List of Postgraduate Courses Offered In Bells University of Technology


The management of Bells University of Technology has published the list of accredited PG courses offered in the institution for interested candidates who must have selected the school as their preferred choices of institution during their UTME registration.


In this post, aside listing all Bells University of Technology PG courses available in the institution, I will also be guiding you through their entry admission requirements as well as all you need to know before selecting a course of study in Bellstech.

Below is the list of what to look out for before choosing a course in Bellstech.

  1. The BellstechPG Admission Requirements;
  2. The Duration of programmes
  3. The availability of your programme

The above are the 3 most important factors that can determine if you will be admitted to study your chosen course in Bellstech or not.

I will breakdown the above 3 factors before listing the following according to the fBellstechlties they are categorized at Bellstech.

  • List of all PGD programmes offered in Bellstech.
  • List of all Masters degree programmes offered in Bellstech.
  • List of all Ph.D programmes available in Bellstech.

Now I will breakdown the 3 factors that you must take cognizance of when searching for PG courses offered in Bellstech.

List of Postgraduate Courses Offered In Bellstech

MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.SC)

  1. COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

–   M.Sc Microbiology
–   M.Sc Biotechnology

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Candidates must satisfy the O’ Level requirements for matriculation into first degree programmes of the University i.e. Five (5) Credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics.
  • Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University, with a minimum of Second Class lower division in relevant fields.
  • Candidates with a Third class degree or HND (Upper Credit) plus University PGD in relevant subject may also be considered for admission.
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL, FOOD AND NUTRITION SCIENCES

M.Sc Biochemistry

M.Sc Industrial Chemistry

M.Sc Food Science and Technology

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS;

  • Candidates must satisfy the O’ Level requirements for matriculation into first degree programmes of the University i.e. Five (5) Credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics.
  • Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University, with a minimum of Second Class lower division in relevant fields.
  • Candidates with a Third class degree or HND plus University PGD in relevant subject may also be considered for admission.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

M.Sc Computer Science

M.Sc Information Technology

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Candidates must satisfy the O’ Level requirements for matriculation into first degree programmes of the University i.e. Five (5) Credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics.
  • Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University, with a minimum of Second Class lower division in relevant fields.
  • Candidates with a Third class degree or HND plus University PGD in relevant subject may also be considered for admission.
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES

M.Sc Applied Mathematics

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Candidates must satisfy the O’ Level requirements for matriculation into first degree programmes of the University i.e. Five (5) Credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics.
  • Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University, with a minimum of Second Class lower division in relevant fields.
  • Candidates with a Third class degree or HND plus University PGD in relevant subject may also be considered for admission.

B. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

M.Sc Architecture

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Candidates must satisfy the O’ Level requirements for matriculation into first degree programmes of the University i.e. Five (5) Credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics.
  • Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University, with a minimum of Second Class lower division in relevant fields.
  • Candidates with a Third class degree plus University PGD in relevant subject may be considered for admission.
  • In addition, Candidates with a Third Class Degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University with 2 years (24 months) logged internship with a NIA/ARCON Registered Architect may also be considered for admission.

C. COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

–   M.Sc. Accounting
–   M.Sc. Economics
–   M.Sc. Finance
–   M.Sc. Human Resource Management
–   M.Sc. Management
–   M.Sc. Transport Management

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR M.SC PROGRAMMES:

  • Candidates must satisfy the O’ Level requirements for matriculation into first degree programmes of the University i.e. Five (5) Credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics.
  • Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University, with a minimum of Second Class lower division in relevant fields.
  • Candidates with a Third class degree (in relevant fields) and University Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) degree (in relevant fields) from a recognized Institution with not less than Upper credit may be considered.
  • For M.Sc. Transport Management, candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Management Sciences, Transport Management, Aviation Technology, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Geography and Engineering.

Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A)

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT

  • Candidates must satisfy the O’ Level requirements for matriculation into first degree programmes of the University i.e. Five (5) Credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics.
  • Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University, with a minimum of Second Class lower division in relevant fields.
  • Graduates of Bells University of Technology, Ota or any other recognized University with Third class degree and Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Management related discipline

OR

  • Holders of HND plus Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Management, Finance and Administration disciplines (of Bells University of Technology or of other recognized Universities) are eligible for admission or HND in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance and Management related disciplines with relevant professional qualifications like ACA, ACIS, ACCA, NIM, e.t.c.
  • All applicants must have a minimum of one year work experience, preferably in a managerial or administrative capacity.
  • Satisfactory performance at Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) administered by the Bells University of Technology, Ota is mandatory for all applicants.

