Federal University of Technology, Akure, is one of the Nigerian federal university with a long list of postgraduate courses – Ph.D 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 Doctoral Degree Courses
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY (SAAT)
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication Technology (AEC)
(a) Ph. D in:
- General Extension
- Rural Development
- Rural Sociology
- Technology Transfer
- Communication
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE)
(a) Ph. D in:
- Production Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Farm Management
- Finance & Marketing
Department of Animal Production and Health (APH)
(a) Ph. D in:
Animal Production
- Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition
- Animal Breeding and Genetics
- Animal Production and Management (Poultry, Swine, Sheep and Goat, Rabbit/Micro-livestock)
- Animal Physiology and Reproduction
Animal Health
- Animal Parasitology
- Animal Microbiology
- Farm Hygiene and Disease Prevention
Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management (CSP)
(a) Ph.D. in:
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) Ph.D. Fisheries & Aquaculture Technology
- Aquaculture
- Fisheries Management
- Fish Nutrition
- Fish Breeding
- Fisheries Economics
- Fish Processing & Utilization
Department of Ecotourism and Wildlife Management (EWM)
(a) Ph.D. Ecotourism & Wildlife Management
- Wildlife Management
- Range Management
- Biodiversity and Conservation
- Wildlife Nutrition and Production
- Ecotourism Management
- Hospitality Management
Department of Forestry & Wood Technology (FWT)
(a) Ph.D 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) Ph.D 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) Ph.D Agricultural Engineering
- Farm Power and Machinery
- Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
- Post-Harvesting Engineering
- Farm Structures and Environmental Control
- Alternative Energy
Department of Civil Engineering (CVE)
(a) Ph.D Civil Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Highway and Transportation Engineering
- Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
- Construction Engineering
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)
(a) Ph.D Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- Power Systems Engineering
- Communications Engineering
- Control Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering (MEE)
(a) Ph.D Mechanical Engineering
- Production Engineering
- Industrial Engineering/Operations Research
- Building Services Engineering
- Energy Systems
- Thermofluids
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (MME)
(a) Ph.D 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) Ph.D 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)
- Phil Architecture
- Phil./Ph.D. Architecture
- D. Architecture
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
- D Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Estate Management (ESM)
- D Estate Management
Department of Quantity Surveying (QSV)
(c) Ph. D in:
- Not yet available
Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics
(a) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Surveying and Geoinformatics with specialization in:
- Geodesy
- Photogrammetry
- Remote Sensing
- Hydrography
- Geoinformatics
- Department of Industrial Design (IDD)
(b) Ph. D Industrial Design
- Ceramics Design
- Graphics
- Textile Design
SCHOOL OF EARTH AND MINERAL SCIENCES (SEMS)
Department of Applied Geology (AGY)
(a) Ph.D Applied Geology
- Remote Sensing
- Hydrogeology
- Engineering Geology
- Petroleum Geology
- Sedimentology
- Structural Geology
Department of Applied Geophysics (AGP)
(a) Ph.D Exploration Geophysics
- Petroleum Exploration
- Mining Geophysics
- Groundwater/Environmental/ Engineering Geophysics
Department of Meteorology & Climate Science (MCS)
(a) Ph.D Meteorology
- Numerical Weather Forecasting
- Synoptic Meteorology
- Aviation Meteorology
- Satellite Meteorology
- Air Pollution Meteorology
- Agrometeorology
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (SMAT)
Department of Project Management Technology (PMT)
Ph.D Project Management Technology
- Management Science
Department of Transport Management Technology (TMT)
(c) Ph.D Transport Management Technology
- Land Transport Management Technology
- Maritime Management Technology
- Air Transport Management Technology
- Logistics & Supply Chain Management
SCHOOL OF COMPUTING (SOC)
Department of Computer Science (CSC)
- Phil. Computer Science
- Ph.D. Computer Science
SCHOOL OF SCIENCES (SOS)
Department of Biochemistry (BCH)
(a) Ph.D Biochemistry
- Enzymology
- Microbial Biochemistry
- Food/Nutritional Biochemistry
- Toxicology
Department of Biology (BIO)
(a) Ph.D Biology
- Applied Parasitology
- Storage Microbiology
- Storage Entomology/Applied Entomology
- Post-Harvest Biology
- Environmental Biology and Public Health
Department of Microbiology (MCB)
(a) Ph.D. Microbiology
- Food Microbiology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Medical Microbiology
Department of Chemistry (CHE)
(a) Ph. D Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Industrial Chemistry
- Environmental Chemistry
- Food Chemistry
- Polymer Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
Department of Mathematical Sciences (MTS)
(a) Ph. D Mathematics
- Dynamics of Structure (Solid Mechanics)
- Numerical Methods in Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs)
- Fluid Mechanics
- Optimization
Department of Physics (PHY)
(a) M.Phil Physics
(b M.Phil/Ph.D Physics
(c) Ph. D Physics in:
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electronic Measurements & Instrumentation
- Communication Physics
- Radiation and Health/Medical Physics
- Atmospheric Physics
Department of Statistics (STA)
(c) Ph. D Statistics in:
- Econometrics
- Mathematical Statistics
Operations Research In addition to the above, students for Ph. D degree programmes may conduct research in the following areas:
- Experimental Design
- Multivariate Analysis
- Quality Control and Technometrics
- Time Series Analysis
- Sampling Techniques
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