Courses Offered at Nigerian Defence Academy and Requirements
2021 List of Courses Offered at Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) and Requirements.
Courses Offered at NDA… See the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) available courses and their Requirements in this piece.
If you are in the same shoes as Anthony, do you know that you could apply for admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy?
That is why I will provide you with a list of courses offered there so that, you could choose any one of your choices and give it a try__its worth the try right?
First, you should know that all graduands of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) will earn a university first degree (BSc, BEng, BA) and a commission into the Armed Forces of Nigeria once they are done with the training? yes, that’s it.
NDA is an acronym of the Nigerian Defence Academy. It was established in February 1964 as a reformation of the British run Royal Military Forces Training College (RMFTC).
It was renamed the Nigerian Military Training College (NMTC) on independent and is currently one of the first of two Military Universities in Nigeria.
The other military school in Nigeria is the Nigerian Army University which was created in Biu, Borno State in the year 2018.
Below is the compiled list currently available courses offered at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), However, to make it quite understandable, we’ve decided to group all the courses according to their respective faculties.
List of Approved NDA Courses and Requirements
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Faculty of Science Courses & Requirements
| S/N | COURSE | General Requirement | Compulsory Credits | Relevant Credits (Waiver Remarks) |
| 1. | BSc Biology | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry | Any one of the listed subjects: Physics, Further Mathematics Agricultural Science, Geography, Health Education |
| 2. | BSc Biotechnology | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry | Any one of the listed subjects: Physics, Further Mathematics Agricultural Science, Geography, Health Education |
| 3. | BSc Chemistry | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics | Any one of the listed subjects: Biology or Further Mathematics, Agric Science |
| 4. | BSc Mathematics | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics and Physics | Any two of the listed subjects: Chemistry, Further Mathematics, and Biology, Computer Science, Technical Drawing, Basic Electronics, Basic Electricity |
| 5. | BSc Physics | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry | Any One Of The Listed Subjects: Biology, Further Mathematics, and Technical Drawing and Agricultural Science Basic Electronics, Basic Electricity |
Faculty of Military and interdisciplinary Studies Courses & Requirements
| S/N | Course | General Requirement | Compulsory Credits | Relevant Credits (Waiver Remarks) |
| 1. | BSc Security and Intelligence Science | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Physics and Mathematics | Economics/Geography Chemistry/Biology, Computer Studies, Basic Electronics, Basic Electricity, and Further Mathematics |
| 2. | BSc Military Science | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Physics and Mathematics | Economics/Geography Chemistry/Biology. Computer Studies, Basic Electronics, Basic Electricity, and Further Mathematics |
| 3. | BSc Computer Science | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics and Physics | Any two of the listed subjects: Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Biology/Agric Science and Computer Studies, Basic Electronics, Basic Electricity |
| 4. | BSc Cyber Security | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Physics and Mathematics | Economics/Geography Chemistry/Biology. Computer Studies, Basic Electronics, Basic Electricity, and Further Mathematics |
Faculty of Engineering and Technology Courses & Requirements
| S/N | Course | General Requirement | Compulsory Credits | Relevant Credits (Waiver Remarks) |
| 1. | B Eng Civil Engineering | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics | Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics, Biology, Geography, Building Construction, Agric Science, Wood Work, Metal Work, Computer Studies |
| 2. | B Eng Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics | Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics, Biology, Geography, Electronic, Computer Studies, and Basic Electricity |
| 3. | B Eng Mechanical Engineering | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics | Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics, Biology and Geography, Auto Mechanics, Wood Work, Metal Work, Computer Science |
| 4. | B Eng Mechatronics | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics | Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics, Biology and Geography, Auto Mechanics, Wood Work, Metal Work, Computer Science |
Faculty of Art and Social Sciences Courses & Requirements
| S/N | Course | General Requirement | Compulsory Credits | Relevant Credits |
| 1. | BSc Economics | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Economics and Mathematics | Financial Accounting, Commerce, Government, Cimc Education, Geography and History, French, Literature in English CRK/IRK |
| 2. | BA French | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, French, and Mathematics | Economics, Geography, Government, Civic Education, History, Arabic, CRK/IRK Commerce, Financial Accounting, Literature in English, Home Management and any Nigerian Languages |
| 3. | BSc Geography | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Geography and Mathematics | History, Economics, Government, Cimc Education, Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Agric Science, Visual Arts, Further Mathematics Physics, Physical Education, Health Education, Technical Drawing, Food Nutrition, Home Management (preference will be given to those having credits in Social Science Subjects) |
| 4. | BA History and War Studies | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, History or Government and Mathematics | Arabic, Citric Education, Economics, Geography, Commerce, French, Literature in English, CRK/IRK and any Nigerian Languages |
| 5. | BSc Political Science and International Relations | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Government / Civic Education and Mathematics | History, Economics, French, Arabic, Geography, Financial Accounting Literature in English, CRK/IRK, Home Management, Commerce and any Nigerian Language |
| 6. | BSc Defence and Security Studies | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Government / Civic Education and Mathematics | History, Economics, French, Arabic, Geography, Financial Accounting Literature in English, CRK/IRK, Home Management, Commerce and any Nigerian Language |
| 7. | BSc Psychology | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Biology and Mathematics | Economics, Government, Civic Education, Chemistry, Geography, Health Education, Biology/Agric Science, Lit in English, Commerce Financial Accounting Home Management and Agric Science |
| 8. | BA Arabic | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Maths | English Language, Arabic, and Mathematics | Economics, Geography, Government, Civic Education, History, French, IRK, Commerce, Financial Accounting, Literature in English, Home Management and any Nigerian Languages |
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Faculty of Management Science Courses & Requirements
| S/N | Course | General Requirement | Compulsory Credits | Relevant Credits |
| 1. | BSc Accounting | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Financial Accounting and Mathematics | Commerce, Government, Civic Education, Geography History and Economics, Literature in English |
| 2. | Logistics and Supply Chain Management | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Economics and Mathematics | Chemistry, Government, History, Geography, Accounting, Commerce, Food and Nutrition, Home Management, Physics, Biology, Agric Science, Visual Arts, Technical Drawing |
| 3. | BSc Management Sciences | 5 credit passes in not more than 2 sittings including English Language and Mathematics | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any of one social science subject | Economics, Accounting, Business Method, Commerce, Government, Geography and Statistics. |
Lastly, it is usually said that it is better to try and than not trying at all. You might be lucky to make it in the examination and bag yourself a BSc, BEng or even a BA together with a commission into the Armed Forces of Nigeria
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