The Faculty of Arts celebrates creativity, culture, language, and human expression. It nurtures students with the intellectual depth and artistic freedom needed to interpret the world and shape society.
With programmes spanning English, Linguistics, History, Religion, Fine and Applied Arts, Theatre Arts, and more, the faculty provides a rich academic environment where imagination and scholarship thrive. Students graduate with the ability to communicate powerfully, think critically, and influence culture through art, literature, and performance.
To train effective teachers and other professionals in the Arts for schools and other appropriate situations through relevant teaching, learning, research and socialization.
Professor Udeze is a distinguished academic and an alumnus of Alvan, having obtained her first degree in Education/Igbo/Linguistics in 1992 from the erstwhile College, which offered the degree programme in affiliation with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). She completed her postgraduate work at the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where she obtained a Master’s degree (MA) in Linguistics and Communication Arts, and her Ph.D. at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, in 2013, where she obtained her Doctor of Philosophy in Igbo Culture and Civilisation.
Prof. Chinenye Udeze has served the institution in several key capacities, including as Dean, Faculty of Arts; Director, Alvan Volunteers Community Services (AVS); Head, Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages; and Deputy Dean, Students’ Affairs. She is presently a member representing the Senate on the Alvan Ikoku Federal University Governing Council.
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