The Rivers State University of Science and Technology, School Of Postgraduate Studies has published the List Of Postgrdauate Programmes and Admission Requirements and are outlined below:
a) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)i) Agricultural Economics
ii) Agricultural Extension and Rural Developmentb) Master of Science (M.Sc.)/ Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)i) Agricultural Economics (with specialization in Production Economics and Farm
Management, Agricultural Finance and Agricultural Marketing)
ii) Agricultural Extension and Rural Development with options in (Agricultural
Extension Administration, Agricultural Extension Communication, Rural Sociology,
Community and Rural Development)
iii) Social Work and Community Development
iv) International Economics and Finance
v) Development Economics and Planning
vi) Environmental Economics and Policy
i) Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry
ii) Animal Production and Management
iii) Animal Physiology and Reproduction
iv) Animal Breeding and Genetics
i) Crop Science
ii) Soil Science
b) M.Sc., PhD in Crop Science, with the following areas of specialization:-
i) Crop Production and Physiology
ii) Plant Breeding and Genetics
iii) Plant Pathology and Entomology
iv) Farming Systems and Environment
v) Soil Physics and Conservation
vi) Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy
vii) Soil Survey and Pedology
viii) Soil Fertility and Microbiology/ Biochemistry
i) Aquaculture
ii) Fisheries Biology
iii) Fisheries Policy and Management
iv) Aquatic Ecology
v) Fish Nutrition
vi) Fish Processing and Utilization
Food Science and Technology with specialization in
i) Food Microbiology and Biotechnology
ii) Food Chemistry/ Biochemistry
iii) Food Quality Control and Assurance
iv) Food Processing and Storage Technology
b) M.Sc., PhD in Forestry and Environment, with the following areas of
specialization:
i) Silviculture and Forest Ecology
ii) Forest Pathology and Tree Improvementiii) iii) Forest Policy and Rural Sociology
iv) Wildlife Management and Ecotourism
a) PGD ProgrammeAgricultural and Environmental Engineering (No Option)b) M.Tech. and PhD Programmes in the following:-
i) Environmental Engineering
ii) Farm Power and Machinery Engineering
iii) Soil and Water Engineering
iv) Farm Structures and Environmental Control Engineering
v) Agricultural Products Processing Storage Engineering2. Department of Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering
a) PGD. M.Tech., PhD in Chemical Engineering3. Department of Civil Engineering
a) PGD in Civil Engineeringb) M.Tech in Civil Engineering with the following options:-
i) Structural Engineering
ii) Highway Transportation Engineeringc) PhD in Civil Engineering with the following options:-
i) Structural Engineering
ii) Highway Transportation Engineering4. Department of Electrical Engineering
a) PGD in Electrical Engineering with the following options:-
i) Power Engineering
ii) Electronics Engineeringb) M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering with the following options:-
i) Power Engineering
ii) Electronics Engineering
iii)Communications Engineeringc) PhD in Electrical Engineering with the following option:-
i) Power Engineering5. Department of Marine Engineering
a) PGD in Marine Engineeringb) M.Tech., PhD in Marine Engineering with the following options:-
i) Marine Engineering (Power Plants)
ii) Naval Architecture and Ship Building
iii) Offshore Engineering
iv) Subsea Engineering6. Department of Mechanical Engineering
a) PGD in Mechanical Engineering with the following options:-
i) Thermo-Fluids
ii) Productionb) M.Tech., PhD in Mechanical Engineering with the following options:-
i) Thermo-Fluids
ii) Productionc) Master of Engineering Management (M.E.M) Programme
7. Department of Petroleum Engineering
a) PGD, M.Tech., PhD in Petroleum Engineering
a) M. Sc., in Architecture2. Department of Estate Management
a) PGD in Estate Managementb) M. Sc. in Real Estatec) PhD in Estate Management3. Department of Urban and Regional Planning
a) PGD, M.Sc. in Urban and Regional Planningb) PGD, M.Sc., PhD in Transport Planning4. Department of Surveying and Geomatics
a) PGD, M.Sc., PhD in Surveying and Geomatics
c) PhD in Law, with the following options:-
i) International Law and Human Rights
ii) Petroleum and Environmental Law
iii) Business and Industrial Law
iv) Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence
i) Accountancy
ii) Banking and Finance
iii) Management
iv) Marketing
v) Mass Communication
vi) Office and Information Management
vii) Supply Chain and Logistics Planning
viii) Transport Management
