New Approved Postgraduate Programmes
Applications are invited
from qualified candidates for admission into the newly approved Postgraduate
programmes of Akwa Ibom State University for the 2025/2026 academic year. All applicants seeking admission into the
postgraduate programmes must satisfy the University matriculation requirements. Click the button below to download the brochure.
Professional Postgraduate Programmes
A. INSTITUTES
1. Institute of Marine Research & Blue
Economy
(1) Certificate Programme in Marine & Blue
Economy
(2) Diploma programme in Marine & Blue Economy
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Marine & Blue
Economy
(4) Master of Marine & Blue Economy
(5) Doctor of Marine & Blue Economy
2. Institute of Agricultural
Research
(1) Certificate Programme in Agricultural Research
(2) Diploma programme in Agricultural Research
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural Research
(4) Master of Agricultural Research
(5) Doctor of Agricultural Research
3. Institute of Safety, Health
Studies and Environment
(1) Certificate Programme in Safety, Health
Studies and Environment
(2) Diploma programme in Safety, Health Studies
and Environment
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Safety, Health Studies
and Environment
(4) Master of Safety, Health Studies and
Environment
(5) Doctor of Safety, Health Studies and Environment
4. Institute of Renewable Energy
and Clean Technology
(1) Certificate Programme in Renewable Energy and
Clean Technology
(2) Diploma in Renewable Energy and Clean
Technology
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Renewable Energy and
Clean Technology
(4) Master of Renewable Energy and Clean
Technology
(5) Doctor of Renewable Energy and Clean Technology
5. Institute of Oil & Gas
Research
(1) Certificate Programme in Oil & Gas Studies
(2) Diploma programmes in Oil & Gas Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Oil & Gas Studies
(4) Master of Oil & Gas Studies
(5) Doctor of Oil & Gas Studies
6. Institute of the Gulf of Guinea Studies
(1) Certificate Programme in
Gulf of Guinea Studies
(2) Diploma in Gulf of Guinea Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Gulf of Guinea
Studies
(4) Master of Gulf of Guinea Studies
(5) Doctor of Gulf of Guinea Studies
7. Institute of Pollution Studies
(1) Certificate Programme in Pollution Studies
(2) Diploma programmes in Pollution Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Pollution Studies
(4) Master of Pollution Studies
(5) Doctor of Pollution Studies
8. Institute of Education and Professional
Studies
(1) Certificate
Programme in Education
(2)
Postgraduate Diploma in Education
(3)
Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Science
(4)
Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Education
(5) Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Technology
B. CENTRES
9. Nyong
Essien Centre for Local Government & Chieftaincy Studies
(1) Certificate Programme in Local Government
& Chieftaincy Studies
(2) Diploma programmes in Local Government &
Chieftaincy Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Local Government &
Chieftaincy Studies
(4) Master of Local Government & Chieftaincy
Studies
(5) Doctor of Local Government & Chieftaincy Studies
10. Centre for Defense & Security Studies
(1) Certificate Programme in Defense &
Security Studies
(2) Diploma programme in Defense & Security
Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Defense & Security
Studies
(4) Master of Defense & Security Studies
(5) Doctor of Defense & Security Studies
11. Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies
(1) Certificate Programmes in Peace & Conflict
Studies
(2) Diploma programmes in Peace & Conflict
Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Peace & Conflict Studies
(4) Master of Peace & Conflict Studies
(5) Doctor of Peace & Conflict Studies
12. Centre for Gender and Sexuality Studies
(1) Certificate Programmes in Gender and Sexuality
Studies
(2) Diploma programmes in Gender and Sexuality
Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Gender and Sexuality
Studies
(4) Master of Gender and Sexuality Studies
(5) Doctor of Gender and Sexuality Studies
13. Centre for Creative Economy & Cultural
Studies
(1) Certificate Programmes in Creative Economy
& Cultural Studies
(2) Diploma programmes in Creative Economy &
Cultural Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Economy &
Cultural Studies
(4) Master of Creative Economy & Cultural
Studies
(5) Doctor of Creative Economy & Cultural
Studies
14. Centre for Molecular Biosciences &
Biotechnology
(1) Certificate Programmes in Molecular
Biosciences & Biotechnology
(2) Diploma programmes in Molecular Biosciences
& Biotechnology
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Molecular Biosciences
& Biotechnology
(4) Master of Molecular Biosciences &
Biotechnology
(5) Doctor of Molecular Biosciences &
Biotechnology.
