The management of Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) has released the list of postgraduate courses offered in the institution. This gives candidates who aspire to further their education in the institution the ample opportunity to go through the available postgraduate programmes that are offered in FUTO.
Upon completion of any of the postgraduate programmes offered at FUTO, a certificate in any of the PGD programmes, M.Sc., M.Egnr, Ph.D. and other postgraduate courses are awarded to deserving students as approved by the senate or governing council of the university.
FUTO has six 6 major postgraduate schools catering for various PGD programmes, see the list of postgraduate schools in FUTO, this would help in choosing your preferred programme.
- School Of Agriculture And Agricultural Technology
- School Of Engineering And Engineering Technology
- School Of Management Technology
- School Of Environmental Science And Technology
- School Of Health Technology
- School Of Science
Candidates who wish to apply for any of the postgraduate courses offered in FUTO (Federal University of Technology Owerri can now confirm if the chosen programme is offered in the institution.
The courses as seen below are the available list of FUTO postgraduate courses/programmes offered therefore candidates or prospective students are sure of the information gathered.
FULL LIST OF FUTO POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY (SAAT)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
- M.Sc. and PhD Degrees in Agricultural Economics with specialization in:
i) Farm Management and Production Economics
ii) Agricultural Development and Policy
iii) Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives
- Agricultural Finance
- Agricultural Project Planning and Analysis
- Agricultural Resources and Environmental Economics
- b) PGD in Agricultural Economics
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
- M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Agricultural Extension with specialization in:
i) Agricultural Extension Administration
ii) Programme Planning and Evaluation
- Rural Sociology
- Agricultural Extension Communication
- Community and Rural Development
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Agricultural and Rural Development
- PGD in Agricultural Extension
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D Degrees in Animal Science and Technology with specialization in:
i)Animal Breeding and Genetics
ii) Animal Management
iii) Animal Nutrition
- Animal Products
- Reproductive Physiology
- PGD in Animal Science and Technology
DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- M.Sc and Ph.D Degrees in Crop Science and Technology with specialization in: Agronomy & Seed Technology
- Plant Breeding and Genetics
- Farming Systems
- Crop Physiology
- Horticulture and Landscaping
- Crop Protection with options in the following: Mycology, Nematology, Weed Science, Agricultural Entomology, Bacteriology, Virology
- PGD in Crop Science and Technology
DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Soil Science and Technology with specialization in:
- Soil Science
- Soil Genesis and Classification
- Soil Physics/Soil Conservation
- Soil Survey and Land-use Planning
- Soil Microbiology
- Soil Fertility
- Soil Chemistry
- Soil and Environmental Management
- PGD in Soil Science and Technology
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY
- M.Sc. in Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Ph.D. in Fisheries and Aquaculture
- PGD in Fisheries and Aquaculture
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (SEET)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL and BIO-RESOURCES ENGINEERING
M.Eng and Ph.D. Degrees in Agricultural Engineering with specialization in:
- Farm Power and Machinery Engineering Technology
- Soil and Water Engineering Technology
PGD in Agricultural Engineering (Note: Only candidates with 3rd class are qualified for PGD in Agricultural Engineering)
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Ph.D. Degree in Chemical Engineering with options in:
- Chemical Reaction Engineering
- Process Plant Design
- Refinery/Gas Engineering
- Separation Processes
- Simulation and Optimization
- Systems Dynamics and Control
- Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering PGD in Chemical Engineering
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
M.Eng. and Ph.D. Degrees in Civil Engineering with specialization in:
- Water Resources Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Public Health Engineering
PGD in Civil Engineering only
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with specialization in:
- Electronic Power Engineering
- Communication Engineering
- Control Engineering
- Electronic and Computer Engineering PGD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Food Science and Technology with specialization in:
- Food Microbiology
- Food Chemistry and Nutrition
- Beverage and Brewing Technology
- Food Processing Technology
- PGD in Food Science and Technology
DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
M.Eng. and Ph.D Degrees in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering with specialization in:
- Materials Engineering ii) Metallurgical Engineering
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
M.Eng. and Ph.D Degrees in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in:
- Industrial Production Engineering ii) Energy and Power Engineering iii) Automated Design and Manufacturing
DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
M.Eng. and Ph.D. Degrees in Petroleum Engineering with specialization in: i) Reservoir Engineering ii) Production Engineering iii) Drilling Engineering iv) Natural Gas Engineering vi) Petroleum Economics PGD in Petroleum Engineering
