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PROGRAMME TITLE: DIPLOMA IN PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION
PROGRAMME CATEGORY: DIPLOMA
PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION
The programme aims at training middle level manpower in Physical and Health Education. It will also prepare qualified candidates for direct entry admissions into the first degree Physical and Health Education programme.
Physical and Health Education is a broad area of human endeavor and the filed is blessed with several career paths which are unknown to many individuals. These career paths include;
• Sport Management and Administration: Examples include Stadium Managers, Coaches, Sports Administrators, Sports Organizers, Park and Recreation Managers, Referees, Organizing Secretaries among others.
• Sports Psychology/guidance and counseling: These are people who provide professional sports counseling services on areas of sports related disciplines. They also help athletes to manage their preparation for retirement from active sports life. Examples include Sports Psychologists, Guidance Counselors, and Psycho-therapists.
• Sports Sociology: These professionals maintain social order within the sports industry and manage relationship between sports society and social needs.
• Community Development Officers: These professional develop and maintain communities’ facilities for sports.
• Sports Marketing: This is a relatively broad and specialized area involved in the design and production of sports facilities, equipment and supplies used in Sports industry. They are also engaged in sales of materials and services, sports advertisement and modeling.
• Sports Journalism: Professionals in this field source for information and distribute or market the information for either public or private users, examples include sports editors, sports broadcasters, sports reporters, sports commentators, sports writers and sports photographers.
• Sports Medicine: Fitness Clinician- runs fitness clinics.
Sports Nutritionist or Dietician- provides guidelines on nutrition and diet planning.
Exercise Therapist: treats and manages illness by means of exercise.
Sports Physiologist-determines and prescribes exercise training regimen that improve the fitness levels of players or athletes.
• Health education: Health Visitors: maintain relationship in matters relating to health like birth, adolescent period, marriage and death. They can visit, promote and maintain family health.
•  Public Health Officers: These professionals are in charge of public and environmental health of the state, environmental sanitation, public health education, food control and inspection. They can also counsel on community health issues and complement the efforts of the core medical professionals in improving the health of the community.

To qualify for the award of the Diploma in Physical and Health Education Degree, students must have passed a total of 76 units. Candidates shall be permitted to repeat any failed course(s) within the two years that the programme lasts. There is also an opportunity to repeat extra one year in which case, studentship lapses after the third year.
Graduates of the Diploma Programme who have attained the grade level of Merit and above are eligible to be admitted for the Bachelor’s Degree in Physical and Health Education.

Programme Objectives
• To equip the students with the basic knowledge of Physical and Health Education and Sports.
• To equip the students with the technical knowledge and know-how to become effective games masters and sports organizers.
• To enable the Department of Physical and Health Education to identify and recruit top rate athletes for further training for inter and intra University sports competitions as well as for those who will represent Nigeria in national and international sports competitions.
• To keep the students in top skill performance level.
• To provide, partly the manpower needs of coaching and administration of sports at the basic level with job opportunities at sports councils, Ministries of sports, Universities and other tertiary institutions and sports clubs.

Programme Duration
The programme last for a minimum of two (2) academic sessions (18 months) and the Certificate to be awarded is the Diploma in Physical and Health Education.
Mode of Study: Face to face at the Department of Physical and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

Programme Prerequisites
Candidates for admission into the Diploma Programme in Physical and Health Education must have:
1. Passes in any five subjects at credit level including English Language at Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE)/General Certificate of Education (GCE)/NECO or their equivalent. Or Merit pass in the Certificate in Sports Coaching or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution of learning.
2. Candidates will be required to pass a practical examination/interview before final admission.

Next Academic Session: 2009/2010
Mode of Application: Application is strictly online.

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DIPLOMA IN MUSIC
PROGRAMME CATEGORY: DIPLOMA

The Diploma in Music aims at training middle level man power in Music.
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE
The objectives of the programme includes the following
(i) To study music in its universal dimensions
(ii) To prepare students for a profession in the practice and/or teaching of Music at various levels of education, broadcasting, media houses and other avenues of private and public use and in entertainment.
Candidates must have passes in any five (5) subjects at credit level including English Language and one other art subject at the Senior School Certificate Examination Council (NECO) Candidates do not necessarily have to offer music either in WAEC, GCE or NECO, however there will be can audition before the final admission.

