LIST OF FACULTIES, DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMMES IN DELTA STATE

UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA AS AT MONDAY 30TH JANUARY, 2023

A. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
(Total number of Departments=6)
1. Agricultural Economics (houses the Agribusiness Management Programme)
2. Agricultural Extension
3. Agronomy (runs two Programmes: a. Soil Science b. Crop Science)
4. Animal Science
5. Fisheries & Aquaculture
6. Forestry & Wildlife

B. FACULTY OF ARTS
(Total number of Departments=7)

1. English & Literary Studies

2. Fine & Applied Arts
3. History & International Studies
4. Languages & Linguistics (runs three Programmes: a. French b. Linguistics c.
Linguistics/Urhobo)
5. Music
6. Religious Studies & Philosophy (runs two Programmes: Religious Studies b. Philosophy)
7. Theatre Arts

C. FACULTY OF BASIC CLINICAL SCIENCES

The Faculty only has some non-degree awarding Departments for administrative
convenience. It does not award degrees.

(Total number of these Departments=5)

1. Anatomic Pathology
2. Chemical Pathology
3. Haematology & Blood Transfusion
4. Medical Microbiology and Parasitology
5. Pharmacology and Therapeutics

D. FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

(Total number of Departments=5)

1. Anatomy & Cell Biology

2. Medical Biochemistry
3. Nursing Science
4. Pharmacology
5. Physiology

E. FACULTY OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

The Faculty runs only one Programme, which is Medicine & Surgery but has some non-degree
awarding Departments for administrative convenience.

(Total number of these Departments=9)

1. Anesthesia
2. Community Medicine
3. Family Medicine
4. Medicine

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5. Obstetrics and Gynecology
6. Pediatrics
7. Psychiatric and Mental Health
8. Radiology
9. Surgery

F. FACULTY OF EDUCATION
(Total number of Departments=10)

1. Business Education
2. Educational Management & Foundations, houses the following programmes:
a. English Education
b. History Education
c. Early Childhood Education
d. Educational Management with options in (Political Science, Economics, History, Computer
Science)

3. Guidance and Counselling

4. Health & Safety Education
5. Human Kinetics (also houses in addition, the Music Education Programme)
6. Library& Information Science
7. Science Education, houses the following programmes:
a. Biology Education
b. Chemistry Education
c. Computer Science Education
d. Integrated Science Education
e. Mathematics Education
f. Physics Education

8. Social Science Education, houses:

a. Economics Education
b. Geography Education
c. Political Science Education
d. Social Studies

9. Technical Education
10. Vocational Education, houses the following programmes:
a. Agricultural Science
b. Home Economics
c. Fine Arts Education

G. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
(Total number of departments=5)

1. Chemical Engineering
2. Civil and Environmental Engineering
3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering
4. Mechanical Engineering
5. Petroleum Engineering

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H. FACULTY OF LAW

The Faculty runs only one Programme, which is Law but has some non-degree awarding
Departments for administrative convenience.
Total number of these Departments=4

1. Commercial and Property Law

2. Jurisprudence and International Law
3. Private Law
4. Public Law

I. FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

(Total number of Departments=4)
1. Accounting
2. Banking & Finance
3. Business Administration (houses additionally; a. Public Administration Programme & b.
Office and Information Management Programme)
4. Marketing (houses additionally, the Entrepreneurship Programme)

J. FACULTY OF PHARMACY

The Faculty runs only one Programme, which is Pharmacy but has some non-degree
awarding Departments for administrative convenience.

