DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE STUDIES (DERS)

 

Introduction

 

The Department seeks to emphasize on the spatial expression of human activities and their impact on society and the physical environment. Again, emphasis is placed on the environmental and development problems, the spatial dimensions of agriculture and industrial development and the development of arid land.

 

Mission

 

The Department is to develop in students a fundamental concern of the complexity of the natural environment and the holistic and community based approach in solving environmental and resource related problems. It also strives to develop analytical and methodological skills to enable students to analyze environmental and resource problems effectively and explain their findings for short and long term policy formulation and intervention measures.

 

Vision

 

The vision of this Department is to grow to become a Degree Awarding Faculty in the next ten (10) years, and to establish a nationally recognize meteorological station to collect data in order to monitor climatic changes that affect regional, national and international socio-economic development.

 

Programmes

The department contributes to the training of students for the Bachelor of Arts Integrated Development Studies and the MPhil Development Studies in the area of Environment and Resource Studies. In addition students in the department specialize in Environment and Resource Management for Bachelor of Arts.

 

List of Teaching Staff by Qualification

 

NAME

 

QUALIFICATION(S)

 

RANK/POSITION

 

Osumanu, I. K.

B.A, PhD (Ghana)

Lecturer, Ag. Head

Nkrumah, M. K.

B.A,  Msc, (Cape Coast), PhD (Ghana)

Senior Lecturer

Mr. John Bosco B. Y.

MSc. (New England),

Lecturer

Mr. Laari Prosper

BSc. (Kumasi),MSc. Ghana

Lecturer

Mr. Bukari Francis

B.A (Tamale),MPhil. Tamale

Lecturer

Mr. Gordon Tuu

B.A (Tamale),MPhil. Glamorgan

Lecturer

Makain, J. S.

B.A (Liberia),Grad.Dip.(Ghana) MA (UK)

Lecturer

Agyemang, I.

BSc (Kumasi), MSc (Hague)  PhD (Leeds)

Lecturer

Doke, D. A.

B.A (Tamale), MPhil (Ghana

Lecturer

Yembilah, N. N.

B.A, LLB, MPhil (Ghana)

Lecturer

Pepprah, K.

B.A, MPhil (Ghana

Lecturer

Yahayah, A. K.

B.A (Tamale),Msc (East Anglia).

Lecturer

Kpieta, A. B.

B.A (Tamale), MPhil (Ghana

Lecturer

Aabeyir, R.

BSc, MSc (Kumasi

Lecturer

Kuuwaabong, G.

B.A, MPhil (Ghana)

Lecturer

Shamsu-Deen, Z.

B.A, MPhil (Ghana, 2002, 2007) 

Lecturer

Sumani, J. B. B.

B.A (Ghana), MSc (New Hampsshire)

Lecturer

Achana, G. T. W.

B.A (Ghana), MPhil (Oslo)

Lecturer

 

List of Academic Support Staff by Qualification

 

NAME

 

QUALIFICATION

 

RANK/POSITION

 

Bukari, F.

B.A (Tamale).

Senior Research Assistant

 

Kosoe, E.

B.A (Tamale).

Senior Research Assistant

 

Tampah-Naah, A.

B.A (Cape Coast)

Senior Research Assistant

 

Twumasi, S.

B.A (Tamale)

Senior Research Assistant

 

Kpari, E.

B.A (Tamale)

Senior Research Assistant