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Obafemi Awolowo University courses and programmes for 2026 admission
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Explore Obafemi Awolowo University courses, faculties and schools for 2026 admission, then confirm the current JAMB brochure, departmental requirements and accreditation.
Obafemi Awolowo University courses and programmes for 2026 admission
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has a wide undergraduate catalogue spread across faculties and professional schools. A course list copied from a blog can be incomplete or use an old department name. Begin with the official OAU website and the relevant faculty page, then compare the exact title with the JAMB brochure. Programmes, available places and accreditation can change. OAU faculties and broad programme choices
The faculty grouped lists below make the course names easy to scan. They summarise programmes publicly described by OAU and are not a frozen list or a promise that every programme will open for UTME applicants in 2026. Faculty of Agriculture Agricultural Economics Animal Sciences Plant Science Crop Production and Protection Family, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences Agricultural Extension Rural Development
The Faculty of Agriculture publicly groups its work around Agricultural Economics, Animal Sciences, Plant Science, Crop Production and Protection, Family, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, and related agricultural extension and rural development study. Agriculture applicants should check whether a course is offered as a standalone degree or as a departmental option in the current prospectus. Faculty of Arts Dramatic Arts English Foreign Languages History Linguistics and African Languages Music Religious Studies
Arts includes Dramatic Arts, English, Foreign Languages, History, Linguistics and African Languages, Music, Religious Studies and related humanities options. The faculty's public description identifies these departments, but the precise admission title and subject combination still belong to the yearly prospectus. Do not assume that an arts course accepts the same UTME subjects as another language or performance course. Faculty of Education Arts and Social Sciences Education Educational Management Educational Foundations and Counselling Educational Technology Library Studies Adult Education and Lifelong Learning Science and Technology Education
The Faculty of Education includes Arts and Social Sciences Education, Educational Management, Educational Foundations and Counselling, Educational Technology and Library Studies, Adult Education and Lifelong Learning, Science and Technology Education, and related teacher education routes. OAU's Faculty of Education page is useful for checking departments and current academic information.
OAU also has Administration, Environmental Design and Management, Law, Pharmacy, Science, Social Sciences, Technology, Health Sciences and Clinical Sciences. Management and social science choices include Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, International Relations, Local Government and Development Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and related areas. Environmental programmes include Architecture, Building, Estate Management, Quantity Surveying, Urban and Regional Planning and related professional study. Administration and social sciences Accounting Business Administration Economics International Relations Local Government and Development Studies Political Science Psychology Sociology Environmental Design and Management Architecture Building Estate Management Quantity Surveying Urban and Regional Planning
Science and technology options include Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering disciplines, Geology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Statistics and Zoology. Engineering routes commonly include Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and related fields. The university's faculty and department pages should be used to confirm the current title. Faculty of Science Biochemistry Botany Chemistry Computer Science Geology Mathematics Microbiology Physics Statistics Zoology Technology and engineering Agricultural Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Medicine, health and professional study
OAU's health related catalogue includes Medicine and Surgery, Nursing Science, Medical Rehabilitation and other clinical or biomedical programmes, alongside Pharmacy and public health related study. Applicants should distinguish a faculty's list from the courses open to UTME candidates in a particular year. Clinical programmes can use additional screening and professional accreditation arrangements. Health and clinical study Medicine and Surgery Nursing Science Medical Rehabilitation Clinical programmes described by the health faculties Biomedical programmes Public health related study Pharmacy
Law is a regulated professional course, while Pharmacy and the clinical programmes have their own academic and professional expectations. OAU also offers postgraduate and continuing education routes that are not undergraduate UTME choices. The main university navigation separates undergraduate admissions and studies, postgraduate admissions and pre degree programmes. Use the correct route. How to verify an OAU course before applying
Write down the exact programme name, required O Level credits and UTME subjects. Check those three items in the current JAMB brochure, then read the OAU screening announcement. Some programmes require Mathematics, a science subject or a particular language where a neighbouring course does not. Your preferred course should match the result you actually hold.
The university states on its public pages that Agriculture is one of its foundation faculties and now operates within a larger academic structure. That context is helpful, but it is not a guarantee that every historic option opens in every session. Faculty pages can be updated at different times. If two official pages differ, use the newest admission notice and contact the admissions office.
Direct Entry applicants should run a separate check. A programme that accepts UTME candidates may ask Direct Entry applicants for particular A Level subjects, an ND, an NCE or another recognised qualification at a stated grade. Confirm the accepted qualification, entry level and required O Level subjects before buying a form. A related diploma does not automatically satisfy every department.
Do not pay an unofficial agent for a supposed change of course. Keep your application number, payment evidence and screening printout. Follow OAU announcements for deadlines, post UTME instructions and corrections. The OAU faculty pages provide a useful official starting point, while the central portal controls the application.
This guide covers OAU's publicly visible faculties and representative undergraduate programmes, not a permanent promise of availability. Confirm the 2026 prospectus, department page and accreditation position before making a final choice.