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Degree Type: 
Master of ArtsDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Programme Duration: 
2 years (Standard Entry)
About Programme: 

Demand for personnel with expertise in Health Education is currently on the increase. This need is due to the rising health needs of the nation. Malaria is killing children and keeping adults out of work; HIV/AIDS is keeping the entire nation on edge; cardiovascular diseases are stealing lives; diabetes is disabling people; children are getting pregnant and becoming child parents. Children and women are being abused; and the youth are wasting away their future on drugs, especially alcohol. The morbidity and mortality burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases is so great that concerted efforts are required to handle the situation.

There is a need to adopt a holistic approach in tackling the health problems of the country effectively. A corps of health professionals is required to provide effective health education and promotion to all sectors of the country. It has been observed that a large number of both governmental and non-governmental organizations have been running programmes that require non-teaching health education expertise. A large number of personnel in health education and promotion activities outside the school system have a non-health education bachelor’s degree and have had to learn on the job. Such people lack the professional training as well as the academic credentials for effective job performance and career advancement. A Master of Arts (MA) in Health Education sandwich programme is in response to this felt need.

Although the department currently runs an MPhil programme in Health Education, it appears the academic nature of the programme and its residential requirement does not meet the needs of most of the expected clientele. In the light of the foregoing, the Department running MA sandwich programme to supplement the regular MPhil programme.

Target Groups

The following categories of personnel, or those aspiring for such positions, will find this programme useful:

  • Personnel of NGOs in health related activities
  • Corporate and private fitness management personnel
  • Public and community health service providers
  • Professionals in sports administration and management positions
Goal / Objectives: 

The goals of the Sandwich MA programme are to:

  1. Produce highly qualified, competent and confident health, physical education personnel outside the Ghana Education Service.
  2. Provide opportunity for specialization in aspects of health and physical education, such as community health education, corporate fitness management, health promotion and sports administration with special relevance to the manpower needs of Ghana.
  3. Provide customer friendly postgraduate programmes that are convenient for practicing professionals.
  4. Provide postgraduate education tailored to the specific needs of organizations that provide health, physical education and sports services.
  5. Provide quality postgraduate programmes with a high turnout rate.
  6. Generate income to expand and improve upon services provided by the department.
Career Opportunities: 

The goals of the Sandwich MA (Health Education) programme are to:

  1. Produce highly qualified, competent and confident health, physical education personnel outside the Ghana Education Service.
  2. Provide opportunity for specialization in aspects of health and physical education, such as community health education, corporate fitness management, health promotion and sports administration with special relevance to the manpower needs of Ghana.
  3. Provide customer friendly postgraduate programmes that are convenient for practicing professionals.
  4. Provide postgraduate education tailored to the specific needs of organizations that provide health, physical education and sports services.
  5. Provide quality postgraduate programmes with a high turnout rate.
  6. Generate income to expand and improve upon services provided by the department.
Entry Requirements: 

Candidates apply for the MA (Health Education) programme should meet one of the following requirements:

  1. A good first degree in a health or physical education related field and a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a health or physical education related job.
  2. A good first degree, but not in a health or physical education related discipline, and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a health related job.
Degree Type: 
Master of PhilosophyDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Programme Duration: 
2 years (Standard Entry)
About Programme: 

Since its inception in 1986, the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation has turned-out a number of Bachelor’s and Master’s graduates in Health and Physical Education. The growth in both the undergraduate and graduate programmes has created the need to: (a) expand the graduate programme and (b) create additional options for students. This need was also evident from a general dissatisfaction with a lack of variety in the current programme of Health Education. While still maintaining focus on Teacher Education, which is the main mission of the Department of HPER, the time has come to provide a more diverse programme that caters for the complex developmental needs of the nation in the area of health education.

The current structure of the Bachelor of Education (Health, Physical Education and Recreation) Degree was reviewed and started in 2008/2009 academic year. The programme diversified the options to make graduates more versatile in the job market. Besides, the increasing need for highly trained leaders in health education in schools, the department has recognised the need to extend leadership training in health education and promotion to the non-school sector. This is a forward-looking initiative aimed at meeting the demand for health education outside educational institutions. The demand for personnel with expertise in health education and promotion is currently on the increase, given the country’s policy shift from curative health to preventive health. This programme is therefore aimed at the continuous production of health professionals required to provide effective health education and promotion to all sectors of the country.

Target Groups

The programme targets the following groups of persons:

  1. Teachers in public Basic, Senior High Schools, Colleges of Education, and Technical Universities;
  2. Teachers in private Basic, Senior High Schools, Colleges of Education, and Technical Universities;
  3. School Health Education Programme (SHEP) coordinators at the Regional/Municipal/ Metropolitan/District/Circuit education levels;
  4. Personnel from Ministry of Health;
  5. Health related graduates;
  6. Personnel of NGOs in health related activities;
  7. Public and community health service providers.