The Programme shall last a minimum of two (2) academic sessions of 18 months.
The On-Line Application is between September and February

MODE OF STUDY
Face to face at the Department of Dramatic Art, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

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PROGRAMME TITLE: DIPLOMA IN FINE ARTS
PROGRAMME CATEGORY: DIPLOMA
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The Diploma in Fine Arts Programme approved by the Senate of Obafemi Awolowo University aims at training middle level man power in Fine arts. It is also designed to prepare qualified candidates for Direct Entry admission into the B.A Fine arts programme of the University. The objectives of the programme include the following:
• To comprehensively study the various practical and theoretical aspects of visual arts.
• To develop creative concept in practice
• To train students towards academic scholarship and professional resourcefulness.
• To harmonize a balance between the practice, theory and history of art.
• To prepare student with strong practical academic teaching.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS / PROGRAMME PREREQUISITES
Candidates for admission into diploma programme in Fine Arts must have passes in any five subjects at credit level including English Language at the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE), General Certificate of Education (GCE), NECO or its equivalent. Candidates do not necessarily have to offer Fine Arts either at WAEC, GCE or NECO. However, there will be practical examination before the final admission.

CERTIFICATE OFFERED AND DURATION
The certificate to be awarded on successful completion of the programme is Diploma in Fine Arts (Dip. in Fine Arts). The programme shall last for two (2) full academic sessions of 18 months.

MODE OF STUDY
Face to face at the Department of Fine Arts at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
NEXT ACADEMIC SESSION: 2009/2010
MODE OF APPLICATION
Online via Centre for Distance Learning website (www.oaudistancelearning.org)

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DIPLOMA IN DRAMATIC ARTS
The primary objective of this programme is to train students towards professional and academic scholarship in the areas of Theatre and Media Arts.
There are specialization available in various practical and theoretical aspects of the Dramatic and Theatre Arts, they include Dance and Mime , Management of the Arts, Radio/Television and Film Production, Acting, Directing, stage lightning and design, stage Management and Playwriting.

PROGRAMME CATEGORY: Diploma

DURATION
Diploma in Dramatic Arts (DDA) shall be awarded on successful completion of the programme, which shall last for two (2) academic Sessions

PROGRAMME PREREQUISITE
Admission is by an Entrance Examination and an audition organized by the Department. To be eligible for admission , Candidates must have passed any five subjects at Credit level including English Language and one other art subject at the Senior School Certificate Examination , General Certificate of Education (GCE) , National Examination Council (NECO). Eacg student is expected to accomplish all the following:
• Course Work Requirement
• Practical and Specialization Courses
• Six Weeks Industrial Attachment
Candidates that attain the grade level of credit are eligible to be admitted for a B.A. degree in Dramatic Arts Programme.

NEXT ACADEMIC SESSION:
The On-line Application is between September and February, 2009.

MODE OF STUDY
Face to face at the Department of Dramatic Art, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.


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DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN YORUBA STUDIES
Programme Title: Diploma in Yoruba Studies
Programme Category: Diploma
Detailed Programme Description: The Diploma Programme in Yoruba Studies approved by the Senate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, aims at providing intensive studies in Yoruba Language, Literature and Culture. It is also designed to expose students to various aspects of Yoruba Language with a view of helping them to achieve great competence and sophistication in their understanding and appreciation of the values inherent in those aspects.
Programme Objectives: The objectives of the programme include the following:
• To prepare qualified candidates for direct entry into B.A. Yoruba programme
• To train students to be able to apply their knowledge for the advancement of their society
• To prepare them for relevant careers such as teaching, broadcasting and public oration.
Programme Duration: The programme is for a minimum of two (2) academic sessions of 18 months.
Mode of Study: The mode of study for this programme is Face-to-face.
Programme Prerequisites: Candidates for admission into Diploma Programme in Yoruba Studies must have passed any five (5) subjects at credit level including English Language and Yoruba Language at the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE), General Certificate of Education, NECO or its equivalent. However, there will be written and oral examinations before the final admission.
Next Academic Session: The next academic session is 2009/2010
Mode of Application
Candidates seeking admission into the programme should apply online using the Centre for Distance Learning , Obafemi Awolowo University website, www.oaudistancelearning.org


