2016/2017 UDS Post Graduate Admissions Forms Are Out

2016/2017 UDS Post Graduate Admissions Forms Are Out

Application forms for admission to graduateprogrammesin the Graduate School of theUniversity for Development Studies(UDS) will be available online atwww.uds.edu.ghfromMonday, December 28, 2015for first and second degree holders from recognised Universities/institutions.

The following graduate programmes (Sandwich & Regular) would be offered by the University for the2016/2017academic year:

A. SANDWICH PROGRAMMES

WA CAMPUS:

1.School ofBusinessand Law (SBL)

(Note that Admissions would be made forTamale, Wa and Techiman Centres for all the SBL programmes)

• Master of Commerce (Options:Banking andFinance,Accounting, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, and Human Resources Management)
• M.Sc. in Accounting
• MA in Management Studies
• MA in Leadership and Development
• MA inBusinessPlanning 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
• PhD Endogenous Development

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 ofEducation(FoE) & Institute for ContinuingEducationand Interdisciplinary Research (ICEIR)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Education
• M.Ed in Training and Development
• M.Ed. in Agriculture
• M.A. in Development Education
• M.A. in Non-Governmental Organization Management and Rural Development
• M.A. Environmental Security and Livelihood Change

5.School of AlliedHealthSciences

• MSc./MPhil inCommunity Healthand Development (Modular)

The MSCprogrammecomprises ten (10) modules including (nine (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 nine (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 (3) 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.

NYANKPALA CAMPUS:

6.Faculty of Agriculture

• M.Phil. in Horticulture (options: PostharvestPhysiology, PostharvestTechnology, 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 inMathematics

 

B. FULL-TIME PROGRAMMES

9.Faculty of Education (FoE) & Institute for Continuing Education and Interdisciplinary Research (ICEIR)

• M.Phil in Agriculture Education – Nyankpala Campus
• M.Phil in Development Education Studies – Choggu Tamale Campus

NYANKPALA CAMPUS:

1.Faculty of Agriculture

• M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Postharvest 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, PlantPathology, & 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

• MPhil. 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 relevant Department of 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:

• Applicants must possess a good Bachelor’s degree in a related field from any approved / recognized University or Institution.
• Applicants with a Second Class (Lower division) are eligible to apply. Candidates withThird ClassorPassare strongly advisednotto apply.

For PhD programmes:

• Applicants must possess an MPhil./MSc. Degree by research from any approved/recognized University or Institution.

 

MODE OF APPLICATION

All Ghanaian and foreign applicants for the 2016/2017 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 ofGHS 200.00 (Two HundredGhanaCedis)in the case of Ghanaian applicants, andUSD 150.00 (One Hundred and Fifty United States Dollars)for Foreign applicants, for theUDS E-Voucherat any of the followingbanks:

For Ghanaian Applicants;GhanaCommercial Bank (GCB),Prudential Bank,Zenith Bank, Agricultural Development Bank (ADB),Stanbic Bankand Ecobankbranches throughout the country.

For Foreign Applicants;GT Bank,Prudential Bank, Zenith Bank, Stanbic Bankand Ecobankbranches throughout the country.

ii. TheE-Vouchercontains thePin, and Serial Numberrequired 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 toupload their most recent passport size photographs with white background and relevant certificates

v. A completed form is not considered until it isSUBMITTED

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 three copies of theapplication summary;attach results slips,certificatesand all otherrelevant documents to each form.Three reference letters are also required (at least, two of the referees should be familiar with applicants’ academic work).

viii. Candidates arestrongly advisedto visit any EMS Office in the Country for assistance towards the return of the application documents (see vii). Applicants are advisednot 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 & Students’ Affairs

University for Development Studies

P.O Box TL 1350

Tamale

 

Closing Date

Closing date for application isMarch 31, 2016.Candidates should note thatno applications will be accepted after this date (March 31, 2016).

 

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