Imo State University (IMSU), located in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, was established in 1981 and has since become a prominent institution of higher learning in the region.
Known for its commitment to academic excellence, IMSU offers various programs across various faculties. Choosing the right course of study and understanding the specific requirements for admission can be a significant step for prospective students.
This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the courses offered at IMSU, along with the necessary JAMB subject combinations and O’level requirements for a successful application.
IMSU Courses
For this article, I will be classifying the courses offered at IMSU into Science and Art courses;
Art Courses
- Accounting
- Advertising
- Banking & Finance
- Broadcasting
- Development and Communication Studies
- Economics
- Education & Accounting
- Education & Christian Religious Studies
- Education & Economics
- Education & English Language
- Education & French
- Education & Government
- Education & History
- Education & Igbo
- Education & Religious Studies
- Education Fine & Applied Arts
- Educational /Psychology Guidance & Counselling
- Educational Administration
- Educational Foundations & Administration
- English & Literary Studies
- Film and Multimedia Studies
- Fine/Applied Arts
- French
- Government and Public Administration
- Guidance & Counselling
- History & International Studies
- Home Economics & Education
- Hospitality & Tourism Management
- Journalism and Media Studies
- Law
- Library & Information Science
- Linguistics
- Linguistics/igbo
- Management
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Philosophy
- Public Relations
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Teacher Education Science
- Theatre Arts
Science Courses
- Agricultural Engineering
- Agriculture
- Animal Science & Fisheries
- Architecture
- Biochemistry
- Botany
- Building
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science
- Crop Science & Biotechnology
- Education & Agricultural Science
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Geography
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Physics
- Electrical /Electronics Engineering
- Estate Management
- Food Science & Technology
- Forestry & Wildlife
- Geography & Environmental Management
- Industrial Mathematics
- Industrial Microbiology
- Industrial Physics
- Insurance & Actuarial Science
- Land & Surveying
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medicine and Surgery
- Microbiology
- Nursing Science
- Nutrition & Dietetics
- Optometry
- Physics
- Physiology
- Public Health
- Quantity Surveying
- Soil & Environmental Management
- Soil Science
- Statistics
- Surveying & Geoinformatics
- Urban & Regional Planning
- Zoology
Subject Combination
| Course | JAMB Subject | O’level Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two (2) other subjects. |
| Agricultural Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any from Introduction to Agricultural Science, Materials and Workshop Process and Machining |
| Agriculture | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and any one of Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry and any one of Mathematics, Physics, Geography and Economics. |
| Animal Science & Fisheries | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics /Physics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology/Agric Science and one of Physics, Geography or Economics. |
| Architecture | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any of Fine Art, Geography or Wood Work, Biology, Economics, Technical Drawing, Further |
| Banking & Finance | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, plus any one (1) of Government and Geography. | English Language, Mathematics and any other subjects. For NBC, the other two (2) relevant subjects could be from any of the following; Accounting, Principles of Accounts, Commerce, Office Practice and Economics. |
| Biochemistry | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology. |
| Botany | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Broadcasting | Use of English, Any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects. | English Language and four (4) other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences. |
| Building | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry | Mathematics, English Language, Physics, Chemistry and any one of Geography, Economics, Arts and Technical drawing. |
| Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Civil Engineering | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one Science subject |
| Computer Science | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics plus two (2) other Science subjects. |
| Crop Science & Biotechnology | Use of English, Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology or Agricultural Science and any other subject. |
| Economics | Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and CRS/IS. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two (2) of Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| Education & Accounting | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other relevant subjects. |
| Education & Agricultural Science | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects from Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Physics, Economics, Geography and Mathematics. | English Language, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Mathematics and another relevant subject. |
| Education & Biology | Use of English, Biology and two (2) other subjects from Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and one (1) other subject. |
| Education & Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) other subjects chosen from Physics, Biology and Mathematics. | Mathematics, Chemistry, English Language and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Agricultural Science. |
| Education & Christian Religious Studies | Use of English, Two (2) Arts subject including Religious studies and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Religious Studies and three (3) other Arts subjects. |
| Education & Economics | Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and one (1) other subject from Geography/Physics, History, Government and Literature in English. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Economics and Mathematics. |
| Education & English Language | Use of English, Literature in English and one (1) Art and any other subject. | English Language and Literature in English plus three (3) other Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| Education & French | Use of English, French plus two (2) other Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and French. |
| Education & Geography | Use of English, Geography plus two (2) other Social Sciences/Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Geography, English Language and Mathematics. |
| Education & Government | Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Arts or Social Sciences subjects. | English Language, Government/History and three (3) other subjects. |
| Education & History | Use of English, History and any other two (2) subjects chosen from Christian Religious Studies / Islamic Studies, Literature in English, French, Yoruba, Geography/Physics, Economics, Government and Hausa. | English Language, History and three (3) relevant Arts subjects. |
| Education & Igbo | Use of English, Igbo and two (2) other Arts subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language and Igbo. |
| Education & Mathematics | Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of the following Science subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics plus one (1) other Science subject. |
| Education & Physics | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry plus one (1) other subjects. | English Language, Physics, Mathematics and two (2) other Science subjects |
| Education & Religous Studies | Use of English, Two (2) Arts subject including Religious studies and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Religious Studies and three (3) other Arts subjects. |
| Education & Applied Arts | Use of English, Fine Arts, one (1) other Arts subject and any other subject. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes or TC II or NTC/NBC merit including Fine Art and English Language. |
| Educational /Psychology Guidance & Counselling | Use of English, The subject of specialisation and one (1) each from Arts and Social Sciences or Arts and Sciences or Social Sciences and Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in five (5) subjects including English Language and Mathematics |
| Educational Administration | Use of English, Any three (3) of Literature In English, History, French, Geography/Physics, Economics and Mathematics. | Literature in English, History, Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies, Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo with ‘O’ Level pass in Mathematics. |
