Complete List of EBSU Postgraduate Courses

The management of Ebonyi State University (EBSU) has advertised the following postgraduate programmes for the 2026/2027 academic session admission exercise.

Recommended: How to Apply for EBSU Postgraduate Admission.

EBSU Postgraduate Courses

1. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

a. Department of Agriculture Economics and Extension Management

i. Agricultural Economics (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.) with specialisations in Farm Management and Production Economics, Agricultural Marketing and Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Finance and Project Analysis, Agricultural Cooperatives and Entrepreneurship and Environmental Economics and Resource Economics.

ii. Agricultural Extension (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.) with specialisations in Rural Sociology and Development, Agricultural Extension and Communication, Agricultural Production Planning and Evaluation.

b. Department of Animal Science (PGD)

i. Animal Breeding and Genetics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Animal Physiology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Animal Production and Management (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

c. Department of Crop and Landscape Management

i. Crop Production and Landscape Management (PGD)

ii. Crop Production (MCP, M.Sc., Ph.D.) with specialisations in Agronomy, Crop Physiology, Horticulture, Plant Genetics and Breeding, Weed Science, and Seed Science and Technology

iii. Crop Protection (MCP, M.Sc., Ph.D.) with specialisations in Crop Protection, Agricultural Entomology and Plant Pathology (MCP, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

d. Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture

i. Aquaculture and Marine Biology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Fish Breeding and Genetics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Fish Nutrition and Fish Biology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Fisheries Resources Economics, Extension and Management (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. Fisheries Toxicology and Environmental Pollution (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

e. Department of Food Science and Technology (PGD, MFS)

i. Food Chemistry and Biochemistry (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Food Processing and Storage (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Food Quality and Control and Assurance (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Food Engineering (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. Nutrition (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

f. Department of Soil and Environmental Management (PGD)

i. Environmental Soil Science (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Environmental Management (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Pedology/Soil Survey and Land Use Planning/Soil Mineralogy (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Soil Chemistry/Soil Fertility (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vi. Soil Physics/Soil Management and Conservation (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

2. FACULTY OF BASIC CLINICAL SCIENCES

a. Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (PGD, M.Sc.)

3. FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICINE

a. Department of Anatomy

i. Human Anatomy (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

b. Department of Physiology

i. Human Physiology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

4. FACULTY OF EDUCATION

a. Department of Arts and Social Science Education

i. English Education (PGDE, M.Ed., Ph.D.)

ii. Social Studies and Civic Education (PGDE, M.Ed., Ph.D.)

iii. Economics Education (PGDE, M.Ed., Ph.D.)

iv. Igbo Education (PGDE, M.Ed., Ph.D.)

v. Religion Education (PGDE, M.Ed.)

b. Department of Business Education

i. Office Technology and Management Education (M.Ed., Ph.D.)

ii. Accounting Education (M.Ed., Ph.D.)

iii. Marketing Education (M.Ed., Ph.D.)

c. Department of Educational Foundation (PGDE)

i. Curriculum Studies (M.Ed., Ph.D.)

ii. Educational Management (M.Ed., Ph.D.)

iii. Educational Psychology (M.Ed., Ph.D.)

iv. Guidance and Counselling (M.Ed., Ph.D.)

d. Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management (PGDE)

i. Clothing and Textiles, (M.Ed., Ph.D.)

ii. Family and Consumer Science (M.Ed., Ph.D.)

iii. Family Relations and Child Development (M.Ed., Ph.D.)

iv. Foods, Nutrition and Hospitality Management (M.Ed., Ph.D.)

e. Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education

i. Health Education (PGDE)

ii. Human Kinetics Education (PGDE)

iii. Exercise Physiology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Public Health Education (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. School Health Education (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vi. Sports Management (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vii. Sports Psychology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

viii. Sports Sociology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ix. Sports Biomechanics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

f. Department of Science Education (PGDE)

i. Science Education (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Mathematics Education (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Measurement and Evaluation (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Computer Education (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

g. Department of Special Education

Special Education (PGDE, M.Ed., Ph.D.)

h. Department of Technology and Vocational Education

i. Agricultural Education (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Building Works Technology Education (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Electrical/Electronics Technology Education (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

5. FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

a. Department of Medical Laboratory Science

i. Clinical Chemistry (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Haematology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Histopathology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Microbiology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

b. Department of Nursing Science (PGD)

i. Medical Surgical Nursing (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Community Health Nursing (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Maternal and Child Health Nursing (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Nursing Administration and Management (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vi. Nursing Education (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

6. FACULTY OF LAW

i. Commercial and Industrial Law (PGD, LL.M., Ph.D.)

ii. Jurisprudence and International Law (PGD, LL.M., Ph.D.)

iii. Public and Private Law (PGD, LL.M., Ph.D.)

