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Admission Requirements: Department of Languages and Linguistics

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
General
For admission into any of the first degree programmes of the University, a candidate shall be required to possess the following minimum qualifications:
1. Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or its equivalents with credit level passes in five (5) subjects at not more than two sittings. The candidate must also earn an acceptable score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
2. Candidates seeking admission by direct entry into the 200 level, must have at least five (5) O/L credits, two of which must be at Advanced Level or approved equivalents.

Departmental Admission Requirements
U.M.E. Candidates
B.A. English and International Studies
For admission into the first degree programme in English and International Studies, candidates must have the Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or its equivalents with credit level passes in five (5) subjects: English Language, Literature in English and any other three arts/social sciences subjects at not more than two sittings. The candidates must also earn an acceptable score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

B.A. French and International Studies
For admission into the 100 level degree programme in French and International Studies, candidates must have the Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or its equivalents with credit level passes in five (5) subjects: English Language and any other four subjects at not more than two sittings. The candidates must also earn an acceptable score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Candidates need not have a previous knowledge of French.
B.A. Linguistics and Communication Studies
For admission into the 100 level degree programme in Linguistics and Communication Studies, candidates must have the Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or its equivalents with credit level passes in five (5) subjects: English Language and any other four subjects at not more than two sittings. The candidate must also earn an acceptable score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Direct Entry Candidates
B.A. English and International Studies
Candidates seeking admission by direct entry into the 200 level English and International Studies programme must have Advanced Level passes in Literature in English and one other Arts subject, in addition to credit level passes in five subjects including English and Literature in English at the SSCE or its equivalents. Candidates with ND, NCE and approved equivalents in relevant fields with at least a lower credit may be considered for direct entry into the programme. Candidates with an acceptable pass in the UNIOSUN Foundation Programme are also eligible for admission into the 200 level, provided they possess the requisite qualifications for entry into the 100 level of the programme.

B.A. French and International Studies
Candidates seeking admission by direct entry into the 200 level French and International Studies programme must have two Advanced Level passes in French and any other Arts or Social Sciences subjects, in addition to credit level passes in five subjects at the SSCE or its equivalents. Candidates with ND and approved equivalents in relevant fields with at least a lower credit may be considered for direct entry into the programme. Candidates with an acceptable pass in the UNIOSUN Foundation Programme are also eligible for admission into the 200 level, provided they possess the requisite qualifications for entry into the 100 level of the programme. The NCE, Baccalaureate and the Nigeria French Language Village Diploma in French are acceptable as A-Level equivalents.

B.A. Linguistics and Communication Studies
Candidates seeking admission by direct entry into the 200 level Linguistics and Communication Studies programme, must have Advanced Level passes in two subjects, in addition to credit level passes in five subjects including English at the SSCE or its equivalents. Candidates with ND and approved equivalents in a communication related discipline with at least a lower credit may be considered for direct entry into the programme. Candidates with an acceptable pass in the UNIOSUN Foundation Programme are also eligible for admission into the 200 level, provided they possess the requisite qualifications for entry into the 100 level of the programme.

Post UTME Screening
All Candidates seeking admission into the University irrespective of their UTME scores shall be required to pass the University Post UTME Screening test before being admitted.

Registration Procedure
(a) Students shall normally complete registration at the beginning of the semester.
(b) Any addition or deletion from the courses for which a student is formally registered must be made with the consent of the course coordinator.
(c) A student may be allowed to withdraw from a course by the course administrator before a third of lectures has been given. A student who withdraws after this time or who fails to sit for examination without reasons acceptable to the appropriate Faculty/College Board shall be deemed to have failed the course. A grade point of 0F shall be record for the student in the course.
(d) Late registration in the course may be allowed with penalty of up to 4 weeks after the commencement of registration.

Duration of Degree Programmes
The minimum number of years to be spent to be awarded a first degree in a programme of study in non-professional areas in the University shall be four years (or three years for direct entry candidates). Registration shall not exceed an additional 50% of the duration of the programme if the student fails to graduate within the minimum number of years.

