FACULTY OF ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF IGBO, AFRICAN &ASIAN STUDIES
Available Programme: PGD, MA and PhD
Area of Specialization: (i) Igbo Language; (ii) Igbo Oral Literature; (iii) Igbo Written Literature; (iv) Translation (Igbo-English); (v) Igbo Culture and Civilization.
Admission Requirement:
O’level
5 O’ level credits to include English Language, Igbo and any other 3 subjects obtained at not more than two sittings.
- 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 Igbo or Linguistics or both or Igbo/Education 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 a Igbo or Linguistics or both 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