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Master of Science (MSc.) In Computer Science

Department

Duration

1 year

Degree Type

Modes of Study

Regular, Weekend

Programme Overview

The programme aims to provide hands-on training and research skills to prepare graduates for middle and senior-level roles in industry and academia. The programme seeks to produce graduates with expertise in computer science with capabilities to design, develop, analyse, operate, maintain, and support technology-related operations. Competencies must be acquired by graduates at the end of the training. These include:

  • Software Development
  • Creation and Administration of Computer Networks
  • Provision of cloud and monitoring of cloud services
  • Database administration
  • Computer network security skills

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Qualification

To be eligible for the MS in Computer Science programme, candidates must hold the following:

  1. Bachelor of Technology (B-Tech./B.Sc.)
    A first degree with a minimum of Second Class or better in Computer Science-related programmes (such as Computer Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Information Technology, ICT, and Software Engineering). Candidates with a third-class degree in a computer science-related field are eligible to apply. These candidates will have to go through a 3-hour Aptitude test (consisting of six (6) sections: general knowledge, software engineering, system analysis and design, database management, discrete mathematics, and programming fundamentals), or pass an interview. Candidates who obtain a 50% pass mark shall be eligible for admission.
  2. Foreign Qualifications
    All foreign qualifications would be referred to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for determination of equivalences and eligibility for admission to Koforidua Technical University (National Accreditation Board Act, 2007 [Act 744 (2(2b)]). All foreign applicants must note that the American SAT, TOEFL, and other similar tests cannot, in themselves, be accepted as entry qualifications into Koforidua Technical University.

Career Opportunities

This programme is targeting students seeking to pursue careers in computer science which includes:

  • Software development,
  • human-computer interaction,
  • artificial intelligence,
  • database management,
  • cloud computing,
  • system analysis, etc.

Programme Structure

MSc Year One, Semester 1

S/N CODE COURSE TITLE T P C
1 MCS  501 Advanced Algorithms and Complexity 2 2 3
2 MCS  503 Advanced Programming with Python 2 2 3
3 MCS  505 Software Architecture and Design 2 2 3
4 MCS  507 Advanced Cybersecurity 2 2 3
5 MCS  509 Networks and Distributed Systems 2 2 3
6 MCS  511 Design Science Research Methods 2 2 3
7 MCS  513 Advanced Database Systems 2 2 3
TOTAL 21

MSc Year One, Semester 2

S/N CODE COURSE TITLE T P C
8 MCS  502 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 2 2 3
9 MCS  504 Human-Computer Interaction 2 2 3
10 MCS  506 Advanced Computer Networks 2 2 3
11 MCS  508 Wireless and Mobile Computing 2 2 3
12 MCS  510 Advanced Software Engineering 2 2 3
13 MCS  512 Data warehousing and Mining 2 2 3
14 MCS  514 Digital Forensics 2 2 3
15 MCS  516 Project Work 0 0 0
TOTAL 21