The Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree in Microbiology is a 5-year programme designed to train competent personnel to meet the ever-increasing demand in important private and public establishments such as medical establishments, the agricultural sector, water resources and environmental protection agencies, food and beverage industries, quality control laboratories, and pharmaceutical industries. While all aspects of Medical Microbiology are fully treated, emphasis is placed on the applied aspects of the different areas of the course. As a result, students are required to carry out applied projects as much as possible when taking the various courses. Industrial attachment of students for a period of time during the programme is compulsory at 400 level. Following the acquisition of a BTech degree in Microbiology and, by implication, the knowledge of Microbiology, graduates can be self-employed if they have no desire to work for the government or the organised private sector.
Brief history of the Department
The Department of Microbiology was established in 1989. The Department runs a five-year undergraduate degree programme leading to the award of a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree in Microbiology. The design of the programme is such that students take all requisite courses for five years in the different areas of Microbiology, beginning with the introductory aspect of Microbiology from the first year (100L). The first year of the programme is spent studying mainly the basic sciences and a few liberal arts in order to acquire sound knowledge of basic scientific information and its relationship to society. In subsequent years, students are required to apply the scientific knowledge acquired in increasing complexity to biochemical, biological, and microbiological processes. The entire programme is flexibly structured to accommodate students with physical science backgrounds and aptitude who are interested in various aspects of the programme.
The degree structures and course programme of the Department are based on the requirements of the NUC minimum academic standards and an understanding that the minimum academic standard of a University of Technology in a five-year degree programme must exceed the minimum academic standards for conventional universities, with a practical-to-theory ratio of 60:40.
Vision
The Department of Microbiology is structured to serve as a centre of excellence and a reference point for teaching and training high calibre research-oriented, highly motivated, self employable and enterprising graduates for public and private organisations in Nigeria and the world at large.
Mission
To train Microbiologist who will provide the man power requirement for industries, self-employment and be employers of people through expertise in the theoretical and practical knowledge in Microbiology and Biotechnology.
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