UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES
The programmes in the Universities are divided into two broad categories, namely:
1. Undergraduate programme
2. Postgraduate programme
The postgraduate programme is designed to develop and offer academic and professional studies that stress professional training and are intended primarily for those who wish to pursue advanced study, leading to the award of Postgraduate Diploma/ Degrees (Masters and Doctorate) which emphasize planning, adaptive, technical, maintenance, developmental and productive skills in the professional disciplines, with the aim of producing socially mature personnel with capability not only to understand, use and adapt existing knowledge, but also to improve and develop new ones. To enroll for a postgraduate programme, one must have completed an undergraduate course. The postgraduate programme is offered and monitored in each university by the School of Post Graduate Studies.
GAINING ADMISSION
Students desiring to study at any of the Universities must first pass the requisite subjects at the SSCE, NECO or GCE examinations. After this, they must obtain and pass the Universal Matriculation Tertiary Examination (UMTE) examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). For details of these please obtain the latest JAMB brochure which explains in detail the subject requirement for each course of study in the universities.
Duration of courses ranges from four to six years. Courses in the Arts, Social Sciences, Education lasts for four years. Courses in Engineering, Architecture and Pharmacy lasts for five years. A Course in Medicine lasts for six years.
COURSES OFFERED
Below are some of the courses offered in Nigerian Universities and their respective faculties. Please note that the list is not exhaustive and all the different universities do not follow the same nomenclature and do not have all the faculties and departments. For instance the University of Lagos does not offer courses in Agriculture. Also, the placement of the courses in the faculties varies slightly from University to University