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA (PGD)

COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

PGD Microbiology

PGD Biotechnology

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Five (5) Credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics.
  • Candidates with a Bachelor degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University, with a minimum of Third Class degree in relevant discipline. Holders of HND in relevant programmes from approved institutions with a minimum of Upper Credit may also be considered for admission.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

PGD Computer Science

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Five (5) Credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics. Candidates with a Bachelor degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University, with a minimum of Third Class degree in relevant discipline.
  • Holders of HND in relevant programmes from approved institutions with a minimum of Upper Credit may also be considered for admission.
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL, FOOD AND NUTRITION SCIENCES

PGD Food Science and Technology

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Five (5) Credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics.
  • Candidates with a Bachelor degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University, with a minimum of Third Class degree in relevant discipline. Holders of HND in relevant programmes from approved institutions with a minimum of Lower Credit may also be considered for admission.
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES

PGD Applied Physics

PGD Mathematics

PGD Statistics

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Five (5) Credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics.
  • Candidates with a Bachelor degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University, with a minimum of Third Class degree in relevant discipline.
  • Holders of HND in relevant programmes from approved institutions with a minimum of Upper Credit may also be considered for admission.
  • Sc and Postgraduate Diploma candidates may be required to satisfy the requirements of relevant Department in a selection process.
  • In addition, candidates will be required to satisfy other requirements of the Postgraduate School.

DOCTORAL DEGREE (PH.D.)

Ph.D Architecture

Ph.D Building Services

Ph.D Project Management

Ph.D Electrical / Electronics Engineering

Ph.D Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D Estate Management

Ph.D Biotechnology with options in:

  1. Agricultural Biotechnology
  2. Food Biotechnology
  3. Environmental Biotechnology

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR PH.D. PROGRAMMES:

1) Candidates must satisfy the ‘O’ Level requirements for matriculation into first degree programmes of the University i.e. Five (5) Credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics.

2) For Ph.D. Architecture, Candidates must possess:

  1. A Master’s degree by course work in Architecture or any other relevant field (Housing, Architectural Science, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design etc.) with a weighted score not lower than 60% or CGPA of 3.5 and thesis score not lower than 60% or
  2. An M.Phil degree in Architecture. Candidates with M.Phil, M. Arch., M.E.D or M.Sc. (Arch) professional degree or equivalent from a recognized University with 60% overall score.

3) Candidates must present a research proposal along with the application form for evaluation. A candidate with M.Phil. degree will be allowed to transfer to Ph.D. if he/she fulfils the following requirements:

4) Completes all course work with a CGPA of not less than 3.50 in the programme;

5) Submits to the Postgraduate School, a research plan considered suitable for pursuing a Ph.D degree in Architecture.

6) For Ph.D. Building Services, Candidates must possess:

  1. A Master’s degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University in relevant discipline, with a weighted average of 60% and above
  2. Phil. pass degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University.
  3. The Ph.D. Building Services programme is offered as 100% research programme. Candidates will be required to solve industry relevant problems by carrying out original research work.

7) For Ph.D. Project Management, Candidates must possess:

  1. A Master’s degree from Bells University of Technology or any other approved University with a Weighted Average of not less than 60% or an M.Phil. in Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Management, Project Management and Construction Management Technology from a recognized University.

8) For Ph.D. Electrical /Electronics Engineering, Candidates must possess:

  1. A Master’s degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University in relevant discipline, with a weighted average of 60% and above;
  2. Phil pass degree from Bells University or any other approved University.

9) For Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Candidates must possess:

  1. A Master’s degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University in relevant discipline, with a weighted average of 60% and above
  2. Phil. pass degree from Bells University of Technology, or any other approved University

10) For Ph.D. Estate Management, Candidates must possess:

  1. An M.Tech. degree of Bells University of Technology, Ota, in Estate Management or equivalent degree from any other approved University with an overall CGPA of 3.5.

11) For Ph.D. Biotechnology, Candidates must possess:

  1. A Master’s degree in the field of Biological Sciences with a weighted average not lower than 60%. Candidates with an M.Phil. Degree in relevant field will also be considered for admission. Candidates with M.Phil/Ph.D. grade masters result will be requested to write Ph.D. conversion examinations. Candidates with M.Sc. certificate with M.Phil/Ph.D. grade will be requested to take some courses before proceeding to Industrial Biotechnology

Bellstech PG ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

(a) Five (5) O’Level credit passes which must include English Language and Mathematics

AND

(b) A Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) degree in Business Administration of Bells University of Technology or any other recognized University with a minimum of Second Class Lower Division.

