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Aim and Objectives:

To train students for middle-level workforce capacity so that they can support the country’s industrialization programmes.

The objectives:

1.The objectives of the 2-year programme in Construction Technology are to:

2.Equip students with the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to undertake professional tasks in the construction industry.

3.Enable students to acquire and develop transferable hands-on skills demanded by employers.

4.Train students to acquire critical entrepreneurial skills needed to identify business opportunities, establish businesses, and create employment for the youth;

5.Train students to develop and apply the highest professional ethics needed to function effectively in the construction industry.
 

Entry Requirements 

The duration of the Diploma programme is two (2) years, and to gain admission to the programme, an applicant must satisfy the following minimum entry requirements:

SSSCE Candidates:
Credit Passes (A-D) in six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three (3) relevant elective subjects from the following: Physics, Elective Mathematics, Chemistry, Building Construction, Wood/Metalwork, Technical Drawing/Engineering Science, Economics, Geography, Government, History, ICT, General Knowledge in Art, Communication Design, Agric Science, Sculpture, Ceramic Graphic Design and Painting.

WASSCE Candidates:
Credit Passes (A1-C6) in six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three (3) relevant elective subjects from the following: Physics, Elective Mathematics, Chemistry, Building Construction, Wood/Metalwork, Technical Drawing/Engineering Science, Economics, Geography, Government, History, ICT, General Knowledge in Art, Communication Design, Agric Science, Sculpture, Ceramic Graphic Design and Painting.

GCE:
Passes in three (3) subjects (at least one of the passes should be Grade D or better) at GCE ‘A’ Level, including Mathematics and any two from the following: Physics, Elective Mathematics, Chemistry, Economics and Geography. In addition, the applicant must have credit passes (Grade 6) in five GCE Ordinary Level subjects, including English Language, Mathematics, a science subject (for non-science students) and an Arts subject (for science students).

Mature Students:
The applicant must be at least 25 years old and show proof of age with a birth certificate or any legitimate documentary proof of date of birth, which is at least 5 years old at the time of application, with English and mathematics or SSSCE passes in Core English and Core Mathematics.

e)Construction Technician Course Part I (CTC 1) graduates can apply.

f)SSSCE/WASSCE holders who could not obtain the required grades (E8/F in English or Mathematics) for direct entry into the programme shall undergo an access course to aid their enrolment.

g)Intermediate Certificate Holders: Credit Passes (Credit–Distinction) in six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three

(3)CTVET relevant trade subjects from the following: Construction Practices, Construction material processing (CMP), Block laying and Concreting, Carpentry and Joinery, Painting and Decorating, Construction Technology, Fundamentals of Designing and Drafting, Architectural Drafting, Technical Drawing, Plumbing and Gas Fitting, Tilling and Pass in Practical Work.

h)Pre-Engineering Candidate: Candidate with good passes in all subjects in pre-engineering courses offered by Kumasi Technical University.

i)Other Related Programme. Candidates with good passes in other related diploma programmes, such as Procurement, ICT, Materials Engineering, etc, can apply to join levels to be determined.

j)Foreign applicants’  certificates shall be referred to GTEC for verification and determination.

 

Employment Prospects of Graduates:

Areas of employment include:
•Construction firms, e.g., building, roads, railways, and other infrastructure contractors (such as clerks of works, quantity surveyor assistants, and safety officers).

•District/Municipal and Metropolitan Assemblies (such as Engineers and building Inspectors). Specifically, graduates can be employed in institutions such as AESL, CSIR- BRRI, PWD, DUR, Highways, Feeder Roads, and other Tertiary institutions/educational sectors.

•All corporate institutions/organisations.

•Estate Developers (as Site Engineers/Supervisors).

•Entrepreneurs (self-employed as contractors, building materials merchants, building materials manufacturers and consultants).
•Consultancy firms.


Sectors of the Economy that employ graduates of the programme; Grandaunts possess the technical knowledge and professional skills highly sought after by employers related to the following industry;

i. Building Industry.

ii. Services industry.

iii. Civil Engineering Industry.

iv. Oil and Gas Industry.

v. Telecommunication Industry.

vi. Infrastructural and Services Industry.

vii. Real Estate Industry.

viii. Health Industry.

ix. Agricultural Industry.

x. Mining Industry.

xi. Manufacturing Industry and

xii. Supply Chain management.

The course is designed to enable students to take the professional examination and become professional members of the following Profession. Programmes:

•Project Management Institute (PMI).

•Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB, UK).

•American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE, USA).

•Association for the Advancement of Technology (AACE).

•Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS, Ghana.)

