The National Universities Commission (NUC)
recently approved the University of Ibadan’s
affiliation arrangements with the Federal College
of Education (Special), Oyo for the purpose of
running full-time undergraduate degree
programmes.The College which is the only one
in the Country mandated to train special
education teachers and other personnel, was
established in October 1977. The programmes
an
d academic structure have changed over the
years but currently the Academic Structure of
the College is organized in School Units –
equivalent of Faculties – and will make for easy
synchronization with the University
structure.Presently there are six (6) Schools and
35 academic departments. Approved Courses are: (1) Education/Christian
Religious Studies. (2) Education/Islamic Studies. (3)Educational Management. (4) Guidiance and
Counselling. (5) Human Kinetics. (6) Primary
Education Studies. (7) Education Mathematics. (8) Education French. (9) Education English
Language. Special Education.
