That is why I have taken it upon myself to list down all the correct subject combinations for all the WEAC and JAMB students who want to study Fisheries at the University In this post.
To know all of these, you must read this post to the end, so that you can avoid making mistakes during registration of subjects that you are to register and sit for, in your WAEC, and your JAMB. Now you have this post, you should not worry about what subject you should register for in WEAC and JAMB.
About Fisheries As A Course
The fishing course is said to be a multidisciplinary course that teaches how to manage and understand fisheries. In this course, you will learn about Aquaculture like breeding genetics, nutrition, and biotechnology. that is not all, you will also learn about fish processing like canning, freezing, curing, and by-products. Know that if you are studying fisheries resource management, you will be taught biology, taxonomy, physiology, and anatomy, along with other fisheries-related courses like oceanography, limnology, ecology, and biodiversity.
There are many job opportunities after a bachelor’s degree in fisheries at a University, a few of them include the following:
- Research Assistant
- Instructor
- Biochemist.
Other state government positions you could work include:
- AFDO
- FDO
- FEO
There are Jobs in the central government agency they include:
- Fisheries Survey of India (FSI)
- Marine Product Export Development Authority (MPEDA)
- World Health Organisation (WHO)
- NIO
For this, those who would further their studies with a Master’s or Ph.D. in fisheries science can work in :
- Universities
- Colleges
- Fish research centers
- Fish retail markets
Other Job offer can be any of these:
- Subject Matter Specialist
- Lecturer
- Fishery Science Consultant
- Home Tutor
- Research Assistant
About Subject Combinations
Talking about subject combinations, this has to do with a list of subjects students want admission, to study Fisheries. What you need to do is to register and sit for their WAEC and JAMB, which is what is called subject combination.
In most cases, those who just finished secondary school may find it difficult to Choose the right subject combination, especially, on that note, I have taken it upon myself to write out the subject combinations for WEAC and JAMB.
WAEC And JAMB Subjects Combination For Fisheries
This is the part where all the WEAC subject combinations and JAMB subject combinations are listed. Let’s get to see JAMB subject combinations first, then WAEC subject combinations for Fisheries.
JAMB Subject Combination For Fisheries
For those who do not know what JAMB subject combinations are all about, here is the thing, this means the list of subjects that students who intend to study Crop Science should include in the list of subjects that they will write during UTME.
So if you are aspiring to choose Fisheries as your field of study in the university during JAMB registration, here is your Fisheries subject combination for JAMB registration:
- English Language
- Biology or Agriculture Science
- Physics or Mathematics
- Chemistry
WAEC Subject Combination For Fisheries
We had earlier mentioned what subject combination is all about, Now WAEC subject combination here has to do with the list of subjects that students who intend to study Fisheries include in the list of subjects that they will write during their WASSCE.
I know you might be curious to know the WEAC subject combinations for Fisheries. You might be asking questions like what subjects should I register for and write during their SSCE so that it will be in line with Fisheries, which you will have to choose as the course to study at the University.
The subject combination for candidates who want to study Fisheries at the university is as follows:
- Mathematics
- English Language
- Civic Education
- Agricultural Science
- Economics
- Physics or Biology
- Chemistry
- Geography or Further Mathematics
- One Trade subject
JAMB Admission Requirements Fisheries
To meet the requirements for admission, you will have to meet JAMB and WEAC subject combinations in your results.
UTME Requirments For Fisheries
This is what is required of you from your UTME result as one of your requirement, For those who are writing the Post-UTME, here are the requirements: Five Credit passes In SSCE in the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Biology Or Agriculture, Then any science subject
Direct Entry (DE) Requirments for Fisheries
Two A-level passes, In the following subjects: Agricultural Science, Health Science, Physics, Mathematics, Geography, and Biology.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which Universities In Nigeria Offer Fisheries?
- University of Benin (UNIBEN)
- University of Calabar (UNICAL)
- Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH)
- Delta State University, Abraka (DELSU)
- Ekiti State University (EKSU)
- University of Ibadan (UI)
- Kwara State University, Ilorin (KWASU)
- Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBU)
- Lagos State University (LASU)
- University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)
- Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola (MAUTECH)
- Niger Delta University, Yenagoa (NDU)
- Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK)
- Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU)
- University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT)
- Usmanu Dan Fodio University (UDUSOK)
- University of Lagos (UNILAG)
How Many Years Course Is Fisheries
The Department of Fisheries offers a Five-years program that gives an award of a Degree in Bachelor of Fisheries.
What Faculty Do Fisheries Fall Under?
Fisheries is under the Faculty of Agriculture. Fisheries and Aquatic Programmes