ix) Shipping Management (Part-time, weekends only)x) Maritime Transport Studies (Part-time, weekends only)
2) Department of Accountancy
a) M.Sc., PhD in the following:
i) Accountancy
ii) Taxation
iii) Public Sector Accounting3) Department of Banking and Finance
a) M.Sc., PhD in the following:
i) Banking and Finance
ii) Quantitative Finance
iii) Corporate Finance
iv) Financial Markets4) Department of Management
a) M.Sc., PhD in the following:
i) Human Resources Management
ii) Industrial Relations
iii) Business Policy
iv) Organizational Behaviourb) M.Sc. in the following:-
i) Shipping Management (Part-time, weekends only)ii) Maritime Transport Studies (Part-time, weekends only)
5) Department of Marketing
a) M.Sc. PhD in the following:-
i) Marketing
ii) Supply Chain and Logistics6) Department of Mass Communication
a) M.Sc. in Mass Communication and Development Studies7) Department of Office and Information Management
a) M.Sc. in Office and Information Management
a) PGD in the following:-
i) Microbiology
ii) Plant Science and Biotechnology
iii) Animal and Environmental Biologyb) M.Sc., PhD in Applied Microbiology with the following options:-
i) Food Microbiology
ii) Industrial Microbiology
iii) Environmental Microbiology
iv) Public Health Microbiologyc) M.Sc., PhD in the following:-i) Applied Entomology
ii) Hydrobiology/Ecotoxicology
iii) Ecology/Environmental Biology
iv) Plant Pathology
v) Plant Physiology
vi) Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics
vii) Plant Ecology2. Department of Chemistry
a) PGD in Chemistryb) M.Sc., PhD in Chemistry, with the following options:i) Analytical Chemistry
ii) Environmental Chemistry
iii) Inorganic Chemistry
iv) Organic and Natural Products Chemistry
v) Physical Chemistry3. Department of Medical Laboratory Science
a) PGD, M.Sc., PhD in Medical Laboratory Science with the following options:i) Medical Microbiology
ii) Chemical Pathology
iii) Hematology and Blood Group SerologY
4. Department of Mathematics/Computer Science
a) PGD in the following:-
i) Applied Statistics
ii) Computer Scienceb) M.Sc. in Computer Sciencec) M.Sc., PhD, in the following:-
i) Applied Mathematics
ii) Applied Statistics5. Department of Physics
a) PGD, M.Sc., PhD in Physics with the following options:
i) Theoretical Physics (Plasma Physics, Fluid Dynamics)
ii) Applied Geophysics
a) M.Sc. in Business Education, with the following areas of specialization:-
i) Accountancy
ii) Entrepreneurship
iii) Office Management and Technology
iv) Economics Educationb) PhD in Business Education2. Department of Educational Foundations
a) M.Ed., PhD in the following:
i) Educational Management and Planningii) Philosophy of Education
iii) History and Policy of Education
iv) Sociology of Education
v) Curriculum and Instruction
vi) Educational Technology
vii) Adult Education and Community Studies
viii) Educational Measurement and Evaluation
ix) Guidance and Counselling3. Department of Science Education
a) M.Sc., PhD in Science Education, with the following options:-
i) Biology
ii) Chemistry
iii) Integrated Science
iv) Mathematics
v) Physics4. Department of Vocational and Technology Education
a) M.Sc., PhD in Agricultural Education with the following options:
i) Vocational Administration
ii) Community Development
iii) Agricultural Resources and Environmentb) M.Sc., PhD in Technical Education, with the following options:
i) Building Technology
ii) Electrical/Electronic Technology
iii) Mechanical Technology
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b) Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) - Full-time and Sandwich
c) M.Ed. and PhD in the following:-i) Adult Education
ii) Educational Management and Planning
iii) Philosophy of Education
iv) History and Policy of Education
v) Guidance and Counseling
vi) Measurement and Evaluation
vii) Sociology of Education
viii) Curriculum and Instruction
ix) Educational Technology
x) Educational Psychologyd) M.Sc., PhD in Business Education, with the following options:-
i) Accountancy
ii) Entrepreneurship
iii) Office Management and Technology
iv) Economics Educatione) M.Sc., PhD in Science Education, with the following options:-
i) Biology
ii) Chemistry
iii) Integrated Science
iv) Mathematics
v) Physicsf) M.Sc., PhD in Vocational and Technology Education with the following
options:-
i) Electrical and Electronic Technology
ii) Mechanical Technology
iii) Building Technology
iv) Agricultural EducationNOTE: SANDWICH PROGRAMMES: The first semester of the 2017/2018 Sandwich year programmes for the Institute’s Masters degrees, PhD degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas will run during the long vacation (24TH JULY - 30THSEPTEMBER, 2017).Hostel accommodation is available at an affordable cost.