Graduation Requirements
To qualify for the award of a degree of the Osun State University, a student is required to have
(i) completed and passed the prescribed number of units including all compulsory courses specified by the University.
(ii) met the standards for all required and optional courses.
(iii) obtained the prescribed minimum CGPA.

Department of Languages and Linguistics

Brief History of the Department

The Department of Languages and Linguistics, established at the inception of the University in September, 2007, is one of the two foundation Departments in the College of Humanities and Culture of Osun State University, The Department offers three degree programmes, namely,

- B.A. Arabic Language
- B.A. English
- B.A. French
- B.A. Islamic
- B.A. Linguistics & Communication Studies
- B.A. Philosophy
- B.A. Theatre Arts
- B.A. Tourism Studies
- B.A. Yoruba

There is a functional Language Laboratory in the Department that serves the academic programmes of the Department. The Laboratory is well equipped to cope with teaching of students and for the use of academic staff for research purposes.

The three programmes of the Department operate academic curricula that are tailored along the stipulations contained in the National Universities Commission (NUC) Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards.

Philosophy and Objectives

English

Philosophy

The basic philosophy underlying the academic activities of the English sub-unit is the current trend in ELT emphasis on the actual use of language for communicative purposes in actual human inter-actional and transactional situations. The English sub-unit therefore strives to prepare its candidates for the efficient and effective use of the English language in the various situations in which it is used, particularly as regards its social and official functions in Nigeria and the modern world. To achieve these goals, the sub-unit provides a wide variety of practice and use oriented courses without compromising the basic theoretical basis of their knowledge. Applied English courses that are designed to empower candidates to function efficiently in various envisaged capacities with minimum fuss are therefore loaded into the programme.

Objectives

The specific Objectives of the English unit of the Department are:

1. To teach candidates functional English language and Literature in English as well as English Linguistics

2. To empower candidates with the necessary competence in the oral and written medium in English

3. To equip candidates with the basic skills for the use of English for specific social, professional and scientific purposes

4. To initiate and pursue research in the analysis, the use, the function and the teaching of English with particular reference to the Nigerian nation.

Employment Opportunities

The graduates of the English sub-unit of the Department of Languages and Linguistics are trained to be teachers of English Language and Literature at all of the pre-university levels of the Nigerian educational strata. Both the Nigerian Print and the Electronic mass media, being English medium, are ready employers of our graduates. In addition, our graduates have a ready market in the Nigerian Civil Service as well as the Foreign and Diplomatic Service. More generally, they can be employed in the personnel, public relations and marketing units of various corporate institutions, both local and international. They are also highly needed locally and internationally in the publishing industry. By virtue of their training, they are equally employable in the Nigerian young, but prosperous movie industry. Internationally, they can also ply their trade beyond the shores of the nation as actors, actresses, script writers, editors, among others. The Banking sub-sector of the economy is also known to value very highly the English communicative skills of graduates of English.

French

Philosophy

We are today living in a global village. The need to be at ease in languages other than English, in particular international languages of sciences and technology, international commerce, education and diplomacy, where French excels par excellence, has never been more pressing. In today`s world, language teaching and learning objectives will go from knowledge acquisition to equipping professionals with the skills they need to excel in multilingual environments. It is this mindset that has guided the crafting of our programmes.

Objectives

The objectives of the Programme are:

1. To teach students quality French language, literature and linguistics as well as expose them to basic concepts in literary criticism;

2. To teach them African literature in French;

3. To enable students to acquire linguistic competence in oral and written communication in French;

4. To train students to acquire translation and interpretation skills with special reference to French and English;

5. To equip them with basic skills to use French for specific purposes;

6. To educate students in historical movements and issues of international or global importance to enable them acquire better knowledge of the world and thus promote World Peace,

7. To develop students’ ability to appreciate the historical forces that have shaped and continue to shape their immediate environment,

Employment Opportunities

The graduates of the French and International Studies Programme are open to a wide range of careers, some of which are as follows: translation and interpretation, teaching, banking and finance, aviation (especially as airline desk officers and air hostesses/ attendants), the Civil Service, international business, the foreign and diplomatic service.

