This article provides a list of all the courses offered in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, popularly known as ABU Zaria.
ABU Zaria is arguably the most popular university in the northwestern parts of Nigeria. Unsurprisingly, several Nigerian youths who want to school in the north consider the giant institution as their most preferred destination.
ABU Zaria currently has eighty-two (96) Academic Departments (or courses as some prefer to call it) as listed on the JAMB 2020 brochure.
Candidates can apply to obtain a Diploma, Degree, or Postgraduate certificate in any of those courses that accommodate their needs.
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Here are all the courses offered at Abu Zaria for JAMB 2020:
- Accountancy/accounting
- Actuarial science
- Adult education and community development
- Agricultural engineering
- Agricultural extension
- Agricultural science and education
- Agriculture
- Anatomy
- Arabic studies
- Archaeology
- Architecture
- Automotive engineering
- Banking and finance
- Biochemistry
- Biological science(s)
- Botany
- Building
- Business administration
- Business education
- Chemical engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil engineering
- Civil law
- Computer engineering
- Computer science
- Dentistry and dental surgery
- Drama/dramatic/performing arts
- Economics
- Education and Arabic
- Education and biology
- Education and chemistry:
- Education and Christian religious studies
- Education and computer science
- Education and geography
- Education and Hausa
- Education and integrated science:
- Education and Islamic studies
- Education and language arts
- Education and mathematics
- Education and physics
- Education and religious studies
- Education and social studies
- Educational administration and planning
- Electrical and computer engineering
- Electrical engineering
- English language
- Fine art
- Fisheries and aquaculture:
- Forestry and wildlife management:
- French
- Geography
- Geology
- Glass technology
- Guidance and counselling
- Hausa
- Health education
- History
- Home economics and education
- Human kinetics
- Industrial design
- Insurance
- International studies
- Islamic/sharia law
- Land surveying:
- Library and information science
- Literature in English
- Local government and development studies
- Marketing
- Mass communication
- Mathematics
- Mechanical engineering
- Mechatronics engineering
- Medical laboratory science:
- Medicine and surgery
- Metallurgical engineering:
- Microbiology
- Mining engineering:
- Nursing/nursing science
- Pharmacy
- Physical and health education
- Physics
- Physiology
- Political science
- Public administration
- Quantity surveying
- Radiography
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Surveying and geoinformatics
- Telecommunication engineering
- Textile science and technology:
- Theatre and performing arts
- Urban and regional planning:
- Veterinary medicine
- Water resources and environmental engineering
- Zoology
Below we have grouped those courses into their respective faculties. Take note that some of the courses listed above may not appear in the grouping. Therefore, it is important to scan through the master list above.
Administration:
The faculty of Administration in Abu Zaria has the following departments:
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- L G & Development Studies
- Public Administration
Agriculture
The faculty of Agriculture, ABU Zaria, has the following courses:
- Agric Economics & Rural Sociology
- Agronomy
- Animal Science
- Crop Protection
- Plant Science
- Soil Science
Arts
Faculty of Arts in ABU Zaria contains the following courses:
- African Languages and Cultures
- Arabic
- Archeology
- English
- French
- Hausa
- History
- Theatre & Performing Arts
Education:
Education faculty of ABU Zaria has the following courses:
- Arts and Social Science Education
- Educational Foundation & Curriculum
- Educational Psychology & Counseling
- Library and Information Science
- Physical and Health Education
- Science Education
- Vocational and Technical
Engineering:
Faculty of Engineering, ABU Zaria, contains the following departments:
- Agricultural Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Water Resources & Environmental Engineering
Environmental Design:
Environmental Design faculty of ABU Zaria has the following courses:
- Architecture
- Building
- Fine Arts
- Geomantic
- Industrial Design
- Quantity Surveying
- Urban and Regional Planning
Law:
Here the courses under Law faculty, ABU Zaria:
- Civil Law
- Commercial Law
- Private Law
- Public Law
- Sharia Law
Medicine
The courses under medicine faculty, ABU Zaria are:
- Anaesthesia
- Chemical Pathology
- Community Medicine
- Dental Surgery
- Haematology and Blood Transfusion
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Medical Microbiology
- Medicine
- Nursing Science
- Obsterics and Gynecology
- Ophthalmology
- Paediatrics
- Pathology (Morbid Anatomy)
- Psychiatrics
- Radiology
- Surgery
- Traumatic and Orthopeadic Surgery
Pharmaceutical science
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, ABU Zaria, has the following courses:
- Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Practice
- Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry
- Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Microbiology
- Pharmacognosy & Drug Development
- Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Science
Science Faculty of ABU Zaria has the following courses:
- Biochemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Geography
- Geology
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Textile Science & Technology
Social Science:
Faculty of Social Science has the following courses:
- Economics
- Mass Communication
- Political Science
- Sociology
Veterinary Medicine:
The Veterinary Medicine courses in ABU Zaria are:
- Theriogenology and Production
- Veterinary Anatomy
- Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology
- Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology
- Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Veterinary Physiology
- Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine
- Veterinary Surgery and Medicine
There you have it! Those are all the courses/departments you can apply for at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria.
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