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Master of ScienceDepartment of Geography and Regional Planning
Programme Duration: 
2 years (Standard Entry)
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Aim

The MSc. programme aims at producing post-graduates who have in-depth and contemporary knowledge in all aspects of the disaster risk management cycle and are capable of deploying and coordinating at both macro and micro levels of governance, disaster risk reduction strategies which are in line with prevailing global frameworks.    Objectives

The objectives are to:

  • Strengthen the capacity of students to apply the concepts, theories, models and principles in disaster management. 
  • Build the expertise of students in the area of disaster risk reduction and management. 
  • Develop the skills of students to conduct hazard mapping, vulnerability and risk assessment. 
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One of the scenes of the plays

Theatre Season Launched for Second Semester

09 Mar, 2020 By louis Mensah

Theatre lovers on campus will get their first dose of laughter and an array of life lessons during the second semester of 2019/2020 academic year theatre season.
    
This follows the launch of seven plays which will be staged by students of the Department of Theatre and Film Studies at the Main Auditorium from 27th February to 11th April, 2020.

Titles of Play

 The titles of the plays are “Tombi –Yes we can”, “This is our Chance,” “The Dilemma of a Ghost,” and “Pepper Soup”. The rest are “I want to sue God”, “The King must Dance Naked” and “Blood and Tears”. Students of the Department showcased excerpts of the plays and they are poised to treat patrons to an amazing weekend of exciting performances full of humour. 

Promoting Peace

Addressing the gathering, the Executive President of the Centre of Awareness Global Peace Mission, Prof. Samuel Ato Duncan, who launched the season, said his outfit entered into a collaboration with the Department in December 19, 2019, to promote theatre studies. He said his organisation was also known for promoting peace and, therefore, the partnership with the Department through their plays would propagate the message of peace ahead of the 2020 elections.

The Head of the Department, Rev. Professor Philip Arthur Gborsong, urged members of the University community to patronise the plays. He said the season of plays would also help grow the creative potentials of students in the Department.

Theatre and Film Studies is for Intelligent Students

A Senior Lecturer at the Department, Dr. Vitus Nanbigne, encouraged students to tell their younger brothers and sisters at the second cycle institutions to pursue Theatre and Film Studies at the University of Cape Coast. “The irony is that it takes smart and intelligent people to do Theatre and Film Studies,” he said and refuted claims that the programme was for academically weak students. He said performing acts was the best panacea for depression, blood pressure, and broken hearts and said everyone needed theatre to be strong.

BELOW IS THE TIME TABLE FOR THE PLAYS:

 The King must Dance Naked (27 -29 Feb)

This is Our Chance (5-7 Mar)

Tombi, Yes We Can (12-14 Mar)

The Dilemma of a Ghost (19-21 Mar)

Pepper Soup (26-28 Mar)

I want to Sue God (2-4 Apr.)

Blood and Tears (9-11 Apr.

 

School of Agriculture Trains Pig Farmers

09 Mar, 2020 By louis Mensah

The School of Agriculture has held a one-week intensive training programme for pig farmers.
    
The training programme which brought together participants from Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso was aimed at equipping them to improve upon their Pig Farming Business.

Opening the programme, the Dean of the School of Agriculture, Prof. Elvis Asare-Bediako, noted that one of the University’s mandate was to disseminate the knowledge generated through research to the benefit of the society. He said the training programme was aimed at helping the farmers to adopt best practices to help them in their businesses. “We are interested in bringing our research expertise to help boost agriculture production in all forms whether crop or animal production,” he added.

Prof. Asare-Bediako said the School would continue to organise such workshops in order to contribute towards expanding the agriculture sector. “Our aim is to make agriculture a lucrative venture especially among the youth who are the future leaders of the country,” he explained.

The Head of Animal Science, Dr. Moses Teye, indicated that pig farming was a lucrative business however; some farmers do not adopt best practices in managing the animals. He noted that pigs were very neat animals “When they are well kept, pigs can even demarcate where they feed from where they defecate,” he explained. He said people still had the notion that pigs were dirty animals because they were normally seen eating everything they find in the environment. 

Dr. Teye explained that the participants would learn how to raise pigs, prepare feeds and also process pork into sausages, khebabs and other products to earn more income. He called on the participants to implement what they would learn during the week-long training programme.

The Coordinator of Short Courses at the School, Dr. Julius Hagan, said there were several advantages that the participants could derive from the training programmes. He indicated those who go through the training programmes and implement what they learn were given priorities as suppliers for the UCC Meat Processing Unit (MPU). “We now purchase meat from some farmers who have participated in our short courses,” he told them. 

