Hello there! In this article you will learn of the different courses under various faculties which you must have the complete and expected JAMB, WAEC, GCE, And NECO requirements and scores to study them as a professional course. There are lots of courses to chose from. Take your time to ho through this article, and then evaluate yourself. See and recognize the course best for you, know of the requirements, and stay focusedon achieving the completion and service goal .
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Below Are The Various Faculties And Courses Available For Study In The Universities:
Engineering Courses: Petroleum Engineering,mechanical, Chemical, Civil Engineering And Petroleum & Gas Engineering: Jamb And SSCE Subjects Required
Petroleum Engineering and petroleum and gas engineering is all about production of fuels that will end producing energy required to raise the human standard of living. It requires exploration, Innovation, and teamwork within the people involved in it. The people who study it have to find out where oil and gas reservoirs are, evaluate them for drilling, collection surface design and construction, and recovery sake.
People who are into this must have sufficiently the knowledge in Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Geography and Geology, and even Biology.
Another thing about petroleum engineering is that it is consist of works from other different fields in engineering; fields such as: Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering. These fields are also studied under the same faculty, Engineering in any tertiary school institutions they are being handled.
Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical or petrochemical Engineering are under or studied under the Faculty of Engineering in tertiary school institutions such as Universities, Polytechnics, and College of Education.
Petroleum Engineering
As seen in the above paragraphs, and knowing the essence of school, Petroleum Engineering as a course which is studied in tertiary school institutions by aspiring students who want to develop and improve their engineering skills for their career sake.
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering as course will train aspired students who wants or wishes to study it on designing, developing, building, testing, and repairing of machines and it's components for better utility by humans. According to Michigan Tech, it's one of the broadest disciplines in engineering as is concerned or deals with with anything that moves from components to machines and even to human bodies. Mechanical Engineering in connection to Petroleum Engineering is the development and repairments of machines required to carry out Petroleum Engineering tasks.
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering as a course will train and develop students who are in to it on how to design, produce, transport, and transform energy and materials into useful products that will increase the standard of living. It will also enlighten the students on other things that is involved in it; letting the students know what to expect and what not to. At this point, you could have a clear view of why it's connected with Petroleum Engineering; crude oil is an example of transformation of fuel that is done using some machines, techniques, and methods.
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering as a course will train students on all the things that is concerned with it, beginning with letting them know that civil engineering is all about designing and developing infrastructures such as bridges, roads, dams, tunnels, oil facilities and more.
Courses You Can Study In Nigerian University, polytechnic, and college of education
To Study this courses in Nigerian Universities, You will need an olevel result from SCCE examinations such as WAEC and NECO. Not only an O level result, but a UTME result as well. UTME is an examination that test you based on your elective subjects, and UTME is an exams conducted by the body known as Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB.
The subjects and the required result for SSCE and WASSCE examination are as follows:
Mathematics
English Language
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Economics
Two other Science Subjects and One Trade.
The grades must not be below Credits - C, especially in the first five 5 subjects mentioned above as you can still proceed to study the courses in tertiary schools with just them.
For UTME, it usually requires three (3) to four (4) subjects which are usually chosen as elective subjects. The subjects are written all together to attain scores from 1 to 400. The subjects required to study this course in the university, polytechnic, or college of education are:
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry.
Aim at scoring 180, 200 and above, as the cut off mark set by jamb varies in the tertiary institutions mentioned above in Nigeria.
Dramatic Arts, Theatre Arts, And Other Related Courses
Dramatic arts, music, and theatre arts are what makes up performing performing arts are creative actions that are done in sequences in front of audience. Performing arts is made for entertainment and enlightening purposes as music, drama, and dances are what makes it up.
To make performing art what it is, people will have to learn and master some skills and then display them on an agreed date. This skills have to be taught by professionals in that field. In order to make performing arts success, Theatre Arts, Dramatic Arts, Media Arts, and Music are being taught as courses in tertiary school institution.
Theatre Arts, Music, Dramatic Arts
Theatre Arts, Music, and Dramatic Arts are courses that aims at teaching students on all that is required to make live performances entertaining and educating. These courses teaches playwriting, acting, set designing, costume designing, music directing, singing, and making lyrics.
Media Arts
Media Arts is still under the same faculty as music, theatre, and dramatic arts as they are under the faculty of arts. Media Arts may seem a little bit different but it's deeply connected to other listed courses mentioned above. Media arts is actually concerned with the creative use of photographs, sounds, light, motion, colour, time, and other elements to portray desired feelings and ideas.
