BSUM Postgraduate Courses Available For Admission – 2017/2018

Benue State University Makurdi, BSUM has released the Postgraduate courses available for admission for the 2017/2018 academic session. Prospective students are hereby informed about the courses available for selection for BSUM admission the 2017/2018 academic session and must therefore confirm that they meet their requirements.

COURSES AVAILABLE FOR BSUM POSTGRADUATE ADMISSION 2017/2018

Here are the courses available for selection for the 2017/2018 academic session;

1. FACULTY OF ART

a. Department of Languages and Linguistics

• M.A. Linguistics – Full time
• M.A. French – Full time
• PhD. Linguistics – Full time
• PhD. French – Full time

b. Department of English

• M.A. Literature in English – Full time
• PhD. Literature in English – Full/Part time

c. Department of History

• M.A. History – with specialization in any of the following: – Full time
• M.A. History (Nigerian History -Central Nigeria)
• M.A. History (African History)
• M.A. History (Economic History)
• M.A. History (Historiography)
• M.A. History (Diplomatic History)
• PhD History – with specialization in any of the following: – Full time
• PhD History (Nigerian History, with particular emphasis on Central Nigeria)
• PhD History (African History)
• PhD History (Economic History)
• PhD History (Historiography)
• PhD History (Diplomatic History)
• PhD History (Cultural History)

d. Department of Theatre Arts

• M.A. Theatre Arts – with specialization in any of the following:- Full time
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Theatre for Development)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Theatre Management and Administration)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Dramatic Theory and Criticism)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Directing)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Media Arts Studies)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Film Studies)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Theatre Technology)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Theatre in Education)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Acting/Voice and Speech Arts)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Dance/ Choreography)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Playwriting)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Theatre History)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Theatre and Cultural Administration)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Theatre Innovations)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Costumes/Make-up)2
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Sociology of Drama)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Media Arts Studies)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Music/Ethnomusicology)
• M.A. Theatre Arts (Theatre Tourism)
• PhD. Theatre arts – Full time

e. Department of Religion and Philosophy

• M.A. Religious Studies – with specialization in any of the following: – Full time
• M.A. Religious Studies (Old Testament)
• M.A. Religious Studies (New Testament)
• M.A. Religious Studies (African Religion)
• M.A. Religious Studies (Christian Ethics)
• M.A. Religious Studies (Sociology of Religion)
• M.A. Religious Studies (Comparative Religions)
• M.A. Philosophy – with specialization in any of the following: – Full time
• M.A. Philosophy (African Philosophy)
• M.A. Philosophy (Epistemology)
• M.A. Philosophy (Ethics)
• M.A. Philosophy (Social and Political Philosophy)
• M.A. Philosophy (Metaphysics)
• PhD. Religious Studies – with specialization in any of the following:- Full time
• PhD. Religious Studies (Old Testament)
• PhD. Religious Studies (New Testament)
• PhD. Religious Studies (African Religion)
• PhD. Religious Studies (Christian Ethics)
• PhD. Religious Studies (Sociology of Religion)
• PhD. Religious Studies (Comparative Religions)

Note: For Ph.D in New Testament Studies, candidates must have proficiency
in New Testament Greek.

2. FACULTY OF EDUCATION

a. Department of Curriculum and Teaching

• M.Ed Curriculum and Instruction – Full time
• M.Ed Language Education – Full time
• M.Ed Mathematics Education – Full time
• M.Ed Science Education – Full time
• M.Ed Social Studies Education – Full time
• PhD. Curriculum and Instruction – Full time
• PhD. Language Education – Full time
• PhD Mathematics Education – Full time
• PhD Science Education – Full time
• PhD Social Studies Education – Full time

b. Department of Educational Foundations

• M.Ed Management – Full time
• PhD Educational Management – Full time
• M.Ed Guidance and Counselling – Full/Part time
• PhD. Guidance and Counselling – Full/Part time
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) – Full time
• Ph.D Educational Psychology – Full Time

c. Department of Library and Information Science

• Master in Library and Information Science (MLIS) – Full time

d. Department of Vocational and Technical Education

• M.Sc (Ed) Technology Education (Construction) – Full time
• M.Sc (Ed) Technology Education (Elect/Electronics) – Full time
• M.Sc (Ed) Technology Education (Mechanical) – Full time

e. Department of Human Kinetics and Physical and Health Education

• M.Sc (Ed) Physical and Health Education – Full time
• M.Sc (Ed) Exercise and Sport Science – Full time
• M.Sc (Ed) Sports Management – Full time

3. FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

a. Department of Geography

• M.Sc Environmental Management — Full time
• M.Sc Geography – with specialization in the following areas: — Full time
• M.Sc Geography (Climatology)
• M.Sc Geography (Environmental Resources Management)
• M.Sc Geography (Geomorphology)
• M.Sc Geography (Housing Studies)
• M.Sc Geography (Population Studies)
• M.Sc Geography (Hydrology and Water Resources)
• M.Sc Geography (Rural Geography)
• M.Sc Geography (Soil Science)
• M.Sc Geography (Urban Geography)
• M.Sc Development Studies – Full time
• PhD Geography – Full time

b. Department of Urban and Regional Planning

• Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) – Full time
• Postgraduate Diploma in Planning Studies (PDPS) – Full time
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Urban & Regional Planning – Full time

