Explore UNILORIN Postgraduate Courses - Full List of Programmes Available

The University of Ilorin, known for its exemplary academic standards, innovative research, and unwavering commitment to academic excellence, offers a broad spectrum of accredited postgraduate programmes. Whether you are looking to elevate your academic qualifications or advance your career, UNILORIN’s Postgraduate School (PGS) provides a plethora of options to meet your needs. This article will guide you through the diverse postgraduate courses available at UNILORIN, helping you to make an informed decision about your further studies.

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UNILORIN Postgraduate Courses

UNILORIN’s Postgraduate School offers a diverse array of postgraduate programs, including Ph.D. Degree, M.Phil/Ph.D. Degree, Master Degree, and Postgraduate Diploma programmes. These programs span various disciplines, providing options that cater to a wide range of academic interests and career goals.

1. Faculty of Agriculture

1.1 Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
 - PGD, M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

1.2 Department of Soil Science
 - M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

1.3 Department of Animal Production
 - PGD, M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

1.4 Department of Fisheries
 - M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

1.5 Department of Crop Protection
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

1.6 Department of Forest Resources Management
 - M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.
 - Wildlife Management and Biodiversity Conservation

1.7 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

2.1 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

2.2 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

2.3 Department of Arabic
 - M.A., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D. Arabic Language
 - M.A., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D. Literature-in-Arabic

2.4 Department of English
 - M.A., Ph.D. English Language
 - M.A., Ph.D. Literature in English

2.5 Department of French
 - M.A., Ph.D. French Language
 - M.A., Ph.D. Literature-in-French

2.6 Department of History and International Studies
 - M.A., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

2.7 Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages
 - 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

2.8 Department of Performing and Film Arts
 - M.A., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

2.9 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

2.10 Institute of Translation Art
 - M.A. Translation Art

3. Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences

3.1 Department of Anatomy
 - M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

3.2 Department of Physiology
 - M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

4. Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences

4.1 Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

4.2 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology
 - M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.

4.3 Molecular Diagnostic and Research Laboratory (MDRL)
 - PG Certificate, PGD Analytical Molecular Biology Techniques

5. Faculty of Clinical Sciences

5.1 Department of Epidemiology and Community Health
 - Master of Public Health (MPH), Ph.D.

5.2 Department of Nursing Science
 - M.Sc.

5.3 Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
 - M.Sc., Ph.D. Tropical Paediatrics

5.4 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

6.1 Centre for Cybersecurity and Sustainable Development
 - Master in Cybersecurity (Professional)
 - M.Sc., Ph.D. Cybersecurity

6.2 Department of Computer Science
 - PGD, M.Sc., M.Phil., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

6.3 Department of Information Technology
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

6.4 Department of Library and Information Science
 - MLIS, Ph.D.

6.5 Department of Mass Communication
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

7. Faculty of Education

7.1 Department of Arts Education
 - M.Ed., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D. (in various specialisations including English, Arabic, History, Religious Studies, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Mother Tongue Education, French, and Philosophy of Education)

7.2 Department of Adult and Primary Education
 - M.Ed., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D. Adult and Childhood Education

7.3 Department of Educational Management
 - M.Ed., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

7.4 Department of Educational Technology
 - PGD, M.Ed., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

7.5 Department of Educational Guidance and Counselling
 - M.Ed., Ph.D.
 - PGD Marriage and Family Life Counselling
 - PGD Religious Counselling

7.6 Department of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education
 - M.Sc. (Ed), M.Phil., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.
 - Master of Public Health Education

7.7 Department of Human Kinetics Education
 - M.Sc. (Ed), M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D. in Exercise and Sport Science, Administration, Curriculum, Adapted Physical Education, Recreation and Tourism

7.8 Department of Science Education
 - M.Ed., Ph.D. Agricultural and Science Education (Mathematics, Biology, Physics)

7.9 Department of Social Sciences Education
 - M.Ed., Ph.D. in Curriculum, Educational Psychology, Social Studies, Sociology of Education

8. Faculty of Engineering and Technology

8.1 Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
 - M.Eng., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

8.2 Department of Biomedical Engineering
 - M.Eng.

8.3 Department of Chemical Engineering
 - M.Eng., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

8.4 Department of Civil Engineering
 - M.Sc. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
 - M.Eng., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

8.5 Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
 - M.Eng.

8.6 Department of Mechanical Engineering
 - M.Eng., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

9. Faculty of Environmental Sciences

9.1 Department of Architecture
 - PGD, M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

9.2 Department of Estate Management
 - PGD, M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

9.3 Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics
 - PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.

9.4 Department of Quantity Surveying
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

9.5 Department of Urban and Regional Planning
 - PGD, M.Sc., M.Phil., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

10. Faculty of Law

10.1 Department of Common Law
 - LL.M., M.Phil., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

10.2 Department of Islamic Law
 - LL.M., M.Phil., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

10.3 Institute for Legislative Studies
 - M.A., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D. Legislative Studies
 - M.A., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D. Legislative Drafting
 - M.A., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D. Constitutional Law and Development
 - M.A., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D. Election and Political Party Management
 - M.A., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D. Parliamentary Administration

11. Faculty of Life Sciences

11.1 Department of Biochemistry
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

11.2 Department of Microbiology
 - M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

11.3 Department of Plant Biology
 - PGD, M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

11.4 Department of Zoology
 - M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

12. Faculty of Management Sciences

12.1 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

12.2 Department of Accounting
 - M.Sc.

12.3 Department of Business Administration
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

12.4 Department of Finance
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

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

12.6 Department of Marketing
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

12.7 Department of Public Administration
 - PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.

13. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

13.1 Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
 - PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.

13.2 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
 - M.Sc.

13.3 Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

14. Faculty of Physical Sciences

14.1 Department of Chemistry
 - PGD, M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

14.2 Department of Industrial Chemistry
 - M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

14.3 Department of Mathematics
 - M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

14.4 Department of Statistics
 - PGD, M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

14.5 Department of Geology and Mineral Sciences
 - PGD, M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D. Applied Geology

14.6 Department of Geophysics
 - M.Sc.

14.7 Department of Physics
 - M.Sc., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

15. Faculty of Social Sciences

15.1 Department of Economics
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

15.2 Department of Criminology and Security Studies
 - M.Sc.

15.3 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.

15.4 Department of Political Science
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

15.5 Department of Social Works
 - PGD, M.Sc.

15.6 Department of Sociology
 - M.Sc., M.Phil., M.Phil./Ph.D., Ph.D.

16. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

16.1 Department of Veterinary Anatomy
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

16.2 Department of Veterinary Medicine
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

16.3 Department of Veterinary Pathology
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

16.4 Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

16.5 Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
 - M.Sc., Ph.D. Veterinary Pharmacology
 - M.Sc., Ph.D. Veterinary Toxicology

16.6 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

16.7 Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine
 - M.Sc., Ph.D.

16.8 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

16.9 Department of Theriogenology and Production
 - M.Sc. Animal Health in Production
 - M.Sc., Ph.D. Theriogenology

As you consider your postgraduate options, the University of Ilorin offers a diverse range of courses that can cater to your academic and professional needs. Whether your interest lies in the arts, sciences, technology, health, or management, UNILORIN provides a platform for further personal and professional development. We hope this guide assists you in making the best choice for your future studies. Good luck!