Bayero University Kano is one of the premier Universities in Northern Nigeria. It was formed in 1977 when the then Bayero University College was restructured and upgraded to University status, hence forming what we now know as Bayero University Kano. Before that time, it was known as Abdullahi Bayero College, later changed to Bayero University College.
Bayero University Kano is a Public research University located in the state capital of Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. Also known as BUK, the institution is affiliated with the National Universities’ Commission (NUC), and is also an active member of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). BUK has a total number of thirteen fully-functional faculties on site, with an additional 8 research centres. The University is also home to Nigeria’s International Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIIBF).
Courses Offered in Bayero University
Bayero University Kano confers Diploma awards, Bachelors degrees, Masters degrees and Doctorate degrees across a wide range of programs split into over twenty different faculties and research institutes. Faculties and the respective departments under them are listed below, in addition to the courses that can be studied under each Faculty.
College of Health Science:
The College of Health Science consists of four faculties; Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, as well as the Faculty of Clinical Sciences; and each Faculty consists of a number of departments, as listed below:
Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences:
Department of Anatomy
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Physiology
Faculty of Clinical Sciences:
Department of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Department of Haematology
Department of Community Medicine
Department of Radiology
Department of Chemical Pathology
Department of Anaesthesiology
Department of Clinical Pharmacology
Department of Paediatrics
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology
Department of Otolaryngology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Department of Psychiatry
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences:
Department of Nursing
Department of Optometry
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences
Department of Physiotherapy
Department of Radiography
Faculty of Dentistry:
Department of Child Dental Health
Department of Preventive Dentistry
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Department of Craniofacial Orthodontics
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Department of Oral Diagnostic Surgery
Courses that can be studied in the college of Health Sciences include:
Medicine and Surgery
Radiography
Anatomy
Pharmacy
Nursing/Nursing Science
Medical Laboratory Science
Physiology
Dentistry and Dental Surgery
Nutrition and Dietetics
Physiotherapy
Optometry
Medical Radiography and Radio-logical Science
Faculty of Agriculture:
Department of Soil Science
Department of Animal Science
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension
Department of Agronomy
Department of Crop Protection
Courses that can be studied under this faculty include:
Agriculture
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Forestry and Wildlife Management
Agricultural Economics and Extension
Food Science and Technology
Faculty of Education:
Department of Education
Department of Special Education
Department of Physical and Health Education
Department of Adult Education
Department of Library and Information Science
Department of Science and Technical Education
Courses that can be studied under this faculty include:
Adult Education
Technical Education
Agricultural Science and Education
Physical and Health Education
Education; in combination with any of the following: Economics, Science, Arabic, History, Islamic Studies, Hausa, Mathematics, Geography, Biology, Chemistry, English Language or French.
Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences:
Department of Geology
Department of Architecture
Department of Geography
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Environmental Management
Faculty of Engineering:
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Mechatronics Engineering
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Courses that can be studied under these two faculties (Engineering and Environment) include:
Agricultural Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Telecommunication Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Irrigation Engineering
Mechatronics Engineering
Urban and Regional Planning
Estate Management
Quantity Surveying
Environmental Management
Faculty of Law:
Department of Public Law
Department of Islamic Law
Department of Private and Commercial law
Faculty of Science:
Department of Mathematical Science
Department of Physics
Department of Chemistry
Department of Plant Biology
Department of Biological Science
Department of Microbiology
Courses that can be studied under this faculty include:
Zoology
Botany
Microbiology
Library and Information Science
Applied Biology
Industrial Chemistry
Mathematics
Electronics
Geology
Biology
Computer Science
Biochemistry
Physics
Plant Biology
Information Science and Media Studies
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Faculty of Social and Management Sciences:
Department of Sociology
Department of Economics
Department of Accounting
Department of Banking and Finance
Department of Mass Communication
Department of Business Administration
Department of Political Science
Courses that can be studied under this faculty include:
Economics
Sociology
Accounting
Criminology
International Relations
Public Administration
Banking and Finance
Mass Communication
Political Science
Entrepreneurship
Geography
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology:
Department of Software Engineering
Department of Computer Science
Department of Information Technology
Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies:
Department of Theater and Film Studies
Department of English
Department of History
Department of Linguistics
Department of Arabic
Department of Nigerian Languages
Department of Foreign Languages
Department of Islamic Studies and Shari’a
Bayero University Admissions and Portal:
We can see that this University is a very comprehensive institution: and like every other University in Nigeria. Admission is fairly competitive. Candidates who pass their respective UTME/DE examinations and who choose the school as either of ‘First Choice Institution’ or ‘Second Choice Institution’ are normally notified and invited to visit the school portal (http://buk.edu.ng/?q=aportal) to click on the appropriate link to link the candidate to the desired page on the portal. All registration and authentication processes are online.
The portal serves both undergraduate and post-graduate students alike; though a page entirely dedicated to each can be opened by clicking the appropriate link on the school portal.
Bayero University Tuition Fees:
Tuition fees for Nigerians in BUK is between the range of #26,000 naira and #37,000 naira (for satellites), while freshers pay within the range of #29,000 naira to #40,000 naira, depending on the department and faculty which the student is enrolled in. Foreigners are also admitted into the institution, but have a special tuition fee of between #200,000 naira and #600,000 naira per session; all depending on the department which they are enrolled in.
