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Programmes

• B.Sc. Mass Communication

• PGD Mass Communication

• M.Sc. Mass Communication

Admission Requirements

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

1. B.Sc. Broadcasting

To be admitted into B.Sc. Broadcasting, the candidate is required to meet at least one of the following:

100 Level

1. Five Ordinary Level (O/L) credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at SSCE, GCE, NECO and NABTEB, in not more than two sittings.
2. Teachers’ Grade II Certificate with minimum of five merits at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics plus any other three subjects.

200      Level

1. A minimum of 3 credit passes in IJMB, OND, NCE or its equivalent in addition to 5 credit passes at the Ordinary level including English Language and Mathematics.
2. National Diploma (OND) in Mass Communication, broadcasting or any other relevant discipline from recognised institutions. This is in addition to the basic O Level results as indicated above.

300    Level

1. An HND Certificate with a minimum of Lower Credit in Mass Communication, Broadcasting or any other relevant discipline from recognised institutions.
2. Five Ordinary Level (O/L) credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at SSCE, GCE, NECO or NABTEB in not more than two sittings.

• Teachers’ Grade II Certificate with minimum of five merits at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics, plus any other three subjects

Concessional Admission

Matured candidates, 50 years of age and above, with ten years of cognate work experience who fail to meet any of the above requirements may write to the Vice Chancellor for concessional admission to the four-year programme in the department.

B.Sc. Film & Multimedia Studies

To be admitted into B.Sc. Film and Multimedia Studies programme, the candidate is required to meet at least one of the following academic requirements:

100 Level

1. Five Ordinary Level (O/L) credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at SSCE, GCE, NECO and NABTEB, in not more than two sittings.
2. Teachers’ Grade II Certificate with minimum of five merits at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics plus any other three subjects.

200      Level

1. A minimum of 3 credit passes in IJMB, OND, NCE or its equivalent in addition to 5 credit passes at the Ordinary level including English Language and Mathematics.
2. National Diploma (ND), National Certificate of Education (NCE), or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Film Production, Theatre and Performing Arts or any other relevant course from recognized institutions with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a scale of 5points or its equivalent. In addition, the candidate must have 5 credit passes at the Ordinary Level including English Language and Mathematics. Candidates with GCE ‘A Level’ are no longer considered for direct entry into any Mass Communication discipline because of the subject combinations and lack of professional foundation in advanced level subjects. Such candidates are advised to take 100-Level admission.

 300    Level

1. An HND Certificate with a minimum of Lower Credit
2. Five Ordinary Level (O/L) credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at SSCE, GCE, NECO or NABTEB in not more than two sittings.

• Teachers’ Grade II Certificate with minimum of five merits at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics, plus any other three subjects

Concessional Admission

Matured candidates, 50 years of age and above, with ten years of cognate work experience who fail to meet any of the above requirements may write to the Vice Chancellor for concessional admission to the four-year programme in the department.

3. B.Sc. Mass Communication

To be admitted into B.Sc. Mass Communication programme, the candidate is required to meet at least one of the following academic requirements:

100 Level

• Five Ordinary Level (O/L) credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at SSCE, GCE, NECO and NABTEB, in not more than two sittings.

1. Teachers’ Grade II Certificate with minimum of five merits at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics plus any other three subjects.

200      Level

• A minimum of 3 credit passes in IJMB, OND, NCE or its equivalent in addition to 5 credit passes at the Ordinary level including English Language and Mathematics.

1. National Diploma (OND) in Mass Communication from recognised institutions. This is in addition to the basic O Level results as indicated above.

 300    Level

1. An HND Certificate with a minimum of Lower Credit
2. Five Ordinary Level (O/L) credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at SSCE, GCE, NECO or NABTEB in not more than two sittings.
3. Teachers’ Grade II Certificate with minimum of five merits at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics, plus any other three subjects

Concessional Admission

Matured candidates, 50 years of age and above, with ten years of cognate work experience who fail to meet any of the above requirements may write to the Vice Chancellor for concessional admission to the four-year programme in the department

Graduation Requirements

he graduation credits required are 146 for 100-Level admission, and 120 for Direct Entry to 200-Level and 90 for Direct Entry to 300-Level students, as indicated in the table below:

1. Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication (PGD)

To be admitted for the PGD Mass Communication programme, a candidate is expected to have:

1. First degree with a minimum of Third-Class grade in any discipline from a recognized university;

   or

1. HND with at least a minimum grade of Lower Credit in any discipline from a recognized institution;

In addition to:

 Five ‘O’ level credit passes to include English language, English Literature and   Mathematics.

2. Master Degree in Mass Communication (MSc)

To be admitted into the M.Sc. Mass Communication programme, a candidate is expected to have:

1. A first degree with a minimum of Second Honours (lower division) in Journalism, Mass Communication or Communication Arts from a recognized university or its equivalent.

or

1. A Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communications, Journalism, Communication Arts or any other related discipline from a recognized university or equivalent institution.

Concession: Matured students of 35 years of age and above with 10 years work experience in a communication related job position in addition to a first degree may be considered.

 Doctor of Philosophy in Mass Communication (PhD or MPhil/PhD)

To be admitted into the PhD in Mass Communication, a candidate is expected to have

 At least five O-Level Credit pass which must include English, Mathematics and any other three arts or social science subjects).

1. B.Sc. degree in Mass Communication or any other area of communication studies with a minimum of Second Class Lower Division (Student with Third Class Division OR HND must have in addition a PGD in Mass Communication or other relevant communication studies.
2. B.Sc. Degree in Mass Communication or any other area of communication studies with a CGPA of not less than 4.0 on a 5-point scale OR 3.0 on a 4-point scale. Candidate with 3.5 to 3.99 on a 5-point scale or its equivalence may be considered for MPhil/PhD admission.
3. Candidate with a good M.Phil. Degree in addition to MSc degree would have an added advantage.

Candidates shall be required to attend a Departmental admission interview at which the candidate shall present a brief satisfactory statement of the intended area of research (Research Proposal) and must satisfy the requirements of Departmental Postgraduate Board.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

1. PGD Mass Communication

To be eligible for the award of PGD in Mass Communication, the student must pass a minimum of 30 credits units which includes 6 units of elective courses for either the 2-semester programme structure.

2. MSc Mass Communication

To graduation with an M.Sc. in Mass Communication, a student must take a minimum of 30 credit units including all compulsory courses not previously taken at the PGD level, and 6 credit units of elective courses for a 4 or 8 semester structure

 3. To graduation with an PhD in Mass Communication, a student must satisfy the following conditions:

(a) Candidates must take and pass a total of 24 units made up of 12 Units of courses on which seminars will be presented and 12 unit of Ph.D. Thesis as detailed in the course registration table.

(b) Original thesis writing is a compulsory requirement for all Ph.D. candidates regardless of his/her area of specialization.

(i) The panel for the oral Thesis defence shall be the joint work of both the Department and the Dean of School of Postgraduate Studies.

(ii) The Ph.D. candidate must have two (2) positive assessments of his/her work out of three (3) assessors of his/her thesis.

(iii) The report of the Assessor must be approved by the Postgraduate Boards and finally by the Senate before the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is awarded.

(c) Candidates are also expected to publish at least two research papers (in their research areas of interest, most especially from their theses) in reputable journals before graduation