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PhD in Media and Communication at PAU
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Aims

SMC Doctorate in Media and Communication aims:

1.   To support the National Universities Commission and its stated agenda of producing an adequate number of doctorate degree holders to staff the faculties of the growing number of licensed universities, many of which take off with mass communication and communication-related studies in the Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts, Management or Administration;

2.   To strengthen our institutional base as a School and University committed to providing a holistic, purpose-driven education that will cater to the developmental needs and aspirations of Nigeria and the African continent;

3.  To institute and nurture a robust culture of research consonant with the highest professional competence, ethical conduct and academic excellence in the disciplines of communication and media;

4.  To contribute more fully to the cultural and creative industries through the dialectical process of interfacing conceptual/theoretical knowledge with practical experience where academic and industry-focused approaches to learning converge.

 

 

Quality Assurance

The programme has been developed according to the highest international quality standards, and the SMC brings into play its many years of experience in offering quality education. This is backed up by the brand promise of the Pan-Atlantic University and its reputation for excellence.

Internal Resources

SMC counts on the requisite number and quality of scholars, professionals and modern facilities for the running of the programme. This includes professors, PhDs (with over 10 years post-doctoral experience and international exposure), an adequately stocked library (both physical and virtual), increasing research papers in reputable publications and conference hosting and participation in Nigeria, Africa, and worldwide.

To encourage a virile research culture, SMC is also home to very notable centres such as the Nollywood Studies Centre and the Centre for Media & Communication Research. We have hosted high level national and international conferences, workshops, colloquiums and forums. We are also accepted and recognised by international and national professional bodies as a centre of visible and verifiable excellence in media and communication studies and practice.

SMC has become the leading and most preferred training institution for post-graduate studies in media and communication within Nigeria, with internationally acclaimed programmes, quality, standards, processes, systems, faculty and curricula. The calibre of the graduates from our PhD programme is manifest in the quality of their research publications.

Faculty

Our greatest strength, which we bring to bear on the PhD programme in Media and Communication, is the knowledge and skill-sets available in such areas as Digital and New Media, Creativity and Innovation, Leadership and Entrepreneurship, and of course, Ethics. In addition to the full time faculty of SMC, the PhD programme can count on visiting faculty members drawn from other leading universities within and outside Nigeria.

Programme Structure

The SMC Ph.D. in Media and Communication is a highly structured three year programme. It consists (consecutively) of two semesters of course work, one semester of teaching to gain the due experience, one semester (minimum) dedicated to field work or experiment, and two semesters of thesis writing.  All candidates are admitted directly to the Ph.D. course work. Progression in the programme depends on performance in the course work. For purposes of progression, the minimum pass mark for Ph.D. level courses is 60%. Accordingly, at the end of the first year, there will be three categories of students, viz:

1.   Those that score a CGPA of 3.5 and above (over 5 points); these candidates will proceed with their PhD. thesis proposals, provided that they have also passed all compulsory courses with a minimum mark of 60%, and satisfied all other requirements.

2.   Those that score a CGPA of 3.5 and above, but have failed to score 60% or above in any compulsory course. Such candidates will repeat such courses before proceeding to the next stage.

3. Those that score less than 3.5 CGPA; Candidates in this group will be asked to withdraw from the programme. All other regulations affecting the programme remain in force.

PhD Application Requirements

1.    MSc. Media and Communication of the School of Media and Communication or Mass Communication and related fields from other universities, with a minimum CGPA of 4 or above out of 5 or 3 and above out of 4.

2.  Other Masters degrees (such as MBA, M.Ed., or MSc) in communication-related arts/humanities, social or physical sciences with a GPA of 4 out of 5, 3 out of 4, 5 out of 7 or 60% overall graded point may be considered. Such candidates will be required to audit all relevant compulsory courses at the MSc level.

3.   MPhil with a 60% GPA (for those with an MPhil degree in a communication discipline from other institutions)

4.   A satisfactory research proposal

5.   Academic Transcript (to be submitted before the end of December 2022)

6.   70% score in SMC proposal defense.

7.  4000 – 5000-word proposal on a thesis topic. (The proposal must include: Research Objectives, Statement of the Problem, Justification of the Study, Review of Relevant Literature, Methodology, and Referencing, which should be in APA style). Note that plagiarism or a high similarity index will be penalised.

