University of Benin (UniBEN) 

IAU-020040

Nigeria

top General Information

Address

Street:P.M.B. 1154
Ugbowo

City:Benin City

Province:Edo State

WWW:https://www.uniben.edu

Other Sites

Also Ekanwan Campus; Teaching Hospital

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1970 as Midwest Institute of Technology, acquired university status 1971, current title 1972 and became a federal university 1975

Academic Year

October to June

Admission Requirements

Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) plus 5 General Certificate of Education (GCE) ‘O’ level passes or 2 A/Level passes plus appropriate diploma/certificate

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

National Universities Commission (NUC)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Lilian Imuetinyan Salami

Job title:Vice-Chancellor

Years of office:2019-


Senior Administrative Officer : Ademola A. Bobola Bobola

Job title:Registrar


Senior Administrative Officer : Catherine Ufumwen Ukponmwan

Job title:Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration

top Divisions

Centre : Gender Studies

Fields of study:Gender Studies


Centre : Maritime Studies

Fields of study:Marine Transport, Technology


College : Medicine

Fields of study:Medicine


Department/Division : General Studies


Faculty : Agriculture

Fields of study:Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Crop Production, Fishery, Forestry, Soil Science, Wildlife


Faculty : Arts

Fields of study:English, History, International Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Mass Communication, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Theatre


Faculty : Education

Fields of study:Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Biology, Business Education, Chemistry, Computer Science, Curriculum, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Maintenance, English, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, French, Geography, Health Education, History, Home Economics, Home Economics Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Arts Education, Leisure Studies, Literature, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Native Language, Natural Sciences, Parks and Recreation, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Religion, Science Education, Social Studies, Sports, Technology Education, Tourism, Vocational Education


Faculty : Engineering

Fields of study:Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Drawing and Design, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Heating and Refrigeration, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Power Engineering, Production Engineering, Sound Engineering (Acoustics), Structural Architecture, Telecommunications Engineering, Thermal Engineering


Faculty : Environmental Sciences

Fields of study:Architecture, Fine Arts, Real Estate, Surveying and Mapping


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Commercial Law, International Law, Law, Private Law, Public Law


Faculty : Life Sciences

Fields of study:Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Microbiology, Optometry, Toxicology, Zoology


Faculty : Management Sciences

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Banking, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resources, Insurance, Marketing, Taxation


Faculty : Pharmacy

Fields of study:Chemistry, Immunology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Toxicology


Faculty : Physical Sciences

Fields of study:Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics


Faculty : Social Sciences

Fields of study:Anthropology, Economics, Geography (Human), Political Sciences, Public Administration, Regional Planning, Social Work, Sociology


Faculty : Veterinary Medicine

Fields of study:Anatomy, Biochemistry, Epidemiology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Physiology, Public Health, Radiology, Surgery, Toxicology, Veterinary Science


Institute : Education

Fields of study:Education, Preschool Education, Technology Education

More details:Postgraduate


Institute : Public Administration and Health Services Management

Fields of study:Health Administration, Public Administration


School : Basic Medical Sciences

Fields of study:Community Health, Earth Sciences, Haematology, Medicine, Microbiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health


School : Dentistry

Fields of study:Dentistry, Oral Pathology, Oral Surgery, Periodontics, Radiology, Social and Preventive Medicine


School : Medical Sciences

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Community Health, Haematology, Microbiology, Pathology

top Degrees

Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Adult Education, African Languages, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Aquaculture, Architecture, Art Education, Arts and Humanities, Banking, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Business Education, Ceramic Art, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Education, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Crop Production, Dental Surgery, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Farm Management, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, Foreign Languages Education, Forestry, French, Geography (Human), Geological Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Government, Graphic Arts, Health Education, History, Home Economics Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Igbo, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Engineering, Information Sciences, Insurance, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Labour and Industrial Relations, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marine Engineering, Marketing, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Medical Technology, Medicine, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Modern Languages, Music, Native Language Education, Nursing, Painting and Drawing, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Petrology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Production Engineering, Public Administration, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Religious Education, Religious Studies, Science Education, Sculpture, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Soil Science, Special Education, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Surgery, Surveying and Mapping, Taxation, Technology Education, Textile Design, Theatre, Toxicology, Weaving, Wildlife, Zoology


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Adult Education, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Anaesthesiology, Aquaculture, Biology, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Child Care and Development, Community Development, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Criminal Law, Crop Production, Cybersecurity, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Fishery, Gender Studies, Geography (Human), Geological Engineering, Geology, Gerontology, Health Education, Health Sciences, Human Rights, Industrial Engineering, International Law, Laboratory Techniques, Law, Management, Maritime Law, Marketing, Mass Communication, Microbiology, Mineralogy, Natural Resources, Plant and Crop Protection, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Private Law, Production Engineering, Public Administration, Real Estate, Religion, Rural Planning, Social Sciences, Social Work, Soil Management, Soil Science, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Technology Education, Theatre, Toxicology, Water Management


