UNILAG Courses and Requirements

UNILAG Courses and requirements: University of Lagos also known as UNILAG is one of Nigeria’s Institutions known for its academic excellence and diverse programs. UNILAG offers a wide range of undergraduate and post-graduate courses across various fields including arts, sciences, engineering, and health sciences.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the programmes of their choice which will be offered through Open and Distance Learning mode.

For prospective students, understanding the specific course offerings and their corresponding admission requirements is crucial for a successful application.

This article will serve as a guide providing an in-depth overview of the courses available at UNILAG, along with the essential requirements needed to secure admission into your desired program. This article will equip you with the knowledge necessary to navigate the admission process at UNILAG. Read carefully.

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Here is a table showing the available faculties, departments, and Requirements:

Faculty	Department	UTME Requirements
Faculty of Arts	Creative Arts	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Literature-in-English, and any three subjects from Igbo/Yoruba, CRS/IRS, French, History, Government, Music, and Visual Arts.
	English Language	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Literature-in-English, and any three subjects from Igbo/Yoruba, CRS/IRS, History, Government, Music, Fine Arts, and French.
	European Languages	French: Five O/Level credit passes in English, French, and any three subjects from Igbo/Yoruba, CRS/IRS, History, Government, Literature-in-English, Music, and Fine Arts.
		Russian/German: Five O/Level credit passes in English and any three subjects from French, Igbo/Yoruba, CRS/IRS, History, Government, Literature-in-English, Music, and Fine Arts.
	Strategic Studies	Five O/Level credit passes in English, History, and any two or one of Igbo/Yoruba, CRS/IRS, Literature-in-English, French, Music, and Fine Arts.
	Linguistics, African and Asian Studies	Linguistics/Igbo: Five O/Level credit passes in English, Igbo/Yoruba, and any two subjects from History, CRS/IRS, French, Government, Music, Visual Arts, and Literature-in-English.
		Linguistics/Yoruba/Chinese: Five O/Level credit passes in English, Yoruba/Igbo, and any two subjects from History, CRS/IRS, French, Government, Music, Visual Arts, and Literature-in-English.
	Philosophy	Five O/Level credit passes in English and any three subjects from Literature-in-English, Igbo/Yoruba, CRS/IRS, French, History, Economics, Government, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geography, with at least one Arts subject.
	Christian Religious Studies	Five O/Level credit passes in English, CRS, and any three subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.
	Islamic Studies	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Islamic Studies, and any three subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.
Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences	Pharmacology	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
	Physiology	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
	Medical Laboratory Science	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
Clinical Sciences	Anatomy	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
	Medicine & Surgery	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
	Nursing	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
	Physiotherapy	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
	Radiography	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
Dental Sciences	Dentistry	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
Education	Science & Technology Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and any two of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
	Biology Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, and any two of Physics, Biology, and Agricultural Science.
	Chemistry Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, and any two of Physics, Biology, and Agricultural Science.
	Integrated Science Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and any one of Agricultural Science, Integrated Science, or Physics.
	Mathematics Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Physics, and any two of Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science, Further Mathematics, and Computer Studies/Data Processing.
	Physics Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Physics, and any two of Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science, Further Mathematics, and Computer Studies/Data Processing.
	Technology Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Physics/Technical Drawing, and any two Technical or Science subjects.
	Home Economics Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, and any one of Economics, Home Economics, Physics, Food & Nutrition/Home Management, Clothing, and Textile.
Adult Education	Adult Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and any three of English, History/Government, Geography, Economics, and others.
	Educational Administration	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Economics, and any two of Literature-in-English, History, Government, Geography, and others.
	Human Kinetics & Health Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology/Health Science, one Science subject, and any other subject.
Arts & Social Sciences Education	Christian Religion Studies Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, CRS, and any two of Literature-in-English, any Nigerian Language, History, and others.
	English Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Literature-in-English, and any two subjects from Arts, Science, and Social Sciences.
	French Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, French, and any two subjects from Arts, Science, and Social Sciences.
	History Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, History/Government, and any two subjects from Arts or Social Sciences.
	Yoruba Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, or any three subjects from Arts, Science, and Social Sciences.
	Early Childhood Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, or any three subjects.
	Business Education	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Economics, and two subjects from Arts or Social Sciences.
Engineering	Biomedical Engineering	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.
	Chemical Engineering	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
	Computer Engineering	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
	Electrical/Electronics Engineering	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
