Explore the list of courses/Programmes offered at the University for Development Studies, UDS as well as their general admission requirement or cut-off points 2025/2026, available courses for the academic year, and how to apply via UDS Admission Portal.
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University for Development Studies, UDS Courses/Programmes
The University for Development Studies, UDS offers various undergraduate, postgraduate, Sandwich, and diploma courses/programmes under different departments and faculty. These are Regular / Nonregular Undergraduate Programmes;
School of Medicine (SOM)
- Admission to 6-Year Medicine (MBChB) Regular Programme
- 2/3-Year Bsc (Nurse Anaesthesia)
- 6-Year Medicine (MBChB Preparatory Fee Paying Programme)
School of Allied Health Sciences (SAHS)
- 6-Year Doctor of Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS.D)
- Doctor of Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS.D)
- Top-Up Programme for 2-Years into MLS.D (Fee Paying only)
Allied Health Professionals
- 4-Year BSc Community Nutrition Degree Programme
- 4-Year BSc Medical Imaging Technology (MIT)
- 4- Year BSc. Dietetics
School Of Nursing and Midwifery (SONM)
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) Midwifery
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) Nurse Practitioner
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) General Nursing
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) Paediatric Nursing
Access Programmes
Here is the list of access courses at the School Of Nursing and Midwifery.
- English Language
- Core Mathematics
- Integrated Science
- Introductory General Physics
- Introductory General Chemistry
- Introductory Biology
Four (4) Year BSc. Nursing and BSc. Midwifery
- 4-Year BSc (Nursing)
- 4-Year BSc (Midwifery)
School Of Public Health (SPH)
- 4-Year BSc (Health Information Management)
School Of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- 6-Year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) programme
Faculty of Education (FOE)
- 4-Year B.ED (Social Science)
- 4-Year B.ED (Business Studies)
- 4-Year B.ED (Agriculture Science) – Nyankpala Campus
- 4-Year B.ED (Family and Consumer Science) – Nyankpala Campus
- 4-Year B.ED (Mathematics)
- 4-Year B.ED (Science)
- 4-Year B.Ed in Basic Education (Lower Primary, Upper Primary, and JHS) – Tamale Campus
- 4-Year B.Ed in Early Childhood Care and Education.
Diploma Programmes
- 2-Year Diploma in Basic Education
- 2-Year Diploma in Early Childhood care and Education
Faculty of Sustainable Development Studies (FSDS)
- 4-Year BA (Development Education)
Diploma Programme
- 2-Year Diploma in Development Education
Nyankpala Campus
Faculty of Agriculture, Food And Consumer Sciences (FOAFCS)
- 4-Year BSc Agriculture Technology (Agricultural Mechanization & Irrigation Technology, Agronomy, Agricultural Economics & Extension, Animal Science and Horticulture)
- 4-Year BSc (Family & Consumer Sciences)
- 4-Year BEd (Agricultural Science)
- 4-Year BSc Veterinary Nursing
- 4-Year BSc Food Science & Technology
- 4-Year BSc Agribusiness (Agricultural & Resource Economics, Agribusiness Management& Finance, Agricultural Extension, Rural Development & Gender Studies, Climate Change and Food Security)
Diploma Programme
- 2-Year Diploma in Agriculture Technology
- 2-Year Diploma in Agribusiness
- 2-Year Diploma in Family & Consumer Sciences
- 2-Year Diploma in Food Science & Technology
Faculty of Biosciences (FOB)
- Diploma in Aquaculture Technology and Fisheries Science
- BSc Aquaculture Technology and Fisheries Science
- MPhil Fisheries Science
Faculty of Biotechnology
- BSc Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
- Diploma in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment
- 4-Year BSc. Renewable Natural Resources (Forest & Forest Resources Management; Range & Wildlife Management; Ecotourism & Environmental Management; and Fisheries & Aquatic Resource Management options)
- 4-Year BSc. Environmental Management and Sustainability
- 4-Year BSc. Forest Resource Conservation and Management
Diploma Programme
- 2-Year Diploma in Natural Resource Management
School Of Engineering (SOE)
- 4-Year BSc Mechanical Engineering (Options in Thermo-Fluids & Energy Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Applied Mechanic Engineering, Design & Production Engineering)
- 4-Year BSc Agricultural Engineering (options in Food & Post Harvest Engineering, Soil & Water Conservation Engineering, Farm Power & Machinery Engineering, and Irrigation & Drainage Engineering)
