Colleges and Universities Offering PhD in English in Nigeria

Course Name: PhD in English(English)
Major Subject: English
Course Category: Doctorate Courses

Institutions Offering PhD in English

Covenant University, Ota
Areas of Specialization
1. Language
2. Literature

Course entry requirements:
-Applicants shall possess the Bachelor and Master’s Degrees of Covenant University or any other University recognized by the Senate of Covenant University in the relevant disciplines. To qualify for direct entry into the Ph.D degree programme, a candidate shall have a minimum CGPA of 4.00 on a 5.00 scale or equivalent (60%) in the Master’s (M.A/M.Sc/M.Eng/M.Tech) degree result

Course duration: 3 years

Mode of study: Full time
Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu Ode
Course entry requirements:
a) Every candidate must have a Master’s degree in his/her area of specialization with a minimum CGPA of 4.0 or 60%.

b) Holders of M.Phil. Degree in his/her area of specialization.

c) Those who have CGPA of 3.50 – 3.99 or 55% and above in Master’s degree programme can apply.

d) Candidates in (c) above will have to go through a conversion process into Ph.D. programme.
University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Makurdi
Minimum entry requirement:
-An M.ED in English with a minimum CGPA of 3.5 or equivalent 60%
-Candidates holding a Master of Arts English must possess a PGDE
-A written essay of not more than ONE page on what they intend to write on in their dissertation.

Duration:
-Minimum of 3 academic sessions
-Maximum of 4 academic sessions
Lagos State University, Lagos
Course entry requirements:
i. Candidates must possess Master’s Degree in English Language or Literature in English from a recognized University, with cumulative Grade point Average (CGPA) of 4.0.
ii. All candidates shall be subjected to a selected process.

Course duration: Minimum of six (6) semesters and maximum of ten (10) semesters.