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CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND TOURISM
PROGRAMME CATEGORY
The training in this programme will enable candidates function effectively as technical personnel in various agencies involved in conservation and tourism within the nation such as museum, forest and game reserves, botanical gardens, zoological gardens, horticultural parks, recreational parks, research institutes, re-afforestation projects, environmental protection agencies.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
Candidates must have obtained a minimum of five (5) credit passes in the Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC/NECO/GCE) which must include English Language and Biology in addition to any of the following: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Agricultural Science, Economics and Geography. In Special Cases of Museum Professionals. Three (3) credit passes in (WAEC/NECO/GCE) will be accepted.

PROGRAMME DURATION
The programme will last for two academic sessions and will involve both course work and field work.

Lectures and Laboratory sessions will hold in the Natural History Museum building complex which features a gallery that displays varieties of plants, insects, animals, the famous Rosevear collection of mammals and an extensive collection of rocks and minerals, all stored in a retrieval system which is continually updated with new collections.

WHAT THE APPLICANTS TEND TO GAIN
Diplomates from this programme who perform excellently and possess the minimum Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) admission requirements can be admitted by direct entry into EDM, Social Sciences, Arts, Education and other faculties within Obafemi Awolowo University and other Universities

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PROGRAMME TITLE: A PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA COURSE IN ORAL HEALTH CARE
PROGRAMME CATEGORY: DIPLOMA
PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION
Oral diseases are progressive and cumulative and become more complex over time. Although most common oral diseases are not life threatening, their outcomes may influence the overall wellbeing of individuals and populations. They can affect our ability to eat, the foods we choose, how we look, and the way we communicate. These diseases can affect economic productivity and compromise our ability to work at home, at school, or on the job. Over seventy percent of Nigerians have at least one dental disease. Dental insurance is unknown and most Nigerians have no access to quality oral health care. Several studies have documented high prevalence of dental caries, periodontal disease and other oral health problems in Nigeria. The scanty oral health services available in the country are mainly in urban areas and there is also gross inadequacy in the number of trained specialist; many Nigerians rely on the services of self-styled quack practitioners. Health disparities are commonly associated with populations whose access to health care services is compromised by poverty, limited education or language skills, geographic isolation, age, gender, disability, or an existing medical condition. Several national health policies greatly maligned oral health care practices at the implementation stage. Besides, the number and mix of oral health personnel required for optimal oral health care delivery is grossly inadequate.
The oral health of all Nigerians and by extrapolation general health and economic productivity cannot be guaranteed as long as this situation persists.
Dentists and other oral health personnel are therefore needed in Nigeria to ensure availability of oral health services throughout the country; to tackle the backlog of untreated dental disease; to tackle new and emerging diseases; to provide ongoing care; to deal with a growing and ageing population; to provide preventive and specialist services; and to undertake training and administrative responsibilities?
With the functions listed above, the role of middle grade oral health professionals cannot be overemphasized.
To this end, the Institute of Public Health established in 1994 within the College of Health Sciences of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry embarked on the first Comprehensive Oral Health Programme under Primary Health Care (and based at the Local Government Level) in the entire West Africa subcontinent. These units in conjunction with the Obafemi Awolowo University, Centre for Distance Learning identified the need for community and hospital based interventions to make oral health care and information more accessible and effective. These interventions include training of middle grade oral health practitioners at the local, state and national levels; initiating efforts to encourage healthier lifestyles and increase interventions for prevention or early detection of disease by changing the environment. Promoting policies and programs concerning tobacco cessation, dietary choices, wearing protective gear for sports, and other lifestyle-related efforts not only will benefit oral health, but are natural ways to integrate oral health promotion. The Programme shall include the following course contents: Nutrition & Oral Health; Primary Health Care & Approaches to Primary Oral Health Care; Sociological Methods in Relation to Oral Health; Concept of the Management of Accidents and Emergencies in Oral Health; Concepts of the Dental Management of Special Groups: Introduction to Prosthetic Dentistry; Concepts of the Management of Common Oral Diseases; etc.

