University of Professional Studies
 University of Professional Studies logo | |
Former names | Institute of Professional Studies |
|---|---|
| Motto | Scholarship with Professionalism |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1965 |
| Students | 11,300 |
| Location | , , 5°39′36″N 0°10′00″W / 5.659884°N 0.166614°W |
| Website | www |
The University of Professional Studies (formerly known as Institute of Professional Studies) is located in Accra, Ghana. The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) is a public university that provides both academic and business professional education in Ghana. The university was the first and is still the only public institution with the mandate to offer both academic degrees and provide training for higher professional education in Ghana. The university has a student population of about eleven thousand and three hundred (2016 estimate). The school has currently been awarded international accreditation for its Business programs. This award was given by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Information can be verified at this website: www.acbsp.org
History
The university was founded in 1965 as a private professional business education tuition provider and was taken over by government in 1978 by the Institute of Professional Studies Decree, 1978 (SMCD 200). It was subsequently established as a tertiary institution with a mandate to provide tertiary and professional education in Accountancy, Management and other related areas of study by the Institute of Professional Studies Act, (Act 566), 1999.
The then IPS had been offering tuition for business professional programmes. In September 2005, the then institute introduced bachelor's degree programmes to give meaning to the IPS Act 566. It received a Presidential Charter in September 2008, conferring on it the status of a fully-fledged public university. The university offers undergraduate and master's degrees in several programmes.[1]
The development of the programmes coupled with trends in tertiary education at both local and international levels called for an amendment of the existing Act 566 of 1999. Subsequently, the University of Professional Studies Act, 2012 (ACT 850) was enacted to rename the institute as a University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA).[2]
Aim
To provide education and training in Accounting, Financial Management and Marketing. [3] [4] [5]
Faculties
Faculty of Accounting and Finance
Headed by the Dean, Mr. George Quartey. The Faculty has two departments:
- Department of Accounting, headed by Mr. Kwadwo Obeng -
- Department of Banking and Finance, headed by Mr. Charles Barnor.
The Faculty has an administrative section, which supports its activities:
Mr. Farouk Iliasu is the Faculty Officer and is assisted by two Departmental Officers; Ms Patience Tackie, responsible for the department of Banking and Finance and Ms Dorothy Siaw- Marfo for Accounting.
The faculty has two students associations, the Banking and Finance Students Association (BaFSA) and the Department of Accounting Students Association (DASA).[6]
Academic programmes
- BSc (Hons) Accounting
- BSc (Hons) Banking and Finance
- Diploma in Accounting
Professional programmes
- Association Of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) UK.
- Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG)
- Chartered Institute Of Marketing, (CIM) UK.
- Chartered Institute Of Management Accountants (CIMA) UK
- Institute Of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) UK
Faculty of Management
The Faculty has two departments, namely the Departments of Business Administration and Marketing.[7]
Marketing Department
- BSc (Hons) Marketing
- Diploma in Marketing
Business Administration Department
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Diploma in Management
Faculty of Communication Studies
The Faculty of Communication Studies has two departments namely, the Department of Public Relations Management Studies and the Department of Information Technology Management Studies. The Faculty is headed by an academic Dean with a Faculty Officer who provides administrative support. The two departments are each headed by an academic Head of Department, each of whom is assisted by a departmental officer.[8]
Department of Public Relations Management
- Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations Management
- Diploma in Public Relations Management
Department of Information Technology Management Studies
- BSc (Hons) Information Technology Management
- Diploma in Information Technology Management
School of Research and Graduate Studies
Established in 2009. It has 500 students in seven master's degree programmes with more pending accreditation. The dean of the School of Research and Graduate Studies is Prof. Goski Alabi (Mrs.).[9] The Graduate School has three areas:
- Teaching and Learning
- Research
- Industry Support and engagement with society
Course structure for Masters programes
- MBA in Petroleum Accounting
- MBA in Accounting & Finance
- MBA in Auditing
- MBA in Corporate Governance
- MBA in Marketing
- Mphil in Leadership
- MSc. In Leadership
- MBA in Total Quality Management
See also
References
- ^ "Institute of Professional Studies(IPS)". Ghana Yello Website. Ghana Yello. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ^ "History of the University". University of Professional Studies, Accra. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "UPSA Master Studies". Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ^ "News". Nana Yaw. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ^ "More Subjects, Courses, Programs, Degrees of Institute of Professional Studies (IPS)". Retrieved 2014-02-19.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 5 (help) - ^ "Accounting & Finance". Official Website. University of Professional Studies, Accra. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "Management". Official Website. University of Professional Studies, Accra. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "Communication Studies". Official Website. University of Professional Studies, Accra. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "Graduate Studies". Official Website. University of Professional Studies, Accra. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
Sources
- Institute of Professional Studies (2008–2011). "IPS STUDENTS' HANDBOOK". Institute of Professional Studies.