(Total number of these Departments=6)

1. Clinical Pharmacy & Administration
2. Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Medicinal Chemistry
3. Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology
4. Pharmaceutics & Industrial Pharmacy
5. Pharmacognosy & Traditional Medicine
6. Pharmacology & Toxicology

K. FACULTY OF SCIENCE
(Total number of Departments=11)

1. Animal and Environmental Biology

2. Biochemistry
3. Botany
4. Chemistry (runs two Programmes; a. Chemistry b. Industrial Chemistry)
5. Computer Science
6. Geology
7. Mathematics (runs two Programmes; a. Mathematics b. Industrial Mathematics)
8. Medical Laboratory Science
9. Microbiology (houses in addition, the Biotechnology Programme)
10. Physics
11. Science Laboratory Technology (runs on five areas of specialization/options NOT Programmes.
These options/areas of specialization are Biological Technology, Biochemistry Technology,
Chemistry Technology, Physics/Electronic Technology, Environmental Management and Toxicology.

L. FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

(Total number of Departments=6)
1. Economics
2. Geography & Regional Planning
3. Mass Communication
4. Political Science
5. Psychology

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 6. Sociology

M. INSTITUTE(S)
1. Institute of Education

LIST OF THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES IN THE FACULTIES

A. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
(Total number of Programmes=8)
1. Agricultural Economics
2. Agricultural Extension
3. Soil Science
4. Crop Science
5. Animal Science
6. Fisheries & Aquaculture
7. Forestry & Wildlife
8. Agribusiness Management

B. FACULTY OF ARTS
(Total number of Programmes=10)
1. English & Literary Studies
2. Fine & Applied Arts
3. History & International Studies
4. French
5. Linguistics
6. Linguistics/Urhobo
7. Music
8. Religious Studies
9. Philosophy
10. Theatre Arts

C. FACULTY OF BASIC CLINICAL SCIENCES

(Total number of Programmes=0)

D. FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

(Total number of Programmes=5)
1. Anatomy & Cell Biology
2. Medical Biochemistry
3. Nursing Science
4. Pharmacology
5. Physiology
6.
E. FACULTY OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(Total number of Programmes=1)
1. Medicine & Surgery

F. FACULTY OF EDUCATION
(Total number of Programmes=24)
1. Business Education
2. English Education
3. History Education
4. Early Childhood Education
5. Educational Management with options in (Political Science, Economics, History, Computer
Science)
6. Guidance and Counselling
7. Health & Safety Education

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 8. Human Kinetics
9. Library& Information Science
10. Biology Education
11. Chemistry Education
12. Computer Science Education
13. Integrated Science Education
14. Mathematics Education
15. Physics Education
16. Economics Education
17. Geography Education
18. Political Science Education
19. Social Studies
20. Technical Education
21. Agricultural Science Education
22. Home Economics
23. Fine Arts Education
24. Music Education

G. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
(Total number of Programmes=5)
1. Chemical Engineering
2. Civil and Environmental Engineering
3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering
4. Mechanical Engineering
5. Petroleum Engineering

H. FACULTY OF LAW
(Total number of Programme =1)
1. Law

I. FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

(Total number of Programmes=7)
1. Accounting
2. Banking & Finance
3. Business Administration
4. Public Administration
5. Office and Information Management
6. Marketing
7. Entrepreneurship

J. FACULTY OF PHARMACY
(Total number of Programmes=1)
1. Pharmacy

K. FACULTY OF SCIENCE
(Total number of Programmes=14)
1. Animal and Environmental Biology
2. Biochemistry
3. Botany
4. Chemistry
5. Industrial Chemistry
6. Computer Science
7. Geology
8. Mathematics
9. Industrial Mathematics
10. Medical Laboratory Science
11. Microbiology

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 12. Biotechnology
13. Physics
14. Science Laboratory Technology (with five options/areas of specialization)

L. FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

(Total number of Programmes=6)
1. Economics
2. Geography & Regional Planning
3. Mass Communication
4. Political Science
5. Psychology
6. Sociology

SUMMARY

1. Total number of Faculties in the University=12

2. Total number of Departments in the University=78
3. Total number of Institute(s)=1
4. Total number of Programmes=82

Yours sincerely,

30/01/23

Hilary Ijeoma OWAMAH,

Ph.D., FNSE, FNICE, FNIEE
Ag. Director, Academic Planning,
Delta State University, Abraka