The Modular Full-time programme is designed to run with a combination of both online and physical classes. There will be 3 Saturdays of online lectures each month with 1 week of intensive lectures every 2 month.
First Semester: Sept 2025 – Jan 2026
Second Semester: Feb 2026 – June 2026
Third Semester: June 2026 – Aug 2026
Internship: Sep – Nov 2026
Graduation: Dec 2026
The information below will guide your decision.
Full fees: N4,500,000 (Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira)
However, the fees can be paid in installments as follows:
Plan A: N1,150,000 (One Million, One Hundred and Fifty thousand Naira) -1st Semester
(Same applies for 2nd and 3rd semester)
Plan B:
1st Installment: N1,000,000 (upon admission in September 2025)
2nd Installment: N500,000 (January 2026)
(Same applies for 2nd and 3rd semester)
Plan C:
1st Installment: N700,000 (upon admission in September 2025)
2nd Installment: N400,000 (November 2025)
3rd Installment: N400,000 (January 2026)
(Same applies for 2nd and 3rd semester)
For further enquiries:
Chioma: 0816 4820 228:
Ndidi: 0708 864 1465, 0701 782 5427
Pan-Atlantic University (Main Campus),
Km 52 Lekki-Epe Expressway, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.
Tel: 234-1-712 1728; 440 5524 (ext 240)
E-mail: msc@smc.edu.ng
www.smc.edu.ng
MSc 2025 Modular Full Time Fees: N6,000,000
However, the fees can be paid in instalments as follows:
Plan A
Full Tuition Fees: N6,000,000 (Upon Admission)
Plan B
First semester fees: N2,000,000 (Upon Admission)
Second semester fees: N2,000,000 (Before the start of 2nd Semester)
Third semester fees: N2,000,000 (Before the start of 3rd Semester)
Plan C
First installment: N1,000,000 (Upon Admission)
Second installment: N500,000 (November 2025)
Third Installment: N500,000 (January 2026 before examination)
(The same fees are applicable in the first three months of the 2nd and 3rd semesters)
Kindly complete an online application at https://apply.pau.edu.ng/signup
Ph.D. in Media and Communication is a structured programme that is designed to run for three years. The first year consists of two semesters of course work. The second and third years are dedicated to finalising one’s research topic, field work, seminar presentations, and the writing of one’s thesis. All candidates are admitted into the first year of course work.
The fees for the programme will cover tuition, course materials, (with the exception of textbooks), and the use of ancillary facilities. The details of the fees are as follows:
Payment for each session can be made in full at the beginning of the session or in various installments.
Please download the Ph.D flyer for more information on the structure and to apply click on – apply.pau.edu.ng
Note that discounts are available only for the option of Plan A in the first year.
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First Year: Plan A:
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Second Year: Plan A:
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Third Year: * Plan A:
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Project Defence:
*Note that any additional year will attract the same fee as Year Three
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Plan B:
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Plan B:
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Plan B:
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Plan C: 1st semester fees:
2nd semester fees: N 1,371,414.01k
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Plan C: Various Instalment payments: 1st semester fees:
2nd semester fees:
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Plan C: Monthly instalment payments: 1st semester fees:
2nd semester fees:
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Plan D 1st semester fees:
Monthly instalment payments:
2nd semester fees:
Monthly instalment payments:
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The three options of payment plan are attached.
