THE PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAMME
The philosophy and mission statement underlying the programme of Geography and Meteorology is to produce graduates imbued with the ability to acquire appropriate knowledge to make their contribution to the development of Nigeria, Africa and the Global Community. This is to be achieved by equipping the students with a broad foundation and specialized knowledge in the field of environmental sciences in general and in the various sub-fields of Geography and Meteorology in particular. It also aims to prepare them to meet the human and natural resources need of a developing society and develop in them entrepreneurial knowledge, a sense of public responsibility and a spirit of self-reliance.
OBJECTIVES
Accordingly, the main objectives are:
- to instill in students a sound knowledge of Geography and Meteorology, an appreciation of its applications in different socio-cultural contexts and to involve the students in an intellectually stimulating and satisfying experience of learning and studying the workings of society.
- to properly equip the students with sufficient and relevant academic and technical knowledge and skills for tackling problems of spatial planning and development of our entire environment respectively.
- to provide students with broad and well balanced knowledge of geographical theories and methods.
- to cultivate in students the ability to organize and formulate the principles according to acquired geographic and meteorological concepts, which they can apply to observe, analyze and interpret spatial and ecological problems in their immediate and wider environments.
- to develop in students a range of useful competencies in public, private and self-employment. The successful graduates are equipped for private and public sector job opportunities as highlighted in the box below:
| PRIVATE SECTION | PUBLIC SECTOR |
| (a) Self-Employed
(b) Consultancy Jobs (e.g. United Nations, World Bank etc) (c) Oil Companies (e.g. Mobil, ELF, Shell etc) (d) Banks (e.g. UBA, First Bank etc) (e) Environmental Management Firms (e.g. EIA services, Waste Management) (f) Transport Corporation (e.g. Land, sea (g) Housing Estate Developers (h) Lecturers in Private Universities, Colleges and Polytechnics (i) Business/Trade/Manufacturing Firms (j) Oil and Gas Servicing Firms (k) Political Parties Secretariat Administrators (l) Agricultural Services and Supplies (m) Information and Communication Technology Companies (n) Construction and Engineering Company Administrators |
(a) Lecturers in Federal and State University, Colleges of Education, Polytechnics & Research Institutes.
(b) Oil and Gas Energy Parastatals e.g. NNPC, Power Holdings etc (c) Water Basin Development Authority (e.g. Anambra – Imo River Basin Authority) (d) Federal & State Ministries as Administrators (e) Local Government Administrators (f) International Organizations (g) Rural Development Programme (Boards) (h) Urban Development Authorities (i) National Population Commission (j) National Commissions (e.g. INEC, Energy, etc) (k) Town Planning Authorities (l) Water Boards (m) Environmental Management Boards (e.g. Waste Disposal, Pollution Control etc) (n) Tourism & Sports Boards (o) Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Companies (p) International Non-governmental Organizations (q) Military & Defense Organizations (r) National Space & Meteorological Agencies (s) Federal & State Infrastructure Development Boards |
MISSION STATEMENT
The Department of Geography and Meteorology is totally committed to the:
- training and development of well-informed, self-reliant and disciplined graduates that are competent in observing, analyzing, synthesizing and conceptualizing all aspects of the physical, social and economic environments.
DEGREE IN VIEW
The nomenclature of the degree to be awarded is B.Sc. (Hons.) Geography and Meteorology.