Online Training
Bachelor of Science in Disaster Risk Management
A candidate is expected to obtain 139 credits of studies over the four years of learning. This will consist of:
(a) Core Course
i. BDRM 105 Communication Skills I
ii. BDRM 111 Information Literacy
iii. BDRM 120 Ghanaian and African Studies
iv. BDRM 105 Communication Skills II
(b) Departmental Required and Elective Courses
i. BDRM 109 Leadership for Disaster Management
ii. BDRM 205 Ethical and Philosophical Foundation of Disasters and Emergencies
iii. BDRM 409 Sociology of Disasters
iv. BDRM 307 Disaster and Environmental Management Law
(c) Seminars
(d) Study Design/ Data Collection and Long Essay Concept Development Writing
(e) Internship/Attachment
(f) Long Essay
Master of Science, Disaster Risk Management
Duration & Mode (s) of Delivery
The course will be full time for a period of 12 months.
Other modes of delivery such as Distance and Sandwich courses will run for a period of 18 to 24 months.
Components of the program
A candidate is expected to obtain 48 credits of studies. This will consist of:
(a) Core Course - 36 credits
(b) Elective Courses - 6 credits
(c) Seminars - 3 credits
(d) Internship/Attachment - 3 credits
(e) Long Essay - 4 credits
Total 52 Credits
The program would consist of the following components:
- Core courses
- Elective courses
- Research component (for the Long Essay of between 8,000 and 10,000 words.
- Practical training, industrial attachment, internship, clinical experience, etc.
- Semester-by-semester structure/schedule of course, showing the credit value of each course
Bachelor of Science in Criminology
Components of the program
A candidate is expected to obtain 161 credits of studies. This will consist of:
(a) Core Course
i. BCR 109 Communication Skills I
ii. BCR 111 Information Literacy
iii. BCR 414 African Studies
iv. BCR 112 Communication Skills II
(b) Departmental Required Courses
i. BCR 103 Crime and Society
ii. BCR 104 Fundamentals of Internal Security and Public Safety
iii. BCR 205 Ethical and Philosophical Foundation of Criminology
iv. BCR 206 Constitutional Issues in Criminal Justice
(c) Seminars (School wide program)
School wide program
(d) Long Essay (Independent Study at Levels 3 and 4 in a semester each
(e) Internship/Attachment (during second or third year long vacation)
Master of Science in Criminology
Components of the program
A candidate is expected to obtain 48 credits of studies. This will consist of:
(a) Core Course - 42 credits
(b) Seminars - 2 credits
(c) Proposal Writing/Study Design and Justification/ Attachment - 2 credits
(d) Data Collection and Thesis Writing - 6 credits
(Due in 12 weeks after 2nd Semester Exams)
(d) Oral Thesis Defence (Voce Viva) - 2 credits
The program would consist of the following components:
- Core courses
- Research component/Field Attachment
- Thesis writing and Oral Presentation