School Of Graduate Studies UDS Requirements
A. SANDWICH PROGRAMMES
WA CAMPUS:
1. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND LAW
- Master of Commerce (Options: Banking and Finance, Accounting, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, and Human Resource Management)
- M.Sc. in Accounting
- MA in Management Studies
- MA in Leadership and Development
- MA in Business Planning and Microfinance Management
2. FACULTY OF INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- M.Phil.in Development Studies
- MA in Social Administration
- MA in Environment and Resource Management
- MA in Development Economics
- MA in Peace and Development Studies
- MA in Development Communication
3. FACULTY OF PLANNING AND LAND MANAGEMENT
- M.Sc. in Development Management
- M.Sc. in Strategic Planning and Management
- MA in Community Development
CHOGGU-TAMALE CAMPUS:
4. FACULTY OF EDUCATION/ICEIR
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education
- M.Ed in Training and Development
- M.Ed. in Agriculture
- MA in Development Education
- M.A. in Non-Governmental Organisation Management and Rural Development
5. SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
- MSc./M.Phil. in Community Health and Development (Modular)
The programme comprises 13 modules (10 taught courses, field analysis, dissertation and one module of field attachment. All the modules are compulsory and there is an examination at the end of each module. Field visits are also part of most of the taught modules. Module 11 has elective courses.
A student may take all the modules continuously or break the modules to his convenience. He/she will then have to take the modules with another year group or when a re-take is being organized. When a student completes all the modules and has done a dissertation of 20,000 words, he/she is awarded an M.Sc. Where a student is pursuing an M.Phil., he/she would have to spend six months or more working on a thesis of 40,000 words. An M.Sc. would last 16 months and an M.Phil. 18 months when taken continuously. The maximum duration allowable for students taking the modules intermittently either for M.Sc. or M.Phil. is three years. Selection into the M.Phil. also depends on an average score of B+. Where a student is unable to finish his studies by the end of the stipulated period, the student will have to apply for extension and register with the new fees.
NYANKPALA CAMPUS:
6. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
- M.Phil. in Horticulture (options: Postharvest Physiology, Postharvest Technology, Olericulture, Pomology, Seed Technology, Landscape Design and Floriculture).
7. FACULTY OF AGRIBUSINESS AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
- MSc/MPhil Agricultural Economics
Entry Requirements
All applicants to our full-time and sandwich graduate programmes are required to pass a written examination and selection interview to be conducted by the Department.
Minimum admission requirements
To be considered for admission into the MSc. / MPhil.Sandwich programme, applicants should hold an honours Bachelor’s degree with at least Second Class Lower division in Agricultural Economics, Economics, Mathematics (with Economics) or a related field from a recognised university.
To assist in identifying a suitable dissertation supervisor, applicants should submit a short statement of research interests to help the Department’s Graduate Advisory Committee to locate same before the student is registered for the course.
NAVRONGO CAMPUS:
8. FACULTY OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES/ICEIR
- Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Statistics
- Postgraduate Diploma in Data Management
- Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science
- M.A. in Environmental Security and Livelihood Change
B. FULL-TIME PROGRAMMES
NYANKPALA CAMPUS:
1. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
- M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Post Harvest Technology
- M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Soil &Water Conservation & Management
- M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Animal Science (Options: Meat Science, Nutrition, Breeding and Genetics, & Production)
- M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Biotechnology
- M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Crop Science (options: Agronomy, Crop Physiology, Crop Protection, Plant Pathology, & Weed Science)
- M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Horticulture (options: Postharvest Physiology, Postharvest Technology, Olericulture, Pomology, Seed Technology, Landscape Design and Floriculture).
2. FACULTY OF AGRIBUSINESS AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
- M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Innovation Communication
- M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics
WA CAMPUS:
3. FACULTY OF PLANNING AND LAND MANAGEMENT
- M.Phil. in Development Management
4. FACULTY OF INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- M.Phil. in Development Studies
- M.Phil./Ph.D. in Social Administration
- M.Phil. in Environment and Resource Management
NAVRONGO CAMPUS:
5. FACULTY OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
- M.Sc./Ph.D. in Applied Statistics
- M.Sc./Ph.D. in Mathematics/Computational Mathematics
- M.Sc./Ph.D. in Biometry
6. FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
- M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
General entry requirements
All applicants to our full-time and sandwich graduate programmes are required to pass a selection interview to be conducted by the University.
Applicants applying for research related programmes (M.Sc. by research/M.Phil./Ph.D.) should include a short research proposal.
The minimum requirements for admission are:
For PG.D./M.A./M.Sc./M.Phil . programmes:
- A Bachelor’s degree from any approved / recognized University or Institution with a minimum of Second Class (Lower division). Candidates with Third Class or Pass are advised not to apply.
For PhD programmes:
- An M.Phil./M.Sc. by research degree from any approved / recognized University or Institution.
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