•Institute of Chartered Cost Engineers (IQSCE, USA).

•Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS, UK).

 

PROGRAME STRUCTURE 

LEVEL 100. SEMESTER ONE (BLOCK ONE)

No.

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

T

P

C

1

DCT 101

Building Drawing &History of Architecture

2

2

3

2

DCT 103

Building Structures and Materials 1

1

2

2

3

DCT 105

Building Mathematics

1

1

1

4

DCT 107

Integrated Project Work I

0

0

0

 

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS

4

5

6

 

LEVEL 100. SEMESTER ONE (BLOCK TWO)

No.

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

T

P

C

1

DCT 109

Sketch Designs and Introduction to Specification

1

1

1

2

DCT 111

Building Structures and Materials 1I

2

2

3

3

DCT 113

Statistics for Builders

1

1

1

4

CLT 101

Computer Literacy

1

2

2

5

COS 101

Communication Skills I

2

0

2

6

DCT 115

Site Surveying I (Linear surveying and levelling)

1

1

1

7

DCT 117

Integrated Project Work II

0

8

4

 

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS

8

15

14

 

LEVEL 100. SEMESTER TWO (BLOCK ONE)

No.

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

T

P

C

1

DCT 102

Theory and Design of Structures

2

1

2

2

DCT 104

Building Structures and Materials III

2

2

3

3

DCT 106

Building Science

1

1

1

4

DCT 108

Integrated Project Work III

0

0

0

 

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS

5

4

6

 

LEVEL 100. SEMESTER TWO (BLOCK TWO)

No.

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

T

P

C

1

DCT 112

Construction Technology I (Substructure)

1

2

2

2

DCT 114

Construction Health, Safety& Site Organisation

1

1

1

3

DCT 116

Sustainable Construction (Substructure)

2

1

2

4

AFS 100

African Studies

2

0

2

5

COS 102

Communication Skills II

2

0

2

6

DCT 118

Integrated Project Work IV

0

8

4

 

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS

8

12

13


 

SECOND YEAR

LEVEL 200. SEMESTER ONE (BLOCK ONE)

No.

COURSE

CODE

COURSE TITLE

T

P

C

1

DCT 201

Site Surveying II (Contouring and setting out)

1

1

1

2

DCT 203

Construction Technology II (Superstructure)

3

2

4

3

DCT 205

Sustainable Construction (Superstructure)

1

2

2

4

DCT 207

Health, Safety and Welfare in Construction

1

1

1

5

DCT 209

Laboratory and Workshop Practice I

0

2

1

6

DCT 211

Integrated Project Work V

0

0

0

 

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS

6

8

9

 

LEVEL 200. SEMESTER ONE (BLOCK TWO)

No.

COURSE

CODE

COURSE TITLE

T

P

C

1

DCT 213

Site Surveying II (Horizontal, Vertical and Angular

Surveying)

1

1

1

2

DCT 215

Civil Engineering Construction

3

2

4

3

DCT 217

Industrial Attachment

0

4

2

4

DCT 219

Laboratory and Workshop Practice II

0

2

1

5

DCT 221

Integrated Project Work VI

0

8

4

 

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS

4

17

12

LEVEL 200. SEMESTER TWO (BLOCK ONE)

No.

COURSE

CODE

COURSE TITLE

T

P

C

1

DCT 200

Maintenance of Construction Works

2

2

3

2

DCT 202

Laboratory and Workshop Practice III

0

2

1

3

DCT 204

Sustainable Construction III (Civil Engineering

Construction)

1

2

2

4

DCT 206

Integrated Project Work VII

0

0

0

 

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS

3

6

6

 

LEVEL 200. SEMESTER TWO (BLOCK TWO)

No.

COURSE

CODE

COURSE TITLE

T

P

C

1

DCT 208

Measurement of Building Works

4

4

6

2

DCT 210

Estimating of Construction Works

3

2

4

3

DCT 212

Computer Applications

1

1

1

4

DCT 214

Integrated Project Work VIII

0

8

4

 

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS

8

15

15


 

 

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About KsTU

Kumasi Technical University was established in 1954 as Kumasi Technical Institute (K. T. I. ) to offer craft courses. In 1963, the Institute was converted to a non-tertiary Polytechnic status under the Ghana Education Service to start offering, in addition, technician diploma and sub- professional courses.

Contact info

Location: Kumasi - Ashanti Region, Ghana, W/A

Postal Address: P. O. Box 854, Kumasi 

Email: info@kstu.edu.gh 

Tel: Admissions: +233(0)322 496 534, +233(0)322 496 380