If you are a prospective applicant looking for the available agriculture courses in KNUST, this post is for you.
In this short post, we will list the agriculture courses available at KNUST, minimum requirements and the course outline for the undergraduate agriculture programme.
Undergraduate Agriculture Courses In Ghana
- BSc Agriculture (Economics Option)
- BSc Agriculture (Extension Option)
- BSc Agribusiness Management
Postgraduate Agriculture Courses Offered At KNUST
- MPhil/PhD Agricultural Economics
- MSc/MPhil/PhD Agribusiness Management
- MSc/MPhil/PhD Agricultural Extension and Development Communication
- MPhil Sustainable and Integrated Rural Development in Africa
MSc Agribusiness Management is available on IDL mode.
Course Outline For Undergraduate Agriculture Courses At KNUST
Prospective applicants who want to have a fair view of the course outline for the undergraduate agricultural courses at KNUST.
Undergraduate Courses under BSc Agribusiness Management:
| Level | FIRST SEMESTER | SECOND SEMESTER |
| Year 1 | ABM 151: Introduction to Agriculture | ABM 152: Foundation Agriculture |
| ABM 153: Farm Records Mgt. & Accounting | ABM 154: Agribusiness Finance | |
| ABM 155: Agribusiness Law | ABM 156: Business Comm. and Customer Relations | |
| ABM 157: Principles of Agribusiness Management | ABM 158: Agribusiness Accounting, Auditing & Taxation | |
| CS 157: Arable Crop Production and Management | AGEC 152: Economics for Agriculture &Natural Recourses | |
| AE 157Â Farm Power and Machinery Management | AGEC 154: Statistics for Agriculture& Natural Resources | |
| ENGL 157: Communication Skills I | ABM 160: Apiculture | |
| MATH 157: Algebra | ENGL 158: Communication Skills II | |
| Year 2 | ABM 251: Agribusiness Planning and Analysis | ABM 252: Agribusiness Risk and Resource Management |
| ABM 253: Introduction to Macroeconomics | ABM 254: Principles of Marketing | |
| AGEC 253: Computer Applications in Agriculture | ABM 256: Cost and Accounting Management | |
| AE 291Â Irrigation Systems Management | AGEC 254: Rural Sociology | |
| CS 257: Crop Protection | AS 254Â Poultry Production and Management | |
| CS 259: Sustainable Land Management | AS 256Â Micro Livestock Production | |
| HORT 255: Seed Science and Technology | CS 352: Plantation and Industrial Crop Production Mgt. | |
| ENGL 263: Literature in English I | HORTÂ Â Â 254: Ornamental Nurseries and Nursery Mgt. | |
| LAW 265: Land Law I | ENGL 264: Literature in English II | |
| Year 3* | ABM 351:Â Agric. Trade & Policy in Dev. Country | ABM 352:Â Financial Analysis |
| ABM 353: Marketing in Agribusiness | ABM 354: Agricultural Produce Export Management | |
| ABM 355: Research Methods for Agribusiness | ABM 356: Supply Chain Management | |
| AGEC 351: Extension Comm. & Teaching Methods | ABM 358: Management Information System | |
| AE 260: Processing & Preservation of Agric. Produce | ABM 360: Quantitative Methods for Agribusiness Mgt. | |
| AS 351Â Cattle, Sheep and Goat Production | ABM 364: Agricultural Cooperatives | |
| FSA 353: Principles and Practices of Aquaculture | AS 352: Swine Production | |
| HORT 351: Fruit Crop Production and Management | HORT 352: Vegetable Crop Production | |
| Year 4 | ABM 451: International Agribusiness | ABM 452: Production/Operations Management |
| ABM 453: Marketing Management | ABM 454: Strategic Agribusiness Management | |
| ABM 455:Â Vertical Coordination in Agri-Food System | ABM 456:Â Entrepreneurship | |
| ABM 457: Food Safety and Quality Standards | ABM 458: Project Appraisal and Management | |
| AS 455Â Meat Science & Animal Products Processing | ABM 460: Financial Management | |
| HORT 451: Landscape Design and Construction | ABM 462: Human Resource Management | |
| ABM 491:Â Seminar I | ABM 492:Â Seminar II | |
| ABM 493: Student Project I | ABM 494: Student Project II |
*Â Students shall undertake practical attachment with selected agribusiness institutions during the long vacation at the end of Year Three and shall submitted a report in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the BSc Agribusiness Management Programme.Â
Admission Requirements / Cut Off Point for Degree in Agriculture in KNUST
An applicant for admission to a degree Programme in the University must have CREDITS in the THREE WASSCE/SSSCE Core Subjects (English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science), and CREDITS in THREE WASSCE/SSSCE Elective Subjects or its equivalent relevant to the chosen Programme with aggregate 24 or better (WASSCE: A1- C6/SSSCE A-D).
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