College of Management and Social Sciences

At the inception of the University in 2002 and up till 2009, there were three Colleges: College of Business Studies (CBS), College of Human Development (CHD) and College of Science and Technology (CST). In 2009/2010 session, a restructuring of the University led to the amalgamation of College of Business Studies (CBS) and College of Human Development (CHD), becoming the College of Development Studies (CDS).

The College of Management and Social Sciences (CMSS) came into existence in the 2014/2015 academic session. It was carved out of the former College of Development Studies. The College is headed by a Dean while the Schools are headed by Deputy Deans.

 

College of Management and Social Sciences

The College is composed of six (6) Departments and ten (10) programmes. The Departments are Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Management, Economics, Mass Communication and Sociology. The Department of Accounting runs programme in Accounting, the Department of Banking and Finance runs programme in Banking and Finance, the Department of Business Management offers programmes in Business Administration, Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship. The Department of Economics runs progrmmes in Economics, Demography and Social Statistics. The Department of Mass Communication runs programme in Mass Communication while the Department of Sociology runs programme in Sociology. All the programmes are accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and relevant professional bodies.