UNIVERSITY OF GHANA LEGON HANDBOOK FOR GRADUATE STUDIES VOL. 2 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS OF PROGRAMMES IN THE HUMANITIES FREDERICK MARFO MEMORIAL BUILDING SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES School of Graduate Studies Published in 2011 FREDERICK MARFO MEMORIAL BUILDING SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES NOTE TO THE CURRENT EDITION OF THE GRADUATE HANDBOOK THIS EDITION OF THE GRADUATE HANDBOOK IS THE REVISED VERSION OF THE 2009 HANDBOOK WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE UNIVERSITY. THE CURRENT EDITION IS PUBLISHED IN THREE VOLUMES AS FOLLOWS: VOLUME 1: REGULATIONS GOVERNING GRADUATE STUDY AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS. VOLUME 2: COURSE DESCRIPTIONS OF PROGRAMMES IN THE HUMANITIES VOLUME 3: COURSE DESCRIPTIONS OF PROGRAMMES IN THE SCIENCES. EVERY GRADUATE STUDENT IS THEREFORE EXPECTED TO OBTAIN VOLUME 1 AND EITHER VOLUME 2 OR 3, DEPENDING ON HIS/HER CHOSEN PROGRAMME OF STUDIES. DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES AUGUST 2011 VOLUME 2 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS OF PROGRAMMES IN THE HUMANITIES TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. General Information on the University of Ghana … … … … 2 - 12 2. Faculty of Arts … … … … … … … … … … … … … 13 - 81 Department of English … … … … … … … … … … … 13 - 17 Department of Linguistics … … … … … … … … … … 18 - 29 Department of Modern Languages … … … … … … … … 30 - 44 Department of Music … … … … … … … … … … … 45 - 48 Department of Philosophy and Classics … … … … … … … 49 - 60 Department for the Study of Religions … … … … … … … 61 - 68 Department of Theatre Arts … … … … … … … … … … 69 - 82 3. Faculty of Social Studies … … … … … … … … … … 83 - 212 Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies … … … … 83 - 90 Department of Economics … … … … … … … … … … 91 - 107 Department of Geography & Resource Dev. … … … … … … 108 - 119 Department of History … … … … … … … … … … … 120 - 121 Department of Information Studies … … … … … … … … 122 - 128 Department of Political Science … … … … … … … … … 129 - 141 Department of Psychology … … … … … … … … … … 142 - 150 Department of Sociology … … … … … … … … … … 151 - 156 Department of Social Work … … … … … … … … … … 157 - 160 School of Communication Studies … … … … … … … … 161 - 171 Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) … 172 - 176 Centre for Social Policy Studies … … … … … … … … … 177 - 181 Institute of Continuing and Distance Education … …. … … … 182 - 186 Institute of African Studies … … … … … … … … … … 187 - 192 Legon Centre for International Affairs & Diplomacy (LECIAD)… 193 - 201 Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) … … … … … 202 - 206 Centre for Migration Studies … … … … … … … … … 207 - 212 4. Faculty of Law … … … … … … … … … … … … … 213 - 228 5. University of Ghana Business School … … … … … … … 229 - 286 Master of Business Administration (MBA) … … … … … … 229 - 235 Master of Public Administration (MPA) … … … … … … … 236 - 243 Department of Marketing and Customer Management Programmes 244 - 262 Department of Finance Programmes … … … … … … … … 263 - 273 Executive MBA Programme … … … … … … … … … … 274 - 286 UNIVERSITY OF GHANA LEGON (Motto: Integri Procedamus) Established: A.D. 1948 THE ARMS OF THE UNIVERSITY Blue shield with three “AYA” standing Upright in top half and “DWENINMENTOASO” In the middle of bottom half – all embossed in gold. (Designed by A.M. Opoku) 1 THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA GENERAL INFORMATION Postal Address - P. O. Box LG 25, Legon, Ghana Fax - (233-302) 500383/502701 Telephone - (233-302) 500381/500194/502255/502257/ 502258/500430/500306/514552 E-mail - [email protected] [email protected] Overseas Address - The Overseas Representative Universities of Ghana Office 321 City Road, London, ECIV ILJ, England Tel: 44 (0) 207-2787-413 Fax: 44 (0) 2077-135-776 E-mail: [email protected] Academic Year - August to May Language of Instruction - English Solicitors - Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa and Ankomah 1st Floor Teachers’ Hall Annex, Education Loop (Off Barnes Road) Adabraka P.O. Box 1632, Accra - Lexcom Associates Legal Practitioners and Consultants P. O. Box 11428, Accra-North Bankers - Ghana Commercial Bank, Legon Branch, Ghana - Standard Chartered Bank, Legon Branch, Ghana - ECOBANK Legon Branch, Ghana - Ghana International Bank, Plc 69 Cheapside, London EC.2, England. - Citibank, N.A. 046 P.O. 5870 Grand Central Station New York, NY 10163 USA Auditors - Osei Kwabena and Associates (Chartered Accountants) 71 Palace Street, B 603/18 North Kaneshie P.O. Box 10276, Accra-North All communication should be addressed to: THE REGISTRAR UNIVERSITY OF GHANA P.O. Box LG 25 Legon, Ghana 2 MEMBERSHIP OF THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL Justice Samuel K. Date-Bah - Chairman Professor Ernest Aryeetey - Vice-Chancellor Mrs. Elizabeth Adabor - Appointed by Government Professor John Meyer Hyde - Appointed by Government Professor Robert D. Baeta - Appointed by Government Professor Francis N.A. Dodoo - Elected by Convocation Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann - Elected by Convocation Mr. J.K. Klinogo - Appointed by Council Mr. Richard Kwame Asante - Appointed by Council Dr. Kodzo Gavua - Representing University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) Mr. Kwesi Yankey - Representing University of Ghana Alumni Association Mr. Samuel Ofori-Adjei - Representing the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) Mr. Rester Togormey - Representing Graduate Students Mr. Benedict Sumah - Representing Students’ Representative Council (SRC) Mr. Augustine Saakuur-Karbo - Representing the TEWU of TUC In Attendance Professor E. K. Osam - Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Student Affairs) Professor John Gyapong - Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Innovation and Development) Mr. Edward Effah - Chairman, Council of College of Health Sciences Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta - Chairman, Council of College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences Mr. R.O. Boapea - Director, Finance Directorate Mr. Joseph M. Budu - Registrar/Secretary 3 UNIVERSITY OFFICERS CHANCELLOR Kofi Annan (Kumasi) DEA (UHEI) MSc (Massachusetts) PRINCIPAL OFFICERS Chairman, University Council - Samuel K. Date-Bah LLB (Ghana) BL LLM (Yale), PhD (London) Vice-Chancellor - Ernest Aryeetey BA (Econ) MA (Ghana) MSc (Kumasi) PhD (Dortmund) OTHER OFFICERS Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Emmanuel K. A. Osam (Academic and Student Affairs) BA MPhil (Ghana) PhD (Oregon) Pro-Vice-Chancellor - John Gyapong (Research, Innovation and BSc (KNUST), MSc, PhD (London) Development) Registrar - Joseph M. Budu BA (Ghana) Dip Ed MA (London) University Librarian - Ellis E. Badu BSc(KNUST), Grad. Dip. (Lib. Stud.)