Linguistics and Communication Studies

Philosophy

A knowledge of languages and linguistics is an ever more relevant and essential tool for the field of communication in the ‘global village’ within which we all operate. Hence, the B. A. Linguistics and Communication Studies Programme is designed as a result of a firm belief that our graduates are potential employees and employers of labour in the field of linguistics and the profession of communication. Our graduates should be able to establish themselves as language analysts who would use their knowledge of the structure of language to support the nation’s media communication professionals.

Objectives

1. to train knowledgeable linguists, vibrant and entrepreneurial communication professionals;

2. to train students to bring the insight of linguistics into communication as a whole, but particularly to such areas as print and broadcast media, publishing and advertising, marketing and public relations;

3. to produce graduates with adequate knowledge of linguistics, skills and developments in communication technology;

4. to initiate and pursue research in the analysis in linguistics and communication studies.

Employment Opportunities

The programme is carefully packaged to provide the student with knowledge and skills useful to support any career or profession. Studying language and examine how different styles of written and spoken language can serve different communication purposes will benefit the student who wish to pursue a career in such areas as personnel management, the media, publishing, social and development work.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL
For admission into any of the first degree programmes of the University, a candidate shall be required to possess the following minimum qualifications:
1. Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or its equivalents with credit level passes in five (5) subjects at not more than two sittings. The candidate must also earn an acceptable score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
2. Candidates seeking admission by direct entry into the 200 level, must have at least five (5) O/L credits, two of which must be at Advanced Level or approved equivalents.

DEPARTMENTAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
U.M.E. Candidates
For admission into the first degree programme in History and International Studies, a candidate must have the Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or its equivalents with credit level passes in five (5) subjects: English Language, History or Government to form the core subjects, with credit in any other three arts/social sciences subjects at not more than two sittings. The candidate must also earn an acceptable score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Direct Entry Candidates
Candidates seeking admission by direct entry into the 200 level History and International Studies programme, must have Advanced Level passes in History or Government, in addition to credit level passes in five subjects at the SSCE or its equivalents. Candidates with ND and approved equivalents in relevant fields with at least a lower credit may be considered for direct entry into the programme. Candidate with acceptable pass in the UNIOSUN Foundation Programme are also eligible for admission into the 200 level, provided they possess the requisite qualification for entry into the 100 level of the programme.

Post UTME Screening
All Candidates seeking admission into the University irrespective of their UTME scores shall be required to pass the University post UTME Screening test before being admitted.

Registration Procedure
(a) Students shall normally complete registration at the beginning of the semester.
(b) Any addition or deletion from the courses for which a student is formally registered must be made with the consent of the course coordinator.
(c) A student may be allowed to withdraw from a course by the course administrator before a third of lectures have been given. Such a student who withdraws after this time or who fails to sit for examination without reasons acceptable to the appropriate Faculty/College Board shall be deemed to have failed the course. A Grade point of 0F shall be record for the student in the course.
(d) Late registration in the course may be allowed with penalty of up to 4 weeks after the commencement of registration.

Duration of Degree Programmes
The minimum number of years to be spent to be awarded a first degree in a programme of study in non-professional area in the university shall be four years (or three years minimum for direct entry candidates). Registration shall not exceed an additional 50% of the duration of the programme if the student fails to graduate within the minimum number of years.

Graduation Requirements
To qualify for the award of a degree of the Osun State University, a student is required to have:
(i) completed and passed the prescribed number of units including all compulsory courses specified by the University.
(ii) completed and met the standards for all required and optional courses.
(iii) obtained the prescribed minimum CGPA.

Yoruba Cultural Studies

Introduction
Yoruba is the largest ethnic language in Nigeria with over 25 million speakers. It is spoken, among other languages, in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo and traces of it are found among communities in Brazil, Sierra Leone, northern Ghana and Cuba. Currently, no university in Nigeria offers undergraduate courses in Yoruba beyond its literature and language components. As a College of Humanities and Culture, the degree programme in Yoruba Studies is to position us as a centre of excellence in cultural studies.

