Faculty of Social Sciences
Analyzing socioeconomic trends, public governance, human psychology, and international relations.
Faculty Overview
The Faculty of Social Sciences equips students to address complex societal challenges through empirical research in economics, political science, sociology, and psychology.
Academic Departments
6 ListedDepartment of Economics
Microeconomics, macroeconomics, development economics, econometrics, international trade, and monetary economics.
Department of Geography and Regional Planning
Urban planning, GIS and remote sensing, environmental geography, regional development planning, and cartography.
Department of Mass Communication
Media sociology, communication theory, investigative journalism, media ownership structures, and digital news.
Department of Political Science
Nigerian politics, comparative politics, political theory, international relations, public policy, and governance studies.
Department of Psychology
Clinical psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, and industrial-organizational psychology.
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Social theory, ethnography, gender studies, Niger Delta community studies, criminology, and social research methods.