Umaru Musa Yar'adua University

public university insyd Katsina, Nigeria

Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (UMYU), formerly Katsina State University, na dem establish am by de Katsina State Government insyd 2006, make e "serve as nucleus give socio-economic, technological den political development of de State by make edey produce highly skilled human resource thru conventional face-to-face den distance learning modes."[1] Umaru Musa Yar'adua, then de executive governor of Katsina State wey later de presio of de Federal Republic of Nigeria, begin de work of creating de varsity before ein death for 2010 insyd.

Umaru Musa Yar'adua University
university
Year dem found am2006 Edit
Official nameUmaru Musa Yar'adua University Edit
Native labelUmaru Musa Yar'adua University Edit
NicknameUMYU Edit
Affiliate plusNational Universities Commission, Academic Staff Union of Universities Edit
Motto textTo learn and to serve Edit
CountryNigeria Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydKatsina Edit
Located in time zoneUTC+01:00 Edit
Coordinate location12°53′9″N 7°34′25″E Edit
Member ofAcademic Staff Union of Universities, Association of African Universities Edit
Language dem useEnglish Edit
Dema official websitehttps://umyu.edu.ng/ Edit
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Dem pass de law wey dey establish de Katsina State University by de Katsina State House of Assembly for 5 September 2006, den de varsity commence academic activities insyd January 2007 plus three faculties (Education, Humanities, den Natural den Applied Sciences), den 16 undergraduate programmes. De State House of Assembly pass law wey change de name of de varsity make e honor Umaru Musa Yar'adua for 8 April 2009.[1]

Dem divide de first 25 years of de varsity ein existence into four phases—three phases of 5 years each, follow by 10-year phase. For each phase insyd, de varsity go add faculties, departments, den academic programmes, til e get total of 13 faculties, 76 departments den 236 academic programmes (undergraduate den postgraduate).[2]

De Visitor of de varsity be de governor of de state wey dey serve (currently Aminu Bello Masari); de Chancellor be Nigeria ein one-time Minister of Economic Development, Dr. Umaru Mutallab;[3] den de current Vice Chancellor (as of 2021) be Professor Sanusi Mamman.[4]

Faculties

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  • Natural den Applied Sciences
  • Social den Management sciences
  • Humanities
  • Law
  • Medicine
  • Education

Courses dem dey offer

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Below be de list of courses dem offer by de varsity according to dema respective faculties;

Faculty of Humanities

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  • Arabic Studies
  • English Language
  • French Language
  • Nigerian Language (Hausa)
  • History
  • Islamic studies

Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences

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  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Industrial Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Geography
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Microbiology

Faculty of Education

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  • Education den Arabic
  • Education den Biology
  • Education den Chemistry
  • Education den Economics
  • Education den English Language
  • Education den Geography
  • Education den Hausa
  • Education den History
  • Education den Islamic Studies
  • Education den Mathematics
  • Education den Physics

Faculty of Law

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  • Islamic Law
  • Common Law

Faculty of Social den Management Science

• Accounting

• Business Administration

• Economics

• International Relations

• Political Science

• Public Administration

• Local Government den Development Studies

Additional programmes

De National Universities Commission approve for de establishment of fourteen (14) fresh programmes insyd de university as follows:

  • Medicine den Surgery (MBBS.)
  • Forestry den Wildlife Management (B. Forestry)
  • Integrated Science (B.Sc. (Ed.))
  • Business Studies Education (B.Sc. (Ed.))
  • Primary Education Studies (B.A. (Ed.))
  • Early Childhood Education (B.A. (Ed.))
  • Special Education (B.A. (Ed.))
  • Computer Science Education(B.Sc. (Ed.))
  • International Relations (B.Sc.)
  • Environmental Management (B.Sc.)
  • Local Government den Developmental Studies (B.Sc.)
  • Meteorology (B.Sc.)
  • Agricultural Science B. Agric)
  • Fisheries den Aquaculture (B. Fisheries)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "About us". Umaru Musa Yar’adua University. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. "Development of the University". Umaru Musa Yar’adua University. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. Umaru Musa Yar'adua university. "The Chancellor". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  4. "Governance". Umaru Musa Yar’adua University. Retrieved 12 June 2019.