To study these courses in Nigerian tertiary school institutions you are required to go through the secondary school education and graduate with a good SSCE or West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE result whether from West African Examination Council, WAEC or from National Examination Council,NECO. Also, you require a good Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME result. Apart from the results, you will want to know the subjects required in order to study any of these listed courses. It's necessary to know the secondary school subjects that is connected to the course you want to study for your career sake as they are going to be used to set your exams, and even accept for your admission in to the university, polytechnic, or college of education.
Here Are Subjects Required For Your SSCE And Olevel Result:
Mathematics
English Language
Literature in English
Music
Economics
Government
Fine Arts
A trade subject
Civic Education
In UTME, it will depend very much on which of the courses you want to study. Example, if you want to study Music, it will be compulsory for music as a subject to be registered alongside two or three more Arts subjects which should be Literature in English, English, and or, Fine Arts.
The Subjects required with good score in UTME in order to study any of the above mentioned courses in the tertiary school institution are:
Literature in English
English
Fine Arts
Music
and Government.
Score 180 and above in the exams in order to be favoured with admission. To go further ahead to secure an admission, you should check on the schools which are your choices to know of their policies concerning admissions.
This applies to all Universities in Nigeria where you can
Study theatre arts and film studies
Study music
Study theatre arts
English Language Education Course: Jamb And Ssce Subjects Required.
English Language as a course is under the Faculty of Education, and it is definitely about the study of English as a language as a whole, including it's history, it's development, and other things that has made it up. English happens to be one of the International Auxiliary Languages that is available for conversation between nations who does and doesn't speak it as their primary language. People need to be taught this language since there are various components in which it is made of. The language has to be transferred from generations to generations, that's why it is studied and taught in order to render and produce the best off it.
In Nigerian tertiary school institutions, there are criteria for students to meet up with just like every other courses before they could be admitted to study the course. The SSCE or UTME exams results with specific subjects combined are the main things required.
JAMB, NECO, and WAEC Requirements To Study In Nigerian University
SSCE or Olevel results from examinations such as NECO and WAEC, and UTME. In SSCE, up to nine (9) subjects are registered by students to test if they are ready and capable on a particular course they wish to study in any tertiary school institution of their choice.
The subjects are:
English Language
Literature in English
Government
Civic Education
Economics
Mathematics
Any Trade Subject of your choice
UTME examinations by JAMB normally requires three to four subjects which is usually 90% elective subjects - subjects that are related to careers.
The UTME subjects required to study English Language as an 'Education' course are usually out of the study area, Arts.
The subjects are:
Literature in English
English Language
Government
Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, And Other Related Courses
Agriculture as we know deals with ground cultivation, crop harvesting, management and rearing of farm animals for both commercial and non commercial or subsistence purposes and benefits. Studying Agriculture therefore means there is more to agriculture than just planting and harvesting of farm crops, and rearing and management of farm animals. Agriculture really matters in this civilized and modern time. It is needed for: poverty elimination, Prevention of famine, Development of any nation's economy, Sustaining and developing our environment for our comfort, and for combatting diseases. In order for this things to be available to us for our own good, researches and various works and jobs must be carried out in order to provide the best of it all and avoiding things in any sector that would bring unpleasant experiences.
Agriculture is a faculty of study in Nigerian tertiary school institutions. Agriculture as a faculty, have several courses under it of which includes but not limited to:
Agriculture:
This focuses on the science and scientific processes required to bring about the best in agriculture.
Agriculture Economics and Related Courses:
This deals with the agricultural products, tools and machineries and services that will maximize needed resources in any nation.
Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science:
This deals with ways in which great crop quality and quantity can be achieved through the agricultural environment and soil. It brings about production and testing of concerned and related agricultural things that will bring good results into the agricultural sector of a nation.
Water Resources:
This as a course will deal with all the things required and concerned from and with water to aid in survival of living things and maintenance of the natural environment.
Home Science, and Nutrition and Dietetics:
This, as a course will deal agricultural produce required for balanced nutrition in human beings and the ways to prepare and manage all that's concerned with the course.
These courses determines different kinds of jobs and works needed in order to fullfil it's needed functions as mentioned above. You'll be taught everything concerning any of these courses you chose and desire to study In the university.
Since these courses are related in one way or the other, the WAEC, GCE, NECO Olevel results have same subjects. These subjects should have at least Credits-C's if not Alphas-A's in the results. The results should not be more than two sittings-two results each completing each with good and required grades for the required subjects needed before a student can be considered for admission along with other documents.
The subjects are:
English Language
Mathematics
Biology
Chemistry
Agricultural Science
Economics
Geography
Physics
For UTME, JAMB, as at 2020 reconstructed cut of marks for the various tertiary institutions such as:
Universities to be 120, 160, 180, and above.
Polytechnics to be 120, 140, 150, and above.
College of Education to be 100, 120, 130, and above for admission of students.