 

Goal / Objectives: 

The goals of the programme are to provide opportunities for candidates to:

  1. teach students at various levels of the educational system in the area of health education;
  2. upgrade their current academic status to higher ones; and
  3. occupy upper level managerial positions in various health related areas.

The objectives of the programme are to:

  1. equip students with the requisite knowledge, techniques and skills that will enable them develop and upgrade themselves in specialised areas in health for both teaching and non-teaching employment;
  2. enable students acquire an appreciable level of intellectual capacity necessary for doctoral progression in health promotion programmes.
Career Opportunities: 

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Entry Requirements: 

The programme is open to people who possess the following qualification:

  1. a good first degree (at least a second class) in health related discipline from a recognised university/analogous institution.

Candidates seeking admission to Master of Philosophy (Health Education) programme must:

  1. submit an official transcript of academic record;
  2. submit at least two reference reports, one of which must be from a former lecturer;
  3. submit a 2-3 page proposal on intended area of study including references;
  4. applicants will also have to pass a selection interview.
Degree Type: 
DiplomaDepartment of Basic Education
Career Opportunities: 

Our degree will position you for an active and engaging job in the child development sector of education. It also makes you suitable for working with state institutions, organisations and NGO’s that have a mandate or interest in the field. You are also able to play constructive advisory roles in policy formulation for children’s education.

Entry Requirements: 

Applicants must have passes in any three (3) elective subjects.

Degree Type: 
CertificateDepartment of Basic Education
Career Opportunities: 

Our degree will position you for an active and engaging job in the child development sector of education. It also makes you suitable for working with state institutions, organisations and NGO’s that have a mandate or interest in the field. You are also able to play constructive advisory roles in policy formulation for children’s education

Entry Requirements: 

Applicants must have passes in any three (3) elective subjects.

Degree Type: 
Bachelor of EducationDepartment of Basic Education
Career Opportunities: 

Our degree will position you for an active and engaging job in the child development sector of education. It also makes you suitable for working with state institutions, organisations and NGO’s that have a mandate or interest in the field. You are also able to play constructive advisory roles in policy formulation for children’s education

Entry Requirements: 

Applicants must have passes in any three (3) elective subjects.

Prof. Nelson Kofie Presents Books and Projectors to Department of Sociology and Anthropology

01 Aug, 2018 By louis Mensah

<p>The Department of Sociology and Anthropology has received a consignment of books and some projectors from Prof. Nelson Kofie of the Northern Virginia Community College, Virginia, United States of America.</p>

<p>In addition to this, Prof. Kofie has donated books and other teaching materials valued at &nbsp;&nbsp;$ 60, 000 to the University Library and some departments in UCC in 2018.</p>

<p>Presenting the materials to the Department, Prof. Kofie said the donation was his contribution towards enhancing teaching, learning and research in the University. He noted that the consignment included books in various disciplines in the humanities and sciences. He was hopeful that the books would be of immense benefit to lecturers and students of the University.</p>

<p>The Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof. F. Amuquandoh, thanked Prof. Kofie for the gesture and praised him for his willingness to sacrifice for the country in general and UCC in particular.&nbsp; He said Prof. Kofie has made several donations over the years, saying “This is not the first time that we are receiving these books and other teaching materials from this patriotic Ghanaian who is contributing significantly to promote Higher Education in the nation”. He said Prof. Kofie always paysfor the shipping of the materials so that the University would not be burdened with additional cost in clearing the donated items.</p>

<p>The Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences said Prof. Kofie has not only been donating to the University but also lectures during the Sandwich period. “Though we don’t provide him accommodation and office space yet he’s ever ready to give off his best,” he noted. Prof. Amuquandoh said the books would help the department to update its library with current reading list in various subject areas.</p>

<p>On his part, the head of Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Dr. Williams Boateng, called on students of the Department who were present at the function to emulate the generosity of Prof. Kofie by giving back to their alma mater. “Prof. Kofie has shown the way so you should also remember to use your networks to help the Department that has made you who you are,” he implored. He said the Department would show its appreciation to Prof. Kofie during the 2018 Sandwich Annual Conference to be held on August 2, 2018.</p>

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The exchange pupils and headteachers of the University Basic Schools with the Central Regional Minister, Mr. Kwamina Duncan

Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow Shares Research with UCC Faculty

01 Aug, 2018 By louis Mensah

A Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow from Central Connecticut State University, United States of America (USA), Dr Fumilayo Showers, has observed that many West African immigrants are attracted to heath care work in the USA because of relatively high wages and favourable work conditions.

She noted that many immigrants from West Africa migrate to USA with different professional backgrounds but convert health care professions, working as therapists, registered nurses, medical technologists and technicians. She indicated that statistics from the Migration Policy Institute, 2012, revealed that most African immigrants in the health care industry were working as nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides.

