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Kwara State University, Ilorin (KWASU)
Project & SIWES Format Guide

The exact formatting KWASU students are expected to follow -- fonts, margins, spacing, and reference style -- with the real faculty and department list, so you know your document will be built right the first time.

What UniDraft builds for KWASU

All three document types are supported. Where KWASU’s exact format has been added to our catalog, the specifics below are real -- not estimated.

  • General guidance

    IT / SIWES Report

    Industrial training and SIWES report documentation.

    • Body fontTimes New Roman, 12pt
    • Line spacing1.5 lines
    • Reference styleAPA (most common)

    General Nigerian university convention -- until your exact department template is added, UniDraft applies your supervisor’s and department’s specific instructions on top of this baseline.

  • General guidance

    Seminar Report

    Academic seminar report documentation.

    • Body fontTimes New Roman, 12pt
    • Line spacing1.5 lines
    • Reference styleAPA (most common)

    General Nigerian university convention -- until your exact department template is added, UniDraft applies your supervisor’s and department’s specific instructions on top of this baseline.

  • General guidance

    Final Year Project

    Final-year project and thesis-style documentation.

    • Body fontTimes New Roman, 12pt
    • Line spacing1.5 lines
    • Reference styleAPA (most common)

    General Nigerian university convention -- until your exact department template is added, UniDraft applies your supervisor’s and department’s specific instructions on top of this baseline.

Read the full KWASU SIWES report guide

KWASU at a glance

  • 7 faculties and 35 departments are in UniDraft's catalog for KWASU, the largest being Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences with 9 departments.
  • No KWASU-specific formatting is on file yet, so documents start from the general Nigerian tertiary baseline (Times New Roman 12pt, 1.5 spacing, APA) and adopt your department's and supervisor's instructions as you supply them.
  • Faculties covered: Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences.
  • Official website: kwasu.edu.ng. Check it, or your department, for the current handbook.

What your department type means for your KWASU report

These notes are general guidance by discipline, matched to the departments listed for KWASU. They are not KWASU rules; your supervisor’s and department’s instructions always take priority.

Natural and physical sciences

10 departments listed: Library and Information Science, Biochemistry, Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Environmental Management and Toxicology and others.

Science projects are usually laboratory, field or survey studies that report methods, results tables and statistics. Formulas, units and species names need careful formatting, and the results chapter must match what your methodology says you did.

APA is common in many science departments, but some follow another style, so confirm yours. Related reading: formatting chemical formulas and species names and choosing a statistical test.

Arts, humanities and law

6 departments listed: Arabic and French, English and Linguistics, Fine and Applied Arts, Performing Arts and Film Studies and others.

Arts, humanities and law projects tend to be text-based, analytical or doctrinal, built on sources, cases or texts rather than measured data. The literature review often carries more of the argument than it does in a laboratory project.

Styles vary widely here: some departments use APA, others MLA or Chicago, and some law departments use OSCOLA. Confirm yours. Related reading: how to write the literature review and how to write the references list.

Education

6 departments listed: Arts and Science Education, Business and Entrepreneurship Education, Early Childhood and Primary Education, Educational Management and others.

Education projects often study classrooms, teaching methods or learners through a survey or a small classroom-based study. Many education programmes also have a teaching practice requirement, so ask which industrial or school-based placement applies to you.

APA is widely used in education departments. Related reading: seminar topics for education students and how to design a questionnaire.

Engineering

5 departments listed: Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Food and Agricultural Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering and others.

Engineering projects typically centre on design, construction or analysis, backed by calculations, drawings or test results. Whether SIWES is compulsory depends on your programme and institution, so confirm it with your SIWES unit; logbook entries should record specific tasks, equipment, measurements and safety practice.

Engineering departments often prefer a numbered style such as IEEE, but check your own department's guideline. Related reading: engineering SIWES logbook examples and the civil engineering SIWES report guide and the electrical and electronic engineering SIWES report guide.

Faculties & departments at KWASU

UniDraft routes your document through your specific department’s rules on top of the university baseline above.

  • Faculty of Agriculture

    • Agricultural Economics and Extension Services
    • Animal Production, Fisheries and Aquaculture
    • Crop Production
    • Food Science and Technology

  • Faculty of Arts

    • Arabic and French
    • English and Linguistics
    • Fine and Applied Arts
    • Performing Arts and Film Studies
    • Religions, History and Heritage Studies

  • Faculty of Education

    • Arts and Science Education
    • Business and Entrepreneurship Education
    • Early Childhood and Primary Education
    • Educational Management
    • Human Kinetics and Health Education
    • Special Education

  • Faculty of Engineering and Technology

    • Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering
    • Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • Food and Agricultural Engineering
    • Materials Science and Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering

  • Faculty of Information and Communication Technology

    • Computer Science
    • Library and Information Science
    • Mass Communication

  • Faculty of Law

    • Business and Private Law
    • Jurisprudence and Public Law

  • Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences

    • Biochemistry
    • Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry
    • Environmental Management and Toxicology
    • Geology and Mineral Science
    • Mathematics and Statistics
    • Microbiology
    • Physics and Material Sciences
    • Plant and Environmental Biology
    • Zoology

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Frequently asked questions

What format does KWASU require for a final year project?

KWASU's exact department-level format isn't in our catalog yet, so the specifics above are the general Nigerian tertiary-institution convention (Times New Roman 12pt, 1.5 spacing, APA references). UniDraft still applies your supervisor's and department's specific instructions when you write with us.

What should KWASU students in natural and physical sciences expect from a project?

Science projects are usually laboratory, field or survey studies that report methods, results tables and statistics. Formulas, units and species names need careful formatting, and the results chapter must match what your methodology says you did. APA is common in many science departments, but some follow another style, so confirm yours. This is general guidance for the discipline, not a KWASU rule, so your supervisor's instructions win.

Does UniDraft support SIWES/IT reports for KWASU?

Yes. IT/SIWES reports, final year projects, and seminar reports are all supported. See the KWASU SIWES guide for report-specific structure.

Is this list of faculties and departments official?

This list reflects 35 departments across 7 faculties in UniDraft's catalog for KWASU, used to route your document to the right department-level rules. If your department is missing or misspelled, you can still enter it by hand when you start a document.

How does UniDraft know my supervisor's specific instructions?

You tell it. Supervisor and department instructions always take priority over the university-wide baseline shown above -- UniDraft layers your specific rules on top before generating anything.