Admission Into the Postgraduate School Pogrammes for 2015/2015 Academic Session

Applications are invited from suitably - qualified candidates for admission into the Postgraduate Programmes of the University of Uyo, for the 2015/2016 academic session as follows:

 

FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 

 

Department of Biochemistry: M.Sc. & Ph.D in Biochemistry

 

Department of Anatomy: M. Sc. & Ph. D in Anatomy 

 

Department of Physiology: M.Sc. & Ph.D. in Human Physiology

 

FACULTY OF CLINICAL SCIENCES

 

Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology:

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Medical Microbiology & Parasitology 

 

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Health Education: M. Sc(Ed.) in: Community Health, School Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Ph. D in Public Health Education 

 

FACULTY OF PHARMACY  

 

Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry: 

M.Sc. & Ph. D in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry with specialization in: Synthesis and Characterization of Chemotherapeutic Agents Drug Metabolism, Pharmacotinetics of Drugs and Effects on Drug Therapy, Chemistry of Natural Products. 

 

Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural Medicine: 

M. Sc. in Pharmacognosy and Natural Medicine with specialization in: Phytochemistry, Biological Evaluation of Natural Products, Cultivation and Propagation of Medicinal Plants, Tissue Culture Ph.D in Pharmacognosy

 

Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology: M.Sc. & Ph. D in: Pharmacology 

 

Department of Pharmaceutical/Pharmaceutical Technology: 

Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology

M.Sc in Pharmaceutics/Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Ph.D in Pharmaceutics/Pharmaceutical Technology

Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Microbiology

 

Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmacy

Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) in Clinical PharmacyPh.D in Clinical Pharmacy

 

 

ELIGIBILITY

 

A.  To qualify for admission into the Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) programme, applicants should be graduates of the University of Uyo or any other University recognized by the Senate of the University of Uyo, or persons who hold qualifications adjudged by the Senate of the University of Uyo to be equivalent to first degree or holders of recognized Higher National Diploma. 

 

B.  To qualify for admission into a Master's degree programme, applicants should be graduates with not less than Second Class Honours degrees in the Lower Division with, (a) CGPA of 2.75 on a five-point scale, (b) CGPA of 2.2 points on a four-points scale and (c) Second Class lower division (irrespective of CGPA) for the Master's degree programme in Architecture. (d) Candidates for admission into M.Sc Medical Microbiology should be graduates of either of the following: (i) Microbiology with 2.75 CGPA (ii) Virology and a Postgraduate Diploma in Microbiology (PGDM) (iii) MBBCh/MBBS or its equivalent. 

 

C.  Applicants for admission into Doctoral Degree programmes should be graduates of the University of Uyo or any other University recognised by the Senate of the University of Uyo, who possess Master's degrees with dissertation and course work average, which should not be less than 600/0 (B). 

 

NOTE: 

i.  Applicants will be re uired to have credit pass at 'O' Level in five relevant subjects including English Language and Mathematics obtained at not more than two sittings. Candidates with '0' Level examination results before 2010 must possess their certificates and not statement of results or result slips. 

 

ii. Applicants for LLM & Ph. D in Law must in addition to the above have credit pass in 'O' Level English Literature. 

 

iii. All applicants will be subjected to Screening Tests which dates would be published later. 

 

iv. NYSC Discharge or Exemption certificates must be submitted by all applicants. 

Applicants who obtained their degrees through Remedial Programmes must show evidence of having remedied the relevant subjects for their programmes externally i.e. through WASCE, NECO, NABTEB. 

 

vi. In addition to other qualifications, applicants are expected to meet the departmental requirements for their programmes. 

 

Applicants must return their completed forms with a Thesis/Dissertation Proposal captured on the prescribed Postgraduate School proposal sheet. Such 

proposals should capture the following: Title, Aim/Objectives, Relevance of Study, Methodology, Expected Results among others. 

 

Candidates should remember to request at the time of purchase of the forms that their relevant academic transcript and letters of reference be forwarded to: The Secretary, Postgraduate School, University of Uyo, P.M.B. 1017, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Admissions will not normally be offered without transcripts and letters of reference. 

 

METHOD OF APPLICATION: 

Application Forms can be obtained ONLINE on payment of the sum of N15,000.00. (Fifteen Thousand Naira) only. Obtain a Transaction receipt with a Pin code at the following Banks nationwide: Skye Bank Plc, WEMA Bank Pic, Ecobank Pic, and University of Uyo Microfinance Bank Ltd. Applicants should log on to http://www.uniuyo.edu.ng. Click on Postgraduate e-portal and follow the procedure.

 

CLOSING DATE: All completed Application forms with photocopies of relevant credentials and deplicate copy of receipt of payment for the application form should reach the weeks from the date of this publication.

 

Applications received after the above deadline will not be considered. 

 

Signed

Mrs. Edak U. Umondak

Registrar