Home Economics and Food Science

University of Ilorin being a conventional University has a Faculty of Agriculture.  The fact that the National Universities Commission’s Benchmarks and Minimum Academic Standards for Agricultural Sciences specifies that certain courses in Home Economics be offered to meet the requirements for the award of a B. Agric Degree, University of Ilorin in its Academic Brief for 2000/2001 – 2009/2010 as approved by the University Senate and approved and endorsed to National Universities Senate and approved and endorsed to National Universities Commission by the University Council recommended the establishment of Department of Home Economics and Food Science to offer a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Food Science in its Faculty of Agriculture. A department was recommended to house B.Sc. Home Economics and B.Sc. Food Science because similar courses will be offered at 100 and 200 Levels by candidates for B. Agric, B.Sc. Home Economics and B.Sc. Food Science and more importantly, to save cost and for optimum utilization of facilities and manpower.

 

The programme will produce a core of manpower which can execute development programme in both government and private sectors and create self-employment with the ultimate goal of national Food Self-Sufficiency.

 

The programme was conceived based on the need of the immediate environment of University of Ilorin. Very few Universities in the catchment’s area of University of Ilorin offer degree in Food Science. 

 

The programme is designed with courses that will prepare the students to become creative and challenging Food scientists and Home economist for assurance of quality livelihood and Food and Nutrition secured people.