As a commercial student in senior secondary school, knowing the list of courses under the commercial department is very essential for picking a career. In fact, in SS1, you are supposed to know the course you want to study in the tertiary institution so you can start working towards it.
And if you don’t know the courses under the commercial department, how then will you be able to pick a suitable career? How will you start working towards it? How will you know the core subjects you are to focus on? You will just be like a confused student who doesn’t know what he/she wants.
Well, to make things easier and save you the stress of doing research, we have decided to come up with this article that will outline all the courses under the commercial department. Not just that, we will also tell you the UTME and DE requirements for each course, like their subject combination and more. Isn’t that nice?
This way you will be able to know the course you have interest in and also start working towards it. First of all, I would like to tell you what the commercial department is all about, as this will help you understand what will later be discussed in this article.
About the Commercial Department
The commercial department in secondary school is a department that focuses on subjects and activities related to business, commerce, and entrepreneurship. In this department, they do subjects like accounting, commerce, economics, and more.
This department plays a vital role in preparing commercial students by providing them with the relevant knowledge to succeed in business and commerce-related careers.
List of Courses Under Commercial Department
- Accounting/Accountancy
- Actuarial Science
- Banking and Finance
- Business Administration
- Business Management / Management Science
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Cooperative Economics and Management
- Economics and Development Studies
- Economics and Statistics
- Economics with Operation Research
- Finance
- Hotel and Tourism Management
- Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Human Resource Management
- Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
- Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
- Information Resource Management
- Insurance
- Insurance and Actuarial Science
- International Relations
- International Studies and Diplomacy
- International Relations and Strategic Studies
- Management
- Management Studies
- Marketing
- Office and Information Management
- Personnel Management
- Policy and Administrative Studies
- Policy and Strategic Studies
- Public Administration
- Public Administration and Local Government
- Public Relations and Advertising
- Secretarial Administration
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Taxation
- Transport and Logistics Management
- Transport Planning and Management
JAMB Requirements
In this section, we will be looking at the UTME subject combination and direct entry (DE) requirements for the courses listed above. This will help you know the core subjects you will need to focus on after selecting a course under the commercial department as stated above.
- Accountant/Accountancy
UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, plus any social science subject
DE: Two (2) A Level passes chosen from Economics, Accounting, Business Management, Government, and Geography.
- Actuarial Science
UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and one (1) other subject.
DE: Two (2) ‘A’ level passes to include English LanguageBand Mathematics.
- Banking and finance
UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, plus any one of Government and Geography.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes chosen from Accounting, Economics, Management, Mathematics, Geography, and Statistics.
- Business Administration
UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and one other social science subject.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes chosen from Economics, Accounts, Business Management, Government, Geography, or Statistics.
- Business Management
UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and one other social science subject.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes chosen from Economics, Accounts, Business Management, Government, Geography, or Statistics.
- Economics
UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics, and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French, and Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes in Economics and any one of Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Accounting, Business Management, History, and Government.
- Entrepreneurship
UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics, and one (1) other social science or commercial subject.
DE: Two (2) ‘A’ level passes to include Economics and one (1) of Accounts, Business Management, Government, Geography, or Mathematics.
- Cooperative Economics and Management
UTME: Use Of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one other social science subject.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes chosen from Mathematics, Economics and Business Management.
- Economics and Development Studies
UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics, and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French, and Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes in Economics and any one of Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Accounting, Business Management, History, and Government.
- Economics and Statistics
UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics, and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French, and Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes in Economics and any one of Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Accounting, Business Management, History and Government.
- Economics With Operation Research
UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics, and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French, and Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes in Economics and any one of Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Accounting, Business Management, History, and Government.
- Finance
UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, plus any one of Government and Geography.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes chosen from Accounting, Economics, Management, Mathematics, Geography, and Statistics.
- Hotel and Tourism Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Tourism and Event Management, Transport and Tourism & Tourism Studies
UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture, and Mathematics/Physics, or one (1) social science subject.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes or equivalents in Chemistry and Biology/Botany/Agricultural Science/Economics/Physics/Mathematics/Geography/Accounting.
- Human Resource Management
UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, plus one other subject.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes chosen from Economics, Accounting, Business Management, Government, Geography, and Statistics.
- Personnel Management, Industrial Relations, and Personnel Management, Industrial Relations & Human Resource Management
UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, plus one other subject.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes chosen from Economics, Accounting, Business Management, Government, Geography, and Statistics.
- Information Resource Management
UTME: Use of English, Economics, and two (2) other subjects.
DE: Two (2) ‘A’ level passes chosen from Economics, Accounting and Business Management.
- Insurance, Insurance, and Actuarial Science
UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and one other subject.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes chosen from Economics, Accounts, Business Management, Government, Geography, or Statistics.
- International Relations, International Studies, and Diplomacy & International Relations and Strategic Studies
UTME: Use of English, Economics, Literature in English, and Geography/Government/History.
DE: Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Social Science subjects from Government/History, Economics, Sociology, and Business Management.
- Management & Management Studies
UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics, and one other subject.
DE: Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Management, Accounts, Business Government, or Geography chosen from Economics or Statistics.
- Marketing
UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, plus one (1) other relevant subject.
DE: Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Government and Management, chosen from Accounting and Geography.
- Office and Information Management
UTME: Use of English, Economics, and two (2) other subjects.
DE: Two (2) ‘A’ level passes chosen from Economics, Accounting and Business Management.
- Policy and Administrative Studies
UTME: Use of English, Government, and any other two (2) from the following: Economics, Geography, History, Accounting, and Commerce.
DE: Two A Level passes in Social Sciences, including Geography and Economics.
- Policy and Strategic Studies
UTME: Use of English, Government, and any other two (2) from the following: Economics, Geography, History, Accounting, and Commerce.
DE: Two A Level passes in Social Sciences, including Geography and Economics.
- Public Administration & Public Administration and Local Government
UTME: Use Of English, Government, Economics and any other subject.
DE: Two (2) ‘A’ level passes chosen from Economics, Accounting, Business Management, Government, Geography and Statistics.
- Public Relations and Advertising
UTME: Use of English, Literature in English, Economics, and Government.
DE: Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Literature in English, Economics, or Government.
- Secretarial Administration
UTME: Use of English, Economics, and two (2) other subjects.
DE: Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Accounting and Business chosen from Economics and Management.
- Social Work
UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics/Geography, and any other subject
DE: Two (2) ‘A’ Level passes in any subjects.
- Sociology
UTME: Use of English, three (3) social science or arts subjects.
DE: Two (2) ‘A’ level passes, including Government or History.
- Taxation
UTME: Use of English, Literature in English, Economics, and Government.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes in Literature in English, Economics, or Government.
- Transport and Logistics Management
UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and any other social science subject.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes, including Economics.
- Transport Planning and Management
UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, and any other social science subject.
DE: Two (2) A Level passes, including Economics.
NOTE: Before selecting a course from the above list,
- Make sure you have done proper research about it.
- Make sure it suits your interest.
- Make sure it’s in line with your career goals.
- Make sure it’s in line with the specific skills and knowledge you want to acquire.
- And finally, consider your strength and passion before making a decision.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the commercial department has more than 35 courses under it, and there is a tendency to be more than the ones listed above. So if we discover more, we won’t hesitate to update this article. Also, if you have made your choice, endeavour to check the UTME subject combination or DE requirement for the course so you can start working towards it. Thanks for reading this article.