FUNAI Postgraduate Admission Form 2023/2024 [UPDATED]

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admissions into the postgraduate programmes of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State; leading to the award of Postgraduate Diploma, Masters and Doctorate Degrees in various areas of specialization indicated below, according to Departments/Faculties for 2023/2024 academic session:

LATEST UPDATE : FUNAI extends sales of PG form deadline, 2023/2024

This is to announce that the deadline for the sale of AE-FUNAI Post Graduate Admission forms for the 2023/2024 academic session has been extended. The new deadline for form purchase is May 8, 2024. The Pen and Paper screening exercise is scheduled for May 15, 2024.

We encourage all interested students to take advantage of this extended window to submit their applications. Should you have any inquiries or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact +2348133471089.

Note that our PhD criteria is CGPA 3.5. Thank you for your interest in AE-FUNAI Post Graduate programs

SEE ALSO: List of Universities Approved by NUC to run Postgraduate Programmes.

FUNAI Postgraduate Courses

1. FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

• Department of Anatomy
  PGD, M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
   – Anatomy
• Department of Medical Biochemistry
  M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
  -Medical Biochemistry (Clinical Chemistry, Clinical Nutrition, Medical Toxicology)
• Department of Physiology
  PGD, M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
  – Physiology (Blood Physiology and Haematology, Reproductive Physiology, Cardiovascular Physiology)

2. FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

1. Department of Biology
   PGD, M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
   – Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture
2. Department of Microbiology
   PGD, M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
   – Microbiology (Medical Microbiology, Immunology, Environmental Microbiology)
3. Department of Biotechnology
   PGD, M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
   – Biotechnology (Food and Agric. Biotechnology)
4. Department of Biochemistry
   PGD, M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
   – Biochemistry (Toxicology, Nutritional biochemistry, Environmental biochemistry, Industrial biochemistry)

3. FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES

1. Department of Chemistry
   PGD, M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
   – Chemistry (Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry)
2. Department of Mathematics/ Statistics
   PGD and M.Sc. Programmes
   – Mathematics (Numerical optimization, Global and partial analysis, Stochastic and dynamic systems)
   PGD Programme
   – Statistics
3. Department of Computer Science/Informatics
   PGD and M.Sc. Programmes
   – Computer Science (Information Science, Machine Learning)
4. Department of Physics/Geology/Geophysics
   PGD and M.Sc. Programmes
   – Geophysics
   – Physics
   – Geology

4. FACULTY OF HUMANITIES

1. Department of History and Strategic Studies
   M.A and PhD Programmes
   – History and Strategic Studies (Political history, Social history, African history, Economic history, Labour history, War and society)
   – PGD in Peace, Conflict and Strategic Studies
2. Department of Foreign Languages
   PGD, M.A and PhD Programmes
   – French (General and Applied Linguistics to FLE/FLS, Phonetics, Translation, Francophone/African Literature)
3. Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages
   PGD and M.A Programmes
   – Igbo (Language, Culture)
4. Department of English and Literary Studies
   PGD, M.A and PhD Programmes
   – Englishand Literary Studies

5. FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

1. Department of Fine and Applied Arts
   PGD, M.A and PhD Programmes
   – Fine and Applied Arts (Graphics, Sculpture and Art history, Art education)

6. FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

1. Department of Accountancy/Banking and Finance
   PGD, M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
   – Accountancy (Management Accounting, Taxation, Forensic, Auditing and Public Sector)
2. Department of Business Administration
   PGD, M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
   – Business Administration (Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour/Development)

7. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

1. Department of Economics and Development Studies
   PGD, M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
   – Economics and Development Studies (Econometrics, Micro Economics, Fiscal Policy, Public Finance, Development Economics)
2. Department of Psychology
   PGD, M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
   – Psychology (Social Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Experimental Psychology)
3. Department of Sociology
   PGD, M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
   – Sociology (Industrial Sociology, Demography and Population Studies, Sociology of Development, Medical Sociology, Anthropology)
4. Department of Criminology and Security Studies
   PGD, M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
   – Criminology and Security Studies
5. Department of Political Science
   PGD, M.Sc. and PhD Programmes
   – Political Science

GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

1. Candidates for admission into any postgraduate programme of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State must have obtained at least five (5) credit passes at not more than two sittings in WASC, NECO, GCE or NABTEB including English Language. In addition, candidates seeking admission into the Faculties of Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences, Management Sciences and Social Sciences must have a credit pass in Mathematics. Candidates shall also possess the minimum entry requirements for admission into the Postgraduate programmes in their respective Departments.
2. Graduates of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, or other Universities recognized by the University Senate who possess the above qualifications are eligible to apply.

SPECIFIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

A. POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA (PGD) PROGRAMMES

1. Graduates of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, or other Universities recognized by the University Senate who have obtained a bachelor’s degree with at least a third class;
2. Holders of HND at upper or lower credit level passes or their equivalents;
3. Candidates who hold qualifications other than the ones mentioned above which are acceptable to the Board of the School of Postgraduate Studies and Senate of the University, may also be considered for admission.

B. MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES

1. Graduates of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, or other Universities recognized by the University Senate who have obtained the bachelor’s degree in relevant disciplines with at least a second class (lower division) degree.
2. Candidates with relevant postgraduate diplomas from the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, or other Universities recognized by the University Senate with at least credit level passes with minimum of 3.50 CGPA on 5-point scale or 3.00 on 4-point scale.
3. Candidates whose first degrees are unclassified but have at least 60% average score (B level).

C. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) DEGREE PROGRAMMES

1. Graduates of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, or other Universities recognized by the University Senate who have obtained master’s degrees that are appropriate for the proposed fields of study shall qualify for consideration for PhD admission.
2. Candidates must possess minimum of 4.00 CGPA on a 5-point scale or 3.00 on a 4-point scale in their master’s degrees. Candidates who possess at least a B level (60% average score) at master’s degree provided that research work formed part of the master’s degree programme shall also qualify for consideration for PhD admission. Those with a CGPA of 3.50 – 3.99 on a 5-point scale will be considered for admission to the MPhil/PhD programmes.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Further admission requirements include:

O’level passes in English and Mathematics for all programmes.

Accountancy and Business Administration Departments in addition require O’level credit pass in Economics.

All Science Programmes in addition require O’level credit pass in Physics, Chemistry and/or Biology/Agriculture; depending on your area

DURATION OF PROGRAMMES

1. Postgraduate Diploma
   Full-Time – Two Semesters (Minimum)
   Part-Time – Four semesters (minimum)
2. Master’s Degree (M.A. or M.Sc.)
   (Full-Time) – Three Semesters (Minimum)
   Part-Time – Four semesters (minimum)
3. Doctorate Degree (PhD)
   (Full-Time) – Six Semesters (Minimum)
   Part-Time – Eight semesters (minimum)

REGISTRATION

Successful candidates are expected to register their postgraduate courses immediately after they are offered admission at the commencement of session.

How to Apply for FUNAI Postgraduate Form

On payment of non-refundable Application Form fee of Twenty Thousand Naira (N20,000.00) Only, made payable to “Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike, Ebonyi State” at any Commercial Bank within the Country using the Remita platform, candidates can download and complete the online Application Form by logging on to http://funai.edu.ng

Process Flow for 2023/2024 Post Graduate Application

1. Visit the University website funai.edu.ng and click on PG Application under ADMISSIONS main menu item.
2. Enter your Mobile Number. We will also use this mobile number to contact you regarding your application.
3. Click on submit button and then complete the Invoice Registration form.
4. Print the Invoice Slip and make payment in bank or pay online with your debit card.
5. Return to the Portal and complete the application form.
6. Fill in your correct referees details such as email for online reference confirmation.

SUBMISSION OF RESEARCH PROPOSAL

All candidates who apply to be admitted to any of the advertised PhD programmes are required to submit a written proposal of 1000 to 1500 words, describing the research they intend to undertake. The proposal should have the sub-headings: (1) problem/case statement, (2) review of relevant literature, (3) brief description of core methods, (4) expected outputs/outcomes, (5) expected challenges, (6) references. Only five relevant and recent references are required. The candidate should mention a possible supervisor whose research interests merge with theirs.

SUBMISSION OF REFEREE REPORTS

Candidates should also download the online referee report forms and submit to their referees (three referees) one of who should be their former Lecturer. The referee report forms after being filled-in by the referees should be received back in sealed envelopes (addressed to the Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State) by the candidates and enclosed alongside other documents in the application package. Kindly note that applications would not be processed if the three referee’s reports are unavailable.

FORWARDING OF ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS

Candidates should download academic transcript request slips provided online, and submit same to their Universities/Institutions requesting them to forward a copy of their last academic transcripts to “The Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State”, attaching the transcript request slip. This must reach the Secretary not later than two weeks from the deadline for sale of Application forms. Candidates, whose transcripts are not received after the stipulated time by the School, would not have their application forms processed.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORMS

Completed application forms with the relevant documents should be posted or delivered in an envelope marked “PG Admission” to the undersigned. The under-listed documents are required to be enclosed with the application forms/referee reports in a file jacket and then placed in a 10ʺ x 15ʺ size brown envelope before submission:

1. NYSC certificate (Discharge or Exemption/Exclusion certificate)
2. All educational credentials
3. G.A. letter of identification
4. Birth certificate
5. Evidence of payment of application fee

Submissions should be addressed to:

The Secretary,
School of Postgraduate Studies,
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike,
PMB 1010, Abakaliki,
Ebonyi State.

Closing Date

Sale of online Application Forms will close six weeks from the date of publication of this advert i.e. 23rd October, 2023 to May 8, 2024

IMPORTANT NOTE

After completion of online admission subscription, print the hard copy and forward to the Secretary School of Postgraduate Studies AE-FUNAI with other relevant documents.

All applicants shall undergo paper and pen postgraduate admission.

Screening test.

Those seeking admission for Ph.D. will in addition to scoring a minimum of 50% in the test, submit proposal of their preferred area of specialization with their application forms and also be invited for oral examination, date of which will be communicated to all applicants via sms.

Contacts: 0803 664 3162, 0813 028 6142, 0703 362 4849

Signed:
ODISA C. OKEKE (MRS.)
Registrar

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