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Graduate Programmes At University of Development Studies

GRADUATE PROGRAMMES OFFERD AT UDS

The following graduate programmes are currently offered by the University:

A. SANDWICH PROGRAMMES

1. GRADUATE SCHOOL BUILDING, TAMALE:

 Post Graduate Diploma in Education

 MA in Leadership and Development

 MA in Business Planning and Microfinance Management

 MA in Social Administration

 MA in Environment and Resource Management

 MA in Development Economics

 MA in Non-Governmental Organization Management and Rural Development

 MA in Peace Studies

 MA in Development Communication

 MA in Community Development

 MA in Strategic Planning and Management.

 MEd in Training and Development

 MEd in Agriculture

 M A in Development Education

 MSc in Accounting

 MCom (Options; Finance, Accounting, Procurement & Supply Chain Management, and Human Resource Management)

 MSc in Development Management

 MPhil in Development Studies

 PhD in Endogenous Development

2. NAVRONGO CAMPUS

 PGD in Applied Statistics

 PGD in Data Management

 PGD in Computer Science

 MA in Environmental Security and Livelihood Change

B. FULL-TIME GRADUATE PROGRAMMES

1. NYANKPALA CAMPUS:

 MSc/MPhil/PhD in Post Harvest Technology

 MSc/MPhil/PhD in Soil &Water Conservation & Management

 MSc/MPhil/PhD in Innovation Communication

 MSc/MPhil/PhD in Animal Science (Options; Meat Science, Nutrition, Breeding & Genetics, and Production)

 MSc/MPhil/PhD in Biotechnology

 MSc/MPhil/PhD in Crop Science (Agronomy, Crop Physiology, Crop Protection, Plant Pathology, & Weed Science)

 MSc/MPhil/PhD in Horticulture (Options; Olericulture, Pomology, Seed Technology, Landscape Studies and Floriculture).

 MSc/ MPhil/PhD in Agricultural Economics

2. WA CAMPUS:

 MPhil in Development Management

 MPhil in Development Studies

 MPhil/PhD in Social Administration

 MPhil in Environment and Resource Management

3. NAVRONGO CAMPUS:

 MSc/PhD in Applied Statistics/Statistics

 MSc/PhD in Mathematics/Computational Mathematics

 MSc/PhD in Biometry

 MSc/MPhil/PhD in Applied Chemistry

C. MODULAR (MCHAD) PROGRAMMES

 MSc/MPhil in Community Health and Development (Modular)

STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMMES (MCHAD) 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 opts for an MPhil, he/she would have to spend six months or more working on a thesis of 40,000 words. An MSc would last 16 months and an MPhil, 18 months when taken continuously. The maximum duration allowable for students taking the modules intermittently either for MSc or MPhil is three years. Selection into the MPhil 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.

The modules on offer for the 2013/2014 Academic Year are summarized in chronological order, and can be found on our website: www.uds.edu.gh

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 targeting research related programmes (MSc/MPhil/PhD) should include a short research proposal.

The minimum requirements for admission into the under-listed Programmes are:

PGD/MA/MSc/MPhil:

 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.

PhD:

 An MPhil degree from any approved/recognized University or Institution

PhD in Endogenous Development:

 In addition to possessing an MPhil or a research-based MSc Degree, a minimum of five (5) years of working experience is required.

D. CAREER-ORIENTED MA SANDWICH PROGRAMMES

1. MA in Environmental Security and Livelihood Change (ELC):

Using a variety of teaching methods, this programme offers opportunities for students/participants to focus on and discuss natural resources and environmental management issues as they relate to access and control for improvement of livelihoods in the context of changes in climatic patterns. Global, national and local impinging factors are considered.

2. MA in Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Management and Rural Development (NRD)

The goal of the programme is to equip students/participants with the required technical skills for effective management and administration of NGOs and related organizations for sustainable rural development. These professionals are expected to help NGOs in planning, designing, implementing and supervising programmes and projects in pursuance of the socio-economic development agenda of Ghana.

Duration of the Two Programmes

The programmes are offered in two long vacation periods, each lasting eight (8) weeks. A minimum of 30 credit hours of course work is required in addition to a dissertation which must be completed three (3) months after the end of the course-work (the second long vacation period).

