ph.D. Museum and Archival Studies

ii. Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies

M.A.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Peace and Development Studies

M.A.; M.Phil./Ph.D. Peace and Strategic Studies M.A. Peace and Security Studies

iii. Department of Arabic

M.A.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Arabic Language.

M.A.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Literature- in – Arabic

iv. Department of English

M.A.; Ph.D. English Language

M.A.; Ph.D. Literature in English

v. Department of French

M.A.; Ph.D. French Language

M.A.; Ph.D. Literature-in-French

vi. Department of History and International Studies

M.A.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. History and International Studies

vii.Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages

M.A.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Linguistics

M.A.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Applied Linguistics

M.A.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Yoruba Language M.A.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Yoruba Literature

viii. Department of The Performing and Film Arts M.A.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Performing Arts

ix. Department of Religions

M.A.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Christian Studies.

M.A.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Comparative Religious Studies M.A.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Islamic Studies

x. Institute of Translation Art

M.A. Translation Art

3. FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

i. Department of Anatomy

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Anatomy

ii. Department of Physiology

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Physiology

4. FACULTY OF BASIC CLINICAL SCIENCES

i. Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics M.Sc.; Ph.D. Pharmacology and Therapeutics

ii. Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Medical Microbiology and Parasitology

iii. Molecular Diagnostic and Research Laboratory (MDRL) PG Certificate; PGD. Analytic Molecular Biology Techniques

5. FACULTY OF CLINICAL SCIENCES

i. Department of Epidemiology and Community Health

Master of Public Health (MPH) Ph.D. (Public Health)

ii. Department of Nursing Science

M.Sc. Nursing Science iii. Department of Paediatrics & Child Health

M.Sc.; Ph.D. Tropical Paediatrics

iv. Institute of Medical Research and Training

PGD.; M.Sc. Sport and Exercise Medicine

M.Sc. Addiction Medicine Study

M.Sc. Haematology and Transfusion Medicine

6. FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SCIENCES

i. Centre for Cybersecurity and Sustainable Development

Master in Cybersecurity (Professional) M.Sc., Ph.D. Cybersecurity

ii. Department of Computer Science

PGD.; M.Sc.; M.Phil.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Computer Science

iii. Department of Information Technology

M.Sc.; Ph.D. Information and Communication Science

iv. Department of Library and Information Science

MLIS.; Ph.D. Library and Information Science v. Department of Mass Communication

M.Sc.; Ph.D. Mass Communication

7. FACULTY OF EDUCATION

i. Department of Arts Education

M.Ed.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. English Language Education

M.Ed.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Arabic Language Education

M.Ed.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. History and Policy Education

M.Ed.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. History Education

M.Ed.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Religious Studies Education

M.Ed.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Comparative Education

M.Ed.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Curriculum Development

M.Ed.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Mother Tongue Education

M.Ed. French Education

M.Ed. M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Philosophy of Education

ii. Department of Adult and Primary Education

M.Ed.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Adult Education

M.Ed.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Childhood Education

iii. Department of Educational Management

M.Ed.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Educational Management

iv. Department of Educational Technology

PGD; M.Ed.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Educational Technology

v. Department of Educational Guidance and Counselling

M.Ed.; Ph.D. Guidance and Counselling

PGD. Marriage and Family Life Counselling PGD. Religious Counselling

vi. Department of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education

M.Sc. (Ed); M.Phil.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Health Education Master of Public Health Education

vii. Department of Human Kinetics Education

M.Sc. (Ed).; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Exercise and Sport Science

M.Sc. (Ed).; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Administration and Management of Human Kinetics and Sport

M.Sc. (Ed).; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Curriculum and Teacher Education

M.Sc. (Ed).; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Adapted Physical Education

M.Sc. (Ed).; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Recreation and Tourism Education

viii.Department of Science Education

M.Ed., Ph.D. Agricultural Education

M.Ed., Ph.D. Science Education (Mathematics, Biology and Physics)

ix. Department of Social Sciences Education

M.Ed.; Ph.D. Curriculum Development in Social Sciences Education

M.Ed.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Educational Psychology

M.Ed., Ph.D. Social Studies Education

M.Ed.; Ph.D. Sociology of Education

8. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

i. Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering M.Eng.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D.

