WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT IMO STATE UNIVERSITY OWERRI.
(BRIEF HISTORY).
Imo State University, initially has two campuses at Etiti and Aba: which was founded in 1981, by the late Chief Mbakwe’s Administration. Later, The University moved to a permanent site at Uturu Okigwe in 1986.
With the creation of Abia State from the Old Imo State in 1992, Uturu campus became part of Abia State (which is now Abia State University, Uturu).
Immediately vacating their Physical Facilities ceded to Abia State, Imo State University was reborn at Owerri in 1992. Imo State University Owerri, was nursed at Alvan Ikoku College of Education, later matured here at Lake Nwaebere campus, possessing the physical facilities vacated by the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) as they moved to their permanent site at Ihiagwa.
IMSU has 12 faculties with various departments under it. The faculties are headed by Deans and Faculty Officers. The Departments are headed by the Heads of Departments (HODs) who are under the Dean of the Faculties. The Lecturers, the HOD’s and the Deans make up the Faculty Board. They are all academic members of the University, governed by Academic Staff Union of the University (ASUU). Which are responsible for the curriculum and teaching: they teach, set exams, mark scripts and supervise projects. Imo state University also runs Institute of Continuing Education Programme (ICEP) and Post Graduate Studies (PG: Masters Degree and P.hD.) as approved by NUC on July 30, 2012.
IMO State University, Owerri, has over 20,000 students both is Regular and Per time Programmes. Having Prof. Peter Achunike Akah as the Acting Vice Chancellor.
FACULTIES AND DEPARTMENTS.
✔Faculty of Agriculture
Agric Economic, Extension and Rural Development
Animal Science and Fishery
Crop Science and Biotechnology
Soil Science and Environment
✔Faculty of Education
Arts Education
Education Accountancy
Education Chemistry
Education Government
Library and Information Science
Guidance and Counseling
Education History
Education English
Education Economics
Education Biology
Education Mathematics
Education Igbo
✔Faculty of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering.
✔Environmental Science
Surveying and Geo Informatics
Architecture
Building
Urban and Regional Planning
Quantity Surveying
Fine and Applied Science
Estate Management
✔Faculty of Humanities
Religious Studies
Linguistic and Igbo
French
History and International Studies
Theatre Arts
Philosophy
English Language and Literary Studies
✔Health Science
Optometry
Medical Laboratory Science
Nursing Science
Nutrition and Dietetics
✔Public Health
✔Faculty of Law
Commercial Law
International Law and Jurisprudence
Private and Property Law
Public Law
✔Management Sciences
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Marketing
Accountancy
Banking and Finance
Insurance and Actuarial Science
Management Studies
✔Medicine and Surgery
Surgery
Physiology
Pharmacology
Pediatrics
Pathology
Obstetrics
Internal Medicine
Haematology
Anatomy etc.
✔Faculty of Science
Animal Science and Environmental Biology
Plant Science and Biotechnology
Physics/Industrial Physics
Biochemistry
Mathematics
Chemistry/Industrial Chemistry
Microbiology/Industrial Microbiology
Statistics
Computer Science
Food Science and Technology
✔Social Sciences
Economics
Psychology
Geography and Environmental Management
Mass Communication
Political Science
Sociology
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