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Programmes

The programmes at the FRNR aim to train high level personnel in renewable natural resources management to facilitate the socio-economic and industrial development of Ghana, the West Africa sub-region and Africa in general. The faculty currently runs Undergraduate and graduate programmes in various Departments.

UNDERGRADUATE

i. BSc Natural Resources Management with Options in:

  • Wood Science and Technology Management
  • Wildlife and Range Management
  • Silviculture and Forest Management
  • Fisheries and Watershed Management
  • Agroforestry

ii. BSc Aquaculture & Water Resources Management

iiI. BSc Packaging Technology with Options in:

  • Food Packaging
  • Pharmaceutical Packaging
  • Packaging Design and Graphics
  • Value Chain and Logistics

 

POSTGRADUATE

Department of Wildlife and Range Management

  • M.Phil/Ph.D - Wildlife and Range Management
  • M.Sc - GISNATUREM (Natural Resources Management)

Department of Silviculture and Forest Management

  • M.Phil - Silviculture and Forest Management. 
  • M.Phil - Natural Resource & Environmental Governance
  • Ph.D - Silviculture and Forest Management.
  • M.Phil - Natural Resource & Environmental Governance 

Department of Agroforestry

  • M.Sc/M.Phil/Ph.D – Agroforestry

Department of Wood Science and Technology Management

  • M.Sc - Wood Technology and Management
  • M.Phil - Wood Science, or Wood Technology
  • Ph.D - Wood Technology, Timber Engineering, or Furniture Design

Department of Fisheries and Watershed Management

  • M.Phil/PhD - Aquaculture
  • M.Phil/PhD - Watershed and Fisheries Management
  • M.Phil/PhD - Aquatic Resources Management
  • PhD - Fisheries Management
  • PhD - Aquaculture Management
  • PhD - Aquaculture & Environment 
  • In addition, the Faculty runs a separate postgraduate programme, GIS (Naturium), under the auspices of ITC Netherlands.