Best ABU Zaria Courses to Consider for Admission

Although there are a lot of courses offered at Ahmadu Bello University, there are also quite the best ones in terms of facilities, efficiency and the rest.

Sequel to this, we have decided to compile the list of courses offered in the university. Thereafter, you can check out the list of the best courses offered by ABU Zaria.

List of courses offered in ABU

Over the years, ABU has grown to become the largest, most influential, and also, one of the diverse universities in Nigeria.

However, ABU currently has 82 Academic departments, 12 Faculties, and also, 12 Research institutes and Specialised Centres.

Furthermore, ABU offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses which include different fields as Agriculture, Biological and Physical Sciences, Education, Engineering, Public and Business Administration, Environmental Design, Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Humanities, and Law and Social Sciences.

List of Courses in ABU:

• Administration

• Accounting
• Business Administration
• L G & Development Studies
• Public Administration

• Agriculture

• Agric Econs & Rural Sociology
• Agronomy
• Animal Science
• Crop Protection
• Plant Science
• Soil Science

• Arts

• African Languages and Cultures
• Arabic
• Archeology
• English
• French
• Hausa
• History
• Theatre & Performing Art

• Education

• Arts and Social Science Education    Educational Foundation & Curriculum
• Educational Psychology &  Counselling
• Library and Information Science
• Physical and Health Education
• Science Education
• Vocational and Technical Education

• Engineering

• Agricultural Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Water Resources & Environmental Engineering

• Environmental Design

• Architecture
• Building
• Fine Arts
• Geomatics
• Industrial Design
• Quantity Surveying
• Urban and Regional Planning

• Law

• Civil Law
• Commercial Law
• Private Law
• Public Law
• Sharia Law

• Medicine

• Anesthesia
• Chemical Pathology
• Community Medicine
• Dental Surgery
• Hematology and Blood Transfusion
• Human Anatomy
• Human Physiology
• Medical Microbiology

• Medicine

• Nursing Science
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Ophthalmology
• Pediatrics
• Pathology (Morbid Anatomy)
• Psychiatric
• Radiology
• Surgery
• Traumatic and Orthopedic Surgery

• Pharmaceutical Science

• Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Practice
• Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry
• Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Microbiology
• Pharmacognosy & Drug Development
• Pharmacology and Therapeutics

• Science

• Biochemistry
• Biological Sciences
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Geography
• Geology
• Mathematics
• Microbiology
• Physics
• Textile Science & Technology

• Social Science

• Economics
• Mass Communication
• Political Science
• Sociology

• Veterinary Medicine

• Theriogenology and Production
• Veterinary Anatomy
•       ”         Medicine
•       ”      Parasitology and Entomology
•      ”       Pathology
•      ”       Pharmacology and Toxicology
•      ”       Physiology and Biochemistry
•      ”       Public Health and Preventive Medicine
•      ”       Surgery and Radiology
•      ”       Microbiology

Going further, it has been discovered that, even with the list of courses offered in this university, there are also some courses the university is best at.

Well, this is just like some other universities. In other words, you don’t have to be discouraged because it is normal to have some courses universities are best at. It however happens in most universities in Nigeria.

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Some of the Courses ABU are best at

• Medicine

To start with, Medicine in ABU is one of the best as regards the level of attention on the course by the university. Therefore, going for Medicine in ABU is one of the best decisions.

Besides, the university has a set-aside library for this Course which is called The Medical Library, ABU, Zaria. This Library was built to assist the advancement of education, research, and also, professional practice in Medicine.

Furthermore, their facilities and services on the campus include:

• Counseling and Human Dev Centre
• Electricity bulk Metering unit, and also,
• University health services

Finally, kindly note that this includes all the courses under Medicine.

• Mass communication

Actually, studying Mass Communication in ABU offers some added qualities due to the effectiveness of the course in the school.

Some of these qualities are:

• Effective speaking and listening skills for communication in personal, public, and media areas.
• Effective writing skills for communication in personal, public, and media areas.
• Ability to observe events, gather information, write news reports and news releases, report on events, and also, edit other people’s writings.
• Ability to demonstrate the ability to recognize the power of persuasion and ethical responsibilities of communicators in communications at different levels.

Furthermore, the department of Mass communication in ABU, as over the years produced many outstanding graduates. Many of which have done a lot in the sectors of journalism, advertising, public relations, and other related professions.

• Law (Civil, Commercial, Private, Public, Sharia Law)

Law in ABU is very special and conducive. In other words, there is a high level of exceptional legal training in this field, and has over time produced remarkable students.

Furthermore, the faculty of Law in ABU attracts more students more than any other Faculty of Law in Nigeria. And this is due to their efficiency.

Also, they are focused on training their students more so they could find good places in the world market and both local and international industries.

Some of their qualities are:

• Curriculum containing critical foundation in law, and also, arising issues in critical areas such as health, intellectual property law, environment, health, energy law, and Islamic law.
• After that, available facilities such as classrooms, theatres, modem moot courtroom, and extra-ordinary spaces for studying and building community.
• Also, strong and durable post-graduate programs. Postgraduate diplomas, Masters Programmes (M.A. and LL.M), MPhil, and Ph. D.S.

• Political Science and International Studies

The political science department and international studies are however one of the oldest academic departments founded not long after the establishment of the school.

However, since this department was founded, it continued to grow and change in terms of staff composition, student population, and also, the number of courses and their contents.

Besides, many graduates of this department have excelled in the public and private sectors, major international organizations, as well as other ivory towers across the world.

• Business Administration

Studying Business Administration at ABU however, offers some added qualities due to the effectiveness of the course in the school.

Some of these qualities are:

• Analyzing market research data, and making an informed decision on product development.
• Deployment of marketing or business techniques across different fields and geography.
• Generating business ideas from analyzing an environment.
• Also, joint and all-inclusive leadership within business organisations.

In conclusion, although there are many other courses this prestigious university is good at, some of the best courses have been mentioned above. And I hope this helps you decide on which best university to go to for your dream course.