ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
The Department of Economics, Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna, came into existence as one of the pioneering Departments, at the inception of the Institution, in the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences in the 2018/2019 academic Session.
The Department commenced academic activities on 28th November, 2018 with 61 students under the pioneer Head of Department Mr. M.S Agility. Today, the population of students and staff has grown exponentially. All the lecturers are on tenure, contract, sabbatical and visiting appointment.
Vision of the Department:
To be a leading Department in the development of skilled Aeronomic Manpower that will stimulate the aviation industry growth and the economy at large.
Mission of the Department:
The mission statement of the Department is to produce graduates with cognate economic and/or Aeronomic background, equipped with quantitative and qualitative skills and abilities in modelling and analysing the critical and dynamic aerospace industry and the economy at large through innovative courses that can impact positively on the economic and Aeronomic policy formulation and its implementation.
Philosophy of the Department
The philosophy and mission statement underlying the economics programmes of Nigeria University is to produce graduates equipped with critical skills and ability to: abstract using simplified models that identify the essence of a problem; analyse and reason – both deductively and inductively; marshal evidence, assimilate structure and analyse qualitative and quantitative data; communicate concisely the results to a wide audience, including those with no training in economics; think critically about the limits of one’s analysis in a broader socio-economic context; and draw economic policy inferences and to recognize the potential constraint in their implementation.
Also, the philosophy underlying the work of the Department is to produce a flow of graduates imbued with high capacity to understand socio-economic problems and proffer solutions. This is achievable by not only equipping the students with a broad foundation in the field of social sciences but also in grounding them in the application of economics theory and the tools of economic analysis in solving human problems.
Objectives of the Degree Programme:
- Provide training in the principles of economics and their application appropriate to the type of degree concerned: single, joint and combined studies;
- Stimulate students intellectually through the study of economics and to lead them to appreciate its application to a range of problems and its relevance in a variety of contexts;
- Provide a firm foundation of knowledge about the workings of an economy and to develop the relevant skills for the constructive use of that knowledge in a range of settings;
- Develop in students the ability to apply the analytical tools, knowledge and skills acquired to the solution of societies’ economic problems,
- Equip students with appropriate tools of analysis to tackle issues and problems of economic policy;
- Develop in students, through the study of economics, a range of transferable skills that will be of value in employment and self-employment;
- Provide students with analytical skills and the ability to develop simplified frameworks for studying the real world;
- Provide students with the knowledge and skill base, from which they can proceed to further studies in Economics, related areas or in interdisciplinary areas that involve Economics; and
- Generate in students an appreciation of the economic dimensions of wider social and political issues.
Admission Requirements
Admission into Department of Economics is by two mode. Candidate are admitted into the department through Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE). Requirements for undergraduate students into the Department are presented below:
- Must not be less than sixteen (16) years or would have attained so on the first day of the month of the year he/she is admitted;
- The candidate must apply through the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), either through the Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) or Direct Entry (DE) and must have indicated AFIT and Economics as their first choice of Institution and programme respectively;
- UTME candidate must write and pass the minimum cut off mark prescribed by JAMB in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any subject from arts, social sciences or natural sciences and will be required to go through AFIT post UTME screening.
- The UTME candidate in addition to the above must possess five credit passes in SSSC or SSCE or GCE, O’Level in not more than two sittings from WAEC or NECO or their approved equivalent, which must include English Language, Mathematics and Economics and; any two other subjects one of which must be from social sciences, pure science subject such as Physics can be accepted.
- DE candidate should in addition to possession of five credits passes in SSSC or SSCE or GCE O’L or their equivalent in not more than two sittings, including English Language, Mathematics and Economics and any other two subjects (one of which must be a social science subject), have credit pass in two A’L subjects (GCE or IJMB) or should be a holder of OND or NCE at minimum of upper credit in Economics and any one of the following: Accounting, Business, Geography, Statistics and Mathematics.
- Minimum / Maximum Duration: The minimum duration of Social Sciences is four academic sessions for candidates who enter through the UTME Mode. Direct Entry candidates admitted to the 200 level of their programmes will spend a minimum of three academic sessions. The maximum length of time allowed to obtain an honours degree in the Faculty shall be twelve semesters for the 4-year degree programme and ten semesters for students admitted directly into the 200 level.