Bayero University Faculties

A Brief Overview on Bayero University Kano

The prestigious Bayero University Kano consists of about 20 Faculties, in addition to affiliated colleges offering a variety of academic programmes. The University’s faculties are spread out in its three campuses. Most of the faculties are in the New Campus while a few are in the Old Campus. Others, offering Medical and Clinical programmes, inhabit the Aminu Kano Teaching hospital Campus.

This article contains a comprehensive overview of the university and its sections (faculties). The article also lists out the university’s academic programmes available in its various departments. Armed with such valuable information, an aspirant can make a wise choice in selecting the right course with no regrets.

Bayero University Campuses and Centres

As a magnificent citadel of knowledge, BUK is home to many great families. Those families, categorized as faculties and colleges, produce wonderful products every year. As one interested in joining this great institution, a concise description of such families and the elements they entail is necessary. Those families, categorized as faculties and colleges, produce wonderful products every year. Certainly, the rich history of the university, as well as its wonderful structure has made this possible

The New Campus houses faculties of Law, Engineering, Arts and Islamic Studies, Communications, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and Information Technology, Management Sciences, Social Sciences and Agriculture. On the other hand, the Old Campus, together with the Clinic Campus, accommodate faculties of Allied Health Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Clinical Sciences.

From its inception in the 1960’s, the University has expanded and progressed in leaps and bounds throughout the years. It can be inferred therefore that the university consists of a number of important sections or branches: Old Campus, New Campus, College of Health Sciences (AKTH Campus), School of Continuing Education (SCE Dala), Psychiatry Department (Dawanau), as well as many research and training centres within and outside the campuses.

Bayero University Faculties – a Concise Description

Bayero University’s faculties, like family units, each house a number of departments offering various programmes. A comprehensive account of each of those family units is documented below:

Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies

The University’s Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies (FAIS) is the oldest, established in 1964. It is presently situated at the New Campus, along Gwarzo Road. The faculty offers programmes such as Bachelors of Arts in Arabic, French, English, Hausa, Foreign Languages, Nigerian Languages, History, Islamic Studies, Linguistics and Shari’ah.

Faculty of Education

The next faculty, established in the year 1975, is the Faculty of Education. Its buildings are also situated in the New Campus of the university. This faculty has turned out wonderful graduates well versed in the art of teaching and lecturing in various disciplines. Its programmes include:

• Adult Education
• Education/Arabic
• Education/Economics
• Islamic Studies
• Special Education
• Technical Education
• Education/Chemistry
• Health Education
• amongst others.

Faculty of Law

Bayero University’s Faculty of Law was established in 1977. Its present location is in its modern edifice situated in the New Campus. Programmes offered in the faculty include Bachelors in Common and Islamic Law. Meanwhile, the faculty’s courses touch various aspects of human and societal endeavour such as Private & Commercial Law, Public Law and Islamic Law.

Faculty of Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering was established in 1978 with its magnificent building in the university’s New Campus.

Students of the various programmes in the faculty are trained in relevant sciences and techniques, as well as applying technical know-how to solving societal problems. Programmes of the faculty are:

• Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechatronics Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Telecommunications Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering

Faculty of Agriculture

This faculty stood on its feet as an independent entity in 2002. This faculty offers a number of developmental courses. Its buildings stand on the grounds of the university’s New Site. They include:

• Agriculture
• Agricultural Extension
• Fisheries
• Food Science and Technology
• Forestry

and departments such as:

• Agricultural Economics & Extension
• Agronomy
• Animal Science
• Crop Protection
• Soil Science

Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences

In 2014, the Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, fondly termed FEES, came into being. Its buildings are located near those of the Faculty of Agriculture in the university’s New Campus. Its programmes include:

• Architecture
• Environmental Management
• Estate Management
• Geographical Information System
• Geography
• Quantity Survey
• Urban and Regional Planning

Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology

The Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FCSIT) offers programmes that range from Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, Computer Studies, Information Technology and Software Engineering. Its modern buildings and facilities make digital learning enjoyable in this era of technology.

Faculty of Social Sciences

Social Science disciplines such as Political Science, Sociology and Criminology are studied in the Faculty of Social Sciences. The faculty offers programmes such as:

• Public Administration
• International Relations
• Criminology
• Political Science
• Sociology

Faculty of Management Sciences

The Faculty of Management Sciences offers programmes in management courses such as:

• Accounting
• Banking and Finance
• Business Administration
• Economics
• Entrepreneurship Studies

Faculty of Physical Sciences

With its departments situated in the Old Campus of the university, the Faculty of Physical Sciences has Physical Science courses such as Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics under its jurisdiction. Programmes offered include:

• Chemistry
• Electronics
• Industrial Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Physics

Faculty of Life Sciences

The Faculty of life sciences, located in the Old Campus, offers a range of courses related to life processes. Such programmes include:

• Applied Biology
• Botany
• Microbiology
• Zoology

Faculty of Communications

The university’s Faculty of Communications is located on the New Campus premises. Programmes offered in the faculty are:

• Theatre and Performing Arts
• Information and Media Studies
• Mass Communication

College of Health Sciences

The College of Health Sciences encompasses many broad disciplines. It is further sub-divided into a number of families:

Faculty of Clinical Sciences/Basic Clinical Sciences

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS programme) falls into this faculty. The programme has a minimum duration of 12 semesters.

                This faculty consists of the following departments:

• Anaesthesiology
• Chemical Pathology
• Clinical Pharmacology
• Community Medicine
• Haematology
• Medical Microbiology and Parasitology
• Medicine
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• Radiology
• Surgery

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

This faculty offers programmes such as:

• Medical Laboratory Science
• Nursing
• Physiotherapy
• Radiography
• Doctor of Optometry

Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences

This is sub-divided into the following departments:

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Biochemistry

Faculty of Dentistry

The Faculty of Dentistry offers programs in Dental care such as Bachelor of Dental Surgery, which has a minimum duration of 12 semesters (6 years). The faculty has the following branches:

• Oral Diagnostic Surgery
• Preventive Surgery
• Restorative Dentistry
• Child Dental Health, etc.

Which Faculty to choose?

With such a wide range of programmes in diverse disciplines, it’s left for you to sit back, ponder and weigh your options. You can make the right choice by following your passions and capitalizing on your strengths. Therein lies the key to academic excellence.

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