BSc. Agricultural Extension and Community Development
About this programme
The main goal of the BSc (Agricultural Extension and Community Development) Programme is to prepare graduates, who are competent learners, good communicators, system thinkers, problem analysts and solvers, and possess desirable leadership attributes and skills that will enable them conceptualize, plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate agricultural and related development programmes and projects at the community level.
Entry requirements
Post-Senior Secondary School Candidates Holders of Senior High Certificate must have the minimum aggregate of 20. Candidates must have passes in core English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science. In addition to the above, they must have passes not lower than ‘D7’ (C) in elective subjects under option 1 or 2 or 3 below: • Option 1: General Agriculture, Chemistry, Physics/Elective Mathematics. • Option 2: Biology, Chemistry, Physics/Elective Mathematics. • Option 2: UCC Remedial Agriculture, Remedial Science Programme, Biology/Horticulture/Agro-forestry Post-Diploma Candidates Candidates must possess a Diploma in Agriculture (at least a Second Class Lower Division), from a recognised institution together with five (5) credit passes at GCE ‘O’ Level in English Language and Mathematics and in at least three (3) other science subjects or six (6) passes (3 core and 3 elective subjects in SSSCE or WASSCE) with at least two in science subjects. All Post-Diploma candidates must pass a selection interview.
Career prospects
Opportunities include the following: * Business start-up in agro-processing Employment with food processing companies such as Nestle, Unilever, Blue Skies etc * Food and nutrition experts at hospitals * Employment by NGOs engaged in food processing interventions * University Lecturers and Researchers in postharvest technologies * Exporter of processed foods Food Biotechnology * Principles of food processing engineering * Food and nutrition * Principles of food processing, preservation and storage * Agricultural produce processing * Food packaging technology * Entrepreneurship and business development