BABCOCK UNIVERSITY A Seventh-day Adventist Institution of Higher Learning Ilishan-Remo Nigeria 2015-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin CORRESPONDENCE DIRECTORY Copies of this Bulletin and Student Handbook are available at the time of registration. Enquiries may be made to: The Registrar Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State NIGERIA WEBSITE: www.babcock.edu.ng PhoneNumbers: +234-8162835333, 8183277727, 8158628568, 8126456667 Website: www.babcock.edu.ng E-mail(General): [email protected] NOTE:For calls outside Nigeria, please include Country code (234) Location Address: Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria Enquiries For: AddressTo: AcademicAffairs......................................Senior Vice President/DeputyVice-Chancellor: [email protected] Accounts................................................................................Deputy Bursar:[email protected] Admissions Information…...........................................................The Registrar: [email protected] AlumniAffairs….......................................................Director,AlumniAffairs: alumni@ babcock.edu.ng BU Press….......................................................................... Director, BU Press: [email protected] BUVentures.............................................................General ManagerVentures: [email protected] Books & Publications......................................Manager, University Bookshop: [email protected] Chaplaincy................................................................University Pastor: [email protected] Community Relations.................................................Director, Ext 7 Community Affairs: [email protected] Counseling Services.....................................Director, Student Support Services: [email protected] Development .....................................................Director, Development: [email protected] Employment Matters ............................................. Director, Human resources: hr@ babcock.edu.ng Endowments &Trusts............................Vice President for Dev.And Strategy: vpds@ babcock.edu.ng Evaluation of Certificates.......................................................The Registrar: registrar@ babcock.edu.ng FinancialAssistance.......................................................................The Bursar: [email protected] Food Services......................................................Director of Food Services: [email protected] General Business Matters...........................................................The Bursar: [email protected] General University Interest...........................................TheVice-Chancellor: [email protected] Iperu Campus…........................................................Provost,Iperu Campus: [email protected] Legal Services............................................................... Director, Legal Services: [email protected] Office of Institutional Effectivenes………….Associate Vice President, OIE: [email protected] Placement Service....................................................................The Registrar: [email protected] Researchand International Cooperation................................................ RIC: [email protected] School of Agric & Industrial Technology………………………Dean, AIT: [email protected] Babcock Business School................................ ……………………Dean, BBS: [email protected] School of Basic & Applied Science………………………………..Dean, BAS: [email protected] School of Computing & Engineering Science………………………Dean, CES: [email protected] School of Educationand Humanities.............................................Dean, EAH: [email protected] College of Health and Medical Sciences………………Provost CHMS: [email protected] School of Lawand Security Studies............................................ Dean, LSS: [email protected] School of Nursing…………………………………………………Dean, Nursing: [email protected] School of Public and Allied Health………………………………Dean, PAH [email protected] Benjamin S. Carson School of Medicine………………………Dean, Medicine: [email protected] School of Postgraduate Studies............................... Dean Postgraduate School: [email protected] Student Support Services.................................................Dir. Stud. Supp. Serv: [email protected] Student Finance...............................................................................The Bursar: [email protected] StudentWelfare & Housing...........................Vice-President, StudentDevelopment: [email protected] Teacher Qualification.....................................................Senior Vice President: [email protected] Transcripts & Records.................................................................The Registrar: [email protected] University High School.......................................................................Principal: [email protected] University Staff School................................................................HeadTeacher: [email protected] MEET THE PRESIDENT/VICE-CHANCELLOR: Towards Our Educational High Calling in Christ Prof. J.A. Kayode Makinde President/ Vice Chancellor Fourteen