OR

(C)Bachelor’s degree in relevant disciplines in Social and Management Sciences eg. Accounting, Banking & Finance, Economics or Marketing with a minimum of Second Class Lower Division

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

Applicants applying for any of the PGD courses offered in Bellstech must meet the following requirements:
i. Applicants must obtain a minimum of 5 (Five) credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at ‘O’ Level in not more than two sittings.

  1. Candidates must have obtained a Bachelor’s degree from any recognized University or HND from any recognized Polytechnic in Nigeria not lower than Third Class; or its equivalent to be eligible to apply.

iii) In addition to the above, Candidates with Higher National Diploma (HND) with a minimum of Merit in related field of study from a Polytechnic or any recognized institution

  1. iv) Candidates must posses a Bachelor’s degree with at least Second Class (Lower Division) in area not related to the field applying for may be considered

ACADEMIC MASTER DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Applicants applying for Academic Masters Degree courses offered in Bellstech must meet the following requirements:

  1. Applicants must obtain a minimum of 5 (five) credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at ‘O’ Level in not more than two sittings.
  2. In addition to the above, Candidates must have obtained a first Degree of Bells University of Technology(Bellstech) or any recognized university in relevant field with a minimum of Second Class (Lower Division); and

iii. Lastly, Candidates with Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) with a minimum CGPA of 3.50 is also eligible.

PROFESSIONAL MASTER DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Applicants applying for professional Masters Degree courses offered in Bellstech must meet the following requirements:

  1. Applying Candidates is expected to have a minimum of 5 (five) credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at ‘O’ Level in not more than 2 sittings and not more than two year apart.
  2. Another PG admission requirement for Professional Masters at Bellstechis, Candidate is expected to have obtained a First Degree from Bellstechor any recognized university in relevant field with a minimum of Second Class (Lower Division)

iii. In addition to the above (ii) candidates with Third Class Degree or HND and a Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) from Bells University of Technology  or any recognized institution with a minimum of 3.50 CGPA are eligible to apply.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAMMES (ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ONLY)

Candidates applying for Ph.D programmes offered in Bellstech must meet the following requirements:

  1. One of the requirements include a minimum of 5 (five) credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at ‘O’ Level in not more than 2 sittings and not more than two year apart.
  2. Secondly, Candidates are expected to have obtained a First Degree from Bells University of Technologyor any the recognised universities in Nigeria from any relevant field with a minimum of Second Class (Lower Division)

iii. Lastly, Candidate must have obtained a Masters Degree from Bellstech or any recognized university in the proposed field of study with minimum CGPA of 3.50.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please note that candidates with B.Sc, PGD and HND cannot apply for Ph.D directly without going though Masters Degree programme first.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Photocopies of NYSC Discharge/Exemption Certificates, photocopies of all qualifying credentials, including O’level must be attached to the completed application forms. Candidates should arrange for their transcripts to be sent directly to the Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies. Non-receipt of transcripts in time is at the detriment of the applicant.

DURATION OF Bellstech PG PROGRAMMES

Postgraduate Diploma Programmes

  1. Full-Time Diploma:  Minimum of two semesters and a maximum of four semesters.
  2. Part-Time Diploma: Minimum of three semester and a maximum of eight semesters.

Masters Degree Programmes

  1. Full-Time: A minimum of three semesters and a maximum of six semesters.
  2. Part-Time: A minimum of four semesters and a maximum of eight semesters.

M.Phil/Ph.D Programmes

  1. Full-Time: A minimum of six semesters and a maximum of eight semesters.
  2. Part-Time: A Minimum of eight semesters and a maximum of ten semesters

Ph.D Programme

  1. Full-Time: A Minimum of six semesters and a maximum of eight semesters.
  2. Part-Time: A minimum of eight semesters and a maximum of ten semesters.

Bellstech PG courses are wide in terms of scope of coverage. The University offers PG courses in almost every field that is beneficial to students. The above are the PG courses offered in Bellstech that are currently accredited by the NTBE (National Board for Technical Education).

Please note that the Bellstech PG courses listed above are still offered in the institution so you can select any that suites your career path and if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me via the comment section below and I will answer your questions in accordance.