INTRODUCTION
This publication contains Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) entry requirements, colleges in the institution and their programmes.
BRIEF HISTORY OF KNUST
The University of Science and Technology succeeded the Kumasi College of Technology which was established by a Government Ordinance on 6th October, 1951.
It was however, opened officially on 22nd January, 1952 with 200 Teacher Training students transferred from Achimota, to form the nucleus of the new College.
In October, 1952, the School of Engineering and the Department of Commerce were established and the first students were admitted.
A Pharmacy Department was established in January, 1953, with the transfer of the former School of Pharmacy from Korle-Bu Hospital, Accra, to the College.
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A Department of Agriculture was opened in the same year (1953) to provide a number of ad hoc courses of varying duration, from a few terms to three years, for the Ministry of Agriculture.
Once established, the College began to grow and in 1957, the School of Architecture, Town Planning and Building was inaugurated.
Its first students were admitted in January, 1958, for professional courses in Architecture, Town Planning and Building.
The Kumasi College of Technology was then transformed into a full-fledged University.
It was then renamed as Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology by an Act of Parliament on 22nd August, 1961.
The University’s name was changed to University of Science and Technology after the Revolution of 24th February, 1966.
The University of Science and Technology was officially inaugurated on Wednesday, 20th November, 1961.
However, by another act of Parliament, Act 559 of 1998, the University has been renamed Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
CHOICE OF PROGRAMME OF STUDY
(FOR CANDIDATES WITH WASSCE/SSSCE, GCE/IGCSE ‘A’ & ‘O’ LEVELS, ABCE/GBCE, MATURE AND EQUIVALENT)
Note: Fee paying option is for the entire duration of the programme of study.
If you opt for fee paying you shall remain on that status for your entire programme.
LIST OF UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY COLLEGES
College of Art and Built Environment
Faculty of Built Environment.
BSc. Architecture, BSc. Construction Technology and Management and BSc. Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics.
BSc. Development Planning, BSc. Human, Settlement Planning, BSc. Land Economy and BSc. Real Estate.
Faculty of Art.
BA. Communication Design, BA. Integrated Rural Art and Industry, BA. Publishing Studies, BA. Metal Product Design, BA. Textile Design and Technology, BFA. Painting and Sculpture, BFA. Ceramics, BSc. Fashion Design and BSc. Ceramic Technology.
Faculty of Educational Studies.
B.Ed. Junior High School Education (Mathematics, Science, ICT, Agricultural
Science, History, Visual Arts and Geography).
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Faculty of Agriculture.
BSc. Agriculture, BSc. Agricultural Biotechnology, BSc. Agribusiness Management, and BSc. Landscape Design and Management.
Faculty of Natural Resources.
BSc. Natural Resource Management, BSc. Forest Resources Technology, BSc. Packaging Technology and BSc. Aquaculture and Water Resource
Management.
College of Engineering
Faculty of Civil and Geo-Engineering.
BSc. Civil Engineering, BSc. Civil Engineering (Obuasi Campus), BSc. Geological Engineering, BSc. Geological Engineering (Obuasi), BSc. Geomatic Engineering, BSc. Geomatic Engineering (Obuasi Campus) and BSc. Petroleum Engineering.
Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
BSc. Biomedical Engineering, BSc. Computer Engineering, BSc. Electrical/Electronic Engineering, BSc. Electrical/Electronic Engineering
(Obuasi Campus) and BSc. Telecommunications Engineering.
Faculty of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering.
BSc. Agricultural Engineering, BSc. Petrochemical Engineering, BSc. Chemical Engineering, BSc. Metallurgical Engineering, BSc. Metallurgical Engineering (Obuasi Campus), BSc. Materials Engineering.
BSc. Materials Engineering (Obuasi Campus), BSc. Marine Engineering, BSc. Industrial Engineering, BSc. Automobile Engineering, and BSc. Mechanical Engineering.
College of Health Sciences
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences.
BSc. Nursing, BSc. Nursing (Obuasi Campus), Nursing (Emergency Option for Practicing Nurses Only), BSc. Midwifery (Females only) and BSc. Midwifery (Females practicing Midwives only) (Sandwich).
BSc. Midwifery (Obuasi Campus), BSc. Physiotherapy and Sports
Science, BSc. Medical Imaging, BSc. Medical Laboratory Science and BSc. Medical Laboratory Science
(Obuasi Campus).
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Bachelor of Herbal Medicine (BHM), Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D), and Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) – 2 years Top-Up (Practicing Pharmacists only).
School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Human Biology (Medicine) (MBChB), Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
(Fee-paying only), and BSc. Physician Assistantship.
School of Veterinary Medicine.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
(DVM), BSc. Mechanical Engineering
(Obuasi Campus) and BSc. Aerospace Engineering.
School of Public Health.
BSc. Disability and Rehabilitation
Studies.
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty Of Law.
Bachelor of Laws (LLB), and LLB (Degree Holders Only)-Fee-Paying.
Faculty of Social Science.
BA. Economics, BA. English, BA. Geography and Rural Development, BA. History, BA. Political Studies, BA. Akan Language and Culture, BA. French and Francophone Studies, BA. Linguistics, BA. Media and Communication Studies, BA. Religious Studies, BA. Sociology and BA. Social Work.
School of Business
BSc. Business Administration (Human
Resource Management /Management)-Obuasi Campus, and BSc. Business Administration (Marketing/International Business).
College of Science
Faculty of Biosciences.
BSc. Biochemistry, BSc. Food Science and Technology, BSc. Biological Science, BSc. Environmental Science, BSc. Environmental Science (Obuasi Campus) and Doctor of Optometry.
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Faculty of Physical and Computational Sciences.
BSc. Chemistry, BSc. Mathematics, BSc. Physics, BSc. Computer Science, BSc. Statistics, BSc. Actuarial Science, BSc. Meteorology and Climate Science, BSc. Business Administration
(Marketing/International Business)
(Obuasi Campus).
BSc. Business Administration
(Accounting/Banking and Finance), BSc. Business Administration (Accounting/Banking and Finance)-Obuasi Campus, BSc. Business Administration (Logistics and Supply Chain Management/Business Information Technology), BSc. Business Administration (Logistics and Supply Chain Management/Business Information Technology)-Obuasi Campus and BSc. Hospitality and Tourism Management.
In conclusion, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is one of Ghana’s best universities that nurture knowledge and train human resources into the world of work.
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