Beyond our specialised colleges, we offer a broad range of disciplines across several independent faculties. These faculties nurture thinkers, professionals, and innovators equipped to lead in administration, education, science, the arts, and social development.
Each faculty operates with a strong academic structure, modern facilities, and a commitment to producing graduates who can contribute meaningfully to national and global advancement.
1. Faculty of Administration and Management Sciences
This Faculty trains students in business leadership, financial analysis, and public policy, ensuring they acquire the managerial and analytical skills to thrive in both the private and public sectors.
2. Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts cultivates creativity, language mastery, and cultural understanding. Its programmes encourage students to appreciate literature, philosophy, religion, and performance in ways that enrich society and preserve human heritage.
- Department of English
- Department of Foreign Languages
- Department of History and Diplomatic Studies
- Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages
- Department of Performing Arts
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Religious Studies
3. Faculty of Education
A hub for teacher preparation and educational innovation, this faculty produces professional educators and education managers who inspire excellence in classrooms and institutions across all levels of learning.
- Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education
- Department of Educational Foundations and Counselling
- Department of Educational Management and Business Studies
- Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education
- Department of Science and Technology Education
4. Faculty of Law
The Faculty of Law stands as one of the most respected in Nigeria, known for producing articulate, ethical, and socially responsible legal practitioners.
- Department of Business and Industrial Law
- Department of Jurisprudence and International Law
- Department of Private Law
- Department of Public Law
5. Faculty of Pharmacy
Dedicated to improving healthcare delivery through research and practice, the Faculty of Pharmacy trains future pharmacists in drug formulation, pharmacology, and clinical pharmacy.
6. Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science is the foundation of scientific inquiry at OOU. It offers rigorous programmes that promote research, experimentation, and innovation across the natural and applied sciences.
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Department of Computer Sciences
- Department of Earth Sciences
- Department of Mathematical Science
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Physics
- Department of Plant Science
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology
7. Faculty of Social Sciences
The Faculty of Social Sciences focuses on human behaviour, governance, communication, and development. Its graduates play vital roles in national policymaking, media, and research.
- Department of Economics
- Department of Geography
- Department of Library and Information Science
- Department of Mass Communication
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Sociology
Independent Faculties
- Faculty of Administration and Management Sciences (AMS)
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Social Science