Programme Objectives
• To provide participants with the added knowledge, skills and experience required to plan, implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate Primary Oral Health care at the local government/district levels
• To provide participants with the knowledge, skills and experience that is required for the identification of oral diseases including those requiring immediate referral.
• To orient participants to the philosophy and concepts of Primary Oral Health Care
• To alert the participants to their roles in Primary Oral Health Care
• To broaden participants knowledge of oral diseases and their recognition and prevention in the community
• To train participants to work effectively with the community in order to promote self reliance in oral health

Programme Duration
The programme is full time and run for one academic session of two semesters. The programme is non-residential and candidates make their own private accommodation arrangements. Where possible the Institute/Centre assists the candidates in securing accommodation off campus.

Mode of Study: Face to face at the Institute of Public Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

Programme Prerequisites
a) Admission is open to candidates holding qualifications in any of the Health related professions including Dental Surgery Technician, Dental Nurses/assistants, Community Health Officers/Extension workers, Pharmacy Technician, Environmental Health Technology/Technician, Health Educators and other PHC workers.
b) In addition to (a) above applicants must possess a minimum of 3 Ordinary Level (O’ Level) credits in relevant subjects including English Language, Biology and any other related subject at WASC/NECO.
c) Candidates may be subjected to a selection examination and/or interview.

Next Academic Session: Admission is till on for the 2008/2009 session.

Mode of Application: Application is strictly online.
Log on to the website: www.oaudistancelearning.org for details.

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PROGRAMME TITLE: PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN TREASURY MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMME CATEGORY: DIPLOMA
PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION
Professional Diploma in Treasury Management is designed to build prospective treasury managers or practitioners. The programme is targeted mostly at the people in the treasury department of Federal, State and Local Governments, the treasury department of Banks, insurance companies and other corporate bodies, those teaching in relevant schools/ colleges in tertiary institutions and students aspiring to become professionals in the field of treasury management.This Programme is in collaboration with the Institute of Treasury Management.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES:
To equip people in various treasury departments at different levels with relevant skills aimed at enabling them to perform better on their jobs.
To give opportunity to young school leavers to acquire skills that will enable them to become professionals in the field of Treasury Management.

PROGRAMME DURATION: The Programme lasts for a period of six Months.

PROGRAMME PREREQUISITE
Candidates for admission into the professional Diploma in Treasury Management programme must have at least five (5) ordinary level credits (including Mathematics, English and three other relevant subjects, in all cases candidates must satisfy the general regulations governing admission into the University.

METHOD OF APPLICATION / REGISTRATION
Both application and registration are done on-line. Applicants are expected to indicate their credentials/results on-line, all results will be screened on-line and successful candidates will be contacted immediately

MODE OF PAYMENT
Tuition fee of N 62,750, Payable to any branch of Zenith Bank using Account no 6118801134

MODE OF STUDY
Face-to-face at Centre for Distance Learning Lecture Rooms, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

NEXT ACADEMIC SESSION
The Programme commences in September, 2009.

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PROGRAMME TITLE: DIPLOMA AND ADVANCE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMME CATEGORY: DIPLOMA (The Certificate obtainable after this programme cannot be used for Direct Entry into Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.)
PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION:

INTRODUCTION

The Centre for Industrial Research and Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, under the auspices of Centre for Distance Learning, Obafemi Awolowo University, and in collaboration with some carefully selected professional training institutions in Osun, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun and Kwara states, offers a revised Diploma and Advanced Diploma programmes in Management and Industrial Extension.This is to equip potential and existing entrepreneurs with imagination, resourcefulness and attributes needed to survive and succeed in a dynamic and complex business environment characterized by heterogeneity, and dynamic socio-political and economic changes.

OBJECTIVES

The overall objective is to provide sustainable utilitarian courses in industrial extension that are capable of enhancing the productive capacity of potential and existing entrepreneurs (that is, secondary school leavers, unemployed graduates of tertiary institutions, and other reputable and relevant non-governmental organizations, so as to produce highly skilled professionals in the industrial sector.