Faculty of Communication and Cultural Studies (FCCS)
- 4-Year BSc Social Change Communication
Diploma Programme
- 2-Year Diploma in Social Change Communication
Institute for Distance and Continuing Learning (IDCL)
Educational Programmes offered are as follows;
Graduate Programmes
- 1 -Year Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGD)
Undergraduate Education Programmes
- 2-Year Diploma in Basic Education (DBE)
- 3-Year B.Ed Basic Education (BED)
- 2-Year BEd in Basic Education. (BEd)
- 2- Year Bed in Early Childhood Care Education (BEC)
Undergraduate General Agriculture Programme
- 3 – Year Degree in General Agriculture
- 2 – Year Degree in General Agriculture
Bachelor of Business Education Programme (BBE)
- 2 – Year Degree in Business Education Programmes
Bachelor of Commerce Programmes (BCOM)
- 2 – Year Bachelor of Commerce
- 4-Year Bachelor of Commerce
Sandwich Programmes
Sandwich Certificate, Diploma and Top-up Bachelor of Education Programmes are as follows;
- 2-Year B.Ed. Early Grade Specialism
- 2-Year B.Ed. Upper-Grade Specialism
- 2-Year B.Ed. Junior High School Specialism
- 3-Year Diploma in Education
- Certificate in Early Childhood Education
Regular (full-time) Postgraduate Programmes
Programmes offered at the Tamale Campus ae;
Faculty of Education
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education
- MEd in Training and Development
- M.Ed. in Agriculture
- MEd Guidance and Counselling
- MPhil Guidance and Counselling
Faculty of Sustainable Development Studies
- MA in Development Education
Programmes offered at the Nyankpala Campus are as follow;
Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences
- MSc. in Horticulture (options: Postharvest Physiology, Postharvest Technology, Olericulture, Pomology, Seed Technology, Landscape Design and Floriculture).
- M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics
Full-Time PhD. Programmes
full-time PhD programmes at the Nyankpala Campus are;
Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences
- M.Phil./Ph.D. in Post-Harvest Technology
- M.Phil./Ph.D. in Soil &Water Conservation & Management
- M.Phil./Ph.D. in Animal Science (Options: Meat Science, Nutrition, Breeding and Genetics, & Production)
- M.Phil./Ph.D. in Crop Science (options: Agronomy, Crop Physiology, Crop Protection, Plant Pathology, & Weed Science)
- M.Phil./Ph.D. in Horticulture (options: Postharvest Physiology, Postharvest Technology, Olericulture, Pomology, Seed Technology, Landscape Design and Floriculture).
- M.Phil./Ph.D. Innovation Communication
- M.Phil./Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics
- MSc./M.Phil./Ph.D. Food Science and Technology (GTEC Approved Programme)
Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources
- MSc/MPhil/Ph.D. Environmental Management and Sustainability
Faculty of Biosciences
- MPhil. in Fisheries
- M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Biotechnology
- PhD Fisheries (GTEC Approved Programme)
- PhD Sustainable Aquaculture (GTEC Approved Programme)
School of Engineering
- MPhil/Ph.D. in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
West African Centre for Water, Irrigation and Sustainable Agriculture (WACWISA)
- MPhil./Ph.D. Climate Change Resilience of Ecosystem Services
The programmes below are offered at the Tamale Campus
School of Allied Health Sciences
- MPhil Public Health Nutrition (PHN) – Modular
- PhD. Public Health Nutrition
- MPhil/Ph.D. Chemical Pathology
- MSc/MPhil (Community Health and Development) Modular
School of Public Health
- Public Health
- MPhil Public Health (Maternal and Child Health)
- MPhil Environmental Health Sciences
- MPhil Public Health (Developmental Health)
- MSc/MPhil (Disaster Resilience Studies)
School of Medicine
- MPhil/Ph.D. Molecular Medicine and Biochemistry
- MPhil/Ph.D. Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- MPhil/Ph.D. Clinical Sciences
Faculty of Education
- Training and Development
- Agriculture Education
- Special Education
- Educational Management and Planning
- Measurement and Evaluation
- Health Professional Education (GTEC Approved Programme)
- PhD. Basic Education
- Health Science Education
Faculty of Sustainable Development
- MA/MPhil Development Education Studies
Faculty of Communication and Cultural Studies
- MA in Social Change Communication (Full time/Sandwich and Weekend)
- MPhil in Social Change Communication (Full time and Sandwich)
- PhD in Social Change Communication (Full time)
