The Department of Geology, Ọbáfémi Awólówò University, Nigeria is located in the Physical Sciences Building of the University, which has the most beautiful home campus in Africa. The campus is situated in the ancient city of Ilé-Ifè, the cradle of the Yorùbá nation and veritable repository of its culture. The Department was established as a unit in the Department of Physics in April 1965 at the Ìbàdàn campus of the then University of Ifè.

1974/1975: Introduction of the B. Sc. Applied Geophysics Degree Programme, hence the first Department to introduce the programme in Nigeria.

1974: M. Sc. Applied Geology Degree programme introduced in Sedimentary & Petroleum Geology, Geochemistry & Mineral Exploration and Hydrogeology & Engineering Geology and later M. Sc. Applied Geophysics.

Eventually, Ph. D degree was introduced for all programmes offered at the Department. more ...

The Department has from its inception, highly dedicated, energetic, dynamic, and devoted staff members that have maintained very high academic standards at all times. more.