
Applications are invited from qualified candidates for admission into Doctorate, Master’s Degree and Postgraduate Diploma Programmes of Plateau State University, Bokkos.
GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Candidates seeking admission into the Postgraduate Programmes of Plateau State University, Bokkos must possess five credit passes, including English and Mathematics, (except those applying to the faculty of Arts where a credit in Mathematics is not mandatory)and other relevant subjects at O’ Level.
Candidates seeking Admission into a Master’s Degree or Postgraduate Diploma of the University must hold a First or Second Class Honours Degree of the University or of other Universities recognized by the Senate of Plateau State University, Bokkos. The first degree must be in a discipline relevant to the programme into which admission is being sought.
Candidates seeking admission into an M.Phil. /Ph.D. programme must also possess a Master’s degree in the relevant discipline. Such candidates are in addition, required to have returned a Weighted Score Average (WSA) of 60% and above in the final assessment result for the Master’s Degree as well as 60% and above in the Research Project.
Applicants who hold a 3rd class or pass degree may be considered provided they possess a Postgraduate Diploma in the relevant area of study.
For all admissions, degree result transcripts and the report of three referees, attesting to the research capability of the candidate must be sent to the Secretary, PG School not later than the closing date for the submission of application.
All Advertised programmes will run on a full-time basis.
For more information and procedure for Online Application, please visit the University’s website www.sis.plasu.edu.ng.
Please note that Online Application must be completed and submitted on or before 31st March, 2025.
Signed:
Mrs. Rhoda Lar Fallam
Senior Deputy Registrar & Secretary,
School of Post Graduate Studies
For: Registrar
FACULTY OF ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PGD in Creative Writing
Master of Arts (M.A.) English Language
Master of Arts (M.A) English Literature
M.Phil. /PhD English Language.
M.Phil./PhD English Literature.
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Master of Arts (M.A.) in History and International Studies.
Master of Arts (M.A.) in African History.
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Economic History.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programme in the following fields:
MPhil /PhD in History and International Studies.
M.Phil./PhD in African Studies.
M.Phil. / PhD in Economic History.
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS:
PhD Theatre Art
PhD Film studies
Masters in Theatre Arts
Masters Film studies
Postgraduate Diploma in Theatre and Tourism Studies
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
PGD in Environmental Resources Management
PGD in Tourism Studies
PGD Geographical Information Systems
MSc in Rural Development
Masters in Geomorphology
Masters in Environmental Resources Management
Masters Tourism Studies
Masters in Climatology
Masters in Population Studies
PhD Environmental Resources Management
PhD Population Studies
PhD Climatology
PhD Rural Development
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
DEPTMENT OF ACCOUNTING
Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting (PGDA)
Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Accounting & Finance
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Accounting & Finance
DEPTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES:
Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Degree in Management
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Management
FACULTY OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
PGD/MSc/ PhD Computer Science
PDG Management Information System
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
PhD Mathematics
MSc Mathematics
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
PhD Physics
MSc Physics
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
MSc/PhD in Analytical chemistry
MSc/PhD in Environmental chemistry
MSc/PhD in Inorganic chemistry
MSc/PhD in Organic chemistry
MSc/PhD in Polymer chemistry
MSc/PhD in Physical chemistry
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
PGD Microbiology
M. Sc. Medical/Pathogenic Microbiology
M. Sc. Environmental Microbiology
M. Sc. Microbial Biotechnology
M. Sc. Food and Industrial Microbiology
PhD. Medical/pathogenic Microbiology
PhD. Environmental Microbiology
PhD. Microbial Biotechnology
PhD. Food and Industrial Microbiology
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
M.Sc. Economics
Masters in Professional Economics
PhD Economics
DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION
M.Sc. Mass Communication
PhD Mass Communication
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
M.Sc. Political Science
M.Sc. Public Administration
PhD Political Economy and Development Studies
PhD Public Administration
PhD International Relations
M.Sc. International Relations
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
M.Sc./PhD Clinical Psychology
M.Sc./PhD Industrial/Organizational Psychology
M.Sc./PhD Social Psychology
M.Sc./ PhD Forensic Psychology
M.Sc./PhD Psychometrics
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
M.Sc. Sociology
PhD Sociology
Signed:
Mrs. Rhoda Lar Fallam
(SDR/Secretary SPGS)
For: The Registrar’s