NUC approves AUN’s Master’s in Communication, Bus Admin

The American University of Nigeria (AUN) has received the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) approval to offer Master’s of Science degree in Communication for Social and Behavior Change.

The Master’s programme, which is developed and will be run in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), begins in the fall (September) semester.

AUN also received NUC’s approval to offer Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) in a hybrid mode, allowing candidates to take full advantage of AUN’s advanced technological support and learning facilities to further their academic and professional careers.

Also, AUN has roll out M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programs in Communication and Multimedia Design (CMD), M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Petroleum Chemistry, and M.A. in English Language and Literature. All the newly approved Graduate School programs will begin in the Fall 2023 semester.

The NUC approvals were conveyed in a letter to the President of the University dated March 3, 2023, and signed by Dr. N.B. Saliu, Director of Academic Planning, for the Executive Secretary.

Interim President of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Professor Attahir Yusuf, described the new approvals as an affirmation of the NUC’s confidence in AUN’s institutional integrity.

A statement from the varsity signed by the Eecutive Director of Communication, Daniel Okereke noted that AUN recently received the NUC’s approval to introduce B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree programs in Data Science and Analytics which it began offering in the 2021/2022 academic session. These new programs are in addition to Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Information Systems, which the university offers at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate, Post-Graduate diploma, and professional levels.

According to him, NUC also approved the offer of a hybrid option for existing postgraduate professional Master in Information and Communication Science (MCIS) and Master in Telecoms and Wireless Technologies (MTWT). This will allow candidates to study for any of these professional Master’s programs in a regular or hybrid mode.

While noting that AUN already offers master’s, Post-Graduate diplomas and doctorate degrees in Business Administration, he said the newly approved Master of Business Administration (MBA) will excite working professionals in the urban centers who seek to obtain more knowledge from AUN’s globally-themed School of Business & Entrepreneurship.