KNUST Department of Planning

De **KNUST Department of Planning** (DOP) be one of de academic departments for de Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology insyd Kumasi, Ghana. E dey under tde College of Art and Built Environment, specifically under de Faculty of Built Environment. De department dey offer undergraduate den postgraduate programmes insyd de award of a degree. Ebe de institution per insyd Ghana dem professionally recognize by ein government make dem train personnel make e promote, coordinate den manage development for de national den sub-national levels.

## History
Planning education insyd Ghana begin insyd 1958 plus de establishment of a planning programme insyd de School of Architecture, Planning and Building of de Kumasi College of Arts, Science and Technology. Na de programme prepare students for de intermediate examinations of de Town Planning Institute of Great Britain. After passing de intermediate examination, na dem send students go universities insyd Great Britain make dem obtain full professional qualifications. Insyd 1961, na de United Nations assist de Government of Ghana make dem establish an Institute for Community Planning for de Campus of Kumasi College of Arts, Science and Technology. Na de objective of de institute be make e train den educate planners for de sub-professional level. Na dem dey award students wey plete de two-year programme Diplomas of de institute. E get an annual intake of 20 students.
## Academic programmes
The department runs the following academic programmes:
*B.Sc (Four-Year Programme in Development Planning)
*B.Sc (Four-Year Programme in Human Settlement Planning)
*M.Sc (Two-Year Programme in Development Planning and Management)
*M.Sc (Two-Year Programme in Development Policy and Planning on both Regular and Sandwich Bases)
*MPhil. in Planning
*MSc./MPhil Development Studies
*Ph.D. in Planning and Development Studies
*MSc. Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.
*Msc./MPhil. Transportation Planning
## Undergraduate Programmes
**BSc. Development Planning**

De undergraduate development planning programme be four-year course wey dey lead to de award of BSc. Degree for Development Planning insyd. De course dey introduce students to de formulation of economic, social den environmental policies den programmes plus dema poverty den distributive implications. E dey deal plus policy formulation for de national, regional den local levels but dem put considerable emphasis for local level development den implications for national den regional policies for implementations top. De programme dey focus on developing de skills of students so say dem go assist in activities wey dey:

* Increase production;
* Restructure rural economies;
* improve de development den management of district economies.

**BSc. Human Settlement Planning**

## Postgraduate programmes
### M.Sc. Development Planning and Management
Dem dub dis programme "Spatial Planning for Regions in Growing Economies]" be an international M.Sc. Programme insyd Regional Development den Management for professionals from particularly developing countries. E be jointly organized by de Faculty of Spatial Planning (Fakultat Raumplanung), University of Dortmund, Germany den de Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

### M.Sc. Development Policy and Planning
The programme trains personnel in Development Policy and Planning with multidisciplinary and integrated planning skills.
### M.Phil
Der be two streams of de M.Phil. Programme: M.Phil. Degree insyd Development Studies den M.Phil. Degree insyd Planning.

### Ph.D
De postgraduate programme by Research (Ph.D.) get two streams: Ph.D. insyd Development Studies den Ph.D. insyd Planning.

## Demma Leaders

# Prof. Charles Peprah - Head of Department
# Prof. Eric Oduro-Ofori - Undergraduate Coordinator
# Dr. Stephen Appiah Takyi - Postgraduate Coordinator
# Dr. Michael A. Nanor - Examinations Officer

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