PLATEAU STATE UNIVERSITY, BOKKOS

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

ADMISSION INTO POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES 2026/2027 ACADEMIC SESSION

1. Applications are invited from qualified candidates for admission into Doctorate, Master’s Degree and Postgraduate Diploma Programmes of Plateau State University, Bokkos.
2. A candidate seeking admission 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 of the Plateau State University, Bokkos; must hold a good (First or Second Class) Honours Degree of this University or of other Universities recognized by the Senate of Plateau State University, Bokkos. While candidates with Third Class degrees may apply for Postgraduate Diploma programme of the University.

The first degree must be in a discipline relevant to the programme into which admission is being sought.

• A candidate seeking admission into an M.Phil./Ph.D. programme must, in addition to the O’level requirement, possess a Master’s degree in the relevant discipline and must 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.
• Candidates are required to check the specific admission requirements for the programmes they wish to apply for on the university website.
• 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 of the School of Postgraduate Studies not later than the date advertised.
• All advertised programmes will run on a full-time basis.
• For more information on the application fee and procedure, please visit the University website plasu.edu.ng or the application portal https://pg.plasu.edu.ng/application/

NOTE: Online Application must be completed and submitted on or before 30^th June, 2026.

Mrs. Rhoda Lar Fallam

Senior Deputy Registrar/Secretary

1. FACULTY OF ARTS
2. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
3. PGD in Creative Writing
4. Master of Arts (M.A.) English Language
5. Master of Arts (M.A.) English Literature

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D Programme in the following fields)

1. M.Phil./Ph.D. English Language
2. M.Phil./Ph.D. 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 (Ph.D. Programme in the following fields)

1. M.Phil./Ph.D. in History and International Studies.
2. M.Phil./Ph.D. in African Studies.
3. M.Phil./Ph.D. in Economic History.

• POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS:
• Ph.D. Theatre Art
• Ph.D. Film studies
• Masters in Theatre Arts
• Masters Film Studies
• Post Graduate 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 in Tourism Studies
• Masters in climatology
• Masters in Population Studies
• Ph.D. Environmental Resources Management
• Ph.D. Population Studies
• Ph.D. Climatology
• Ph.D. Rural Development

• FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
•  DEPTMENT OF ACCOUNTING
• Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting and Finance (PGDAF)
• Master of Science Accounting & Finance (M. Sc. Accounting & Finance)
• Doctor of Philosophy Accounting and finance (Ph.D. Accounting & Finance)

• DEPTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES:
• Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
• Master of Science Management (M. Sc. Management)
• Doctor of Philosophy Management (Ph.D. Business Management)

• FACULTY OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
• DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
• PGD/M.Sc./ Ph.D. Computer science
• PDG Management Information System

• DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
• Ph.D. Mathematics
• M.Sc. Mathematics Full Time Programme
• M.Sc. Mathematics Part Time Programme
• M.Sc. Pure Mathematics
• M.Sc. Applied Mathematics

•  DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
• Ph.D. physics
• M.Sc. physics

• DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
• M.Sc./Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry
• M.Sc./Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry
• M.Sc./Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry
• M.Sc./Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry
• M.Sc./Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry
• M.Sc./Ph.D. 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
• Ph.D. Medical/pathogenic Microbiology
• Ph.D. Environmental Microbiology
• Ph.D. Microbial Biotechnology
• Ph.D. Food and Industrial Microbiology

• FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
• DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
• PGD Economics
• M.Sc. Economics
• M.Sc. Professional Economics
• Ph.D. Economics

• DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION
• PGD Mass Communication
• M.Sc. Mass communication
• Ph.D. Mass Communication

• DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
• M.Sc. International Relations and Strategic Studies
• M.Sc. Public Administration
• M.Sc. Political Economy and Development Studies
• Ph.D. International Relations and Strategic Studies
• Ph.D. Public Administration
• Ph.D. Political Economy and Development Studies

• DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
• PGD Psychology
• PGD Psychometric
• M.Sc. Clinical Psychology
• M.Sc. Forensic Psychology
• M.Sc. Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• M.Sc. Psychometric
• M.Sc. Social Psychology
• Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
• Ph.D. Forensic Psychology
• Ph.D. Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• Ph.D. Psychometrics
• Ph.D. Social Psychology

• DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
• M.Sc. Sociology
• Ph.D. Sociology