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PSYCHOLOGY

socpsyschology — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:18:27 +0000

PSYCHOLOGY socpsyschology Wed, 04/17/2024 - 14:18

HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

Welcome Address

It is my privilege and pleasure to welcome all staff and students of the Department of Psychology to the 2023/2024 academic session. Particularly, I warmly welcome fresh students to the Department of Psychology where we provide students with 21st century opportunities in learning, capacity building and research. As you are aware, admission into the University of Ibadan is highly competitive and, for this reason, you should give credit to yourself that your admission to study psychology was earned through diligence and hard work. I specially congratulate you for this achievement and assure you that our Department remains the best place to study psychology in Nigeria. The Department of Psychology has built a positive reputation for itself since its inception in 1976, becoming a highly renowned academic department within and outside the University of Ibadan. Indeed, our founding Fathers and subsequent leaderships in the department have strived to ensure that we kept ahead of others in our endeavour. Therefore, I must emphasize that Ibadan Psychology is a high brand in Nigeria with a global reputation for its academic activities. Although, challenges abound in our operating environment, I am convinced you will all enjoy your years with us because our internal mechanisms continue to promote and sustain our standard.

At the Department of Psychology, staff and students views are heard to ensure effective strategic planning, academic programme delivery and an exceptional research experience. We also recognise that the Department must do even better to continue to advance your knowledge/skills to help you actualise your dreams. Accordingly, our road map targets teaching and training forward looking undergraduate and postgraduate students who value character and learning, and are willing to support each other to create a flawless display of teamwork performance. Among our experienced and resourceful academic members of staff, you will find mentors who are keen on guiding and empowering you to take control of academic and non-academic matters. Besides, our academic advisors will guide you through the registration procedure and the general/specific requirements you will need to satisfy before graduation.

In line with the Universitys mission of expanding the frontiers of knowledge, the Department remains steadfast in championing advancement in teaching, learning, research and community service, such that, we produce graduates with skills and professional capacity in areas of national and global psychological needs. All members of staff in the Department shall work together to ensure that your dreams and goals come to fruition, and hopefully, the pleasant memories of your stay with us will make you worthy ambassadors of the discipline and spur you to constantly support the Department even years after graduation. To facilitate this process, I urge all students to familiarize themselves with the examination regulations outlined below, as both the Department and the university maintain a strict policy against examination misconduct. Once again, I welcome you all, and I wish you a fulfilling and enjoyable academic journey.

Professor David E. Okurame, PhD; FNPA

Head, Department of Psychology,

University of Ibadan,

17 June, 2024.

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN

Examination Regulations

Candidates must attend punctually at the times assigned to their papers, and must be at the venue of the examination thirty (30) minutes before the time the examination is due to start. S/he must be ready to be admitted into the examination hall, at least, ten (10) minutes before the time appointed for the commencement of the examination. Candidates should, therefore, refrain from studying in halls and lecture rooms earmarked for examinations. Candidates arriving more than half an hour after the examination has started shall not be allowed to participate in the examination, or may be admitted only at the discretion of the Chief Invigilator (i.e. provided the cause(s) of lateness by the student are reasonable, cogent and sufficiently convincing).

Similarly, except with the special permission of the Chief Invigilator, candidates may not leave the examination hall during the first and last half hour of the examination. Outside those periods, candidates, with the permission of the Invigilator, may leave the room temporarily, and then only if accompanied by an invigilator.

Candidates must display their University Identity cards during each examination.

Candidates must bring with them to the examination hall their own ink, pens, and pencils and any materials which may be permitted by these regulations (see below), but they are not allowed to bring any other books or papers. Candidates are warned, in their own interest, to ensure that lecture notes, textbooks, bags, mobile telephones, etc are not brought into the examination hall.

Candidates may be searched by the Invigilator before they are allowed into the examination hall.

While the examination is in progress, communication between candidates is strictly forbidden, and any candidate found to be giving or receiving irregular assistance may be required to withdraw from the examination.

Silence must be observed in the examination hall. The only permissible way of attracting the attention of the invigilator is by the candidate raising his/her hand for recognition.

Candidates are not allowed to smoke in the Examination Hall or its vicinity.

Candidates are informed that a First Aid Box is provided in the examination hall, and medical attention can be obtained if necessary.

The use of scrap paper is not permitted. All rough work must be done in the answer booklet and crossed neatly through. Supplementary answer sheets, even if they contain only rough work, must be tied to the main answer booklet.

Candidates are advised, in their own interest, to write legibly and to avoid using faint ink. Answers must be written in English, except as otherwise instructed. The answers to each question must start on a fresh page of the answer booklet.

