The Ghanaian Standard by The Ghanaian Standard May 25, 2022in Feature, EducationReading Time: 8 mins read
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University of Proffesional Studies
Table of Contents
1. About UPSA
2. What are the courses offered in UPSA?
3. Full list of UPSA Diploma Courses
4. UPSA Degree Courses
5. UPSA Post-graduate Degree Courses
6. How much is UPSA Tuition fees?
What are the courses offered by UPSA? And how much is UPSA tuition fees? This article is a full list of accredited University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA)courses as of May 2022.
1About UPSA
The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) is a progressive public institution that provides both academic and professional higher education in Ghana. With over fifty (50) years of experience, UPSA has achieved the reputation as the oldest Ghanaian human resource development institution in professional Accountancy and Management with many of its products in key leadership positions in Ghana and abroad.
In addition to the institutional accreditation, UPS’s academic programmes are also accredited by the National Accreditation Board.
UPSA remains the only public institution in Ghana with the mandate to offer both academic degrees and provide tuition for business professional qualifications. A combination of scholarship with professionalism is the foundation of UPSA’s unique profile.
With this background, the University has built systems thereby laying the foundation for a distinctive academic and professional profile somewhat different from the requirements of a purely professional or academic institution. UPSA is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programmes (ACBSP) in the USA.
The Institute is made up of six schools & 4 faculties, namely:
Schools
UPSA Law School
School of Graduate Studies
Institute of Professional Studies
Distance Learning School
Evening School
Weekend School
Faculties
Accounting and Finance
Management Studies
I.T. & Communication Studies
Office of Doctoral Programmes
2What are the courses offered in UPSA?
This article is a full list of accredited University of Professional Studies (UPS) courses as of May 2022.
3Full list of UPSA Diploma Courses
The following table is a full list of diploma courses offered by the University of Professional Studies (UPSA ), according to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) as of May 2022
# Programme
1 Diploma Accounting
2 Diploma Business Administration – Management
3 Diploma in Accounting
4 Diploma in Business Administration
5 Diploma in Information Technology Management
6 Diploma in Public Relation
4UPSA Degree Courses
The following table is a full list of undergraduate degree courses offered by the University of Professional Studies, according to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) as of May 2022
# Programme
1 B.Sc. Accounting and Finance
2 B.Sc. Actuarial Science
3 B.Sc. Banking and Finance
4 B.Sc. Business Economics
5 B.Sc. Information Technology Management
6 B.Sc. Marketing
7 B.Sc. Marketing
8 B.Sc. Real Estate Management and Finance
9 Bachelor of Business Administration
10 Bachelor of Law
11 Bachelor of Public Relations Management
5UPSA Post-graduate Degree Courses
The following table is a full list of post-graduate degree courses offered by the University of Professional Studies, according to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) as of May 2022
# Programme
1 M.A. Brands and Communications Management
2 M.A. Peace, Security and Intelligence Science
3 M.B.A Petroleum Accounting and Finance
4 M.B.A. Internal Auditing
5 M.B.A. Marketing
6 M.B.A. Total Quality Management
7 M.Phil. Accounting
8 M.Phil. Leadership
9 M.Sc. Insurance Risk Management
10 M.Sc. Leadership
11 M.Sc. Pensions Management
12 MBA Accounting and Finance (DL)
13 MBA Auditing (DL)
14 MBA Corporate Communications
15 MBA Corporate Governance
16 MBA Corporate Governance (DL)
17 MBA Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation
18 MBA Marketing (DL)
19 MBA Petroleum Accounting and Finance
20 MPhil Finance
21 MPhil Leadership
22 MSc. Leadership
23 MSc. Procurement
24 PhD. Accounting
25 PhD. Marketing
26 PhD Marketing
27 Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership and Organizational Development
6How much is UPSA Tuition fees?
The University of Professional Studies has established that fees will be paid by students as set out in the fees schedule published before the beginning of a new academic year.
The approved fees normally comprise academic facility user fees, residential facility and miscellaneous charges.
The fees policy in part provides as follows:
Fees are not subject to increment once enrolled on an academic programme as a student.
Fees charged per academic year are supposed to be paid in two instalments i.e. 50% at the beginning of the first semester and the remaining 50% at the start of the second semester. Full payment (100%) is, however, accepted if the student can afford it.
A student rusticated or suspended or withdrawn or dismissed under a University policy or procedure is not entitled to a refund as specified in the students’ handbook.
