Institute of Research and Advanced Studies

THE INSTITUTE’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES

The Degree programmes offered in Institute of Research and Advanced Studies Guyana is a qualification awarded to a student upon successful completion of all the degree courses of study of the Institute’s higher education by way of research and examinations. The Institute currently offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes that are based on 70% Research with Apprenticeships in attendance.

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES

B.Sc. in Business Administration

B.Sc. Business Administration

The philosophy of the B.Sc. in Business Administration programme is to develop both theoretical and practical knowledge, skills, and attitudes in students for confidence and entrepreneurship exploits. The primary aim is to produce graduates with skills for innovations and solutions to global business problems. This programme focuses on understanding and analyzing management problems, enhancing decision-making skills, and cultivating strong leadership qualities. Read More

This programme aims to provide students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes to understand and analyze problems in management, commerce, public corporations, and other organizations. It also focuses on developing superior decision-making and analytical skills, as well as leadership and interpersonal qualities to prepare students for roles in industry, government, and non-governmental organizations.

The course is 70% research-based combined with apprenticeships, ensuring that students gain practical experience alongside theoretical learning.

Course Highlights

  • In-depth theoretical and practical knowledge for business management and entrepreneurship.
  • Focus on innovation and problem-solving skills applicable to global business challenges.
  • Development of strong leadership and decision-making abilities.
Duration:
Three Years
Modes:
Class Attendance & Online
Fees:
USD 5000

Admission Requirements

  • Two ‘A’ Level passes in Economics or Accounting and an additional subsidiary subject.
  • A Diploma or Certificate approved by this Institute.
  • Five credits at SSCE/GCE ‘O’ level or its equivalent, including English, Mathematics, and Economics.
  • Any credential approved by the Senate of this Institute.
  • A completed Application Form.
  • Personal essay explaining the reasons for choosing to study at the University.
  • Official transcripts from all colleges attended.
  • Two Letters of Recommendation.
  • One-page brief resume.
  • Two passport-size color photos (2”x2”).
  • Nonrefundable application fee: USD 100.00.
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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING

B.Sc. in Management and Accounting

B.Sc. Management and Accounting

The B.Sc. (Management and Accounting) degree programme is designed to produce competent academic and professional financial experts. It aims to familiarize students with the basic theoretical and practical tools and techniques required for excellent performance in their future professional work. This programme is 70% research-based, combined with apprenticeships. Read More

Objectives

  • To provide students with a comprehensive understanding of management and accounting principles.
  • To develop analytical skills for recognizing and solving business challenges.
  • To cultivate strong leadership and interpersonal skills for professional success in various organizations.
Duration:
Three Years
Modes:
Class Attendance & Online
Fees:
USD 5000

Admission Requirements

  • Two ‘A’ Level passes in Economics or Accounting and an additional subsidiary subject.
  • A Diploma or Certificate approved by this Institute.
  • Five credits at SSCE/GCE ‘O’ level or its equivalent, including English, Mathematics, and Economics.
  • Any credential approved by the Senate of this Institute.
  • A completed Application Form.
  • Personal essay explaining the reasons for choosing to study at the University.
  • Official transcripts from all colleges attended.
  • Two Letters of Recommendation.
  • One-page brief resume.
  • Two passport-size color photos (2”x2”).
  • Nonrefundable application fee: USD 100.00.
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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE

B.Sc. in Finance Management

B.Sc. Finance Management

The Bachelor of Science degree in Finance Management aims to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of financial intermediaries, institutions, and financial markets. Students will learn about the pricing of financial assets, and how corporations issue various types of assets. The program also covers how banks and other institutions use financial assets, such as derivatives, in their risk management procedures. The course duration is three years and it is career-oriented in nature. This programme is 70% research-based, combined with apprenticeships. Read More