(Ghana), MInfSc (Ibadan), PhD (Sheffield) OFFICES OF PROVOSTS College of Health Sciences - Aaron N. L. Lawson MB ChB (Ghana) PhD (Leicester) College of Agriculture and - Samuel K. Offei Consumer Sciences BSc (Agric) (Ghana), MPhil (Lond) Dip (Seed Pathology) (Den) PhD (Lond) DIC OFFICES OF DEANS School of Agriculture - John Ofosu-Anim (Acting) BSc (Ghana), MSc (Kagawa, Japan), PhD (Nagoya, Japan) Faculty of Arts - Rev. Prof. Cephas N. Omenyo (Vice-Dean) BA, MPhil (Ghana), PhD (Utrecht) Faculty of Law - Edward K. Quashigah LLB (Ghana) LLM PhD (Nigeria) Faculty of Engineering Sciences - Richard Bani BSc(KNUST), MSc PhD (Eng.,, Cranfield) Faculty of Science - Daniel K. Asiedu BSc (Ghana) MSc, PhD (Okayama) Faculty of Social Studies - Samuel Agyei-Mensah BA (Ghana) MPhil PhD (Trondheim) 4 Business School - Kwame A. Domfeh BA, MPA, PhD (Ghana) Medical School - Christine Ntim-Amponsah BDS (Ghana) FRCPS FWACS Dental School - Grace Parkins BDS (Ghana) MSc FEACOP FRCDS (Canada) School of Allied Health Sciences - Edwin K. Wiredu MB ChB (Ghana) FRCPath, MIAC FWACP Graduate Studies - Kwadwo Ofori BSc (Agric) (Ghana) MSc PhD (Sask) Dean of Students - James K. Adomako, BSc M.Phil PhD (Ghana) International Programmes - Naa Ayikailey Adamafio MSc (Ghana) PhD (Monash) Accra City Campus - John F. Wiredu BA (Ghana) PhD (Ibadan) School of Nursing - Ernestina Sarfoa Donkor (Acting) BSc (Ghana) MSc (Ulster) PhD (Lond) GCAP (UK) FWCN School of Public Health - Fred N. Binka MB ChB (Ghana) MPH (Hebrew) PhD (Basel) DIRECTORS OF SCHOOLS/INSTITUTES/CENTRES Institute of Continuing and - Yaw Oheneba-Sakyi Distance Education BA (Ghana) MA (SUNY) PhD (Brigham Young) Institute of African Studies - Akosua Adomako Ampofo BSc MSc (Kumasi) PhD (Vanderbilt) Institute of Agricultural Research - Kwame Afreh-Nuamah BSc, MSc (Ghana) PhD (London) DIC Institute of Statistical Social - Clement Ahiadeke and Economic Research BA (Hons) MA (Ghana) MPH (Johns Hopkins) PhD (Cornell) Noguchi Memorial Institute for - Alexander K. Nyarko Medical Research MSc (Ghana) PhD (Philadelphia) Regional Institute for Population - Francis N.A. Dodoo Studies BA MA (Washington State) PhD (Pennsylvania) School of Communication Studies - Margaret I. Amoakohene (Acting) BA MPhil (Ghana) PhD (Leicester) School of Performing Arts - Awo M. Asiedu (Acting) BA MPhil (Ghana) PhD (Birmingham) Legon Centre for International - Kwame Boafo-Arthur Affairs BA (Ghana) MA (Carleton) PhD BL (Ghana) LLB Centre for Tropical Clinical - Alexander N.O. Dodoo Pharmacology and Therapeutics BPharm (Hons) (Kumasi) MSc (Lond) PhD (Lond) 5 Language Centre - Sika Ahadzie (Acting) BA MPhil (Ghana) PhD (Birmingham) Ecology Laboratory Centre - Patrick K. Ofori-Danson BSc Educ (Cape Coast)) MSc PhD (Ghana) Centre for Social Policy Studies - Ellen Bortei-Doku Aryeetey BA (Kumasi)) MA (Reading) PhD (Michigan) Centre for Gender Studies - Dzodzi A. Tsikata and Advocacy MA (The Hague) MPhil (Ghana) LL BL (Ghana) PhD (Leiden) Centre for Migration Studies - Mariama Awumbila BA Grad.Dip (Ghana) PhD (Newcastle) Academic Quality Assurance Unit - Vacant West Africa Centre for Crop - Eric Y. Danquah Improvement BSc (Agric)