Further, the programme provides practical and systematic orientation in the management and development of small and medium enterprises  that would blend theory and practice and thus enhance on-the-job performance.  To achieve these goals, our specific objectives are:
(a)To equip the students with the knowledge and skills needed to operate as professionals through exposure to current management theories and practices, particularly, that of small business management and development.
(b)To upgrade the capacity  and capability of collaborating institutions to effectively deliver this utilitarian and qualitative management programmes.
(c)To increase the prospect of workers on- the-job and others  in self-employment in providing access to qualitative  education and knowledge acquisition to enhance their career advancement.

TARGET GROUPS

The target groups are mostly workers in the core civil service, public sector, private sector establishments and for those in self-employment who want to acquire more knowledge or  additional skills in the functional areas of business management, public sector management, and organizational behaviour. Therefore, the programme is geared towards performance improvement and enhancement for those on the-job.

The Diploma and Advance Diploma are in the following areas:
(i) Business Management
(ii) Business Accounting
(iii) Marketing
(iv) Industrial Production and Management
(v) Secretarial Administration and Computer Studies
(vi) Computer Repairs and Maintenance (only in Ile-ife Centre)

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION

(a) Diploma Programme

Admission to the Diploma requires:

(i)SSCE or equivalent with credit in four (4) subjects at 2 sittings. However, English Language and Mathematics at credit level are compulsory.
(ii)At least 3 years working experience.

(b) Advanced Diploma

(i)Diploma in Management/Industrial Extension of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a minimum of one year post Diploma cognate experience.
(ii)Diploma of recognized institutions and/or membership of relevant professional bodies.
(iii)At least 5 years working experience.

MODE OF STUDY
The Diploma and Advanced Diploma are on Part-Time basis.

DURATION

The Diploma and Advanced Diploma programmes both last for four (4) semesters or two (2) academic sessions.

QUALITY CONTROL

To ensure the quality of the programme the following mechanisms will be put in place:

(i)Establishment of Academic Board, comprising of CIRD and CDL staff
(ii)Establishment of Admission and Examination committee, comprising of CIRD and CDL CIRD.
(iii)Standardization of the lecture materials to ensure uniformity and quality.
(iv)Ensuring proper monitoring to ensure compliance with the syllabus of each course, through regular and impromtu visit to the lecture venues of the co-ordinating Centres, by the CIRD and CDL staff.
(v)Setting of question papers and grading of answer scripts from Obafemi Awolowo University, by the CIRD staff and its associate staff.
(vi)Processing of the results, through the CDL, to the senate.

AWARD OF DIPLOMA AND ADVANCED DIPLOMA

The Senate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife  awards the Diploma and Advanced Diploma to eligible students who have successfully fulfilled all requirements for such awards.

CONVOCATION

The convocation shall be done centrally at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Campus and certificates presented by the Director of CIRD.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF DIPLOMA

To fulfill the requirement for the award of Diploma, every candididate must pass all required courses and must not have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) less than 1.

The classes of Award are:

4.50 – 5.00      Distinction
3.50 – 4.49      Upper  Credit
2.50 – 3.49      Lower Credit
1.00 – 2.49      Pass.

CERTIFICATE OBTAINABLE

At the successful completion of the programme, the following certificates will be awarded to the successful students:

DIPLOMA
1. Diploma  in Business Management (DBM)
2. Diploma in Business Account (DBA)
3. Diploma  in Marketing (DM)
4. Diploma in Industrial Production and Management (DIPM)
5. Diploma in Secretarial Administration and Computer Studies (DSAC)
6. Diploma in Computer Repairs and Maintenance (DCRM)

ADVANCED DIPLOMA
1. Advanced Diploma in Business Management (ADBM)
2. Advanced Diploma in Business Accounting  (ADBA)
3. Advanced Diploma in Marketing (ADM)
4. Advanced Diploma in Industrial Production and Management (ADIPM)

STATUS OF THE CERTIFICATE

The Certificate obtainable cannot be used for Direct Entry into Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
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For more details about any of the programmes, please call +234 036227332, 036227333