PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
LEVEL 100 FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|
*UGRC 110 |
Academic Writing I |
3 |
*UGRC 120 |
Numeracy Skills |
3 |
*UGRC 130 |
Science and Technology in Our Lives |
3 |
*UGRC 150 |
Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning |
3 |
GEOG 111 |
Introduction to Physical Geography |
3 |
|
2 Courses from 2 other assigned Departments |
6 |
|
Minimum Credits Required |
15 |
*Note: Students to choose any 2 courses (6 credits) of the UGRC
SECOND SEMESTER
*Note: Students to choose any 2 courses (6 credits) of the UGRC
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|
*UGRC 110 |
Academic Writing I |
3 |
*UGRC 120 |
Numeracy Skills |
3 |
*UGRC 130 |
Science and Technology in Our Lives |
3 |
*UGRC 150 |
Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning |
3 |
GEOG 112 |
Introduction to Human Geography |
3 |
|
2 Courses from 2 other assigned Departments |
6 |
|
Minimum Credits Required |
15 |
LEVEL 200 FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|
*UGRC 210 |
Academic Writing II |
3 |
UGRC 220-238* |
Introduction to African Studies |
3 |
GEOG 211 |
Introduction to Geographic Thought |
3 |
GEOG 213 |
Introduction to Weather and Climate |
3 |
|
2 Courses from the other assigned Department |
6 |
|
Minimum Credits Required |
15 |
*Note: Students to choose UGRC 210 or UGRC 220-238* (3 credits).
SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|
*UGRC 210 |
Academic Writing II |
3 |
UGRC 220-238* |
Introduction to African Studies |
3 |
GEOG 212 |
Geomorphological Processes and Landforms |
3 |
GEOG 214 |
Principles and Methods of Cartography |
3 |
OTHER SUBJECT |
2 Courses from the other assigned Department |
3 |
|
Minimum Credits Required |
15 |
*Note: Students to choose UGRC 210 or UGRC 220-238* (3 credits).
LEVEL 300 (GEOGRAPHY MAJOR/COMBINED)
FIRST SEMESTER
A Geography Major student will take THREE core courses, at least ONE elective course and any
ONE course from the other assigned Department per semester. (15 credits)
A Combined major Geography student will take a total of THREE CORE courses per year and at least ONE elective course per semester.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|
GEOG 321 |
Soils and Biogeography |
3 |
GEOG 323 |
Regional Geography of Africa (One region outside West Africa) |
3 |
GEOG 325 |
Theory and Practice of Geography |
3 |
|
Any ONE Elective Course (3 credits) |
|
GEOG 327 |
Introduction to Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) |
3 |
GEOG 331 |
Arid Lands |
3 |
|
Any ONE Course from the other assigned Department |
3 |
|
Minimum Credits Required |
15 |
SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|
GEOG 322 |
Introduction to Resource Analysis |
3 |
GEOG 324 |
Regional Geography of West Africa with Special Reference to Ghana |
3 |
GEOG 326 |
Research Methods |
3 |
|
Any ONE Elective Course (3 credits) |
|
GEOG. 328 |
Geography of Gender and Development in Africa |
3 |
GEOG 342 |
Climatology |
3 |
GEOG 344 |
Geographic Information System (GIS) |
3 |
|
Any ONE Course from the other assigned Department |
3 |
|
Minimum Credits Required |
15 |
LEVEL 400
A Geography Major student will take TWO core courses and at least TWO elective courses plus a mandatory Long Essay per semester. (15 credits)
A Combined Geography student will take a total of THREE core courses, including GEOG 401 (Regional Development) per year, and at least ONE elective course for each semester (15 credits). A combined geography student writing a long essay will be required to take ONE core course per semester and at least one elective course in the year (15 credits).
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|
GEOG 450 |
Long Essay |
3 |
GEOG 451 |
Regional Development |
3 |
GEOG 453 |
Geography of the Developing World |
3 |
|
Elective Courses |
3 |
GEOG 455 |
Rural Resources Development: Theories and Policies |
3 |
GEOG 457 |
Political Geography |
3 |
GEOG 459 |
Population Studies |
3 |
GEOG 463 |
Transportation Studies |
3 |
GEOG 465 |
The City: Origins, Internal Structure and Economic Function |
3 |
GEOG 467 |
Historical Geography of Africa |
3 |
GEOG 469 |
Agricultural Land use Theories and Policies |
3 |
GEOG 471 |
Geography of Tourism |
3 |
GEOG 473 |
Medical Geography |
3 |
GEOG 475 |
Industrial Location Theory and Practice |
3 |
GEOG 477 |
Pedology |
3 |
GEOG 479 |
Environmental Ecology |
3 |
GEOG 481 |
Climate and Society (Formerly, Applied Climatology) |
3 |
GEOG 483 |
Tropical Geomorphology |
3 |
GEOG 485 |
Hydrology |
3 |
*GEOG 493 |
Theories and Analytical Methods for Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction (IDRR) |
3 |
SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|
GEOG 450 |
LONG ESSAY |
3 |
GEOG 452 |
Techniques of Regional Science |
3 |
GEOG 454 |
Spatial Organization |
3 |
|
Elective Courses |
3 |
GEOG 456 |
Rural Development Experiences |
3 |
GEOG 458 |
Population and Development |
3 |
GEOG 462 |
Transport and the Space Economy |
3 |
GEOG 464 |
Cities in Economic Development and Problems of Urban Management |
3 |
GEOG 466 |
Historical Geography of North Western Europe |
3 |
GEOG 468 |
Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the Developing World |
3 |
GEOG 472 |
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Health and Development |
3 |
GEOG 474 |
Industrialisation in the developing World |
3 |
GEOG 478 |
Tropical Biogeography |
3 |
GEOG 482 |
Tourism Development in the Third World |
3 |
GEOG 484 |
Climatic Change: Arid and Semi arid Lands (Formerly, Climatology of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands) |
3 |
GEOG 486 |
Applied Geomorphology |
3 |
GEOG 488 |
Soil Survey |
3 |
GEOG 4922 |
Environmental Hydrology |
3 |
GEOG 494 |
Geopolitics of Africa |
3 |
GEOG 496 |
Policies and Strategies for Integrated Environmental Health (IEH) And Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Urban Areas |
3 |
1. A Geography major student will need a minimum of 78 credits to graduate
2. A combined major Geography student will need a minimum of 48 credits to graduate.