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
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.
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Career Opportunities
From games developer to manager of IT and communications services, you’ll have a range of opportunities open to you as a computer science graduate.
- Application analyst
- Applications developer
- Data analyst
- Database administrator
- Forensic computer analyst
- Game designer
- Games developer
- Information systems manager
- IT consultant
- Machine learning engineer
- Multimedia programmer
- SEO Specialist
- Software engineer
- Systems analyst
- UX designer
- Web designer
- Web developer
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