Rivers State University
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The Rivers State University (RVSU), formerly Rivers State University of Science and Technology,[1] is a public university located in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. It was first established as a university college in 1972 and later became a full fledged university in 1980. RVSU has a student population of over 29,000 as of 2017 supported by 3000 faculties and staff.[2] It is the first technological university in Nigeria and also the first university to be situated within the Niger Delta. In 2014, it was rated as Nigeria's best E-learning institution and was ranked as the 15th best university in the country.
Faculties and courses[edit | edit source]
Faculty of Sciences[edit | edit source]
- Department of Physics
- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Applied and Environmental Biology
Faculty of Engineering[edit | edit source]
- Department of Civil
- Department of Marine
- Department of Petroleum
- Department of Mechanical
- Department of Electrical
- Department of Chemical/petrochemical
- Department of Agricultural And Environmental
Faculty of Law[edit | edit source]
- Department of Business Law
- Department of International Law
- Department of Public Law
- Department of Private and Properly Law
Faculty of Management Sciences[edit | edit source]
- Department of Office And Information Management
- Department of Marketing
- Department of Management
- Department of Mass Communication
- Department of Banking And Finance
- Department of Accountancy
Faculty of Environmental Sciences[edit | edit source]
- Land Survey
- Department of Estate Management
- Department of Quantity Surveying
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Urban And Regional Planning
Faculty of Agriculture[edit | edit source]
Faculty of Science and Technical Education[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "RVHA Approves Renaming Of RSUST …Okays State Varsity Teaching Hospital". The Tide. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ↑ "About Rivers State University of Science and Technology". Rsu.edu.ng. Retrieved 2 October 2017.