Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (UMYU), formerly Katsina State University, was established by the Katsina State Government in 2006, to "serve as a nucleus for socio-economic, technological and political development of the State by producing highly skilled human resource through conventional face-to-face and distance learning modes."[3]Umaru Musa Yar'adua, then the executive governor of Katsina State and later the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, began the work of creating the university before his death in 2010.
The law establishing the Katsina State University was passed by the Katsina State House of Assembly on 5 September 2006, and the University commenced academic activities in January 2007 with three faculties (Education, Humanities, and Natural and Applied Sciences), and 16 undergraduate programmes. The State House of Assembly passed a law changing the name of the university to honor Umaru Musa Yar'adua on 8 April 2009.[3]
The first 25 years of the university's existence have been divided into four phases—three phases of 5 years each, followed by a 10-year phase. In each phase, the university will add faculties, departments, and academic programmes, until it has a total of 13 faculties, 76 departments and 236 academic programmes (undergraduate and postgraduate).[4]
The Visitor of the University is the serving governor of the state (currently Aminu Bello Masari); the Chancellor is Nigeria's one-time Minister of Economic Development, Dr. Umaru Mutallab;[5] and the current Vice Chancellor (as of 2021) is Professor Sanusi Mamman.[6]
Among the pioneer faculties in the University, Faculty of Education has the highest number of applicants and graduates highest number of students every year. The faculty has link with almost all the faculties and departments in the university where its students are expected to belong to another department for their second course. Thus, students of education are found in courses offered in the university except departments like Business Administration, Sociology, Political Science, and Political Science. In the year 2016, the Faculty offered admission to six hundred and twelve students[7]
The Faculty is made of Departments of Education and that of Library and Information Science.[8]
The Department offers education courses for undergraduate students in addition to the courses they receive from their second departments such as Arabic, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English Language, Geography, Hausa, History, Islamic Studies, Mathematics, and Physics. The Department also offers post graduate courses in Curriculum, Educational Administration, Sociology of Education, Psychology of Education and Philosophy of Education for Masters and PhD students. Since its inception, the Department of Education employed old timers in education drawn from colleges of education, polytechnics, and teachers with first and second degree working in secondary schools. Among its Heads of Department are Ma'aruf Nuhu Batagarawa, Mani Ahmad, Sunusi Mamman, C. C. Okam, Yahaya Aliyu Sa'idu Kankara, Talatu Ibrahim Umar.
Courses offerededit
Below are the list of courses offered by the university according to their respective faculties;
Faculty of Humanitiesedit
Arabic Studies
English Language
French Language
Nigerian Language (Hausa)
History
Islamic studies
Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciencesedit
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Industrial Chemistry
Computer Science
Geography
Mathematics
Physics
Microbiology
Faculty of Educationedit
Education and Arabic
Education and Biology
Education and Chemistry
Education and Economics
Education and English Language
Education and Geography
Education and Hausa
Education and History
Education and Islamic Studies
Education and Mathematics
Education and Physics
Faculty of Lawedit
Islamic Law
Common Law
Faculty of Social and Management Science
• Accounting
• Business Administration
• Economics
• International Relations
• Political Science
• Public Administration
• Local Government and Development Studies
Additional programmes
The National Universities Commission has approved for the establishment of fourteen (14) new programmes in the university as follows:
Medicine and Surgery (MBBS.)
Forestry and Wildlife Management (B. Forestry)
Integrated Science (B.Sc. (Ed.))
Business Studies Education (B.Sc. (Ed.))
Primary Education Studies (B.A. (Ed.))
Early Childhood Education (B.A. (Ed.))
Special Education (B.A. (Ed.))
Computer Science Education(B.Sc. (Ed.))
International Relations (B.Sc.)
Environmental Management (B.Sc.)
Local Government and Developmental Studies (B.Sc.)
Meteorology (B.Sc.)
Agricultural Science B. Agric)
Fisheries and Aquaculture (B. Fisheries)
Referencesedit
^"National Universities Commission". Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ ab"About us". Umaru Musa Yar’adua University. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
^"Development of the University". Umaru Musa Yar’adua University. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
^Umaru Musa Yar'adua university. "The Chancellor". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
^"Governance". Umaru Musa Yar’adua University. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
^10th Matriculation Ceremony and List of Matriculated Students. Umaru Musa Yar'adua University. 14 April 2016. pg. 32. Printed by Lamp Printing Ltd. Katsina.