| Educational Foundations & Administration | Use of English, The subject of specialisation and one (1) each from Arts and Social Sciences or Arts and Sciences or Social Sciences and Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in five (5) subjects including English Language and Mathematics. |
| Educational Foundations & Administration | Use of English, The subject of specialisation and one (1) each from Arts and Social Sciences or Arts and Sciences or Social Sciences and Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes in five (5) subjects including English Language and Mathematics. |
| Electrical /Electronics Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and any other Science subject. |
| English & Literary Studies | Use of English, Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Literature in English and English Language. |
| Estate Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject | Five (5) SSCE credit passes including Chemistry, Mathematics and English Language. |
| Fine/Applied Arts | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Fine Arts/Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Fine Arts and two (2) other from social science subject. |
| Food Science & Technology | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Physics and Biology/ Agricultural Science | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Physics, Basic Catering and Food Services, Bakery and Confectionaries, Hotel & Catering Crafty course (Cookery), Hotel & Catering Craft Course (Food /Drinks Services) and Basic Electricity. |
| Forestry & Wildlife | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics. | English, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and one of Physics, Economics, Further Mathematics and Statistics. |
| French | Use of English, French and any other two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including French and English Language plus one other Arts subject. |
| Geography & Environmental Management | Use of English, Geography and two (2) other Arts or Social Science subjects | English Language, Geography, and any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects with at least a pass in Mathematics. |
| Government & Public Administration | Use of English, Three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects | English Language Government or History and at least a pass in Mathematics |
| Guidance & Counselling | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level NTC/NBC credit passes or TC II merit including English Language with ‘O’ Level pass in Mathematics. |
| Home Economics & Education | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Home Economics, Biology and Chemistry. |
| Hospitality & Tourism Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other subject. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and Economics. |
| Industrial Mathematics | Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Biology and Agricultural Science. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics and two (2) other Science subjects. |
| Industrial Microbiology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Industrial Physics | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology. | English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and any other Science subject from Further Mathematics and Biology or Agricultural Science. |
| Insurance & Actuarial Science | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics plus any two (2) of Accounting, Business Methods, Commerce, Government, Geography and Statistics. |
| Land & Surveying | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any of Fine Art, Geography or Wood Work, Biology, Economics, Technical Drawing, Further. Mathematics |
| Law | Use of English, Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Literature in English and Mathematics. |
| Library & Information Science | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | English Language, Mathematics and three (3) other relevant Arts/Sciences/Social Sciences subjects. |
| Linguistics | Use of English, Any Language and two (2) other subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language. |
| Linguistics /Igbo | Use of English, Igbo and two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Igbo, English Language and any other Arts subject |
| Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics, plus any two (2) of Accounting, Business Methods, Commerce, Government, Geography, and Statistics. |
| Marketing | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics and any three (3) relevant subjects. |
| Mass Communication | Use of English, Any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects. | English Language and four (4) other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences. |
| Mathematics | Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Economics or Geography. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry. |
| Mechanical Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and any other Science subject. |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Medicine & Surgery | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Nursing Science | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Microbiology | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Nutrition & Dietetics | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics/ Physics | Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Mathematics, Physics and English Language. |
| Optometry | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Philosophy | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | English Language and four (4) other relevant subjects. |
| Physics | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology. | English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and any other Science subject from Further Mathematics and Biology or Agricultural Science. |
| Physiology | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Public Health | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. | English Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Quantity Surveying | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any of Fine Art, Geography or Wood Work, Biology, Economics, Technical Drawing, Further. Mathematics. |
| Religious Studies | Use of English, CRS/IRS and any other two (2) subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and CRS/IRS. |
| Sociology | Use of English, Three (3) Social Science or Arts subjects. | Government or History, English Language and three (3) other subjects. A pass in Mathematics is required. |
| Soil & Environmental Management | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. | English Language Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject. |
| Soil Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. | English Language Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject. |
| Statistics | Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Economics. | English Language, Mathematics and at least three (3) subjects from Physics, Statistics, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Economics and Geography. |
| Surveying & Geoinformatics | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any of Fine Art, Geography or Wood Work, Biology, Economics, Technical Drawing, Further. Mathematics. |
| Teacher Education Science | Use of English, Literature in English and one (1) Art and any other subject. | English Language and Literature in English plus three (3) other Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| Theatre Arts | Use of English, Literature in English and two (2) other relevant subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and Arts subjects. |
| Urban & Regional Planning | Use of English, Mathematics, Geography and one of Economics, Physics, Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics, Geography, and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Government, Biology, Art, History, IRK/CRK, Social Studies and Tech Drawing. |
| Zoology | Use of English, Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology and two (2) other Science subject. |
Conclusion
I hope this comprehensive guide has provided you with the necessary information on the courses offered at Imo State University (IMSU) and their corresponding JAMB and O’level subject combinations.
Feel free to let me know if you have any questions or need further clarification. I would love to hear from you.
Greetings Ma/Sir, please I want to study broadcasting, my English is B3, C R S A1, Government c6, literature E8, civil education A1, Marketing A1, igbo c5, mathematics A1 and biology B3. Please can this my result go for Broadcasting
Yes, Great