The Master of Arts (Demography) programme is intended to train candidates who hold the B.A. or B.Sc degree in various fields of specialization (for example, sociology, geography, economics, statistics, mathematics medicine, etc.) in demography for careers in government academia and the private sector. The Postgraduate program in demography is designed to expose the students to substantive and technical demography as well as the social, cultural and economic determinants and consequences of Population change.
Applicants should posses a good first degree or its equivalent in any of the following subjects: statistics, economics, geography, mathematics, sociology medicine or social work and social administration. Candidates with a minimum of two years working experience and obtained at least a credit in mathematics at O-level and sat a paper in demography or population studies shall normally be preferred. Candidates with atleast class2 post graduate diploma in demography will be exempted from part 1 of the programme.