Ahmadu Bello University

The Bachelor’s Degree programme in  Plant Science offers comprehensive insights on plant biology, discussing cells and molecules, evolution and the environment. It deals with basic issues such as how plants respond to climate change, the diversity of marine organisms and ecosystems, plant conservation and natural resources and the biology of plant science. Through investigation and experimentation, it explores how plants grow, develop, reproduce, evolve, fight off pests and diseases, and interact with and respond to their environment. The degree programme fills an essential gap in an agricultural sector that has long lacked sufficient expertise in research, crop production, non-...

Ahmadu Bello University’s Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication involves the study of the various means by which individuals, organisations and other bodies relay information through mass media to large segments of the population at the same time. This relates to different tools used in disseminating information such as newspapers, television, radio and magazines. The degree programme acquaints students with knowledge of media institutions and processes such as diffusion of information, and how media influences public opinion.  Mass communication finds function in research, advertising, publishing, news media, content writing and similar industries, where the art of communic...

Ahmadu Bello University has an entire faculty dedicated to Veterinary Medicine, a subset of which is the Bachelor of Science degree in Veterinary Medicine. The undergraduate programme, which is full-time and runs for four years, cover similar courses found in the main medical degree, but with a focus on animals instead. It will discuss topics like anatomy, animal behaviour, animal husbandry, cell biology, nutrition, physiology, genetics, epidemiology, pharmacology, infectious diseases, pathology, parasitology and public health. Veterinary Medicine comes from the field of animal science, but obviously more sophisticated in terms of relevance and depth. It’s a lucrative industry, ...

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture at the Ahmadu Bello University sets you apart in the construction industry. The degree programme is an in-depth study of designing new buildings and the spaces in and around them. The teaching Explores the humanistic determinants of form, architecture as both experience and formal proposition and analysis and synthesis in the design process. It also prepares the students to be able to  communicate design intentions efficiently. It encompasses the methods of restoring and conserving old buildings, and developing new ways of using existing buildings.Architects play significant roles in urban planning, real estate and other construction works. They...

Dental Surgery examines the surgical procedures involved in the treatment of teeth and the oral region. Offered at the Ahmadu Bello University, the course  prepares students to provide prompt responses to needs of individual patients of oral health challenges. Educating students on the relationship between general health issues and oral health and diseases, it looks into different surgical approaches employed to treat problems with the teeth. Undergraduates will also explore various research in dentistry, thus preparing them for all-inclusive role-playing in clinical dental practice.Being a Dental Surgeons implies you have specialised and advanced expertise in oral health within...

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Ahmadu Bello University is a home to many of the leading professionals in the field across the country. It offers you a broad-based knowledge of engineering science focusing on thermodynamics, manufacturing process, complex problem-solving and mechanical design. Students get to learn the different theories of engineering mechanics and comprehensive descriptions of forces, moments, and other actors active on stationary engineering structures.Mechanical engineering deals with the design, development, installation, operation and maintenance of anything that has moving parts, and such engineers are often found in manufacturing, automot...

Commercial Law LLB, is one of the key courses in Ahmadu Bello University’s Faculty of Law.  The course provides students with an understanding of common and commercial law as a whole, with some more attention to laws bordering on business and covers varying principles governing commercial contracts, including the topic of pre-contractual duties and remedies for breach of contracts. Commercial lawyers are usually independent lawyers who consult for multiple companies or organisations on legal matters, except for few who are in-house attorneys with businesses or government. Their clients also include banks, insurance companies, hedge funds, private equity funds and property compan...

Bachelor’s Degree in Paediatrics, also known as Child Nursing, teaches the fundamentals of providing health care to children, from birth to early adulthood. The course is offered at Ahmadu Bello University’s Faculty of Medicine, and teaches the core sciences and context of nursing and health care, particularly focusing on child development, child health and the assessment and care of children and their families. Students go through rigorous learning of the aspect of medical science that involves diagnosing and treating children with varying illnesses.A paediatrician is children’s specialists who diagnose and treats injuries, dysfunctions, malignancies, infections, genetic defect...

BSc Business Administration is a full-time degree programme at the Ahmadu Bello University. It explores the general concepts of business, including organization, forms of ownership, finance, management, marketing, production and the relationship between business and society. The course also ensures students have a grasp of the current business climate through the study of corporate reviews, while helping them develop the behaviours and ethics essential for a successful business leadership. It analyses marketing methodologies and concepts that include marketing research, new product development, price determination and marketing channels.In a booming entrepreneurship ecosystem li...

Ahmadu Bello University has a well-grounded degree programme in Library and Information Science. It’s a full-time course, which runs for four years, and covers topics relating to collecting, classifying, storing, retrieving, and disseminating recorded knowledge. The aim is to ensure a seamless user experience in accessing information, an appealing design of storage mediums, and general information management in the public and private sector. Furthermore, the Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science explores characteristics of and conducts in  the environments in which information professionals may work, including but not limited to academic, school, public, and special libraries...

With its Bachelor of Arts degree programme in English, Ahmadu Bello University seeks to help students improve their linguistic and communicative competence. It dwells comprehensively on phonetics, morphology, semantics and efficient use of English language. It also teaches the capacity to think critically and imaginatively through systematic exposure to the best literary materials available in fiction, poetry and drama. The degree course often elicits imaginative, intellectual and independent responses from students to written words, at the moment and in future reading experiences. Understanding of English, and its use both in daily lives and for professional purposes are fundam...