PROGRAMME PHILOSOPHY
The philosophy of the Department of Physical Sciences is its inclination to produce manpower with the necessary skills and expertise who will be great Geophysicists capable of meeting the challenges inherent in a rapidly changing world driven by increasingly sophisticated technologies, and is thus encapsulated in its quest and drive to design, implement, sustain and continuously build on some strategy for fulfilling its vision and mission in its task of providing standard Geophysics education of such a kind that enables it to fulfill its key role in the broader vision of OSUSTECH, Okitipupa.
The programme also aims at bringing together the ingredients necessary for a well-paid career as required in the mineral/oil industry and engineering/groundwater-related areas of the national economy and in the relevant government establishments. Opportunities for the attainment of academic excellence through effective teaching and research in all aspects of Applied Geophysics are also provided.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME:
The highlights of the specific objectives, which guide the teaching of the theory, practice and applications of Geophysics, are presented as follows:
GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PROGRAMMES
All courses are of five years. Admission to all courses is mainly through the U.T.M.E.
(a) UTME Admission
Admission to 100 level is through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). To be eligible for admission, candidates must have the GCE (O/L) or WASSCE or NECO or equivalent with at least five credit passes in subjects which include English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Agricultural Science or Geography at NOT more than two (2) sittings.
U.T.M.E. Subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
(b) Direct Entry
Candidates may be admitted to 200 level if they have:
PROGRAMME DURATION
A student should under normal circumstances spend five (5) academic sessions if he/she enters the University through UTME, and four (4) if through direct entry to obtain a Bachelor of Technology degree in Applied Geophysics. However, if the student fails to graduate at the end of the normal academic sessions, he/she would not be allowed to exceed a total of 14 semesters for UTME students and 12 semesters for direct entry students.
REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION
To be eligible for the award of B.Tech. in Applied Geophysics, a student is expected to have:
Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa was established by the Ondo State government in 2008. It was initially named as Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH).
It is a technology-based institution, which aims at providing the needed manpower training for industrial and technological development of Ondo State and Nigeria as a whole.