List of Science Courses at University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)

Formerly known as the University of Biafra, the University of Nigeria (UNN) is a Federal Government-owned university that was established in 1955 and began full operations in 1960. The university was founded by Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe and currently has a student population of over 36000.

UNN has 3 campuses. The Nsukka campus is the largest. The other campuses are the Ituka-Ozalla campus and Enugu campus

The institution is the first full-fledged indigenous and first autonomous university in Nigeria, modelled upon the American educational system.

UNN is one of the five elite universities in Nigeria and the school is made up of 15 Faculties and 102 academic departments. UNN offers 82 undergraduate programs and 211 postgraduate programmes.

In this post, you’ll find out the science courses offered at UNN but first, let’s take a look at the admission requirements of the university.

These general requirements include:

• Age Limit: No person under the age of sixteen (16) years may be admitted to the University as a student.
• UNN also requires all candidates applying for admission into any of its courses to possess 5 credit level passes which must include a credit pass in English Language and a Science subject in not more than two sittings.
• The entry requirement for Direct Entry must also include the UTME requirement for that particular course.
• You can also visit the UNN website for more information on both the University and Departmental Entry requirements.

List of Science Courses at UNN, Nsukka

Now that you know the admission requirements, here is a list of courses offered by UNN and the highlighted ones are the science courses.

1. Adult Education
2. Agricultural and Bio-Resources Engineering
3. Agricultural Economics
4. Agricultural Extension Services
5. Agricultural Science and Education
6. Agriculture
7. Animal Science
8. Archaeology
9. Architecture
10. Arts (Combined Honours)
11. Banking and Finance (Admin)
12. Biochemistry
13. Biological Science(s)
14. Botany
15. Business Education
16. Civil Engineering
17. Computer Education
18. Computer Science
19. Computer with Statistics
20. Creative Arts
21. Crop Science
22. Dentistry and Dental Surgery
23. Economics
24. Education and Chemistry
25. Education and Science
26. Education and Social Science
27. Education Arts
28. Electrical Engineering
29. Electronics Engineering
30. English and Literary Studies
31. Estate Management
32. Fine Art / Fine and Applied Arts
33. Food Science and Technology
34. French
35. French with German / Russian
36. Geography
37. Geology
38. German
39. Guidance and Counseling
40. Health Education
41. History
42. Home Economics and Education
43. Home Science
44. Hospitality and Tourism Management
45. Industrial Technical Education
46. Law
47. Library and Information Science
48. Linguistics
49. Linguistics, Igbo and other African Languages
50. Marketing
51. Mass Communication
52. Mathematics
53. Mechanical Engineering
54. Medical Laboratory Technology / Science
55. Medical Rehabilitation
56. Medicine and Surgery
57. Microbiology
58. Music
59. Nursing / Nursing Science
60. Nutrition and Dietetics
61. Pharmacy
62. Philosophy
63. Physical Education
64. Physics
65. Physics / Astrology
66. Political Science
67. Psychology
68. Public Administration
69. Public Administration and Local Government
70. Public Relations and Advertising
71. Pure / Applied Chemistry
72. Pure and Industrial Chemistry
73. Radiography
74. Religious Studies
75. Russian
76. Social Works
77. Sociology and Anthropology
78. Soil Science
79. Statistics
80. Surveying and Geo-Informatics
81. Theatre and Film Studies
82. Urban and Regional Planning
83. Veterinary Medicine
84. Zoology