MSc. Population and Demographic Studies

GEPD800: RESEARCH AND THESIS:
GEPD801: POSTGRADUATE SEMINAR I:
GEPD802: POST GRADUATE SEMINAR II:

GEDP803: INDIRECT METHODS OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ANALYSIS:
In an attempt to present demographic processes in the form of mathematical functions relating to two or more measurable demographic variables, indirect methods are used. The course will cover use of forward and Reversed survival methods. Brass and Demeny indirect methods, Coale and Demeny model life tables, indirect methods of analyzing data on children ever born, Singulate mean age at marriage, etc.

GEPD804: POULATION AND SOCIETY:
The course will begin with a brief introduction to the inter-disciplinary field of population studies oriented toward understanding its fundamental importance and its place among the social sciences. The second part of the course will deal with the history of world population issues as well as the nature and scope of demography and population studies. The third part of the course will deal with basics of demographic measurement related to population growth, fertility and mortality. The forth part of the course will address formal aspects of the age and sex structure of populations as wells as their influence on social and political structures, and take a more in depth examination of major substantive issues and theoretical perspectives related to fertility, mortality, immigration and the relationship between population and the environment.

GEPD806: THEORIES AND TYPOLOGIES OF MIGRATION:
This course explores the key theoretical literature on migration, including critical debate about alternative frameworks of analysis and an appreciation of the embeddedness of migration in a broader range of processes such as social and cultural change, uneven development and geopolitics; Analysis of patterns of population mobility in Nigeria; migrations and population policy.

GEPD807: DATA AND METHODS FOR POPULATION AND MIGRATION RESEARCH :
Reviews and evaluates a range of data sources on population and migration; and explores a variety of methods appropriate for researching population and migration. This course involves group discussion, team work and two assignments – one on quantitative and one an qualitative methods.

GEPD808: POPULATION ESTIMATION AND PROJECTION:
Population projection and estimation are very useful in defining goals for development planning, because they enable us to put our goals and objectives in numeric (quantitative) terms. The course will cover topics such as mathematical methods of projection (arithmetic, geometric and exponential). Component method of projection, fertility, mortality and migration projections, method of estimating the mid-year population and use of computer in projection.

GEPD809: POPULATION, RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
Growth and distribution of world population; Relationship between population growth and resources; effects of population growth on resources; population, resources and environmental relationships; model of the world system; renewable and non-renewable resources conservation of environmental resources; sustainable development, World population prospects.

GEPD810: GLOBALIZATION, MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT:
Migration to and from Europe/America; the role of remittances and return migration; relationship between migration and economic transformation in host contain; international population movement in the modern world; Return migration and regional economic problems.

GEPD811: CONFLICT AND FORCED MIGRATION:
Livelihood and natural resource management issues in conflict and post-conflict situations; Debates relating to the causes and consequences of forced migration, and how these link to contemporary processes of developments; Refugees and Displacements in sub-Saharan Africa; Impact of forced migration on the hosting areas; Gender and the stress of displacement.

GEPD812: TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION AND DIASPORA:
Provides an historical perspective on the formation of migrant in Diasporas especially in Europe and North America and on the different theoretical ways in which the various social and cultural phenomena associated with transnational migration in both ‘sending’ and receiving societies can be understood, 5,000 word term paper.
Students enrolled for this programme will also be required to present two departmental seminars and carry out an individual research project that will be internally and externally assessed. One of the research seminars will be proposal defense after the completion of the mandatory course work. The second seminar will be a presentation of preliminary results of the field survey.

GEOG802: RESEARCH METHODS:
The course is design to provide students with basic training in research approaches, methods and techniques so that they are able to undertake high-quality independent research in their chosen subject areas within the programme. Formulating research proposals, literature review, data collection, data analysis and communication of research ideas. Preparation for a successful thesis.

GEOG832: QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES :
Data analysis: criteria for choice of statistical test; Hypothesis testing. Parametric methods: analysis of variance, correlation analysis, regression analysis, factor analysis, trend surface analysis. Non-parametric methods: Chquie square, Kruska Walli ANOVA etc Use of computer for data analysis.

GEOG841: DEMOGRAPHIC METHODS AND ANALYSIS:
Model life tables; quality and evaluation; Basic concepts and underlying principles in the development of generalized population model of age – structure; fertility models; Estimation of fertility based on information about children ever born; estimation of child mortality from information on child survivorship: The Brass method: estimation adult mortality using information on orphan-hood; the sisterhood method for estimating maternal mortality; estimating mortality and fertility from maternity histories, indirect methods of estimation using age distribution at two census.
This course is designed to give students a strong grounding in the methods of demographic estimation using incomplete and defective data. The course over techniques for the estimation of infant and child mortality, adult mortality morbidity fertility and mutuality instruction in relevant computer software will be given.

RGIS803: FUNDAMENTALS OF GIS:
The historical development of cartography and spatial data collection procedures. The fundamental principles and application of GIS, remote sensing and computer modeling. Introduction to key GIS concepts and techniques; processing and applications of GIS data on natural and environmental resources and land information, census, geodemographics, health, cadastral systems, and infrastructure management.

RGIS804: DATA BASE MANAGEMENT:
Database (definition, data, types of data -spatial, relational, functions of database); Database Management Systems (definition, components, reasons for database management systems, advantages of database management systems, users of database management systems, applications of database management systems); Database Design - stages in database design (requirements collection and analysis, conceptual design, logical design and physical design); Database Creation: issues in database creation, database software etc; Database Management; GIS Database.