NUMBER OF EXISTING FACULTIES/DEPARTMENTS

SCHOOL OF SCIENCES

What is now known as the School of Science started in 1977 as a division of Science of an Advanced Teachers' College. The division comprised of the department of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, having a total staff strength of ten. The head of the division was designated "Head of Division of Science" and each subject was headed by a coordinator. The status quo was maintained until 1980 when the Division of Science metamorphosed into the School of Pure Science.
In February 1981, the School came under the leadership of a Dean, and the first Dean of the School was Mr.(now Dr.) J.O. Adamolekun. With the recommendations of the National Commission for Colleges of Education, the School has been re- named as the School of Science and it has seven subject departments, namely, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Integrated Science, Mathematics, Physical and Health Education and Physics. There are twenty subject combinations.
The present Dean of the School is Dr. Mrs E.M Alake.

DEPARTMENTS / COMBINATION

Academic Staff list

SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES

DEPARTMENTS / COMBINATION

1. Arabic
• ARABIC/ENGLISH
• ARABIC/FRENCH
• ARABIC/GEOG
• ARABIC/CREA. ARTS
• ARABIC/HAUSA
• ARABIC/HISTORY
• ARABIC/THEA. ARTS
• ARABIC/ISS
• ARABIC/YORUBA
2. English
• ENG/FRENCH
• ENG/POL. SC.
• ENG/HAUSA
• ENG/HISTORY
• ENG/IGBO
• ENG/ISS
• ENG/SOS
• ENG/THEA. ARTS
• ENG/YORUBA
3. French
• FRENCH/IGBO
• FRENCH/ISS
• FRENCH/THEA. ARTS
• FRENCH/SOS
• FRENCH/YOR
• French/History
4. Hausa
• HAUSA/SOS
• HAUSA/ISS
• HAUSA/IGBO
• HAUSA/HISTORY
• HAUSA/POL. SC.
• HAUSA/THEA. ARTS
• HAUSA/YOR
5. Igbo
• IGBO/POL. SC.
• IGBO/THEA. ARTS
• IGBO/SOS
• IGBO/YORUBA
• IGBO/MUSIC
• Igbo/History
• Igbo/CRS
6. Yoruba

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SCHOOL OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

DEPARTMENTS / COMBINATION

1. Agricultural Education
• AGRIC EDUCATION
2. Business Education
• BUSINESS EDUCATION
• OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
3. Fine and Applied Art
• FINE AND APPLIED ARTS
4. Home Economics
• HOME ECONS
5. Technical Education
• TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Academic Staff List

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

The College runs the Education degree programme of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, on Sandwich and Regular basis. The programmes attract students not only from Ekiti and Ondo, but also from other States of the Federation, especially States of the South West and Middle belt. The Federal Government's directive on the stoppage of the NCE Sandwich Programme also affects the Sandwich Degree Programme. The College has since stopped admission of students into the Sandwich Degree Programme but still runs the regular degree programme.

DEPARTMENTS

1. Agric Education
2. Biology Education
3. Business Education
4. Mathematic Education
5. Political Science
6. Chemistry
7. Integrated Science
8. Social Studies
9. Economics
10. Physics
11. Religious Studies
12. Accounting
13. Geography
14. Guidance & Counseling
15. Health Education
16. Industrial Tech
17. Physical and Recreation Education
18. Home Economics Education

BRIEF HISTORY OF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE SANDWICH DEGREE PROGRAMME IN AFFILIATION WITH THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKERE-EKITI.

The OAU sandwich degree programme of the College started in 2012 with eighteen (18) courses. Admission was sought for each of the courses with a total number of one hundred and twenty two (122) students on roll.
The first contact lectures commenced and ran through 2012 April (Easter)and August vacations. Examination was slated for December Christmas vacation before NUC clamped down on the running of outreach/satellite centers of any University. Since then, the programme had found it illegal to bring in the students on enrollment for any contact session.Hence, a break in the academic programme.
On 12th September 2014, the senate of Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-ife (OAU) approved eighteen (18) courses in affiliation with the University on a full time and sandwich degree programme of the College.
The approval was with immediate effect. The programme is on-going with the enrollment of students.