Dr. Showers was delivering a paper from her research titled “Africa’s “Care Drain” to the West: The Labor Market Incorporation of African Immigrants in the USA and Implications for Ghana as a Migrant Sending Country” at a Seminar organized by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the Faculty of Social Sciences Conference Room. Dr. Showers is currently embarking on a two-month Carnegie Supported research project hosted by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

Dr. Showers who is a Sociologist, explained that there was high demand for work force to strengthen health care institutions in advanced economies considering the rapid increase in the aging population (those 60 years and above). She said the findings of her research identified that some immigrants entered into the nursing field because “it is what is easily and readily available”. She further indicated that research participants perceived that it was extremely difficult for immigrants to secure decent jobs like banking, teaching, engineering etc.  “Those who want to enter into other professions sometimes use care work as an entry point into the U.S labour force,” she added.

Unlike countries like the Philippines and India, Dr. Showers said nations from West Africa were largely absent in labour migration management and facilitation.  “West Africans migrate of their own accord and volition through various channels and means and enter Health Care Work as a result of structural factors, and mostly through their own agency,” she noted. She said it was a matter of government policy in the Philippines in particular to train and export skilled labour to the developed economies.

The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow, recommended further studies into issues relating to migration. These include “The operation of migration actors such recruiters, labour brokers, educational and credentialing institutions and their role in facilitating migration; Analysis of existing immigration policies as they relate to Health Care Worker and other types of migration; and How does Ghana engage with its Diaspora, including members of the Health Care Worker occupational Diaspora?”.

In terms of recommendations for producing and harnessing the human and financial capital of Ghanaian migrants, she asked, If not the Philippines model, what are alternatives for this context and which practices will be both productive and ethical?

On future collaborations with UCC, Dr. Showers called for joint research on the “contributions of returned migrants to Ghana including policy recommendations; and an investigation of migration aspirations among young Ghanaian adults with a particular focus on students in medical sciences and nursing.

Dr. Showers said the she looked forward to another opportunity for a Carnegie Supported Field Research and a semester sabbatical teaching and conducting research at UCC.

Dr. Showers later presented two sets of Wi-Fi routers  to boost internet services to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

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Degree Type: 
Master of PhilosophyDepartment of Hospitality and Tourism Management
About Programme: 
  • Empower students to develop an affinity for and understanding of the increasing global inter-dependence of people and cultures;
  • Develop in students skills and attitudes that will enable them participate in solving the problems of their communities, their countries and the world at large with respect to the hospitality/tourism-environment-development nexus; and
  • Provide students with relevant skills and perspectives for long-life learning.
Career Opportunities: 

The MPhil programme is expected to give practical meaning to the study of geography out-of-doors. A substantial amount of time and resources is devoted to field studies and seminars in order to strengthen these components of the programme, especially at this level where students have to demonstrate the capacity to undertake independent work. The main aim of the programme is to provide students with the necessary skills and professional training to function independently in the competitive global hospitality market.

Entry Requirements: 

Candidates applying for the programme must have at least a Second Class (Lower Division) Degree in Hospitality and Tourism or related social sciences subjects.

Degree Type: 
Bachelor of ScienceDepartment of Hospitality and Tourism Management
About Programme: 

A degree in Tourism Management from UCC will equip you to become an active player in the tourism industry. There are several career opportunities to explore in hospitality management, travel and tours, events management, transportation services as well as government institutions. As Ghana intensifies its efforts to attract more tourists into the country, the role of professionals in the tourism sector will become more and more relevant in making Ghana a credible destination for tourists  

Career Opportunities: 

Tourism Management involves management of commercialised travels and visit to artificial and natural places of interest. Tourism may be local or international, where the latter refers to places of interest outside one’s country, while the former refers to visits within one’s country. Tourism visits are usually to natural places of interest like mountains, lakes, rivers, forests, rocks, and sometimes even to whole communities and cities, which is usually for leisure. It could also be for business, health, or other purposes. Tourism is fast becoming an area of interest that governments, local authorities and private persons are fast cashing in on. Governments are making money through taxes from tourism visits. Additionally, operators like transport managers, hotels, among others thrive on tourism, and are all thus classified as part of the tourism industry.

Hitherto, visits to natural places of interest like mountains, lakes, among others were either poorly or not managed at all. But now various structures have been established to generate money out of it. Even artificial tourist sites are being established by various stakeholders to make money from this fast growing sector. This confirms the vast unexplored potential that still exists in the Tourism Management sector. The programme exposes students to the new and emerging trends in the tourism sector, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to identify and explore available opportunities, and teach them how to efficiently manage entities within the sector as a sustainable form of employment  

Entry Requirements: 

Applicants are expected to have:

  • Minimum of SSS Certificates with passes in three core subjects (English, Mathematics, Integrated Science/Social Studies) in addition to three other passes in Business, Social Sciences, Arts or Science; or
  • At least Second Class (Upper) HND Certificate in hospitality/tourism related courses; or
  • A pass in the University’s Mature Students’ Examinations and with at least two years working experience in a responsible position in a hospitality-related firm; or
  • Three (3) ‘A’ Level passes including General Paper.

 

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