Rivers State University

Law faculty building, RSUST, Port Harcourt.

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

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### Faculty of Sciences

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* Department of Physics
* Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
* Department of Chemistry
* Department of Applied and Environmental Biology

### Faculty of Engineering

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* 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

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* Department of Business Law
* Department of International Law
* Department of Public Law
* Department of Private and Properly Law

### Faculty of Management Sciences

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* 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

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* Land Survey
* Department of Estate Management
* Department of Quantity Surveying
* Department of Architecture
* Department of Urban And Regional Planning

### Faculty of Agriculture

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### Faculty of Science and Technical Education

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## References

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1. ↑ "RVHA Approves Renaming Of RSUST …Okays State Varsity Teaching Hospital". The Tide. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
2. ↑ "About Rivers State University of Science and Technology". Rsu.edu.ng. Retrieved 2 October 2017.

## External links

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* Official Website