Top 20 Best Art Courses In Nigeria And Their Cut Off Mark

Top 20 Best Art Courses In Nigeria And Their Cut Off Mark

Introduction

Are you an art student planning to write jamb? Or you are finding it hard to decide what art course you should choose?

In this article I will explain the Top 20 Best Art Courses In Nigeria And Their Cut Off Mark, and I’m sure after reading this article you will be able to decide what art course to go for.

What is ART (As a subject)?

According to Collins dictionary, At a university or college, arts are subjects such as history, literature, or languages in contrast to scientific subjects.

Which means any subject that requires has to do with drawing painting, singing, dancing, acting, reading literatures, poems, learning about history and in general creativity, is an art subject.

So if you are passionate about these things then you should go for an art subject.

Now which art subject should you go for? I’m going to list and explain the top 20 art courses in Nigeria next so you will understand what each courses entail and then you will be able to choose the one that suites you.

The Top 20 Best Art Courses In Nigeria And Their Cut Off Marks

Here are the top 20 best art courses in Nigeria and their cut off marks;

1. Mass Communication

If you are someone that has food communication and writing skills, and you are not always shy to express yourself, then you can choose mass communication.

The Cut-Off mark for mass communication is around 250 for most universities.

If you study mass communication you can be a news anchor, a journalist, a copywriter, and even a script writer for movies and TV shows.

2. Fine & Applied Arts

Fine arts is about designing, drawing, painting while applied art is the application of the art in our every day life.

If you like to paint, or draw , design furnitures, then you can go for fine and applied arts.

The cut off mark for fine and applied art is around 220 depending on the University it can be more or less

3. Law

In some schools law is not considered as art course.

Law is for those that are outspoken, those that know how to express their opinions and defend it.

If you are good at debating in your secondary school then you can also do law.

But law is also one of the most difficult art courses in Nigeria. You have to be very serious with your academics if you want to study law .

With a jamb score of 260 to 280 you should be able to study law in Nigeria

4. International Relations

International relations is about studying how countries interact with each other , their politics, how nations build relationships and even how they go to war

The jamb cut off marks for International relations is 240

5. Music

If you like music, you like compositing songs, or you like playing musial instruments like trumpets, guitar, and other instruments, you can study music.

The Cutoff off mark for music is around 200 in must Universities.

6. Sociology

Sociology is the study of how human behave in the society.

If you like to ask the why behind people behavior or people’s actions you might want to study sociology.

With a score of 180 you can study sociology

7. Performing Arts

From the word performing you know that you are doing something in front of an audience.

Performing arts are the forms of arts you do in front of an audience. It can dancing, singing, drama, and even comedy. 

So if you are someone that has passion for any of those things you just need to get 180 upwards in your jamb to be able to study performing arts 

8. Economics

Economics is about studying about how people use limited resources to satisfy their unlimited wants.

To study economics you have to be good in maths at least  to some extent because there’s a lot of calculations in economics.

If you study economics you can work in the bank, become a data analyst, market research analyst, an accountant, etc.

The cut off mark for economics is 180.

9. English And Literary Studies

If you love English language when you were in secondary school, you know how to speak good Grammer and you love reading then You can go for English and literary studies.

You just need to score 180 and above in your jamb and you are good to go

10. Political Science

Political Science is about studying about the government.

How power are gained, and used and how government is formed.

If you want to know what is behind politics and not just watch it on news then you can study political science.

With a jamb score of 180 you are good to go

11. Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

Peace studies is about studying how conflict happen and how they can be solved and prevented.

The cut off mark peace studies is 180

12. Nigerian Languages

If you like to study the different languages in Nigeria like the Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo then you can study Nigerian Languages.

With a cut off mark of 180 you are good to go

13. Arabic Studies

Arabic studies is about studying the Arabic Language.

It’s about studying how to speak Arabic, the Arabic grammar, and vocabularies.

Alot of people confuse Arabic studies with Islamic studies but they are two different courses.

You can study Arabic studies with a jamb score of 140- 180.

14. Philosophy

If you are someone that likes questioning things about life people see as normal, you like to ask “why” or “how” then you can study philosophy.

With a score of 180 you can study philosophy

15. History

History is the study of past events that have already happened.

If you like reading about things that happened in the past you might want to study history.

All you need is a jamb score of at least 180.

16. Theatre Arts

Theatre arts is the study of live performance on stage, where you perform in order to entertain people.

The cutoff mark for theatre arts is 180

17. Creative Arts

Creative arts is any form of art that involve using your creativity or imagination to create something new .

This course is for people that are very creative.

It involves creating music, it could be a story, or even a performance that people can watch.

The cut off mark for creative arts is 70

18. Visual Arts

Visual arts are arts that are created for people to look at.

Arts like painting, drawing, sculpture and photography are visual arts

The cut off mark for visual arts is 220

19. Graphic Design

Graphics design is about communicating visually by using text, images and colors to convey a message.

Examples of graphic design are logo, fliers, posters, product packages etc .

The  cutoff mark for graphic design is 180.

20. Film and Television Studies

Film and television studies is about studying how movies and TV shows are made.

The cut off mark is also 180.

Conclusion

This article has provided a comprehensive list of the top 20 best art courses in Nigeria and their cut off marks, and a clear explanation of what each course entails.

With this information, you should now be able to choose a course that aligns with your passions and academic goals with ease.

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