BSc. Automobile Engineering
Entry requirements
1. WASSCE/SSSCE APPLICANTS 1.1 Credit Passes in THREE (3) Core Subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science and, 1.2 Credit passes in THREE (3) of the following Elective Subjects: Physics, Mathematics and any one of the following: 26 i. Chemistry ii. Metalwork iii. Auto Mechanics iv. Applied Electricity v. Technical Drawing vi. Building Construction vii. Woodwork WASSCE/SSSCE applicants without Chemistry shall obtain at least B3 in Integrated Science. 2. ‘A’ LEVEL APPLICANTS i. A' Level Certificate applicants shall have at least credits in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. ii. Applicants shall have credits in English and Mathematics using either WASSCE/SSSCE or ‘O’ Level as substitute for Requirement 1.1 3. MATURE APPLICANTS 1. Mature applicants must be at least twenty-five (25) years at the time of submitting the application. 2. Mature applicants must have a minimum of three (3) years of relevant working experience at the time of submitting the application. 3. Mature applicants must have acquired WASSCE/SSSCE, A' Level Certificate or an HND from a recognised institution. a. WASSCE/SSSCE mature applicants shall meet requirements 1.1 and 1.2 above. b. A' Level Certificate mature applicants shall meet requirements 2. above. c. HND mature applicants shall meet requirements 3. above. 4. HND APPLICANTS i. HND Certificate applicants shall have at least Second Class Honour in any Mechanical Engineering orientated programme, such as: a. Mechanical Engineering with any option b. Agricultural Mechanization c. Automobile Engineering 27 ii. Assessment shall be based on the applicants’ transcripts. iii. Applicants shall have credits in English and Mathematics using either WASSCE/SSSCE or ‘O’ Level as substitute for Requirement 1.1. 5. INTERNATIONAL AND OTHER APPLICANTS a. International Baccalaureate applicants may apply with contents of programmes equivalent to the Ghanaian WASSCE/SSSCE or the Ghanaian A' Level programmes. b. Credits of International Baccalaureate applicants shall meet requirements 1.1 and 1.2 with equivalent certificates.
Career prospects
There are a host of job opportunities for an automobile engineer in production plants, service stations of automobile companies, automobile manufacturing industries, motor vehicle departments of control, transport companies, insurance company experts, and state transport corporations, etc. the students are taught to be experts in CAD (Computer-Aided Design), CAM, ERP and therefore one can easily join designing companies as designers of automobile.