Admission Requirement

To be considered for admission into the M.Sc. courses, the applicant must satisfy the following requirement:

1. A first degree in Biochemistry, any other Natural Sciences, Agriculture or Human and Veterinary Medicine, or Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ahmadu Bello University with at least a second class honours, or

2. An equivalent degree from another University recognized by Ahmadu Bello University.

3. At least two favorable letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the applicant’s previous academic adviser.

Graduation Requirement

a. Course work

Courses are taken from the course structure given above for twelve months with a minimum pass of C. Only twenty percent of course credit load is allowed from electives from the department or other relevant programmes in the university.

b. Research

Research for the MSc Degree programmes normally takes 12-18 months to complete. The research may run concurrently with some credit courses from the second semester of the study or after the first one year of course work.

c. Seminar / Examination

For the purpose of the M.Sc., written examination, the courses are organized in course units and are divided into core courses and electives. For successful completion of the coursework aspect of the MSc. programme a student is required to take and pass all the taught core courses (30CU) and a minimum of 9CU of electives.