POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY

KADUNA
FULL-TIME POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into Full-Time Postgraduate Programmes in the Nigerian Defence
Academy, Kaduna for the 2022/2023 Academic Session. The sale of Online Application forms shall be open from
28 December 2022 – 28 March 2023 at the rate of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00)
The following degree programmes are available in the Faculties and Departments: ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
16. The requirements for the various programmes are as
FACULTY OF ARTS AND 9. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING follows:
SOCIAL SCIENCES a. PhD Mechanical Engineering a. Doctor of Philosophy Degree: A candidate for PhD Degree
UB
(Production) must posses a minimum of Second Class Honours (Lower
1. HISTORY AND WAR STUDIES b. PhD Mechanical Engineering Division) at Bachelor’s Degree and an academic Master’s
a. PhD History (Military History) (Thermofluids & Energy) Degree in the proposed field of study from a recognised
c. MEng Mechanical University. In addition, the candidate must have scored an
b. MA History (Military History) Engineering(Production) average of not less than 60% or CGPA of 3.50 on a scale of 5 at
d. MEng Mechanical Engineering the Masters level.
2. POLITICAL SCIENCE b. Masters (MA, MEng and MSc) Degree: A candidate
(Thermofluids & Energy)
a. PhD Defence and Strategic Studies seeking admission into the Master’s Degree programme shall be
b. MSc Defence and Strategic Studies FACULTY OF SCIENCE a graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy or any other
recognised university.. Such candidate must possess a minimum
3. PSYCHOLOGY of Second Class Honours (Lower Division) in the relevant field
10. BIOLOGY of study.
a. MSc Clinical Psychology
a. PhD Parasitology
b. PhD Medicinal & Poisonous Plants DURATION OF PROGRAMMES
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT Studies
SCIENCES 11. BIOTECHNOLOGY
17. Each student admitted for PhD or Master’s Degree must
a. PhD Biotechnology
4. ACCOUNTING pursue a FULL-TIME course of study and research in the
b. MSc Biotechnology Academy. Depending on the degree in view, the following
a. PhD Accounting 12. CHEMISTRY conditions are also applicable:
b. MSc Accounting a. PhD Chemistry (Organic) a. A student for the Master’s degree shall pursue the programme
b. PhD Chemistry (Inorganic) for 2 years (4 semesters).
5. ECONOMICS b. Candidates for PhD degree shall pursue the programme for 3
c. PhD Chemistry (Analytical) years (6 semesters). At the expiration of the period of study for
a. PhD Economics d. PhD Chemistry (Material Science any given programme, a student who has not completed his/her
b. MSc Economics &Explosives) programme shall be withdrawn from the Academy.
e. MSc Chemistry (Organic)
6. MANAGEMENT STUDIES f. MSc Chemistry (Inorganic) GENERAL INFORMATION
a. PhD Management g. MSc Chemistry (Analytical)
b. MSc Management h. MSc Chemistry (Material Science &
Explosives) 18. All candidates for PhD and Master degree programmes
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING i. MSc Chemistry (Environmental) may be requested to sit for qualifying examination. Dates will
be communicated to candidates.
AND TECHNOLOGY 13. MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
19. The Academy reserves the right to step down any
a. PhD Mathematics (Applied programme prior to commencement without notice.
7. CIVIL ENGINEERING
Mathematics)
a. PhD Civil Engineering (Water
Resources and Envm’tal Eng) b. PhD Mathematics (Pure Mathematics) METHODS OF APPLICATION
b. PhD Civil Engineering (Geotechnics) c. MSc Mathematics (Applied
Mathematics)
c. PhD Civil Engineering (Structures)
d. MSc Mathematics (Pure 20. Online application: Follow the link on NDA
d. MEng Civil Engineering (Water Mathematics) website www.nda.edu.ng or log on to spgs.nda.edu.ng to
Resources and Envm’tal Eng)
14. PHYSICS complete the Online application Form. For further enquiries
e. MEng Civil Engineering
a. PhD Physics (Solid State) please contact The Secretary, Postgraduate School, Nigerian
(Geotechnics)
b. PhD Physics (Nuclear and Radiation) Defence Academy, PMB 2109, Kaduna – 08030630449.
f. MEng Civil Engineering (Structures)
c. PhD Physics (Theoretical) 21. CAUTION
8. ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC d. MSc Physics (Nuclear and Radiation) The general public should beware of fraudsters who may be
ENGINEERING e. MSc Physics (Solid State) impersonating the Academy. For this reason, applicants are
a. PhD Electrical/Electronic Engineering advised to contact the NDA to clear any doubtful information.
(Elect & Comm) f. MSc Physics (Theoretical)
b. PhD Electrical Engineering (Power
and Machine) FACULTY OF MILITARY
c. MEng Electrical Engineering (Power SCIENCE AND INT STUDIES (Signed)
and Machine) AG MAHMUDA
d. MEng Electrical/Electronic 15. COMPUTER SCIENCE
Engineering (Elect & Comm)
BRIGADIER GENERAL
a. MSc Computer Science
Academy Registrar