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Umaru Musa Yar Adua University UMYU formerly Katsina State University was established by the Katsina State Government in 2006 to serve as a nucleus for socio economic technological and political development of the State by producing highly skilled human resource through conventional face to face and distance learning modes 3 Umaru Musa Yar adua then the executive governor of Katsina State and later the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria began the work of creating the university before his death in 2010 Umaru Musa Yar adua University KatsinaUniversity logo at 1st gateFormer namesKatsina State UniversityMottoTo learn and to serve TypePublic State Established2006Academic affiliationsNUC ASUUChancellorSen Ibrahim M Ida Wazirin Katsina Vice ChancellorProfessor Shehu Salihu Muhammad 1 Academic staff532Students10 856 2 Undergraduates10 257Postgraduates599LocationKatsina Katsina State Nigeria12 53 09 N 7 34 25 E 12 8858107 N 7 5734783 E 12 8858107 7 5734783CampusUrbanNicknameUMYUWebsiteumyu wbr edu wbr ngUmaru Musa Yar adua University senate buildingThe law establishing the Katsina State University was passed by the Katsina State House of Assembly on 5 September 2006 and the University commenced academic activities in January 2007 with three faculties Education Humanities and Natural and Applied Sciences and 16 undergraduate programmes The State House of Assembly passed a law changing the name of the university to honor Umaru Musa Yar adua on 8 April 2009 3 The first 25 years of the university s existence have been divided into four phases three phases of 5 years each followed by a 10 year phase In each phase the university will add faculties departments and academic programmes until it has a total of 13 faculties 76 departments and 236 academic programmes undergraduate and postgraduate 4 The Visitor of the University is the serving governor of the state currently Aminu Bello Masari the Chancellor is Nigeria s one time Minister of Economic Development Dr Umaru Mutallab 5 and the current Vice Chancellor as of 2021 is Professor Sanusi Mamman 6 Contents 1 History of the University 2 Faculties 3 Faculty of Education 4 Courses offered 4 1 Faculty of Humanities 4 2 Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences 4 3 Faculty of Education 4 4 Faculty of Law 5 References 6 External linksHistory of the University editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2020 Faculties editNatural and Applied Sciences Social and Management sciences Humanities Law Medicine EducationFaculty of Education editFaculty of EducationLocation nbsp KatsinaInformationSchool typePublic State UniversityMottoEducation for National DevelopmentEstablished2007StatusActiveSchool codeEduDeanZulaihatu Lawal Bagiwa Ph DHead teacherTalatu I Umar Ph DFaculty1Key people11Among the pioneer faculties in the University Faculty of Education has the highest number of applicants and graduates highest number of students every year The faculty has link with almost all the faculties and departments in the university where its students are expected to belong to another department for their second course Thus students of education are found in courses offered in the university except departments like Business Administration Sociology Political Science and Political Science In the year 2016 the Faculty offered admission to six hundred and twelve students 7 The Faculty is made of Departments of Education and that of Library and Information Science 8 The Department offers education courses for undergraduate students in addition to the courses they receive from their second departments such as Arabic Biology Chemistry Economics English Language Geography Hausa History Islamic Studies Mathematics and Physics The Department also offers post graduate courses in Curriculum Educational Administration Sociology of Education Psychology of Education and Philosophy of Education for Masters and PhD students Since its inception the Department of Education employed old timers in education drawn from colleges of education polytechnics and teachers with first and second degree working in secondary schools Among its Heads of Department are Ma aruf Nuhu Batagarawa Mani Ahmad Sunusi Mamman C C Okam Yahaya Aliyu Sa idu Kankara Talatu Ibrahim Umar Courses offered editBelow are the list of courses offered by the university according to their respective faculties Faculty of Humanities edit Arabic Studies English Language French Language Nigerian Language Hausa History Islamic studiesFaculty of Natural and Applied Sciences edit Biochemistry Biology Chemistry Industrial Chemistry Computer Science Geography Mathematics Physics MicrobiologyFaculty of Education edit Education and Arabic Education and Biology Education and Chemistry Education and Economics Education and English Language Education and Geography Education and Hausa Education and History Education and Islamic Studies Education and Mathematics Education and PhysicsFaculty of Law edit Islamic Law Common LawFaculty of Social and Management Science Accounting Business Administration Economics International Relations Political Science Public Administration Local Government and Development StudiesAdditional programmesThe National Universities Commission has approved for the establishment of fourteen 14 new programmes in the university as follows Medicine and Surgery MBBS Forestry and Wildlife Management B Forestry Integrated Science B Sc Ed Business Studies Education B Sc Ed Primary Education Studies B A Ed Early Childhood Education B A Ed Special Education B A Ed Computer Science Education B Sc Ed International Relations B Sc Environmental Management B Sc Local Government and Developmental Studies B Sc Meteorology B Sc Agricultural Science B Agric Fisheries and Aquaculture B Fisheries References edit National Universities Commission Retrieved 16 August 2017 UMYU Facts Retrieved 16 August 2017 a b About us Umaru Musa Yar adua University Retrieved 12 June 2019 Development of the University Umaru Musa Yar adua University Retrieved 12 June 2019 Umaru Musa Yar adua university The Chancellor Retrieved 16 April 2015 Governance Umaru Musa Yar adua University Retrieved 12 June 2019 10th Matriculation Ceremony and List of Matriculated Students Umaru Musa Yar adua University 14 April 2016 pg 32 Printed by Lamp Printing Ltd Katsina Department of Education Umaru Musa Yar Adua University Katsina https feducation umyu edu ng index php departments department of educationExternal links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Umaru Musa Yar 27adua University amp oldid 1182631677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
