RSUST Postgraduate Courses 2024/2025 | Here is the official list of Rivers State University of Science & Technology (RSUST) school of postgraduate studies (SPGS) accredited programmes offered, duration and entry requirements for the 2024/2025 pg admission exercise.
Are you looking for the current/approved list of postgraduate (PGDE, MSc, and PhD) courses offered at the Rivers State University of Science & Technology (RSUST) that you can apply to study for the 2024/2025 academic year? Below is the list of postgraduate-pg programmes available at RSUST SPGS.
Official List of RSUST Postgraduate Courses (Programmes) 2024/2025.
The management of the Rivers State University of Science & Technology (RSUST) has advertised the following postgraduate programmes for the 2024/2025 academic session admission exercise.
A. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
1. Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics / Extension
a) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology
b) Master of Science (M.Sc.)
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology
- International Economics and Finance
- Environmental Economics and Policy
- Social Work and Community Development
c) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Agricultural Economics (with specialization in Production Economics and Farm
- Management, Agricultural Finance and Agricultural Marketing)
- Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology
- International Economics and Finance
- Environmental Economics and Policy
- Social Work and Community Development
2. Department of Animal Science
a) PGD in Animal Science
b) M.Sc., PhD in Animal Science with specialization in:
- Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry
- Animal Production and Management
- Animal Physiology and Reproduction
- Animal Breeding and Genetics
3. Department of Crop and Soil Science
a) PGD in:
- Crop Science
- Soil Science
b) M.Sc., PhD in Crop Science, with the following areas of specialization:-
- Crop Production and Physiology
- Plant Breeding and Genetics
- Farming Systems and Environment
- Plant Pathology and Entomology
c) M.Sc., PhD in Soil Science, with the following areas of specialization:-
- Soil Physics and Conservation
- Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy
- Soil Survey and Pedology
- Soil Fertility and Microbiology/ Biochemistry
4. Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Environment
a) PGD in Fisheries and Aquatic Environment
b) M.Sc., PhD in Fisheries and Aquatic Environment with specialization in:
- Aquaculture
- Fisheries Biology
- Fish Nutrition
- Fish Processing and Utilization
5. Department of Food Science and Technology
a) PGD in Food Science and Technology
b) M.Sc., PhD in Food Science and Technology with specialization in:
- Food Microbiology / Biotechnology
- Food Chemistry/ Biochemistry
- Food Quality Control and Assurance
- Food Process and Storage Technology
6. Department of Forestry and Environment
a) PGD in Forestry and Environment
b) M.Sc., PhD in Forestry and Environment, with the following areas of specialization:
- Forest Ecology and Silviculture
- Forest Pathology and Soil Microbiology
- Forest Taxonomy and Tree Improvement
- Wildlife Management and Ecotourism
B. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
1. Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering PGD, M.Tech., and PhD in:
- Environmental Engineering
- Farm Power and Machinery Engineering
- Soil and Water Engineering
- Rural Development Engineering
- Post-Harvest Process Engineering
2. Department of Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering (PGD, M.Tech, and PhD)
- Petrochemical Engineering (M.Tech.)
3. Department of Civil Engineering
- Structural Engineering (M.Tech, PhD)
- Civil Engineering (PGD)
- Highway /Transportation Engineering (M.Tech, PhD)
4. Department of Marine Engineering
- Naval Architecture and Ship Building (PGD, M.Tech., PhD)
- Marine Engineering (PGD, M.Tech., PhD)
- Offshore Engineering (PGD, M.Tech., PhD)
5. Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Applied Mechanics and Design (PhD)
- Thermo-Fluids Engineering (PGD, M. Tech., PhD)
- Master of Engineering Management (MEM)
- Production Engineering (PGD, M.Tech., PhD)
6. Department of Electrical Engineering
- Power Engineering (PGD, M.Tech., PhD)
- Electronics Engineering (PGD, M. Tech.)
