Kebbi State University of Science and Technology Aliero, KSUSTA Postgraduate Courses / Programmes for 2019/2020 Session.
If you want to apply for admission into Postgraduate Studies at Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, the following are the programmes from which you can choose. Courses available at both M.Sc. and Ph.D levels are also specified.
RECOMMENDED: Obtain KSUSTA Postgraduate Admission Form.
We will also show you the postgraduate admission requirements.
KSUSTA Postgraduate Courses
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| Programmes/Duration | Area of Specialization | Department |
| Biochemistry: PGD (1 Year), M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months), M.Phil.(18 Months), Ph.D (Min. of 3 Years) | ⇒ Environmental Biochemistry ⇒ Clinical Biochemistry ⇒ Nutritional Biochemistry ⇒ Pharmacological and Toxicological Biochemistry ⇒ Molecular Biology/Biotechnology | Department of Biochemistry |
| Botany: M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months), M.Phil.(18 Months), Ph.D (Min. of 3 Years) | ⇒ Plant Physiology ⇒ Plant Ecology ⇒ Plant Taxonomy ⇒ Plant Pathology | Department of Biological Sciences |
| Microbiology: PGD (1 Year), M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months), M.Phil.(18 Months), Ph.D (Min. of 3 Years) | ⇒ Microbial Biotechnology ⇒ Medical/Pathogenic Microbiology ⇒ Environmental Microbiology ⇒ Food and Industrial Microbiology | Department of Biological Sciences |
| Zoology: M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months), M.Phil.(18 Months), Ph.D (Min. of 3 Years) | ⇒ Entomology ⇒ Parasitology ⇒ Fisheries and Hydrobiology | Department of Biological Sciences |
| Computer Science: PGD (1 Year), M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months), M.Phil.(18 Months), Ph.D (Min. of 3 Years) | ⇒Theory/Foundation of Comp. Sci. ⇒ Computer Systems ⇒ Software Engineering ⇒ Database Systems/Data Engineering ⇒ Computer Communications and Networks ⇒ Artificial Intelligence ⇒ Computer Forensics ⇒ Human Computer Interactions | Department of Computer Science |
| Chemistry: PGD (1 Year), M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months), M.Phil.(18 Months), Ph.D (Min. of 3 Years) | ⇒ Inorganic Chemistry ⇒ Organic Chemistry ⇒ Applied Chemistry ⇒ Environmental Chemistry ⇒ Analytical Chemistry ⇒ Petroleum Chemistry ⇒ Physical Chemistry | Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| Physics: PGD (1 Year), M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months), M.Phil.(18 Months), Ph.D (Min. of 3 Years) | ⇒ Energy Studies/Alternative Energy Sources ⇒ Condensed Matter/ Solid State Physics ⇒ Instrumentation/Electronics ⇒ Meteorology/ Physics of the Lower Atmosphere ⇒ Geophysics | Department of Physics |
| Mathematics: PGD (1 Year), M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months), M.Phil.(18 Months), Ph.D (Min. of 3 Years) | ⇒ Fluid Dynamics ⇒ Algebra ⇒ Functional Analysis ⇒ Mathematical Modeling ⇒ Nonlinear Analysis ⇒ Computational Mathematics | Department of Mathematics |
| Statistics: PGD (1 Year), M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months), M.Phil.(18 Months), Ph.D (Min. of 3 Years) | ⇒ Multivariate Analysis ⇒ Stochastic Process ⇒ Time Series ⇒ Biostatistics ⇒ Design of Experiments ⇒ Sampling Theory & Survey | Department of Mathematics |
| Animal Science: PGD (1 Year), M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months), M.Phil.(18 Months), Ph.D (Min. of 3 Years) | ⇒ Animal Breeding and Genetics ⇒ Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry ⇒ Animal Physiology ⇒ Livestock Production Systems ⇒ Pasture and Range management /Forage Science ⇒ Livestock Product Science | Department of Animal Science |
| Crop Science: PGD (1 Year), M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months), M.Phil.(18 Months), Ph.D (Min. of 3 Years) | ⇒ Crop Production ⇒ Crop Breeding ⇒ Weed Science ⇒Agricultural Entomology ⇒ Phytopathology | Department of Crop Science |
| Soil Science: M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months), M.Phil.(18 Months), Ph.D (Min. of 3 Years) | ⇒ Soil Microbiology ⇒ Soil Survey and Land use Planning ⇒ Soil Physics and Conservation ⇒Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy ⇒ Soil fertility/Fertilizer Technology ⇒ Pedology ⇒ Environmental Soil Science | Department of Soil Science |
| Agricultural Economics: PGD (1 Year), M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months), M.Phil.(18 Months), Ph.D (Min. of 3 Years) | ⇒ Agricultural Production Economics and Farm Management ⇒ Agricultural Marketing ⇒ Agricultural Finance ⇒ Agribusiness Management ⇒ Agricultural Resource Economics | Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension |
