KNUST Admission into Computer Science: Requirements And Job Opportunities

Computer Science is one of the courses available at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Find the requirements here and the job opportunities for Computer Science graduates.

Computer scientists (computers) are the driving force behind today’s society.

You can now safely shop online, withdraw money from an ATM, process and print your documents in real-time, fly in planes, print in 3D, and know your baby’s sex before birth.

These are just a few of the challenges that computer scientists face every day by applying their technological research, design, and programming skills learned at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to create better and more intelligent tools for a more exciting and improved future.

Computing Science includes both the theory and practice of using and operating computers. This is a KNUST program.

Entry Mode

Full-time or part-time.

Entry Level

Undergraduate
Graduate
PhD

Entry Requirements

Prior qualification in General Science (with emphasis on Physics and Elective Mathematics) is necessary for enrollment in this program

WASSCE (Ghana)

• Credit passes (A1 – C6) in core subjects • Credit passes in Elective Mathematics and any two of Chemistry, Physics, or Biology.

Mature

• Must be, at least, 25 years. • Should have a minimum of GCE/SSSCE/WASSCE Certificate or an equivalent qualification. • Must pass a University Entrance Exam.

Postgraduate

Masters (MPhil, MA, M.Sc.) A good first degree (at least a second class lower division) in a relevant field of study at any recognized University

PhD

Admission to this program will typically require a Master’s degree with research in the relevant field.

If an applicant is found to be deficient in any way, this may be remedied by requiring the applicant to make up the difference through coursework, a mini-project, or both.