FACULTY OF ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS
Available Programme: PGD, MA and PhD
Area of Specialization: (i) Syntax and Morphology; (ii) Semantics and Pragmatics; (iii) Phonetics and Phonology; (iv) Sociolinguistics; (v) Igbo Lexicography; (vi) Cognitive Linguistics
Admission Requirement:
O’level
5 O’ level credits to include English Language and any other 4 subjects obtained at not more than two sittings.
- Students are required to demonstrate the ability to read and write one African language. Students are strongly advised to acquire knowledge of an additional European language.
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
The candidate must be a graduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University or a recognized University with at least a Third-Class degree or a minimum of lower Credit in the Higher National Diploma, HND, from a recognized Institution
- Master’s Degree (MA)
- The candidate must have a first degree in Linguistics or relevant discipline with an FCGPA of not less than 2.5 from Nnamdi Azikiwe University or a recognized University
- A candidate with a Postgraduate Diploma with an FCGPA of not less than 3.00 may also be admitted provided the University Matriculation requirements are satisfied
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree
A candidate who holds a master’s degree in Linguistics with an FCGPA not less than 3.50 on a 5 Point Scale or an average of 60%, from Nnamdi Azikiwe University or a recognized University may be admitted provided the University Matriculation requirement is satisfied
APPLY NOWapply on our portalApproved PG Supervisors(Click on the Supervisor’s name to view profile):
| Name | Department | Approval |
| EME CECILIA AMAOGE | LINGUISTICS | PGD, MA,& PHD. |
| EGENTI MARTHA CHIDIMMA | LINGUISTICS | PGD AND MSC |
| EME CECILA | LINGUISTICS | PGD AND MA |
| EZENWAFOR-AFUECHETA CHIKELU IHUNANAYA | LINGUISTICS | PGD AND MASTERS |
| EZEUKO ROMANUS OBI | LINGUISTICS | PGD, MA, & PHD. |
| MBAGWU DAVIDSON UGOCHUKWU | LINGUISTICS | PGD, MA & PHD |
| NKAMIGBO LINDA | LINGUISTICS | PGD AND MA |
| NWANKWERE ANGELA U.N. | LINGUISTICS | PGD AND MASTERS |
| OBIAMALU GREG O. | LINGUISTICS | PGD and MA |
| OKOYE ADAOBI NGOZI | LINGUISTICS | PGD AND MSC |
| OKOYE CHINENYE I | LINGUISTICS | PGD ONLY |
| ORJI DERECK-MARTINS AKACHUKWU | LINGUISTICS | PGD AND MA |
| UCHECHUKWU CHINEDU | LINGUISTICS | PGD, MA & PHD |
| UWAEZUOKE AGHAEGBUNA HAROLDSON | LINGUISTICS | PGD AND MASTERS |
| OKOYE CHINENYE LOYCE | LINGUISTICS/ CHINESE STUDIES | PGD& MA |