	Mechanical Engineering	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
	Metallurgical & Materials Engineering	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
	Surveying & Geoinformatics Engineering	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
	Systems Engineering	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
Faculty of Environmental Sciences	Architecture	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Physics, Fine Arts/Technical Drawing, and one in Economics, Geography, Chemistry, and Biology.
	Building	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry, and one in Building Construction, Technical Drawing, or Economics.
	Estate Management	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Economics, Chemistry/Physics, and one in Biology, Geography, Agricultural Science, Technical Drawing/Fine Arts, or Financial Accounting.
	Quantity Surveying	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and Physics, and two in Geography, Chemistry, Technical Drawing, or Economics.
	Urban & Regional Planning	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and Geography, and two in Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, or Fine Arts/Technical Drawing.
Faculty of Law	Law	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Literature-in-English, and two Arts or Social Sciences subjects.
Faculty of Management Sciences	Accounting	Five O/Level credit passes including English, Mathematics, Economics, and two from Financial Accounting, Further Mathematics, Geography, Government, Biology, Business Management, Data Processing, or Literature-in-English.
	Actuarial Science	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and Economics, and one in Geography, Government, Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.
	Insurance	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and Economics, and two from Financial Accounting, Data Processing, CRS/IRS, Further Mathematics, Geography, Government, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Commerce, or Civic Education.
	Business Administration	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and Economics, and two from Financial Accounting, Government, Geography, CRS/IRS, or Business Management.
	Banking & Finance	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and Economics, and two from Government, Geography, Commerce, Financial Accounting, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Business Management, or Bookkeeping.
	Industrial Relations and Personnel Management	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and Economics, and two from Financial Accounting, Geography, Government, Data Processing, Biology, Business Management, or Social Studies.
	Procurement Management	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and three from Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Financial Accounting, Government, or Civic Education.
Faculty of Pharmacy	Pharmacy	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
	Doctor of Pharmacy	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
Faculty of Science	Botany	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
	Cell Biology & Genetics	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
	Chemistry	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
	Computer Science	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry or Biology.
	Environmental Standards	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and three from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, or Economics.
	Fisheries	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
	Geology	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
	Geophysics	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
	Industrial Mathematics	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, and Physics, and one from Economics, Chemistry, or Geography.
	Marine Biology	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
	Mathematics	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, and Physics, and one from Economics, Chemistry, or Geography.
	Microbiology	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
	Physics	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Further Mathematics.
	Statistics	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, and Physics, and one from Economics, Chemistry, or Geography.
	Zoology	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
Faculty of Social Sciences	Economics	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and Economics, and two in Biology, Financial Accounting, Geography, and Government.
	Development Studies	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and two from Agricultural Science/Biology, Geography, Government, or Civic Education.
	Geography	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and Geography, and two from Science or Social Sciences.
	Meteorology and Climate Science	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and Geography, and two from Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Sciences, Further Mathematics, or Computer Science.
	Mass Communication	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and Literature-in-English, and two from Economics, History/Government, Geography, or any Nigerian Language.
	Political Science	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and Government, and two from Economics/Geography, History, Literature-in-English, or CRS/IRS.
	Psychology	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and Biology, and two from Social Sciences, Arts, or Science.
	Public Administration	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and Government, and two from Civic Education/History, Economics, and other Social Sciences or Arts subjects.
	Social Standards	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and three from Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Financial Accounting, Government, Civic Education, or Geography.
	Social Work	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and two from Economics, Government/History, Civic Education, and Geography, plus one from Literature-in-English, CRK/IRK, or any Nigerian Language.
	Sociology	Five O/Level credit passes in English, Mathematics, and two from Economics, Government/History, Civic Education, Geography, and one from Literature-in-English, CRK/IRK, or any Nigerian Language.

All applicants must ensure they meet the requirements for the courses they want to apply for to ensure a smooth screening and registration process.

Failure to meet the requirements will lead to applicants waiting for the next academic session to apply and write the UTME exam and follow the application procedure.

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