University Of Zambia

Programmes

The University of Zambia offers a number of graduate degree and post-graduate diploma programmes, geared towards further research opportunities and graduate qualifications, virtually in all the nine Schools. PhD programmes are available in wide a range of areas in all schools. The other programmes are as follows:

1. SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
(i) Master of Science in:
(a) Agronomy (Crop Science)
(b) Animal Science
(c) Soil Science

The MSc in Agronomy (Crop Science) programme offers seven options, i.e. Crop production, Crop protection, Plant breeding, Plant genetic resources, Soil chemistry and fertility, Soil physics and Land Evaluation.

2. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
(i) Master of Education in:
(a) Educational Administration
(b) Educational Psychology
(c) Educational Sociology
(d) Education in Geography Education
(e) Environmental Education
(f) Religious Education
(g) Mathematics Education
(h) Science Education
(i) Special Education

3. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in
(a) Construction management
(b) ICT Policy and Regulation

(ii) Master of Engineering in:

(a) Environmental Engineering (by Research only)
(b) Electrical Power Systems (by Research only)
(c) Electronics and Telecommunications (by Research only)
(d) Geodesy (by Research only)
(e) Production Engineering and Management
(f) Structural Engineering
(g) Thermofluids Engineering

4. SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling
(ii) Master of Mass Communication
(iii) Master of Communication for Development
(iv) Master of Public Administration
(v) Master of Arts in:
(a) Economics
(b) Gender
(c) History
(d) Linguistic Science
(e) Literature
(f) Political Science
(g) Philosophy and Applied Ethics

5. SCHOOL OF LAW
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in International Human Rights Law
(ii) Master of Laws

6. SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
(i) Master of Public Health
(ii) Master of Medicine in:

(a) General Surgery
(b) Orthopaedic Surgery
(c) Internal Medicine
(d) Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(e) Paediatrics and Child health
(iii) Master of Science in:
(a) Nursing
(b) Parasitology

7. SCHOOL OF MINES
(i) Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science
(ii) Master of Mineral Sciences in:
(a) Geology
(b) Mining Engineering
(c) Metallurgy and Mineral Processing
(d) Small Scale Mining

8. SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES
(i) Master of Science in:
(a) Biosystematics and Ecology
(b) Chemistry
(c) Entomology
(d) Geology
(e) Mathematics and Statistics
(f) Mycology
(g) Plant Pathology
(h) Physics

9. SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
(i) Master of Science in:

(a) Diagnostic Veterinary Medicine
(ii) Master of Science (by Research) in the following:
(a) Biochemistry
(b) Epidemiology
(c) Helminthology
(d) Parasitology
(e) Public Health