Department of Economics

As-salam alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.

I welcome you to the Department of Economics, Fountain University of Osogbo, where we produce high-quality economics graduates. Our lecturers are motivated, friendly, and highly impactful. Our learning environment is conducive, and our resource materials are competitive. Economics is part of our daily lives as we constantly need to rationalize limited available resources to meet our unlimited wants. Economics training at Fountain University equips our graduates with essential knowledge of economics theories and practical understanding of efficient or optimal resource allocation and utilization in different areas of economic application; such as Development Economics, Energy Economics, International Economics, Monetary and Financial Economics, Labour Economics, Environmental Economics, among others. Our graduates do not only understand and analyze economic issues, they understand how to demystify and explain complex economic problems and recommend solutions in non-technical terms.

As an Islamic faith-based university, the Department of Economics, Fountain University, Osogbo specifically focuses on Islamic economics and its application at individual and national levels. We prioritize computer application in teaching of quantitative aspects economic training, which is equipping our students with quality analytical and computer-based problem-solving skills. We also focus on micro, sub-national economic developments, which enhances understanding of state-level economic performance. Our graduates have a wide range of job opportunities in the research, banking, finance, education, insurance, and public sectors. They also have the opportunity to work with international organizations including the World Bank, IMF, and AfDB, among others. Currently, the Department runs B.Sc., PGD, M.Sc., MAE, and PhD programmes in Economics.