College of Engineering (KNUST)

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College of Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology College of Engineering logo.png
Provost Ing. Prof. Kwabena Biritwum Nyarko
Academic staff
about 130
Studentsabout 5,000
Location
Kumasi, Ghana
Colours Black and Yellow   
Website https://coe.knust.edu.gh/

The College of Engineering is one of the six colleges of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, in Kumasi, Ghana. It was established in October 1952 to prepare students for professional qualifications only. It has since grown and expanded and now as a college runs 15 BSc, 20 MSc, MPhil and PhD programmes under 3 faculties; the faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the faculty of Civil and Geo Engineering and the faculty of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering and 10 academic departments.

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Academics

The College of Engineering offers undergraduate programmes leading to the award of a Bachelor of Science degree as well as postgraduate programmes leading to the award of MSc, MPhil or PhD degrees. [1] [2] [3]

BSc Programmes

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College of Engineering, KNUST - courtyard
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Solar panels on a roof in the College of Engineering, KNUST
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College of Engineering, KNUST - New Auditorium

MSc Programmes

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Environmental Resources Management
  • Thermo Fluids
  • Design and Production
  • Applied Mechanics
  • Soil and Water Engineering
  • Food and Postharvest Engineering
  • Agricultural Machinery Engineering
  • Agro-Environmental Engineering
  • Telecommunication Engineering
  • Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation
  • Water Resources Engineering and Management
  • Road and Transportation Engineering

Departments

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Research Centres

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References

  1. Student's Guide, Kumasi: University Press - KNUST, June 2009
  2. "College of Engineering: Faculty & Departments - Undergraduate Courses". Official Website. College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  3. "College of Engineering: Faculty & Departments - Postgraduate Courses". Official Website. College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  4. The Vice-chancellor's Report, Kumasi: University Press - KNUST, June 2010