It is announced for the attention of the general public that, the Institute of Distance Education and Learning (IDEL), University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS), a Public Tertiary Education Institution established by an Act of Parliament UBIDS Act 2019 (Act 1001), located in the Upper West Regional Capital, Wa, Ghana, is inviting qualified students to apply for admissions into weekend/distance Postgraduate and Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate Programmes for the 2026/2027 Academic Year.

We offer the following programmes:

Faculty of Planning and Land Management (FPLM)

Weekend Lectures  – 1 Year (2 Trimester)

  1. MSc in Monitoring and Evaluation (Weekend)
  2. MSc in Strategic Planning and Management (Weekend)
  3. MSc in Project Management and Community Development (Weekend)
  4. MSc in Applied Real Estate (Development and Investment)
  5. MSc in Applied Real Estate (Property Management Technology
  6. MSc in Applied Real Estate (Brokerage and Marketing)

Certificate Programmes (Weekend)

  1. Postgraduate Certificate in Gender and Sustainable Development (Weekend)
  2. Postgraduate Certificate in Integrated Spatial Planning (Weekend)

School of Business (SoB)

Weekend Programmes

2-Year, 4-Trimester Postgraduate Programmes

  1. Master of Business Administration in Accounting
  2. Master of Business Administration in Finance
  3. Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management
  4. Master of Business Administration in Procurement and Supply Chain Management
  5. Master of Business Administration in Health Service Management
  6. Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Strategy
  7. Master of Public Administration (MPA)

1-Year, 2-Trimester Postgraduate Programmes

  1. Master of Science in Accounting and Finance
  2. Master of Science in Development Finance
  3. Master of Science in Leadership and Management Studies
  4. Master of Science in Project Management
  5. Master of Science in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  6. Master of Public Health (MPH)

School of Education and Life- Long Learning

Weekend Programmes – 1 Year (2 Trimester)

These Programmes are designed for Professional Teachers only

  1. MEd in Basic Education (with options in Mathematics, Social Studies or English Language
  2. MEd in Educational Administration and Management
  3. MEd in Guidance and Counselling
  4. MEd in Social Science (History and Political Science)
  5. MEd in Social Science (Economics)
  6. MEd in Social Science (Geography)
  7. MEd in Business Studies (Accounting)
  8. MEd in Business Studies (Management)
  9. Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (NOTE: Anyone who holds a First Degree in any Field)

Faculty of Public Policy and Governance (FPPG)

Weekend Programmes – 1 Year (2 Trimester)

  1. Postgraduate Diploma in Migration and Security
  2. MSc in Migration and Security
  3. MSc in Development Management
  4. MSc in Social Policy and Services Management
  5. MSc in Local Government Administration
  6. MSc in Organizational Practice and Development

Faculty of Integrated Development Studies (FIDS)

Weekend Programmes – 1 Year

  1. MA in Development Communication
  2. MA in Environment and Resource Management
  3. African Discourse Studies

Study Centre: Wa

Faculty of Social Science and Arts (FSSA)

Weekend Programmes – 1 Year

  1. MA in Social Administration
  2. MA in Peace and Conflict Studies
  3. MA in Political Science (with Options in Comparative Politics or International Relations and Diplomacy)
  4. MSc in Development Economics
  5. MSc in Geo-Spatial Science

Study Centre: Wa

Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (FICT)

Weekend Programmes – 1 Year (2 Trimester)

  1. MSc. Information Systems

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