Before handing in their answer scripts at the end of the examination, candidates must satisfy themselves that they have inserted at the appropriate places, their Matriculation Numbers and the numbers of the questions they answered.

It will be the responsibility of each candidate to hand in his/her script to the invigilator before he/she leaves the hall. Except for the question paper, and any materials he/she has brought with him/her, the candidate is not allowed to remove or mutilate any paper or material supplied by the University.

Examination answer scripts/sheets whether used or unused should not be taken out of the examination hall by students.

A student involved in examination misconduct or malpractice may be expelled from the University.

Candidates must adhere strictly to the sitting arrangement made by the Chief Invigilator.

Procedure for Handling Examination Misconduct

Examination misconduct can occur during examinations or be observed by the Lecturer in the course of marking examination scripts. When such a situation arises:

The invigilator or lecturer, who caught the student in action shall apprehend the student and make him/her write a statement on the circumstance that leads to his/her apprehension and submit to the chief invigilator. Where an examiner notices the irregularity during the marking of scripts, s/he shall report in writing. In both cases, the invigilator/examiner is required to complete the prescribed forms provided by the Examinations Officer. The form and a covering memorandum, the student(s) answer script(s), a written statement by the student(s) involved (where the suspect(s) is/are apprehended in the course of the examination), and other relevant documents or materials shall be forwarded through the Head of Department and the Dean to the Examinations Officer.

The Examinations Officer, on receipt of the above documents, shall communicate in writing to the candidate(s) concerned, the offence and the regulations contravened with a request that the candidate(s) submit(s) a defence (if any) in writing to the Examinations Officer.

The examination result of such candidate (s) shall automatically be deferred until the relevant Committees of the University dispose of the case.

A copy of the letter of defence written by the Examinations Officer shall also be sent to the Head of Department to the Head of Department (and other relevant officers of the University) with a request that the scripts and other relevant documents connected to the case be forwarded to the Examinations Officer for the benefits of the relevant Committee if such documents had not been seen with the report already to the Examinations Officer.

On receipt of the letter of defence from the student, the Examinations Officer shall forward the letter and all other documents on the case to the Committee. The list of all documents forwarded shall be itemized in a covering memorandum to the Secretary, Faculty Student Disciplinary Committee of the Faculty where the reported examination misconduct took place.

Where there is need to call for further documents or statement from the student e.g. lecture notes for comparison with the students answer scripts, when the allegation is about suspected unauthorized assistance to a student by another students during the examination, further communication shall be made with the student(s) and all such documents shall be passed to the Secretary of the aforesaid Committee by the Examinations Officer.

At the appropriate Faculty Student Disciplinary Committee meeting, the Examinations Officer (or his/her Schedule Officer) shall present the exhibits for scrutiny by members of the Committee.

Each case shall be considered on its own merit and where a prima facie case of misconduct is established, the case shall be referred to the Deputy Registrar (Students) for the consideration of the Central Student Disciplinary Committee (CSDC) with appropriate recommendation(s).

The appropriate Faculty Student Disciplinary Committee shall recommend any student against whom a prima facie case has not been established for acquittal/discharge.

The Examinations Officer shall, after the acceptance of the recommendation to discharge the affected student for lack of prima facie evidence, communicate to the Head of Department and the Dean, the outcome of the case, with the information that the Head of Department shall be requested to mark the script(s) and process the deferred results for approval and release to the student(s).

All other cases of misconduct are to be referred to the Deputy Registrar (Students) who will request the student(s) concerned to explain the alleged misconduct in writing.

The Central Student Disciplinary Committee (CSDC) shall carefully examine a case by taking oral evidence when necessary from all concerned (students and staff). If a student is found guilty, an appropriate penalty shall be applied; if not, the charges against the student shall be discharged.

The Registrar shall convey in writing, the penalty recommended, to the student(s) found guilty. The letter shall clearly state the offence and punishment given.

Cases of students rusticated or expelled, shall be reported to Senate by the Deputy Registrar (Students) who is the Secretary of the Central Student Disciplinary Committee (CSDC).

The student, on receipt of the letter from the Registrar, shall, if he/she so wishes, appeal to Council within fourteen (14) days of the receipt of the letter from the Registrar.

At the end of the rustication period the Deputy Registrar (Students) must clear the student concerned before he/she resumes studies.

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SOCIOLOGY

socsociology — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:15:56 +0000

SOCIOLOGY socsociology Wed, 04/17/2024 - 14:15

I welcome you to Ibadan Sociology, a Department in the University of Ibadan, built on the pacesetting efforts of visionary and resourceful scholars and academic leaders over five decades. The current vision is that Ibadan Sociology will be an outstanding unit and a reference point in the global ranking of subjects in universities. We are focused on teaching, research and community engagements.

