Department of Computer Science

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

 

PhD. Computer Science Programme

Research Areas


    1. Machine Intelligence

    2. Database Systems

    3. Software Engineering

    4. Network and Distributed Systems

    5. Computer Architecture

    6. Logic Programming

    7. Computer Graphics

    8. Memory management

    9. Information Technology Security

Entry Requirements

  • To be eligible for admission into Ph. D. degree Programme, a candidate must have obtained M. Sc. Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or Statistics with a research thesis component (not project) or its equivalent from a recognized university. Candidates with a CGPA score of less than 3.0 are not eligible for PhD admission. Where a PhD applicant is judged to be deficient or has a professional master’s degree, he/she may be considered for an M. Phil admission. Applicants who earn a minimum CGPA of 3.5 at the end of the M. Phil. programme shall automatically proceed with the PhD programme.

Duration of the programme

  • The duration of Ph.D. Computer Science programme is three years for a full time student and five years for a part time student.