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Master of Art (M.A) in English Language
English language is one of the mostly widely spoken languages in the world. It is spoken in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and in the common wealth nations. In Nigeria, English language is the lingua franca.
A Masters in English is a postgraduate degree offered in the Faculty of art, in Continue reading “Course Review: Masters in English Language”
Course Review: Master of Pharmacy
Pharmacy is a medical field that involves the formulation, design and delivery of drugs and related medical products to patients. Pharmacists (those who study pharmacy) are highly trained medical professionals, spending at least 5 years for undergraduate training. They dispense medical prescriptions to patients and can prescribe drugs if need be. They also under go one year of internship, to become fully qualified. Continue reading “Course Review: Master of Pharmacy”
One commonly used acronym relating to postgraduate study is PGD. It simply means Postgraduate Diploma. Hopefully, you are used to M.phil, M.B.A 
There are myraids of postgraduate degrees at Masters and PhD levels and in various disciplines. At Masters degree, your degree comes in one of many academic codes as M.Sc, MBA, M.Pharm, LL.M, MILS and so forth. These all show in a broad sense, your academic discipline at Masters.
This was contained in a statement issued in Kaduna and signed by NTI’s director-general, Professor Garba Dahuwa Azare.
According to the statement, the affiliation will further boost teacher education and ensure that quality and international standard are maintained in teachers’ training across the board in Nigeria.
“The National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) and the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the affiliation of the institute’s PGDE and Bachelors Degree Programme to the NOUN in order to boost further teacher education in the country,” it stated.
To this end, Professor Azare said NTI had launched its new portal for registration of applicants and students and payment of fees.
“With the commencement of the new portal, a marked change has occurred in some aspects of registration and payment of fees for all the institute’s programmes.
“Part of the changes include: the abolition of the purchase ‘PINS’ and the use of a few number of banks for translation. With the new portal, students can pay through their ATM cards and through any commercial banks of their choice,” the statement added.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), also called Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), is a necessary certificate earned in order to become a professional teacher.
In a world of many opportunities and choices, one of the issues facing fresh graduates who want to advance their education for a postgraduate programme is ‘which way?’ A Masters degree, which gives you an in-depth knowledge of a specilization of your first degree, or A Professional certificate- which gives you the edge a career and make you seen as a professional. Your choice should depend on life goals and your definition of success in life. The following would serve as a broad guideline on whether you should take a Master degree or a Professional course.Continue reading “MASTERS DEGREE OR A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE”