Admission Requirements

Candidate with any of the following minimum qualifications or the equivalents obtained from an institution recognized by the Ahmadu Bello University Senate are eligible for admission into the programme.

i) A first degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics and Technical Education.

ii) A Higher National Diploma in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or Computer Science at Upper Credit Level.

iii) Any other qualification, which together with relevant experience is deemed to be equivalent to (a) above by the department and approved by the Faculty Board and the Senate.

Where necessary candidates may be required to clear or make up for deficiency in previous training. Each case will be considered individually by the Departmental PG Committee, which will recommend the undergraduate Electrical Engineering courses that must be taken by the candidate to clear the deficiencies.

Graduation Requirements

To obtain the Postgraduate Diploma, a candidate must;

(a) Obtain a minimum of 41 credit units at the 700-level made up as follows:

(i) 16 units of core courses per semester (2 units of elective courses from the student’s areas of specialization)

(ii) 9 units of project work in the student’s area of specialization

(b) Satisfy all other requirements as stipulated in the Regulations of the School of Postgraduate Studies.

Course Structure

The curriculum consists of two areas of concentration

(i) Core courses

(ii) Electives

A student must take all the COMMON courses irrespective of his/her area of specialization. The CORE and ELECTIVES are specialist courses aimed at further concentration in the area of specialization in which a student is required to undertake a practical project.