DEPARTMENT OF POLYMER AND TEXTILE ENGINEERING
M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Polymer and Textile Engineering with specialization in:
- M.Sc. in Polymer Science and Engineering
- M.Sc. in Textile Science and Engineering
- Ph.D in Polymer Science
- Ph.D. in Textile Science
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (SMAT)
DEPARTMENT OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
Ph.D., M.Sc. and MBA in Project Management Technology with specialization in:
- Construction Technology
- Manufacturing Systems
- Industrial Process Technology PGD with options in:
Construction Technology ii) Manufacturing Systems
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
PGD, MBA, M.Sc. and Ph.D Degrees in:
- Financial Management Technology ii) Management Technology
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
MBA, M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in: Transport Management Technology with specialization in:
- Aviation Management
- Transport Planning and Management
- Maritime Management Technology MBA options:
- Sea Transport Management
- Air Transport Management
- Transport Management
- Logistics Management PGD in Transport Management Technology
DEPARTMENT OF MARITIME MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
MBA, M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Maritime Management Technology M.Sc. options:
- Maritime Economics and Finance
- Marine Transport Management PGD in Maritime Management Technology
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
PGD, MBA, M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Information Management Technology
SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (SOES)
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Environmental Technology with specialization in:
- Pollution Control Technology
- Flood and Erosion Control Technology
- Geo-Environmental Technology PGD in Environmental Technology
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (SOBS)
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Biology Science with specialization in
- Applied Entomology and Parasitology
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Mycology and Plant Pathology
- PGD in Biological Science
DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Biotechnology with specialization in:
- i) Biotechnology
- ii) Environmental Health Biology
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Microbiology with specialization in:
- i) Food/Industrial Microbiology
- ii) Medical Microbiology
iii) Environmental Microbiology PGD in Applied Microbiology
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Biochemistry with specialization in:
- Industrial Biochemistry
- Environmental Biochemistry
- Medical Biochemistry
- Pharmacology Biochemistry
- Nutrition and Toxicological Biochemistry PGD in Biochemistry
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES (SOPS)
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Computer Science.
DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES
M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Geosciences with specialization in:
- Geophysics
- Petroleum Geology/Sedimentology
- Hydrogeology
- Environmental Geology
PGD Geosciences
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Mathematics with specialization in:
- Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- Differential Equations
- Control Theory
- Elasticity
- Semi-Group Theory
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
- M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Statistics:
- Time Series Analysis
- Econometrics
- Probability Theory
- Multivariate Analysis
- Demography PGD in Statistics
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
M.Sc. and Ph.D Degrees in Physics with specialization in:
- i) Solid State Physics
- ii) Materials Science
- i) Solar Energy Physics
- ii) Space Physics
iii) Radiation and Health Physics
SCHOOL OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY (SOHT)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Public Health Technology with specialization in:
- Environmental Health and Safety Technology
- Epidemiology and Disease Control Technology
- Disease Control Technology
- Health Promotion and Wellness Technology
- Health Economics
PGD in Public Health Technology (PGDPH)
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
M.Sc. Degrees in Physio kinetics and Biomedical Technology with specialization in:
- Medical Electronics and Instrumentation
- Clinical Engineering
- Rehabilitation Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Optometry programme with options in Clinical Optometry, Vision Science and Ocular Health must possess the following in addition to O’level Credit passes in English language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry.
- A Master of Science (M.Sc) degree from any recognized University within or outside Nigeria with a CGPA of 3.50 and above on a 5.00 scale or 2.80 and above on a 4.00 scale for options in Clinical Optometry, Vision Science, and Ocular Health respectively.
- Completion of a one-year internship programme and NYSC programme.
INSTITUTE OF WOMEN/GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (IWoGDS)
PGD with specialization in:
(i) Women and Gender Studies
(ii) Gender and Entrepreneurship
(iii) Gender and Global Health
(iv) Gender and Agricultural Technology
M.Sc Degree Programme
(i) Gender and Development Studies
(ii) Gender and Science
(iii) Gender and Technology
(iv) Gender and Agricultural Technology
(v) Gender and Global Health
(vi) Gender and Entrepreneurship
With the above information, we hope you are clear as regards the list of available postgraduate programmes or courses offered in FUTO (Federal University of Technology Owerri).
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