FUNAAB Postgraduate Admission Form 2025/2026 is Out [UPDATED]

FUNAAB Postgraduate Form: Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, (FUNAAB) Postgraduate Admission Form for 2025/2026 Session is now on sale. The deadline to apply is now Monday, 29th December, 2025. See how to apply and other details below.

This page is to guide all prospective postgraduate students of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, (FUNAAB) on how to apply for the 2025/2026 postgraduate admission.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates seeking admission to the following Postgraduate Diploma, Masters and Doctor of Philosophy Degree Programmes at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

We will show you available courses, how to apply and other details on this page:

FUNAAB Postgraduate Course

A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (COLAMRUD)
Department of Agricultural Administration

PGD, Agricultural Administration (Full Time)
M.Sc. & Ph.D. Agricultural Administration

(i) Agricultural Administration
(ii) Human Resources Management in Agriculture
(iii) Extension Development and Management Innovations

Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management

PGD Agricultural Economics (Weekend)
M.Sc., Agricultural Economics (Professional)-Weekend
M.B.A.-Agribusiness (Weekend)
M. Agric. & Ph.D. Agricultural Economics with options in:
(i) Agribusiness Management and Finance
(ii) Agricultural Development and Policy Analysis
(iii) Agricultural Marketing and Trade
(iv) Consumer Welfare and Food Economics
(v) Cooperative Development
(vi) Agricultural Production Economics
(vii) Agricultural Finance

Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

M.Sc. (Professional)-Weekend
Gender Development Studies
PGD (Weekend), M. Agric. & Ph.D.
(i) Agricultural Extension and Innovation Studies
(ii) Agriculture and Rural Development
(iii) Agricultural Communication & Information Management
(iv) Agricultural Extension System Management
(v) Subject Matter Extension

B. COLLEGE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (COLANIM)
Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics (M.Agric. and Ph.D.)
(i) Animal Biotechnology
(ii) Animal Breeding and Genetics

PGD Poultry Breeding, Artificial Insemination and Hatchery Management

Department of Animal Nutrition (M. Agric. and Ph.D.)
(i) Monogastric Animal Nutrition
(ii) Ruminant Animal Nutrition

PGD Livestock Feed Resources

Department of Animal Physiology (M.Agric. and Ph.D.)

Animal Physiology

Department of Animal Production and Health (M. Agric. and Ph.D.)
(i) Ruminant Production
(ii) Non-Ruminant Production
(iii) Livestock System

Only Graduates of Animal Science should apply for M.Agric and Ph.D programmes in the Departments of Animal Production and Health & Animal Breeding and Genetics

Department of Pasture and Range Management (M.Agric. & Ph.D.) Full Time
(i) Pasture Production and Utilization
(ii) Range Management

C. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (COLENG)
Department of Agricultural & Bio-Resources Engineering with options in:
(i) Farm Power and Machinery
(ii) Bio-Systems and Food Process Engineering
(iii) Water and Ecological Resources Engineering
(iv) Agricultural and Rural Structures Engineering
(v) Environmental Resources Engineering

PGD Agricultural Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering
(i) Highway & Traffic Engineering
(ii) Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering
(iii) Structural Engineering
(iv) Water Resources & Environmental Engineering

Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (M.Eng. and Ph.D.) Full Time
(i) Electrical Machines and Power Systems
(ii) Communication and Digital Signal Processing
(iii) Electronics and Control Systems

Department of Mechanical Engineering (M.Eng. and Ph.D.)
(i) Design and Production
(ii) Industrial Engineering
(iii) Building Services Engineering
(iv) Thermofluids
(v) Materials Engineering

Department of Mechatronics Engineering (M.Eng. and Ph.D.)
(i) Intelligent Machines and Robotics
(ii) Industrial Automation
(iii) Embedded systems Engineering

D. COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (COLERM)
Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management

M.A.F. & Ph.D. Aquaculture and Fisheries (Full Time) with options in:
(i) Aquaculture
(ii) Fish Nutrition
(iii) Fish Pathology
(iv) Fisheries Management
PGD (Part Time Weekend)
(i) Aquaculture and Fisheries Management

Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology

MEMP (Academic)
M.Sc. (Academic) Environmental and Protection
MEM (Professional) Weekend (PT)
Environmental Management
Ph.D.
(i) Environmental Management
(ii) Environmental Toxicology

Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management (M.F. and Ph.D.)
(i) Agro-Forestry
(ii) Forest Ecology and Conservation
(iii) Forestry Biometrics & Remote Sensing
(iv) Forestry Economics and Management

(MWM and Ph.D.)
(i) Wildlife Domestication and Production
(ii) Wildlife Management
(iii) Wildlife Park Planning & Recreational Development

(MWS and Ph.D.)
(i) Avian Wildlife Management
(ii) Mammal Wildlife Management & Range Management
(iii) Wildlife Ecotourism

Department of Water Resources Management & Agromet (M.Sc. Full Time & Part Time)
(i) Water Resources Management
(ii) Agrometeorology
(iii) Water Security
(iv) Climate Change and Food Security
(v) Hydro-climatology and Early Warning

Professional Masters (Full Time & Part Time)
(i) Water and Sanitation Management
(ii) Hydrogeology and Groundwater Development
(iii) Water Supply and Security Management

E. COLLEGE OF FOOD SCIENCE AND HUMAN ECOLOGY (COLFHEC)
Department of Food Science and Technology (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) Full Time
(i) Food Quality Control & Assurance
(ii) Food Processing & Storage Technology

Department of Nutrition and Dietetics (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) Full Time & Part Time

Department of Home Science and Management (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
(i) Clothing and Textile
(ii) Human Development and Family Studies

Department of Hospitality and Tourism (Ph.D., M.Sc., MHT, PGD)
(i) Hospitality and Tourism Management
(ii) Tourism and Event Operations

(M.Sc.)
(i) Hospitality and Events Management
(ii) Tourism and Travel Operations

(MHT)

Hospitality and Tourism

(PGD)

Hospitality and Tourism

F. COLLEGE OF BIOSCIENCES (COLBIOS)
Department of Biochemistry (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)

Department of Pure and Applied Botany (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
(i) Botany (Plant Anatomy)
(ii) Botany (Plant Physiology)
(iii) Botany (Cytology & Cytogenetics)
(iv) Botany (Plant Pathology)
(v) Botany (Plant Taxonomy)

Department of Pure and Applied Zoology (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
(i) Zoology (Animal Physiology)
(ii) Zoology (Entomology)
(iii) Zoology (Parasitology)
(iv) Zoology (Hydrobiology and Environmental Biology)

Department of Microbiology (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) Full Time & Part Time
(i) Environmental Microbiology
(ii) Food & Industrial Microbiology
(iii) Medical Microbiology & Public Health
(iv) Agricultural Microbiology & Biotechnology

G. COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES (COLPHYS)
Department of Mathematics (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
(i) Fluid Mechanics
(ii) Algebra (Group Theory)
(iii) Algebra (Fuzzy Logic and Neutrosophic Set)
(iv) Ordinary Differential Equations
(v) Real Analysis Theory
(vi) Probability and Stochastic Theory
(vii) Functional Analysis
(viii) Numerical Analysis (M.Sc. only)

Department of Physics (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
(i) Environmental Physics
(ii) Solid State Physics/Physics
(iii) Condensed Matter Physics
(iv) Medical Physics/Physics
(v) Theoretical Physics
(vi) Computational Physics

Department of Statistics (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
(i) Applied Statistics
(ii) Biometry

Department of Chemistry (M.Sc. Full Time, Ph.D. Full Time and Part Time)
(i) Analytical Chemistry
(ii) Industrial Chemistry
(iii) Inorganic Chemistry
(iv) Organic Chemistry
(v) Physical Chemistry

H. COLLEGE OF PLANT SCIENCE AND CROP PRODUCTION
Department of Crop Protection (M.Agric. and Ph.D.)
(i) Crop Protection (Entomology)
(ii) Crop Protection (Nematology)
(iii) Crop Protection (Plant Pathology)
(iv) Crop Protection (Vertebrate Pest Ecology)

Department of Horticulture (M.Agric. and Ph.D.)

