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September 2018 Admissions in progress.

 

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The Islamic University College, Ghana (IUCG) invites applications from suitably qualified persons for admission to undergraduate programmes of the University College for the 2018/2019 Academic Year.

 

 

WHO CAN APPLY

The Islamic University College is open to all persons irrespective of one’s religious affiliation, social status, ethnicity and/or nationality as far as they are qualified. Thus, Senior High School graduates and mature candidates who intend to acquire quality tertiary education are encouraged to enroll with the IUCG.

ACCREDITATION

The IUCG is duly accredited by the National Accreditation Board (NAB) as a degree awarding Institution.

AFFILIATION FOR CERTIFICATES:

The IUCG is affiliated to the University of Ghana, Legon and the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) for the award of degrees. Therefore, graduates of IUCG -depending on the programme pursued- are issued with degree certificates by either the University of Ghana, Legon or the University of Education, Winneba (UEW).

ATTRACTIONS

  1. Moderate fees and Flexible mode of payment
  2. Scholarship packages for students with good academic record
  3. Quality tuition and conducive learning environment

 AVAILABLE PROGRAMMES

  1. Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies
  1. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Accounting
  2. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Banking and Finance
  3. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Marketing
  4. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Human Resource Management
  5. Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies (BAC) - Journalism
  6. Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies (BAC) - Public Relations
  7. Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies (BAC) - Advertising
  8. Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education (B.ED)
  9. Diploma in Early Childhood Education

 

LECTURE SESSIONS:

There are two Lecture Sessions for each of the two Semesters per year:

  • Morning Session: Monday to Friday – 07:30 to 17:00 hours
  • Weekend Session: Friday 14:00 to 21:00 hours and Saturday 07:00 to 21:00 hours

PROGRAMMES PROFILES

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

This 4-year degree programme aims at producing highly-educated graduates of religious studies who are capable of competing favorably in the job market with comparable graduates from other universities.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES:

The programme aims at:

  1. Enriching students with religious and social values of honesty, truthfulness, open-mindedness, dignity of labour, efficiency in performance of one’s duties, and service to community.
  2. Enhancing the general knowledge of Islam and appreciation of the different schools of thought in order to promote unity among Muslims in Ghana, Africa and the world at large.
  3. Training new crop of enlightened and dynamic leadership for the Muslim community in Ghana and Africa.
  4. Preparing students to be self-motivated, self-reliant and time-conscious in their workplace.

PROGRAMME MODULES

Degree awarded: Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies (Islamic Studies)
Degree awarded by: University of Ghana, Legon
Workload: 136 Credits
Duration: 4 years

CAREER PROSPECT

With the type of training students of the Programme receive, its graduates are equipped with the necessary skills to be employed as teachers in both Junior and Senior High Schools, security personnel (police, military, CEPS, etc.), journalists, diplomats, counsellors and mediators etc.

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programme is a 4-year degree programme with four different but closely-related options i.e. Accounting, Banking and Finance, Marketing, and Human Resource Management.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES:

The programme puts emphasis on the analysis and interpretation of banking, investment and financial information of private-sector and public-sector businesses and organizations for wealth maximization.

The programme seeks to, among other things,

  1. Assist students to understand and analyze the conditions and opportunities in business environment for corporate and organizational growth in the present fast-moving hi-tech world.
  2. Enrich students with entrepreneurial skills that will let them to become self-reliant and self-sustaining.
  3. Produce graduate students who can apply relevant business administration principles and standards to private-sector and public-sector businesses or organizations, with special emphasis on small- and medium-scale enterprises.
  4. Enable students to apply analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve business issues in their future workplaces.
  5. Inculcate moral and ethical values in students for best and fair business practices.
  6. Provide the best possible business education for job placement, retention and career development opportunities.

PROGRAMME MODULES

Degree awarded: Bachelor of Business Administration
Degree awarded by: University of Ghana, Legon
Workload: 136 Credits
Duration: 4 years

CAREER PROSPECT

Students of this Programme can thus be found in corporate and public organizations as financial analysts, financial consultants, investment managers, marketing analysts, business analysts, etc. Some of the students of this programme strike out on their own as financial consultants, business consultants, marketing consultants, etc. helping small- and medium-scale enterprises to prepare business plans and to manage their business finances prudently.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES (BAC)

The bachelor of communication studies programme is a 4-year degree programme with three specialization i.e. Journalism, Advertising, and Public Relations.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES:

The programme, which defines and explains with adequate examples basic theories and concepts in Communication studies and practically demonstrate the various communication processes aims at:

  1. Enriching student with a deeper knowledge and skills in Communication and related disciplines
  2. Producing graduates who can apply creativity, critical thinking, innovative and problem-solving skills with the right temperament in managing the media environment in deprived and marginalized societies in Ghana
  3. Preparing students to apply and relate the theories and concepts of Communication to the demands of rural communities, Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, the private and traditional sectors of Ghana, and the global setting
  4. Developing the virtues of tolerance and consensus building and be professionally and ethically upright in upholding the good name of the media business
  5. Inculcating moral and ethical values in students for best and fair communication or media practices.
  6. Providing the best possible communication studies education for job placement, retention and career development opportunities.

PROGRAMME MODULES

Degree awarded: Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies
Degree awarded by: University of Ghana, Legon
Workload: 136 Credits
Duration: 4 years

CAREER PROSPECT

The programme is designed to offer the requisite training for students who intend to work in the various fields of the mass media and other areas of mass communications. Students of this option can thus be found in corporate and public organizations as public relations officers (PRO), communication directors, media managers, advertising analysts, etc.  Students may also choose to become a freelance journalist or blogger.