15. Centre for Climate Change & Sustainable Development
(1) Certificate Programmes in Climate Change & Sustainable Development
(2) Diploma in Climate Change & Sustainable
Development studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Climate Change &
Sustainable Development
(4) Master of Climate Change & Sustainable
Development studies
(5) Doctor of Climate Change & Sustainable Development Studies
16. Centre for African & Transnational Diaspora
Studies
(1) Certificate Programmes in African &
Transnational Diaspora Studies
(2) Diploma programmes in African &
Transnational Diaspora Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in African &
Transnational Diaspora Studies
(4) Master of African & Transnational Diaspora
Studies
(5) Doctor of African & Transnational Diaspora Studies
17. Centre for African Arts & Festival
Studies
(1) Certificate Programme in African Arts &
Festival Studies
(2) Diploma in African Arts & Festival Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in African Arts &
Festival Studies
(4) Master of African Arts & Festival Studies
(5) Doctor of African Arts & Festival Studies
18. Centre for Knowledge & Digital Economy
(1) Certificate Programme in Knowledge &
Digital Economy
(2) Diploma programme in Knowledge & Digital
Economy
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Knowledge &
Digital Economy
(4) Master of Knowledge & Digital Economy
(5) Doctor of Knowledge & Digital Economy
19. Centre for Migration & Humanitarian
Studies
(1) Certificate Programmes in Migration &
Humanitarian Studies
(2) Diploma programmes in Migration &
Humanitarian Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Migration &
Humanitarian Studies
(4) Master of Migration & Humanitarian Studies
(5) Doctor of Migration & Humanitarian Studies
20. Centre for Urban & Environmental
Studies
(1) Certificate Programme in Urban &
Environmental Studies
(2) Diploma in Urban & Environmental Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Urban &
Environmental Studies
(4) Master of Urban & Environmental Studies
(5) Doctor of Urban & Environmental Studies
21. Godswill Akpabio Centre for Leadership
& Democracy Studies
(1) Certificate Programmes in Leadership &
Democracy Studies
(2) Diploma programmes in Leadership &
Democracy Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership &
Democracy Studies
(4) Master of Leadership & Democracy Studies
(5) Doctor of Leadership & Democracy Studies
22. Centre for Economic Development &
Entrepreneurship Studies
(1) Certificate Programmes in Economic Development
& Entrepreneurship Studies
(2) Diploma Programmes in Economic Development
& Entrepreneurship Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Economic Development
& Entrepreneurship Studies
(4) Master of Economic Development &
Entrepreneurship Studies
(5) Doctor of Economic Development &
Entrepreneurship Studies
23. Centre for Hospitality Management &
Tourism
(1) Certificate Programmes in Hospitality
Management & Tourism
(2) Diploma in Hospitality Management &
Tourism
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Hospitality Management
& Tourism
(4) Master of Hospitality Management & Tourism
(5) Doctor of Hospitality Management & Tourism
24. Centre for Parasite Epidemiology and
Control
(1) Certificate Programmes in Parasite
Epidemiology and Control
(2) Diploma programmes in Parasite Epidemiology
and Control
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Parasite Epidemiology
and Control
(4) Master of Parasite Epidemiology and Control
(5) Doctor of Parasite Epidemiology and Control
25. Akwa Ibom State University Business School
(1) Certificate Programmes in Business
Administration
(2) Diploma in Business Administration
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Business
Administration
(4) Master of Business Administration
(5) Doctor of Business Administration
26. Centre for Facility Engineering and
Management
(1) Certificate Programmes in Facility Engineering
and Management
(2) Diploma programmes in facility Engineering and
Management
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in Facility Engineering
and Management
(4) Master of Facility Engineering and Management
studies
(5) Doctor of Facility Engineering and Management studies
27. Centre for Ecology and Environmental
Services
(1)
Certificate Programme in Ecology and
Environmental Services
(2)
Diploma programmes in Ecology and Environmental
services
(1) Postgraduate Diploma in Ecology and Environmental
Services
(2) Master of Ecology and Environmental Services
(3) Doctor of Ecology and Environmental Services
28. Center
for African Arts and Festival Studies
(1) Certificate Programmes in African Arts and
Festival Studies
(2) Diploma programmes in African Arts and
Festival Studies
(3) Postgraduate Diploma in African Arts and
Festival Studies
(4) Master of African Arts and Festival Studies
Doctor of African Arts and Festival Studies