The BTech. Programme in Building Technology is a highly interdisciplinary programme that aims to develop graduates' abilities to apply scientific and technical knowledge to infrastructure projects and construction processes. This involves harnessing basic concepts and principles, technical analysis, planning, design, and management, and developing knowledge to impact the built environment positively.

The Objectives

The objectives of the 4-year BTech programme in Building Technology are to:
a. Equip students with theoretical and conceptual skills needed to undertake professional tasks in the construction industry;
b. Train students to acquire critical and analytical skills needed to perform professional tasks in the construction industry;
c. Develop capacities of students to conduct research in new developmental trends in the construction industry;
d. Develop awareness of stakeholder and societal involvement in environmental issues related to the construction industry.
e. Enable students to acquire and develop transferable hands-on skills demanded by employers.
f. Provide professional and academic progression path to higher education (MTech and D.Tech) in construction-related programmes.

Entry requirements

Students to be admitted to the Programme should satisfy the following admission requirements:

A. SSSCE/GBCE Candidates
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/Metal work, Technical Drawing/Engineering
Science, Economics and Geography.

B. WASSCE Candidates
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/Metal Technical Drawing/Engineering Science, Economics and Geography.

C. GCE ‘O' Level Candidates
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 and a Science subject (for non-science students) and an Arts subject (for Science students).

D. Final CTC II (Old Scheme) and CTC III (New Scheme)
Passes in four written courses namely Construction Practice, Applied Technology and Site Experience, Site Surveying, Measurement of Building Works and three project works (Course work Assessment) can apply to join level 300 after passing all courses in a semester's bridging programme to be organised by the Department.

E. Mature Students
The applicant must be at least 25 years old, and show proof of age with birth certificate or any legitimate documentary proof of date of birth which is at least 5 years old at the time of application, with GCE 'O' level credits in English and Mathematics or SSSCE passes in Core English and Core Mathematics plus at least five years relevant experience can access the programme. In addition, must pass selection examination and interview.

F. HND Graduates
HND graduates with first and second classes in any relevant Built Environment (Civil Engineering, Construction Technology, Estate Management, Facilities Management) programme can apply to join level 300. In addition, candidates with PASS must pass selection examination and or interview conducted by the Department.

G. Foreign Applicants

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

Employment Opportunities

Areas of employment include:

1. Construction firms e.g. Building, Road, Railways, and other infrastructure contractors (as Cost Advisors, Site Engineers, Project Managers and Safety Officers, Site Supervisors).
2. District/Municipal and Metropolitan Assemblies (as Engineers, Building Inspectors, Works Procurement Officers, and Estate Managers). Specifically, graduates can be employed in institutions such as Architectural and Engineering Services Limited (AESL), CSIR-BRRI, PWD, DUR, HIGHWAYS, FEEDER ROADS and other Tertiary institutions/educational sectors.
3. Financial Institutions (as Estate Managers and Projects Managers).
4. Telecommunication Establishments (as Projects Officers/Managers and Site Acquisition Officers).
5. All corporate institutions/organisations.
6. Educational institutions (as Lecturers, Teachers, Instructors and Materials Laboratory Officers).
7. Estate Developers (as Cost Consultants, Site Engineers/Supervisors and Project Managers).
8. Entrepreneurs (self-employed as contractors, building materials merchants, building materials manufacturers and consultants).
9. Consultancy firms.

Sectors of the Economy that could employ graduates of the programme:
i. Health industry.
ii. .Hospitality industry.

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.

1. Building Industry.
2. Services industry.
3. Civil Engineering Industry.
4. Oil and Gas Industry.
5. Telecommunication Industry.
6. Infrastructural and Services Industry.
7. Real Estate Industry.
8. Health Industry.
9. Agricultural Industry.
10. Mining Industry.
11. Manufacturing Industry and.
12. Supply Chain management.

The course is designed to enable students to successfully take the professional examination and become Professional Members in the following Professional 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).

MODULAR COURSE STRUCTURE 

FIRST YEAR

LEVEL 100. SEMESTER ONE (BLOCK ONE)

LEVEL 100. SEMESTER ONE (BLOCK TWO)

LEVEL 100. SEMESTER TWO (BLOCK ONE)

LEVEL 100 SEMESTER TWO (BLOCK TWO)

SECOND YEAR

LEVEL 200. SEMESTER ONE (BLOCK ONE)

LEVEL 200. SEMESTER ONE (BLOCK TWO)

LEVEL 200. SEMESTER TWO (BLOCK ONE)

LEVEL 200. SEMESTER TWO (BLOCK TWO)

THIRD YEAR

LEVEL 300. SEMESTER ONE (BLOCK ONE)

LEVEL 300. SEMESTER ONE (BLOCK TWO)

LEVEL 300. SEMESTER TWO (BLOCK ONE and TWO)

FOURTH-YEAR

LEVEL 400. SEMESTER ONE (BLOCK ONE)

LEVEL 400. SEMESTER ONE (BLOCK TWO)

LEVEL 400. SEMESTER TWO