Dear Prospective Candidates,
2023/2024 Admissions into St Albert Institute, Kaduna State, Nigeria
The processes of admissions for the 2023/2024 Academic Year have begun in all the Tertiary Institutions across the nation. We have few slots for suitably qualified Candidates who wish to study at St Albert Institute. Just before you click on your computer keyboards you need to know the following facts about St Albert Institute:
* It was established in 2011.
* It is an affiliate of the University of Jos, hence, the certificate being issued at the end of the Philosophy Program is from a Federal University.
* It admits all suitably qualified Candidates (Male, Female, Christians, Moslems etc.) who have obtained 160 points at the UTME. The UTME subject combination is English Language and any three (3) Arts or Social Sciences Subjects). The basic requirement is five (5) Credits to include English and Mathematics (not more than two sittings in WAEC/NECO). We equally take Direct Entry and Transfer Students (Please see fliers)
* We run an unbroken semesterial program that is not affected by industrial strikes. Four years Course runs in four years.
* Students are mobilized for NYSC immediately after the conclusion of their studies.
* Accommodations are available for all new entrants. A room goes for 20k per annum (pending the outcome of the decision of the Governing Council).
* Our tuition fee is 173,000 (excluding other charges [Pending the outcome of the decision of the Governing Council]) per Academic Session of two Semesters (per year).
* For more info, please visit our website: www.stalberti.edu.ng or read the attached Poster.
* The Information below may be useful to you as you visit JAMB accredited CBT Centre to Register with our Institute:
The Importance of a Philosophy Degree
Apart from having a passion for a particular discipline, another factor that determines the choice of study in the university is the relevance, utility, and marketability of the course. For so long, Philosophy as a discipline has been regarded as a dead course; a course for losers; a course for those who could not get something better to study; a course that cannot “bake bread.” However, proper reality check shows that to a large extent, this understanding appears to be due to ignorance, misinformation or malinformation.
We live in a broken world that is constantly in need of fixing. As such, identifying and solving problems becomes the basis for which the world goes round. To really attend to these problems requires wisdom. And this is where philosophy comes in, since philosophy basically means love of wisdom. A good study of philosophy therefore arms the learner with the critical, analytical, and problem solving skills required to thrive in any area of life.
In more concrete terms, a person with a philosophy degree can work in the following sectors:
1. Religious Circles: Either as priests, pastors, evangelists etc. the study of philosophy helps the learner develop critical thinking and polished speaking skills needed to study, interpret and teach God’s word, and also relate with people in different dynamic settings.
2. Politics: More than ever, there is need for more sane, humane, and wise politicians in Nigeria. It has been proven down the ages that philosophers make or become better politicians or leaders.
3. Healthcare: Philosophers can go on to become social workers, efficient administrators, or bioethical consultants in the healthcare sector. They even decide to pick up the challenge to pursue pure medicine or nursing to become a doctor or nurse after their philosophical degree.
4. Government Ministries and Non-Governmental Organizations: Philosophers can work in different Federal, State, and Local Government ministries in the nation. For example- ministry of education, ministry of transportation etc. They can also work in non-governmental organizations dedicated to various needs.
5. Security Agencies & Military: Due to their critical thinking skills, philosophers are always the preferred choice in the intelligence unit of security agencies and other military/paramilitary sectors of the nation.
6. Psychology: Philosophers can go on to pursue advanced degrees in psychology and become clinical, counselling, or organizational psychologists for hospitals, companies, and other human needs.
7. Law: Philosophers can easily excel in the study of law to become formidable advocates of justice in any nation.
8. Journalism: Philosophers are trained to have an eye that sees details that are easily overlooked by the common eye. This makes them better journalists that can bring in true reports, news and intelligence for public consumption.
9. Business: A philosopher who goes into business will have the critical skills to see what the real problems of people per time are and how to develop a business model that will meet the needs of the people.
10. Artists, Musicians, Influencers, Life Coaches: One of the reasons why Laycon of Big Brother Naija succeeded during his time was because of his philosophy background.
The list is endless and this list is in no way exhaustive. The idea is just to show that the only limit that a person with a philosophy degree can have is the limit that such a person puts on himself/herself.
Signed:
Very Rev. Fr Sylvanus Attoh
Chairman, Admission Committee.
