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KNUST IDL Admission Forms 2023/2024

KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE LEARNING (IDL)

SALE OF APPLICATION FORMS FOR 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR

Programmes:

MSc Cyber Security Intelligence and Management
MSc Security and Justice Administration
MSc/MPhil Forensic Science
MSc Management and Human Resource Strategy
MSc Environmental Resource Management
MSc Marketing

Entry Requirements For Postgraduate Programmes

1. MSc Cyber Security Intelligence and Management

With the increasing amount of criminal activity taking place on the Internet, cyber security management and intelligence is becoming an important area of study. It is envisaged that the programme will bring out skilled personnel in the Security, Financial and other related Investigative Sectors to combat security threats. The programme has been designed to explain how cyber related crime’s intelligence is collected, analysed and used in practice. The Programme also provides students with the opportunity to enhance their skills on identifying cyber-related frauds prior to its happenings. Among others the, programme therefore aims at “Enhancing the knowledge and skills in understanding financial crimes (money laundering, tax evasion, fraud etc), analysing the financial risk and prevention of financial crime.

Providing understanding of computer forensic systems, data recovery and preservation of digital evidence
Understanding the human influence and interactions with digital technologies

Entry Requirements:

Applicants must have obtained an honours Degree, minimum of 2nd Class Lower division or its equivalent, from a reputable University or Institution of Higher Learning
Applicants with Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Science or Cyber-related programmes shall be given exemptions or credits up to the number of courses they have already taken;
Applicants with Postgraduate Certificate in Forensic Science or Cyber-related programmes shall be given exemptions or credits up to the number of courses they have already taken;

2.MSc in Security and Justice Administration

This course has been designed to meet the increasing demand for enhanced professionalism in the security and justice administration, as many people are now employing specialists to protect their people, assets, information and reputation from risks such as crime, fraud, accidents and protesters. This programme is therefore for people in the corporate, private, international aid, security, police or military sectors who want to enhance their academic and professional knowledge and skills in the area of security and justice administration.

Entry Requirements:

Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree, with a minimum of 2nd Class Lower Division or its equivalent in ANY discipline.
Candidates with other masters’ qualifications would be admitted into the programme under special arrangement for MSc degree.

3.MPhil/MSc. Forensic Science

The MSc/MPhil Forensic Science programme is a one/two academic year programme, designed for science degree graduates who want to learn about the balance of science and law appropriate for practicing as forensic scientists.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree, with a minimum of 2nd Class Lower Division in the following programmes: Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacy or Human Biology. Candidates who are already employed in the relevant forensic related areas would be considered for admission.

4. MSc Management and Human Resource Strategy

This programme is aimed at ensuring participants learn the prerequisites of business leadership, critical thinking and analytical skills, reinforced with a thorough grounding in the key principles of business management. By specialising in Management and Human Resource Strategy, participants will gain deeper understanding of how to use an organisation’s best resource, that is, its workforce to achieve its strategic goals and get the very best out of each individual and team.

Participants would also study key perspectives and standpoints on human behaviour, how these behaviours are affected by times of uncertainty and change and what you can do to mitigate

these challenges. This programme is opened to all; it is very ideal for graduates from non- business related programmes who wish to boost their employability by adding fundamental business and management skills to their curriculum vitae, focusing more on Management and Human Resource Strategy.

Entry Requirements:

Applicants must possess good first degree from any discipline, with at least Second Class (Lower Division) or its equivalent.
Applicants must in addition have a thorough proficiency in written and spoken English.

5.MSc Environmental Resources Management

Ghana abounds in Natural Resources, which have played important roles in agricultural, industrial and minerals development for ages. The exploitation of these resources however, has created some negative impacts because of poor environmental management practices. As a result, an Environmental Action Plan (EAP) was formulated in an attempt to control the management of land, mineral and water resources among others. The extraction and manufacturing industries today, use expertise from many other disciplines. In view of this, addressing any environmental problems of industry should involve management of land, forest, wild life, water and the right use of chemicals and its abatement on the ecosystems.

Entry Requirements:

First Class or Second Class (Upper Division) degree or its equivalent in mineral processing, engineering, material science and engineering, architecture, agriculture, renewable natural resources and physical science
Applicants with Second Class (Lower Division) would be interviewed before admission
Applicants with some industrial experience have added advantage.

6.MSc Marketing

The programme is expected to give participants an in-depth knowledge of marketing from an academic and practitioner’s perspective. It is further expected to enable participants to address marketing challenges in critical and creative ways. The programme is designed to help those from general business or management-related disciplines to develop, enhance and build their capacities to become innovative marketing professionals, who have the ability to lead strategic decisions in the creation of successful products and services. This programme is for graduates from all disciplines, and explores the principles, theoretical concepts and practice of marketing, with a strong emphasis on current thinking and contemporary issues.

Entry Requirements:

Applicants must possess good first degree from any discipline. with at least Second Class (Lower Division) or its equivalent.
Applicants must in addition have a thorough proficiency in written and spoken English.