See FUNAAB Specialized Postgraduate Programmes Admission 2017/2018

See FUNAAB Specialized Postgraduate Programmes Admission 2017/2018

  FUNAAB Specialized Postgraduate Programmes Admission 2017/2018 - The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta is pleased to announce that admissions into postgraduate training programmes at the Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment, are now open.  Applications are invited from candidates of all nationalities.

FUNAAB Specialized Postgraduate Programmes Admission 2017/2018

                                      

The Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Development
and Sustainable Environment (CEADESE) runs specialised postgraduate courses leading to award of Master (M.AgSE) and Doctorate (PhD AgSE) degrees in Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment.  The courses are designed to integrate academic and entrepreneurial skills with demand-driven research.  The Centre runs the following options: [ See FUNAAB Specialized Postgraduate Programmes Admission 2017/2018 ]

LIVESTOCK SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME-M.AgSE (Livestock Science and Sustainable Environment)
-PhD.AgSE (Options: Animal Nutrition, Animal Breeding and Biotechnology, Animal Physiology, Livestock Production System)



AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PROGRAMME-M.AgSE (Agricultural Economics and Environmental Policy)
-PhD.AgSE (Options: Production Economics, Resource and Environmental Economics, Agricultural Policy and Development, Agricultural Finance and Marketing)



CROP / PASTURE PRODUCTION AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME-M.AgSE (Crop/Pasture Production and Sustainable Environment )
-PhD.AgSE (Options: Crop Production, Plant Breeding, Seed Technology, Crop Pathology, Crop Protection, Crop Entomology, Pasture Agronomy and Pasture Production).



FOOD PROCESSING AND VALUE ADDITION PROGRAMME-M.AgSE (Food Processing and Value Addition)
-PhD.AgSE (Option: Food Processing and Value Addition).



ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS AND CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME-M.AgSE (Environmental Systems and Agriculture)
-PhD.AgSE (Options: Environmental Management, Hydrology, Waste Management).



AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
-M.AgSE (Agricultural Mechanization and Sustainable Environment)
-PhD.AgSE



Part funding of students’ research works are available in all programmes. Limited scholarship will be available to deserving regional non-Nigerians students. Admissions into CEADESE programmes are based on regional and gender balance.  Non-nationals of Nigeria and Women are therefore encouraged to apply.0

ELIGIBILITY [ See FUNAAB Specialized Postgraduate Programmes Admission 2017/2018 ]

Candidates of all nationalities within and outside Africa possessing qualifications equivalent to recognized first degrees in relevant disciplines are eligible to apply.


The M. AgSE programe will generally be open to all agriculture graduates of B. Agric, B.Sc Agric, B. Tech Agric and B. Eng Agric. with a minimum of CGPA of 3.0. Holders of HND and other Degrees/Classes of Degree with PGD in any of Agriculture disciplines with a minimum weighted average score of 60% (or CGPA of 3.0 on a 5point scale) shall also be eligible for admission into the programme, on the condition that both set of candidates met basic university matriculation requirements of five (5) O’ level credits including English Language and Mathematics, and any other three (3) Science or relevant Social Science subjects.


Admission into M.AgSE/PhD.AgSE – Agricultural Economics and Environmental Policy – shall be open to Bachelor Degree holders in Agricultural Economics or Economics.


The PhD AgSE programme will be open to Master degree holders in courses that are relevant to the different options in the programme.

DURATION 

M.AgSE

Course work along with dissertation for a maximum of 4 Semesters.
2-3 months of Internship in collaborating industries, parastatals and institutions. 

PhD AgSE

PhD AgSE programme will be course and research-based, spanning maximum of 6 semesters.
2-3 months of Internship in collaborating industries, parastatals and institutions.
Application for PhD AgSE is open all year round.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

All applicants from Nigeria should generate an invoice at the Post Graduate application portal of FUNAAB at ceadese.unaab.edu.ng. The invoice should be taken to any branch of Zenith Bank to make application payment of N15,000.00. exclusive of bank charges and thereafter complete the application form at the same portal.

Account No:               as in on the invoice
Sort Code:                  057170019
Account Name:         Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment, FUNAAB.



Foreign applicants should pay US$100 into the Centre’s domiciliary account (Zenith Bank Account No: 5070318907, Swift Code: ZEIBNGLA,              Bank Sort Code: 057170019).  It is important to upload the telex copies to access the online application form.  Hard copies of completed application forms with teller and photocopies of credentials should be mailed by speedpost to:

The Director,CEADESE,Federal University of Agriculture,P.M.B. 2240,Abeokuta, Nigeria. 

All applicants must request their respective institutions (University) to forward their transcripts directly to CEADESE at the same address above.


DEADLINE

text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Applications for M.AgSE programmes close by Tuesday, 31st October, 2017.  For further information, please send your enquiries to the following e-mail address: ceadese@funaab.edu.ng or call the following numbers:  +2348062937241,  +2348033469882, +234 8077766064

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