College of Social and Management Sciences, ABUAD

The College of Social and Management Sciences, ABUAD, is segmented into three faculties – Social Sciences, Management Sciences and Humanities. The Social Science faculty covers human behaviour in relation to scarce resources and its authoritative allocation, with security of lives, liberty and property through intelligence gathering and the role of the media. It includes man’s interactions with others and his environment in a way that would avoid or minimize conflicts through peace-building, social justice and strong institutions. It further, includes relations and political activities among the sovereign states of the world ecotourism and other globalization issues. Our Social Science faculty, thus, houses Economics, Political Science, Intelligence and Security Studies, Media and Communication Studies, Sociology and Social Justice, Peace and Conflict Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy as well as Tourism and Events Management.

The Management Science faculty covers the administration of business organisation through the management of human resources, financial and other resources by separating ownership from stewardship (i.e. control of organisational resources), thus providing the basis for stewardship accounting. It also involves the development of entrepreneurial, managerial and analytical skills. Thus, our Management Sciences faculty houses Business Administration (i.e. Management), Entrepreneurship, Finance and Accounting. Also, the faculty of Arts and Humanities covers creative arts, demanding specific performances, cultural arts and lingua franca. Thus, our Arts and Humanities faculty houses Performing Arts and Foreign Languages.

The College is ably managed by a cream of intellectuals in their respective disciplines. It is headed by a Provost, who coordinates the activities of the various Departments and Programmes. The current Provost of the College is Professor Ademola Azeez, a Professor of Political Science. The various Departments are manned by competent Heads of Departments, who are directly responsible to the Provost of the College. Each Head of Department is a Professor, and where a Head of Department is in the acting capacity, the rank is not below a Senior Lecturer except where it is a Coordinator. The following are the current Heads of Departments:

1. Social Sciences

Provost         Prof. Olayinka Christopher Aina (Ph.D Tourism and Hospitality Management)

                              (Provost, College of Social and Management Sciences)

(i) Economics                                                Dr Bosede Awoyemi (Ph.D Economics, UI)

 (Associate Professor)

(ii) Political Science                                       Dr Oluseyi Olaleye (Ph.D Public Administration, OAU)

                                                                           (Senior Lecturer)

(iii) Intelligence & Security Studies               Dr Afolabi Muyiwa Bamidele (Ph.D Political Science)

                                                                                          (Senior Lecturer)

(iv) Media & Communication Studies         Dr Goodluck Layefa (Ph.D Mass Communication)

                                                                                          (Senior Lecturer)

(v) Sociology and Social Justice                  Dr Michael Ayodele Ibikunle (Ph.D Sociology, EKSU)

                                                                                          (Lecturer I)

(vi) Conflict, Peace and Strategic Studies   - Dr Olaoluwa Babatunde Oyinloye (Ph. D Peace & Conflict Studies)              

                                                                                          (Associate Professor)

(vii) International Relations & Diplomacy - Dr Ajinde Oluwasakin (Ph.D International Relations)

                                                                                          (Associate Professor)

(viii) Tourism & Events Management         Dr Oluwole Ajayi (Ph.D Tourism & Hospitality Management)

                                                                                          (Associate Professor)

B            Management

(ix) Management & Entrepreneurship         Dr Alase Peter (Ph.D Business Administration, EKSU)

                                                                                          (Lecturer I)

(x) Banking and Finance                  Dr Tonia Ayeni (Ph.D Finance)

                                                                   (Senior Lecturer)

(xi) Accounting                                Dr Isaiah Oluyinka Oluwagbade (Ph.D Accounting)

                                                                                          (Senior Lecturer)

C            Arts & Humanities

(xii) Performing Arts                        Dr Bifatife Adeseeye Adefemi (Ph.D Theatre Arts/Media)

                                                                                          (Associate Professor)

(xiii) Foreign Languages                Dr Solomon Adedokun Edebor (Ph.D Literary Studies)                             

                                                                                          (Senior Lecturer)

The governance structure of the College also include the use of Committee System. Some of the major committees includes: Research and Development Committee, Students Advisory Committee, Environmental and Sanitation Committee, Curriculum Committee, Finance and Budget Committee, Collaboration and Linkage Committee, College Journal and Seminar               Committee etc. all of them are headed by seasoned Professors and Academics, with membership cutting across the various Departments.

Some of the landmark achievements of the College include extensive collaboration and linkages with professional (like ACCA, ICAN ICSAN, CIBN, AITA, NIMN, etc) and academic bodies (Faculty of Management Sciences, Durban University of Technology, South Africa. Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre of Excellence.) A number of workshops, seminars and conferences had been organised successfully by the College (e.g “The One Health Approach and Sustainable Development Goals in Africa”, “Afeism and Development. A Praxical Review of Thoughts and Ideas of Afe Babalola”, 21^st Century Teacher, Teaching Methodologies and Pedagogue, etc.).

In 2014, our 200 Level Economics students was awarded 2^nd Best overall at ICAN ATS in West Africa. Medals and accolades were given to our students at competitions, including sports, events and cultural affairs.

All our programmes as presented to the National Universities Commission (NUC) enjoyed 100% full accreditation and reaccreditations. Similarly, the College had contributed new course curriculum to the NUC, which other Universities are borrowing from. These are Social Justice as well as Intelligence and Security Studies. Other programmes with special moderations that are unique to ABUAD include Tourism and Events Management, and Media and Communication Studies.

The College of Social and Management Sciences, ABUAD, is segmented into three faculties – Social Sciences, Management Sciences and Humanities. The Social Science faculty covers human behaviour in relation to scarce resources and its authoritative allocation, with security of lives, liberty and property through intelligence gathering and the role of the media. It includes man’s interactions with others and his environment in a way that would avoid or minimize conflicts through peace-building, social justice and strong institutions. It further, includes relations and political activities among the sovereign states of the world ecotourism and other globalization issues. Our Social Science faculty, thus, houses Economics, Political Science, Intelligence and Security Studies, Media and Communication Studies, Sociology and Social Justice, Peace and Conflict Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy as well as Tourism and Events Management.

The Management Science faculty covers the administration of business organisation through the management of human resources, financial and other resources by separating ownership from stewardship (i.e. control of organisational resources), thus providing the basis for stewardship accounting. It also involves the development of entrepreneurial, managerial and analytical skills. Thus, our Management Sciences faculty houses Business Administration (i.e. Management), Entrepreneurship, Finance and Accounting. Also, the faculty of Arts and Humanities covers creative arts, demanding specific performances, cultural arts and lingua franca. Thus, our Arts and Humanities faculty houses Performing Arts and Foreign Languages.

The College is ably managed by a cream of intellectuals in their respective disciplines. It is headed by a Provost, who coordinates the activities of the various Departments and Programmes. The current Provost of the College is Professor Christopher Aina, a Professor of Tourism and Event Management. The various Departments are manned by competent Heads of Departments, who are directly responsible to the Provost of the College. Each Head of Department is a Professor, and where a Head of Department is in the acting capacity, the rank is not below a Senior Lecturer except where it is a Coordinator. 

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