Horticulture
PGD
Horticulture

Department of Plant Breeding and Seed Technology (M.Agric. and Ph.D.)
(i) Plant Breeding
(ii) Seed Science and Technology

PGD
Plant Breeding and Seed Science

Department of Plant Physiology and Crop Production (M.Agric. and Ph.D.) Full Time & Part Time
(i) Crop Physiology
(ii) Crop Production
(iii) Weed Science

PGD
Crop Production

Department of Soil Science and Land Management (M.Agric. and Ph.D.)
(i) Soil Chemistry
(ii) Soil Physics
(iii) Soil Fertility
(iv) Soil Microbiology
(v) Soil Management and Conservation
(vi) Soil Pedology & Geochemistry
(vii) Environmental Soil Science
(viii) Land Use Planning & Management

PGD
Soil Management and Land Use Planning

I. COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE (COLVET) (M.Sc., M.V.Sc. and Ph.D.)
Department of Veterinary Medicine (M.V.Sc. and Ph.D.)
(A) Veterinary Medicine with options in:
(i) Avian Medicine
(ii) Food Animal Medicine (Ruminant and Porcine Medicine)
(iii) Companion Animal Medicine (Equine and Small Animal Medicine)
(iv) Fish Medicine
(v) Wildlife Medicine

Department of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology (M.V.Sc. and Ph.D.)
(i) Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology with options in:
(a) Soft Tissue Surgery
(b) Orthopaedic Surgery
(c) Anaesthesiology and Surgery
(d) Veterinary Theriogenology

Department of Veterinary Public Health & Reproduction (MVPH)
(i) Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Department of Veterinary Pathology (M.V.Sc. and Ph.D.)
(i) Veterinary Anatomic Pathology
(ii) Veterinary Clinical Pathology
(iii) Poultry Pathology
(iv) Comparative Pathology
(v) Veterinary Oncology Pathology
(vi) Nutritional Pathology

Department of Veterinary Microbiology (M.Sc., M.V.Sc. & Ph.D.)
(i) Veterinary Microbiology

I. COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE (COLVET) – Continued
Department of Veterinary Parasitology & Entomology (M.Sc., M.V.Sc. & Ph.D.)
(i) Veterinary Entomology
(ii) Veterinary Parasitology
(iii) Veterinary Helminthology

Department of Veterinary Pathology (M.Sc.)
(i) Entomology
(ii) Protozoology
(iii) Helminthology

Department of Veterinary Anatomy (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
(i) Veterinary Anatomy

Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
(i) Veterinary Physiology
(ii) Veterinary Biochemistry

Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
(i) Veterinary Pharmacology
(ii) Veterinary Toxicology
(M.Sc. only)

Veterinary Pharmacy and Therapeutics (Professional)

J. COLLEGE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (COLENDS)
Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Weekend only)
(i) Entrepreneurship
(ii) Agribusiness Management
(iii) Human Resources Management
(iv) Marketing

Department of Entrepreneurial Studies (PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
(i) Entrepreneurial Human Resources Management
(ii) Entrepreneurship Development
(iii) Entrepreneurial Innovation
(iv) Entrepreneurial Marketing

Institute of Communication and General Studies
Peace and Strategic Studies Programme
(i) Peace and Conflict Studies
(ii) Peace and Strategic Studies
(iii) Peace and Development Studies
(iv) Security and Intelligence Studies

(PGD)
(i) Peace and Strategic Studies

K. COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES (COLMAS)
Department of Accounting
(M.Sc. Professional)
(i) Taxation and Management Studies

(Ph.D.)

Accounting and Management Studies

Department of Economics
(PGD in Professional Ethics Programme)

M.Sc. & Ph.D. Professional and Applied Ethics

Department of Communication and Library Studies
Ph.D.
(i) Communication Studies
(ii) Library and Information Studies

M.Sc.
(i) Communication Studies
(ii) Library and Information Studies

PGD
(i) Library and Information Studies

L. COLLEGE OF COMPUTING SCIENCES
Department of Computer Science (M.Sc. and Ph.D. Full-Time)

Computer Science

Rolling Admission status (Admission into the programme is available either 1st or 2nd semester)

General Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Postgraduate Diploma Programme, candidates must be HND or first degree holders in a relevant discipline from any recognized tertiary institution. In general, all applicants must satisfy basic UTME requirements for Bachelor’s degree.

Candidates for Master’s Degree Programmes must be graduates of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta or any other University recognized by the Senate and shall normally have obtained a minimum of Second Class (Upper Division) degree in a relevant field. However, candidates with a good Second Class Lower Degree in relevant fields may be considered. Candidates for Masters of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) programme must have a minimum of Second Class Lower Division in any Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Allied Disciplines. First component of IT exposure is beneficial but not essential. Candidates for admission to Masters and Ph.D. programmes in Communication Studies shall possess University degrees in Arts, Science, Applied Science, Social Science and Education or other related disciplines.

For the M.Eng programmes in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, candidates with HND (with or without PGD) need not apply.

To be eligible for admission to the MBA (Agribusiness) and Professional Master in Communication Studies degree programmes, candidates must be holders of a good Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University or HND with at least Upper Credit. For Masters of Environment Management and Protection (MEMP), it is an academic Master’s Degree that runs for a minimum of four (4) semesters.

The requirement for M.Agric applicants in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management is B.Agric (Agric Economics) with Second Class Upper. Graduates of other disciplines and Second Class Lower graduates of Agric Economics will be admitted into the M.Sc. (Professional) programme with the prospect of converting to M.Agric programme on attaining a minimum weighted average score of 60% after the first four semesters. All applicants for M.Sc. (Professional) programmes are expected to possess a minimum of 4 semesters.

Requirements for specific programmes

For Masters in Peace and Strategic Studies, candidates for admission should normally possess an honours degree in any discipline from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta or any other University recognized by the Senate. Holders of HND with upper credit may be admitted into the programme.
For Masters and professional Masters in Security and Intelligence Studies, in addition to having five passes at credit level including Mathematics and English Language at the SSCE, NECO, GCE or their equivalent, applicants must have a good first degree from FUNAAB or any other University recognized by the Senate.
For M.Sc. in professional and applied ethics, in addition to the general requirements established by the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) Post Graduate School, candidates for admission to the programme must possess at least a Second Class Honours degree in any discipline from FUNAAB or any other University recognized by the Senate of FUNAAB.

NOTE
Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) Degree/Programme – Full Time (FT) – 6 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 10 Semesters
Part Time (PT) – 8 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 12 Semesters

MASTERS PROGRAMMES
Full Time (FT) – 4 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 8 Semesters
Part Time (PT) – 8 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 12 Semesters

PROFESSIONAL MASTERS PROGRAMMES
Full Time (FT) – 4 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 8 Semesters
Part Time (PT) – 8 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 12 Semesters

PGD PROGRAMMES
Full Time (FT) – 2 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 4 Semesters
Part Time (PT) – 4 Semesters Minimum & Maximum of 8 Semesters

How to Apply for FUNAAB Postgraduate Admission.

Applicants should visit the PG Application portal (pg.funaab.edu.ng or pgschool.unaab.edu.ng) to commence the process of application. Application cost is twenty thousand, six hundred and fifty naira (₦20,650) only exclusive of bank charges.

Follow the procedure below to obtain the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, (FUNAAB) Postgraduate Diplomas, Masters and Doctor of Philosophy Degree Programmes admission forms:

Closing Date: While the Postgraduate application portal opens on Monday, 10th November, 2025, closing date for online submission of applications for Masters and PGD programmes is Monday, 29th December, 2025. Applications for Ph.D. admission are available all year round. Successful applicants will be contacted by email and/or text message.

Applications for Ph.D admission are available all year round. Successful applicants will be contacted by e-mail and/or text message.

Signed
Dr. Titus Adeyemi Adeniyi
Registrar