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The Current Official List Of OAU Courses & Programmes

OAU

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) formerly known as the University of Ife is among the three Federal Universities established between 1961 to 1962, the university is located in the ancient city of Ile-ife, Osun state

The university was established by the then-regional government of Western Nigeria, led by Samuel Ladoke Akintola. The university’s name was changed by Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on May 12, 1987, in honour of the first premier of the Western Region Government of Nigeria (Obafemi Awolowo) who initiated the idea of creating the university.

The university started its academic activities on September 22, 1962, at a temporary site at the College of Arts and Sciences Ibadan with 244 students.

The first Vice Chancellor of the University (Oladele Ajose) started his tenure with the faculties of Arts, Agriculture, Social Studies, Law, Economics and Science. The university adopted the style of University College, Ibadan administration

In January 1967 the university moved to its permanent site at Ilé-ifẹ Òsùn state where the first faculty of Pharmacy was established in the whole of West Africa. The university also has a chemical engineering department and the first faculty of electronics components and electrical engineering.

The university currently has more than 60 departments, 13 faculties, 2 Colleges; College of Postgraduate and Health Science. The institution also offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

The university also has a residential hall for regular degree students, for the male students their halls of residence include; Awolowo Hall, Angola Hall, ETF Hall and Fajuyi Hall. The female residential halls include; Alumni Hall, Ladoke Akintola Hall, Moremi Hall, and Mozambique Hall. The postgraduate hall Murtala Muhammed Hall is a mixture of both male and female postgraduate students

List Of Faculties At OAU

Below is the list of faculties and departments at Obafemi Awolowo University

1. Faculty of Administration

  • International Relations
  • Local Government and Development Studies
  • Management and Accounting
  • Public Administration

2. Faculty of Agriculture

  • Agricultural Economics
  • Plant Science
  • Animal Sciences
  • Crop Production and Protection
  • Family, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences
  • Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

3. Faculty of Arts

  • Linguistics and African Languages
  • Department of English
  • Dramatic Arts
  • History
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Religious Studies

4. Faculty of Education

  • Education Technology & Library Studies
  • Adult Education and Lifelong Learning
  • Educational Foundations and Counseling
  • Arts and Social Sciences Education
  • Science and Technology Education
  • Educational Management
  • Institute of Education
  • Physical and Health Education

5. Faculty of Environmental Design and Management

  • Fine and Applied Arts
  • Architecture
  • Building
  • Quantity Surveying
  • Urban and Regional Planning
  • Estate Management

6. Faculty of Law

  • International Law
  • Jurisprudence and Private Law
  • Business Law
  • Public Law

7. Faculty of Pharmacy

  • Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Pharmacognosy
  • Drug Research and Production Unit

8. Faculty of Sciences

  • Biochemistry
  • Botany
  • Chemistry
  • Geology
  • Mathematics
  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Zoology

9. Faculty of Social Sciences

  • Demography & Social Statistics
  • Economics
  • Geography
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology & Anthropology

10. Faculty of Technology

  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Electronic and Electrical Engineering
  • Food Science and Technology

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List Of OAU Courses

Some of OAU courses and Programmes are listed below;

  1. Accounting
  2. Actuarial Science
  3. Adult Educ/Political Sci & Public Administration
  4. Adult Education
  5. Adult Education/Economics and Statistics
  6. Adult Education/English Literature
  7. Adult Education/Geography and Regional Planning
  8. Agricultural Economics
  9. Agricultural Engineering
  10. Agricultural Science & Education
  11. Agriculture
  12. Anatomy
  13. Animal & Environment Biology
  14. Animal & Environment Biology
  15. Animal Science
  16. Applied Geophysics
  17. Architecture
  18. Banking & Finance
  19. Biochemistry
  20. Botany
  21. Business Administration
  22. Business Administration
  23. Business Education
  24. Chemical Engineering
  25. Chemistry
  26. Civil Engineering
  27. Computer Education
  28. Computer Engineering
  29. Computer Science
  30. Dentistry & Dental Surgery
  31. Doctor of Pharmacy
  32. Drama/Dramatic/Performing Arts
  33. Early Childhood Education
  34. Economics & Statistics
  35. Education & Biology
  36. Education & Chemistry
  37. Education & Economics
  38. Education & Edo Language
  39. Education & English Language and Literature
  40. Education & French
  41. Education & Geography
  42. Education & History
  43. Education & Integrated Science
  44. Education & Mathematics
  45. Education & Physics
  46. Education & Political Science
  47. Education & Religious Studies
  48. Education & Social Studies
  49. Education and Computer Science
  50. Education Fine & Applied Arts
  51. Education Psychology & Curriculum Studies
  52. Educational Administration
  53. Educational Management
  54. Electrical /Electronics Engineering
  55. English Language & Literature
  56. Entrepreneurship
  57. Environmental Education
  58. Environmental Management & Toxicology
  59. Estate Management
  60. Fine Art/Fine & Applied Arts
  61. Fisheries
  62. Forestry & Wildlife
  63. French
  64. Geography & Regional Planning
  65. Geography and Regional Planning
  66. Geology
  67. Guidance & Counselling
  68. Health Education
  69. History
  70. Home Economics & Education
  71. Human Kinetics
  72. Industrial Chemistry
  73. Industrial Engineering
  74. Industrial Mathematics
  75. Industrial Physics
  76. Industrial Relations & Personnel Management
  77. Industrial Technical Education
  78. Insurance
  79. International Studies & Diplomacy
  80. International Studies and Diplomacy
  81. Languages & Linguistics
  82. Law
  83. Library & Information Science
  84. Linguistics & African Language
  85. Linguistics / Edo
  86. Marine Engineering
  87. Marketing
  88. Mass Communication
  89. Mathematics
  90. Mathematics & Economics
  91. Mechanical Engineering
  92. Mechatronics Engineering
  93. Medical Biochemistry
  94. Medical Laboratory Science
  95. Medicine & Surgery
  96. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
  97. Microbiology
  98. Music
  99. Nursing/Nursing Science
  100. Optometry
  101. Petroleum Engineering
  102. Pharmacy
  103. Philosophy
  104. Physical Education
  105. Physics
  106. Physics / Industrial Physics
  107. Physiology
  108. Physiotherapy
  109. Plant Biology & Biotechnology
  110. Plant Science and Biotechnology
  111. Political Science & Public Administration
  112. Production Engineering
  113. Public Administration
  114. Pure & Applied Mathematics
  115. Quantity Surveying
  116. Radiography
  117. Religious Studies
  118. Science Laboratory Technology
  119. Secretarial Administration and Education
  120. Secretarial Education
  121. Social Work
  122. Sociology & Anthropology
  123. Soil Science
  124. Special Education
  125. Statistics
  126. Structural Engineering
  127. Surveying & Geoinformatics
  128. Taxation
  129. Technical Education
  130. Theatre Arts
  131. Veterinary Medicine
  132. Zoology

Read More: Fresh & Official List Of MOUAU Courses & Programmes

List Of OAU Programmes

OAU runs some academic programmes like other Nigeria Universities in this article below we will discuss on the academic programmes run in the university

At the undergraduate level, Obafemi Awolowo University run Bachelor’s degree programmes in different of specialized area study, each programmes are designed to provide solid foundation to each student in their course of study.

At the Post graduate level, OAU runs both Master’s degree and Doctorate (PhD) degree programmes in your area of specialized study and other academic activities

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