The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) was established in 1983 and resuscitated in 2002 as a Federal Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institution. It is regarded as the largest institution with campuses spread across Nigeria. NOUN is said to be the first of its kind in all of West Africa, with the highest population of students. As of 2011, the number of learners was about 150,000. The university has a total of 45 study centres at strategic locations in Nigeria, including in prisons where inmates can study and earn a degree.
Faculties in National Open University Of Nigeria
The university has nine faculties and also offer Postgraduate Diploma Programmes and Masters Degree Programmes. The nine Faculties and Departments include:
1. Centre For Entrepreneurship And General Studies (CE&GS)
2. Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
Departments:
- Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
- Animal Science and Fisheries
- Crop and Soil Sciences
3. Faculty of Arts
Departments:
- Languages
- Religious Studies
4. Faculty of Education
Departments:
- Arts and Social Education
- Educational Foundations
- Science Education
5. Faculty of Health Sciences
Departments:
- Nursing Science
- Public and Environmental Health
6. Faculty of Law
Departments:
- Commercial Law
- Jurisprudence and International Law
- Private and Property Law
- Public Law
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