ii. Department of Biomedical Engineering M.Eng. Biomedical Engineering

iii. Department of Chemical Engineering

M.Eng.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Chemical Engineering

iv. Department of Civil Engineering

M.Sc. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) M.Eng.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Civil Engineering

v. Department of Electrical Engineering M.Eng.; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering

vi. Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering M.Eng. Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

vii. Department of Mechanical Engineering

M.Eng.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering

9. FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

i. Department of Architecture

M.Sc.; MPhil. /Ph.D.; Ph.D. Architecture

ii. Department of Estate Management

PGD; M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D. Estate Management

iii. Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics PGD; M.Sc.; Ph.D. Surveying and Geoinformatics

iv. Department of Quantity Surveying M.Sc.; Ph.D. Quantity Surveying

v. Department of Urban and Regional Planning

PGD; M.Sc.; M.Phil.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning

10. FACULTY OF LAW

i. Department of Common Law

LL.M; M.Phil.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Common Law

ii. Department of Islamic Law

LL.M; M.Phil.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Islamic Law iii. Institute For Legislative Studies

MA.; MPhil/Ph.D.; Ph.D. Legislative Studies

MA.; MPhil/Ph.D.; Ph.D. Legislative Drafting

MA.; MPhil/Ph.D.; Ph.D. Constitutional Law and Development

MA.; MPhil/Ph.D.; Ph.D. Election and Political Party Management

MA.; MPhil/Ph.D.; Ph.D. Parliamentary Administration

11. FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES

i. Department of Biochemistry M.Sc.; Ph.D. Biochemistry

ii. Department of Microbiology

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Microbiology

iii. Department of Plant Biology

PGD; M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Plant Biology

iv. Department of Zoology

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Zoology

12. FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

i. Centre for Management and Leadership Ilorin

M.Sc. Community Leadership

M.Sc. Procurement Regulation and Management

M.Sc. Leadership and Accountability Ph.D. Management and Leadership

ii. Department of Accounting M.Sc. Accounting

iii. Department of Business Administration M.Sc.; Ph.D. Business Administration

iv. Department of Finance M.Sc., Ph.D. Finance

v. Department of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management M.Sc., Ph.D. Employment Relations and Human Resources Management

vi. Department of Marketing M.Sc.; Ph.D. Marketing

vii.Department of Public Administration PGD; M.Sc.; Ph.D. Public Administration

13. FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

i. Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry

PGD; M.Sc.; Ph.D. Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry

ii. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology M.Sc. Pharmacology

iii. Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice

M.Sc.; Ph.D. Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice

14. FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES

i. Department of Chemistry

PGD; M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Chemistry

ii. Department of Industrial Chemistry

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Industrial Chemistry

iii. Department of Mathematics

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Mathematics

iv. Department of Statistics

PGD.; M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Statistics

v. Department of Geology and Mineral Sciences PGD.; M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Applied Geology

vi.Department of Geophysics M.Sc. Geophysics

vii. Department of Physics

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Physics

15. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

i. Department of Economics

M.Sc.; Ph.D. Economics

ii. Department of Criminology and Security Studies M.Sc. Criminology and Security Studies

iii. Department of Geography and Environmental Management

PGD Geographic Information System

Master in Geographic Information System

Master in Disaster Risk Management

M.Sc. Geography and Environmental Management M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Geography

