Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources
The Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources (FRNR) was established, initially, as the Institute of Renewable Natural Resources in 1982. Following a re-structuring of the University a Collegiate System, it was re-constituted as the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, and headed by a Dean.
The Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology remains a major training ground for medium to high level professionals in the sustainable management and utilisation of the nation’s renewable natural resources. The Faculty is recognised for its high quality education and impeccable contribution to scientific research in development and preservation of the country’s natural resources. The Faculty also conducts development-oriented research towards the improvement of the agricultural and fisheries sectors.
The Faculty reaches out to society to promote and create awareness in the need to sustainably utilise the natural resources without sacrificing the integrity of the environment. The contributions of the faculty’s activities are crucial for the socio-economic development of Ghana and the sub-region. The faculty achieves its mandate through teaching, research and service to the community. It offers the opportunity to students at the tertiary level by enabling students to acquire the necessary knowledge and experiences to work on their own and to develop their leadership competencies to embark on scientific activities for the benefit of society.
The faculty has five academic departments namely; Agroforestry, Fisheries and Watershed Management, Silviculture and Forest Management, Wildlife and Range Management and Wood Science and Technology. The faculty offers degrees at BSc, MSc, MPhil and PhD in all its five Departments. The faculty also accommodates the offices of the Provost of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) and remains a focal contact for visitors to the CANR.
Programmes
The programmes at the FRNR aim to train high level personnel in renewable natural resources management to facilitate the socio-economic and industrial development of Ghana, the West Africa sub-region and Africa in general. The faculty currently runs Undergraduate and graduate programmes in various Departments.
UNDERGRADUATE
i. BSc Natural Resources Management with Options in:
- Wood Science and Technology Management
- Wildlife and Range Management
- Silviculture and Forest Management
- Fisheries and Watershed Management
- Agroforestry
ii. BSc Aquaculture & Water Resources Management
POSTGRADUATE
Department of Wildlife and Range Management
- M.Phil/Ph.D – Wildlife and Range Management
- M.Sc – GISNATUREM (Natural Resources Management)
Department of Silviculture and Forest Management
- M.Phil – Silviculture and Forest Management.
- M.Phil – Natural Resource & Environmental Governance
- Ph.D – Silviculture and Forest Management.
- M.Phil – Natural Resource & Environmental Governance
Department of Agroforestry
- M.Sc/M.Phil/Ph.D – Agroforestry
Department of Wood Science and Technology Management
- M.Sc – Wood Technology and Management
- M.Phil – Wood Science, or Wood Technology
- Ph.D – Wood Technology, Timber Engineering, or Furniture Design
Department of Fisheries and Watershed Management
- M.Phil/PhD – Aquaculture
- M.Phil/PhD – Watershed and Fisheries Management
- M.Phil/PhD – Aquatic Resources Management
- PhD – Fisheries Management
- PhD – Aquaculture Management
- PhD – Aquaculture & Environment
- In addition, the Faculty runs a separate postgraduate programme, GIS (Naturium), under the auspices of ITC Netherlands.