We have outstanding academic staff in the five units of the Department that teach Criminology, Demography and Population Studies, Industrial Sociology, Medical Sociology and Anthropology, and Sociology of Development. We teach courses that are relevant and practical to current and emerging issues in the global world. Students are taught the practical applications of functions and structure of society, which prepare them for future endeavours. We have an excellent mentorship program for our students and also support laudable programs embarked upon by the Sociology Students’ Association, especially activities that promote their readiness for leadership, good mental health and skills development

The research contribution of the Department is diversified, with a new generation of sociologists expanding the scope of Ibadan Sociology in this 21^st century. Our staff actively participates in international collaborations on multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary research while exploring new partnerships. Also, the Department host an open access “Ibadan Journal of Sociology”, which provides a platform for Africans and scholars in other world regions to disseminate and share findings on research related to the development, structure and functions of society as well as the impact of social policies, practices and interventions in Africa.

Our community engagement is vital as we have been translating the scholarly outputs in the Department into simplified public commentary, policy briefs and opinion editorials that elevate public discourse. In addition, our academic staff and students write for platforms like the Conversation Africa, newspapers, blogs and other global open-access outlets where we share informed opinions based on current research evidence from some of our works and those of our students.

The Department has been a home for past and current students, and I invite you to explore Sociology at the University of Ibadan.

Prof. Adebimpe A. Adenugba

Head of Department

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

socpolitical — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:13:40 +0000

POLITICAL SCIENCE socpolitical Wed, 04/17/2024 - 14:13

The Department grew from what then was the Sub-Department of Government in October 1960, with Dr. James O’Connel, M.A. (NUI), Ph.D (Louvain) as Acting Head (1960-1963) to become a full-fledged Department of Political Science by October 1963, with Professor Joseph E. Black, B.Sc. (Utah State), A.M., Ph.D. (Northwestern) as first substantive foundation Head (1963-64). Professor E.U. Essien-Udom took over as Head in 1964 and saw the Department through most of those “crisis and conflict” years of the immediate post-independence period. These include the years of the Nigerian Civil War and its aftermath.

The consequences of the Nigerian Civil War and the demands of military rule had debilitating effects on the Department as a number of its emergent corps of teaching staff took leave of absence to serve at various levels of government. But the Department survived those politically induced staffing pressures and demands to emerge as one of the leading Departments of Political Science in Africa.

It attracted qualified staff from many countries, including the United States of America, South Africa, Guinea, Trinidad & Tobago and of course Nigeria and successfully established its four major fields of specialization: Comparative Politics/Political Economy, International Relations, Public Administration/Public Policy and Theory and Methodology. Thus, it had some of the greatest and best concentrations of teaching and research staff drawn from a fairly cosmopolitan mix. A major feature of the Political Science programme at Ibadan is the analytical depth, creative thinking, as well as critical perspective it seeks to foster among most of its staff and students.

The Department runs three academic programmes: B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Political Science. Other academic programmes the Department has run include the M.Sc. in Strategic Studies (which it ran in conjunction with the National Defence College), Master’s Degree in Election Administration and the Diploma in Election Administration (designed and delivered for staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission).

Political science is one of the most versatile degrees in terms of job opportunities because it cultivates writing, analytical, presentation, rhetorical and research skills, which are valuable in nearly any industry. Both undergraduates and graduate students can find jobs in a variety of fields such as consulting, business, finance, the public sector, journalism, law firms, think tanks and research institutions, non-profit and advocacy organisations, political parties, labour unions, social media content creation and management, and international organisations, such as the African Union and the United Nations.

Professor Irene Pogoson

HOD,

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Geography

socgeography — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:10:18 +0000

Geography socgeography Wed, 04/17/2024 - 14:10

Geography, University of Ibadan, the oldest Department of Geography in Nigeria and one of the most reputable Departments of Geography in Africa. We have an experienced crop of lecturers in both physical and human geography as well as applied aspects of the discipline, including, surveying, cartography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

We have viable undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and our products have made valuable contributions in applying geographic theory and methodology to solving human problems. At the postgraduate level, we have academic research programmes as well as a professional programme, with the latter terminating in an M.Sc. degree in GIS.

The Department is located on the ground floor of the Faculty of the Social Sciences and this symbolically emphasizes the significance of geography as one of the foundation disciplines of the Social Sciences. The Department also has close ties with the Faculty of Science, as we graduate students in Faculty of Science from the B.Sc. to doctoral levels. Our links with both faculties emphasize and reflect the dual nature of the discipline of geography.

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