Department of Animal Physiology
The Department of Animal Physiology was created in August 2006, the fifth in COLANIM. It is the only Department in the Nigerian University System devoted exclusively to the study of Animal Physiology under the Bachelor of Agriculture Degree Programme. At the end of a 5-year Undergraduate Programme, students graduate with the Bachelor of Agriculture. The […]
Department of Animal Nutrition
The Department of Animal Nutrition is devoted to the pursuit of scientific knowledge that is related to the feeds and feeding of all classes of farm animals (animals of agricultural importance). The major focus of livestock and research covers ruminant, non-ruminant and micro-livestock nutrition. The research interest runs the gamut from applied studies to basic […]
Department of Animal Breeding & Genetics
The Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics was established in 1988 as an entirely new concept in the Nigerian University System at the inception of University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. It constitutes one of the five Departments currently run by the College of Animal Science and Livestock Production (COLANIM) and offers sound and accredited programme leading […]
Department of Communication & General Studies
Preamble In accordance with the requirement of the National Universities Commission (NUC) stipulated for all degree programmes, FUNAAB offers courses in General Studies which are generally unrelated to the courses characterising each degree programme. In 1988, the Department of General Studies was established. In 1999, the University Senate vide Senate Meeting of February 18, 1999, […]
Department of Agricultural Administration
Preamble The Department of Agricultural Administration was established in 2009 as one of the four Departments in the College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD). The mandate of the Department is to teach and conduct research in all aspects of agricultural administration and to contribute to the development of our immediate environment. The changing […]
Department of Agricultural Extension & Rural Development
Background Information Agricultural Extension and Rural Development as a sub-discipline in the Agricultural curriculum provides training in the techniques of delivering technical agricultural skills to the users. It is a core area, which cuts across all other discipline. Its need in the overall training programme underlines the importance of the knowledge of the processes and […]
Department of Agricultural Economics & Farm Management
History The realization of the need for adequate management of the farm business informed the establishment of the Department of Agricultural Management of the then Federal University of Technology, Abeokuta (FUTAB). It is one of the programmes that survived the various transformations prior to the establishment of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta in 1988. The […]
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Philosophy The philosophy is to produce a professional in Mechanical Engineering who is concerned with the analysis, design and synthesis of systems such as prime movers, internal combustion engines, and steam and gas turbines, refrigeration and airconditioning equipment, machine tools, material handling systems, elevators and escalators, industrial production equipment, robots used in manufacturing and interaction […]