Yobe State University is located in
Damaturu
Damaturu is a Local Government Area and the capital city of Yobe State in northern Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Damaturu Emirate.
History
Damaturu came into existence as a colony when it was carved out of the Alagarno district by the ...
, Yobe State, Nigeria. It was established under the Yobe state law in 2006 by Alh.
Bukar Abba Ibrahim
Bukar Abba Ibrahim (1949) was governor of Yobe State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He also served as governor of the state from January 1992 to November 1993. He is a member of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP).
Background
Ibr ...
, the then Executive Governor of Yobe State(1999-2007).
Programmes
Yobe State University offers courses at both
undergraduate
Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-lev ...
and
postgraduate
Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree.
The organization and stru ...
levels. The postgraduate courses offered by the institution at Postgraduate Diploma, Masters and PhD. levels are listed below.
Undergraduate programmes
* Accountancy
* Agriculture
* Anatomy
* Arabic Studies
* Biological Science(s)
* Business Administration
* Business Education
* Biochemistry
* Chemistry
* Computer Science
* Economics
* Education and Biology
* Education and Chemistry
* Education and Economics
* Education and English Language
* Education and Geography
* Education and History
* Education and Islamic Studies
* Education and Physics
* Education Arts
* English Language
* Geography
* Geology and mining
* Hausa
* History
* Islamic Studies
* Shari'a Law
* Civil law
* Mathematics
* Medicine and surgery
* Microbiology
* Physics
* Pharmacy
* Political Science
* Public Administration
* Physiology
* Sociology and Anthropology
* Statistics
* Linguistics (English)
* Linguistics(Arabic)
* Linguistics(Hausa)
Yobe State University postgraduate programmes.
* M.A. Arabic (3 semesters)
* PhD. Arabic (4 semesters)
* M.A. Islamic Studies (3 semesters)
* PhD Islamic Studies (4 semesters)
* M.A. (Ed.) English Language Education (4 semesters)
* PhD. English Language Education (6 semesters)
* PGD Chemistry (2 semesters)
* M.Sc. Chemistry (3 semesters)
* PhD. Chemistry (6 semesters)
* PGD GIS and Remote Sensing (2 semesters)
* M.Sc. GIS and Remote Sensing (4 semesters)
* PhD. GIS and Remote Sensing (6 semesters)
* M.Sc. Geography (4 semesters)
* PhD. Geography (6 semesters)
* PGD Management (2 semesters)
* M.Sc. Management (4 semesters)
* PhD. Management (6 semesters)
* PhD. Marketing (6 semesters)
* PGD Public Policy and Administration (2 semesters)
* PGD Banking and Finance (2 semesters)
* PGD Education (2 semesters)
* PGD Accounting (2 semesters)
* PGD Food Quality and Safety (2 semesters)
* PGD Local Government Administration (2 semesters)
See also
Academic libraries in Nigeria
An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...
References
External links
Yobe State University official website* Yobe State University Teaching Hospital official website
2006 establishments in Nigeria
Damaturu
Educational institutions established in 2006
Universities and colleges in Nigeria
Academic libraries in Nigeria
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