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Degree Type: 
Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Science Education
Programme Duration: 
2 years (Standard Entry)
About Programme: 

Not Published 

Goal / Objectives: 

The specific objectives of the programme are to produce master/doctoral degree holders who are capable of:

  • meeting high caliber manpower needs in science education for Ghana,
  • training personnel who will contribute significantly to national and international advancement of science education,
  • becoming high caliber professionals and lecturers for tertiary institutions,
  • conducting research into the teaching and learning of science, problems and issues related to science education curriculum at all levels of the educational system,
  • providing direct services as employees or consultants to the ministry of education, Ghana education service and other stakeholders,
  • providing leadership in the continuous improvement of the science curriculum and supervision of the delivery of the curriculum at all levels of the educational system,
Career Opportunities: 

 Courses offered at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels enable graduates to be high calibre educationists capable of using contemporary approaches and technologies to facilitate the teaching and learning process at all levels of the educational system. Products from the Department are well equipped to take leadership roles in the educational system as well as lead and conduct research in all issues related to Science Education.

Entry Requirements: 

 Application to the postgraduate programme should either be:

  

holders of research-based (MPhil) in Science Education preferably second class lower in the course work from a recognized university.

Note

Applicant becomes a candidate for the PhD degree on after obtaining a minimum CGPA if 3.0 in the course work of the programme and should have obtained a minimum of Grade B in the research methods course.

Degree Type: 
Master of ScienceDepartment of Science Education
Programme Duration: 
2 years (Standard Entry)
About Programme: 

Not Published

Goal / Objectives: 

The specific objectives of the programme are to produce master/doctoral degree holders who are capable of:

  • meeting high caliber manpower needs in science education for Ghana,
  • training personnel who will contribute significantly to national and international advancement of science education,
  • becoming high caliber professionals and lecturers for tertiary institutions,
  • conducting research into the teaching and learning of science, problems and issues related to science education curriculum at all levels of the educational system,
  • providing direct services as employees or consultants to the ministry of education, Ghana education service and other stakeholders,
  • providing leadership in the continuous improvement of the science curriculum and supervision of the delivery of the curriculum at all levels of the educational system,
Career Opportunities: 

 Courses offered at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels enable graduates to be high calibre educationists capable of using contemporary approaches and technologies to facilitate the teaching and learning process at all levels of the educational system. Products from the Department are well equipped to take leadership roles in the educational system as well as lead and conduct research in all issues related to Science Education.

Entry Requirements: 

Application to the postgraduate programme should either be:

holders of B.Ed. (Science Education) with preferably second class lower division or higher from a recognized University or institution.

OR

holders of B.Sc. (Hons) in a relevant science programme and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE).

holders of Bachelor of Basic Education Science Option with preferably second class lower from a recognised University or Institution.

Degree Type: 
Master of PhilosophyDepartment of Science Education
Programme Duration: 
2 years (Standard Entry)
About Programme: 

Not Published

Career Opportunities: 

Courses offered at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels enable graduates to be high calibre educationists capable of using contemporary approaches and technologies to facilitate the teaching and learning process at all levels of the educational system. Products from the Department are well equipped to take leadership roles in the educational system as well as lead and conduct research in all issues related to Science Education.

Entry Requirements: 

Application to the postgraduate programme should either be: 

    holders of B.Ed. (Science Education) with preferably second class lower division or higher from a recognized University or institution.

OR

    holders of B.Sc. (Hons) in a relevant science programme and a Postgraduate Diploma    

    in Education (PGDE)

OR

          holders of research-based and non-research-based master’s degrees in Science       

          Education (M.Ed.) from a recognized university.

Degree Type: 
Bachelor of ScienceDepartment of Science Education
Programme Duration: 
4 years (Standard Entry)
About Programme: 

Not Published

Career Opportunities: 

Courses offered at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels enable graduates to be high calibre educationists capable of using contemporary approaches and technologies to facilitate the teaching and learning process at all levels of the educational system. Products from the Department are well equipped to take leadership roles in the educational system as well as lead and conduct research in all issues related to Science Education.

Entry Requirements: 

The minimum admission requirement into the University of Cape Coast for WASSCE applicants is aggregate 36.

Applicants must have passes with at least grade C6 in any three (3) of the following elective subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. In addition, an applicant should have obtained at least Credit of C6 in English Language, Core Mathematics and Integrated Science.

      OR

Post Diploma Applicant

Holders of Diploma of Basic Education with Science Option with a second class lower division or higher from a recognized University or institution are considered to start at Level 200.

Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh with the officials from Michigan State University

Officials from Michigan State University Visits UCC

26 Jun, 2019 By louis Mensah

A team from the Michigan State University (MSU), USA, has called on the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh as part of a process to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University.

Introduction

Introducing the team to the Pro Vice-Chancellor, the Dean, Centre for International Education(CIE), Prof. Rosemond Boohene, explained that, the two Universities have had discussions to establish a collaboration and therefore, an MoU had been developed to formalise the relationship. Prof. Boohene said the team was on campus as a follow up to firm-up the process. The Dean of CIE said the team had also visited some departments to explore other areas they could possibly expand the collaboration to cover.

Gratitude to MSU

Welcoming the team, the Pro Vice-Chancellor, on behalf of the University Management expressed gratitude to Michigan State University, for responding and visiting UCC to ensure that the collaboration came into fruition. She assured the team, “We are ready to partner with Michigan State University for a strong academic collaboration.”

Prof. Edu-Buandoh thanked the team led by the Associate Dean, International Programmes, MSU, Dr. Robert Glew, for the visit and hoped that it would pave way for students from both institutions to develop their potentials and impact the global community positively.  

Present at  the meeting were the Acting College Registrar, College of Education Studies (C.E.S), Mrs. Alberta Graham, Head, Department of Basic Education, Dr. H. Dickson Angbing, Senior Assistant Registrar, Office of the Vice Chancellor, Dr. (Mrs.) Georgina Asi Owusu, Junior Assistant Registrar, C.E.S, Mr. Benjamin Ortsin, and Dr. Margo Glew, MSU.

Participants at the workshop

DRIC Trains Lecturers and Postgraduate students on Plagiarism Check Software

26 Jun, 2019 By louis Mensah

The Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) in collaboration with the Sam Jonah Library has organised a training workshop for academic staff and postgraduate students on how to use the “Turnitin (Plagiarism Check Software).

Turnitin Software         

Addressing participants at the workshop, the University Librarian, UCC, Dr. Mac Anthony Cobblah, explained: “Turnitin is plagiarism check software which is used to check how much people have copied from the web sources by giving the similarity index”.  He said when the Turnitin Software was run on a research work; it helped to detect the content that has been copied from other sources.”

Dr. Cobblah explained that having introduced the Plagiarism Policy in the University, there was the need to be vigilant through the use of technology, hence, the use of Turnitin Software by both instructors and students. “We believe that this will help both instructors and students during writing and supervision to produce quality research works in the University,” he said.

Benefits of Turnitin Software

Describing the other benefits of the programme, he noted that apart from checking plagiarism, the software could also provide both the instructors and students with the platform to mark, score, and to make assessment and comments. Emphasising on the number of people to enrol or register on the System, he stated, “We currently have the licence for one thousand (1000) students, however, there is no limit to the number of instructors who can be registered by the System (Software).  On the requirements for registration, he indicated that only an active ‘email address’ would be needed to register each and every instructor or student in order to have access to the use of the software.

The facilitator of the training workshop, a Principal Research Assistant, DRIC, UCC, Mr. Isaac Nketsiah, took participants through the registration and practical sessions at the training workshop.

Department of Guidance and Counseling

Vision statement: 
To train well-equipped graduates who will excel in teaching and in the provision of professional guidance and counselling services to those in need of such services.
Mission statement: 
 To prepare Guidance and Counselling graduates whose content knowledge, skills, values and practical experiences will make them proficient in current trends of teaching, research and provision of guidance services.
History: 
The Department of Guidance and Counselling prepares professionals in Guidance and Counselling who can effectively educate, supervise, conduct research and counsel in higher institutions as faculty members and serve  on Educational Boards in their professional capacity to contribute to guidance and counselling in the country. The Department also contributes towards improving the counselling skills of already practicing para-professional counselors. Additionally, the Department offers professional training in counseling to religious leaders, prison officers, nurses, selected personnel of the Ghana Police Service and allied institution to enhance peace, stability, productivity and human security in the country.   
Core Values: 
Not Published Objectives The objectives of the Department shall be as follows: Produce high calibre experts in Guidance and Counselling to lecture in tertiary institutions and contribute to the continuous and sustainable growth and development of the country. To educate students with appropriate expertise in the skills of counselling, developing and organising Guidance and Counselling programmes and centres for educational institutions, Equip students with the skills of research and critical thinking in understanding human behaviour and in meeting emerging challenges in the Ghanaian society. To train and develop in students the ability to extend Guidance and Counselling services to community and agency settings.
College/Faculty/School/Department: 
Department of Guidance and Counseling
About College/Faculty/Department: 
The Department runs postgraduate programmes in Guidance and Counselling.  These programmes, before the establishment of the Department were run by the Department of Educational Foundations, now the Department of Education and Psychology, and the Counselling Centre.  The programmes are run on both regular and sandwich basis. The regular programmes are Ph.D (Guidance and Counselling) M.Phil (Guidance and Counselling).   The Department will soon run the following undergraduate and graduate programmes on both regular and sandwich basis in 2020/2021 academic year. B. Ed. (Guidance and Counselling) M. Phil (Student Affairs and Service) M. Phil (Rehabilitation)
Presentation of the items to the Director of Health Services

