Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, has secured the approval of the National Universities Commission (NUC) to run eight new undergraduate and 19 postgraduate programmes.
The undergraduate programmes are B.Sc. Film and Multimedia Studies; B.Sc. Industrial Physics; BSc Data Science; B.Sc. Public Relations; B.Sc. Psychology; B.Sc. Journalism and Media Studies; Bsc Public Administration, and Bsc Interior Architecture and Design.
The postgraduate programmes are PhD Architecture; MSc & PhD Architecture; PGD, MSc & PhD Mathematics; PGD, MSc & PhD Physics; PGD, MSc & PhD Political Science; PGD, MSc & PhD Sociology; PGD, MSc. Entrepreneurship, Master’s in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and PGD Environmental Chemistry.
“This has raised our total undergraduate programmes from 40 to 48 and our PG programmes from 40 to 59,” Vice-Chancellor of Bingham University, Prof Haruna Ayuba, said during the 6th convocation ceremony and 20th anniversary of the university at the weekend.
The event featured the award of first degrees and postgraduate degrees to 1,574 graduands from the 2024/2025 academic session, alongside the unveiling of a commemorative book, “Bingham University @ 20,” chronicling the university’s journey.
During the event, the vice-chancellor also announced the approval for a first joint postgraduate degree programme between Bingham University and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
He stated, “The National Universities Commission has approved the first joint postgraduate degree programme between Bingham University and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, under the Twining and Articulation Model of NUC’s Transnational Education programme.
“The collaboration provides an opportunity for both institutions to strengthen and enrich the academic and professional tutelage in the field of public health.
“At the end of the study, successful graduates will be issued a Master of Science (MSc) in Public Health of Bingham University, articulated with a Master of Public Health (MPH) professional of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom. We thank God that Bingham University is the first University in Nigeria to secure this approval.”