LIST OF DEPARTMENTS

1. Biology department
2. Chemistry department
3. Christian religious studies department
4. Economics department
5. Fine arts department
6. Geography department
7. Guidance and counselling department
8. History department
9. English department
10. Physics department
11. Language Arts department
12. Social studies department
13. Physical and Health education department
14. Mathematics/ISC department
15. Mathematics department
16. Yoruba department
17. Music department
18. Political science department

Conclusively, the school is housed in two building of 6 rooms, 1 store and 3 classrooms.

BRIEF HISTORY OF POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION (PDE)

Consequent upon a letter reference TRCN/PO/PDE/56/111 of August 21, 2010 written by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Abuja on the need to protect the sanctity of the Professional Diploma in Education (PDE) as a postgraduate programme, the Academic Board at its meeting of Thursday, April 7,2011approved the mounting of the Professional Diploma in Education (PDE) in the College with effect from 2011/2012 academic session. The Academic Board also approved the establishment of Postgraduate School and the immediate commencement of the programme.
Consequent upon this, the Provost appointed a Dean to head the new school. On June 24, 2011, Management wrote to the Registrar and Chief Executive,Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria to notify him of the decision of the Academic Board to mount the Professional Diploma in Education (PDE) in the College with effect from 2011/2012 academic session.
On August 9, 2011, the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) through another memo reference TRCN/PO/PDE/56/111 gave a provisional approval to the College to commence the Professional Diploma in Education Programme. Also the same memo conveyed the information that, the college should invite the Council to assess the adequacy of the facilities which the College will use in running the programme. These include the following.

1. Staff Qualification
2. Classroom space
3. Entry Qualification
4. Library
5. General Learning Environment
6. Time Coverage
7. Any other relevant issues.

The Academic Board at another of its meeting considered and approved the adoption of the title Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) which they agreed is more conventional and acceptable in academic world.
In accordance with the Teachers Registration Council’s directive, the Registrar through a memo, ref. CEI/RO/1.33.VOI.I/32 requested for a resource visitation by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) officially, the council considered the request and approved of the visit to the College on August 10, 2012.
Presently, the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) programme has thirty six (36) students and they have started their teaching practice exercise on Monday,26th September, 2016 for a period of twelve(12) weeks, while the sales of admission forms for 2016/2017 session is on-going.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROGRAMME

The philosophy of the PGDE programme is to produce educators, who will serve as agents of positive change through the social engineering processes of education as teachers, researchers, experts, educational policy/programme designers, implementers, developers, evaluators and experts whose services shall be useful in related fields of national and international development.

THE VISION

To run a PGDE programme that shall cater adequately for the nations education needs as well as become reckoned with as one of the best programme globally.

THE MISSION

To empower educators intellectually and professionally to sustain and improve educational practice in schools, colleges, polytechnics, universities and other educational organizations in Nigeria in line with national needs, aspirations and global standards.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The PGDE programme is theoretical; and practical. It includes important aspects of teaching and learning. The programme addresses the philosophical problems of the bases of educational practice, the diverse human settings within which teaching and learning occur, the practical process and content of teaching, the definition of teacher’s role and teaching ethics.
At the end of the programme, learners should have in-depth knowledge of education and the professional requirements as well as competence to adequately teach at various levels of education and function effectively in other organizations. All courses offered in the programme aim at:

1. Developing professional background and expertise of educators;
2. Producing educators who are knowledgeable and committed;
3. Producing educators who can propel social change intellectually in attitudes, skills, values and worldviews;
4. Developing educators who can give Nigeria education a national outlook while making it relevant in a global context;
5. Producing educators who are committed to reforming educational delivery through effective application and utilization of ICT in both national and global context;
6. Producing educators who would teach and provide leadership at different levels of education;
7. Providing leadership for basic, secondary and tertiary academic institutions and other sectors of the national economy;
8. Producing media specialists, designers of training programme and evaluators of educational programme/products in the schools, Ministry of Education, industries, health services and government agencies;
9. Providing opportunity of the professional training and personal improvement in teaching for serving teachers.
10. Enabling the acquisition of knowledge, skills and techniques necessary for teaching the special subjects and the effective use of the library; and
11. Conforming to all regulations contained in the National Benchmark for the PGDE programme in Nigeria.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Since the inception of the programme, the School has graduated three (3) sets of students. The result of the third set is still being processed while the fourth set is presently on teaching practice exercise.