Entry Requirements

In order to be eligible for admission into any of the programmes, candidates must:

1. Have a good Bachelor’s Degree (Second Class lower division or better). Candidates with Third Class or Pass are advised not to apply

2. Pass a selection interview

Accommodation/Feeding/ Venue

Students would have to take care of their accommodation, feeding and books. The programmes will be offered in Navrongo (ELC) and Tamale (NRD).

GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS University of Development Studies (UDS)

Basic Entry Requirement

GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

i. SSSCE/WASSCE Holders (for Degree Programmes)

SSSCE/WASSCE holders seeking admission into Degree programmes must have at least C6 (WASSCE candidates) or D (SSSCE candidates) in all theirthree Core and three Elective Subjects.

WASSCE holders who have Grade D7 or E8 or F9 in any one of their three Core or three Elective subjects are advised not to apply for a degree programme.

Also, SSSCE holders who have either Grade E or Grade F in any of their three Core or three Elective Subjects are advised not to apply for a degree programme.

Candidates should therefore possess, at least, credit scores/grades in the following:

· Three core subjects (English Language, Mathematics (Core) and Integrated Science / Social Studies).

· Any three elective subjects in the relevant programmes.

· Aggregate Score of the best six subjects (three core and three electives) must not exceed 36 (for WASSCE scale) and 24 (for SSSCE scale). However, admissions will be on competitive basis, and various programmes offered in UDS have their cut-off points much lower than aggregate 36 for WASSCE (and 24 for SSSCE).

· Candidates should note that Social Studies is not an elective subject.

· For candidates who read Arts and Business subjects at SSSCE/WASSCE, a grade in Social Studies may be used in place of the grade in IntegratedScience in the calculation of their aggregates if the Social Studies grade is better than the grade in Integrated Science. This is however on condition that the candidate has at least a pass in Integrated Science.

· For Science students, however, Social Studies (Core) does not replace Integrated Science (Core) in the calculation of candidates’ aggregates.

ii. SSSCE/WASSCE Holders (for Diploma Programmes)

Candidates who do not meet the requirements for Degree programmes in UDS are advised to apply for any one of the Diploma programmes (Diploma in Integrated Community Development, Diploma in Integrated Business Studies, and Diploma in Development Management all of which are offered at the Wa Campus; Diploma in Development Education is offered in Tamale Campus; Diploma in Statistics and Diploma in Computer Science are both offered in Navrongo Campus)

· To be admitted into a Diploma programme, five credits passes in English Language and Mathematics plus credit passes in any threeother subjects in SSSCE/WASSCE is required. Any candidate without a credit pass in English Language and Mathematics (core) need not apply for the Diploma. It is not likely that all candidates with the minimum requirements for Diploma programmes will be admitted. Preference will be given to candidates who have good grades/credit passes.

Candidates, who have met the requirements for Degree programmes (Credits in three electives and three core subjects), but have aggregates that are not good enough (aggregates of 33-36 for WASSCE) to ensure them admissions into Degree programmes, are advised to apply for the Diploma programmes.

iii. HND and other Diploma Holders Seeking Admission into Degree Programmes

HND and other Diploma applicants seeking admission to Degree programmes should possess at least a:

1. Second Class (Upper Division) or First Class in the relevant area would be admitted to Level 300;

2. Second Class Lower or better in related programmes would be admitted into Level 200;

3. Third Class or Pass would be considered for admission to Level 100.

· Candidates would be required to pass a selection interview to be conducted by the University. The interviews are scheduled for Friday June 26, 2015, at the Tamale Campus.

Mature Applicants

(This is applicable to only programmes under Faculty of Integrated Development Studies (FIDS), Faculty of Education (FOE), School of Business and Law (SBL), and Faculty of Planning and Land Management (FPLM); and also the BSc Mathematical Science Option in the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences (FMS).

Eligible applicants for the Mature Entry must meet the following criteria:

· Be 25 years or above by August 31, 2015

· Have passes in five G.C.E.‘O’ Level subjects including English Language, Mathematics/Statistics and Science.

· Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) holders must have credit or better (A to D) in English Language and Mathematics (Core) plus any other passes in three elective subjects. (For candidates wishing to pursue Mathematical Science courses, the elective subjects should include Elective Mathematics).

· West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), holders must have credit or better (A1 to C6) in English Language and Mathematics (Core) plus any other passes in three elective subjects. (For candidates wishing to pursue Mathematical Science courses, the elective subjects should include Elective Mathematics).

· Candidates would be expected to write and pass both a selection examination (Thursday June 25, 2015) and interview (Friday June 26, 2015) to be conducted by the University at the Tamale Campus.

· Only candidates who obtain satisfactory marks in the selection examination and interview will be admitted to pursue the degree programme.

1. Registered Nurses

Applicants to the 3-Year BSc Nurse Practitioner programme or 2/3-Year BSc Nursing programme must be Registered Nurses with a Diploma or State Registered Nurses Certificate and at least three years working experience. Candidates without three years working experience are advised not to apply.

For the BSc Nurse Anaesthesia programme, candidates should have one of the following: RGN (Diploma) with a minimum of 3 years post-registration working experience, RGN (BSc Nursing) with 2 years post-registration working experience and Advanced Diploma in Nurse Anaesthesia with 2 years working experience

2. Calculation of Aggregates

For the avoidance of doubt, the University for Development Studies has adopted the WASSCE system for computation of final aggregates. Equivalences are as follows:

SSSCE	WASSCE	Points
A	A1	1
B	B2	2
C	B3	3
D	C4	4
-------	C5	5
--------	C6	6

HOW TO APPLY (DOMESTIC APPLIANT)

ll Ghanaian applicants for the 2015/2016 Academic Year admissions are required to use the UDS online application portal. The procedure for the online application process is as follows:

i. Make a payment of GH¢ 180.00 (One Hundred and Eighty Ghana Cedis) for the UDS E-Voucher at any Zenith Bank, Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), GCB Bank, Prudential Bank and Ecobank branches throughout the country.

ii. The E-Voucher contains the Pin, and Serial Number required in completing the online form.

iii. Access the online form by visiting our online admissions portal at www.uds.edu.gh/apply soon after payment.

iv. In completing the online form, students will be required to upload their passport size photographs and certificates/results slips

v. A completed form is not considered until it is SUBMITTED

vi. Applicants are advised to check thoroughly all details entered before finally submitting their online applications. A form, once submitted, can be viewed, but cannot be edited.

vii. Applicants must print out application summary; attach results slips, certificates and all other relevant documents. These documents should be submitted in triplicates (three copies each) to the Head (Academic Affairs Section).

viii. Candidates are strongly advised to visit any EMS Office in the Country for assistance towards the return of the application documents (see vii). Applicants are advised not to post the forms themselves. They should seek the advice and services of Ghana Post (EMS).

ix. The application documents as specified in (vii) above should be addressed to:

The Senior Assistant Registrar (Academic & Student Affairs)

University for Development Studies

P.O Box TL 1350

Tamale Campus

Tamale

Closing Date

Closing date for submission of applications is May 31, 2015 or (April 30, 2015, for BSc Nurse Anaesthesia). Candidates should note that no applications will be accepted after the closing date.

FOREIGN APPLIANT

All non-Ghanaian applicants are advised to apply as follows:

i. Make a payment of $ 100.00 (One Hundred US Dollars) for the UDS E-Voucher at any Ecobank branch throughout your country.

ii. The E-Voucher contains the Pin, and Serial Number required in completing the online form.

iii. Access the online form by visiting our online admissions portal at uds.edu.gh/apply soon after payment.

iv. In completing the online form, students will be required to upload their passport size photographs and certificates

v. A completed form is not considered until it is SUBMITTED

vi. Applicants are advised to check thoroughly all details entered before they finally submit their online applications. A form, once submitted, can be viewed, but cannot be edited.

vii. Print out application summary; attach results slips, certificates and all other relevant documents. These documents should be submitted in triplicates (Three copies each) to the Senior Assistant Registrar (Academic Affairs & Student Affairs).

viii. The application documents as specified in (vii) above should be addressed to:

The Senior Assistant Registrar (Academic & Student Affairs)

University for Development Studies

P.O Box TL 1350

Tamale

Closing Date

Closing date for submission of application is May 31, 2015 (April 30, 2015, for BSc Nurse Anaesthesia). Candidates should note that no applications will be accepted after the closing date.

