Postgraduate Certificate in Chieftaincy and Traditional Leadership Studies At KNUST

Chieftaincy is one of the major, important traditional institutions in contemporary Ghana, symbolizing socio-political and sacred power vested in Chiefs, Queen-mothers and Priests in many parts of Ghana.

Traditional authority (also known as traditional domination) is a form of leadership in which the authority of an organization or a ruling regime is largely tied to tradition or custom.

Target Group

The Programmes target chiefs and practitioners in various sectors who need to upgrade their competency skills to be able to effectively deliver on their mandates and resolve challenges in their institutions.

Duration and Admission Requirements

The Master of Philosophy is a modular programme of two years’
duration and divided into four modules. Participants/Students may
therefore enroll on the programme and terminate their studies after
completing one or two modules and obtain a certificate of participation
or may continue to complete all four modules and obtain a Master of
Philosophy degree.

 Participants who wish to obtain a Postgraduate Diploma, a Master of Art
or Master of Philosophy degree must be holders of a good Bachelor
degree (First Class or Second Class (Upper Division) or their
equivalent)) in Engineering, Science, Health and the Humanities.

 Applicants with Second Class (Lower Division) with some work
experience may be admitted. Applicants who wish to earn only
certificates of participation may be admitted with higher school
certificate. All applicants will be admitted upon passing an interview.