years since inception in April1999 Babcock University has come a long way to becoming the flagship of higher education in Nigeria, named the “best private university in Africa-2011” offering undergraduate degree programmes in the Arts, Sciences, Law, Medicine, Computing and core Business Administration to name a few. The Babcock University School of Post Graduate Studies has fully taken off and making giant strides in its own rights to the glory of God. The torch of KnowledgeanchoredonTruthforServicetoGod and humanity has never ceased to blaze the skies from thisserenecornerofOgunStateinNigeria. Sincethe publication ofour last academic bulletin,BUhasmadegreatstridesinitsstructural, physical, andspiritualdevelopment graduating its first batch of Postgraduate students – Masters and PhDs in June 2012. The challenges of navigatinga hitherto uncharted course of private initiative in Nigerian highereducation have been enormous, but even more have been the out pouring of grace to meet us at the point of every need, lift us over every developmental hurdle and point us in the direction of loftier goals, higher ideals and greater achievements to God's glory. Theyear2013 brings us closer to 2014, the centennial of the Seventh-day Adventist Church the proprietors of Babcock University as well as the centennial of Nigeria as a nation state created in 1914. Rolling out the prospect of our future development and impact on national development and higher education in Africa and the world. Babcock University is vision guided andmissiondriven. Indeed, Babcockisit. Babcock University has been indisputably proved to be God’s chosen tool to re-engineer the Nigerian society and nation through there birth of itseducationalsystemandstructures.Wemustnot fail,weshallnotfail. Were-affirmourcommitmenttothevisionofBabcockUniversityas“a communityofscholarsconsistingofteacherswho, onandoffcampus,seektobewhattheyteach;and studentswhoarebecomingwhattheylearn”. The prevailing authority that shapes the life of the communityistheBible,interpretedbytheHoly Spirit in prophetic writings and nature. The “Babcock Miracle” is here for you and here to stay. We welcome you once more during these twin years 2012-2014 that are set to witness continuing improvement and remarkable expansion of our academic programs and more, to share the committed company of dedicated and support staff on these hallowed grounds. We are here because you choose to be here. You are the reason for the existence of Babcock University and we gladly acknowledge your stake not only in our existence but in the fulfillment of our institutional mission and goals. WELCOME TO BABCOCK! OUR MISSION STATEMENT Building leadership through Christian education; transforming lives, impacting society for positive change. To achieve our mission, we are committed to:  Achieving excellence in our teaching, research programme and service delivery  Imparting quality Christian education  Instilling Christ-like character to the members of our Community OUR VISION STATEMENT A first-class Seventh-day Adventist institution, building servant leaders for a better world. OUR CORE VALUES  Excellence -Our Culture  Integrity -Our Promise  Accountability -Our Moral  Servant Leadership -Our Strength  Team Spirit -Our Dignity  Autonomy and Responsibility -Our Passion  Adventist Heritage -Our Commitment OUR PHILOSOPHY Babcock University’s philosophy is anchored on the harmonious development of the intellectual, physical, social and spiritual potentials of our students, inspiring stable and noble character needed for effective leadership and service in the society. HAIL BABCOCK: (BU Anthem) Hail Babcock, God’s Own University Built On The Power Of His Word Knowledge And Truth, Service To God And Man Building A Future For The Youth Holistic Education, The vision Is still Aflame Mental, Physical, Social, Spiritual – Babcock Is it! Hail Babcock, God’s Own University Good Life Here, And For Ever More!! CONTENTS Correspondence Directory 2 Meet the President/Vice Chancellor 4 Our Mission Statement 5 Content 6 Babcock University Programmes by Schools and Departments Academic Calendar WELCOME TO BABCOCK UNIVERSITY STUDENT DEVELOPMENT DIVISION THE ACADEMIC DIVISION BU Assessment Philosophy & Policy Academic Honesty Grievance Procedure General Graduation Requirements Education Support Services OTHER PRINCIPAL OFFICERS FINANCIAL POLICIES SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS AT A GLANCE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE & INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY Department of Agricultural Economics Department of Agronomy Department of Animal Science Department of Nutrition and Dietetics COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES BABCOCK BUSINESS SCHOOL Department of Business Administration and Marketing SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES Department of Accounting Department of Information Resources Management VERONICA ADELEKE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Department of Economics, Banking and Finance Department of Mass Communication Department of Political Science and Public Administration Department of