The department of European Languages was one of the 20 pioneer departments established by the Federal University Birnin Kebbi in October 2014. Though intended to be composed of three units namely English language, French language and literature, currently it has only one unit (French and Literature in the pipeline). In a country like Nigeria where English is the official language and the language of education, a high level of proficiency is required from university graduates. This degree programme is aimed at producing candidates who would have acquired sound intellectual ability and communication skills in the English language. The programme is planned to play a mutual enriching role with other degree programmes in the humanities and is expected to lay a solid foundation upon which it’s products will acquire
communication skills in the English language and literary creative skills inorder to build their career prospects in a variety of related services and professions such as education, journalism and mass media, language centres, research institutes, book publishing companies and film industries.