Rivers State University (RSU), formerly Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), is a public university in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
RSU offers various undergraduate and postgraduate programs across multiple disciplines, including arts, sciences, engineering, medicine, law, and education.
The university is one of the best tertiary institutions in Nigeria, and admission is highly competitive. As an aspirant, you need a high UTME score and a combination of the subjects to enter the school.
I have decided to compile the courses offered and their subject combination to guide you with your admission process.
Let me know in the comment if you have any questions or need further assistance. I would love to hear from you.
Table of contents
RSU Courses
For easy comprehension, I have divided the list of courses offered at RSU into Medical, Science, and Art courses.
Medical Courses
- Anatomy
- Medical Laboratory Technology
- Medicine & Surgery
- Nursing Science
- Philosophy
Art Courses
- Accounting
- Adult & Community Education
- Banking & Finance
- Broadcasting
- Business Education
- Business Management
- Development and Communication
- Economics
- Educational Administration & Planning
- Educational Management
- English Language
- History & Diplomatic Studies
- Journalism and Media Studies
- Law
- Library & Information Science
- Literature in English
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Office & Information Management
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Theatre Arts
- Public Relations Studies
Science Courses
- Agric Extension & Rural Development
- Agric-economics & Extension
- Agricultural & Environmental Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Agricultural Science & Education
- Agriculture
- Animal & Environmental Biology
- Animal Science
- Applied Biology
- Architecture
- Biochemistry
- Biological Science(S)
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Criminology & Penology
- Crop Science
- Education & Biology
- Education & Chemistry
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Physics
- Education & Science
- Environmental Management
- Estate Management
- Fisheries Management
- Food Science & Technology
- Forestry & Wildlife
- Forestry/Forest Resources Management
- Geography
- Geology
- Home Science & Management
- Land & Surveying
- Maritime Science
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Plant Science & Biotechnology
- Public Health
- Quantity Surveying
- Soil Science
- Technical Education
- Urban & Regional Planning
Engineering Courses
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Marine Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
Subject Combination
| Course | JAMB Subject | O’level Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two (2) other subjects. |
| Adult & Community Education | Use of English, Government/History, one (1) Social Science subject and any other subject. | English Language, Mathematics and three (3) of Literature in English, History, French, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Geography/Physic, Economics and Government |
| Agric Extension & Rural Development | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology /Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology/Agricultural Science plus one of Physics, Geography and Economics. |
| Agric-Economics & Extension | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/ Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and one of Geography, Physics and Economics. |
| Agricultural & Environmental Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any from Introduction to Agricultural Science, Materials and Workshop Process and Machining, Tractor Layout Power Unit Under Carriage and Auto Electricity; Transmission System; Implement and Machine; Principles of Crop Husbandry and Land Use, Materials and Workshop Processes; Construction and Maintenance of Agricultural Machines; general Metal Work; General Wood Work and Building/Engineering Drawing. |
| Agricultural Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any from Introduction to Agricultural Science, Materials and Workshop Process and Machining, Tractor Layout Power Unit Under Carriage and Auto Electricity |
| Agricultural Science & Education | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects from Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Physics, Economics, Geography and Mathematics. | English Language, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science., Mathematics and another relevant subject. |
| Agriculture | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and any one of Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry and any one of Mathematics, Physics, Geography and Economics. |
| Anatomy | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. |
| Animal & Environmental Biology | Use of English, Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Biology and two (2) other Science subject. |
| Animal Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics /Physics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology/Agric Science and one of Physics, Geography or Economics. |
| Applied Biology | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and either Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Biology, Mathematics, Chemistry and any one (1) of Health Science, Statistics, Physics and Geography. |
| Architecture | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any of Fine Art, Geography or Wood Work, Biology, Economics, Technical Drawing, Further. Mathematics., Introduction to Building Construction, Bricklaying/Block laying, Concreting, Wall, Floors and Ceiling Finishing, Joinery, Carpentary, Decorative Painting, Lining, Sign and Design, Wall Hanging, Colour Mixing/Matching and Glazing, Ceramics, Graphics Design, Graphic Printing, Basic Electricity. |
| Banking & Finance | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, plus any one (1) of Government and Geography. | English Language, Mathematics and any other subjects. For NBC, the other two (2) relevant subjects could be from any of the following; Accounting, Principles of Accounts, Commerce, Office Practice and Economics. |
| Biochemistry | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Biology. |
| Biological Science | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and any other Science subject. |
| Business Education | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one (1) of Literature in English, History, Government, Geography, Chemistry and Physics. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two (2) other subjects in the Social Sciences |
| Business Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics, plus any two (2) of Accounting, Business Methods, Commerce, Government, Geography, and Statistics. |
| Chemical /Petrochemical Engineering | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and English Language. |
| Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Civil Engineering | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one Science subject |
| Computer Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and English Language. |
| Computer Science | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics plus two (2) other Science subjects. |
| Criminology & Penology | Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two (2) of Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| Crop Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics. | Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Mathematics and one Science/Social Science subject and at least ‘O’ Level pass in Physics. |
| Economics | Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies. | English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two (2) of Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| Education & Biology | Use of English, Biology and two (2) other subjects from Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and one (1) other subject. |
| Education & Chemistry | Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) other subjects chosen from Physics, Biology and Mathematics. | Mathematics, Chemistry, English Language and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Agricultural Science. |
| Education & Mathematics | Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of the following Science subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics plus one (1) other Science subject. |
| Education & Physics | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry plus one (1) other subjects. | English Language, Physics, Mathematics and two (2) other Science subjects |