| Agricultural Extension: PGD (1 Year), M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months), M.Phil.(18 Months), Ph.D (Min. of 3 Years) | ⇒ Agricultural Extension ⇒ Rural Sociology | Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension |
| Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months) | ⇒ Aquaculture ⇒ Fish Nutrition ⇒ Water Quality and Pond Dynamics ⇒ Fish Production Development ⇒ Fish Pond Harvest Technology ⇒ Fish Breeding and Genetics ⇒ Fish Ecology ⇒ Fish Reproductive Biology ⇒ Conservative Aquaculture ⇒ Fisheries Management | Department of Agricultural Forestry and Fisheries |
| Environmental Forestry M.Sc. (Min. of 18 Months) | ⇒ Forest Management ⇒ Silviculture ⇒ Forest Ecology ⇒ Inventory and Mensuration | Department of Agricultural Forestry and Fisheries |
KSUSTA Postgraduate Admission Requirements
| (a) Postgraduate Diplomas |
| The following shall qualify for admission into Postgraduate Diploma Programmes:Graduates of KSUSTA or any other recognized University with minimum of 3rd class degree.Holders of Higher National Diploma (HND, not HD) with minimum of Lower Credit or its equivalent in related areas.Holders of HND (not HD) in non-related areas with minimum of Lower Credit. Such candidates may, however, be admitted after passing tests prescribed by the Department/Faculty in consultation with the Postgraduate School.Candidates who hold qualifications other than the above which are acceptable to the Board of Postgraduate School and Senate of the University.In addition to (i) – (iv) above, a candidate must satisfy the University’s matriculation requirements. |
| (b) Masters Degrees (Academic and Professional) |
| The following shall qualify for the Master’s Degree admission:Graduates of KSUSTA or other recognized Universities who have obtained the approved Bachelor’s degree with at least second class honours lower division or its equivalent.Candidates whose degrees are unclassified with average of “C” or 50%.Candidates with only Bachelor’s degree in third division who have at least three years relevant working experience. Candidates who possess HND (not HD) with at least a Lower Credit pass from recognized institutions and at least Lower Credit pass at Postgraduate Diploma of KSUSTA or any other recognized institution in the relevant areas.Candidates who hold qualifications other than the ones listed above, which are acceptable to the Board of Postgraduate School and Senate of the University.Candidates may be required to pass examination prescribed by postgraduate School in consultation with relevant Departments to which they are seeking admission to determine their suitability for postgraduate work.In addition to (i) – (vi) above, a candidate must satisfy the University’s matriculation requirements. |
| (c) Masters of Philosophy (M.Phil.) |
| The following shall qualify for the Masters of Philosophy admission:Graduates of KSUSTA and other recognized Universities who have obtained good Masters Degrees with minimum GPA of less than 3.5 on a 5-point scale or less than 2.5 on a 4-point scale.Candidates with the degree of Professional Masters with minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 5-point scale and at least a Bachelor’s degree not below third class division; the degrees of such candidates shall terminate at M.Phil.Candidates who have been recommended by their respective Departments to be upgraded from Masters to M.Phil.M.Phil. candidates who have Ph.D. in view must possess a minimum of second class bachelor’s degree.Candidates who hold qualifications other than the ones listed above, which are acceptable to the Board of Postgraduate School and Senate of the University.In addition to (i) – (iv) above, a candidate must satisfy the University’s matriculation requirements. |
| (d) Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) |
| The following shall qualify for the Doctor of Philosophy admission:Graduates of KSUSTA and other recognized Universities who have obtained good Masters Degrees with GPA of 4.00 and above on a 5-point scale or 3.50 on a 4-point scale appropriate to the proposed areas of study.Candidates whose Masters degrees were through research only must have minimum of “B” grades or 60% score.Candidates who hold qualifications other than the ones listed above, which are acceptable to the Board of Postgraduate School and Senate of the University.In addition to (i) – (iii) above, candidates must possess Bachelor’s degree in at least Second Class Lower Division.Candidates with relevant qualifications and most present acceptable research proposals.In addition to (i)-(v) above, a candidate must satisfy the University’s Matriculation requirements. Ph.D NOTE: – CANDIDATE MUST SEEK THE CONSENT OF A SUPERVISOR IN THE DEPARTMENT/FACULTY OF INTEREST BEFORE PURCHASING ADMISSION FORM. |
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