In order to reflect the 21st-century standard of education, the federal government of Nigeria has decided to unveil a new education curriculum for all the Universities in the country.
If you are a student or a lecturer at any university, this article is for you and your entire institution. The article will explain the reasons behind the change, when the new curriculum will commence, and how it will be operated in the different Universities.
When was the New Curriculum Unveiled?
The new University curriculum was unveiled in 2022. The unveiling was made by the former Vice president of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo.
Why did the federal government approve of the introduction of a new education curriculum?
The introduction of the new curriculum was through the recommendation of the National Universities Commission, stating that it was a way of making university education more responsive to the needs of our nation Nigeria.
Federal Government Unveils New Curriculum for University Education
The National University Commission (NUC), introduced the new curriculum, which is known as Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standard (CCMAS) in 2022, to replace the old curriculum which was known as Benchmark Minimum Academic Standard (BMAS), which has been in use for so many years now, since 2007.
Commencement of the New Curriculum
When will the new University curriculum take effect in the different Universities in the country? According to the National University Commission (NUC), the new curriculum (Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standard, CCMAS), will commence in September, for the 2023/2024 academic session.
The New Faculties Introduced by the Federal Government
In the course of unveiling a new curriculum for the Nigerian education University, the federal government through the approval of the National Universities Commission has also added new faculties to the existing ones, they are as follows;
- Faculty of communication and media studies
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Computing
- Faculty of Administration and Management
- Faculty of arts and humanities
- Faculty of Engineering Aerospace
- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
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The New Courses and Departments Introduced by the Federal Government
As we mentioned above, in line with the federal government’s mission to improve the education standard of the Nigerian University, the government also deemed it necessary to introduce some additional courses and departments.
The following new courses and departments that were added and unveiled by the National Universities Commission to be adopted by Nigerian Universities are listed below:
- Agribusiness
- Agricultural Science (5-year option)
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Extension
- Agricultural Extension
- Animal Science
- Crop Science
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Food Science and Technology
- Forest Resources and Wildlife Management
- Horticulture and Landscape Management
- Soil Science B.Sc. Soil Science
- Water Resources Management and Agro-meteorology
- Department of Cybersecurity
- Department of Software Engineering
- Department of Data Science
- Department of Information and Communications Technology
- Department of Information Technology
- Department of Information System
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Actuarial Science
- Department of Aviation Management
- Department of Finance
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Business Information Technology
- Department of Co-operative and Rural Development
- Department of Employment and Human Resource Management
- Department of Entrepreneurship
- Department of Hospitality and Tourism
- Department of Information Resource
- Department of Insurance
- Department of Local Government and Development
- Department of Logistics and Supply Chain
- Department of Marketing
- Department of Office and Information Management
- Department Petroleum Information Management
- Department Procurement Management
- Department of Project Management
- Department of Public Administration
- Department of Security and Investment
- Department of Taxation
- Department of Transport Management
- B.A Folklore
- B.A Film production
- B.A African Languages and Literature Efik
- B.A African Languages and Literature Hausa
- B.A African Languages and Literature Ibibio
- B.A African Languages and Literature Igbo
- B.A African Languages and Literature Yoruba
- B.A African Traditional Religion
- B.A Arabic
- B.A Archaeology
- B.A Chinese language
- B.A Christian Religious Studies
- B.A Christian Theology
- B.A Classics B.A
- English Language and Literature in English
- B.A history and diplomatic studies
- B.A History B.An Islamic Studies
- B.A Linguistics
- B.A Modern European Languages French
- B.A Modern European Languages German
- B.A Modern European Languages German
- B.A Modern European Languages Russia
- B.A Music B.A Philosophy
- B.A Religious Studies
- B.A Theatre Arts
- Engineering Agricultural and Biosystem
- Engineering Automotive Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Electronic Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Food Science and Engineering/Technology
- Industrial and Production Engineering
- Information and Communication Engineering
- Marine Engineering
- Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics Engineering
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Natural Gas Engineering
- Petrochemical Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Petroleum and Gas Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Telecommunications Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
- Wood Products Engineering
- Nursing pharma
- Audiology – B.AUD Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Dental Technology
- Dental Therapy
- Environmental Health Science
- Health Care Administration and Hospital Management
- Health Information Management
- Information Technology and Health Informatics
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Nursing Sciences
- Human Nutrition and Dietetics
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry O.D
- Pharmacology
- Physiotherapy
- Prosthetics and Orthotics
- Public Health
- Radiography
- Speech-Language Therapy
- BSC Strategic communications
- BSC Advertising
- BSC Broadcasting
- BSC Development Communications Studies
- BSC Film and multimedia
- BSC Information and Media Studies
- BSC Journalism and Media Studies
- BSC Mass communications
- BSC Public Relations
Important Note
This is to inform all those planning to apply for admission at the University that certain courses have been added and departments also added, including some adjustments were made where necessary, so it calls for candidates to take time to study the new courses and departments so that they may not be applying for a wrong course or department.
Conclusion
That is all we have for you today in this article on the new curriculum that the federal government has unveiled for University education. Thank you for reading this post.