Fine Arts Schools In Nigeria And Requirements
There are schools in Nigeria offering fine arts, especially in Nigerian Universities. Some Universities placed the course under the faculty of arts while others placed it under the faculty of environmental.
I will list the universities in Nigeria offering fine arts under each faculty.
- University of Benin
- Delta State University
- Federal University NDUFU
- Lagos State University
- Niger Delta University
- University of Nigeria
- Ignatius Aguru University of Education
Fine Arts and Design
- University of Port-Harcourt
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Admission Requirements
Direct Entry
- Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes in Arts or Fine Arts and any other subject.
- ND upper credit HND lower credit from recognised institutions.
O’level: Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and Fine Arts.
For holders of NTC, the relevant subjects could be General Wood work, Building/Engineering Drawing, Introduction to Building Construction; Decorative Painting; Spray Painting, Lining, Sign and Design; Wall hanging, Colour Mixing/Matching and Glazing; Printing Origination; Machine Printing and Finishing; General Metal Work, Basic Electricity, Spinning, Weaving, Surface Design and Printing; Bleaching, Dyeing and Finishing; Graphic Design; Graphic Printing and Ceramics.
JAMB subject combination: Fine Arts and two (2) other Arts subjects or Social Science subjects
These are the institutions that classified the course under the Faculty of Environmental
- Ambrose Ali University
- Abia State University
- Imo State University
- University of Jos
- Ladoke Akintola University
- Olabisi Onabanjo University
- Nnamdi Azikwe University
- Ahmadu Bello University
Fine and Industrial Arts
- University of Uyo
The general admission requirements are:
Direct Entry
(i) Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes in Fine Arts/Technical Drawing and any one of Mathematics, Economics, Geography., Biology, Physics and Chemistry.
(ii) ND/HND credit in Fine Arts.
O’level: Five (5) SSC passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Fine Arts and two (2) other from social science subject.
Mathematics, Arts and one Social Science subject.
For NTC the other two (2) relevant subjects could be from any of the following: Decorative Painting; Spray Painting, Lining, Sign and Design; Wall Handling, Colour Mixing/Matching and Glazing; Graphic Painting; Ceramics; Basic Electricity; Building/Engineering Drawing.
JAMB subject combination: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Fine Arts/Physics.
