This article talks about the departments/courses offered at the University of Lagos, popularly known as Unilag.

The University of Lagos is located in the southwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. As the name indicates, it is situated in Nigeria’s most populous city, Lagos.

The institution was founded in 1962 — just 2 years after Nigeria’s independence — making it one of the oldest universities in Nigeria.

According to authoritative statistics, Unilag boasts a student capacity of nearly 60,000, making it one of the largest universities in Nigeria.

A key reason behind the large students’ capacity is the availability of a wide range of courses/fields of study that students can apply for.

If you are interested in applying to study at Unilag, or you are here for the sake of someone else, then it is imperative to know the courses you can apply for.

For the sake of easy digestion, we have grouped the various Unilag courses under their respective faculties, colleges and institutes.

Here are the courses offered at Unilag for JAMB 2020

1. Accountancy/accounting
2. Actuarial science
3. Adult education:
4. Architecture
5. Banking and finance
6. Biochemistry
7. Biology
8. Biomedical engineering
9. Botany
10. Building
11. Business administration
12. Business education
13. Cell biology & genetics
14. Chemical engineering:
15. Chemistry
16. Chinese studies
17. Christian religious studies
18. Civil engineering
19. Computer engineering:
20. Computer science
21. Creative arts
22. Dentistry and dental surgery
23. Early childhood education
24. Economics
25. Education and biology
26. Education and chemistry:
27. Education and christian religious studies
28. Education and economics
29. Education and English language
30. Education and French:
31. Education and geography
32. Education and history:
33. Education and Igbo:
34. Education and integrated science:
35. Education and Islamic studies:
36. Education and mathematics
37. Education and physics
38. Education and Yoruba
39. Educational administration
40. Electrical/electronics engineering
41. English language
42. Estate management
43. Finance
44. Fisheries
45. Fisheries management
46. French
47. Geography
48. Geology
49. Geophysics
50. Guidance and counselling
51. Health education
52. History and strategic studies
53. Home economics and education
54. Human kinetics
55. Igbo
56. Industrial chemistry
57. Industrial mathematics:
58. Industrial relations and personnel management
59. Industrial relations and personnel management
60. Insurance
61. Insurance
62. Islamic studies
63. Law
64. Linguistics, igbo and other african languages
65. Marine biology
66. Mass communication
67. Mathematics
68. Mechanical engineering
69. Medical laboratory science:
70. Medicine and surgery
71. Metallurgical and material engineering
72. Microbiology
73. Nursing/nursing science
74. Petroleum and gas engineering
75. Pharmacology
76. Pharmacy
77. Philosophy
78. Physics
79. Physiology
80. Physiotherapy
81. Political science
82. Psychology
83. Quantity surveying
84. Radiography
85. Russian
86. Russian with french/german
87. Social work
88. Sociology
89. Statistics
90. Surveying and geoinformatics
91. Systems engineering
92. Teacher education science:
93. Technical education:
94. Urban and regional planning:
95. Yoruba
96. Zoology

Faculties in UNILAG

The University of Lagos has a total of 12 faculties, 1 college of Medicine and a host of institutes that run diploma, undergraduate & Postgraduate programmes. In this article, we’ll only talk about undergraduate courses.

1. Faculty of Arts

Unilag has the following Art courses:

• Creative Arts:
• Music
• Theatre Arts
• Visual Arts
• English
• European Languages:
• French
• Russian
• History And Strategic Studies
• Linguistics, African & Asian Studies:
• Yoruba
• Igbo
• Philosophy

2. College of Medicine

The College of Medicine in Unilgag provides the following options for prospective students:

• Medicine
• Dentistry
• Pharmacology
• Physiotherapy
• Physiology
• Radiography
• Nursing
• Medical Laboratory Sciences

3. Faculty of Business Administration

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Business Administration
• Finance
• Insurance
• Industrial Relation & Personnel Management

4. Faculty of Education (Science-Based Courses)

The faculty of Education in the institution provides the following science courses:

• Human Kinetics And Health Education
• Biology Education
• Chemistry Education
• Mathematics Education
• Physics Education
• Home Economics
• Technology Education
• Integrated Science

5. Faculty of Education (Art-Based Courses)

The faculty of Education in Unilag provides the following Art-based courses:

• Adult Education
• C.R.S. Education
• English Education
• French Education
• Economics Education
• Business Education
• Geography Education
• History Education
• Igbo Education
• Islamic Religious Study
• Yoruba Education
• Educational Administration
• Early Childhood Education
• Educational Foundations (Guidance And Counselling)

6. Faculty of Engineering

The engineering courses offered in Unilag are:

• Chemical Engineering
• Civil And Environmental Engineering
• Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Surveying And Geoinformatics
• Metallurgical And Materials Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Petroleum And Gas Engineering

7. Faculty of Environmental Sciences

Under Environmental Sciences Faculty of Unilag, you’ll find the following courses:

• Architecture
• Building
• Estate Management
• Quantity Surveying
• Urban And Regional Planning

8. Faculty of Law

• Law

9. Faculty of Management Sciences

This faculty of Management Sciences offers the following courses:

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Business Administration
• Finance
• Industrial Relations And Personnel Management
• Insurance

10. Faculty of Sciences

Here are the Science courses offered at Unilag

• Biochemistry
• Botany
• Cell Biology And Genetics
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Geology
• Geophysics
• Marine Biology
• Fisheries
• Mathematics
• Microbiology
• Physics
• Zoology

11. Faculty of Pharmacy

• Pharmacy

12. Faculty of Social Sciences

The Social Science departments in the University of Lagos include the following:

• Economics
• Geography
• Mass Communication
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology

Requirements for Unilag Admission

For you to be considered for admission to study at the University of Lagos (Unilag), you must meet up with some general requirements along with several departmental requirements.

For example, a person who wants to study Medicine will not have the same requirements as a person who wishes to study Creative Arts.

So, even if the general requirement is a 5 credit pass in SSCE including Maths and English, subject combinations vary from course to course.

Admission requirements for the various courses in Unilag can be found on the official website of the institution.

UTME cutoff marks & general requirements

Students who wish to gain admission through UTME to study in Unilag must have scored at least five (5) credit passes in Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) in not more than two sittings.

Additionally, their JAMB UTME aggregate score must not be less than 200; however, some departments — like Medicine and Surgery — require much higher.

• The 5 credit passes in SSCE must include Mathematics and English Language.
• Your SSCE subject combination and UTME aggregate score must conform to at least the minimum standard set by your department of interest. You can find information regarding that on your JAMB brochure.
• Finally, it is compulsory to register and take part in the annual Unilag Post UTME screening exercise.

Direct Entry (DE) requirements

• To gain admission into the University of Lagos through Direct Entry, you must score at least five (5) credit passes in SSCE in not more than two sittings.
• Furthermore, you need to possess a minimum of two advanced level passes in OND with a credit level or NCE with credit level.

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