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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

First Year Courses  
Second Year Courses  
Third Year Courses  
Fourth Year Courses  

FIRST YEAR  
1st Semester Credits
ENGL101  Language and Writing Skills I  3
RELB160  Jesus and the Gospel 3
FREN 111  French for General Communication I
MATH 181 Business Mathematics 3
COSC 117 Fundamental of Computing Skills 3
GNED 125 Study Skills NC 
First Year, First Semester Total 15
   
   
2nd Semester Credits
ENGL102  Language and Writing Skills II  3
FREN 112  French for General Communication II             3
RELB 251 Principles of Christian Faith 3
SOCI 176 Social Structures and Stratifications in Ghana   3
HLTH 168 Health and Nutrition            3
First Year, Second Semester Total 15
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SECOND YEAR  
1st Semester Credits
DVST 215 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment       3
DVST 225 Sociology of Development                 3
DVST 235 Community Mobilization and Development      3
DVST 245 Introduction to Social Research 3
DVST 265 Gender and Development 2

Cognate

MGNT 255 Principles of Management
3
Second Year,First Semester Total 17
   
   
   
2nd Semester Credits
DVST 214 Cultural Anthropology 3
DVST 224 Agriculture and Rural Development OR  3
DVST 234 Food Security 3
DVST 244 Introduction to Development Communication 3
DVST 218 Development and Environment 3
 

Cognate

ACCT 210 Introduction to Accounting
3
Second Year, Second Semester Total 18
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THIRD YEAR  
1st Semester Credits
DVST 315 Conflicts and Development                3
DVST 325 Behavioural Change Theories and Strategies 3
DVST 335 Skills Acquisition  NC
DVST 345 Current Social Issues and Problems in Ghana     I 3
DVST 355 Issues and Problems of Development               3
DVST 365 Development Planning     3

Cognate

BKFN 305 Financial Management and Budgeting
 3
Third Year, First Semester Tota  18
SUMMER SCHOOL  
DVST 254 Development Studies Practicum 3
   
   
2nd Semester  Credits
DVST 326 Report and Proposal Writing             3
DVST 336 Extension and Training Methods 2
DVST 336 Extension and Training Methods 2
DVST 356 Disaster Preparedness and Response 2
DVST 366 Nature of Not-for-Profit Organiz   3

Cognate

BKFN 370 Micro Finance
3
BSAD 435 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Mgnt 3
Third Year, Second Semester Total  18
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FOURTH YEAR  
1st Semester   Credits
RELB 385    Christian Ethics 3
DVST 417 Integrated Development     3
DVST 427 Comparative Studies in Community Development             3
DVST 437 Funding for Development Programmes               1
DVST 487 Development Seminar  1
DVST 495 Senior Research Project  3

Cognate

MGNT 370 Project Planning and Management
3
Fourth Year, First Semester Total 17
   
   
   
2nd Semester Credits
GNED 468 Job Search Strategies and Techniques           1
DVST 428 Planned Change. 3
DVST 448 Population Problems and Analysis 3
DVST 458 Culture and Development  3
DVST 468 Politics and Governance in Ghana OR              2
DVST 478 Leadership and Governance             2 
 Cognate
ECON 330 Economic Development Policies 2
Fourth Year, Second Semester Total
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