University for Development Studies Postgraduate Programmes for Admissions
A. SANDWICH PROGRAMMES
WA CAMPUS:
1. School of Business and Law (SBL)
(Note that Admissions would be made for Tamale, Wa and Techiman Centres for all the SBL programmes)
- Master of Commerce (Options: Banking and Finance, Accounting, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, and Human Resources Management )
- M.Sc. in Accounting
- MA in Management Studies
- MA in Leadership and Development
- MA in Business Planning and Microfinance Management
Students wishing to pursue thesis-based programmes in MSc. in Accounting and Master of Commerce are required to submit a short research proposal on the relevant field of study
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
TAMALE CAMPUS:
4. Faculty of Education
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education
- MEd in Training and Development
- MEd. in Agriculture
- MA in Development Education
5. Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Consultancy Services (IIRaCS)
- MA in Non-Governmental Organization Management and Rural Development
- MA Environmental Security And Livelihood Change
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
- M.Sc./M.Phil. in Agricultural Economics
NAVRONGO CAMPUS:
8. Faculty of Mathematical Sciences
- Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Statistics
- Postgraduate Diploma in Data Management
- Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science
- Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematics
B. FULL-TIME PROGRAMMES
NYANKPALA CAMPUS:
9. 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).
10. Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences
- M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Innovation Communication
- M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics
11. Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment
- MSc. Fisheries
WA CAMPUS:
12. Faculty of Planning and Land Management
- M.Phil. in Development Management
13. 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:
14. 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
15. Faculty of Applied Sciences
- M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry
TAMALE CAMPUS
16. School of Allied Health Sciences
a. MSc./M.Phil. in Community Health and Development (Modular)
The MSc programme comprises 10 modules including (9 taught courses, 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.
A student may take all the modules continuously or break the modules to his/her 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 spent 4 months working on a dissertation of 20,000 words, he/she is awarded an MSc. The MPhil programme comprises 12 modules including field placement and graduate seminars and the student would spend 9 months working on a thesis of 37,500 words. An MSc. would last one year and MPhil two years when taken continuously.
The maximum duration allowable for students taking the modules intermittently either for M.Sc. or MPhil is three years. Where a student is unable to finish his/her studies by the end of the stipulated period, the student will have to apply for extension and register with the new fees.
b. MSc. Public Health Nutrition – Modular
c. M.Phil. in Public Health Nutrition – Modular
The MSc/MPhil Public Health Nutrition (PHN) programme aims to produce a cadre of practitioners and health professionals for teaching and research in academic institutions and for positions of professional leadership in health and health-related agencies where research is an important function. The MSc/MPhil. PHN graduates will be equipped to advocate better health through diet and nutrition, promote health and reduce the risk of diet-related diseases through educational and environmental approaches to improve nutrition and physical activity.
The MSc. programme covers 16 months duration whilst the MPhil takes two (2) academic years to complete.
17. School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS)
a. Master of Public Health (MPH)
The MPH programme is full-time and takes two (2) academic years to complete.