The University of Nigeria hereby, advertises to the general public, her Postgraduate Programmes for the 2015/2016 academic year. Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into full-time, part-time and sandwich postgraduate programmes in various Faculties, Institutes and Centres for the 2015/2016 academic year. 

Candidates on full-time employment are not eligible to apply for full-time studies. The available higher degree and postgraduate diploma

programmes are indicated below. 

 

FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes are offered by the Departments of Biochemistry, Plant Science & Biotechnology, Microbiology, and Zoology & Environmental Biology. The Department of Zoology & Environmental Biology offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in Physiology, Parasitology, Entomology, Fisheries Biology & Hydrobiology. Department of Biochemistry offers the following options: Vertebrate Biochemistry; Plant Biochemistry; Enzymology & Protein Chemistry as related to food production, Biomedicine Proteomics and Biotechnology; Molecular Biology; Pharmacological Industrial Biochemistry; Medical Biochemistry; Lipids & Lipoproteins; Biophysical Chemistry, Industrial Biochemistry and Biotechnology; Nutrition and Food Sciences; Biochemistry of the Soil; Biochemical Aspects of disease and Bases for Chemistry including African Traditional Medicine; and Human Biochemical Genetics (particularly for the West African sub-region). PGD in Brewing Science and Technology is offered by the Department of Micobiology. Department of Plant Science & Biotechnology offers the following areas of specialization: Plant Anatomy, Taxonomy/Biosystematic, Embryology of Angiosperms, Ecology/Palaecology, Genetics/Cytology, Mycology/Plant Pathology,

Physiology/Tissue Culture, Algology/Bryology.  

 

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Application Forms can be obtained ONLINE on payment of a non-refundable fee of N25,000.00 (Twenty five thousand naira only) made payable to “The University of Nigeria Postgraduate Application Fees Account, at any bank within the country using the E-tranzact platform.

 

Applicants should log on to www.unn.edu.ng and follow the procedures stated below:

Click on UNN Portal or through this link unnportal.unn.edu.ng

Click on PG Application form to generate invoice for payment.

Use your phone number to generate the invoice. You are advised to use a functional number to enable us reach you for the screening exercise.

Proceed to any Bank with E-Tranzact Plat Form for payment.

Return to UNN Portal with your payment confirmation pin from the Bank and follow the procedure for completing the form.

 

REFEREE REPORTS

Candidates should download 3 copies of the referee report (D1) forms after completing preliminary and personal details online. Some details on the form would be inserted automatically with the information provided by the candidate online while the remaining information should be completed by the referee manually and returned to the candidate who will enclose it in sealed envelope for submission. Please note that applications would not be processed unless the referees reports are available.

 

TRANSCRIPTS

Candidate should download transcript request forms (D2) also provided online, and submit to their former Universities/Institutions to forward with a copy of Academic transcript(s) to “The Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka” to reach him/her not later than 30th June 2015. Candidates whose transcripts are not received on or before the deadline by the School would not have their application forms processed. 

 

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SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORMS

Most information required would be completed online. However, a copy of the online completed application form should be downloaded and printed. The printed application form with the relevant documents as listed below should be posted or delivered to the Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, for Nsukka based faculties. Candidates applying into Enugu based faculties are to submit their application forms by post or delivered to: The PAR, School of

Postgraduate studies Unit, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. 

 

For ease of reference, Enugu based faculties are: Business Administration; Environmental Studies; Health Sciences & Technology; Medical Sciences; Institute for Development Studies (IDS); Institute for Maritime Studies (IMS) and Centre for Environmental Management & Control (CEMAC). Candidates are advised to read the instructions carefully;

 

(a) NYSC Certificates (Discharge or Exemption or exclusion Certificate). Note that to whom it may conaern shall not be accepted

(b) Two copies of the Applications summary form (D3) available online should be downloaded & printed;

(i) One copy of the printed summary form (D3) should be glued very neatly (NOT STAPLED) on a brown 10” X 15” envelope;

(ii) The second copy of the printed summary form (D3) should be glued very neatly (NOT STAPLED) on a white 9” X 13” file Jacket;

(c) All accompanying documents should be placed in the file Jacket, specified in (c.ii) and the File Jacket should be placed in brown envelope as specified in (c.i) above.

 

All documents must fit into the 10” X 15” envelope and delivered or addressed and sent by courier to

“The Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka”.

 

CLOSING DATE

Application starts from the date of this publication and closes on 30th June 2015.

 

** IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS**

Check out for information on screening processes via the UNN Website www.unn.edu.ng from Friday, 19th June, 2015, for your further necessary action.

 

T. Ugwueze

Deputy Registrar/Secretary to the School

School of Postgraduate Studies

University of Nigeria, Nsukka 

 

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