Department of Agronomy, Osun State University (UNIOSUN)

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Location

Osgobo, Nigeria

Overview

The Department of ANIMAL SCIENCE is one of the pioneer Departments in the College of Agriculture of Osun State University, established at the inception of the University in September, 2007. The Department contributes to the B. Agric. Degree programme of the College.
Currently, there are three functional laboratories in the College that serve the academic programme of the Department. The laboratories are well equipped to cope with the teaching of students and for the use of academic staff for research purposes.
Classrooms and Lecture rooms are shared with other Departments in the College.
The students registered in the Department offer same science courses at the 100 level as their counterparts in the College of Science, Engineering & Technology but start to offer courses in their chosen disciplines from the 200 level. At the 400 level Rain Semester, all students in the Department are required to proceed on six-months Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) as part of their graduation requirement.
The academic programme of the Department operates academic curricular that are tailored along the stipulations contained in the National Universities Commission (NUC) Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards.

Mission

The philosophy of the Department is in tandem with that of the College, which is to develop graduates with all round knowledge in theory, technology and practice in order to become effective leaders, managers and operators in the agricultural and natural resources management industries. Also, the College programmes and services are to be consciously targeted at boosting the capacity and efforts of farmers in Osun State in particular and Nigeria in general, with a view to making Osun State the food basket of the nation. In addition, the College is to engage in rigorous research, extension, outreach and development support services that will contribute to local, national and global efforts in tackling food crisis.