Undergraduate Degree Programmes in University Of Development Studies

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

NAVRONGO CAMPUS

a. FACULTY OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES (FMS)

· 4-Year BSc (Actuarial Science)

· 4-Year BSc (Computer Science)

· 4-Year BSc (Financial Mathematics)

· 4-Year BSc (Mathematical Science (Mathematics Option))

· 4-Year BSc (Mathematical Science (Statistics Option))

· 4-Year BSc (Mathematics-With-Economics)

· 4-Year BSc (Accounting-With-Computing)

· 4-Year BSc (Information Technology) – Regular and Sandwich

Diploma Programmes

· 2-Year Diploma in Statistics

· 2-Year Diploma in Computer Science

Bridging Science Programme

· Candidates may apply for a six-week bringing programme to prepare them for admission into the University’s Mathematics and Science-based degree programmes at the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, Navrongo Campus.

· Only those candidates (WASSCE holders) who have aggregate 36 or better - Credit Passes (A1 to C6 only) in the three core and three elective subjects but with weak performance in Elective Mathematics will be considered (i.e. Either Grade D7 or E8 )

· Preference will be given to female students from disadvantaged schools.

It is a residential fee-paying programme at the Navrongo Campus of UDS which will start before the beginning of the 2015/2016 Academic Year.

b. FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (FAS)

· 4-Year BSc (Applied Biology)

· 4-Year BSc (Applied Chemistry)

· 4-Year BSc (Biochemistry)

· 4-Year BSc (Applied Physics)

· 4-Year BSc (Earth Science)

· 4-Year BSc (Environmental Science)

TAMALE CAMPUS

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES (SMHS)

· 7-Year MBChB (Medicine) (This programme is for only SSSCE/WASSCE candidates.)

· 6-year Medicine (PBL 1) (This programme is for only holders of first degrees in science-based programmes. They should have obtained a First Class or Second Class (Upper Division)).

· 4-Year BSc (Community Nutrition) (This is a science-based programme for SSSCE and WASSCE holders).

· 4-Year BSc (Nursing) (for SSSCE /WASSCE holders) Candidates with business subjects are advised not to apply for Nursing.

· 4-Year BSc (Midwifery) (for SSSCE /WASSCE holders) Candidates with business subjects are advised not to apply.

· 2/3-Year BSc (Nursing) (for SRN / RGN(Diploma) holders)

· 2-Year BSc (Midwifery) (for holders of Diploma in Midwifery). Holders of Diploma in Midwifery would be required to pass an examination to be conducted by the University scheduled for Wednesday, 8^th July, 2015 at the Tamale Campus.

· 3-Year BSc (Nurse Practitioner) (For only Holders of Diploma in Nursing certificates). (SSSCE/WASSCE holders are advised not to apply for this programme.)

· 2/3-Year BSc (Nurse Anaesthesia) (For only RGN(Diploma), RGN(BSc Nursing), or Advanced Diploma in Nurse Anaesthesia). There will be interviews for all candidates (both SSSCE/WASSCE and Diploma Holders) scheduled for Thursday, 9^th July, 2015 at the Tamale Campus.

· 6-Year Doctor of Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS.D)

Admission / Entry Requirement

Applicants to the 6-Year Doctor of Medical Laboratory Science (MLS.D) degree must have either

a) Credit in the THREE WASSCE/SSCE core subjects: English Language, Mathematics and integrated Science plus credits in THREE WASSCE electives: Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics) and must pass an assessment examination and interview

b) Graduates of allied disciplines such as Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology etc. and candidates with GCE ‘A’ level with minimum of credit passes in Biology, Chemistry and Physics in addition to the above 5 “O" level 5 credit passes including Mathematics, English in maximum of 2 sittings, may enter the Programme in Year Two after passing an assessment examination and interview

c) Holders of Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certificate/diploma and HND in Science Laboratory Technology that have at least 6 WASSCE/SSCE passes as in a) above may enter the Programme in Year Two after passing an assessment examination and interview.

d) Top-Up Programme for 2-Years into MLS.D (Fee Paying only)

Graduates with Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science or B.Sc. in Medical Laboratory Science may enter the Programme in Year 5 (2 years duration) after passing an assessment examination and interview.