Philosophy and Objectives of the Degree Programme
a. To give the students an in-depth mastery of the history, philosophy, language, literature, culture and life patterns of the Yoruba people

b. To preserve the linguistic, literary and cultural heritage of the people

c. To offer the students the tools for the scientific study of language – the subject matter and goals of descriptive, comparative, historical and socio-linguistics and a deeper understanding of the nature of human language

d. To equip the students with skills for the analysis of history, philosophy, language, literature and cultural issues for the purpose of applying such skills to relevant fields of human endeavour.

Admission and Graduation Requirements
In addition to general admission and Faculty graduation requirements, usually five Senior Secondary School level credits or its equivalent, including English Language (for the 4-year programme) or higher qualifications, or a Diploma in any Arts or Social Science disciplines, in addition to the required credits (for the 3-year programme) are required to be qualified to run the programme. In addition to the above, credits earned at the SSS Level or its equivalent should be discreetly chosen from amongst subjects in the Arts, the Social Sciences and the Sciences. A credit pass in Yoruba language will be an added advantage.

The Faculty graduation requirements apply here. The entire degree programme lasts four years (eight semesters) for UME or three years (six semesters) for the “A” Level or Diploma students.

Career Opportunities
Yoruba Studies graduates are expected go on to positions within major culture industries, economic development agencies, tourism development bodies and local authorities. The graduate will be equipped for many positions in the wider service sector and for moving on to postgraduate research.

Job Opportunities for Our Graduates
• Translation/interpreting
• Cultural Officers
• Literary Analysts and Artists
• Language consultancy
• Media and advertising
• Editorial services
• Film and cinema productions
• General research and documentation
• Telecommunication, etc.

College of Humanities and Culture

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Welcome Address/Introduction

With the ever-increasing emphasis on ensuring that all undergraduates are given every opportunity to complete their education soundly and within the specified time limits in a fast-developing world, the College of Humanities and Culture, Osun State University, Ikire Campus, is at the forefront of producing high quality, well rounded, globally competitive and entrepreneurial graduates who are going to be catalysts for rapid and sustainable development in the age of globalization.

We are the custodians and projectors of things that illuminate our culture and the world around us. Through the humanities, students are made to understand human society clearly, behave more responsibly, comprehend more fully and feel more deeply. They also learn to express themselves effectively, understand the dynamism of cultural issues, appreciate the power of words and ideas, and interpret human experience.

The Ikire Campus is set within a picturesque piece of real estate surrounded by a natural topography designed for great intellectual work. It is the gateway campus of UNIOSUN, so strategically placed as to grant easy access to students and parents from any part of the country. Our College offers the most innovative curricula in which students are trained in a liberal and democratic manner to comprehend systems and patterns of existence, to think analytically and responsibly in order to be useful in any future task, and to embrace the complex challenges of the present world.

The humanities constitute the cornerstone of higher education in the world. In taking any of the courses we have mounted, students broaden their historical, ethical, social and international perspectives and enhance themselves intellectually and creatively for any job in the ever-expanding national and global markets.

Location

Ikire Osun State

Brief History

Osun State University is a multi-campus University established by the administration of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola in December, 2006. The University operates six campuses distributed across the six administrative zones of the state. Ikire Campus is one of the six campuses

Mission

1. To train students to understand human society

2. To encourage responsible behavior

3. To foster critical thinking and emotional intelligence

Vision

1. Effective self-expression
2. Cultural awareness and understanding
3. Appreciation of the power of words and ideas
4. Insight into human experience

Academic Programmes

The academic a programmes currently available are:

B.A. Arabic Language and Literature
B.A. Christian Studies
B.A. English and Literary Studies
B.A. French and Francophone Studies
B.A. Islamic Studies
B.A. Linguistics & Communication Studies
B.A. Philosophy
B.A. Theatre Arts
B.A. Tourism Studies
B.A. Yoruba

Physical Development

Our campus is equipped with state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities as well as well-equipped health centre and suitably furnished hostels for our students.

