SCHOOL OF MARITIME TRANSPORT & BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY

Maritime Transport and Business Studies

Our philosophy is to train manpower for management capacities in maritime and other allied fields such as the oil and gas, marine insurance, maritime law, import/export practice, banking, etc. The school has expanded her scope to provide training in General Logistics and Transport through the Professional Programmes of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding of Nigeria.

School of Maritime Studies offers

1. DIPLOMA IN TRANSPORT & TECHNOLOGY
2. DIPLOMA IN PORT & TERMINAL MANAGEMENT
3. ND IN MARITIME TRANSPORT & BUSINESS STUDIES
4. HND IN MARITIME TRANSPORT & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
5. DIPLOMA/ND/HND IN OCEANOGRAPHY & ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
6. DIPLOMA/HND/ND IN MARITIME COAST GUARD (School fees:#400,000)

Entry Requirements

Maritime Transport and Business Studies – National Diploma

Management, even at the lowest levels in ports and shipping is a demanding but satisfying profession, which increases in complexity and breath of responsibility, with rapid changes in technology and business practices.

The National Diploma in Maritime Transport and Business Studies (MTBS) ND programme prepares students for the world of maritime business. The programme is designed to provide an adequate knowledge of management and administration of ports and shipping operations. It is a one year and six months programme made up of three semesters of course work and one semester of Industrial Experience.

The thrust of the programme is a core curriculum with a blend of professional, technological and academic courses which gives students a firm conceptual analytic foundation for decision making and prepares students to meet the challenges of the modern corporate world.

Prospects

Graduates are equipped to pursue careers in Shipbroking, Marine Insurance, Freight Forwarding, Logistics and Distribution, as well as Arbitration. They may also further their education by proceeding on HND or degree studies in Business Administration/Management, Transportation Management, Ports and Shipping Management.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the ND MTBS programme is direct entry without the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Candidates are expected to have the following subjects in their O-level. Mathematics, English, Economics or Commerce, Geography or Government. Candidates are also required to have passed five (5) subjects at Ordinary Level of WAEC/NECO/GCE or NABTEB. The Required ‘O’ Level Subjects are English Language and Mathematics and any other three subjects from the following: Economics, Geography, Commerce, Accounts/Business Studies/Statistics, Government, History, Home Economics/Marketing, Literature in English/French and Additional Mathematics/Biology

Screening/Aptitude Test:

Candidates are subjected to Screening Exercise/Aptitude Test by sitting for the Graf-Comas Admission and Matriculation Board Exam (GAMBE) and score above 150 which is the given cut off mark stipulated by the college as may from time to time be decided by the Management/Regulatory Authority.

Candidates must pass Medical Test and Physical Fitness before he/she can be considered for admission.

The National Diploma (ND) in Hydrology and Water Resources Management

The National Diploma (ND) in Hydrology and Water Resources Management is aimed at producing diplomates with sound knowledge and skills to effectively manage the water resources potentials of the Nigerian economy. It would enable them acquire technological and professional skills necessary for employment and job creation in various areas of hydrology and water resources management, such as river basin development, watershed management, erosion and sedimentation control, urban drainage system management, aquatic plant and animal resources management, environmental resources and sanitation management, managing of hydro-power stations, environmental disaster and risks analysis amongst others.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES:

On completion of this course, the ND diplomates should be able to:

1. Employ the operational knowledge involved in hydrological and water resources management in analysing sediment and water quality samples and computing sediment discharge and sediment yield from catchment reservoir sedimentation and water quality characteristics and studying effects of main pollutants
2. Maintain data necessary in managing water projects such as dams, reservoir, underground and surface water resources;
3. Apply basic principles of conventional/electronic instrumentation and computers and the basic principles of computer programming and data processing in the monitoring of public water supply and associated health risk mitigations;
4. Predict geomorphological changes within the drainage basin system for decision making/ planning purposes;
5. Maintaining data records, carrying out pre-processing and transmitting data in appropriate formats necessary in predicting and controlling flood risk, drought and disaster management;
6. Operating and maintaining various types of equipments used for measuring meteorological and hydrological parameters as well as collecting data necessary for the design, construction and operations of hydrologic structures;
7. Understand general aspects of ground water flow, ground water recharge and extraction including hydrological and water quality aspects, and assisting in carrying out pumping tests;
8. Preparing water resources account of a river basin and;
9. Maintain and manage gauging stations for stream flow measurements, handling equipments and observing stations using different techniques.

MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The academic requirements for admission into the ND Hydrology and Water Resources Management programme are:

Five (5) credit GCE (O level), SSCE and NECO at not more than two sittings. The five subjects must include English Language, Mathematics, Physics or Geography and any other two Science subjects plus at least passes in Chemistry and Biology.

Five credit passes in an NBTE recognized preliminary National Diploma course offered in a Polytechnic or similar post-secondary technical institution. The credit passes must include Mathematics, Geography and Physics

CAREER PROSPECTS

Hydrology, Water resources planning and management career opportunities are found with government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels; on the faculties of colleges and universities; in the private sector with environmental or engineering consultants, including civil engineering and environmental management and assessment companies; with environmental groups; and with companies that use significant water resources in their manufacturing or extracting processes.