| FULL-TIME | ||||
| Payment Plan | Year 1 Total Fees ₦3,000,000 | Year 2 Total Fees ₦2,750,000 | Year 3 Total Fees ₦2,750,000 | |
| Plan A | Full session fees | Full session fees | Full session fees | |
| ₦ 3 Million (upon admission in Sept.) | ₦ 2.75 Million (upon resumption in Sept.) | ₦ 2.75 Million (upon resumption in Sept.) | ||
| Plan B | 1st Semester: | 1st Semester: | 1st Semester: | |
| ₦1.5 Million (upon admission in Sept.) | ₦1.375 Million (upon admission in Sept.) | ₦1.375 Million (upon admission in Sept.) | ||
| 2nd Semester: | 2nd Semester: | 2nd Semester: | ||
| ₦1.5 Million (upon resumption in March) | ₦1.375 Million (upon resumption in March) | ₦1.375 Million (upon resumption in March) | ||
| Plan C | 1st Semester: | 1st Semester: | 1st Semester: | |
| ₦ 800,000 (upon admission in Sept.) | ₦ 775,000 (upon admission in Sept.) | ₦ 775,000 (upon admission in Sept.) | ||
| ₦ 700,000 (To be paid in January) | ₦ 600,000 (To be paid in January) | ₦ 600,000 (To be paid in January) | ||
| 2nd Semester: | 2nd Semester: | 2nd Semester: | ||
| ₦ 800,000 (upon resumption in March) | ₦ 775,000 (upon resumption in March) | ₦ 775,000 (upon resumption in March) | ||
| ₦ 700,000 (To be paid in May) | ₦ 600,000 (To be paid in May) | ₦ 600,000 (To be paid in May) | ||
| PART-TIME | ||||
| Payment Plan | Year 1 Total Fees ₦3,500,000 | Year 2 Total Fees ₦3,000,000 | Year 3 Total Fees ₦3,000,000 | |
| Plan A | Full session fees | Full session fees | Full session fees | |
| ₦ 3.5 Million (upon admission in Sept.) | ₦ 3 Million (upon resumption in Sept.) | ₦ 3 Million (upon resumption in Sept.) | ||
| Plan B | 1st Semester: | 1st Semester: | 1st Semester: | |
| ₦1.75 Million (upon admission in Sept.) | ₦1.5 Million (upon admission in Sept.) | ₦1.5 Million (upon admission in Sept.) | ||
| 2nd Semester: | 2nd Semester: | 2nd Semester: | ||
| ₦1.75 Million (upon resumption in March) | ₦1.5 Million (upon resumption in March) | ₦1.5 Million (upon resumption in March) | ||
| Plan C | 1st Semester: | 1st Semester: | 1st Semester: | |
| ₦ 900,000 (upon admission in Sept.) | ₦ 800,000 (upon admission in Sept.) | ₦ 800,000 (upon admission in Sept.) | ||
| ₦ 850,000 (To be paid in January) | ₦ 700,000 (To be paid in January) | ₦ 700,000 (To be paid in January) | ||
| 2nd Semester: | 2nd Semester: | 2nd Semester: | ||
| ₦ 900,000 (upon resumption in March) | ₦ 800,000 (upon resumption in March) | ₦ 800,000 (upon resumption in March) | ||
| ₦ 850,000 (To be paid in May) | ₦ 700,000 (To be paid in May) | ₦ 700,000 (To be paid in May) | ||
| Note: Candidates should indicate which payment plan is good for them and stick to it. Any extra year, the candidate pays the amount paid in the previous session onward. If it is an extra semester, the candidate pays 50% of the amount paid the previous year. |
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Please download the PhD flyer for more information on the structure and to apply click on – http://sims.pau.edu.ng/
For further enquiries, please contact us by one of the following means:
Telephone: +234 708 864 1465, 07017825427
E-mail: phdsmss@pau.edu.ng
The fees for the programmes cover tuition, course materials (no textbook), the use of ancillary facilities, etc., and they are as follows:
Plan A
Full Tuition Fees: N6, 000, 000 (Upon Admission)
Plan B
1st Installment: 2,000,000 (Upon Admission)
2nd Installment: 2,000,000 (before the start of 3rd Semester.)
3rd Installment: 2,000,000 (before the start of 3rd Semester.)
Plan C:
1st Installment: N1,000,000 (upon admission)
2nd Installment: N 500,000k (October 2025)
3rd Installment: N500,000k (November 2025)
(The same fees are applicable in the 2nd and 3rd semesters)
Admission into the postgraduate programme is currently open. To apply log on to http://apply.pau.edu.ng/
Please call Chioma: 0816 4820 228:
Ndidi: 0708 864 1465, 0701 782 5427
or send an email: msc@pau.edu.ng for further enquiries.
The fees for the programmes cover tuition, course materials (no textbook), the use of ancillary facilities, etc., and they are as follows:
Plan A
Full Tuition Fees: N6, 000, 000 (Upon Admission)
Plan B
1st Installment: 2,000,000 (Upon Admission)
2nd Installment: 2,000,000 (before the start of 3rd Semester.)
3rd Installment: 2,000,000 (before the start of 3rd Semester.)
Plan C:
1st Installment: N1,000,000 (upon admission)
2nd Installment: N 500,000k (October 2025)
3rd Installment: N500,000k (November 2025)
(The same fees are applicable in the 2nd and 3rd semesters)
Admission into the postgraduate programme is currently open. To apply log on to http://apply.pau.edu.ng/
Please call Chioma: 0816 4820 228:
Ndidi: 0708 864 1465, 0701 782 5427
or send an email: msc@pau.edu.ng for further enquiries.