The National Open University of Nigeria is an accredited Federal University in Nigeria.

It is modelled after the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programme.

The university was established on 22nd July 1983 and later suspended by the same government on April 25 1984.

On April 12, 2001, the then-president of Nigeria, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo began the resuscitation of the University which finally took off in 2002.

NOUN is the largest university in Nigeria by student enrolment and national spread.

It is the only institution licensed by the National Universities Commission to offer single-mode open and distance education to learners in Nigeria.

The good thing about NOUN is that once you meet their admission requirements, your admission is 100% sure.

You don’t need sit for JAMB.

You can also be studying and working at the same time and their students now go for NYSC.

NOUN Faculties and Department

Here is a list of the faculties in National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN):

  1. Faculty of Agriculture
  2. Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences
  3. Faculty of Arts and Humanities
  4. Faculty of Education
  5. Faculty of Engineering
  6. Faculty of Environmental Sciences
  7. Faculty of Law
  8. Faculty of Management Sciences
  9. College Of Medical Science
  10. Faculty of Social Sciences, etc

1. Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

The department hosts four programmes, namely:

  • B.Sc. Agricultural Extension and Management
  • B.Sc. Hotel and Tourism Management
  • B.Agric. Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
  • B.Agric. Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

2.  Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts has various departments. The courses offered under this faculty include:

  • M.A. Islamic Studies
  • M.A. English
  • B.A. Philosophy
  • B.A. Yoruba
  • B.A. Hausa
  • B.A. Igbo
  • B.A. Arabic Language and Literature
  • M.A Christian Religious Studies Ph.D
  • Christian Religious Studies PGD.
  • Christian Religious Studies
  • B.A. Islamic Studies
  • B.A. Christian Religious Studies
  • B.A. French
  • B.A. English Faculty of Education

3. Faculty of Education

There are five departments under this faculty.

They include Arts and Social Science Education (ASSE), Educational Foundations, Science Education, Health and Human Kinetics, and Library and Information Science.

The various courses offered under these departments include:

  • B.Sc. (Ed) Human Kinetics
  • BLIS – Library and Information Science
  • B.Sc.(Ed) Health Education
  • PhD Mathematical Education
  • PhD Educational Technology
  • PhD Science Education
  • PhD Educational Administration and Planning
  • BA (Ed) Early Childhood Education
  • BA (Ed) English
  • BA (Ed) French BA
  • (Ed) Primary Education
  • B.Sc.(Ed) Agricultural Science
  • B.Sc.(Ed) Biology
  • B.Sc.(Ed) Business Education
  • B.Sc.(Ed) Chemistry
  • B.Sc.(Ed) Computer Science
  • B.Sc.(Ed) Integrated Science
  • B.Sc.(Ed) Mathematics
  • B.Sc.(Ed) Physics
  • M.Ed Guidance and Counselling
  • M.Ed. Educational Administration and Planning
  • M.Ed. Educational Technology
  • M.Ed. Science Education Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

 4. Faculty of Health Sciences,

the institution offers the following courses:

  • M.Sc. Public Health
  • B.Sc. Environmental Health Science
  • B.Sc. Public Health
  • BNSc. Bachelor of Nursing Science

5. Faculty of Law

For those interested in doing law, there are various departments under the Faculty of Law.  Upon completing the programme, you can be awarded the following:

  • Bachelor of Law(LL.B)
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Law
  • (PGD Legislative Drafting) Master of Laws
  • (LLM) PhD Law

6. Faculty of Management Sciences

The Faculty of Management Sciences has the second-highest number of courses.  They include:

  • B.Sc. Transport Management
  • M.Sc. Entrepreneurship
  • PGD Entrepreneurship
  • PhD Business Administration
  • PhD Public Administration
  • B.Sc Banking and Finance
  • B.Sc Accounting
  • B.Sc Business Administration
  • B.Sc Marketing
  • B.Sc. Cooperative and Rural Development
  • B.Sc. Entrepreneurship
  • BSc Public Administration
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Master of Public Administration (MPA)
  • MSc Business Administration
  • MSc Public Administration
  • PGD Business Administration
  • PGD Public Administration

7.  Faculty of Sciences

Below is a list of science courses offered in NOUN under the Faculty of Sciences:

  • PhD Information Technology
  • B.Sc Physics
  • B.Sc Biology
  • B.Sc Chemistry
  • M.Sc Information Technology (Internet Options)
  • PGD. Information Technology
  • B.Sc. Mathematics/Computer Science
  • B.Sc. Mathematics
  • B.Sc. Environmental Management and Toxicology
  • B.Sc. Computer Science
  • B.Sc. Information Technology

8. Faculty of Social Sciences

The courses offered under the Faculty of Social Sciences include:

  • B.Sc Economics
  • B.Sc. Criminology and Security Studies
  • PhD Mass Communication
  • PGD Economics
  • PhD Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • B.Sc Film Production
  • B.Sc. Development Studies
  • M.Sc. Criminology and Security Studies
  • PGD Mass Communication
  • B.Sc. Mass Communication
  • B.Sc. Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • B.Sc. Political Science
  • B.Sc. Tourism Studies
  • M.Sc. Mass Communication
  • M.Sc. Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • PG.D Mass Communication
  • GD. Criminology and Security Studies PG.D

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