Programme Overview
The Fine Arts programme is tailored through both academic and professional training, aimed at developing students' perceptual, conceptual artistic talent and expressive abilities. It is focused towards stimulating consciousness and enquiry into the practical and theoretical issues relevant to the discipline, its cultural setting and the human society. The programme is designed to respond and accommodate rapid socio-economic and political changes that shape the Nigerian cultural milieu.
The programme of the department is designed to produce professional artists, art educators, art historians, art administrators, cultural officers for the manpower needs of Nigeria and the world at large.
it is also designed to equip and provide a balanced knowledge of the Fine Arts in its application and other cultural ramifications in relation to other disciplines of humanities, environmental, social sciences and other fields.
Entry Requirements
Admission to B.A (Hons) Fine Arts programme can be categorized into three:-
Normal admission into 100 level for holders of SSCE or equivalent.
Candidates must have 5 credits, passes at SSCE or equivalent in English language and Fine Arts and any 3 subjects.
Direct entry admission for holders of HND or NCE with credit, pass may be admitted into the 200 level.
Special admission for holders of HND or its equivalent that meet the requirement for normal admission and graduated with an average B+ or Upper Credit may be admitted to the 300 level courses.
| S/N | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Level | Semeter | Course Outline |
| 1 | FINA101 | INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL DRAWING | 1 | 100L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 2 | FINA102 | LANDSCAPE DRAWING | 1 | 100L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 3 | FINA103 | LIFE DRAWING | 1 | 100L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 4 | FINA105 | BASIC LETTERING | 2 | 100L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 5 | FINA111 | INTRODUCTION TO TWO-DIMENTIONAL ART | 2 | 100L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 6 | FINA112 | IMAGINATIVE COMPOSITION IN PAINTING | 2 | 100L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 7 | FINA113 | BASIC DESIGN 1 | 1 | 100L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 8 | FINA114 | BASIC DESIGN 11 | 2 | 100L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 9 | FINA115 | Introduction to 2-Dimensional Art | 1 | 100L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 10 | FINA116 | Imaginative Composition | 2 | 100L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 11 | FINA121 | INTRODUCTION TO THREE DIMENTIONAL DESIGN | 2 | 100L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 12 | FINA122 | SCULTURAL FORMS | 2 | 100L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 13 | FINA128 | Sculptural Forms | 2 | 100L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 14 | FINA141 | FUNCTIONS OF ART IN CULTURE | 1 | 100L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 15 | FINA142 | FUNCTION OF ART IN CULTURE | 1 | 100L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 16 | FINA154 | BAsic Design II | 2 | 100L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 17 | FINA169 | Art Theory | 1 | 100L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 18 | FINA201 | FIGURE DRAWING (ANATOMY) | 1 | 200L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 19 | FINA202 | FIGURE DRAWING [QUICK SKEATCHES] | 1 | 200L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 20 | FINA203 | INTRODUCTION TO PERSPECTIVE DRAWING | 1 | 200L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 21 | FINA204 | OBJECT DRAWING | 1 | 200L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 22 | FINA211 | INTERACTION OF COLOUR | 3 | 200L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 23 | FINA212 | INTRODUCTION TO FIGURE PAINTING | 2 | 200L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 24 | FINA213 | PAINTING COMPOSITION | 2 | 200L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 25 | FINA215 | SURFACE DRAWING 1 | 1 | 200L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 26 | FINA216 | SURFACE DESIGN II | 2 | 200L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 27 | FINA217 | INTRODUCTION TO MURAL DESIGN | 1 | 200L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 28 | FINA218 | MOSAIC AND WALL DECORATION | 1 | 200L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 29 | FINA221 | SCULPTURE TECHNIQUES | 2 | 200L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 30 | FINA222 | SCULPTURE COMPOSITION | 2 | 200L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 31 | FINA231 | INTRODUCTION TO ART EDUCATION | 3 | 200L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 32 | FINA232 | ART AND SOCIETY | 3 | 200L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 33 | FINA233 | ART AND VISUAL PERCEPTION | 1 | 200L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 34 | FINA234 | ART AND CREATIVITY | 2 | 200L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 35 | FINA241 | AFRICAN ART (PRE-TWENTIETH CENTURY) | 3 | 200L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 36 | FINA242 | AFRICAN ART [TWENTIETH CENTURY] | 3 | 200L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 37 | FINA243 | African Art Pre 20th Century | 3 | 200L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 38 | FINA244 | 20th Century African Art | 3 | 200L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 39 | FINA262 | Art and Society | 3 | 200L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 40 | FINA301 | CLOTHED FIGURE DRAWING | 1 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 41 | FINA302 | NUDE FIGURE DRAWING | 1 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 42 | FINA303 | LANDSCAPE AND OBJECT DRAWING | 1 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 43 | FINA304 | ANALYTICAL DRAWING | 1 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 44 | FINA305 | LETTERING AND POSTAL DESIGN | 1 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 45 | FINA306 | MURAL DESIGN | 2 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 46 | FINA307 | ADVANCED PERSPECTIVE DRAWING | 1 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 47 | FINA311 | LANDSCAPE PAINTING WITH FIGURES | 2 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 48 | FINA313 | THEORY OF PAINTING COMPOSITION | 2 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 49 | FINA314 | FIGURE PAINTING | 2 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 50 | FINA315 | PAINTING COMPOSITION | 2 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 51 | FINA316 | COLOURING TECHNIQUES | 2 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 52 | FINA317 | FIGURE PAINTING (GESTURE AND MOODS) | 2 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 53 | FINA318 | PORTRAITURE | 2 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 54 | FINA319 | MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES IN PAINTING | 1 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 55 | FINA321 | RELIEF SCULPTURE | 2 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 56 | FINA322 | WELDED SCULPTURE | 2 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 57 | FINA323 | THEORY OF SCULPTURE COMPOSITION | 2 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 58 | FINA324 | WOOD CARVING | 2 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 59 | FINA325 | SCULPTURE COMPOSITION | 2 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 60 | FINA326 | SCULPTURE MATERIAL AND TECHNIQUES | 2 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 61 | FINA327 | LIFE SCULPTURE | 2 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 62 | FINA328 | ANALYSIS OF FORMS | 2 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 63 | FINA329 | INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTURE THEORY | 2 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 64 | FINA330 | RESEACH PROJECT I | 3 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 65 | FINA331 | ART TEACHING METHODS | 3 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 66 | FINA332 | ART TEACHING PRACTICE | 3 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 67 | FINA333 | Research Methods in Arts Education | 3 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 68 | FINA334 | ART EDUCATION [GENERAL] | 2 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 69 | FINA335 | ART INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS/IMPROVISATION | 3 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 70 | FINA336 | ART IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 71 | FINA337 | INTRODUCTION TO CURRICULUM | 3 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 72 | FINA338 | ART EDUCATION CURRICULUM | 3 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 73 | FINA339 | ISSUES IN ART EDUCATION | 3 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 74 | FINA340 | CONTEMPORARY TRENDS IN ART HISTORY | 3 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 75 | FINA341 | ISSUES IN AFRICAN ART | 3 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 76 | FINA343 | ART HISTORY(GENERAL) | 2 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 77 | FINA345 | ART OF THE ORIENT | 3 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 78 | FINA346 | OCEANIC AND PRE-COLUMBIAN ART | 3 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 79 | FINA347 | PHILOSOPHY OF AFRICAN ART | 3 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 80 | FINA348 | ART CRITICISM | 3 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 81 | FINA349 | ART HISTORY RESEARCH METHODS | 3 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 82 | FINA356 | Mural Design | 2 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 83 | FINA361 | PRE-TWENTIETH CENTURY EUROPEAN ART | 3 | 300L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 84 | FINA362 | EUROPEAN ART [TWENTIETH CENTURY] | 3 | 300L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 85 | FINA401 | FIGURE DRAWING (PORTRITURE) | 1 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 86 | FINA402 | FIGURE DRAWING | 1 