- Communications Engineering (M.Tech.)
7. Department of Petroleum Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering (PGD, M.Tech.,PhD)
C. FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
1. Department of Architecture
- M. Sc., Architecture
2. Department of Estate Management
- PGD, Estate Management
- M. Sc., Real Estate
3. Department of Urban and Regional Planning
- PGD/M. Sc., Urban and Regional Planning
4. Department of Surveying and Geomatics
- PGD, MSc., PhD, Surveying and Geomatics
D. FACULTY OF LAW
a) PGD, Petroleum and Environmental Law
b) Master of Laws (LL.M)
c) PhD in Law, with the following options:
- International Law and Human Rights
- Petroleum and Environmental Law
- Business and Industrial Law
- Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence
E. FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
a) PGD
- Accountancy
- Banking and Finance
- Management
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Office and Information Management
b) M. Sc., Accountancy with options in:
- Accountancy
- Taxation
- Public Sector Accounting
c) M. Sc., Banking and Finance with options in:
- Banking and Finance
- Quantitative Finance
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Markets
d) M. Sc., Management with options in:
- Human Resources Management
- Industrial Relations
- Business Policy
- Organizational Behaviour
e) M. Sc., Marketing
f) M. Sc., Mass Communication (Communication and Development Studies)
g) M.Sc., Office and Information Management
h) PhD
- Accountancy
- Banking and Finance (with options as in M.Sc. programme)
- Management (with options as in M. Sc. programme)
- Marketing
F. FACULTY OF SCIENCE
1. Department of Applied and Environmental Biology PGD, M.Sc., PhD, with the following areas of specialization:
- Applied Microbiology and Industrial Microbiology
- Applied Environmental and Industrial Entomology
- Marine Biology and Marine Pollution Studies
- Plant Pathology
- Environmental Biology
2. Department of Chemistry
a) PGD (Chemistry)
b) M.Sc. and PhD in Chemistry, with the following options:
- Analytical Chemistry
- Environmental Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic and Natural Products Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Biochemistry
3. Department of Medical Laboratory Science PGD, M.Sc., PhD, with the following options:
- Medical Microbiology
- Chemical Pathology
- Hematology and Blood Group Serology
4. Department of Mathematics / Computer Science
a) PGD
- Applied Statistics
- Computer Science
b) M.Sc.
- Computer Science
c) M.Sc., PhD in:-
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Statistics
5. Department of Physics PGD, M.Sc., PhD, with the following options:
- Solid State Physics
- Theoretical Physics (Plasma Physics, Fluid Dynamics)
- Applied Geophysics
- Environmental Physics and Radiation Protection
G. FACULTY OF TECHNICAL AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
1. Department of Business Education
a) MEd Business Education
b) M.Sc. Business Education, with specialization in:-
- Accountancy
- Entrepreneurship
- Office Management & Technology
- Economics Education
c) Ph.D Business Education
2. Department of Educational Foundations MEd; PhD, with the following areas of specialization:
- Educational Management and Planning
- Philosophy of Education
- History and Policy of Education
- Sociology of Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational Technology
- Adult Education and Community Studies
- Educational Measurement and Evaluation
- Guidance and Counselling
3. Department of Science and Technical Education MSc; PhD
a) Agricultural Education, with the following options:
- Administration
- Community Development
- Agricultural Resources and Environment
b) Science Education, with the following options:
- Biology Education
- Chemistry Education
- Physics Education
- Mathematics Education
c) Technical Education, with the following options:
- Building Technology
- Electrical/Electronic Technology
- Mechanical Technology
4. Institute of Education PGDTE/PGDE (Full-time and Sandwich)
a) Postgraduate Diploma in Technical Education (PGDTE)
b) Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
c) The following Master’s Degrees are available as Sandwich programmes only:
- M.Ed. in Adult Education
- MSc in Agricultural Education
- MSc/M.Ed in Business Education
M.Ed. in Educational Management and Planning
- M.Ed. in Guidance and Counselling
- MSc in Technical Education
- M.Ed. in Measurement and Evaluation
- MSc in Science Education
- M.Ed. in Educational Technology
- M.Ed. in Women Development and Community Studies
- M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
d) Doctor of Philosophy (Sandwich Only): All of the Institute’s Master’s degrees are available at PhD level, as Sandwich programmes only.