Duration:
Three Years
Modes:
Class Attendance & Online
Fees:
USD 5000 Per Year

Admission Requirements

  • Two ‘A’ Level passes in Economics or Accounting and an additional subsidiary subject.
  • A Diploma or Certificate approved by this Institute.
  • Five credits at SSCE/GCE ‘O’ level or its equivalent, including English, Mathematics, and Economics.
  • Any credential approved by the Senate of this Institute.
  • A completed Application Form.
  • Personal essay explaining the reasons for choosing to study at the University.
  • Official transcripts from all colleges attended.
  • Two Letters of Recommendation.
  • One-page brief resume.
  • Two passport-size color photos (2”x2”).
  • Nonrefundable application fee: USD 100.00.
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

B.Sc. Management in Chemical/Petroleum Engineering

B.Sc. Management in Chemical/Petroleum Engineering

The vision of the Department is to be a leading institute in Chemical/Petroleum Engineering with national and international acclaim. We aim to produce dynamic, environment-friendly engineers required for the rapid industrialization and development of Guyana. Our mission is to support the development of Guyana by providing state-of-the-art technological and engineering training, and producing qualified and competent Chemical/Petroleum Engineers in areas such as environmental engineering, well logging, well drilling, reaction engineering, and separation processes. Read More

Duration:
Three Years
Modes:
Class Attendance & Online
Fees:
USD 5000 Per Year

Admission Requirements

  • Two ‘A’ Level passes in Economics or Accounting and an additional subsidiary subject.
  • A Diploma or Certificate approved by this Institute.
  • Five credits at SSCE/GCE ‘O’ level or its equivalent, including English, Mathematics, and Economics.
  • Any credential approved by the Senate of this Institute.
  • A completed Application Form.
  • Personal essay explaining the reasons for choosing to study at the University.
  • Official transcripts from all colleges attended.
  • Two Letters of Recommendation.
  • One-page brief resume.
  • Two passport-size color photos (2”x2”).
  • Nonrefundable application fee: USD 100.00.
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

B.Sc. Civil Engineering Management

B.Sc. Civil Engineering Management

The B.Sc. in Civil Engineering Management aims to produce graduates with high academic standards and practical skills of immediate value to industry and the nation. The program includes four industrial training periods to ensure graduates acquire essential skills to solve local problems. Key features include: Read More

The program features:

  • Common courses at the 100 and 200 levels for all engineering students.
  • 8 weeks industrial training workshop practical at the end of the 2nd semester 100 level examinations.
  • Workshop practical and laboratory work up to the 300 level.
  • Interaction between students and professionals through regular seminars.
  • Final year research project under an academic supervisor.
Duration:
Three Years
Modes:
Class Attendance & Online
Fees:
USD 5000 Per Year

Admission Requirements

  • Two ‘A’ Level passes in Economics or Accounting and an additional subsidiary subject.
  • A Diploma or Certificate approved by this Institute.
  • Five credits at SSCE/GCE ‘O’ level or its equivalent, including English, Mathematics, and Economics.
  • Any credential approved by the Senate of this Institute.
  • A completed Application Form.
  • Personal essay explaining the reasons for choosing to study at the University.
  • Official transcripts from all colleges attended.
  • Two Letters of Recommendation.
  • One-page brief resume.
  • Two passport-size color photos (2”x2”).
  • Nonrefundable application fee: USD 100.00.
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

B.Sc. Electrical/Electronic and Computer Engineering Management

B.Sc. Electrical/Electronic and Computer Engineering Management

The vision of the Department is to be the best Electrical/Electronics and Computer Engineering Department in any Guyana Institute/University with national and international acclaim. The mission is to support the development of Guyana with state-of-the-art technological and engineering training. Key features of the program include: Read More

The Department aims to:

  • Provide state-of-the-art technological and engineering training.
  • Engage in appropriate research activities to produce sought-after engineers.
  • Establish industry-institution linkages for mutually beneficial relationships.
Duration:
Three Years
Modes:
Class Attendance & Online
Fees:
USD 5000 Per Year

Admission Requirements

  • Two ‘A’ Level passes in Economics or Accounting and an additional subsidiary subject.
  • A Diploma or Certificate approved by this Institute.
  • Five credits at SSCE/GCE ‘O’ level or its equivalent, including English, Mathematics, and Economics.
  • Any credential approved by the Senate of this Institute.
  • A completed Application Form.
  • Personal essay explaining the reasons for choosing to study at the University.
  • Official transcripts from all colleges attended.
  • Two Letters of Recommendation.
  • One-page brief resume.
  • Two passport-size color photos (2”x2”).
  • Nonrefundable application fee: USD 100.00.
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