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 87 | FINA403 | PAINTING PROJECT(PRELIMINARY STUDIES | 2 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 88 | FINA404 | PAINTING PROJECT AND EXHIBITION | 4 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 89 | FINA405 | MURAL DESIGN 11 | 2 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 90 | FINA406 | COLLAGE | 2 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 91 | FINA408 | DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL VISION | 4 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 92 | FINA411 | PAINTING CHARACTER STUDIES | 2 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 93 | FINA412 | MULTIPLE FIGURE COMPOSITION | 2 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 94 | FINA413 | EXPLORATION OF AFRICAN IMAGIES AND MOTIFS | 2 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 95 | FINA414 | FIGURE PAINTING [ANALYTICAL STUDIES] | 2 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 96 | FINA415 | ABSTRACTION IN PAINTING | 2 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 97 | FINA416 | STILL LIFE | 2 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 98 | FINA417 | SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF PAINTING | 2 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 99 | FINA418 | CONTEMPORARY AND NEW TRENDS IN PAINTING | 3 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 100 | FINA419 | CITY-SCAPE STUDIES | 2 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 101 | FINA420 | METAL CASTING | 2 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 102 | FINA421 | LIFE SCULPTURE | 2 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 103 | FINA422 | PROJECT AND EXHIBITION | 4 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 104 | FINA423 | FOUNTAIN AND CERAMIC SCULPTURE | 2 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 105 | FINA424 | TRENDS IN SCULPTURE | 3 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 106 | FINA425 | sculpture materials and techniques | 2 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 107 | FINA426 | DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL FORM | 4 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 108 | FINA427 | ASSEMBLAGE | 2 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 109 | FINA428 | ADVANCED LIFE SCULPTURE | 4 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 110 | FINA429 | BALANCE AND RHYTHM | 4 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 111 | FINA430 | TEACHING PRACTICE [EXTERNAL] | 4 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 112 | FINA431 | ART IN JUNIOR AND SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL | 3 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 113 | FINA432 | COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN ART EDUCATION | 3 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 114 | FINA433 | FIELD WORK (RESEARCH PROJECT) | 4 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 115 | FINA434 | ISSUES IN ART EDUCATION | 3 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 116 | FINA435 | NEW TRENDS IN ART EDUCATION | 3 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 117 | FINA436 | ART AND AESTHETICS | 3 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 118 | FINA437 | ART PROBLEMS(SELECTED TOPICS) | 3 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 119 | FINA438 | FINAL RESEACH PROJECT | 4 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 120 | FINA439 | TEACHING PRACTICE 1 | 4 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 121 | FINA440 | FINAL RESEARCH PROJECT | 4 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 122 | FINA441 | ART CRITISISM | 3 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 123 | FINA442 | WOMEN IN AFRICAN ART | 3 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 124 | FINA443 | FIELD WORK | 3 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 125 | FINA444 | ART IN TRADITIONAL AFRICAN SOCIETY | 3 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 126 | FINA445 | CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ART | 3 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 127 | FINA446 | ISLAMIC ART IN EUROPE AND AFRICA | 3 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 128 | FINA447 | CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN ART | 3 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 129 | FINA448 | ISSUES IN AFRICAN ART [SELECTED TOPICS] | 2 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 130 | FINA449 | RESEARCH PROJECT 1 | 4 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 131 | FINA450 | CHARACTER PORTRAITURE | 2 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 132 | FINA451 | FOUND OBJECT | 1 | 400L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 133 | FINA452 | FINISHING | 2 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 134 | FINA454 | ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTURE | 2 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 135 | FINA462 | ART PROMOTION AND PATRONAGE | 2 | 400L | Second Semester | Course outline |