This article talks about the departments/courses offered at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, popularly known referred to as FUNAI.

FUNAI is situated in the southeastern geopolitical zone of Nigeria; in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State precisely.

Established in 2011 by the Goodluck Jonathan regime, the University it is among the youngest Federal Universities in Nigeria.

Surprisingly, the institution offers nearly 60 courses as of when we published this post. This figure is much higher than several other universities founded around the same time with it.

If you are interested in studying at Alex Ekwueme University, then it is very important to know the courses you can apply for.

For the sake of easy understanding, we have grouped the key ones in their respective faculties.

Here are the courses offered at Alex Ekwueme University (FUNAI) for JAMB 2020

1. Accounting
2. Agricultural science and education
3. Agriculture
4. Anatomy
5. Applied geophysics
6. Architecture
7. Banking and finance
8. Biochemistry
9. Biology
10. Biotechnology
11. Botany
12. Business administration
13. Business education
14. Chemical engineering:
15. Chemistry
16. Christian religious studies
17. Civil engineering
18. Computer science
19. Criminology and security studies
20. Economics
21. Education and biology
22. Education and chemistry:
23. Education and english and literary studies
24. Education and mathematics
25. Education and physics
26. Educational management
27. Electrical/electronics engineering
28. English language
29. Environmental management and toxicology
30. Estate management
31. Fine arts/fine and applied arts
32. Fisheries and aquaculture:
33. French
34. Geography
35. Geology
36. Geology and geophysics
37. Guidance and counselling
38. History
39. Igbo
40. Islamic studies
41. Library and information science
42. Linguistics
43. Mass communication
44. Mathematics
45. Mechanical engineering
46. Mechatronics engineering
47. Medicine and surgery
48. Microbiology
49. Molecular biology
50. Music
51. Nigerian languages
52. Petroleum engineering
53. Philosophy
54. Physical and health education
55. Physics
56. Physiology
57. Physiotherapy
58. Political science
59. Psychology
60. Quantity surveying
61. Religious studies
62. Sociology
63. Statistics
64. Surveying and geoinformatics
65. Visual and applied arts
66. Zoology

Requirements for FUNAI Admission

For you to be considered for admission to study at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, you must meet up certain requirements, depending on the course you applied for.

For example, a person who wants to study Electrical Electronics Engineering will not have the same requirements as a person who wishes to Microbiology. Similarly, a person who wants to study Mechanical Engineering will not have exactly the requirements for studying Geology.

UTME cutoff marks & general requirements

UTME Admission to 100 Level (UME) include:

• Obtain five (5) credit passes at SSCE (or equivalent) in relevant subjects at not more than two sittings; and
• Get an acceptable score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in relevant subjects.

Direct Entry (DE) requirements

For admission through direct entry, candidates should,

• Obtain five SSCE credit passes as in relevant subjcts
• obtain at least two A’ level (or its equivalent) passes in relevant subjects or possess NCE or OND with credit passes or possess a good first degree in another field as the case may be.

As for specific requirements for the various courses, we advise you to use the JAMB online brochure.

More on the FUNAI Faculties

Below we have grouped the courses offered at FUNAI 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.

Faculty of Agriculture:

Under the Faculty of Agriculture, you find the following: Agriculture Economics, Agribusiness, Animal Science, Crop Science, Horticulture, and Soil Science. The institution promises to introduce other courses in due course.

Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences:

The Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, FBMS, Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo (FUNAI) was one of the three faculties established at the inception of the University on 3rd November 2011.

According to the official website, it contains the following programmes:

1. Anatomy (B.Sc Anatomy and MBBS programme
2. Medical Biochemistry (B.Sc Medical Biochemistry and MBBS programme)
3. Physiology (B.Sc Physiology and MBBS)

Faculty of Education

It was established in 2016, and had the following inaugural programmes:

• B. (Ed) Mathematics Education
• B.Sc. (Ed) Biology Education
• BA (Ed) English and Literary Studies
• B.Ed. Business Education
• B.Sc. (Ed) Physical and Health Education
• B.Sc. (Ed) Physics Education
• B.Sc. (Ed) Chemistry Education.

Faculty of Engineering and Technology

This is the fourth Faculty established in the Federal University Ndfuu-Alike Ikwo, Nigeria. It contains the following Engineering courses:

• Mechatronic Eng, B.Eng.
• Mechanical Engineering, B.Eng.
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering, B.Eng.
• Petroleum Engineering, B.Eng.
• Chemical Engineering, B.Eng.
• Civil Engineering, B.Eng
• Computer Engineering, B.Eng

Faculty of Humanities

Established at the inception of the University, it was called Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences until 2016 when Faculty of Management and Social Sciences was carved out from it.

It started with the following departments:

1. Philosophy
2. Fine And Applied Arts/Music
3. History And Strategic Studies
4. Language/Linguistics/Literary Studies/Theatre Arts

Hopefully, more will emerge as time goes on.

Faculty of Management & Social Sciences:

The Faculty of Management and Social Sciences is the largest Faculty at AE-FUNAI. It contains the following courses:

1. Accountancy
2. Business Administration
3. Banking and Finance
4. Economics
5. Development Studies
6. Mass Communication
7. Political Science
8. Sociology
9. Psychology
10. Criminology and Security Studies

Faculty of Science

The sciences courses offered in FUNAI are:

1. Biology
2. Microbiology
3. Biotechnology
4. Chemistry
5. Bio-Chemistry
6. Molecular Biology
7. Mathematics
8. Computer Science
9. Statistics
10. Informatics
11. Physics
12. Geology
13. Geophysics

While we strive hard to keep the information on this page up to date, again, we advise you to check your JAMB brochure for the recent changes. The reason is, new courses emerge every year, and the brochure reflects such changes much faster.