Academic Pattern

Spiritan University provides a learning environment that not only satisfies the needs of Nigerians in the areas of training, personality development, vocational and professional skills, but free from cultism, general immorality and other social vices. To this end, Spiritan University Nneochi is establishing faculties (wherein related departments reside) that provide students with a broad-based foundation for scientific, social, cultural, mental and physical development. As a conventional University, it is designed to offer programmes in science-based and Arts-based disciplines. At full maturity, the University will have eight (8) faculties. The faculties are being developed phases.

Faculty of Natural & Applied Sciences Complex
An Annex of Faculty of Natural & Applied Sciences Complex

FACULTIES, DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMMES

Spiritan University, at its ultimate development, will have 8 faculties, 70 departments and 246 academic undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The Faculties, School and Units are as follows:

  1. Faculty of Arts
  2. Faculty of Engineering
  3. Faculty of Environmental Sciences
  4. Faculty of Law
  5. Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
  6. Faculty of Medicine
  7. Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences
  8. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  9. General and Entrepreneurial Studies Units

School of Postgraduate Studies.

A Wing of the Faculty of Arts, Management & Social Sciences Block
Another Wing of the Faculty of Arts, Mgt. and Social Sciences with Library & ICT Complex at the background
University Auditorium & Faculty of Arts, Mgt. and Social Sciences Blocks
A Team of NUC Officials and some SUN PIC Members in front of Entrepreneurship Centre during Resources Inspection Visit
A Section of Entrepreneurship Centre Complex
Spiritan University Nneochi Faculty of Law Building currently under construction (Left side view)
Spiritan University Nneochi Faculty of Law Building currently under construction (Frontal view)

The phases of the development and academic programmes of Spiritan University Nneochi are as follows:

  1. Phase I: Year 1 – Year 5 (5 years); Academic Programmes: Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences; Faculty of Environmental Sciences; Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences; General and Entrepreneurial Studies Units.
  2. Phase II: Year 6 – Year 10 (5 years); Academic Programmes: Faculty of Arts (split from Phase I); Faculty of Management and Social Sciences (split from Phase I); Faculty of Engineering; Faculty of Law; School of Postgraduate Studies.
  3. Phase III: Year 11 – Year 15 (5 years); Academic Programmes: Faculty of Medicine.
  4. Phase IV: Year 16 – Year 20 (5 years); Academic Programmes: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  5. Phase V: Year 21 – Year 25 (5 years); Academic Programmes: Consolidation of all Faculties.

Details on the Academic Pattern, Phases of Development, Faculties, Departments and Programmes of Spiritan University Nneochi are contained in Spiritan University Nneochi-Abia State Academic Brief Volume I (December 2017), pp. 58-102.