i) Social Studies
ii) Local Government Administration
iii) Philosophy
iv) Public Administration
v) English Language and Communication Studies
vi) History and International Studies
vii) Peace, Conflict and Security Studiesb) Degrees in the following
i) Social Work and Gender Studies (M.Sc., PhD)ii) Local Government Administration (M.Sc., PhD)iii) Philosophy (MA, PhD)
iv) Public Administration (MPA)v) Public Administration (M.Sc. , PhD)vi) English Language and Communication Studies (MA, PhD)vii) History and International Relations (MA, PhD)viii) Peace, Conflict and Security Studies (MA, PhD)
RSUST POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
A. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
1. Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics / Extensiona) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)i) Agricultural Economics
ii) Agricultural Extension and Rural Developmentb) Master of Science (M.Sc.)/ Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)i) Agricultural Economics (with specialization in Production Economics and Farm
Management, Agricultural Finance and Agricultural Marketing)
ii) Agricultural Extension and Rural Development with options in (Agricultural
Extension Administration, Agricultural Extension Communication, Rural Sociology,
Community and Rural Development)
iii) Social Work and Community Development
iv) International Economics and Finance
v) Development Economics and Planning
vi) Environmental Economics and Policy
2. Department of Animal Science
a) PGD in Animal Scienceb) M.Sc., PhD in Animal Science with specialization in:i) Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry
ii) Animal Production and Management
iii) Animal Physiology and Reproduction
iv) Animal Breeding and Genetics
3. Department of Crop / Soil Science
a) PGD in:i) Crop Science
ii) Soil Science
b) M.Sc., PhD in Crop Science, with the following areas of specialization:-
i) Crop Production and Physiology
ii) Plant Breeding and Genetics
iii) Plant Pathology and Entomology
iv) Farming Systems and Environment
v) Soil Physics and Conservation
vi) Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy
vii) Soil Survey and Pedology
viii) Soil Fertility and Microbiology/ Biochemistry
4. Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Environment
a) PGD in Fisheries and Aquatic Environmentb) M.Sc., PhD in Fisheries and Aquatic Environment with specialization in:i) Aquaculture
ii) Fisheries Biology
iii) Fisheries Policy and Management
iv) Aquatic Ecology
v) Fish Nutrition
vi) Fish Processing and Utilization
5. Department of Food Science and Technology
a) PGD in Food Science and Technologyb) M.Sc., PhD in:-Food Science and Technology with specialization in
i) Food Microbiology and Biotechnology
ii) Food Chemistry/ Biochemistry
iii) Food Quality Control and Assurance
iv) Food Processing and Storage Technology
6. Department of Forestry and Environment
a) PGD in Forestry and Environmentb) M.Sc., PhD in Forestry and Environment, with the following areas of
specialization:
i) Silviculture and Forest Ecology
ii) Forest Pathology and Tree Improvementiii) iii) Forest Policy and Rural Sociology
iv) Wildlife Management and Ecotourism
B. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
1. Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineeringa) PGD ProgrammeAgricultural and Environmental Engineering (No Option)b) M.Tech. and PhD Programmes in the following:-
i) Environmental Engineering
ii) Farm Power and Machinery Engineering
iii) Soil and Water Engineering
iv) Farm Structures and Environmental Control Engineering
v) Agricultural Products Processing Storage Engineering2. Department of Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering
a) PGD. M.Tech., PhD in Chemical Engineering3. Department of Civil Engineering
a) PGD in Civil Engineeringb) M.Tech in Civil Engineering with the following options:-
i) Structural Engineering
ii) Highway Transportation Engineeringc) PhD in Civil Engineering with the following options:-
i) Structural Engineering