4. FACULTY OF LAW

• Master of Laws (LL.M) – Full time
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law – Full time

5. FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

a. Department of Accounting

• M.Sc Accounting and Finance – Full time
• Master in Public Sector Accounting – Full time
• PhD Accounting and Finance – Full time
• b. Department of Business Management
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) – with specialization in the following areas: Full time
• MBA (Management)
• MBA (Banking and Finance)
• MBA (Marketing)
• MBA (Accounting and Finance)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) – Full time
• M. Sc. Management – Full time
• PhD Management – Full time
• PhD Marketing – Full time

6. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

a. Department of Economics

• M.Sc Economics- with specialization in the following areas: – Full time
• M.Sc Economics (Development Economics)
• M.Sc Economics (Monetary Economics)
• M.Sc Economics (Public Finance)
• PhD. Economics – with specialization in the following areas: –
• PhD. Economics (Economic Theory)
• PhD. Economics (Applied Economics)

• PhD. Economics (Industrial Economics)
• PhD. Economics (International Economics)
• PhD. Economics (Monetary Economics)
• PhD. Economics (Public Sector Economics)
• PhD. Economics (Development Economics)
• PhD. Economics (Labour Economics)
• PhD. Economics (Environmental Economics)
• PhD. Economics (Health Economics)
• PhD. Economics (Operations Research)
• PhD. Economics (Energy Economics)
• PhD. Economics (Economic Planning )
• PhD. Economics (Mathematical Economics)

b. Department of Political Science

• Masters of Public Administration (MPA) – Full time
• M.Sc Public Administration – Full time
• M.Sc International Relations and Strategic Studies – Full time
• M.A. International Relations and Strategic Studies – Full time
• M.Sc Political Science – Full time
• PhD. Political Science – Full time

c. Department of Psychology

• M.Sc Clinical Psychology – Full time
• M.Sc Industrial/Organizational Psychology – Full time
• Masters of Health Management (MHM) – Full time
• PhD. Psychology – with specialization in the following areas: – Full time
• PhD. Psychology (Clinical Psychology) – Full time
• PhD. Psychology (Industrial/Organizational Psychology) – Full time
• PhD. Psychology (Health Psychology) – Full time

d. Department of Mass Communication

• Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication(PGDMC) – Full time
• M.Sc Mass Communication -With specialization in the following areas:- Full time
• M.Sc Mass Communication (Print Media -Newspaper & Magazine)
• Electronic Media (Radio, Television and Film)
• M.Sc Mass Communication (Public Relations and Advertising)
• PhD Mass Communication -with specialization in the following areas:- Full time
• PhD Mass Communication (Print Media Sequence)
• PhD Mass Communication (Electronic Media Sequence)
• PhD Mass Communication (Public Relations and Advertising Sequence)

e. Department of Sociology

• M.Sc Sociology – with specialization in the following areas: – Full time
• M.Sc Sociology (Criminology)
• M.Sc Sociology (Demography)
• M.Sc Sociology (Development Sociology)
• M.Sc Sociology (Industrial Sociology and Labour Relations)
• M.Sc Sociology (Medical Sociology)
• M.Sc Sociology (Rural Sociology)
• PhD. Sociology – Full time
• Masters in Gender Studies – Full time

7. FACULTY OF SCIENCE

a. Department of Biology

• M.Sc Pure and Applied Parasitology – Full time
• M.Sc Pure and Applied Entomology – Full time
• M.Sc Hydrobiology and Fisheries – Full time
• M.Sc Plant Pathology – Full time
• M.Sc Cytogenetic and Plant Breeding – Full time
• M.Sc Systematic and Taxonomy – Full time
• PhD. Pure and Applied Parasitology – Full time
• PhD. Pure and Applied Entomology – Full time
• PhD. Hydrobiology and Fisheries – Full time
• PhD. Plant Pathology – Full time
• PhD. Cytogenetic and Plant Breeding – Full time
• PhD. Systematic and Taxonomy – Full time

 

b. Department of Chemistry

• M.Sc Inorganic Chemistry – Full time
• M.Sc Analytical Chemistry – Full time
• M.Sc Organic Chemistry – Full time
• M.Sc Physical Chemistry – Full time
• PhD. Analytical/Environmental Chemistry – Full time
• PhD. Inorganic Chemistry – Full time
• PhD. Organic Chemistry/Natural Products Chemistry – Full time
• PhD. Physical Chemistry – Full time

c. Department of Physics

• M.Sc Radiation and Medical Physics – Full time
• M.Sc Electronics and Communications Physics – Full time
• M.Sc Theoretical Physics – Full time
• M.Sc Atmospheric and Environmental Physics – Full time
• PhD. Physics (Radiation and Medical Physics) – Full time
• PhD. Physics (Theoretical Physics) – Full time
• PhD Physics (Atmospheric & Environmental Physics) – Full time

d. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science (PGDCS) – Full time

8. FACULTY OF BASIC AND ALLIED MEDICAL SCIENCES

a. Department of Physiology

• M.Sc Human Physiology – Full time
• PhD Human Physiology – Full time

b. Department of Anatomy

• M.Sc Human Anatomy – Full time
• PhD Human Anatomy – Full time

SEE ALSO: BSUM Postgraduate Admission Form – 2017/2018