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Detailed
course contents The
MPhil and PhD Degree Programmes
Admission
Requirements
Registration
Requirements
Summary
of Courses
Objectives
These
interdisciplinary programmes are designed to produce high-level personnel capable of doing
research and providing leadership in specialized aspects of the discipline of information
science.
The degrees
are designated:
(i) MPhil, that is, Master of Philosophy in information science; and
(ii) PhD, that is, Doctor of Philosophy in information science.
Areas of
Specialization
The major
areas of specialization are:
1. Analysis, Design and Evaluation of Information Systems
2. Economics of Information
3. Education for Information Science
4. Information Policy
5. Information Technologies
6. Informetrics
7. Information Economy and Society
8. Scholarly Communication in Science and Technology
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Admission
requirements
1. Admission
is normally open to candidates with the MInfSc degree of the University of
Ibadan, or its approved equivalents.
2. Candidates must have a Weighted Average Mark of 50 - 54.9% in the
MInfSc degree or its recognized equivalent, in order to be admitted to the MPhil degree
programme, 55 - 59.9% to be admitted to the
MPhil/Ph.D programme, and 60% and
above to be admitted directly to the Ph.D
programme.
Duration of the programmes
The full-time
MPhil degree programme normally lasts for not less than two semesters; while the full-time
PhD programme lasts not less than four semesters. Part-time candidates would normally be
required to spend a minimum of four semesters and eight semesters, from the time of first
registration, for the MPhil and PhD programmes respectively.
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Registration
requirements
1. Candidates
for either the MPhil or PhD degree programme shall register for a maximum
of 12 units of courses, including the compulsory
course(s) at the 800
level and electives at 700/800 levels. The electives may be taken either in ARCIS or in
other approved departments of the university. Such courses should be relevant to the
research proposals of the candidates.
2. The course requirements, or any part of the course requirements, may
be waived for MPhil/PhD candidates who already possess the MInfSc degree of this
university, or its approved equivalents, and are considered to have done sufficient
relevant courses to enable them proceed with their research. Each case shall be considered
on its own merit.
3. Further details in respect of the
MInfSc, MPhil and PhD degrees
offered by ARCIS will be found in the current issue of the 'General Regulations Governing
Higher Degree Programmes' published by the Postgraduate School.
Criteria for
awarding the degrees
Candidates
admitted to the MPhil/PhD programme will be expected to take both written and oral
examinations to determine their suitability for conversion to the PhD registration.
Thereafter, both the MPhil and PhD degrees are awarded as a result of the successful
presentation and defence of dissertations and theses respectively.
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800-Level
Courses
FSC 801: Advanced Statistical Methods (C)
FSC 802: Information Policies
(E)
FSC 803: Planning and Implementation of Information Systems
(E)
FSC 804: Economics and Marketing of Information (E)
FSC 805: Information Personnel Management (E)
FSC 806: Linguistic Applications in Information Retrieval (E)
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