Objective
To build the capacity of students to develop their writing and research skills in the main areas or fields of specialty.
Content
Students will present a thesis in their areas of interest. A thesis should be between 120 and 300 pages as prescribed by the School of Graduate Studies.
Objective
To equip students with the knowledge and skills in remote sensing/GIS and their application to resource management, especially oil and gas.
Content
Areas to be covered include principles of electromagnetic radiation, atmospheric effects on images, spectral response patterns of geographic phenomena, image characteristics and interpretation, operational earth observation systems, image data acquisition and pre-processing. Under the GIS component, concepts such as database systems, spatial data integration, data quality, map projections and coordinate systems will be covered. Students will also be equipped with practical skills in the handling of digital spatial data using state of the art software. Students will also undertake field data collection and integration using a variety of tools including Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers.
Mode of delivery
The course will be delivered through lectures, laboratory exercises, seminars, group discussion, fieldwork and practical or applied problem solving approach.
Objective
To discuss broad issues on the development and regional socio-economic growth in Ghana.
Content
Concepts and models in geography and regional planning will be applied to specific case programmes/projects implemented at the national, regional, metropolitan, municipal and district levels. Also to be discussed are opportunities and challenges offered by the country’s physical environment; north-south development divide and implications for national cohesion; structure of the economy and implications for Ghana’s status as lower middle-income country; Ghana as an oil and gas economy; urban and environmental challenges and implications for quality of life; population dynamics including internal displacements and refugeesm; Ghana in a global economy; and rural/urban transport infrastructure and development.
Mode of delivery
The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, and practical or applied problem solving approach.
Objective
The objective of the course are to:
Content
This course focuses on:
Theoretical issues inherent in qualitative research, when to use qualitative techniques and types of qualitative techniques. It will include concept of validation (e.g. trustworthiness and reflexivity), how to develop research guide and screening forms. It also deals with how to apply theoretical and conceptual frameworks, employ appropriate data collection and analysis techniques (computer-assisted qualitative data analysis) and writing of reports.
Mode of delivery
The content will be delivered through lectures, assigned data analysis, individual and group presentations.
Objective
To equip students with the knowledge of the nature and objectives of social sciences, as well as the epistemological and ethical foundations of theory building in social sciences.
Content
Emphasis will be given to the strengths and weaknesses of positivist and hermeneutics traditions, functional dependency and statistical laws, building blocks and theory formulation. Sources of new theories, measurement models and their applications in the social sciences, objectivity and the question of value free social sciences, and feminist epistemology are also addressed. Discussions will involve systems thinking and analysis and logical, empirical and epistemological processes that theory formulation or construction sin the social sciences pass through.
Mode of delivery
The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, and applied problem solving approach.
Objective
To build the capacity of students to be able to identify, analyse and resolve challenges in geographic discourse.
Content
Opportunity will be provided for guest lecturers to share their thoughts with students on topics in geography and related disciplines. Students will be encouraged to participate in interactive small group discussions and role-play simulations. Students will also be guided to make presentations on issues such as authorship, conflict of interest, data acquisition and management, and ethical considerations in research.
Mode of delivery
Lectures, seminars, group discussion, and applied problem solving approach
Objective
To build the capacity of students to be able to identify, analyse and resolve challenges in geographic discourse.
Content
Opportunity will be provided for guest lecturers to share their thoughts with students on topics in geography and related disciplines. Students will be encouraged to participate in interactive small group discussions and role-play simulations. Students will also be guided to make presentations on issues such as authorship, conflict of interest, data acquisition and management, and ethical considerations in research.
Mode of delivery
Lectures, seminars, group discussion, and applied problem solving approach
Objective
To deepen students’ understanding of physical and environmental processes and systems to be able to understand complex environmental issues at the local and global scales.
Content
A systems perspective is required in order to understand today’s multidisciplinary environmental problems, and to identify both long-term solutions and alternatives. The course is founded in systems science theories (system thinking, critical thinking, systems analysis and system dynamics). It approaches problem solving with the help of conceptual and quantitative modelling as well as scenario techniques focusing on landscape, natural resource management, anthropogenic environmental impact sustainability and climate change.
Mode of delivery
The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, and applied problem solving approach.
Objective
To expose students to emerging geographic issues that have implications for national and continental planning and development.
Content
The course focuses on the dynamics of the issues in relation to the geopolitics of Ghana’s lower middle-income status. Among the issues to cover are global warming and climate change; governance and political corruption; globalisation and development in developing countries; natural/artificial disasters and their management; challenges of food security in Africa; emerging issues in regionalism and integration; access, inclusion and exclusion; environmental injustices; and green transport with focus on urban walkability. Students will be encouraged to make presentations on the topics for discussion.
Mode of delivery
The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, and practical or applied problem solving approach.
Objective
The objective of the course is to:
Content
This course focuses on: theoretical issues inherent in quantitative research, when to use quantitative techniques and types of quantitative techniques. It also deals with issues of validity, reliability and representativeness as well as design of research instruments, how to apply theoretical and conceptual frameworks, employ appropriate data collections and analysis techniques and writing of research reports.
Mode of delivery
The content will be delivered through lectures, assigned data analysis, individual and group presentations.
