Admission Requirements

CKT-UTAS offers opportunities for interested persons to pursue their desired postgraduate programmes at various levels including the following:

PhD and Equivalent Programmes

CKT-UTAS offers several programmes leading to the award of Doctor of Philosophy Degrees or their equivalents.

Doctoral programmes are offered at the Departments and Centers on

• • Full- Time,
  • Sandwich and/or
  • Part-time basis with varying durations for each category.

Generally, full-time PhD programmes are offered for a minimum period of three (3) years and a maximum period of five (5) years.

For part-time PhD programmes, the minimum and maximum periods are four (4) and six (6) years respectively.

Applicants seeking admission into Doctoral programmes of CKT-UTAS are expected to possess researched Masters degrees related to the Doctoral Degree being sought. Other programme-specific requirements may also apply.

In exceptional cases, applicants with First-Class Bachelor’s Degrees in a related field may be offered admission into the Doctoral programmes of some Departments.

Applicants admitted with Bachelor’s Degrees must take and pass the first year MPhil/MSc/MEd-related courses before proceeding to the Doctoral programme.

Such students will be required to get grades not below 80% in all courses taken before being allowed to proceed with the Doctoral programme. Students who are unable to meet this requirement will be made to rather proceed with the appropriate MPhil/MSc/MEd programme.

Some Departments may recommend MPhil/MSc/MEd students who have obtained grades not below 80% in all courses for consideration to proceed to conduct extended research work leading to a Doctoral degree.

In such cases, the Head of the respective Department upon the advice of the Department Postgraduate Studies Advisory Committee (DPSAC) shall make a recommendation to the Board of SGSR through the Dean of the School/Faculty and SGSR.

The Board of SGSR shall review such proposals and then communicate their decision to the Registrar who shall then write to the student, offering the opportunity to proceed with the Doctoral programme or otherwise.

MPhil and Equivalent Programmes

Applicants seeking admission into various MPhil programmes and their equivalents at CKT- UTAS must meet a minimum requirement of possessing a good BSc/BA/BEd degree in a field related to their programme of choice from a recognized University.

For the avoidance of doubt, a good class here means a Second Class (Lower Division) or better.

This requirement is in addition to other programme-specific requirements that may be given by Schools/Faculties/Centers and Departments.

Applicants with Third Class may be considered for admission based on other conditions including work experience and/or recommendation by an interview panel or outcome of an entrance examination.

Applicants who hold Postgraduate Diploma degrees in related fields in addition to a first degree may also apply for MPhil and its equivalent programmes.

Holders of MSc/MA without research may also apply for top-up programmes which allow them to carry out extended research leading to the award of MPhil Degrees in the same area as their MSc/MA/MEd degrees.

Full-time MPhil programmes are offered for a minimum period of two (2) years and a maximum period of three (3) years.

Part-time MPhil programmes may take the same time or longer depending on the nature of the programmes.

Students on top-up programmes will undertake one-year extended research in their study area as the requirement for the MPhil Degree.

MSc/MA and equivalent programmes

There are several Master of Science Degree programmes at the various Departments of CKT- UTAS on Full-Time, Part-Time and/or Sandwich basis.

These are non-research master‟s degree programmes that can be obtained within a minimum period of one year and a maximum period of two years.

The minimum requirements for MSc are the same for MPhil and their equivalents. In some cases, there may be programme-specific requirements from the various Departments.

MEd and Equivalent Programmes

The School of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education offers several programmes leading to the award of Master of Education Degrees.

Applicants seeking admission into these programmes must possess a good Bachelor of Education Degree in a related field.

Under exceptional circumstances, applicants without Bachelor of Education Degrees may be offered admission into MEd programmes if they possess very good Bachelor’s Degrees in a related field.

Postgraduate Diploma

Candidates seeking admission into the various programmes leading to the award of Postgraduate Diplomas must have a minimum of Third Class in a related field.

Post-Bachelors graduates who wish to offer MSc/MPhil/MEd programmes but lack the requisite qualification may apply into the respective Postgraduate Diploma programme to gain the needed foundational knowledge/skills which will then afford them the opportunity to ladder onto the higher programme after a successful completion.

The minimum and maximum durations for postgraduate Diploma programmes are one year and two years respectively.