Journals

. Asa: Journal of Humanities and Development Studies

. UJOFOLS: UNIOSUN Journal of Foreign Language Studies

. Awiye : Journal of Language, Literature and Communication Studies

Grants and Awards

1. Siyan Oyeweso

S/N	Grant/Award	Date
1	Travel grant by the Federal Government to Brazil to attend the 2^nd International Conference of intellectuals from Africa and Diaspora, held at the Convention Centre/Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil	September 2006
2	Travel grant by the Government of Osun State to attend the preparatory workshop on the organization of Global Conference of Black Nationalities, Atlanta, Georgia	2009
3	Travel grant by the Government of Osun State to attend the preparatory workshop on the organization of World Summit of Mayors, Salvador de Bahia International Conference, Brazil	2010
4	Travel grant by Centre for Black African Arts and Civilization (CBAC) to attend the International Conference on Multi-culturalism and the prospect for Africa and Africa Diaspora Development at the State University of Bahia, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil	November 2011

2. Prof. Olukoya Ogen

SN	Funding Agency	Grant	Role	Value	Date
1	German Research Foundation (DFG) and the University of Munster, (Not yet utilised).	Cluster of Excellence Joint Project No: EXC 2060. Principal Investigator, Prof Dorothea Schulz	Visiting Professorial Fellow	- €5,000	April-May 2025
2	German Research Foundation (DFG) University of Munster	Cluster of Excellence Joint Project No: EXC 2060. Principal Investigator, Prof Dorothea Schulz –	Country Project Partner	Nigerian Workshop Budget - €6,150.	2024-2026.
3	European Research Council, Brussels	European Research Council KEO Grant Department of African Studies and Anthropology, University of Birmingham.	Visiting KEO Research Fellow	£3000	Feb 2025
4	European Research Council KEO Project	UOB-UNIOSUN-ERC 2024 Post Research Grant	Host and Co-Convener	€2000	2024
5	AHRC and University of Glasgow	Research Grant on Transforming Public Understanding of Grenada's African Religious Heritage. Principal Investigator, Dr Shantel George	Country Project Partner	£4,375	June-November 2024
6	Carnegie Corporation	Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship	Host & Research Collaborator,	$22,000	2023
7	European Commission ERASMUS Lump Sum NON-EU-Africa Grant	AfriquEurope- Grant on the European Union and Africa in a Multi Crises World.	Project Financial Signatory	€1.1m (Nigerian budget - €6,500.)	2023 - 2026
8	UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity	IFCD Grant for cultural research and advocacy	Principal Investigator and Project Director	$73, 097	2023- 2025
9	University of Leeds, LUCAS-LAHRI Visiting Fellowship Scheme	LUCAS-LAHRI Visiting Fellowship research grant on the resurgence and globalization of Yoruba religion	Principal Investigator and Project Director	£1000	April 2022
10	ICT U Foundation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA	ICT U Professorial Writing Grant	Visiting Guest Researcher	$2000	2021
11	European Research Council, Brussels	ERC Coastal Yoruba Conference grant. Convener, Insa Nolte	Co-Convener	£10,600	Dec 2016
12	Economic and Social Research Council of the United Kingdom	ESRC Grantsmanship Workshop. Convener, Insa Nolte	Co-Convener	£4,350	Sept 2015
13	European Research Council, Brussels	5-Year project on Everyday Religious Encounter in Yorubaland. Principal Investigator, Insa Nolte	Country Director and Co-Investigator	€1.5 million	2012 to 2017
14	British Academy and the African Studies Association UK	ASAUK Writing Workshop grant. Convener, Insa Nolte	Co-Convener.	£4,500	2011
15	American Council of Learned Societies	AHP Postdoctoral Fellowship	AHP Postdoctoral Fellow	$23,000.	2011-2012
16	Cadbury Visiting Fellowship, University of Birmingham.	Cadbury Visiting Postdoctoral Fellowship	Cadbury Visiting Fellow	£4,500.	2010
18	British Academy Visiting Fellowship, United Kingdom	British Academy Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowship	British Academy Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow	£11,188.	2009
19	Leventis Foundation, University of London	Leventis Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowship	Leventis Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow	£14,000	2008

