Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a federal university located in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1977, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from university college to university. It is the first university in Kano State.
BUK envisions to lead in research and education in Africa, with the mission of addressing African developmental challenges through cutting-edge research, knowledge transfer and training of high quality graduates.
They offer different courses under the following faculties; Allied Health Sciences, Agriculture, Arts and Islamic Studies, Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Computer Science and Info. Tech., Communications, Dentistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Education, Engineering, Law,Life Sciences, Social and Management Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Physical Sciences.

Bayero University Kano
Kano State, Nigeria
Twiter:@buk
Phone No: 0818 071 4594
Website: www.buk.edu.ng
Email: bukat.registration@buk.edu.ng

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Admissions
BUK offers admission into the various faculties and departments in the school. View below the list of available departments in Bayero University, Kano
Programs
- Degree Programs
- DBS –Dangote Business School
- Part Time Program
- Pre-Degree
- Post Graduate Programs
Faculty
Allied Health Sciences
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Nursing
- Physiotherapy
- Radiograpy
Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
- Anatomy
- Biochemistry
- Human Physiology
Faculty of Dentistry
- Child Dental Heath
- Oral and Maxilofacial
- Oral Diagonistic Science
- Restorative
- Preventive
Faculty of Clinical Sciences
- Chemical Pathology
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Haematology & Blood Transfusion
- Histopathology
- Medical Microbiology
- Anaesthesiology
- Community Medicine
- Medicine
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Opthalmology
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Paediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Surgery
Agriculture
- Agronomy
- soil Science
- Animal science
- Agricultural Economics and extension
Education
- Education
- Library and information science
- Physical and Health Education
- Special Education
- Adult Education and Community Services
- Science and Technology Education
Environmental Sciences
- Architecture
- Environmental Management
- Geology
- Geography
- Urban & Regional Planning
- Estate Management
- Quantity Surveying
Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Meachatronics
- Agricultural and Environmental
Law
- Islamic Law
- Commercial Law
- Public Law
- Private Law
- International Law
Management Sciences
- Accounting
- Economics
- Business Administration
- Mass Communication
- Political Science
- Sociology
Natural Sciences
- Mathematical Science
- Pure and Industrial Chemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Plant Biology
Computer Science & Information Technology
- Computer science
- Software Engineering
- Information Technology
FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
- Information and Media Studies
- Mass Communication
- Theater and performing Art
Arts and Islamic Studies
- Arabic
- Islamic Studies
- English
- History
- Nigerian languages and Linguistics
- French
- Linguistics
List of Courses Offered by BUK
Courses
- Accounting
- Adult Education and Community Services
- Agricultural and Environmental
- Agricultural Economics and extension
- Agronomy
- Anaesthesiology
- Anatomy
- Animal science
- Arabic
- Architecture
- Biochemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Business Administration
- Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
- Chemical Pathology
- Child Dental Heath
- Civil Engineering
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Commercial Law
- Community Medicine
- Computer science
- Economics
- Education
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- Environmental Management
- Estate Management
- French
- Geography
- Geology
- Haematology & Blood Transfusion
- Histopathology
- History
- Human Physiology
- Information and Media Studies
- Information Technology
- International Law
- Islamic Law
- Islamic Studies
- Library and information science
- Linguistics
- Mass Communication
- Mass Communication
- Mathematical Science
- Meachatronics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medical Microbiology
- Medicine
- Microbiology
- Nigerian languages and Linguistics
- Nursing
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Opthalmology
- Oral and Maxilofacial
- Oral Diagonistic Science
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Paediatrics
- Physical and Health Education
- Physics
- Physiotherapy
- Plant Biology
- Political Science
- Preventive
- Private Law
- Psychiatry
- Public Law
- Pure and Industrial Chemistry
- Quantity Surveying
- Radiograpy
- Radiology
- Restorative
- Science and Technology Education
- Sociology
- Software Engineering
- soil Science
- Special Education
- Surgery
- Theater and performing Art
- Urban & Regional Planning
Admission Requirement for Undergraduate Programms
Prospective students would need to satisfy the following general requirements before they are offered admission to the University.
Prospective candidates must have obtained a minimum of Five (5) passes at Credit level in the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE or Equivalent) conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) or the National Examinations Council (NECO) in not more than two (2) sittings, including a pass at credit level in both English and Mathematics and other subjects relevant to the candidate’s chosen field of study. They would then be required to register and write a test (Post -UTME) which is conducted by the University.
BUK Application Links
Follow the links below to start your Journey at Bayero University Kano- BUK
BUK Tuition & Fees
- New Students N36,300 – N40,300 Total fees
- Returning Students : N33,300 – N37,300
This figure is average from last session. See complete schedule of fees and how to make payments here
Financial Aids
You can get a couple of aids and scholarship once you have a good GP from your first session. Here are some link of helpful scholarships you can opt for.
See Here BUK news and scholarship opportunities
BUK – Bayero University Kano Campus Life
Housing
- School Hostel +Yes
- Co-ed Housing +Yes
- Parking Space – No
Student Activities
- Student Union Government +yes
- Sport Activities +Yes
- TV Station -No
Campus Events
- Matric +Yes
- Fresher’s Night +yes
- Student Week +yes
- Final year Week +yes
Student Organizations
- SUG +yes
- Dept Executive +yes
- Course Senior/Rep +yes
- Students Clubs and Society +yes
Student Services
- Health Clinic +yes
- Counselling +yes
- Student Affairs +yes
- Free Wifi Services +yes
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