Engineering Courses You Can Study In Nigerian Universities

All the universities in Nigeria offer engineering courses and they are some of the highly sought-after and competitive courses in Nigeria. An engineer is licensed to practice engineering. Engineering is the creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design. And to be licensed in Nigeria you have to be fully registered with COREN.

Why you should study Engineering at the University

• Engineering will help you grow and develop your ways of thinking. Becoming an engineer will force you to work on many transferable skills including problem-solving and critical reasoning
• It has a high employability rate
• Engineering allows for creativity and innovation
• It helps to devise technologies that enrich life and make it better and more comfortable for everyone

Recommended: Marketable courses to study in Nigerian Universities

Below is the list of all engineering courses:

1. Accounting Technology
2. Agricultural Engineering
3. Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
4. Agricultural and Bio-resources Engineering
5. Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
6. Automobile Engineering
7. Automotive Engineering
8. Biomedical Engineering
9. Biotechnology
10. Chemical Engineering
11. Chemical and Polymer Engineering
12. Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering
13. Civil Engineering
14. Civil Engineering/Hydrology
15. Computer and Communication Engineering
16. Computer Engineering
17. Computer Science and Engineering
18. Communication Technology
19. Communication Technology and Wireless Technology
20. Electrical Engineering
21. Electronics Engineering
22. Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering
23. Electrical/Electronic Engineering
24. Environmental Engineering
25. Environmental Technology
26. Food Engineering
27. Food Science and Technology
28. Food Science and Engineering
29. Gas Engineering
30. Glass Technology
31. ICT Engineering
32. Irrigation Engineering
33. Industrial Production and Engineering
34. Industrial Production Engineering
35. Information and Communication Technology Engineering
36. Information and Communication Engineering
37. Information and Communication Technology
38. Information Technology
39. Marine Engineering
40. Materials Engineering
41. Mechanical Engineering
42. Mechatronics Engineering
43. Mechatronics and System Engineering
44. Mechanical/Production Engineering
45. Metallurgical and Material Engineering
46. Metallurgical Engineering
47. Meteorology
48. Mining Engineering
49. Petroleum Engineering
50. Petroleum and Gas Engineering
51. Polymer and Textile Engineering
52. Polymer Engineering
53. Production Engineering
54. Shipping and Maritime Technology
55. Software Engineering
56. Systems Engineering
57. Structural Engineering
58. Transportation and Management Technology
59. Telecommunication Engineering
60. Textile Science and Technology
61. Visual Arts and Technology
62. Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
63. Wood Production Engineering
64. Wood Products Engineering

To determine the one that is good for you, access their employability rate and approval by COREN (The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria). A course is not worth studying in Nigeria if it is not approved by COREN and has a very low employability rate in Nigeria. Below are the ones that have such characteristics:

1. Electrical/Electronics Engineering
2. Computer Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Information and Communication Engineering
3. Chemical Engineering
4. Mechanical Engineering
5. Civil Engineering
6. Mechatronics Engineering
7. Petroleum Engineering
8. Mining Engineering
9. Agricultural Engineering
10. Food Engineering
11. Material and Metallurgical Engineering
12. Automobile Engineering
13. Structural Engineering
14. Production Engineering
15. Biomedical Engineering
16. Marine Engineering
17. Polymer/Textile Engineering
18. Wood Engineering

Admission Requirements

• Five SSCE credit passes in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology at not more than two sittings.
• The JAMB subject combination are Maths, Physics, and Chemistry
• For Direct Entry, you must have at least upper credit from a reputable polytechnic. Candidates with CIE must have at least BBB in Math, Physics, and Chemistry