FACULTY OF EDUCATION (FOE)

The Faculty of Education is admitting suitably qualified persons into a fulltime and/or a top-up Bachelor of Education programmes in the following courses

· 4-Year BA (Development Education) – Tamale Campus

· 4-Year B.Ed in Basic Education – Tamale Campus

· 4-Year B.Ed (Social Science) – Wa Campus

· 4-Year B.Ed (Business Studies) – Wa Campus

· 4-Year B.Ed in Early Childhood Care and Education. This is a full time programme for SSSCE /WASSCE holders – Tamale Campus

· 4-Year B.Ed (Science) – Navrongo Campus

· 4-Year B.Ed (Mathematics) - Navrongo Campus

· 4-Year B.Ed (Agriculture)- Nyankpala Campus

· 2-Year B.Ed in Basic Education. This is a Post Diploma degree programme for holders of Diploma in Basic Education. The programme will be run as a top-up on weekends for workers – Tamale Campus

Diploma Programme

· 2-Year Diploma in Development Education

WA CAMPUS

a. FACULTY OF INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (FIDS)

· 4-Year BA (Integrated Development Studies )

· 4-Year BA (Integrated Development Studies with Environment and Resources Management Option)

· 4-Year BA (Integrated Development Studies with Economics and Entrepreneurship Development Option)

· 4-Year BA (Integrated Development Studies with Development Communication Option)

· 4-Year BA (Integrated Development Studies with Development Administration Option)

· 2-Year Diploma in Integrated Community Development (DICD)

b. FACULTY OF PLANNING AND LAND MANAGEMENT (FPLM)

Degree Programmes

· 4-Year BA (Integrated Community Development (ICD))

· 4-Year BSc (Planning)

· 4-Year BSc (Real Estate)

· 4-Year BSc (Development Management)

Diploma Programme

· 2-Year Diploma in Development Management

NB:

To be eligible for admission into the BA (Integrated Community Development) programme, candidates must have, in addition to the core subjects’ requirements; credit passes (A1 to C6) in three elective subjects from either General Arts or Business Programmes.

For BSc (Planning), candidates must have credit passes(A1 to C6) in English Language, Mathematics(Core), Integrated Science (not Social Studies), plus either all subjects in category A, or any two subjects from category A and one subject from Category B below:

ategory A		Category B
Geography		Religious Studies
Economics		Business Mathematics and Costing
Government/History		Accounting
Mathematics (Elective)		Business Management
		English Literature/French

Candidates seeking admission to read BSc (Real Estate) programme must have credit passes in English Language, Mathematics(core), Integrated Science, Economics, and any two subjects from category A or one subject from category A and one subject from category B below:

CATEGORY A CATEGORY B

Geography Business Mathematics

Mathematics (Elective) Costing

Government/History Accounting

Business Management

c. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND LAW (SBL)

Degree Programmes

· 4-Year BA (Integrated Business Studies)

· 4-Year BSc. Accounting

· 4-Year BSc. Accounting with Finance

· 4-Year Bachelor of Commerce

1. To be eligible for admission into the BCom (Bachelor of Commerce) programme, candidates must have strong background in Mathematics, preferably credit passes in Elective Mathematics or at least grade B3 or better in Core Mathematics. In addition to the core subjects’ requirements; credit passes (A1 to C6) in three elective subjects from either General Arts including either Economics or Elective Mathematics or Business Programmes.

2. For BSc (Accounting, and Accounting and Finance) programme, candidates must have strong background in accounting, in addition to the core subjects’ requirements; credit passes (A1 to C6) in three (3) elective subjects from Business Programmes.

3. For BA (Integrated Business Studies) programmes, candidates must have, in addition to the core subjects’ requirements, credit passes in three (3) elective subjects from either General Arts including Economics or Business Programmes

Diploma Programmes

· 2-Year Diploma in Integrated Business Studies

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