Dr. Hagan said the training programme had extended its tentacles beyond Ghana. “We now have participants from all over West Africa including Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone and other countries enrolling on the training programme,” he stated 
    
The Chairman for the Opening Ceremony, Prof. Kwame Agyei Frimpong, asked participants to take advantage of the training programme to build their capacities. He entreated them to advertise the programmes to other farmers so that they could also benefit from the knowledge and experiences to enrich their business.

The ceremony was also used to award certificates to participants who enrolled on the Tractor Operation, Maintenance and Management workshop.

Present were some lecturers and administrative and technical staff of the School of Agriculture


 

Customary Land Laws, Gender and Cultural Traditions

Objective 

To guide students to assess how gender and land tenure dynamics impact on access and ownership rights.

Content

The course looks at gender and land tenure dynamics under customary land laws and explores the changing access to land by both genders as well as the factors that influence the differential land rights under customary law. Issues such as history and application of customary law and law of property and succession and their impact on land ownership and administration. 

Mode of Delivery

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, individual and group presentations.

Course Code: 
LPA 807S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 850
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Land Policy and Administration

Concepts and Theories Of Development

Objective

To equip students with the concepts and theories underlying development process in the global south and how they impact land policy and administration procedure. 

Content

The course covers economic, social and political aspects of development processes in the Global South. Emphasis is on the linkages between local contexts and global forces of change in the South. However, examples of development trajectories are drawn from many historical contexts, especially in discussions about the content of the concept of development. A selection of texts that have shaped contemporary development geography and the extent to which these development thinkers have influenced development strategies and land resources management would also be discussed. 

Mode of Delivery

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, individual and group presentations.

Course Code: 
LPA 804S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 850
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Land Policy and Administration

Research Methods

Objective

To assist students to discuss in detail the relationship between the physical features and the socio-economic characteristics as well as the distribution of humans in space. 

Content

The course deals with the description of the physical, socio-political and cultural landscape of Ghana. Other issues covered are the evolution of landscapes of Ghana; the geographic regions of the country; settlement patterns; transport systems; identification, appraisal, use, and conservation of the country’s resources; interplay of population, politics and other socio-economic variables with natural resources for socio-economic development. 

Mode of delivery

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, fieldwork and applied problem solving approach.

Course Code: 
LPA 811S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Land Policy and Administration

Research Methods

Objective 

To guide students to acquire the knowledge and skills in conducting research in Land Policy and Administration.

Content 

This course fundamentally exposes students to the processes involved in research. These include philosophy of social science research, conceptualization of a research problem, data collection and instrumentation, techniques in fieldwork, data analysis and presentation of results. Models and modelling of geographic phenomenon are also treated.

Mode of Delivery

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, fieldwork, individual and group presentations.

Course Code: 
LPA 805S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Land Policy and Administration

Land, Law and Policy

Objective

To guide students to appraise contemporary land use law and policy in Ghana to improve land administration. 

Content 

The course deals with contemporary land use law and policy. Other areas to cover are use and abuse of the "police power" (the legal basis for land use control); zoning flexibility; vested property rights, development agreements and undertakings; redevelopment and growth control; and direct democracy. The course will demonstrate how land use laws and decisions affect environmental quality and how land use decision-making addresses environmental impacts. 

Mode of delivery

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, fieldwork and applied problem solving approach.

Course Code: 
LPA 803S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Land Policy and Administration

Land Economics & Resource Management

Objective 

To assist students to analyse economic principles as applied to the use of land, land markets and land values, especially in relation to development, investment and the regulatory environment. 

Content 

The course covers the concept and statutory definition of land ownership and tenure system; economics as applied to land property; and economic factors affecting the land market with emphasis on the determinants of land values, the housing market, and land use policies. The course will also address issues and concepts relating to ecology and resources as well as their utilization and management and discuss the processes that create dynamics in ecological systems and mechanisms as applied to conservation of the environment and sustainable land resource management. 

Mode of delivery

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, fieldwork and applied problem solving approach.

Course Code: 
LPA 802S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Land Policy and Administration

Environmental Politics and Policy

Objective

To guide students to be able to assess the effectiveness of current politics and policy mechanisms designed to reduce environmental stress induced by human behaviour. 

Content

The course deals with international politics in relation to sustainable development within the context of the Brundtland Commission, the Earth Summit and the Kyoto Protocol. It also examines the politics and laws governing the national environmental action plan, environmental and sanitation policy and related issues. 

Mode of delivery

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, fieldwork and practical or applied problem-solving approach.

Course Code: 
LPA 801S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Land Policy and Administration

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