EDUCATION
Lists of The Courses, Programmes Offered in Joseph Sarwuan Tarkaa University, Makurdi (JOSTUM) and Their School Fees
Joseph Sarwuan Tarkaa University (JOSTUM), formely Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi (FUAM) established on 1st of January, 1988 had evolved from the defunct Federal University of Technology which was established in 1980 and later became the Makurdi campus of the University of Jos (UniJos) in October, 1980.
The underlying philosophy is that the average Nigerian farmer should have easy access to the fruits of scientific agriculture. This means that the university scientific community must work on practical problems of village farmers.
Also, the students to become useful and effective extension agents they must be for adequately exposed to the discipline of practical farm planning, production and marketing and a period of supervised farming internship at the village level.
The basic philosophy then is the democratization and liberation of the scientific transformation of Nigerian agriculture with small scale farmers in the vanguard.
Below are the lists of the Courses Offered in the Institution.
College of Agronomy
- Crop Production
- Crop & Environmental Protection
- Plant Breeding & Seed Science
- Soil Science
College of Engineering
- Agricultural & Environmental Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
College of Agricultural & Science Education
- Agricultural Education
- Science Education
- Educational Foundation and General Studies
College of Agricultural Economics & Extension
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Extension & Communication
- Agricultural Management
College of Animal Science
- Animal Production
- Animal Breeding & Physiology
- Animal Nutrition
College of Forestry & Fisheries
- Fisheries & Aquaculture
- Forest Production & Products
- Plant Breeding & Seed Science
- Social & Environmental Forestry
- Forestry Wildlife & Range Management
College of Food Technology
- Food Science & Technology
- Home Science & Management
College of Veterinary Medicine
- Animal Health & Production
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary Anatomy
- Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology
- Veterinary Public Health & Preventive Medicine
- Veterinary Surgery & Theriogenology
College of Science
- Biological Science
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Computer Science
College of Management Sciences
- Agribusiness
- Business Administration
- Accounting & Finance
SCHOOL FEES
School Fees vary by faculty and departments. However, below are the school fees being paid by the varsity students. Please note that the school fees displayed below are Tuition Fees only which excludes other charges like acceptance fees, medical fees, SUG, faculty dues, department dues and other registration charges.
- 100 Level – #80,000
- 200 Level – #70,000
- 300 Level – #56,000
- 400 Level – #52,000
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