Faculty of Management Sciences
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
The Faculty of Management Sciences started in the mid-80s as the Department of Business and Secretarial Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Rumuolumeni campus when the University was a College of Education.
The department at inception had the following lecturers: Mrs Sarah Abigo, Mr G. S. Robert, Chief Faith Woke, Mr Sam Otamiri, Mr Rogers Haliday, Mr Mike Kerry, Mr Donatus Umannah, and Mr Faith Woke.
Others were Mr Guinea Robert, Mrs Nwakaego Chukwuigwe, Mr Georgewill, Mr Aweh, Mr Ikatta Emmanuel, and Mrs K. H. Eyindah.
At that time the Department offered only the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and a remedial programme.
In 1990, the department was moved to the Faculty of Vocational and Technical Education (VOTECH) at Ndele campus and got approval to run the Bachelor of Education Programme (B.Ed) in the 1991/92 session.
However, it was relocated to the St. John Campus of the University in 2000. Following the approval for the establishment of the School of Business Studies in the 2004/2005 session by the management of the erstwhile Rivers State College of Education, four Departments, namely; Accounting, Management, Marketing and Secretarial studies were created.
In 2016, the Faculty was moved back to the main campus and in 2021 and moved into a permanent building at the New Haven campus of the University. Thereafter, the name was changed to the Faculty of Management Sciences. Currently, the Faculty has five departments. They are Department of Accounting, Department of Finance and Banking, Department of Management, Department of Marketing and Department of Office and Information Management.
Philosophy
In consonance with the philosophy of the University, the Faculty is determined to anchor its B.Sc Degree of the various programmes in the Faculty on the training and complete development of the students to make them experts in the areas of accounting, finance and banking, management, marketing and office and information management and other business areas.
The training will make the students high calibre professionals in business establishments and inculcate in them the theoretical knowledge and practical skills in entrepreneurship and self-reliance coupled with the right business operation competencies.
In addition, the philosophy of this Faculty is to produce pragmatic graduates with mastery of theory and practice that meet best international practices in business operations all over the world.
Vision
To be a leader in integrated business disciplines through innovation, creative and hands-on learning experiences that prepare students for opportunities and challenges of a globally competitive world and produce graduates who will be employable, consultants, and practical, and dynamic business practitioners.
Mission
To educate, engage and empower students and transform them into effective business scholars and professionals through training, research and consultancy services in business and related disciplines.
Accounting
Offers Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) and Bachelor of Science Education (B.Sc.Ed) degree in AccountingMarketing
Offers Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) and Bachelor of Science Education (B.Sc.Ed) degree in MarketingManagement
Offers Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Sociology and Bachelor of Science Education (B.Sc.Ed) degree in Management