DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES IN THE DEPARTMENT

The current academic programmes in the Department of Economics and Business Administration are listed below:

1. Economics
2. Business Administration

Economics (B.Sc.) Programme

Philosophy, Aims and Objectives of the Degree Programme

Philosophy

The philosophy and mission statement underlying the Economics programmes of Nigerian Universities is to produce graduates equipped with critical skills and abilities to: abstract using simplified models that identify the essence of a problem; analyse and reason – both deductively and inductively; marshal evidence, assimilate structure and analyse qualitative and quantitative data; communicate concisely the results to a wide audience, including those with no training in Economics; think critically about the limits of one’s analysis in a broader socio-economic context; draw economic policy inferences and to recognise the potential constraints in their implementation.

Aims and Objectives of the Degree Programme

The objectives of the B.Sc Economics are:

1. Provide training in the principles of economics and their application appropriate to the type of degree concerned: single, joint and combined studies;
2. Stimulate students intellectually through the study of economics and to lead them to appreciate its application to a range of problems and its relevance in a variety of contexts;
3. Provide a firm foundation of knowledge about the workings of an economy and to develop the relevant skills for the constructive use of that knowledge in a range of settings;
4. Develop in students the ability to apply the analytical tools, knowledge and skills acquired to the solution of societies’ economic problems;
5. Equip students with appropriate tools of analysis to tackle issues and problems of economic policy;
6. Develop in students, through the study of economics, a range of transferable skills that will be of value in employment and self-employment;
7. Provide students with analytical skills and the ability to develop simplified frameworks for studying the real world;
8. Provide students with the knowledge and skill base, from which they can proceed to further studies in economics, related areas or in inter-disciplinary areas that involve economics; and
9. Generate in students, an appreciation of the economic dimensions of wider social and political issues.

Basic Admission Requirements and Expected Duration of the Programmes

Admission requirements

For a four –year programme:

In addition to UTME score, the candidate should possess a Senior School Certificate with at least five credit passes, at not more than two sittings including Mathematics, English Language and Economics.

For the three-year programme: candidates shall possess five SSC credits. In addition, to acceptable passes in at least two social science subjects including Economics at Advanced Level, provided that such passes are not counted at both levels of the examination. For emphasis, credit passes in English Language, Mathematics and Economics or any other social science subject are compulsory.

Minimum duration

A student will not be allowed to exceed an additional 50 per cent of the duration of the programme if she/he fails to graduate within the minimum number of years. The duration for this programme is:

 UTME

Four (4) academic sessions or eight (8) semesters)

 Direct Entry

Three academic sessions or six (6) semesters.

In general, no student will be allowed to exceed an additional 50% of the normal duration of the programme.