Background Information

The uniqueness of this program is its emphasis on the application of Business Information Technology to organizations. The program combines problem-based and competence-based learning approaches. It is an innovative blended-learning program designed for IT and business professionals and other graduates with experience in the industry who intend to enhance their academic and professional expertise. The program is also designed to utilize a symbiosis of study and work as students undergo training combining scientific knowledge and practical orientation while working at their current job. The program is intended to produce ethically and socially responsible business professionals who can draw on technical and leadership capabilities, effective communication skills, innovative professional practices, and strategic and organizational skills to create successful business intelligence solutions.

The seminar sessions will expose the students to emerging issues and IT solutions. The dissertation would allow students to identify business intelligence problems, research such problems, and prescribe solutions. 

The program will draw from the knowledge of leading academics and professionals from the industry to offer both comprehensive, research-driven theoretical frameworks and practice-oriented knowledge and technical skills to our students. 

 Aim

This Master of Science in Business Information Technology is suitable for students with a technical background seeking to develop management and ethical leadership skills to be able to apply business intelligence solutions to business problems. The program aims to produce technically grounded graduates to become senior leaders with expertise in IT-enabled business innovations who can engineer new services, radically improve the way businesses work using IT, and provide a platform for continued learning.

 Objectives of the program:

Businesses today cannot function effectively without IT and business intelligence that puts them ahead of others. To ensure the success of the Ghana government’s digitization agenda, the country needs a skilled workforce who understands the dynamics of harnessing information technology to transform private and governmental organizations. The objectives of this program, therefore, are to:

•  equip students with an in-depth understanding of how organizations can utilize business intelligence to improve decision-making.
• endow students with the knowledge and skills to bridge the gap between IT and Business to drive innovation and growth in the modern global organization.
• develop students’ technical, research, organizational, and leadership capabilities needed to transform their organization.
• prepare students to be ethically and socially responsible professionals ready to innovate and lead in the changing business intelligence environment.
• equip students with problem-solving and analytical skills crucial in successfully applying technology to business problem-solving.

 Career Prospects

 Graduates will find suitable positions in various sectors such as health, revenue collection agencies, banking, financial and capital markets, commodities and stock exchanges, local government, farming, education, transport, manufacturing, telecommunications, and tourism. Potential designated positions for graduates from this program in the public and private sectors include:

• Business Information Systems Manager
• Business And Systems Analyst

• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Market Forecaster
• Business Intelligence Consultant

Target Market

The MSc. Business Information Technology transforms business organizations and facilitates the effective and efficient solution of problems, enhances processes to improve efficiency, serve customers, and achieve business goals. This program is designed for IT professionals who want to enhance their technical expertise in the development and use of computer systems for solving business problems and making managerial decisions.

• Background Information

This MSc Information Technology Management program covers those aspects of new technology developments and strategies that improve how organizations can operate. It provides the developmental route for middle and top-level leadership positions in private and public organizations that do not have qualifications in Information Technology-related domains to respond to the challenges that technological advancement poses to organizations. The program will thus, equip students with the knowledge, skills, and capabilities to enable them to reach their full potential as Information Technology leaders and professionals.

Aim

This program aims to produce graduates with the knowledge and skills to evaluate the impact of Information Technology in society and emerging business models. It will enable them to respond proactively to dynamic challenges by devising and implementing new technological strategies and digital solutions for organizational change. The program will help students develop practical problem-solving techniques integrated with a leadership approach with a focus on creating business value.

 Objectives

The objectives of this program are to:

• train students in the core technical and management concepts and how to apply them in an integrated manner.
• empower students with the knowledge and competencies to explain and apply current methodologies in Information Technology Management to support the national digitization agenda.
• equip the student with problem-solving abilities and analytical skills to identify business and organizational needs and lead IT projects to implement the solutions.
• equip students with technical competencies to design, develop, operate, and use technological products and services to help increase organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
• empower students with an innovation mentality to develop creative solutions to implement and maintain the technological infrastructure of hardware devices, software programs, networks, and communication systems.

Target Audience:

1. Middle-level staff from the private sector without qualification in IT-related Programmes who want to lead in IT-driven innovation.
2. Civil Servants who want to stay relevant in the changing environment of digital transformation and public service innovations.
3. Local government workers who want to improve systems and processes using IT.
4. IT Graduates who want to further their academic and professional growth.
5. Graduates from non-IT-related backgrounds who want to change the direction of their careers to pursue a career in IT-related fields.

Career Prospects:

Graduates from this program can obtain positions in both private and public sectors as:

• IT Consultant
• IT Manager
• IT Project Manager
• Technical Support Manager
• IT Infrastructure Manager
• Business and Systems analyst
• Teachers and Lecturers

Background Information:

The MSc. Health Services Management and Leadership program is an innovative blended-learning program that intends to develop managerial and leadership skills and competencies and create a new generation of health services managers who understand and can provide solutions for the challenges faced by health services delivery systems and health organizations.