In regards to the courses mentioned in this page, the subjects required for the exams and it's results before students can be considered for admission are:
Agricultural science or Biology
Chemistry
Physics or Mathematics
You should try as much as you can to score 180 and above in exams.
If you're having problem in making the right career for yourself, you should consider checking the links above to know more on careers.
Political Science And Other Related Courses
Political Science
Political Science, as defined by American Political Science Association is "the study of governments, public policies and political behavior both in the United States and abroad". This meaning is applicable to every other countries around the globe.
Political Science as a course is a study that trains and educates aspired politicians on the political systems available and the functions of each components available in the system. Political Science influences the kind of government a nation has. It influences the individual rulers of government, allowing them to run their power based on national accepted policy of the nation.
International Law And Diplomacy
International law is a medium where states and nations get to bond thereby establishing relationship just by understanding each other's policies. Diplomacy is the practical relationship between States and nations as guided by international laws.
International Relations
International Relations deals with everything that are available in a nation which attracts other nations to invest, and benefit in, and from.
Public Administration
Public Administration deals with the actions that are carried out by the government to communities in order for desired changes for the good of the nation to take place.
Conflict Resolution
Conflict resolution deals with solving disputes among people involved. Conflict resolution is a critical aspect that is required in all other courses that falls under the same faculty as it, including but not limited to Political Science, International Law and Diplomacy, and Public Administration.
All these tertiary school institution courses mentioned here are courses under the faculty of Social and Management Studies. The results of subjects required in SSCE GCE, WAEC, NECO, are similar, and must at least, have Credits;C's in five (5) compulsory subjects related to the course must be gotten as grades.
The subjects required are:
English Language
Mathematics
Government
Economics
History
Literature in English
Data Processing
Civic Education.
The first five subjects listed above are compulsory you have C's on.
For JAMB, you need to score above 180 and 200 to be favored without much evaluation before the required amount of candidates are picked.
The subjects required are:
Government
History
Economics
Literature in English
If you're having problem in making the right career for yourself, you should consider checking the links above to know more on careers.
Mass Communications Course
Mass Communication is a course that can be treated under three or more faculties. The three faculties you could choose to pick Mass Communication as a course to study are: Administration, Arts, and Social and Management Studies. This doesn't mean they don't have the same aim, it could be slightly contrasting with job or work activities. Meanwhile, Mass Communication is a course in the tertitiary school institutions meant to train and bring up aspiring students who are hoping to communicate and provide valid information to the public or the mass of people. All the works and jobs concerned with mass communication are done towards getting the goal of spreading or disseminating information to the people in the public through communication channels.
To study Mass Communication in Nigerian tertiary school institutions, like in all other courses, you will require at least C's if not B's and A's as WAEC or NECO results on related subjects which should be up to eight(8) or nine(9). It should be a combination of Core and Elective subjects treated in Senior Secondary Schools.
The subjects required are:
Mathematics
English Language
Literature in English
Government
Civic Education
Economics
Christian Religious Knowledge
and any trade subjects of your choice.
If you can't get at least C's in all the subjects mentioned above, you must never have any grade below C in these WAEC OR GCE subjects:
Literature in English
English Language
Government
Economics or geography
and any trade subject of your choice as they are compulsory for study of Mass Communication in Nigerian Universities. These O level SSCE subjects registered should have C's-Credits on the first seven mentioned subjects aforementioned in any SSCE examination taken by student, whether WAEC NECO or NABTEB.
In JAMB, students should score 200 above even if it is that the normal cut of point for universities as set by JAMB varies in the different tertiary school institutions available in the nation. Universities may require 160, 180 and above, Polytechnics; 120, 180 and above, College of Education; 100-180 and above in order to be favoured. It should also be noted that some information on students' documents are assessed using the ethics of any school's faculty. Students ages are also considered during assessment as students who will not turn at least 16 in the year for admission are not needed by some Universities. During examination, JAMB sets questions on three different subjects:
Literature in English
Government
and Economics. So, these three subjects are what you'll be registering.
If you're having problem in making the right career for yourself, you should consider checking the links above to know more on careers.
Courses Under Faculty Of Law And Subjects Required For UTME Examination In Nigeria
Law as it's name implies are training and practices concerned with rules and regulations that governs the acions and activities of people under such rules. Studies are provided or given to students based or depending on the particular choice of any course under the faculty, Law
Faculty of Law in the Nigerian tertiary school institutions have up to five (5) courses that are being treated on.
They are:
Civil Law
Civil law according to wikipedia, "is a legal system originating in Continental Europe and adopted in much of the world. The civil law system is intellectualized within the framework of Roman law , and with core principles codified into a referable system, which serves as the primary source of law. The civil law system is often contrasted with the common law system, which originated in medieval England, whose intellectual framework historically came from uncodified judge-made case law , and gives precedential authority to prior court decisions".
