List of Courses Offered at University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)

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Here is a list of courses offered by University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) and all candidates interested in studying at the institution are encouraged to take note.

List of Courses Offered at University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)

The list of courses offered by University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) are displayed on this page. Candidates who wish to apply through JAMB should click on any of the courses to see the course requirements.

About University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)

University of Ilorin, also known as UNILORIN, is a federal government university located in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. It was established by a decree of the Federal Military Government in 1975, and is a federal government owned tertiary institution of education located in the Ilorin-South Local Government Area of Kwara State Nigeria. The ancient city of Ilorin, capital of Kwara State, is about 300 km from Lagos and 500 km from Abuja, the country’s administrative capital. The institution’s land mass is among the largest in Nigeria covering approximately 5000 hectares.

The Main Campus currently houses the Faculties of Science, Communication and Information Sciences(CIS), Engineering & Technology, Agriculture, Education, Law, Arts, Business and Social Sciences, (following the completion of the new seven-storey Senate Complex), the Unilorin Sugar Research Institute, Postgraduate School, the Main University Library, Computer Services and Information Technology (COMSIT), Works Yard, Conference Centre, Unilorin Resources Development and Management Board (URDMB), Student Canteens, the newly completed 2,000 seat multipurpose Auditorium and the Alumni/ Endowment Office.

The Mini-Campus presently houses the College of Health Sciences, a mini Library, Canteens and Shopping Complex, the Institute of Education, some of the Revenue-yielding projects which are under the URDMB such as the Unilorin Computer Centre (Training Wing), Unilorin Bookshop, the Bakery, the Printing Press, and the Guest Houses. Each Campus has a Health Centre, a Post Office, and Banking facilities.

From three faculties in 1976, today there are fifteen faculties: Arts (1976), Education (1976), Engineering & Technology (1978), Agriculture (1982), Law (1993, after an initial start-up in 1983), Basic Medical Sciences (2004), Clinical Sciences (2004) Communication and Information Sciences (2008), Veterinary Medicine (2009), Pharmaceutical Science (2010), and Life Science; Physical Science; Environmental Science; Management Sciences; and Social Sciences in (2013).

Altogether, there are over 60 academic departments in the existing ten faculties. Undergraduate degree programmes run for 3,4,5, or 6 years, depending on entry qualifications and discipline. The University started with the traditional British “Three Term System” but later changed into a modified form of the American “Two Semester System” called Harmattan and Rain semesters with effect from 1979/80 session.

UNILORIN Courses By Faculty

ADMINISTRATION

Accounting
Business Administration
Finance
Marketing

AGRICULTURE

Agriculture
Food Science
Forestry and Wildlife
Home Economics

ARTS

Arabic Studies
Comparative Religious Studies
Christian Religious Studies
English Language
French
History and International Studies
Islamic Religious Studies
Linguistics
Performing Arts
Yoruba

BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

Anatomy
Physiology
Nursing Science

EDUCATION

Business Education
Education Agricultural Science
Education Arabic
Education Biology
Education Chemistry
Education Christian Religious Studies
Education Economics
Education English
Education French
Education Geography
Education History
Education Islamic Religious Studies
Education Mathematics
Education Physics
Education Yoruba
Educational Management
Educational Technology
Guidance and Counseling
Health Education
Human Kinetics
Library Science
Primary Education Studies
Social Studies

ENGINEERING

Agricultural Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Material and Metallurgical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Water Resources Engineering

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Architecture
Quantity Surveying
Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Urban and Regional Planning

LAW

Law

MEDICINE

Medicine and Surgery

PHARMACY

Pharmacy

SCIENCE

Biochemistry
Chemistry
Computer Science
Geology and Mineral Science
Industrial Chemistry
Information and Communication Science
Mathematics
Microbiology
Physics
Plant Biology
Statistics
Telecommunication Science
Zoology

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Economics
Geography and Environmental Management
Mass Communication
Political Science
Psychology
Social Works
Sociology

VETERINARY MEDICINE

Veterinary Medicine

List of Courses Offered at University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)

Here is a list of courses offered by University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) and all candidates interested in studying at the institution are encouraged to take note:

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