JAMB Subject Combinations for Courses in the Social Sciences

This is the full list of JAMB Subject Combinations for Social Sciences. As a matter of fact, we have compiled this list for all prospective JAMBites for the forthcoming UTME. Note that English Language is compulsory for all. Hence, it is already an automatic part of the subject combinations:

JAMB Subject Combinations for Courses in the Social Sciences

1. Accountancy:

Accounting or accountancy is a discipline concerned with identifying, recording, measuring, classifying, verifying, summarizing, interpreting and communicating financial information.
Faculty: Administration

Subject Combination: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject.

2. Banking and Finance:

Banking and Finance involves the study of commercial or government institutions that offer financial services that include lending money, collection of deposits, issue of currencies and debit cards, and transaction processing. The banking and finance industries include a wide variety of careers, including positions in asset management, loan processing and financial planning.
Faculty: Administration

Subject Combination: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, crs

3. Business Administration:

Business administration is a discipline that focuses on business theory, practices and management. It involves It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising business operations. Some schools call this Business Management.
Faculty: Administration

Subject Combination: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject

4. Business Management:

Business Management is a discipline that involves studying the activities associated with running a business or company, such as controlling, leading, monitoring, organizing, and planning. Some schools call this Business Administration.
Faculty: Administration

Subject Combination: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject.

5. Cooperative and Rural Development:

Cooperative and Rural development is a discipline involving improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas.
Faculty: Social Sciences

Subject Combination: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one other subject.

6. Demography and Social Statistics:

Demography and Social statistics involves the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.
Faculty: Social Sciences

Subject Combination: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics/Geography and any other subject.

7. Economics:

Economics is the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth. It also refers to the scientific study of human action, particularly as it relates to human choice and the utilization of scarce resources.

Faculty: Social Sciences

Subject Combination: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and CRK/IRK.

8. Geography:

Geography is the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources and political and economic activities.
Faculty: Social Sciences

Subject Combination: Use of English, Geography and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.

9. Human Resources Management:

Human Resources Management is the discipline that involves studying formal systems devised for the management of people within an organization.
Faculty: Administration

Subject Combination: Use of English, Economics, Government and any other relevant subjects.

10. Industrial Relations:

Industrial Relations is a discipline that involves studying the relations between management and workers in industry. It is the study of the laws, conventions and institutions that regulate the workplace.
Faculty: Administration

Subject Combination: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one other relevant subject.

11. Insurance:

Insurance or actuarial science is the discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in insurance, finance and other industries and professions.
Faculty: Administration

Subject Combination: English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject.

12. International Relations:

International relations is an academic discipline that focuses on the study of the interaction of the actors in international politics, including states and non-state actors, such as the United Nations (UN), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and Amnesty International.
Faculty: Social Sciences

Subject Combination: Use of English, Economics, Literature in English and Geography/Government/History.

13. Library Science:

Library science is the study of the organization and administration of a library and of its technical, informational, and reference services.
Faculty: Social Sciences

Subject Combination: Use of English and Any three Arts or Social Science subjects.

14. Marketing:

Marketing involves the study of the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising.
Faculty: Administration

Subject Combination: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one other relevant Subject.

15. Mass Communication:

Mass communication is the study of how people and entities relay information through mass media to large segments of the population at the same time.
Faculty: Arts

Subject Combination: Use of English, Literature in English, Economics and Government or CRK/IRK.

16. Philosophy:

Philosophy is the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
Faculty: Social Sciences
Subject Combination: Use of English, Government and any other two subjects.

17. Political Science:

Political science is the branch of knowledge that deals with the state and systems of government; the scientific analysis of political activity and behaviour.
Faculty: Biological Sciences

Subject Combination: Use of English, Government or History plus two other Social Science/Arts subjects.

18. Psychology:

Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behaviour in a given context. It involves studying behavior and mind, embracing all aspects of conscious and unconscious experience as well as thought.
Faculty: Social Sciences

Subject Combination: Use of English, and any three subjects from Arts or Social Science.

 

19. Public Administration:

Public administration is the implementation of government policy and also an academic discipline that studies this implementation and prepares civil servants for working in the public service.
Faculty: Social Sciences

Subject Combination: Use of English, Government, Economics and any other subject.

20. Religious Studies:

Religious studies, alternately known as the study of religion, is the multi-disciplinary academic field devoted to research into religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.
Faculty: Social Sciences

Subject Combination: Use of English Language, CRK/IRS and any two other subjects.

 

21. Social Work:

Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work.
Faculty: Social Sciences

Subject Combination: Use of English Language, Mathematics, Economics/Geography and any other subject.

22. Sociology and Anthropology:

Sociology and Anthropology is the study of the nature of humanity and society along with the complexities of social relationships, and offers a way of understanding the whole context of human experiences.
Faculty: Social Sciences

Subject Combination: Use of English, Three Social Science or Arts Subjects.

 

23. Tourism:

Tourism, otherwise known as Hospitality and Tourism is a multidisciplinary field with the purpose of preparing people with expertise, commitment and skills for management, marketing and operations positions in the expanding food, accommodations and tourism industry.
Faculty: Administration

Subject Combination: English, Mathematics, Economics and any other subject.