UNIVERSITY IF NIGERIA, COURSES, REQUIREMENTS, ADMISSION PROCESS
One school that commands respect as far as Nigeria is concerned is the University of Nigeria, a school that has survived through the ages and still stands tall among the best intuitions providing higher education in Nigeria.
This article talks about the school, the courses offered and admission requirements. For prospective students this article will come in handy.
About the school
The University of Nigeria is a federal University located in Nsukka, Enugu state Nigeria. On 7th October 1960 five years after the school was created, the school opened for schooling activities.
The university was temporarily named the University of Biafra during the civil war era but was later renamed the University of Nigeria immediately after the war.
The university remains the first full-fledged indigenous and autonomous university in Nigeria. The school is modelled after the American university system.
Courses offered, requirement and Jamb subject combination
| Faculty | Departments | O’level requirements (credit at not more than 2 sittings) | UME subjects |
| Law/Legal Studies
|
· Public & private Law
· International law & jurisprudence · Property law |
English, Maths, literature in English, commerce and any other social science subject at a single sitting | Literature in English, government and any social science subject |
| Physical and social Sciences
|
· Biochemistry
· Biological Science(s) · Botany · Computer Science · Computer With Statistics · Geology · Library And Information Science · Mathematics · Microbiology · Physics and Astronomy · Physics/Astrology · Pure And Applied Chemistry · Pure And Industrial Chemistry · Statistics Zoology · Social Sciences · Economics · Geography · Geography · Mass Communication · Political Science · Psychology · Social Work · Sociology and Anthropology |
English, maths, physics and any two from biology, physics, chemistry, geography, further maths and economics | Mathematics, physics, chemistry. Candidates should endeavour to choose subjects that relates to their course of choice |
| Medical Sciences
|
· Anaesthesia
· Anatomy · Chemical Pathology · Community Medicine · Dermatology · Haematology & Immunology · Medical Biochemistry · Medical Microbiology · Morbid Anatomy · Obstetrics &Genecology · Ophthalmology · Otolaryngology · Paediatrics · Paediatric Surgery · Pharmacology & Therapeutics · Physiological Medicine · Radiation Medicine · Surgery |
English, maths, physics, chemistry and biology | Maths, Biology and chemistry |
| Education
|
· Arts Education · Science Education · Adult Education · Education Foundation · Health & Physical Education · Library Sciences Education · Social Science Education · Computer Education · Home Economics · Vocational Teacher Education |
English, maths, and any 3 social science subjects | 3 science or social science subjects relating to preferred course of study |
| Arts and Humanities
|
· Archaeology
· Art (combined Honours) · Modern Languages · Creative Arts · English And Literary Studies · Fine Art/Fine And Applied Arts · French · French With German / Russian · German · History · Linguistics · Linguistics Igbo And Other African Languages · Music · Philosophy · Religious Studies · Russian · Theatre And Film Studies |
English language, literature in English, commerce, and any other 3 arts or social science subject. At least a pass in maths is also required. | Literature in English, and any other 2 arts subjects |
| Business Administration
|
· Marketing
· Public Administration And Local Government · Banking and Finance · Business Management · Accountancy/accounting |
English, Maths, economic, government and commerce | Maths, economics and government |
| Agriculture | · Animal Science
· Soil Science · Agric. Economics · Agric. Extension |
English, maths, physics, biology, chemistry | Maths, chemistry, physics |
| Dentistry | · Child Dental Health
· Oral Maxillofacial Surgery · Preventive Dentistry · Restorative Dentistry |
English, maths, physics, biology, chemistry | Maths, chemistry, physics |
| Engineering
|
· Civil Engineering
· Electronic Engineering · Electrical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Agric. & Bio-resources Engineering · Materials & Metallurgical Engineering |
English, maths, physics, biology, chemistry | Maths, chemistry, physics |
| Environmental studies | · Estate Management
· Surveying And Geo-informatics · Urban And Regional Planning · Architecture |
English, maths, physics, geography and any other science subject | maths, physics and geography |
| Biological Sciences | · Microbiology
· Biochemistry · Plant Sciences · Zoology |
English, maths, physics, biology, chemistry | Maths, chemistry, physics |
| Veterinary Medicine | · Veterinary pathology and Microbiology
· Veterinary Obstetrics and Reproductive Diseases · Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology · Veterinary Anatomy |
English, maths, physics, biology, chemistry | Maths, chemistry, physics |
Admission process
There are at least three means of getting admitted into the University of Nigeria, admission could be either through UTME (jamb), direct entry or the post graduate school. For this article I would focus on the UTME admission process in UNN.
The university of Nigeria Nsukka usually conducts her post-utme examination exercise for candidates who score above the jamb cut off mark for their course of choice between August and September of every year. Candidates are divided into various batches depending on course and faculty. All candidates who are able to score above the stipulated cut-off marks in jamb and are eligible for the post-utme exams are advised to keep in touch with current information being updated in the universities website to know the batch they fall into, date and time of their examination and what they are to come with to the examination venue.
Assessment is carried out via the computer based test (CBT) method.
Get UNN Nsukka Post UTME Past Questions
Pre-degree programme.
The UNN in collaboration with some other universities also conducts the Joint university preliminary examination board (JUPEB) programme. The programme gives candidates the opportunity to gain direct entry into 200level in the institution or any other university that is affiliated with JUPEB in the country,
The programme lasts for a minimum of one academic session (2 semesters). Application form costs N15,000. More details can be found on the university’s website at www.unn.edu.ng.