3. Prof Tunde Decker

S/N	Grants/Award	Date
1	Tertiary Education Fund (TETfund) Institutional Based Research Grant (IBR) in the year 2017 Intervention. Grant number UNIOSUN/TETfund/17/08. The value of the Grant:N1,300,000.00k.	24 August 2023
2	(Team Member) UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversty (IFCD) Research Grant for the UNESCO-IFCD-UNIOSUN Project on Empowering Women and Youth Entrepreneurship through Yoruba Oral Arts in Southwest Nigeria. Value of the grant: $73,077 (UNESCO) and $26,933 (counterpart funding from private sector and UNESCO affiliate agencies).	10 February 2023
3	ACLS/AHP/Carnegie Corporation Travel Grant for Manuscript Development Workshop, College of Humanities, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,. Value of the Grant: $2000.	15-19 March, 2023
4	Award of Excellence, most outstanding Head of Department, Department of History and International Studies, Students Historical Society of Nigeria, Osun State University,	28 June 2022.
5	2022 Scholar-in-Residence, American Council of Learned Societies African Humanities Program Postdoctoral Research Programme, Office for International Programmes, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Value of Residency/stipend: $1300.	4 April - 31 May 2022
6	2021/2022 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and Carnegie Corporation African Humanities Program (AHP) Postdoctoral Fellow, Value of the Award: $20,000	2021/2022
7	2020 Guest Lecturer, AFRICA TALKS Seminars, Department of African Studies and Anthropology, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom	11 November 2020.
8	Urban Studies Foundation (USF) Postdoctoral International Fellow, Glasgow, Scotland. Value of the Award: £11,000 GBP.	2019/2020
9	Visiting Scholar, African Studies Centre, School of Area and Global Studies, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Residency: University of Oxford, United Kingdom	1 October 2019 – 30 March 2020.
10	Visiting Guest Lecturer, Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. Presentation of Archival Research findings: Ise Olokun Esin: Self-apprehension and the belligerent poor in colonial Lagos, African Studies Centre Seminars, University of Cambridge, Allison Richard Building, West Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom.	5 March, 2019.
11	Africa-Oxford (Af-Ox) Postdoctoral Fellow, Africa-Oxford Initiative, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (Collaborated with Professor Wale Adebanwi, then Rhodes Professor of Race Relations and Director of the African Studies Centre, School of Area and Global Studies, University of Oxford). Value of the Award: £4, 600 GBP.	2019
12	Visiting Scholar, African Studies Centre, School of Area and Global Studies, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Residency	29 January – 31 March, 2019.
13	Fellow, Member of the Summer Institute Committee and Member of Faculty, Ife Institute of Advanced Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. Convened by Professor Jacob K. Olupona, Harvard University, Cambridge Massachusetts, United States	2018
14	Fellow, Lagos Studies Association, c/o Professor Saheed Aderinto, History Department, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States.	2018
15	2016/2017 Leventis Postdoctoral Fellow, Leventis Foundation, United Kingdom, Value of the Award: £10,000 GBP.	2016/2017
16	Visiting Scholar, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London	1 October – 15 December 2016.
17	Scholar-in-Residence, Goodenough College, London House, Central London, United Kingdom. Conducted Secondary sources Research at the Goodenough College Library.	1 October – 15 December 2016
18	Travel Grant Awardee, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, University of Montreal, Canada. Value of the Award: £200 GBP.	31 August – 2 September 2016
19	Award of Excellence, Falola’s Magna Curia Chambers (Students Association), College of Law, Ifetedo Campus, Osun State University,	22 August, 2014.
20	Travel Grant Awardee, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland and the University of Ghana, Legon, Accra Ghana. Value of the Award: £2000 GBP.	August 2012
21	Travel Grant Awardee, African Studies Association / United Kingdom Writing Workshop for African Scholars, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria.	14 – 16 September 2011

4. Dr Adesola Adesote

S/N	Grant/Award	Date
1	Co-Investigator, UNESCO-IFCD-UNIOSUN Project on Women Empowerment and Youth Entrepreneurship through Yoruba Oral Arts	2023

ENGLISH AND LITERARY STUDIES

Academic staff members of the Department have won different grants and awards. Notably among them and the grants and awards won are:

(a) Dr. Akindele Juliana A.: Recipient of DIES-International Deans’ Course Africa 2023/2024.

