UNIVERSITY PART-TIME COURSES

Attending a university is the dream of every high school/secondary school graduate, but some students do not have the opportunity or resources to take part in full-time university courses. For this reason, enrollment to study part-time courses was made available in various higher institutions. Some students also enroll in part-time courses in other to acquire other skills and experience while they study.

WHAT ARE PART-TIME COURSES?

A part-time course is pretty much what it sounds like. It's a course designed to help students that are looking to study a university course but still juggle life around them. The benefits of part-time courses are many, but the most obvious are mentioned below;

• Learning and earning: Students who are not opportune to be sponsored through their education can enroll for part-time studies. This allows them to work and earn money to cover their tuition fees. Also, individuals who already have a full-time job but want to further their education can enroll in part-time studies without having to quit their jobs.
• Affordable: Applying for a full-time course in a higher institution or taking an extra degree might seem cumbersome due to high tuition fees, but with part-time courses, you are more likely to afford the fees. Yes, the fees might be a bit high, but you only have to pay per class. Which is way more affordable than putting down the whole tuition fee for the course at once.
• Flexibility: Part-time studies are super flexible. There are many options for classes and you simply choose a class on a day and time that works for your schedule. Unlike full-time courses, there are typically several course options to choose from per semester so there are a lot of choices available for you with part-time courses.
• Larger networking opportunities: Enrolling in a part-time course gives you more networking opportunities, both at school and in the cooperate world. Unlike the full-time courses which limit ones networking to just the school environment.

These are a few of the many benefits of part-time courses. Now the question is, can any course be studied part-time?

Part-time courses have numerous advantages but its limitations are on the number of courses that one can study part-time. For instance Medicine, this is a course that requires one to be fully committed in other to acquire all the necessary knowledge and skills required for the field. Below is a list of some universities approved by the NATIONAL UNIVERSITY COMMISSION (NUC) for part-time courses and a few of the courses they offer.

UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS

• Creative Arts (Theatre Arts/Music/Visual Arts)
• English, Linguistics, African and Asian studies( Igbo/Yoruba), European Languages
• History & Strategic Studies
• Public Administration, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics
• Education Science (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics), etc.

To apply and for more details, visit UNILAG’s official website at www.unilag.edu.ng

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE ABEOKUTA PART-TIME

• Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
• Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
• Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biological Science
• Physics, Statistics, Computer Science, etc.

To apply and for more details, visit FUNAAB official website at www.funaab.edu.ng

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY OWERRI PART-TIME COURSES

• Agric Economics, Agric Extension
• Animal Science, Crop Science
• Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering Petroleum Engineering
• Information And Management Technology
• Financial Management Technology
• Public Health, Etc.

To apply and for more details, visit FUTO official website at www.futo.edu.ng

YABATECH PART-TIME COURSES

• Accountancy, Business Administration and Management, Banking and Finance
• Office Technology and Management
• Marketing
• Mass Communication
• Computer Science. (Yaba or Epe Annex)
• Science and Laboratory Technology, Food Technology
• Statistics
• Hospitality Management
• Textile Technology, etc.

To apply and for more details, visit Yabatech’s official website at www.yabatech.edu.ng

Other NUC-approved institutions include;

University of Port Harcourt                            University of Calabar

University of Benin                                         University of Abuja

University of Uyo                                            University of Jos

ObafemiAwolowo University, Ile — Ife          Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto             Bayero University, Kano

Ekiti State University, Ekiti State                    Cross River State University, Cross River State

Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State        Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rivers State

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State       Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State

Enugu State University of Science & Tech      Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State

You can visit the official website of the NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION at www.nuc.edu.ng for more info concerning approved part-time universities.

With the above list, persons who would like to enroll for part-time courses can easily make a selection of both the university and the course they want to apply for. In addition, applicants are advised to contact their institution of interest to confirm they are eligible to apply and have all the required credentials before sending out their application.

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