NOTE: SANDWICH PROGRAMMES in the lnstitute’s Master’s degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas will run during the long vacation (25th July – 30th September, 2017).
H. INSTITUTE OF FOUNDATION STUDIES
a) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in:-
- Social Studies
- Local Government Administration
b) Master of Science degree (MSc):
- Social Work and Gender Studies
- English Language and Communication Studies
- Philosophy
- Public Administration
- History and International Relations
- Peace and Conflict Management Studies
I. INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCES AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY
a) MPhil. and PhD, Environmental Management (Full-time Only).
J. CENTRE FOR LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORT PLANNING STUDIES (CELTPS)
The following Postgraduate Diplomas and degrees are available as full-time and part-time programmes:
- PGD in Transport Planning
- PGD in Supply Chain and Logistics Planning
- M.Sc. in Transport Planning
- M.Sc. in Supply Chain and Logistics Planning
- PhD in Transport Planning
- PhD in Supply Chain Planning
K. MARITIME POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
- M.Sc in Shipping Management (Part-time, weekends only)
- M.Sc in Maritime Transport Technology (Part-time, weekends only).
RSUST POSTGRADUATE ADMISSION – DURATION.
- The full-time Postgraduate Diploma programmes run for two semesters (minimum) and four semesters (maximum) with or without project writing.
- The full-time Postgraduate Diploma programme in Engineering runs for a duration of four semesters (minimum) and six semesters (maximum) with project.
- The full-time Postgraduate Diploma programme in Transport Planning and Logistics and Supply Chain Planning runs for three semesters (minimum) and four semesters (maximum).
- The part-time Postgraduate Diploma programme in Surveying and Geomatics runs for four semesters (minimum) and six semesters (maximum).
- The full-time Master’s degree programme with dissertation is structured to last for a minimum of four semesters and a maximum of six semesters.
- The full-time Master’s degree programme with dissertation in Faculty of Engineering is structured to last for a minimum of four semesters and a maximum of six semesters.
- The full-time Master’s degree programme in Surveying and Geomatics runs for three semesters (minimum) and six semesters (maximum).
- The part-time Master’s degree programme in Surveying and Geomatics runs for four semesters (minimum) and eight semesters (maximum).
- The full-time Master’s degree programme in Transport Planning and Logistics and Supply Chain Planning will run for four semesters (minimum) and five semesters (maximum).
- The full-time Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes with thesis runs for six semesters (minimum) and eight semesters (maximum).
- The part-time Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme in Surveying and Geomatics runs for eight semesters (minimum) and ten semesters (maximum).
- Part-time study, specifically to be undertaken at weekends only, is available for the programmes in Shipping Management and Maritime Transport Technology for six semesters (minimum) and eight semesters (maximum).
- Part-time study in Faculty of Engineering is available for PhD programmes only and runs for ten semesters (minimum) and twelve semesters (maximum).
- Unless otherwise stated, part-time studies in any Faculty, where it is available, will take twice the duration allowed for the corresponding full-time programmes. Such part- time PhD programmes will last for ten semesters (minimum) and twelve semesters (maximum).
- The sandwich Postgraduate Diploma programmes in Education run for a minimum duration of two long vacations and a maximum of four long vacations.
- The sandwich Master’s programmes with dissertation in Education run for a minimum duration of three long vacations and maximum of six long vacations.
- The sandwich Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes with thesis in Education run for a minimum duration of six long vacations and a maximum of twelve long vacations.
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