The university was founded on 17 July 2001 by the Nigerian Baptist Convention in the old 1,300-acre (6 km2) campus of the Baptist College.[2][3] The Federal Government of Nigeria approved the establishment of the university and it was subsequently licensed to operate by the National Universities Commission (NUC). A Provisional Governing Council was inaugurated on 22 August 2001, with Professor J.T. Okedara as Vice Chancellor and Mr E. A. Lawale as Registrar. Academic activity started on 4 November 2002, with 506[4] students admitted into the Faculties of Agriculture, Science, Science Education, and Social and Management Sciences.[5] In 2009, the NUC approved degree programmes in Medicine (MBBS), Anatomy (B.Sc) and Physiology (B.Sc) into the university and in 2011, Bowen University received approvals to begin the Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Law. In 2017, the University had about 5,000 students.[6] In 2018, the university launched a radio station[7] which was managed and operated by their Mass Communications Department.
Faculties and courses offered in Bowen University
Faculties
College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science (COAES)
College of Management and Social Sciences (COMSS)
College of Law (COLAW)
College of Health Sciences (COHES)
College of Liberal Studies (COLBS)
College of Computing and Communication Studies (COCCS)
College of Environmental Sciences (COEVS)
College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science (COAES)
B.Sc. Microbiology
B.Sc. Pure and Applied Biology
B.Sc. Biochemistry
B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry
B.Sc. Mathematics
B.Sc. Statistics
B.Sc. Physics
Bachelor of Agriculture (B.Agric.)
B.Sc. Food Science and Technology
B.Eng. Electrical/Electronics Engineering
B.Eng. Mechatronics Engineering
B. Agric. Extension and Social Engineering (SAFE)
College of Management and Social Sciences (COMSS)
B.Sc. Accounting
B.Sc. Banking and Finance
B.Sc. Business Administration
B.Sc. Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
