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Academics

Excellence in
teaching & learning.

Our academic programmes span 14 faculties and over 255 accredited courses at undergraduate, postgraduate and professional levels — all designed to challenge, inspire and equip.

14
Total Faculties
255+
Accredited Programmes
1,200+
Full-time Academic Staff
500,000+
Library Volumes

Faculties & Departments

Click a faculty card to view its constituent departments.

Faculty of Sciences

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14 programmes4,200 students

Departments

  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Mathematics
  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Statistics

Faculty of Engineering

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10 programmes3,900 students

Departments

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical & Electronics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Petroleum Engineering

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

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12 programmes2,800 students

Departments

  • English & Literary Studies
  • French
  • History & International Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Philosophy
  • Theatre Arts

Faculty of Social Sciences

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12 programmes3,100 students

Departments

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

Faculty of Law

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5 programmes1,500 students

Departments

  • Business & Commercial Law
  • International Law
  • Private Law
  • Public Law

College of Medicine

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10 programmes2,200 students

Departments

  • Anatomy
  • Medicine & Surgery
  • Nursing
  • Optometry
  • Pharmacology
  • Physiology

Faculty of Education

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8 programmes1,800 students

Departments

  • Curriculum Studies
  • Educational Administration
  • Guidance & Counselling
  • Science Education

Faculty of Agriculture

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10 programmes1,600 students

Departments

  • Agricultural Economics
  • Animal Science
  • Crop Science
  • Fisheries
  • Forestry & Environment

Academic Calendar

PeriodStart DateEnd Date
First SemesterSeptember 8January 17
First Semester ExamsJanuary 20February 7
Inter-semester BreakFebruary 8February 21
Second SemesterFebruary 24June 20
Second Semester ExamsJune 23July 11
Long VacationJuly 14September 7

Libraries & Learning Resources

Central University Library

Over 300,000 volumes, e-journals, digital archives and 24-hour study facilities.

Law Library

Specialist legal resources, law reports, statutes and online legal databases.

Medical Library

Clinical and biomedical resources, anatomy models and simulation suites.

Engineering Resource Centre

Technical journals, patent databases, CAD labs and project repositories.