Full List of Engineering Courses in Nigeria

Engineering is one of the most competitive and lucrative jobs in our world today. This is because we always need the services of engineers in our everyday lives. For example, designing and building machines, structures, such as bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings etc.

There are various Engineering courses one can study in Nigerian universities so you can then apply to this construction staffing services website. This article gathers information on the various subsets of Engineering as a course, requirements and other information relevant to the course.

Below is a complete list of Engineering courses in Nigeria

• Accounting Technology
• Agricultural and Bio-Resources Engineering
• Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural and Management Engineering
•  Agricultural Engineering
•  Architecture
•  Automobile Engineering
•  Automotive Engineering
•  Banking and Finance
•  Biomedical Engineering
•  Biotechnology
•  Building
•  Building Technology
•  Business Management
•  Chemical and Polymer Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering
• Chemical/Petroleum/Petrochemical Engineering
•  Civil Engineering
•  Civil Engineering/Hydrology
•  Communication and Multimedia Advertising
•  Communication and Multimedia Design
•  Communication and Multimedia Printing Journalism
•  Communication and Multimedia Television/Filming
•  Communication Technology
•  Communication Technology and Wireless Technology
•  Computer And Communication Engineering
•  Computer and Information Science
•  Computer Engineering
•  Computer Science
•  Construction Management and Technology
•  Economics
•  Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Electrical and Information Engineering
•  Electrical Engineering
•  Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering
•  Electronics and Computer Engineering
• Electronics Engineering
•  Entrepreneurship and Business Studies
•  Entrepreneurship Management Technology
•  Environmental Engineering
•  Environmental Management
•  Environmental Management Technology
•  Environmental Resources Management
•  Environmental Technology
•  Financial Management Technology
• Fine And Industrial Arts
•  Food Engineering
•  Food Science and Engineering
•  Food Science and Technology
•  Food Science and Technology/Engineering
•  Food Science With Business
•  Food Technology
•  Gas Engineering
•  Geography and Meteorology
• Geography and Regional Planning
• Glass Technology
• ICT Engineering
• Industrial And Production Engineering
• Industrial Art
•  Industrial Design
• Industrial Production Engineering
• Information and Communication Engineering
• Information and Communication Technology Engineering
• Information and Media Technology Engineering
•  Information Management Technology
• Information System
• Information Technology
• Irrigation Engineering
• Land Survey
• Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
• Management Technology
• Marine Engineering
•  Maritime Management Technology
• Material Engineering
• Materials and Production Engineering
• Mechanical and Production Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechatronics and System Engineering
• Mechatronics Engineering
• Metallurgical and Material Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Meteorology
• Mining Engineering
• Naval architecture
• Nutrition And Dietetics
• Petroleum and Gas Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
•  Polymer and Textile Engineering
• Polymer Engineering
• Production Engineering
• Project Management Technology
• Remote Sensing and Geosciences Information System
• Shipping And Maritime Technology
• Software Engineering
• Statistics
• Structural Engineering
• Surveying
• Surveying and Geo-Informatics
• Systems Engineering
• Technological Management
• Telecommunications Engineering
• Textile Science and Technology
• Transport Management Technology
• Urban and Regional Planning
• Visual Arts and Technology
• Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
• Wood Product Engineering
• Wood Production Engineering

While in some universities, some of the courses listed above will be grouped under some other faculties such as environmental science, these are also many times listed under the Faculty of Engineering.

Admission requirements to study Engineering in Nigerian Universities

In most Nigerian universities, the Faculty of Engineering runs for a period of four to five years depending on the mode of entry. Graduates are afterwards awarded a Bachelor of Engineering degree.

UTME mode of entry

The five-year programme is designed for candidates who gain admission into the University with the O’ level examinations, which are the Senior School Certificate (SSC) or WASCE or NECO or General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary level or their equivalents. Candidates must have five credits, which must include the following subjects: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry and English Language. Results must be obtained in not more than two sittings

Direct entry mode

Candidates applying via direct entry must have the following:

• Passes at HSC or GCE A’ level in at least two of the following subjects: Pure Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. This is in addition to obtaining five credit passes in O level examinations in the following: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry English Languages and any other science subject
•  Pass at upper credit HND examination in an Engineering course from any recognized Polytechnic
• First degree holders in relevant Engineering disciplines such as Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science
• Candidates with passes in Physics and Mathematics in (HSC) Higher School Certificate and who also have a credit in Chemistry at O’ level examinations may be admitted into the four-year programme.

Admission into the Faculty of Engineering is highly competitive. Therefore, candidates are to ensure they have very high grades both at O’ level or A level examinations and also in JAMB score.

JAMB UTME score of at least 180 in most federal universities and 150 in most private and state universities.

JAMB subject combination

The subject combination at JAMB for those who want to study Engineering is

Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

21 best Universities where you can study Engineering are:

• University of Ibadan.
• Covenant University.
• Obafemi Awolowo University.
• University of Nigeria.
• University of Lagos.
• Ahmadu Bello University.
• Federal University of Technology Minna.
• University of Ilorin
• Federal University of Technology Akure
• University of Benin
• University of Port Harcourt
• University of Agriculture Abeokuta
• Federal University of Technology Owerri
• Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
• Bayero University Kano
• Lagos State University
• University of Uyo
• University of Calabar
• Nnamdi Azikiwe University
• University of Jos
• Olabisi Onabanjo University

Below are skills to be learnt in any Engineering course you choose to study

Industry Skills

As seen in the list of engineering courses, engineers operate in various industries. It is therefore important to have some vital skills in order to function well in these fields. Some soft skills which are important and to be learnt by Engineers are:

Project Management skills

• Strategic Planning
• Risk Management
• Leadership
• Communication
• Organization
• Scheduling
• Quality Control
• Critical Thinking