JAMB Listed Science Courses in Nigerian Universities

In Nigeria, the senior secondary schools have three (3) classes which are science, commercial, and art. Students in science classes have an intention to study medical or engineering or pure science-related courses. It is for the set of students who want to study pure science that I have written this article. These will give you a view of the options you have for those intending to proceed to the University.

Science comes from the Latin word “scientia,” meaning knowledge. Science is knowledge attained through study or practice, or knowledge covering general truths of the operation of general laws, especially as obtained and tested through scientific method [and] concerned with the physical world.

In the JAMB brochure, these courses are listed under the science faculty. There are sections for waivers and considerations for those who perhaps failed physics or chemistry and still want to study any of the programs below.

The reasons why people study the course are because:

• It affects our everyday lives (in our homes, offices, industries, etc) and informs our actions and decisions.
• It makes good governance and order possible.
• They provide excellent job opportunities.
• It provides solutions to many domestic, societal, and industrial problems.
• Science helps in the development of alternative sources of energy.
• It is the bedrock of development and societal advancement.
• It is fun
• It makes you analytical and logical in reasoning 

Below is the list of courses under science faculty in Nigerian Universities.

1. ARCHAEOLOGY (SINGLE HONOUR)
2. PARASITOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY
3. ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
4. ANTHROPOLOGY (BIOLOGICAL)
5. APPLIED BOTANY
6. APPLIED ECOLOGY
7. APPLIED ZOOLOGY
8. APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
9. APPLIED GEOLOGY
10. APPLIED BIOLOGY
11. APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY
12. APPLIED CHEMISTRY
13. APPLIED BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
14. APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BREWING
15. APPLIED MATHEMATICS WITH STATISTICS
16. APPLIED STATISTICS
17. APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
18. APPLIED BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
19. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
20. AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
21. BIOCHEMISTRY
22. BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION & UTILIZATION
23. BIOINFORMATICS
24. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE(S)
25. BIOLOGY
26. BOTANY
27. BOTANY AND MICROBIOLOGY
28. BOTANY AND ECOLOGICAL STUDIES
29. BIOTECHNOLOGY
30. BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
31. CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
32. CHEMISTRY
33. CHEMISTRY AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
34. CHEMICAL AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
35. CHEMICAL SCIENCES
36. COMBINED PHYSICAL SCIENCES
37. COMMUNICATION AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
38. COMPUTER ENGINEERING
39. COMPUTER ELECTRONICS
40. COMPUTER WITH ELECTRONICS
41. COMPUTER SCIENCE
42. COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH ACCOUNTING
43. COMPUTER WITH STATISTICS
44. COMPUTER AND ECONOMICS
45. COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH ECONOMICS
46. COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS STUDIES
47. COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
48. COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS
49. COMPUTER, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCE
50. COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATICS
51. COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
52. COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
53. COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ACCOUNTING
54. COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
55. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
56. COGNITIVE SCIENCE
57. CYBER SECURITY SCIENCE
58. DATA MANAGEMENT
59. EARTH SCIENCE
60. ECOLOGY
61. ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
62. ELECTRONICS
63. ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
64. ENGINEERING PHYSICS
65. ENERGY STUDIES
66. ENERGY AND PETROLEUM STUDIES
67. ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES
68. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
69. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND TOXICOLOGY
70. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
71. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
72. ESTATE MANAGEMENT
73. ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
74. EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCE
75. FISHERIES AND AQUATIC BIOLOGY
76. FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE
77. FISHERIES
78. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
79. FORENSIC SCIENCE
80. GENETICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
81. GEOGRAPHY
82. GEOGRAPHY AND GEOSCIENCES
83. GEOLOGY
84. GEOPHYSICS
85. GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS
86. GEOLOGY AND PETROLEUM STUDIES
87. GEOLOGY AND MINING
88. GEOLOGY AND GEO-PHYSICS
89. GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
90. GEOGRAPHY/REGIONAL PLANNING
91. GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING
92. GEOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES
93. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL SCIENCE
94. GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
95. GEOSCIENCE
96. HARDWARE AND NETWORKING
97. INDUSTRIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
98. INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
99. INDUSTRIAL PHYSICS
100. METEOROLOGY
101. NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
102. SPORT SCIENCE
103. SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
104. PURE CHEMISTRY
105. PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
106. PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY
107. PURE AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
108. PHYSICS
109. PHYSICS WITH ELECTRONICS
110. PHYSICS AND COMPUTER ELECTRONICS
111. PHYSICS ELECTRONICS
112. PHYSICS WITH MATERIAL SCIENCE
113. PHYSICS WITH SOLAR ENERGY
114. PHYSICS/INDUSTRIAL PHYSICS
115. PHYSICS WITH COMPUTATIONAL MODELING
116. PHYSICS/ASTROLOGY
117. PHYSICAL SCIENCES
118. PLANT SCIENCE
119. INDUSTRIAL PHYSICS WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY
120. INDUSTRIAL PHYSICS WITH APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
121. INDUSTRIAL PHYSICS WITH ELECTRONICS AND IT APPLICATION
122. INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS
123. INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS/ APPLIED STATISTICS
124. INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS/ COMPUTER
125. PURE AND APPLIED BIOLOGY
126. HUMAN BIOLOGY
127. MATHEMATICS/ COMPUTER SCIENCE
128. MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
129. MATHEMATICS WITH STATISTICS
130. MATHEMATICS/ STATISTICS
131. MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
132. INFORMATION SCIENCE AND MEDIA STUDIES
133. LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
134. LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
135. TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENCE
136. TELECOMMUNICATION AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
137. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
138. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
139. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
140. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCE
141. OPTOMETRY
142. MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS
143. PURE AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
144. INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY
145. MICROBIOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
146. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
147. MICROBIOLOGY
148. EARTH SCIENCE
149. MATHEMATICS WITH COMPUTER SCIENCE
150. MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
151. ZOOLOGY
152. ZOOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
153. STATISTICS
154. STATISTICS WITH DEMOGRAPHY
155. STATISTICS/ COMPUTER SCIENCE
156. SURVEYING AND GEOINFORMATICS
157. ARCHITECTURE

Admission Requirements

• You must have five O’level credits, not more than two sittings, including Mathematics, English, and Chemistry. The remaining two subjects could be Biology, Physics, Agricultural Science, and Geography. However, in most cases, physics and biology are required for science courses.
• JAMB subject combination for science courses includes the use of English, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, or Mathematics, depending on the course you want to study
• Candidates seeking admission through Direct entry must have at least Upper credit in science-related courses. Also, if you want to use Cambridge A level result, you must at least have BBB in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics (3 of these subjects are needed depending on the course you want to study)
• If you want to study in Nigeria, you must write UTME and score above the JAMB minimum mark required by your chosen University.
• You will also sit for Post-UTME and score above 55% for those who want to study science courses in Nigeria.

I know some of you might be interested in the best courses to study in science. Well, the answer isn’t straightforward as all the courses have the potential to earn you a living. However, based on relevance and current technological development, computer science will be number one on my list. Also, considering the number of applicants and cut-off mark for this course, it shows it is a hot cake. This doesn’t mean other science courses aren’t hotcakes, but the current preference is high.