The Annan Family Donates to UCC Hospital

26 Jun, 2019 By louis Mensah

The family of J. J. K. Annan has donated medical items to the University Hospital to bring some relief to clients.

The donation was made in memory of their parents, Sir Knight J. J. K. Annan, and Mrs. Monica Annan who are both deceased.

Support to the Aged

Presenting the items on behalf of the family, Ms. Jacinta Martina Annan, said the family decided to make the donation to the University Hospital to help provide support to the aged and the patients who are unable to walk well. She appealed to the staff of the Hospital to take good care of the gadgets so as to serve the purpose for which they were donated.

Gratitude

The Director, Directorate of University Health Services, Dr. Evans Ekanem, who received the items, expressed gratitude to the Annan Family for their kind gesture and added that, “These items will go a long way to assist the work that is being done here, because it is clear and obvious that the hospital needs more of these gadgets to assist medical service.” He assured that the Hospital would put the gadgets to good use to improve quality health care delivery. He used the occasion to appeal to other individuals and organisations to support the University Hospital to help deliver quality health care to clients.    

The items presented were a Wheel Chair, Quadripod Walking Stick, and a Zimmer Frame.

Department of Science Education

Vision statement: 
To be recognised as the most outstanding department for the training of science educators.
Mission statement: 
To prepare Science Educators who will be highly proficient in their subject areas, pedagogy, curriculum issues and research using active learning approaches, methodologies and technologies
History: 
The Department of Science Education (DSE) originated from the erstwhile Department of Science and Mathematics Education (DSME) which was later split into three (3) as part of the collegiate system in August 2016. DSE runs Science Education programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Programmes at the Postgraduate level are delivered through both regular and sandwich modes. The Department has three teaching science laboratories for Chemistry, Physics and Biology practical activities. In addition, DSE has wood workshop whose core mandate is to design teaching aids for teaching and learning in the Department and other second cycle institutions across the country. The Wood Workshop also undertakes production of office furniture, cabinets and other carpentry services for other faculties within the University.
Core Values: 
Not Published
College/Faculty/School/Department: 
Department of Science Education
About College/Faculty/Department: 
The Department of Science aims at producing graduates who will contribute significantly to national and international advancement of science education. Another mandate of the Department is to train personnel to conduct research into the teaching and learning of Science and also prescribing solutions to problems related to Science Education curriculum at all levels of the educational system. Some of our students serve as professionals and provide direct services as employees or consultants to the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service and other stakeholders. Our graduates also provide leadership for the continuous improvement of the Science curricular and supervision of the delivery of the curriculum at all levels of the educational system. What Makes the Department of Science Education Unique The Department of Science Education trains and develops students to become Science Educators with requisite knowledge and skills in their subject areas. We also produce Science Educators who are able to integrate contemporary technologies in teaching and learning of Science.

Algebra and Trigonometry

This course seeks to prepare students for advanced courses in Mathematics. Students will have a better appreciation of how to perform basic operations on sets, real numbers and matrices and to prove and apply trigonometric identities. The specific topics that will be covered are: commutative, associative and distributive properties of union and intersection of sets. DeMorgan’s laws. Cartesian product of sets. The real number system; natural numbers, integers, rational and irrational numbers. Properties of addition and multiplication on the set of real numbers. Relation of order in the system of real numbers. Linear, quadratic and other polynomial functions, rational algebraic functions, absolute value functions, functions containing radicals and their graphical representation. Inequalities in one and two variables. Application to linear programming. Indices and logarithms, their laws and applications. Binomial theorem for integral and rational indices and their application. Linear and exponential series. Circular functions of angles of any magnitude and their graphs. Trigonometric formula including multiple angles, half angles and identities. Solution to trigonometric equations.

Course Code: 
MAT 101
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Pre-requisite: 
WASSCE/SSSCE Elective Mathematics

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