Lagos State University popularly referred to as LASU offers diverse academic Programmes from Undergraduate to Post graduate and so may other programmes.
Lagos State University (LASU) offers a range of postgraduate programmes designed for students who wish to advance their education and specialize in a particular field of study.
These programmes provide in-depth knowledge and research opportunities, preparing graduates for academic, professional roles in the labour market.
The duration of LASU’s postgraduate programmes varies, typically ranging from 11 months to 3 years, depending on the programme and level of study.
Below is the complete list of postgraduate programmes available at LASU and their requirements
List of LASU Postgraduate Courses
FACULTY OF ARTS
A. Department of African Languages.
L M.A. in Yorùbá Language (Full/Part Time)
ii. M. Phil/Ph.D in Yorùbá Language (Full/Part Time)
iii. M. Phil/Ph.D in Yorùbá Literature (Full/Part-Time)
iv. Ph.D in Yorùbá Language. (Full/Part-Time)
B. Department of History and International Studies
| Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations & Strategic Studies [PGDIRSS].
ii. Master in International Relations & Strategic Studies [MIRSS].
iii M.A in History and Diplomacy
iv. M.Phil./Ph.D History and Diplomacy
v. Ph.D History and Diplomacy
C. Department of Religions & Peace Studies
i PGD Christian Religious Studies
ii. M.A. Christian Religious Studies
iii. M.Phil./Ph.D Christian Religious Studies
iv. PGD Islamic Studies
v. M.A. Islamic Studies
vi. M.Phil./Ph.D Islamic Studies
vii. Ph.D Islamic Studies
D. Department of English
I. M. A. English Language
ii. M. A. Literature in English
iii. M.Phil./Ph.D in English
iv. Ph.D in English
E. Department of Foreign Languages
I. Master in Translation and Interpretation
ii. M.A. Arabic Studies
iii. M.Phil/Ph.D Arabic Studies
iv. Ph.D Arabic Studies
v. M.A. French
vi. M.Phil/Ph.D French
vii. Ph.D French
F. Department of Theatre Arts and Music
I. Theatre Arts Programmes
i. Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
ii. Master of Arts (M.A)
iii. M.Phil/Ph.D
iv. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
Music Programmes
i. Postgraduate Diploma
ii. Master of Arts (M.A)
iii. M.Phil/Ph.D
iv. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
G. Department Of Philosophy
I. M.A. Philosophy
il. M.Phil/Phd Philosophy
iii. Ph.D. Philosophy
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
A. Department of Educational Foundations & Counselling Psychology
M.Ed.Counselling Psychology
ii. M.Phil/Ph.D.Counselling Psychology
iii M.Ed Educational Psychology
iv M.Phil/Ph.D Educational Psychology
v. Ph.D Educational Psychology
vi M.Ed Early Childhood Education
vii M.Phil/Ph.D Early Childhood Education
viii. Ph.D
B. Department of Early Childhood Education
ix. M.Ed Sociology of Education
x. M.Phil/Ph.D Sociology of Education
xi M.Ed Philosophy of Education
xii M.Phil/Ph.D Philosophy of Education
xiii. Ph.D Philosophy of Education
xiv. Master in Educational Test Measurement & Evaluation.
C. Department of Physical and Health Education
i. M.Ed. Health Education
il. M.Phil./Ph.D Health Education
iii. Ph.D Health Education
iv. M.Ed. Exercise Physiology
v. M.Phil./Ph.D Exercise Physiology
vi. Ph.D Exercise Physiology
vii. M.Ed Psychology and Sociology of Sports
viii. M.Phil./Ph.D Psychology and Sociology of Sports
ix. Ph.D Psychology and Sociology of Sports
x. M.Ed Sports Management and Administration
vili. M.Phil./Ph.D Sports Management and Administration
D. Department of Educational Management
I. Ph.D Full Time
ii. MPhil/Ph.D – Full Time
iii. M.Ed.Full Time
iv. M.Ed. Part Time
v. M.EM-Part Time
vi. Doctor of Education (D.Ed) In Educational Management
E. Department of Science and Technology Education
i. M.Ed Science Education
ii. M.Phil/Ph.D Science Education
iii. Ph.D Science Education
iv M.Ed Mathematics Education
v. M.Phil/Ph.D Mathematics Education
vi. Ph.D Mathematics Education
vii. M.Ed Educational Technology
vii. M.Phil/Ph.D Educational Technology
ix. Ph.D Educational Technology
xi. M.Ed Computer Education
ix. M.Phil/Ph.D Computer Education
x. Ph.D Computer Education
F. Department of Language, Arts & Social Science Education
I. M. Ed. Language Education
ii. M.Phil/Ph.D Language Education
iii. Ph.D Lang. Education
iv. M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction
v. M.Phil/Ph.D Curriculum and Instruction
vi Ph.D Curriculum and Instruction
vii. M.Ed. Social Studies Education
viii. M.Phil/Ph.D Social Studies Education
ix. Ph.D Social Studies Educ.
