Federal University of Technology, Akure, is one of the Nigerian federal university with a long list of postgraduate courses – Master Degree in FUTA; in addition to its several courses at undergraduate level. The postgraduate school of the institution began as a Board of Postgraduate Studies in 1986 before it later became a what it is today.
FUTA Approved List of Postgraduate Courses
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY (SAAT)
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication Technology (AEC)
(a) M. Agric. Tech. Agric. Extension & Communication Technology
- General Extension
- Rural Development
- Rural Sociology
- Technology Transfer
- Communication
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE)
(a) M. Agric. Tech. Agric. Resource Economics
- Production Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Farm Management
- Finance & Marketing
Department of Animal Production and Health (APH)
(a) M. Agric. Tech.
Animal Production
- Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition
- Animal Breeding and Genetics
- Animal Production and Management (Poultry, Swine, Sheep and Goat, Rabbit/Micro-livestock)
- Animal Reproduction and Environmental Physiology
Animal Health
- Animal Parasitology
- Animal Microbiology
- Farm Hygiene and Disease Prevention
Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management (CSP)
(a) M. Agric. Tech.
Crop Management Technology
- Plant Systematics & Taxonomy
- Plant Breeding & Genetics
- Crop Physiology
- Horticulture
- Agronomy
Soil Management Technology
- Soil Fertility
- Fertilizer Use Technology
- Land Survey and Management
- Plant Nutrition
- Soil Survey & Classification
Pest Management Technology
- Crop Entomology
- Plant Pathology
- Nematology
- Plant Virology
- Weed Management
- Weed Biology & Ecology
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology (FAT)
(a) M. Agric. Tech. Fisheries & Aquaculture Technology
- Aquaculture
- Fisheries Management
Department of Ecotourism and Wildlife Management (EWM)
(a) M. Agric. Tech. Ecotourism & Wildlife Management
- Wildlife Ecology and Range Management
- Biodiversity Conservation & Management
- Wildlife Nutrition and Production
- Ecotourism and Hospitality Management
Department of Forestry & Wood Technology (FWT)
(a) M. Agric. Tech. Forestry & Wood Technology
- Forest Resources Management
- Forest Biology/Silviculture
- Agroforestry/Soils
- Wood Science Technology
- Wood Products Technology
- Forest Inventory & Biometrics
In addition to the above-stated options, students may conduct research in the following areas:
- Herbal Science Natural Therapeutic
- Biocomposite Technology
- Furniture Design & Production
- Wood Processing Technology
Department of Food Science and Technology (FST)
(a) M. Tech. Food Science and Technology
- Food Chemistry
- Human Nutrition
- Food Processing
- Post-Harvest Technology
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (SEET)
Department of Agricultural Engineering (AGE)
(a) M. Eng. Agricultural Engineering
- Farm Power and Machinery
- Soil and Water Engineering
- Processing and Storage Engineering
- Farm Structures and Environmental Control
- Alternative Energy
Department of Civil Engineering (CVE)
(a) M. Eng. Civil Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Highway and Transportation Engineering
- Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
- Construction Engineering
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)
(a) M. Eng. Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- Power Systems Engineering
- Communications Engineering
- Control Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering (MEE)
(a) M. Eng. Mechanical Engineering
- Production Engineering
- Industrial Engineering/Operations Research
- Building Services Engineering
- Energy Systems
- Thermofluids
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (MME)
(a) M. Eng. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
- Production/Mechanical Metallurgy
- Physical Metallurgy
- Corrosion Engineering
- Advanced Materials Engineering
- Mineral Engineering (Mineral Processing Technology/Extractive Metallurgy)
Department of Mining Engineering (MNE)
(a) M. Eng. Mining Engineering
- Surface Mining
- Underground Mining
- Rock Mechanics
- Mineral Processing
- Mine Management and Mineral Economics
- Mine Safety and Environment
- Mine Surveying & Photogrammetry
SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY (SET)
Department of Architecture (ARC)
- Tech. Architecture
- L. Architecture (Professional)
- Phil Architecture
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
- Tech. Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Estate Management (ESM)
- Tech. (Academic) Estate Management
Department of Quantity Surveying (QSV)
(a) M. Tech. Quantity Surveying
- Cost Management
- Construction Economics
- Quantity Surveying Practices
- Procurement Studies
Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics
(a) Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Surveying and Geoinformatics with specialization in:
- Geodesy
- Photogrammetry
- Remote Sensing
- Hydrography
- Geoinformatics
(b) M. Tech. Industrial Design
- Ceramics Design
- Graphics
- Textile Design
SCHOOL OF EARTH AND MINERAL SCIENCES (SEMS)
Department of Applied Geology (AGY)
(a) M. Tech. Applied Geology
- Mineral Exploration
- Remote Sensing
- Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology
- Petroleum and Sedimentary Geology
Department of Applied Geophysics (AGP)
(a) M. Tech. Exploration Geophysics
- Petroleum Exploration
- Mining Geophysics
- Groundwater/Environmental/ Engineering Geophysics
Department of Meteorology & Climate Science (MCS)
(a) M. Tech. Meteorology
- Numerical Weather Forecasting
- Agrometeorology
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (SMAT)
Department of Project Management Technology (PMT)
(a) M. Tech.
- Project Management Technology
- Management Science
Department of Transport Management Technology (TMT)
(a) M. Tech. Transport Management Technology
- Land Transport Management Technology
- Logistics & Supply Chain Management
- Maritime Management Technology
- Air Transport Management Technology
SCHOOL OF COMPUTING (SOC)
Department of Computer Science (CSC)
- Tech. Computer Science
- Phil. Computer Science
SCHOOL OF SCIENCES (SOS)
Department of Biochemistry (BCH)
(a) M. Tech. Biochemistry
- Enzymology
- Microbial Biochemistry
- Food/Nutritional Biochemistry
- Toxicology
Department of Biology (BIO)
(a) M. Tech. Biology
- Food Storage Technology
- Applied Parasitology
- Environmental Biology and Public Health
Department of Microbiology (MCB)
(a) M. Tech. Microbiology
- Food Microbiology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Medical Microbiology
Department of Chemistry (CHE)
(a) M. Tech. Chemistry (Academic)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Industrial Chemistry
- Environmental Chemistry
Department of Mathematical Sciences (MTS)
(a) M. Tech. Industrial Mathematics
- Dynamics of Structure (Solid Mechanics)
- Numerical Methods in Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs)
- Fluid Mechanics
- Optimization
Department of Physics (PHY)
(a) M. Tech. Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electronic Measurements & Instrumentation
- Communication Physics
- Radiation and Health/Medical Physics
- Atmospheric Physics
Department of Statistics (STA)
(a) M. Tech. Statistics
Operations Research In addition to the above, students for M. Tech degree programmes may conduct research in the following areas:
- Experimental Design
- Multivariate Analysis
- Quality Control and Technometrics
- Time Series Analysis
- Sampling Techniques
COLLABORATION WITH OTHER RESEARCH CENTRES
(i) The University in collaboration with the Regional Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys (RECTAS), Ile-Ife, Nigeria, offers Master in Geoinformation Technology (MGIT) in the following specialization:
- Disaster Risk Management
- Environmental Management
- Land Resource Management
- Natural Resource Management
- Hydrology and Water Resource Management
- Meteorology and Climate Change
- Soil Analysis and Agricultural Management
- Health and Social Development
- Crime Mapping, Peace and Security and Military Intelligence
- Urban Planning and Analysis
- Geovisualisation and Mapping Technology.
(ii) The University also in collaboration with African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education English (ARCSSTE-E), Ile-Ife, Nigeria (affiliated to the United Nations), offers Master of Space Science and Technology (MSST) in the following Options/specializations:
- Satellite Communication
- Basic Space Physics
- Satellite Meteorology, and
- Remote Sensing and GIS
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