Programme Name:	PHD AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Programme Type:	POSTGRADUATE
Certificate Awarded:	DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Department:	DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS
Faculty/School:	FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

About The Programme

The aim of the PhD in Agricultural Economics programme is to provide postgraduate students with useful research and analytical skills, practical knowledge and field experience, to help solve the complexity of problems facing agricultural and rural development in Ghana and across the globe. The programme is hosted in the Department of Agricultural and Food Economics under the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences. The programme is for a duration of three academic years (3 years) organize during regular academic year session.

The PhD programme in Agricultural Economics is designed with the following objectives:

1. To offer in-depth training in the application of contemporary economic theory and empirical research methodology to practical agricultural problems at the micro and macro levels;
2. To emphasize the analysis and understanding of existing and potential agribusiness problems to ensure profitability and sustainability;
3. To sharpen the knowledge and skills set of students to become Agricultural Economists working in the field towards the creation of pertinent innovations for agricultural development; and
4. To equip students with the knowledge to examine problems of choice and resource allocation, from an economic perspective, relative to the production and marketing of agricultural commodities, nationally and internationally. 

Employment Prospects of Graduates            

1. Graduates of the programme may find employment in the following job markets:
2. Government ministries such as the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to undertake work in policy analyses;
3. Public and private sector companies involved in agribusiness and agricultural industries;
4. Universities and analogous higher institutions of learning as academics;
5. Research institutes, international and non-governmental organisations concerned with the economic analysis of agricultural sector issues and agricultural consultancies;
6. Development and policy advocacy institutions;
7. Agricultural development, rural and other commercial banks as project officers;
8. Agribusiness industry; and
9. Agricultural trade and export industry.

Entry Requirements

A CANDIDATE SEEKING ADMISSION INTO THE PHD. PROGRAM MUST:

1. Have an M.Phil./M.Sc. by research degree in an appropriate field of study from a recognised University.   
2. Submit an official transcript of your academic record.  
3. Submit two referee reports from somebody familiar with the applicant’s academic work.
4. Submit a proposal of 3-5 pages of the intended study area, including a working bibliography.  
5. Satisfy any additional requirements prescribed by the Department/Faculty.
6. Intake levels shall be influenced by the availability of supervisors for the student’s interest areas and fields of study. 
7. Faculties, schools, and departments are responsible for setting admission standards in conformity with the overall university standards.