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION (CESSED)
I. PGD in Environmental Education [FT/PT]
ii. PGD in Environmental Resource Management [FT/PT]
iii. Master in Environmental Management (MEM) [PT]
iv. M.Sc. Environmental Education [FT]
v. M.Sc. Environmental Resource Management [FT]
vi. M.Phil/Ph.D & Ph.D Environmental Education/Environmental Resource Management
CENTRE FOR PLANNING STUDIES
iv. Master In Housing And Urban Development (MHUD)
v. Master Of Science (M.Sc) In Housing And Urban Development
vi. Mphil/Ph.D In Housing And Urban Development
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
A. Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering.
I. Postgraduate Diploma in Electronic and Computer Engineering
ii. M. Sc. Electronic and Computer Engineering.
iii. M.Phil. /Ph.D Electronic and Computer Engineering
iv. Ph.D Electronic and Computer Engineering
B. Department of Chemical and Polymer Engineering
I. PGD Chemical and Polymer Engineering
ii. M.Sc. Chemical and Polymer Engineering
iii. M. Phil/Ph.D Chemical and Polymer Engineering
iv. Ph.D Chemical and Polymer Engineering
C. Department of Mechanical Engineering
I. PGD Mechanical Engineering
ii. M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
iii. M.Phil./Ph.D Mechanical Engineering
iv. Ph.D Mechanical Engineering
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
A. Department of Public Administration.
I. PGD Public Administration
ii. M.Sc. Public Administration with specialization in:
a. Human Resource Management
b. Public Policy Making and Analysis
c. Local Government Administration and Management
- Postgraduate Diploma in Planning Studies
d. Public Financial Management and Budgeting
ii. Master in Urban and Regional Planning
iii. Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) In Housing
iii. Master in Public Administration
iv. M.Phil/Ph.D Public Administration
v. Ph.D Public Administration
vi. Doctor of Public Administration [DPA]
B. Department of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
- Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources & Industrial Relations
ii. Master in Human Resources & Industrial Relations (M.HRIR)
iii. M.Sc. Human Resources & Industrial Relations
iv. M.Phil/Ph.D Human Resource Management
v. Ph.D Human Resource Management
C. Department of Business Administration
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration.
ii. Master in Business Administration (MBA)
iii M.Sc. Bus. Admin. FT/PT
with specialization in:
a. Bus. Administration b. Management
c. International Business
vi. M.Phil/Ph.D. Buss. Ad mn..
vii. Ph.D Bus. Admn.,
viii Doctor of Business Administration [DBA]
D. Department of Accounting
i. PGD Accounting
ii. M.Sc. Accounting-FT/PT
iii. M.Phil/Ph.D Accounting
iv. Ph.D Accounting
E. Department of Banking & Finance
I. PGD Finance
ii. M.Sc. Finance
iii. Master In Banking And Finance (MBF Professional)
iv. M.Phil/Ph.D In Finance
v. Ph.D in Finance
D. Department of Management Technology
I. PGD Project Management [PGDPM]
ii. Master of Project Management [MPM).
iii. M.Sc. Management Tech.
iv. M.Sc. In Production and Operations Management Full Time
E. Department of Marketing
I. PGD-Marketing
ii. M.Sc. Marketing – FT/PT
iii. M.Phil./Ph.D Marketing
vii. Ph.D Marketing
H. Department of Insurance
I. PGD-Risk Mgt & insurance
ii. M.Sc. Risk Mgt & insurance
iii. Master in Risk Management & Insurance
iv. Master of Risk Management Programme (MRM)
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
A. Department of Botany
i. M.Sc. Botany with specialization in:
Plant Pathology, Mycology, Plant Breeding & Genetics, Cytogenetic, Ecology. Taxonomy, Ecology Taxonomy, Plant Physiology, Ethno-medicine, Biosystematics and Bioinformatics.
ii. MPhil/Ph.D Botany
iii. Ph.D Botany.
B. Department of Fisheries
I. PGD Fisheries
ii. M.Sc. Fisheries
iii. M.Phil/Ph.D Fisheries
iv. Ph.D Fisherie
C. Department of Biochemistry
i. Postgraduate Diploma in Industrial Biochemistry
ii. M.Sc. in Biochemistry
iii. M. Phil/Ph.D in Biochemistry
iv. Ph.D in Biochemistry
D. Department of Physics
i. Master of Science in Physics
ii. M.Phil/Ph.D in Physics
iii. Ph.D in Physics
E. Department of Computer Science
i. Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) Computer Science
ii. Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science
iii. Ph.D Computer Science
F. Department of Chemistry
i. Postgraduate Diploma in Chemistry
ii. M.Sc. Chemistry
iii. M.Phil/Ph.D
- Organic Chemistry and Natural Products
iv. Master In Criminology, Security and Legal Psychology [MCSLP]
ii. Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
iii. Physical and Inorganic Chemistry.
