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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS


Entry requirements for prospective students are as follows:

Domestic Students:


  1. Applicants must have a first degree or equivalent certificate with a minimum of Second Class (Lower) Division or better. 

  2. Candidates should have obtained Bachelor Technology (BTech) or Bachelor of Science (BSc) or its equivalent in the following fields: Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Food Science and Technology, or any other relevant and closely related field. 

  3. Candidates must attend an interview session and pass the interview. 

  4. Candidates may be required to do a short presentation on a proposed topic to demonstrate their basic skills and capabilities to pursue postgraduate studies and research work.

Foreign Students:


Any certificate that GTEC certifies to be equivalent to a tertiary admission requirement for a master’s program.

 

Summary of Courses


Year One (First Semester)

S/N

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

T

P

C

1

AGBM 501

Management and Organizational Behaviour

3

0

3

2

AGBM 503

Applied Agribusiness Economics

3

0

3

3

AGBM 505

Research Methodology 

3

0

3

4

AGBM 507

Agribusiness Management

3

0

3

5

AGBM 509

Postharvest Technology and Management

2

2

3

 

 

Elective Courses (Select 1)

2

2

3

6

AGBM 511

Agrochemical Industry Management

 

 

 

7

AGBM 513

Advanced Farming Systems and Protected Cultivation

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

16

4

18

 

Year One (Second Semester)

S/N

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

T

P

C

1

AGBM 502

Operations Research

3

0

3

2

AGBM 504

Agro-industry Management

3

0

3

3

AGBM 506

Applied Econometrics 

3

0

3

4

AGBM 508

Human Resource Management

3

0

3

5

AGBM 510

New Venture Creation Project I

0

6

3

6

AGBM 512

Supply Chain Management

3

0

3

7

AGBM 514

Seminar

0

2

1

 

 

Elective Courses (Select 1)

2

0

2

8

AGBM 516

Livestock Products Technology

 

 

 

9

AGBM 518

Meat Processing Management

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

17

8

21

 

 

Year Two (First Semester)

S/N

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

T

P

C

1

AGBM 601

Agricultural Trade: Domestic & International

3

0

3

2

AGBM 603

Agribusiness Marketing

3

0

3

3

AGBM 605

Food Safety Assurance and Total Quality Management 

2

2

3

4

AGBM 607

Project Management

3

0

3

5

AGBM 609

Financial Management for Agribusiness

3

0

3

6

AGBM 611

New Venture Creation Project II

0

6

3

7

AGBM 613

Seminar Presentation

0

2

1

 

 

Elective Course (Select 1)

2

0

2

8

AGBM 615

Organic Food and Technology Management

 

 

 

9

AGBM 617

Innovative Food Product Development 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

16

10

21

Year Two (Second Semester)

S/N

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

T

P

C

1

AGBM 602

Seminar Presentation

0

6

6

2

AGBM 699

Thesis

0

36

9

 

TOTAL

 

0

42

15

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About KsTU

Kumasi Technical University was established in 1954 as Kumasi Technical Institute (K. T. I. ) to offer craft courses. In 1963, the Institute was converted to a non-tertiary Polytechnic status under the Ghana Education Service to start offering, in addition, technician diploma and sub- professional courses.

Contact info

Location: Kumasi - Ashanti Region, Ghana, W/A

Postal Address: P. O. Box 854, Kumasi 

Email: info@kstu.edu.gh 

Tel: Admissions: +233(0)322 496 534, +233(0)322 496 380