The Federal University Dutse (FUD), is one of the nine

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created by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2011. FUD offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programs (Pgde.Msc. and as well as PhD.) The Federal University, Dutse (FUD) held its first convocation ceremony on January 16, 2016. Delivering his speech at the convocation ceremony the Pioneer vice chancellor of the university Professor Jibirilla Dahiru Aminu (OFR) revealed that the university has scored over 80 percent marks from the assessment made by National Council of university on facilities and academic effectiveness. Delivering his speech at the convocation ceremony the Pioneer vice chancellor of the university Professor Jibirilla Dahiru Aminu (OFR) revealed that the university has scored over 80 percent marks from the assessment made by National Council of University on facilities and academic effectiveness. The university's campus is located in the ancient town of

Dutse Dutse is the capital city of Jigawa State in northern Nigeria. It is home to Federal University, Dutse established in November 2011. In addition to the Federal University Dutse, there is also a Research Institute for Date Palm (Sub-Station) and ...

the capital of

Jigawa State Jigawa State (Hausa: ''Jihar Jigawa'' (Fula Leydi Jigawa 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤮𞤤 𞤶𞤭𞤺𞤢𞤱𞤢) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. Created in 1991 from the northeastern-most region of Kan ...

. FUD seeks to attract a diverse cast of lecturers and students, support research and teaching on local, national and global issues and create academic relationships with many universities and higher education institutions in Nigeria and across the world. FUD is offering a broad range of degree programs in Humanities, Natural and the Social Sciences, Agricultural Science and also in Medicine. Faculties in offerings are Faculty of law, faculty of engineering and faculty of management science to take up this year. From the university's pioneer crop of 205 students enrolled in four academic programmes in three faculties had grown to about 3,200 students in the university's fifth academic year of operation, while there are 1,332 academic and non-teaching staff. The number courses in the university now stand at 17.

University Library

The main

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is located at the central campus with seven divisions that is headed by a University Librarian. Each division has information resources that meet the information needs of the academic community. these sections are * Collection Development division is concerned with acquisition of information resources i n the library. * Technical services division is concerned with processing of information resource through classification, cataloguing, indexing and abstracting. * Readers service Division is the public relation units that deal with staff and students registration and controlled the uses of library materials. * Education and information division take care of General Studies course of library instructions. * Serial Management division acquires scientific and other materials that are published time to time like newspapers, magazines, journals etc.

List of academic programmes

College of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences, Federal University Dutse

Federal University Dutse in its fifth academic calendar have succeeded in establishing College of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences. The faculty runs the following programs: *

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...

Human Anatomy The human body is the structure of a human being. It is composed of many different types of cells that together create tissues and subsequently organ systems. They ensure homeostasis and the viability of the human body. It comprises a he ...

Human Physiology The human body is the structure of a human being. It is composed of many different types of cells that together create tissues and subsequently organ systems. They ensure homeostasis and the viability of the human body. It comprises a head ...

Faculty of Agriculture

FUD currently run six academic programmes in the Faculty of Agriculture * Department of Agricultural Economics & Extension * Department of

Animal Science Animal science is described as "studying the biology of animals that are under the control of humankind". It can also be described as the production and management of farm animals. Historically, the degree was called animal husbandry and the ...

* Department of

Crop Science Agricultural science (or agriscience for short) is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Profession ...

* Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture * Department of Forestry and Wildlife * Department of Soil Science

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

FUD currently run four academic programmes in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences * Department of Economics * Department of Linguistics English Language * Department of Linguistics Arabic * Department of Political Science * Department of Criminology And Security Studies

Faculty of Management Sciences

FUD currently run five academic programmes in the Faculty of Management Sciences * Department of Accounting * Department of Actuarial Science * Department of Banking and Finance * Department of Business Administration * Department of Taxation

Faculty Of Science

FUD currently run nine academic programmes in the Faculty of Sciences including

basic science Basic research, also called pure research or fundamental research, is a type of scientific research with the aim of improving scientific theories for better understanding and prediction of natural or other phenomena. In contrast, applied resear ...

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Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

Chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

Botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...

and

Mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

) and

applied science Applied science is the use of the scientific method and knowledge obtained via conclusions from the method to attain practical goals. It includes a broad range of disciplines such as engineering and medicine. Applied science is often contrasted ...

s (

Microbiology Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, prot ...

Biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used b ...

Zoology Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...

and Environmental Management and Toxicology) * Department of Physics * Department of Chemistry * Department of Environmental Management & Toxicology * Department of Mathematics * Department of Biological Sciences * Department of Biochemistry * Department of Microbiology & Biotechnology

Faculty of Computing

*Department of

Software Engineering Software engineering is a systematic engineering approach to software development. A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software. The term '' ...

*Department of

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

*Department of

Cyber Security Computer security, cybersecurity (cyber security), or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attack by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, the ...

*Department of Information Technology

School of Postgraduate Studies Federal University Dutse

The school of postgraduate was established in 2014/2015 and it runs 10 post graduate Studies. In addition to Msc, Federal University Dutse now offers PhD degree on Biotechnology and Microbiology. Federal University Dutse focuses on building relations with other universities locally and internationally. The university has entered an agreement with

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Federal University Dutse News

*FUD 400 level Mathematics first class student Bashir Muhammad Commits suicide over alleged cheating* *FUD ranks No.1 University in Northwest -NUC *SCImago ranks FUD No.1 in Mathematics in Africa

References

External links

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