| Education & Science | Use of English, Three (3) relevant Science or NBC subjects | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and two (2) other Science subjects. |
| Educational Administration & Planning | Use of English, Any three (3) of Literature In English, History, French, Geography/Physics, Economics and Mathematics. | Five (5)’O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics and Economics. |
| Educational Management | Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and one (1) other Social Science/Arts subject. | Government or History, English Language and three (3) other subjects. A pass in Mathematics is required. |
| Electrical Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English Language. |
| English Language | Use of English, Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject. | Literature in English, English Language and three other Arts or Social Science subjects. |
| Environmental Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Geography and any one of Economics, Physics and Chemistry. | Geography and any other four (4) relevant subjects plus a pass in English Language. |
| Estate Management | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject | Five (5) SSCE credit passes including Chemistry, Mathematics and English Language. |
| Fisheries Management | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject. | Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Mathematics and English Language plus any other Science subject. |
| Food Science & Technology | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Physics and Biology/ Agricultural Science | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Physics, Basic Catering and Food Services, Bakery and Confectionaries, Hotel & Catering Crafty course (Cookery), Hotel & Catering Craft Course (Food /Drinks Services) and Basic Electricity. |
| Forestry & Wildlife | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics. | English, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and one of Physics, Economics, Further Mathematics and Statistics. |
| Forestry /Forest Resources Management | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics. | English, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and one of Physics, Economics, Further Mathematics and Statistics. |
| Geography | Use of English, Geography and two (2) other Arts or Social Science subjects | English Language, Geography, and any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects with at least a pass in Mathematics. |
| Geology | Use of English, Any three (3) of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology and Geography. | English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and any other subject. |
| History & Diplomatic Studies | Use of English, History/Government and any other two (2) subjects from the Arts and Social Sciences. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Geography, Government/History. |
| Home Science & Management | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics. | Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science, Mathematics and at least ‘O’ Level pass in English Language and Physics. |
| Land & Surveying | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any of Fine Art, Geography or Wood Work, Biology, Economics, Technical Drawing, Further. Mathematics., Introduction to Building Construction, Bricklaying/Block laying, Concreting, Wall, Floors and Ceiling Finishing, Joinery, Carpentary, Decorative Painting, Lining, Sign and Design, Wall Hanging, Colour Mixing/Matching and Glazing, Ceramics, Graphics Design, Graphic Printing, Basic Electricity. |
| Law | Use of English, Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects. | Five (5)’O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Literature in English and Mathematics. |
| Library & Information Science | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics plus two (2) other Science subjects. |
| Literature in English | Use of English, Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include Literature in English and English Language. |
| Marine Engineering | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and one Science subject . |
| Marketing | Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one (1) other subject. | English Language, Mathematics and any three (3) relevant subjects. |
| Mass Communication | Use of English, Any three (3) from Arts or Social Science subjects. | English Language and four (4) other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences. |
| Mathematics | Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Economics or Geography. | Five (5) SSC credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry. |
| Mechanical Engineering | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and any other Science subject. |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Medicine & Surgery | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Microbiology | Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. |
| Nursing | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and English Language. |
| Office & Information Management | Use of English, Economics and Two (2) other subjects. | English Language, Economics and three (3) other subjects plus at least a pass in Mathematics. |
| Petroleum Engineering | Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and any one Science subject. |
| Philosophy | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. | English Language and four (4) other relevant subjects. |
| Physics | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology. | English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and any other Science subject from Further Mathematics and Biology or Agricultural Science. |
| Physiology | Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology | English Language, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Plant Science & Biotechnology | Use of English, Biology or Agricultural Science, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. | English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology or Agricultural Science and any other subject. |
| Political Science | Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Social Science/Arts subjects. | Government or History, English Language and three (3) other subjects. A pass in Mathematics is required. |
| Psychology | Use of English, Any three (3) subjects from Arts or Social Science | Government or History, English Language and three (3) other subjects. A pass in Mathematics is required. |
| Quantity Surveying | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics. | English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any of Fine Art, Geography or Wood Work, Biology, Economics, Technical Drawing, Further. Mathematics., Introduction to Building Construction, Bricklaying/Block laying, Concreting, Wall, Floors and Ceiling Finishing, Joinery, Carpentary, Decorative Painting, Lining, Sign and Design, Wall Hanging, Colour Mixing/Matching and Glazing, Ceramics, Graphics Design, Graphic Printing, Basic Electricity. |
| Religious Studies | Use of English, CRS/IRS and any other two (2) subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and CRS/IRS. |
| Sociology | Use of English, Three (3) Social Science or Arts subjects. | Government or History, English Language and three (3) other subjects. A pass in Mathematics is required. |
| Soil Science | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. | English Language Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject. |
| Technical Education | Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry. | Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes in relevant subjects which must include English Language and Mathematics |
| Theatre Arts | Use of English, Literature in English and two (2) other relevant subjects. | Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language and Arts subjects. |
| Urban & Regional Planning | Use of English, Mathematics, Geography and one of Economics, Physics, Chemistry. | English Language, Mathematics, Geography, and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Government, Biology, Art, History, IRK/CRK, Social Studies and Tech Drawing. |
Conclusion
Gaining admission to Rivers State University (RSU) requires careful planning and meeting specific academic requirements.
Prospective students must choose courses that align with their interests and career goals and ensure they have the necessary subject combinations in their Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and JAMB.
Meeting the RSU departmental cut-off mark and fulfilling other admission requirements are crucial steps in the selection process.