ii) Highway Transportation Engineering4. Department of Electrical Engineering
a) PGD in Electrical Engineering with the following options:-
i) Power Engineering
ii) Electronics Engineeringb) M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering with the following options:-
i) Power Engineering
ii) Electronics Engineering
iii)Communications Engineeringc) PhD in Electrical Engineering with the following option:-
i) Power Engineering5. Department of Marine Engineering
a) PGD in Marine Engineeringb) M.Tech., PhD in Marine Engineering with the following options:-
i) Marine Engineering (Power Plants)
ii) Naval Architecture and Ship Building
iii) Offshore Engineering
iv) Subsea Engineering6. Department of Mechanical Engineering
a) PGD in Mechanical Engineering with the following options:-
i) Thermo-Fluids
ii) Productionb) M.Tech., PhD in Mechanical Engineering with the following options:-
i) Thermo-Fluids
ii) Productionc) Master of Engineering Management (M.E.M) Programme
7. Department of Petroleum Engineering
a) PGD, M.Tech., PhD in Petroleum Engineering
C. FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
1. Department of Architecturea) M. Sc., in Architecture2. Department of Estate Management
a) PGD in Estate Managementb) M. Sc. in Real Estatec) PhD in Estate Management3. Department of Urban and Regional Planning
a) PGD, M.Sc. in Urban and Regional Planningb) PGD, M.Sc., PhD in Transport Planning4. Department of Surveying and Geomatics
a) PGD, M.Sc., PhD in Surveying and Geomatics
D. FACULTY OF LAW
a) PGD in Petroleum and Environmental Lawb) Master of Laws (LL.M)c) PhD in Law, with the following options:-
i) International Law and Human Rights
ii) Petroleum and Environmental Law
iii) Business and Industrial Law
iv) Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence
E. FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
a) PGD programmes in the following:-i) Accountancy
ii) Banking and Finance
iii) Management
iv) Marketing
v) Mass Communication
vi) Office and Information Management
vii) Supply Chain and Logistics Planning
viii) Transport Management
ix) Shipping Management (Part-time, weekends only)x) Maritime Transport Studies (Part-time, weekends only)
2) Department of Accountancy
a) M.Sc., PhD in the following:
i) Accountancy
ii) Taxation
iii) Public Sector Accounting3) Department of Banking and Finance
a) M.Sc., PhD in the following:
i) Banking and Finance
ii) Quantitative Finance
iii) Corporate Finance
iv) Financial Markets4) Department of Management
a) M.Sc., PhD in the following:
i) Human Resources Management
ii) Industrial Relations
iii) Business Policy
iv) Organizational Behaviourb) M.Sc. in the following:-
i) Shipping Management (Part-time, weekends only)ii) Maritime Transport Studies (Part-time, weekends only)
5) Department of Marketing
a) M.Sc. PhD in the following:-
i) Marketing
ii) Supply Chain and Logistics6) Department of Mass Communication
a) M.Sc. in Mass Communication and Development Studies7) Department of Office and Information Management
a) M.Sc. in Office and Information Management
F. FACULTY OF SCIENCE
1. Department of Applied and Environmental Biologya) PGD in the following:-
i) Microbiology
ii) Plant Science and Biotechnology
iii) Animal and Environmental Biologyb) M.Sc., PhD in Applied Microbiology with the following options:-
i) Food Microbiology
ii) Industrial Microbiology
iii) Environmental Microbiology
iv) Public Health Microbiologyc) M.Sc., PhD in the following:-i) Applied Entomology
ii) Hydrobiology/Ecotoxicology
iii) Ecology/Environmental Biology
iv) Plant Pathology
v) Plant Physiology
vi) Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics
vii) Plant Ecology2. Department of Chemistry
a) PGD in Chemistryb) M.Sc., PhD in Chemistry, with the following options:i) Analytical Chemistry
ii) Environmental Chemistry
iii) Inorganic Chemistry
iv) Organic and Natural Products Chemistry
v) Physical Chemistry3. Department of Medical Laboratory Science
a) PGD, M.Sc., PhD in Medical Laboratory Science with the following options:i) Medical Microbiology