(b) Recipient of University of Birmingham/Osun State University Pre-Doctoral Grant for Ph.D.Thesis Writing in the Humanities, Dec. 9^th, 2013, sponsored by European Council.

Dr Toyese Dahunsi: TETFUND (National Research Fund) Research Grant of the sum of N43.9 million naira won by Dr. Toyese Najeem Dahunsi et al in the 2023 Research Grant Cycle for the Research project titled "A Francophone Cultural Enclave in Anglophone Yoruba Land: Migration, Language and Cross-border Trade in Ejigbo, Southwestern Nigeria".

(a) Dr. Olamiposi Oyeleye’s Ph.D. dissertation, “Aesthetics of Nationalism in Selected Films of Tunde Kelani and Kunle Afolayan” was recognised for Honorable Mention for the 2022 ASR Prize for Best Africa-based Doctoral Dissertation.2

(b) African Studies Review (ASR) is the flagship scholarly journal of the African Studies Association (USA). The ASR publishes the highest quality African Studies Scholarship in all academic disciplines and is published by Cambridge University Press.

(iv) (a) Mrs. Salaudeen Mariam: Travel Grant by British Academy to attend the 2024 Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of United Kingdom (ASAUK) (partly funded to cover visa application, conference fee, accommodation, and feeding.

(b) Travel Grant by Lagos Studies Association (LSA) to attend the 8^th Lagos Studies Association Conference (2024)

(c) Travel Grant by British Academy for International Writing Worlshop on Amplifying Women’s Voices in Hausa Cultural Studies (2023)

DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH

Academic staff members of the department have won different grants and awards. Notably among these grants and awards are:

Dr. Waidi Akanji won a Ph.D Tetfund Grant between 2014 and 2016. He also won a Postgraduate Merit Award, Wits University, South Africa between 2014 and 2016 and French Embassy Grant, South Africa in 2016.
Dr. Wabiy Salawu won the University of Kent Grant for international conference and research trips in 2015 and Nigeria Tertiary Education Trust Fund between 2014 and 2017.
Drs. S,A. Ogundokun, O.O. Alaje, K.F. Faniran and W.A. Akanji are co-investigators in the 2023 UNESCO Grant on project for Women and Youth Empowerment in South-West Nigeria.

FACULTY OF CULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM STUDIES

Name: Oyewale I. OYELEYE

Host University: got postdoctoral fellowship at the Ariel University, Israel.

Duration: Sept 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025.

DEPARTMENT OF YORUBA

Academic staff members of the above-named Department were part of the team that won a grant as indicated below:

Names: Taiwo Ọpẹyẹmi AKINDUTI, PhD and Luqman Abisọla KIARIBẸẸ, PhD

Project: UNESCO-IFCD-UNIOSUN Project on Empowering Women and Youth Entrepreneurship through Yoruba Oral Arts in Southwest Nigeria.

Status: Research Fellows

Responsibility: Development of training modules, organisation of workshops, conduct of Surveys, analysis of data and development of a Yoruba cultural policy.

Year: 2023

Name: Luqman Abisọla KIARIBẸẸ

University Scholar, University of Ìbàdàn 2014-2015

Professor Ayọ̀ Bámgbóṣé Prize in Linguistics and African Languages 2012

The Prince Ọládégà Odùtọ́lá Foundation Prize in Yorùbá 2012

iii. Dr. Raymond Zard’s Prize in Yorùbá 2012

College of Health Sciences

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE

The College of Health Sciences is one of the pioneer Colleges of Osun State University, established at the inception of the University in September, 2007. Although the College has accreditation by the National University Commission to offer MBBS degree, the program was suspended during the 2012/2013 academic session due to lack of dedicated teaching hospital.

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