Ph.D. Sociology

List of Academic Staff

Name	Status and Qualifications	Research Interest(s)
A.Raji	Senior Lecturer & Acting Head of Department. B.Sc.,M.Sc.,PGDE,Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Rural Sociology, Urban Sociology, Sociology of Development, Population studies,SocialProblemsandResearch Methodology.
B.Salawu	Professor B.Sc.(ABU,Zaria);M.Sc. (Lagos);Ph.D.,(Ibadan)	Industrial Sociology, Industrial Psychology, Industrial Relation Theory and System Organization and Administrative Theory
N.Yusuf	Professor B.Sc.,M.Sc.,Ph.D.(Ibadan)	Industrial Sociology, Sociology of Development and Social Problems
A.Y.Muhammed	Professor B.Sc.,M.Sc., MILR,PGDE, Ph.D.(Ilorin)	Industrial Sociology, Research Methodology, Demography, Sociology of Law and Youth Development Studies and Social Problems
Deborah.S.Adekeye	Professor B.Sc.,M.Sc.,MPA.,Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Gender Studies, Sociology of the Family, Social Problems and Industrial Sociology
A.A.Abdullahi	Professor B.Sc., (BUK,Kano);M.Sc., (Ibadan) Ph.D. (Johannesburg)	Health Sociology, Sociology of Development, Social Problems, Youth and Development
O.A.Fawole	Reader B.Sc.,M.Sc.,Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Social Gerontology, Sociology of the Family, Social Problems and Criminology
R.OYusuff	Senior Lecturer B.Sc. (Ilorin); M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ibadan)	Formal Organization, Industrial Sociology and Personnel Management
S.ZAbdulbaqi	Senior Lecturer B.Sc.      (UDUS, Sokoto); M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Industrial Sociology, Social Statistics and Sociology of Development
S.J.Akor	Senior Lecturer B.Sc. (Jos); M.Sc. Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Sociology of Health and Illness, Sociology of Religion, Sociology of Development and Demography
A.GOlatunji	Senior Lecturer B.Sc.,M.Sc., Ph.D.(Ilorin)	Sociology of Development, Sociology of Entrepreneurship, Economic Sociology and Research Methodology

B. Introduction

A warm welcome from the Department of Sociology, University of Ilorin to our Ph.D. students. Ph.D. Sociology of the Department has been carefully designed and structured to enable the students stand out as excellent scholars and practitioners capable of shaping a betterand safer world.

C. Philosophy

The general philosophyofthe Programme is the development of the total being through an enhanced capacity to direct the trajectory of development in a complex and industrializing society within the framework of a fast changing global environment. The philosophy also embodies the development of the mind through theoretical and empirical knowledge to encourage individual self-reliance.

D. Aim and Objectives:

i. To deliver grounded research-led degree awarding Ph.D. to deserving students in a conducive atmosphere that enhances learning and stimulates independent thinking.

ii. Train Ph.D. candidates that can compete favorably with counterparts within and out side Nigeria.

iii. Produce future trainers in the field of Sociology.

E. Admission Requirements

Matriculation requirement which must be 5 O’level credits including English language. Possess Masters Degree in Sociology with a CGPA of at least4.0 on a 5.0 point scale or 60% Demonstrate adequate intellectual capacity, maturity and effective decision making and problem solving potentials. Show a genuine intention and seriousness to pursued Ph.D. programme. Produce a concept paper not less than 5pages in the applicant‘s area of specialization.

F. Duration of Programme

Full-time: A minimum of 36 calendar months and a maximum of 48 calendar months.

Part-Time: A minimum of eight 48 calendar months and a maximum of 72 calendar months.

E. Detailed Course Description

SOC 901 Fundamental Elements of Sociological Theory                                     3 Credits

Distinction between classical and contemporary sociological theories; ideology, history and classical sociological theories, including nature and types of sociological theory (theory and social life, positivism, interpretive tradition and theory, criticaltheory). Acritical examination of classical sociological statements and theories with particular reference to the works of Auguste Marie Francois-Xavier Comte, Emile Durkheim, Herbert Spencer, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Georg Simmel, Sigmund Freud, Vilfredo Pareto, Thorstein Bunde Veblenand George Herbet Mead. Contemporary sociological theories including action and interaction theories, phenomenology, ethnomethodology, Neo-Marxist, meta-theorizing, grounded theory etc. 45h(T);C

SOC 902 Fundamental Issues in Statistical Methods in Sociology                      3 Credits

Statistics as an important tool in sociological research. Detailed discussion of statistical tests and their relation to empirical research in behavioural sciences; descriptive statistics; Percentages, Proportions, and Ratios; Frequency Distributions; Tables; inferential statistics; measures of central tendencies and dispersion; the mean, media and the mode. Probability and Sampling; Hypothesis testing (one sample; two samples); Chi-square, T-test Multivariate analysis, the applications of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Covariance, Pearson Product co-efficient correlation, Regression analysis etc. 45h(T);C

SOC 903 Fundamental Elements of Sociological Research Methods 3 Credits

Advanced topics in social research methods, designs and methodology are examined;experimental, survey, ethnography, casestudies etc. Distinction between quantitative and qualitative research; quantitative methods (questionnaire and interview)and qualitative methods suchas focus group discussions (FGD),in-depth interview (IDI),semi-structured interviews (SSI) and observation. Relationship between theory and research in sociology. Triangulation. Data analysis and interpretation. 45h(T);C

SOC904FundamentalIssuesinAreaofSpecialization 3 Credits

Student to register for core course in any of the available areas of specialization in the Department: Industrial Sociology, Medical Sociology, Criminology, Sociology of Development, Sociology of the Family/Gender Studies, Rural Sociology and Demography and Population Studies. 45h(T);E

SOC 998 Seminar Presentation (2)                                                                         6Credits

SOC 999 Research project                                                                                          12Credits

Graduation Requirements

To be awarded Ph.D. Degree in Sociology,a candidate must pass a minimum of 30 Credit Units.

Summary

Core Courses:

Fundamental Elements of Sociological Theory                            3units

Fundamental Elements of Sociological Research Methods       3units

Fundamental Issues in Statistical Methods in Sociology             3units

Fundamentals of Area of Specialization                                       3units

 Total                                                                                                  12units

Atleast two (2) Seminar presentations         6units

Thesis                                                                         12 units

Total                                                                          30 units