G. Department of Mathematics
I. Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematics
ii. M.Sc. Mathematics.
iii. Ph.D Mathematics with specialization in
- Pure Mathematics
ii. Applied Mathematics
iii. Applicable Mathematics
H. Department of Zoology & Environmental Biology
i. M.Sc. Zoology and Environmental Biology
ii. Ph.D Zoology and Environmental Biology
iii. Postgraduate Diploma in Pest and Environmental Management
I. Department of Microbiology
i. PGD Microbiology
ii. M.Sc. Microbiology
iii. Ph.D Microbiology
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
A. Department of Economics
I. PGD Economics
ii. M.Sc. Economics
iii. M.Phil/Ph.D Economics
iv. Ph.D Economics
B. Department of Geography andPlanning [Full & Part Time]
I. M.Sc. Geography
ii. M.Phil./Ph.D Geography
iii. Ph.D Geography
C. Department of Sociology
I. Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work
ii. Master in Social Work (MSW)
iii. Doctor of Social Work (DSW)
iv. Master in Criminology and Security Studies [MCSS]
v. M.Sc. Sociology
vi. M.Phil./Ph.D Sociology
vii. Ph.D Sociology
D. Department of Political Science
I. M.Sc. Political Science
ii. M.Phil./Ph.D Political Science v. Ph.D Political Science
E . Department of Psychology
M.Sc. Psychology
iL M.Phil./Ph.D Psychology
Ph.D Psychology
LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION (LASUSOC)
I. Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Studies.
ii. Master in Communication Studies (MCS)
iii. Master of Science Communication Studies
iv. M.Phil/Ph.D Communication Studies
vi.Ph.D Communication Studies
SCHOOL OF TRANSPORT
i. Master in Transport Planning
ii. M.Sc.Transport & Logistics
iii. M.Phil./Ph.D Transport & Logistics
iv. Ph.D Transport & Logistics
v. Master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Programme (Part-Time)
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (LASUCOM, IKEJA)
A. Department of Anatomy
I. M.Sc. Anatomy
ii. M.Phil/Ph.D Anatomy
iii. Ph.D Anatomy
B. Department of Physiology
I. M.Sc. Physiology
ii. M.Phil. /Ph.D Physiology
iii. Ph.D Physiology
C. Department of Community Health & Primary Health Care
i. Master in Public Health (MPH)
ii. Master of Occupational Health
iii. Master of Occupational Medicine
D. Department of Medical Biochemistry
i. Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
ii. Master of Science (M.Sc.)
iii. Master of Philosophy
(M.Phil./Doctor of Philosophy [PhD]
iv Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
Admission Requirements for LASU Postgraduate Courses
FACULTY OF ARTS
Department of African Languages
M.A. Yoruba Literature & Culture
Candidates seeking admission into the M.A. Yoruba Literature and Culture programme must possess any of the following qualifications from Lagos State University or other institutions recognized by the Senate of Lagos State University:
A Bachelor’s Degree in Yoruba (not below Second Class Division).
A Bachelor’s Degree in Yoruba or Yoruba Education, provided all core courses were taken and passed.
A B.A. in Yoruba Communication Arts.
Candidates will be required to take a qualifying examination to determine their suitability for the programme.
Duration: Minimum of four (4) semesters and maximum of six (6) semesters.
Department of History & International Studies
M.A. History and Diplomacy
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
A good Bachelor’s degree in History and International Studies from Lagos State University (not below Second Class Lower Division).
A Bachelor’s degree in History or its variants from any other university recognized by the Senate of Lagos State University.
A Bachelor’s degree in Humanities or Social Sciences deemed acceptable by the Department and Senate.
Five (5) credit passes at ‘O’ Level, including English and History or Government.
Candidates must pass a written essay qualifying examination administered by the University.
Duration: Minimum of four (4) semesters and maximum of six (6) semesters (the final semester is dedicated to dissertation writing).
Master’s in International Relations and Strategic Studies (MIRSS)
To be eligible for admission into the MIRSS programme, candidates must possess one of the following:
A Second Class Lower Division Bachelor’s Degree from Lagos State University or any other university recognized by the Senate.
A Higher National Diploma (Upper Credit) or its equivalent, along with a Post-Graduate Diploma in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Lagos State University.
A Third Class Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university, along with a Post-Graduate Diploma in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Lagos State University.
Five (5) credit passes at ‘O’ Level, including English.
Candidates must pass a qualifying examination administered by the University.
Duration: Minimum of six (6) semesters and maximum of eight (8) semesters.
Post-Graduate Diploma in International Relations and Strategic Studies (PGDIRSS)
Admission requirements for the PGDIRSS programme include:
A Third Class Bachelor’s Degree in History and International Studies from Lagos State University.
A Third Class Degree in History or its variants from any other university recognized by the Senate of Lagos State University.
A Third Class Degree in Humanities or Social Sciences, as deemed acceptable by the Department and Senate.
A Higher National Diploma (Upper Credit) or its equivalent, or Lower Credit with at least three years of post-qualification experience.
Five (5) credit passes at ‘O’ Level, including English.
Candidates must pass a qualifying examination administered by the University.
Duration: Minimum of four (4) semesters.
M.Phil. / Ph.D. in History and Diplomacy
To qualify for admission into the **M.Phil.