Social Work SCHOOL OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCES Department of Basic Sciences Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology BENJAMIN S. CARSON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Department of Anatomy Department of Biochemistry Department of Physiology Department of Pharmacology Department of Chemical Pathology Department of Community Medicine Department of Medical Microbiology Department of Medicine Department of Haematology Department of Histopathology Department of Surgery Department of Paediatrics Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology SCHOOL OF COMPUTING & ENGINEERING SCIENCES Department of Computer/Electrical Engineering Department of Computer Science & Information Technology SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMANITIES Department of Educational Foundation 28 Department of History and International Studies 30 Department of Languages and Literary Studies 34 Department of Religious Studies 45 General Studies Unit Department of Music and Creative Arts SCHOOL OF LAW AND SECURITY STUDIES Department of Private & Commercial Law Department of Jurisprudence & Public Law 75 Department of International Law & Diplomacy 95 SCHOOL OF NURSING Department of Adult Health/Medical-Surgical Nursing 218 Department of Community/Maternal Child Health Nursing 230 Department of Mental Health Psychiatry 234 SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ALLIED HEALTH Department of Public Health 248 Department of Medical Lab. Sciences 260 UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE PROFILE 346 BABCOCK UNIVERSITY BYE- LAW 360 BABCOCK UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES BY SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY Department of Agricultural Economics Agricultural Economics Department of Agronomy Agricultural Economics Department of Animal Science Animal Science Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics BABCOCK BUSINESS SCHOOL Department of Business Administration & Marketing Business Administration Marketing SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES Department of Accounting Accounting/ACA Department of Information Resources Management Information Resources Management VERONICA ADELEKE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Department of Economics, Banking & Finance Economics Banking and Finance Department of Mass Communication Mass Communication Department of Political Science & Public Administration Political Science Public Administration International Law and Diplomacy Department of Social Work Social Work SCHOOL OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCES Department of Basic Sciences Chemistry Mathematics Biology Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology Microbiology BENJAMIN S. CARSON SR. SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Department of Anatomy Anatomy, Medicine and Surgery Department of Biochemistry Biochemistry, Medicine and Surgery Department of Physiology Physiology, Medicine and Surgery Department of Chemical Pathology Medicine and Surgery Department of Community Medicine Medicine and Surgery Department of Haematology Medicine and Surgery Department of Histopathology Medicine and Surgery Department of Medical Microbiology Medicine and Surgery Department of Medicine Medicine and Surgery Department of Pharmacology Medicine and Surgery Department of Surgery Medicine and Surgery Department of Paediatrics Medicine and Surgery Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Medicine and Surgery SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES Department of Computer/Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering* Electrical/Electronic Engineering* Software Engineering* Department of Computer Science & Information Technology Computer science Computer Information Systems Computer Technology Department of Bio-Medical Engineering & Bioinformatics** Bioinformatics* Bio-Medical Engineering* Department of Project Management* Project Management* SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & HUMANITIES Department of Educational Foundation Business Education Counseling Psychology Economics Education Educational Planning & Administration English Education Department of History & International Studies History and International Studies Department of Languages & LiteraryStudies EnglishStudies French and Diplomatic Studies Department of Religious Studies Religious Studies Christian Religious Studies Department of Music Music and Creative Art* SCHOOL OF LAW AND SECURITY STUDIES Department of Private and Commercial Law Law Department of Jurisprudence and Public Law Law SCHOOL OF NURSING Department of Adult Health/Medical-Surgical Nursing Nursing Science Department of Community/Maternal Child Health Nursing Science Department of Mental Health Psychiatry Nursing Science SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ALLIED HEALTH Department of Public Health Public Health Education Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences Medical Laboratory Sciences NOTE: * Denotes new programs awaiting approval ** Denotes new departments with programs awaiting approval