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Application Period: 15 February 2023 – 6 August 2023

Start Date: 4 October 2023

Viva/Proposal Interview: August 2023

Ph.D Duration: 3 Years

Application fee: N50, 000 to be paid after filling the application form online at apply.pau.edu.ng

Lecture Structure/Days: Saturdays (9:00am – 6:00pm)

Admission from MPhil level courses

Students with MPhil degrees that have had no prior media and communication education will be required to take an additional 18 credit units of media and communication compulsory courses to broaden their understanding of the discipline of media and communication. The courses to be taken will be determined by the Faculty Board on the recommendation of the Ph.D. Director and the candidate’s Faculty Advisor.

1. MPhil with a 60% GPA (for those with an MPhil degree in a communication discipline from other institutions)

2. A satisfactory research proposal

3. Academic Transcript (to be submitted before the end of December 2022)

4. 70% score in SMC proposal defense.

5. 4000 – 5000-word proposal on a thesis topic. (The proposal must include: Research Objectives, Statement of the Problem, Justification of the Study, Review of Relevant Literature, Methodology, and Referencing, which should be in APA style). ). Note that plagiarism or a high similarity index will be penalised.

Apply Now

Download Brochure

Download Ph.D. Transcript Request Form 

Download Ph.D. Referee Request Form

Application Period: 15 February 2023 – 6 August 2023

Start Date: 4 October 2023

Viva/Proposal Interview: August 2023

Ph.D Duration: 3 Years

Application fee: N50, 000 to be paid after filling the application form online at sims.pau.edu.ng

Lecture Structure/Days: Saturday (9:00am – 6:00pm) and one intensive week per semester.

 

Fees

Thank you for your interest in our Ph.D. programme. In response to your enquiry, the SMC Ph.D. in Media and Communication is a structured programme that is designed to run for three years. The first year consists of two semesters of course work. The second and third years are dedicated to finalising one’s research topic, field work, seminar presentations, and the writing of one’s thesis. All candidates are admitted into the first year of course work.

 

The fees for the programme will cover tuition, course materials, (with the exception of textbooks), and the use of ancillary facilities. The details of the fees are as follows:

 

 Payment for each session can be made in full at the beginning of the session or in various installments. 

Note that discounts are available only for the option of Plan A in the first year.

 

First Year:

Plan A: 

N 2,742,828.02 (payment in full by September 2023 attracts a 2.5% discount, thus N2,687,971.46k)

 

Second Year:

Plan A:

N 1,001,313.42 (to be paid in full before resumption in October 2024)

 

Third Year: *

Plan A:

  • N 861,548.71 (full payment to be paid before resumption in October 2025)

 

Project Defence:  

  • N 350,000 (To be paid in Year Three or before project defense)

 

*Note that any additional year will attract the same fee as Year Three

 

Plan B: 

  • 1st semester:  N 1,371,414.01k  (to be paid by September 2023)
  • 2ndsemester: N1,371,414.01k (to be paid by March 2023)

 

Plan B:

  • 1st semester fees N 500,656.71k (to be paid before resumption in October 2024)
  • 2nd semester fees of N500,656.71k (to be paid before resumption in March 2025)

 

Plan B:

  • 1st semester fees: N 430,774.36k (to be paid before resumption in October 2025)
  • 2nd semester fees: N 430,774.36K (to be paid before resumption in March 2026)
 

 

Plan C:

1st semester fees:

  • Acceptance Fees: N 500,00 (to be paid by September 2023)
  • Balance of 1st semester fees: 
  • First Instalment:  N 371,414.01k (to be paid by December 2023)  
  • of N 500,000k (to be paid by February 2024)

2nd semester fees: N 1,371,414.01k  

  • First instalment of N 871,414.0k (to be paid before resumption in March 2024)
  • Second instalment of 2nd semester fees of N 500,000k (to be paid by the 10th June 2024).

 

Plan C:

Various Instalment payments:

1st semester fees:

  • October 2024: N250,000
  • December 2024: N250,656.71k

2nd semester fees:

  • March 2025: N250,000
  • May 2025: N250,656.71k

 

Plan C:

Monthly instalment payments:

1st semester fees:

  • October 2026: N230,774.36k
  • December 2026: N200,000k

2nd semester fees:

  • March 2026: N230,774.36k
  • May 2026: N200,000k
 

 

Plan D

1st semester fees:

  • Acceptance Fees:   N500,000 (to be paid by September 2023)

Monthly instalment payments:

  • October 2023: N271,414.01k  
  • November 2023: N200,000
  • December 2023: N200,000
  • January 2024: N200,000

2nd semester fees:

  • N571,414.01k (to be paid by March 2024)

  Monthly instalment payments:  

  • April 2024: N200,000
  • May 2024: N200,000
  • June 2024: N200,000
  • July 2024: N200,000  

 

  
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