The program reflects contemporary themes and developments within healthcare management. The seminar sessions will expose students to emerging issues and solutions to healthcare delivery challenges. The dissertation would allow students to identify a healthcare problem, research such problems, and prescribe solutions.

The program will draw from the knowledge of leading academics from across disciplines and health services management experts from the industry to offer comprehensive, research-driven theoretical frameworks and practice-oriented knowledge and management skills to our students.

 Aim:

The aims of the program are to:

1. Produce skilled executives in health services management and leadership endowed with a wide range of knowledge and skills that are now considered necessary by health services professionals to address current challenges of ethical leadership and management of health services.
2. Equip graduates with the management and leadership expertise and the necessary technical skills to facilitate the analysis of strategies, measures, and actions to develop the health sector within the broader context of social policy.

Objectives of the program:

The program is designed to provide current and prospective management within the health service with cutting-edge knowledge and skills in leadership, quality improvement, innovation methodologies, organization development, and healthcare technology. The objectives of this program are to:

1. provide students with the requisite contemporary knowledge, attitude, and skills to become successful health services delivery professionals and be able to provide ethical leadership to function efficiently within the health sector at the managerial level,
2. equip students with critical thinking and analytical skills to be technically aware of issues regarding health services delivery and enrich their ability to analyze strategies and decisions made when developing health service units and their social policy,
3. inculcate into students the essential human resource management knowledge to manage the integration of people, systems, and technologies that ensure the delivery of consistently high-quality, person-centered health services,
4. provide students with contuse learning opportunities to develop career progression as managers and leaders within health services and opportunities for further education.

Target Audience:

The program is thus targeted at Doctors, Nurses, Midwives, and Pharmacists, Laboratory/investigations Professionals, Biostatisticians, Biomedical Engineers, Housekeeping, Hospital Administrators, Human Resource Managers, Heads of Units, and Management and Social Science Graduates who want to pursue academic and professional careers in Health Services Management.

Career Prospects:

Graduates of the program can take careers in health services management in several diverse settings, including:

1. Hospitals, both Private and Public
2. Care organizations.
3. Medical group practices
4. National Ambulance Service
5. Long-term care homes
6. Home healthcare facilities
7. Consulting firms
8. Government agencies
9. Health Related Non-Governmental organizations
10. International Organization

Background Information

The post-graduate diploma in Health Service Management and Leadership intends to create a new generation of health service managers. The programme is designed to develop managerial and leadership competencies for graduates who understand and can provide solutions to the challenges faced by health services delivery systems. Its uniqueness lies in offering students with diverse academic backgrounds to transition into the healthcare management profession.

Aim

The aims of the program are to:

1. provide a highly flexible entry into management within the healthcare and health services delivery sector for graduates from all
2. produce skilled executives in health services management and leadership endowed with a wide range of knowledge and skills considered necessary to address current problems of ethical leadership in the management of healthcare services.
3. provide a transition for graduates from diverse backgrounds to acquire higher academic and professional qualifications in health services management.

Objectives of the program

This program will provide a springboard for further academic and professional career advancement. The objectives of the program are to:

1. provide students with critical knowledge, attitude, and skills necessary to become successful healthcare services delivery professionals and be able to provide ethical leadership to function efficiently at the managerial level within the healthcare sector,
2. equip students with critical and analytical thinking skills to be technically aware of issues regarding health services delivery and enrich their ability to analyze strategies and decisions made when developing healthcare units and their social policy,
3. endow students with leadership and managerial skills required to manage health services delivery organizations and function successfully in managerial positions within the healthcare sector.
4. inculcate into students, the requisite competencies in human resource management to deal with the complexities in the integration of people, systems, and technologies that characterize modern healthcare delivery organizations, 
5. provide students with contuse learning opportunities to develop career progression as managers and leaders within healthcare and the opportunities for further education,
6. equip students with the requisite problem-solving skills for health professionals to solve current administrative and financial problems in designing, planning, and managing health services.

Target Audience

This program is one calendar year program spanning over two semesters. The blended nature of the course (combining online and Face-to-face) would allow students to keep their full-time jobs while pursuing their studies. 

This program provides a transition for graduates from disciplines other than health services management to acquire appropriate leadership and management skills for effective management of healthcare services.

 Career Prospects

Graduates of the Pg. D in Health Services Management and Leadership can take up careers in health services management in several diverse settings, including:

1. Hospitals, both Private and Public
2. Managed care organizations
3. Medical group practices
4. National Ambulance Service
5. Consulting firms
6. Government agencies
7. Health Related Non-Governmental organizations
8. International Organizations