Umaru Musa Yar' adua University (UMYU) 

IAU-017031

Nigeria

top General Information

Address

Street:P.M.B. 2218
Dutsin-ma Road

City:Katsina

Province:Katsina State

WWW:https://umyu.edu.ng

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 2006 as Katsina State University. Acquired current title 2009

Academic Year

January to November

Admission Requirements

Senior secondary school certificate (WAEC, NECO, GCE) or equivalent with credit passes in five subjetcs in not more than two sittings. An acceptable score in the universities matriculation examination (UME) is required. Credit pass in English is required for all programmes. A credit pass in Mathematics is required for all science-based and a selected arts-based programmes.

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

National Universities Commission (NUC)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Shehu Salihu Muhammad

Job title:Vice-Chancellor


Senior Administrative Officer : Aliyu Mukhtar Katsina

Job title:Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration


Senior Administrative Officer : Muhammad Yusuf Abubakar

Job title:Registrar

top Divisions

Faculty : Agriculture

Fields of study:Agriculture, Aquaculture, Fishery, Forestry, Wildlife


Faculty : Basic Medical Sciences

Fields of study:Medicine, Surgery


Faculty : Earth and Environmental Sciences

Fields of study:Environmental Studies, Geography, Meteorology


Faculty : Education

Fields of study:Education, Information Sciences, Library Science, Science Education, Special Education, Vocational Education


Faculty : Humanities

Fields of study:African Languages, Arabic, English, French, History, Islamic Studies, Protective Services


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Islamic Law, Private Law, Public Law


Faculty : Management Sciences

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Development Studies, Government, Public Administration


Faculty : Natural and Applied Sciences

Fields of study:Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Industrial Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Statistics


Faculty : Social Sciences

Fields of study:Economics, International Relations and Diplomacy, Political Sciences, Sociology


Laboratory : UMYU Central Laboratory (UCL)


Research Division : Renewable Energy

Fields of study:Energy Engineering

More details:CeRER


School : Continuing Education

Fields of study:Accountancy, Arabic, Economics, English, Foreign Languages Education, French, Hausa, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Information Sciences, Library Science, Mathematics Education, Native Language Education, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Science Education, Sociology


School : Postgraduate Studies

Fields of study:Arabic, Arts and Humanities, Chemistry, Computer Science, Curriculum, Education, Educational Psychology, Geography, Islamic Studies, Mathematics, Natural Resources, Natural Sciences

top Degrees

Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Agriculture, Aquaculture, Arabic, Biochemistry, Biology, Business Administration, Business Education, Chemistry, Computer Science, Development Studies, Economics, English, Environmental Management, Fishery, Foreign Languages Education, Forestry, French, Geography, Geography (Human), Government, Hausa, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Chemistry, Information Sciences, International Relations and Diplomacy, Islamic Studies, Law, Library Science, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medicine, Meteorology, Microbiology, Native Language Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Public Administration, Science Education, Sociology, Special Education, Statistics, Surgery, Wildlife


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Chemistry, Education, Geography, Information Management, Management, Natural Resources, Political Sciences, Public Administration


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Arabic, Biochemistry, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Curriculum, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, English, Geography, Hausa, History, Information Sciences, Islamic Studies, Library Science, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Microbiology, Natural Resources, Physics, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Science Education


Doctor of Philosophy

Fields of study:Arabic, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Curriculum, Ecology, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Entomology, Fishery, Genetics, Geography, Hausa, History, Islamic Studies, Mathematics, Parasitology, Physics, Plant Pathology, Public Administration

Note

Also MBA, MPA

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Al-Hikmah Journal of Islamic Studies

Journal of Accounting and Finance Research

KAJONAS Journal

UMYU Journal of Economics & Development (UJED)

UMYU Journal of Educational Research (UJER)

UMYU Journal of Library and Information Science

UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research (UJMR)

UMYU Journal of Pure and Industrial Chemical Research (UJPICR)

UMYU Journal of Scientifica

UMYU Law Journal

Updated on 11-09-2024