Agricultural Courses Offered in KNUST and Cut Off Point
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KNUST run various Agricultural courses through their Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension (DAEAE).
The Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension (DAEAE) is one of the four departments of the Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, KNUST, Kumasi. The Department provides teaching, research and community service in Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension, Agribusiness Management, and Sustainable Integrated Rural Development.
The Department’s vision and mission are in line with the KNUST Corporate vision and mission of being among the top Departments to advance knowledge in science and technology through creating an environment for undertaking relevant research, quality teaching, entrepreneurship training and community engagement to improve the quality of life. The Department has over the past maintained its core values of ensuring a culture of excellence, high integrity and stewardship of resources.
Which Agricultural Courses are offered in KNUST?
The Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension (DAEAE) offers a 4-year undergraduate programme in BSc (Agribusiness Management) and also hosts two undergraduate final year options under the BSc (Agriculture) in the Faculty of Agriculture as follows;
Which Postgraduate Agricultural Programmes are offered in 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.
What is the Course Outline for BSc Agribusiness Management?
This is the four-year breakdown of the KNUST BSc Agribusiness Management;
Undergraduate Courses under BSc Agribusiness Management:
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FIRST SEMESTER |
SECOND SEMESTER |
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Year 1 |
ABM 151: Introduction to Agriculture |
ABM 152: Foundation Agriculture |
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ABM 153: Farm Records Mgt. & Accounting |
ABM 154: Agribusiness Finance |
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ABM 155: Agribusiness Law |
ABM 156: Business Comm. and Customer Relations |
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ABM 157: Principles of Agribusiness Management |
ABM 158: Agribusiness Accounting, Auditing & Taxation |
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CS 157: Arable Crop Production and Management |
AGEC 152: Economics for Agriculture &Natural Recourses |
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AE 157 Farm Power and Machinery Management |
AGEC 154: Statistics for Agriculture& Natural Resources |
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ENGL 157: Communication Skills I |
ABM 160: Apiculture |
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MATH 157: Algebra |
ENGL 158: Communication Skills II |
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Year 2 |
ABM 251: Agribusiness Planning and Analysis |
ABM 252: Agribusiness Risk and Resource Management |
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ABM 253: Introduction to Macroeconomics |
ABM 254: Principles of Marketing |
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AGEC 253: Computer Applications in Agriculture |
ABM 256: Cost and Accounting Management |
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AE 291 Irrigation Systems Management |
AGEC 254: Rural Sociology |
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CS 257: Crop Protection |
AS 254 Poultry Production and Management |
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CS 259: Sustainable Land Management |
AS 256 Micro Livestock Production |
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HORT 255: Seed Science and Technology |
CS 352: Plantation and Industrial Crop Production Mgt. |
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ENGL 263: Literature in English I |
HORT 254: Ornamental Nurseries and Nursery Mgt. |
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LAW 265: Land Law I |
ENGL 264: Literature in English II |
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Year 3* |
ABM 351: Agric. Trade & Policy in Dev. Country |
ABM 352: Financial Analysis |
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ABM 353: Marketing in Agribusiness |
ABM 354: Agricultural Produce Export Management |
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ABM 355: Research Methods for Agribusiness |
ABM 356: Supply Chain Management |
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AGEC 351: Extension Comm. & Teaching Methods |
ABM 358: Management Information System |
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AE 260: Processing & Preservation of Agric. Produce |
ABM 360: Quantitative Methods for Agribusiness Mgt. |
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AS 351 Cattle, Sheep and Goat Production |
ABM 364: Agricultural Cooperatives |
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FSA 353: Principles and Practices of Aquaculture |
AS 352: Swine Production |
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HORT 351: Fruit Crop Production and Management |
HORT 352: Vegetable Crop Production |
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Year 4 |
ABM 451: International Agribusiness |
ABM 452: Production/Operations Management |
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ABM 453: Marketing Management |
ABM 454: Strategic Agribusiness Management |
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ABM 455: Vertical Coordination in Agri-Food System |
ABM 456: Entrepreneurship |
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ABM 457: Food Safety and Quality Standards |
ABM 458: Project Appraisal and Management |
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AS 455 Meat Science & Animal Products Processing |
ABM 460: Financial Management |
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HORT 451: Landscape Design and Construction |
ABM 462: Human Resource Management |
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ABM 491: Seminar I |
ABM 492: Seminar II |
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ABM 493: Student Project I |
ABM 494: Student Project II |
* 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.
What is the WASSCE/SSSCE 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) D7, E8 & F9 ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR ADMISSION PURPOSES.