B.Sc. Management in Mechanical Engineering

B.Sc. Management in Mechanical Engineering

The vision of the Department is to be the leading Mechanical Engineering Department in Guyana, renowned nationally and internationally. The mission is to support Guyana’s development through state-of-the-art training and research. Key features of the program include: Read More

The Department aims to:

  • Provide state-of-the-art technological and engineering training.
  • Engage in research activities to produce highly sought-after engineers.
  • Establish industry-institution linkages for mutual benefit.
  • Strive to become a Centre of Excellence in Engineering and Technology in the East Caribbean Sub-region.
Duration:
Three Years
Modes:
Class Attendance & Online
Fees:
USD 5000 Per Year

Admission Requirements

  • Two ‘A’ Level passes in Economics or Accounting and an additional subsidiary subject.
  • A Diploma or Certificate approved by this Institute.
  • Five credits at SSCE/GCE ‘O’ level or its equivalent, including English, Mathematics, and Economics.
  • Any credential approved by the Senate of this Institute.
  • A completed Application Form.
  • Personal essay explaining the reasons for choosing to study at the University.
  • Official transcripts from all colleges attended.
  • Two Letters of Recommendation.
  • One-page brief resume.
  • Two passport-size color photos (2”x2”).
  • Nonrefundable application fee: USD 100.00.
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INSTITUTE’S PROGRAMMES REGULATIONS

Courses Credit and Adding System

The University operates a course-credit system, made-up of study-areas that are broken down into units referred to as courses; these are disposed to examinations. Also, the courses are assigned credit-loads; thus students earn credits for the courses they pass.

Credit Unit

A credit-unit refers the specified number of hours of research, student-teacher contact for lectures/tutorials of 1 hour per week, per semester of 15 weeks. Hence 1 credit-unit is equal to 1 hour of lecture or tutorial per week, or an equivalent amount of study i.e., seminar, laboratory, industrial attachment, fieldwork or any combination thereof.

PROBATION

If at the end of an academic session, a student’s Grade Point Average (GPA) is less than 1.50, he/she will be placed on probation for 1 session. Again, if at the end probation, the student GPA is still less than 1.50, the student will be required to withdraw from the programme.

A student that is so withdrawn may choose not to leave the Institute entirely. He/she may transfer to another programme within the College of Business and Management Studies or any other programme of the Institute.

Grade Point Average (GPA)

Grade-Point Average (GPA) measures the average performance of a student for the semester or the session, expressed in grade-point-earned in all the courses taken by the student during the semester or session.

The GPA is derived from student’s raw score in the courses taken. It is computed by multiplying the grade –point (GP) attained in each course, by the credit unit (CU) assigned to the course, and dividing the sum of the total-credits (TC) taken in the semester or session, i.e. (GPA = GP x CU/TC).

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

This is the collective average, or the mean of all grade-points earned by student at some terminal point in his/her study. The cumulative grade point average (CGPA) depicts the student’s overall performance in his/her study at the given time.

It is derived by multiplying the grade-point earned by the student in each course taken by the respective credit-unit and summing the product of all the courses taken to the present, and then dividing the aggregated sum by the sum of the total-credit-units of all the courses registered by the student, i.e. CGPA = ∑(GPxCU/TC).

Work Load

This refers to the minimum and maximum number of credits students are expected to take during semesters and sessions. Students may normally register for a minimum of 40 credits and a maximum of 50 credits in an academic year, i.e. between 20 and 25 credits per each semester in the academic year.

Course Advisers

Each Course level has an assigned Adviser, appointed from among the academic staff of the Department, to counsel students on general university regulations as well as ensure that they register for courses which facilitate the successful completion of their programme.