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION)    

The aim of the programme is to expose students to the spectrum of ECE in order to prepare them for career in schools, childcare centres, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This will enable the teacher trainee to be able to understand the concept of early childhood education which has positive effects on the ability of a developing child in all aspects of life. The implementation of the programme will help produce qualified Early Childhood Educators who will help in the education of children in the Early Childhood Centres in Ghana and beyond. This will ensure the improvement in professional delivery of early childhood services in schools as well as ensuring professional treatment of the children in these sensitive formative years.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES:

The objectives of the B.ED (EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION) programme are to prepare the professionals to, among other things:

  1. Promote interactive learning and encourage the child's construction of knowledge
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the early childhood profession and make commitment to professionalism
  3. Help children achieve social, emotional, linguistic, physical, and cognitive goals
  4. Encourage development of positive feelings and dispositions toward learning while leading to acquisition of knowledge and skills
  5. Lead to conceptual understanding by helping children construct their own understanding in meaningful contexts
  6. Encourage active learning and frequently allow children to make meaningful choices
  7. Foster children's exploration and inquiry, rather than focusing on "right" answers or "right" ways to complete a task
  8. Promote the development of higher order abilities, such as thinking, reasoning, problem solving, and decision making

PROGRAMME MODULES

Degree awarded:Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education

Degree awarded by:University of Education, Winneba (UEW)
Workload: 144 Credits
Duration: 4 years

CAREER PROSPECT

Graduates from the programme can gain employment in the Ghana Education Service (GES) and other educational institutions as professional teachers. The programme also enhances and raises the professional capabilities of lecturers who are already employed in the universities as non-professional teachers.

PROGRAMMES TARGET AUDIENCE:

Senior High School graduates, holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) and other Diploma certificates and mature candidates who aimed at acquiring quality university education.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The qualifications for entry into Islamic University College (IUCG) for the four-year Bachelor’s Degree programmes are here.

 APPLICATION PROCEDURE

  1. Application Form is obtainable:
  1. From Regional Post Offices nationwide
  2. From the Administration Block of Islamic University College
  3. Downloading the University Undergraduate Application Form and the University Application Form Guidelines to guide you to fill the form.
  1. The Application Fee GH¢100.00 (for Ghanaians) or US$70.00 (for non-Ghanaians)
  2. Payment for the downloaded Application Form should be paid through any branch of Ghana Commercial Bank (See Mode of Payment
  3. Fill the Application Form. The completed Application Form must have attached to it:
  4. Copy of Payment Receipt (Pay-in-Slip) of the Application Fee
  5. All relevant certificates or examination slips (WASSCE/SSSCE, Cambridge GCE, WAEC GCE, etc), and diploma from diploma-awarding institutions in Ghana or elsewhere.
  6. And other documents stated in the "Attached Documents" section of the Application Form.
    1. The completed Application Form must be signed by the prospective student and delivered in person or by post (EMS or courier service) together with "All Documents" stated in above to the Academic Administration Department of IUCG at the following address:

The Vice-President (Academic Affairs)
Islamic University College, Ghana (IUCG)
P.O. Box CT-3221, Accra. Ghana

Closing Date: Friday, 31st August, 2018

The completed Application Forms should reach the Academic Administration (IUCG) by close-of-day on Friday, 17th August 2018, for Mature candidates and by Friday, 24th August 2018, for Direct-Entry candidates.

 

 MODE OF PAYMENT

The Application Fee GH¢100.00 (for Ghanaians) or US$70.00 (for non-Ghanaians) should be paid through any branch of Ghana Commercial Bank in Ghana into:

Account Name: ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA
Branch: GCB TETTEH QUARSHIE BRANCH
Account Number: 1261130002860

NOTE: A copy of the Pay-in-Slip should be submitted together with the completed Application Form.

For Mature Candidates ONLY

There will be a two-week Tutorial Course (costing GH¢250 plus optional Hostel fee of GH¢50) to be organized from Monday, 16th to Friday, 27th July 2018 for prospective Mature candidates to prepare them for the University Entrance Examinations.

TUTORIAL COURSE CENTERS:

Accra - IUCG Campus

Tamale – Fathul Mubeen SHS

Wa - Islamic Girls Senior High School

ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS CENTERS:

  • Accra - IUCG Campus
  • Kumasi - Central Mosque
  • Tamale - Fathul Mubeen SHS
  • Wa - Islamic Girls Senior High School

For further enquiries, please contact the following numbers or addresses:

Tel: (030) 282-4069, (020) 244-4499, (024) 499-4555, and (026) 815-1480

Web address: www.iug.edu.gh

E-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Location: Adjiringanor, East Legon, Accra, Ghana [near Trasacco Estates]

 

 

 

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Testimonials

...I found the Islamic University College, Ghana among the few excellent environments to educate our children for the betterment of the future and making our nation proud and great.

— Sheikh Dr. Osman N. Sharubutu
(National Chief Imam, Ghana)

I am therefore happy to learn that this University [IUCG] has first class facilities in the form of classrooms, a library, lecture-hall for computer-based lectures, and interest centre among others.

— President John D. Mahama
(President of Ghana)

I have personally come into contact with a lot of graduates from this Institution [IUCG]. There are quite a number of them in the Public Service. I can confirm that they stand tall and they have excellent work ethics.

— Mr. Samuel O. Ablakwa
(Deputy Education Minister, Ghana)

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