iv. Department of Political Science M.Sc.; Ph.D. Political Science

v. Department of Social Works

PGD., M.Sc. Social Works

vi. Department of Sociology

M.Sc.; M.Phil.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Sociology

16. FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

i. Department of Veterinary Anatomy M.Sc.; Ph.D.; Veterinary Anatomy

ii. Department of Veterinary Medicine M.Sc.; Ph.D.; Veterinary Medicine

iii. Department of Veterinary Microbiology M.Sc.; Ph.D. Veterinary Microbiology

iv. Department of Veterinary Pathology M.Sc.; Ph.D. Veterinary Pathology

v. Department of Veterinary Parasitology & Entomology

M.Sc.; Ph.D. Veterinary Parasitology

vi. Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology

M.Sc.; Ph.D. Veterinary Pharmacology M.Sc.; Ph.D. Veterinary Toxicology

vii. Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Veterinary Physiology

M.Sc.; M.Phil./Ph.D.; Ph.D. Veterinary Biochemistry

viii. Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine M.Sc.; Ph.D. Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine

ix. Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology

M.Sc.; Ph.D. Small Animal Surgery

M.Sc.; Ph.D. Large Animal Surgery

M.Sc.; Ph.D. Veterinary Anaesthesiology

M.Sc.; Ph.D. Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging

x. Department of Theriogenology and Production

M.Sc. Animal Health in Production

M.Sc.; Ph.D. Theriogenology

Eligibility for UNILORIN Postgraduate Programmes

Criteria 1:

Applicants for the UNILORIN Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science shall satisfy one of the following:

• a minimum of first degree from a recognized University in the Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences or the Humanities disciplines.
• HND in Computer Science or Engineering from recognized Polytechnics with a minimum of Lower Credit; and
• HND in any other discipline different from those in (ii) but preferably from Sciences or Social Sciences with a minimum of Lower Credit from a recognized Polytechnic or equivalent Institution, with at least one year cognate experience.

Criteria 2:

Applicants for Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics shall satisfy one of the following:

• A minimum of an honour’s degree from a recognized University in any of Science and Social Science disciplines;
• HND in Statistics from a recognized Polytechnic with a minimum of Lower Credit.

Criteria 3:

Applicants for the UNILORIN Master degree programmes who are graduates of the University of Ilorin and other recognized Universities, must have a minimum of Second Class Honours Degree (Lower Division) and must be applying for programmes in which they have their first degrees.

However, applicants with Second Class Honours Degree (Lower Division) and those with higher classes of degrees seeking admissions into programmes outside those in which they have their first degrees may be admitted, provided they satisfy Senate in a qualifying examination to be conducted. The least class of Degree for all academic programme applicants is Second Class Honours Degree (Lower Division).

Regardless of the institution where the Bachelor’s degree is obtained, ALL candidates shall apply early for their official Bachelor’s degree transcript to be sent to the Secretary Postgraduate School, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, before the expiration of the stated deadline.

Criteria 4:

Applicants for the Ph.D. degree programme shall have obtained a relevant Master degree of this or other recognized University, with an average weighted score of at least 60%. 

Short-listed candidates would be required to satisfy the UNILORIN Postgraduate School in the qualifying interviews and assessments by the relevant Department. Applicants are therefore advised to interact with the department to which they have applied to ascertain the date of the interview for the Ph.D. degree programme.

Regardless of the Institution where the Master’s degree was obtained, ALL candidates must apply early for their official Master degree academic transcripts to be sent to the Postgraduate School, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Ilorin, Nigeria, for the purpose of this admission and before the expiration of the stated deadline.

All candidates must have 5 O/L credit passes, including English Language and Mathematics or pass in Mathematics, where applicable.

Criteria 5:

All Higher Degree candidates that attended foreign Universities, where English language is not the medium of instruction, should submit to the Postgraduate School, evidence of their English Language proficiency, e.g., TOEFL or IELTS scores.

Criteria 6:

Applicants for the UNILORIN Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degree Programmes will be subjected to the written assessment (qualifying examination) irrespective of the class of degree obtained, except applicants from the University of Ilorin with a First Class and Second class, Upper Division (Honours)

Criteria 7:

International applicants (Applicants who are domiciled outside Nigeria, and non–Nigerian and applying outside the country) shall be exempted from the qualifying examination.

However, International applicants applying from outside the country for the Doctor of Philosophy programmes shall be requested to submit a proposal of not more than 5 pages, giving details of what research they intend to carry out. This should be sent electronically to [email protected]