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Adult Education, Advertising and Publicity, African Languages, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Applied Chemistry, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Aquaculture, Archaeology, Art Criticism, Art History, Art Management, Bacteriology, Banking, Behavioural Sciences, Bible, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Brewing, Business Administration, Business Education, Catholic Theology, Cell Biology, Ceramic Art, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Communication Arts, Community Development, Community Health, Comparative Literature, Comparative Politics, Comparative Religion, Computer Education, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Control Engineering, Criminology, Crop Production, Curriculum, Dance, Demography and Population, Dental Surgery, Design, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Econometrics, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Drawing and Design, Engineering Management, English, Entomology, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Farm Management, Fashion Design, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, Foreign Languages Education, Forest Economics, Forest Management, Forestry, French, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geography, Geography (Human), Geological Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Gerontology, Government, Graphic Arts, Haematology, Health Administration, Health Education, Health Sciences, Heating and Refrigeration, Herbology, Histology, History, History of Religion, Home Economics Education, Horticulture, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hydraulic Engineering, Igbo, Immunology, Industrial and Production Economics, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, International and Comparative Education, International Business, International Economics, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Labour and Industrial Relations, Landscape Architecture, Law, Leisure Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marine Biology, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Measurement and Precision Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Parasitology, Metallurgical Engineering, Meteorology, Microbiology, Mineralogy, Molecular Biology, Museum Studies, Native Language Education, Natural Resources, Nephrology, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Health, Operations Research, Optometry, Oral Surgery, Organic Chemistry, Painting and Drawing, Parasitology, Parks and Recreation, Pathology, Peace and Disarmament, Performing Arts, Periodontics, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Physical Chemistry, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Plant and Crop Protection, Plant Pathology, Political Sciences, Power Engineering, Preschool Education, Printing and Printmaking, Production Engineering, Protective Services, Public Administration, Public Health, Public Law, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Religion, Road Engineering, Rural Planning, Rural Studies, Science Education, Sculpture, Social Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Soil Management, Soil Science, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Surveying and Mapping, Taxation, Technology, Technology Education, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Design, Theatre, Thermal Engineering, Tourism, Town Planning, Toxicology, Traditional and Complementary Medicine and Therapy, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Engineering, Virology, Vocational Education, Water Management, Weaving, Wildlife, Women's Studies


Master of Philosophy

Fields of study:Accountancy, African Languages, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Archaeology, Art Criticism, Art History, Art Management, Bacteriology, Behavioural Sciences, Bible, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Brewing, Business Administration, Catholic Theology, Cell Biology, Ceramic Art, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Comparative Literature, Comparative Politics, Computer Science, Criminology, Curriculum, Dance, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Econometrics, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electronics and Automation, English, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Finance, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, French, Genetics, Geochemistry, Geography, Geography (Human), Geological Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Haematology, Health Administration, Health Education, Health Sciences, Histology, History, History of Religion, Home Economics Education, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Immunology, Industrial and Production Economics, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, International and Comparative Education, International Business, International Economics, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Labour and Industrial Relations, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Medical Parasitology, Meteorology, Microbiology, Mineralogy, Molecular Biology, Music, Native Language Education, Nursing, Nutrition, Operations Research, Organic Chemistry, Paleontology, Parasitology, Pathology, Performing Arts, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Production Engineering, Public Administration, Public Health, Regional Planning, Religion, Rural Studies, Science Education, Sculpture, Social Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Soil Management, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Technology, Textile Design, Theatre, Town Planning, Toxicology, Translation and Interpretation, Virology, Water Management


Doctor of Philosophy

Fields of study:Accountancy, Adult Education, African Languages, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Applied Chemistry, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Aquaculture, Archaeology, Art Criticism, Bacteriology, Banking, Behavioural Sciences, Bible, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Brewing, Business Administration, Business Education, Catholic Theology, Cell Biology, Ceramic Art, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Community Development, Comparative Literature, Comparative Politics, Comparative Religion, Computer Education, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Control Engineering, Criminology, Crop Production, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Design, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Econometrics, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Drawing and Design, English, Entomology, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Farm Management, Fashion Design, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, Foreign Languages Education, Forest Economics, Forest Management, Forestry, French, Genetics, Geochemistry, Geography, Geography (Human), Geological Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Gerontology, Graphic Arts, Graphic Design, Health Administration, Health Education, Health Sciences, Heating and Refrigeration, Herbalism, Herbology, Histology, History, History of Religion, Home Economics Education, Horticulture, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hydraulic Engineering, Igbo, Immunology, Industrial and Production Economics, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, International and Comparative Education, International Business, International Economics, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Islamic Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Labour and Industrial Relations, Landscape Architecture, Law, Leisure Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marine Biology, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Parasitology, Metallurgical Engineering, Meteorology, Microbiology, Mineralogy, Molecular Biology, Museum Studies, Native Language Education, Natural Resources, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Operations Research, Optometry, Organic Chemistry, Painting and Drawing, Parasitology, Parks and Recreation, Pathology, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Phonetics, Physical Chemistry, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Plant and Crop Protection, Plant Pathology, Political Sciences, Power Engineering, Preschool Education, Printing and Printmaking, Production Engineering, Public Administration, Public Health, Regional Planning, Religion, Religious Studies, Road Engineering, Rural Planning, Rural Studies, Science Education, Sculpture, Social Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, Soil Management, Soil Science, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Surveying and Mapping, Technology, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Design, Theatre, Thermal Engineering, Town Planning, Toxicology, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Engineering, Virology, Visual Arts, Water Management, Weaving, Wildlife

Note

Also Certificate, Diploma, Advance Diploma, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of Optometry, Doctor of Business Administration

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Bini Journal of Educational Studies

Faculty of Arts Journal

Faculty of Education Journal

Nigerian Bulletin of Contemporary Law

Nigerian Journal of Educational Research Association

Physical Health Education and Recreational Journal

University Report

Updated on 30-09-2024