ii) Chemical Pathology
iii) Hematology and Blood Group SerologY
4. Department of Mathematics/Computer Science
a) PGD in the following:-
i) Applied Statistics
ii) Computer Scienceb) M.Sc. in Computer Sciencec) M.Sc., PhD, in the following:-
i) Applied Mathematics
ii) Applied Statistics5. Department of Physics
a) PGD, M.Sc., PhD in Physics with the following options:
i) Theoretical Physics (Plasma Physics, Fluid Dynamics)
ii) Applied Geophysics
G. FACULTY OF TECHNICAL AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
1. Department of Business Educationa) M.Sc. in Business Education, with the following areas of specialization:-
i) Accountancy
ii) Entrepreneurship
iii) Office Management and Technology
iv) Economics Educationb) PhD in Business Education2. Department of Educational Foundations
a) M.Ed., PhD in the following:
i) Educational Management and Planningii) Philosophy of Education
iii) History and Policy of Education
iv) Sociology of Education
v) Curriculum and Instruction
vi) Educational Technology
vii) Adult Education and Community Studies
viii) Educational Measurement and Evaluation
ix) Guidance and Counselling3. Department of Science Education
a) M.Sc., PhD in Science Education, with the following options:-
i) Biology
ii) Chemistry
iii) Integrated Science
iv) Mathematics
v) Physics4. Department of Vocational and Technology Education
a) M.Sc., PhD in Agricultural Education with the following options:
i) Vocational Administration
ii) Community Development
iii) Agricultural Resources and Environmentb) M.Sc., PhD in Technical Education, with the following options:
i) Building Technology
ii) Electrical/Electronic Technology
iii) Mechanical Technology
6. INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
a) Postgraduate Diploma in Technical Education (PGDTE) - Full-time andSandwich
b) Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) - Full-time and Sandwich
c) M.Ed. and PhD in the following:-i) Adult Education
ii) Educational Management and Planning
iii) Philosophy of Education
iv) History and Policy of Education
v) Guidance and Counseling
vi) Measurement and Evaluation
vii) Sociology of Education
viii) Curriculum and Instruction
ix) Educational Technology
x) Educational Psychologyd) M.Sc., PhD in Business Education, with the following options:-
i) Accountancy
ii) Entrepreneurship
iii) Office Management and Technology
iv) Economics Educatione) M.Sc., PhD in Science Education, with the following options:-
i) Biology
ii) Chemistry
iii) Integrated Science
iv) Mathematics
v) Physicsf) M.Sc., PhD in Vocational and Technology Education with the following
options:-
i) Electrical and Electronic Technology
ii) Mechanical Technology
iii) Building Technology
iv) Agricultural EducationNOTE: SANDWICH PROGRAMMES: The first semester of the 2017/2018 Sandwich year programmes for the Institute’s Masters degrees, PhD degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas will run during the long vacation (24TH JULY - 30THSEPTEMBER, 2017).Hostel accommodation is available at an affordable cost.
H. INSTITUTE OF FOUNDATION STUDIES
a) PGD in the following:-i) Social Studies
ii) Local Government Administration
iii) Philosophy
iv) Public Administration
v) English Language and Communication Studies
vi) History and International Studies
vii) Peace, Conflict and Security Studiesb) Degrees in the following
i) Social Work and Gender Studies (M.Sc., PhD)ii) Local Government Administration (M.Sc., PhD)iii) Philosophy (MA, PhD)
iv) Public Administration (MPA)v) Public Administration (M.Sc. , PhD)vi) English Language and Communication Studies (MA, PhD)vii) History and International Relations (MA, PhD)viii) Peace, Conflict and Security Studies (MA, PhD)
I. INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCES AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY
a) PGD in Environmental Management and Controlb) MEMC (Professional Masters) in Environmental Management and Controlc) M.Sc. in Environmental Management and Controld) PhD in Environmental Management and ControlLike MyPortalNg on Facebook!