7. FACULTY OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

i. Public Health (MPH)

8. FACULTY OF SCIENCE

a. Department of Applied Biology

i. Biosystematics (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Ecology and Environmental Biology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Epidemiology and Public Health Parasitology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Ethnomedicine and Wildlife Management (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. Genetics and Molecular Biology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vi. Hydrobiology and Fisheries (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vii. Mycology/Plant Pathology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

b. Department of Applied Microbiology

i. Environmental Microbiology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Industrial and Food Microbiology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Medical Microbiology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.) with specialisations in Bacteriology, Virology, Mycology, Immunology and Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology

iv. Plant and Animal Microbiology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

c. Department of Biochemistry

i. Industrial Biochemistry (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Medical Biochemistry (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Molecular Biology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Nutritional Biochemistry (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. Pharmacology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vi. Toxicology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

d. Department of Biotechnology

i. Environmental Biotechnology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Food and Agricultural Biotechnology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Industrial Biotechnology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Medical Biotechnology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

e. Department of Computer Science

i. Data Science and Analytics (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Computer Science (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Software Engineering and Development (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

f. Department of Geology and Hydrogeology

i. Applied Geophysics (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Economic Geology (PGD specialising in PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Engineering Geology and Geotechnology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Environmental Geology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. Mineral Exploration (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vi. Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vii. Mineralogy and Petrology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

viii. Petroleum Geology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ix. Structural Geology and Tectonics (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

g. Department of Industrial Chemistry

i. Analytical Chemistry (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Environmental Chemistry (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Inorganic Chemistry (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Organic Chemistry (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. Petroleum Chemistry and Technology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vi. Physical Chemistry (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vii. Polymer Chemistry and Technology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

h. Industrial Mathematics and Applied Statistics

i. Applied Statistics (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Industrial Mathematics (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

i. Industrial Physics

i. Astrophysics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Atmosphere Physics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Engineering Physics/Electronics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Geophysics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. Medical/Radiation Physics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vi. Solar Energy Physics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vii. Solid State Physics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

viii. Theoretical High Energy Physics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

9. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES

a. Department of Economics

i. Economics (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

b. Department of English Language and Literature

i. English Language (M.A., Ph.D.)

ii. Literature (PGD, M.A., Ph.D.)

c. Department of History and International Relations

History and International Relations (PGD, M.A., Ph.D.) with specialisations in Political, Economic, Diplomatic, Health, Comparative, Social, Military and Intellectual History, International Studies, International Relations, Strategic Studies and Gender Studies.

d. Department of Language and Linguistics

i. French Language (PGD, M.A., Ph.D.)

ii. French Literature (PGD, M.A., Ph.D.)

iii. Igbo Language (PGD, M.A., Ph.D.)

iv. Igbo Literature (PGD, M.A., Ph.D.)

v. Linguistics (PGD, M.A., Ph.D.)

vi. Translation Studies (PGD, M.A., Ph.D.)

e. Department of Mass Communication

i. Mass Communication (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.) with specialisations in Journalism and Media Studies, Development Communication and Studies, Public Relations, Strategic Communications, Advertising and Broadcasting.

f. Department of Philosophy

i. African Philosophy (M.A., Ph.D.)

ii. Epistemology (M.A., Ph.D.)

iii. Ethics/Moral Philosophy (M.A., Ph.D.)

iv. History of Western Philosophy (M.A., Ph.D.)

v. Political and Social Philosophy (M.A., Ph.D.)

vi. Logic (M.A., Ph.D.)

vii. Western Metaphysics (M.A., Ph.D.)

g. Department of Political Science

i. Politics, Human Security and Strategic Studies (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Electoral Administration and Legislative Studies (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Governance and Development (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. International Relations and Diplomatic Studies (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. Political Theory and Methodology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

h. Department of Psychology (PGD)

i. Clinical Psychology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Community Psychology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Counselling Psychology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Developmental Psychology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. Experimental Psychology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vi. Forensic Psychology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vii. Health Psychology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

viii. Industrial/Organisational Psychology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ix. Managerial Psychology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

x. Physiological Psychology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

xi. Social Psychology (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

i. Department of Religion

i. African Traditional Religion (M.A., Ph.D.)

ii. Biblical Studies-New Testament (M.A., Ph.D.)

iii. Biblical Studies-Old Testament (M.A., Ph.D.)

iv. Church History (M.A., Ph.D.)

v. Comparative Religion (M.A., Ph.D.)

vi. Religion and Society (M.A., Ph.D.)

vii. Social Ethics (M.A., Ph.D.)

j. Department of Social Work

i. Social Work (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

k. Department of Sociology and Anthropology

i. Sociology and Anthropology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.) with specialisations in Industrial Sociology, Demography and Population, Medical Sociology, Criminology, Anthropology, Development and Gender.

10. FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

a. Department of Accounting

i. Accountancy (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Master of Business Administration (MBA)

iii. Taxation (M.Sc.)

b. Department of Banking and Finance

i. Banking and Finance (PGD, M.Sc.)

ii. Masters in Business Administration (Banking and Finance)

c. Department of Management

i. Business Management (PGD)

ii. Entrepreneurship Development (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Human Resource Management (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. General Management (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. Industrial and Labour Relations (M.Sc., Ph.D.)

d. Department of Marketing

i. Marketing (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

e. Department of Public Administration

i. Public Administration (PGD, MPA, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

11. INSTITUTE OF HEALTH POLICY AND HEALTH SYSTEMS

i. Health Policy and Health Systems (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

12. INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

i. Border Management and Peace Building (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Intelligence and Security Studies (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Peace, Conflict and Strategic Studies (PGD)

iv. Peace and Conflict Studies (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. Strategic Leadership and Diplomatics Science (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

13. CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

i. Assisted Reproductive Technology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

ii. Oncology Nursing (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iii. Obstetrics Fistula (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

iv. Reproductive Health (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

v. Renal Medicine (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

vi. Surgical Oncology (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)

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