Civil law deals with disputes and relationship problems among members of any community. It's said as seen above to contrast with Common Law. Apart from Common Law, it also contrasts with military law and Ecclesiastical Law.
Common Law
This is a course that deals with judge-made laws; laws in which the Judges, Courts, etc develop through and only their decisions. The SSCE WAEC OR NECO and UTME JAMB subjects required are same as in Civil Law above.
Islamic/sharia Law, Private And Islamic Law, And Common & Islamic Law
Law here is specifically for the people of the islamic religion. The three mentioned law courses above are all concerned with what wikipedia has as information about. According to Wikipedia, "Islamic law , or redundantly Sharia law , is a religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the hadith. In Arabic, the term sharīʿah refers to God 's immutable divine law and is contrasted with fiqh , which refers to its human scholarly interpretations".
For anyone to study this in the Nigerian tertiary school institutions, you'll require same subjects as in Civil and Common Law in both SSCE and UTME exams result, but is a must to take Islamic Studies where you have options with it.
In Nigerian tertiary school institutions, to study any of the of the above mentioned courses as your desired course, you will require at least C's if not A's in your registered subjects in
WAEC or NECO SSECE Olevel result. The SSCE subjects to combine in such examinations are:
Mathematics
English
Literature in English
Civic Education
Government
Christian Religious Knowledge or Islamic studies
Economics
and any trade subject of your choice.
For JAMB, which might require up to four subjects will require 180 to 200 and above marks score in registered subjects from the Social Science studies; Government, Christian Religious Knowledge or Islamic Studies, Literature in English, and Civic education. JAMB is said to have 180 as cut off marks, but 200 scores and above in JAMB, and B's or A's in WAEC will get such students with such results favoured during assessment by the school faculty.
If you're having problem in making the right career for yourself, you should consider checking the links above to know more on careers.
Accounting Or Accountancy
Accounting is a course present as a course in tertiary school institutions such as Universities, Polytechnics, and College of Education that students who did Business Studies in secondary school pursue after. It's a course that trains people who want to do Accountancy as a career. Accounting deals with the use of a system to record and analyze financial matters. The system is usually developed to meet up with current issues arising in regards to finances. The system is dedicated towards recording and analyzing financial transactions and status of available or registered individuals and businesses.
Accounting is under the faculty of Administration. Accounting in Nigerian tertiary school institutions requires Four - Five years of study to obtain a Bachelor Degree.
Passed out senior secocondary school students should have basic knowledge about this through the career related subjects that were taught in secondary school - subjects such as Financial accounting, Economics, and other related subjects.
In order for students to be considered valid into the Nigerian university, they will need a good (SSCE)Senior School Certificate Examination(WAEC/NECO) result and (UTME)Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (JAMB) result. To get these results, one has to register for and write the examinations well for good marks and grades. The kind if results required are results that have at least credit(C's), if not Alphas(A's) passes in all registered compulsory and career related subjects. It's possible that a lot of students are not aware of required subjects for this particular course to register for the examinations.
Here are SSCE subjects to include in your registration for WAEC, NECO, or GCE:
Mathematics
English Language
Civic Education
Economics
Financial Accounting
Commerce
Office Practice
Government
Data Processing
UTME subjects for JAMB Examination are:
Use of English
Mathematics
Economics
Financial Accounting or any other Social Science subject.
In JAMB, there's a required score that is acceptable for any course a student may choose. In relation to this course, you should score up to 200 and above in JAMB. You need not worry as some Universities accept 180-200, some College of Education accept 100-180 and above, and some Polytechnics accept 120-180 as cut of mark from your jamb result.
Some Universities that accepts 200 as cut of marks are:
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE - 200,
UNIVERSITY OF UYO (UNIUYO) - 200,
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS (UNILAG) - 200.
Possible Job Positions You Could Occupy As An Accountant.
You could occupy the space of a/an:
Certified Public Accountant: This is considered as an expert in Accounting. Anyone in this position are in charge of organization records, taxes, and financial matters. They help their clients meet their financial goals.
Government Accountant: As a professional in accounting, you can work with government. An accountant working with the government helps government to manage and spend taxes on necessary things.
Staff Accountant: As a staff accountant, there are varieties of jobs to take care of in any concerned company employed to; Jobs such as: Management of Cash, management of company's accounts, maintainance payroll records etc.
Forensic Accountant: A forensic accountant is a professional that has an attitude similar to that of investigators as they needed to uncover financial errors, omissions, and even detect fraudulent activities.
There are also: Auditing Accountants, Cost Accountant, Project Accountant, Investment Accountant.
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