Also the Adviser has the responsibility of ensuring accurate registration of students in the courses required of their level. He/she is responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate completion of Registration Form, Course Forms and all Examination Forms submitted by the students. Which he/she is to approve and authenticate before reaching the Departmental Head. Course Advisers are thus expected to exercise high sense of responsibilities and diligence in their duties.

Change of Course

Students may ‘add’ or ‘drop’ courses for which they are registered within one month of the beginning of lectures. However, such changes can only be allowed, subject to approval of Departments receiving the ‘add’ or ‘drop.

Graduation Requirements

Students will qualify for graduation from the Institute upon successfully completing of the under listed:

  • He/she is duly admitted to the programme;
  • He/she has paid all required fees;
  • He/she has passed all courses;
  • He/she has passed all prescribed courses;
  • He/she successfully submitted a Research Project;
  • He/she has earned the required credit-units.

Grading of Examinations

Courses shall be graded from a maximum of a 100 marks; and marks entered in both numerical and alphabetical grades.

Raw Score (%) Letter Grade Grade Points Interpretation
70-100 A 5 Excellent
60-69 B 4 Very Good
50-59 C 3 Good
45-49 D 2 Pass
0-44 F 0 Fail

Classification of Degrees

Final CGPA Class of Degree
4.50 – 5.00 First Class Honours
3.50 – 4.49 Second Class Honours, Upper Division
3.40 – 3.49 Second Class Honours, Lower Division
1.50 – 2.39 Third Class Honours

Regulations Governing Courses Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Accounting

  • A three –year programme or course shall be provided leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science to be denoted by the letter BA or B.Sc. which may be awarded with Honours or as a Pass Degree in the relevant programme.
  • Instruction in the department shall be by courses and students will be required to take an approved combination of courses in the departmental Board, as may be determined from time to time.
  • Courses shall be evaluated in terms of course units. One course unit shall be defined as one lecture contact hour per week, while three course units shall be defined as 3 lecture contact hours per week per semester.
  • The Determination of the class of degree shall be based on performance at all levels.
  • To earn a degree, all core courses must be taken and passed.
  • Every course shall be examined during the semester in which it is offered and candidates will be credited with those courses on which they have passed.
  • Continuous assessment shall be regarded as part of course examinations, but marks scored through continuous assessment shall not constitute more than 40% of the full marks for the course.
  • (i) The cumulative (CGPA) Grade Point Average System shall be used for determination of Class of Degree.
  • (ii) The CGPA of candidates will be determined by the sum of the weighted grade point divided by the total units of all courses registered for, passed or failed.
  • (iii) Only the weighted average system shall be used in determining the grade point average.
  • (iv) No student whose grade point average is below 1.5 shall be awarded a degree.
  • A student shall normally be required to withdraw from the department if he fails to achieve 1.5 CGPA after two consecutive years.
  • The list of successful candidates for the degree shall be published with the classifications: First Class Honours, Second Class Honours (Upper and Lower Divisions) and Third Class Honours.

Guidelines for Examination and Grading

  • In order to obtain the Cumulative Grade Point Average of a candidate the appropriate index (Grade points) assigned to each range of numerical marks is multiplied by the course unit and the product is added up. The total is divided by total units of courses registered.
  • The final marks for any course shall be a number. The grade of the marks shall be awarded on the basis of the final aggregate marks as follows:
Letter Grade Grade Point Mark%
A 5 70 and above
B 4 60-69
C 3 50-59
D 2 45-49
F 0 0-44
  • The degree shall be awarded with honours provided a student obtains a Cumulative Grade Point Average that is not less than 1.5 and satisfies the minimum honours requirements.
  • Examination Procedures and Guidelines:
    • All lecturers are allowed to set a minimum of six questions in their courses while students are then allowed to choose four questions.
    • No examination at 400 level shall be administered unless moderated by external examiners approved by the Senate.
    • The time allowed for written examination shall normally be on the basis of not less than 2.5 hours and not more than 3 hours for each unit course.
    • Not more than 1 course shall be examined in one paper.
    • Other forms of examinations may include practical examinations; inspection and assessment of practical work, not books, project work, special reports, and the forms of the examination must be specified by the department and approved by Senate on the recommendation of the Departmental Board.
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