STATISTICS
Total Teaching staff
14 (12 full time teaching staff and 2 part-time teaching staff)
Total Administrative staff
2 (1 Administrative Staff, 1 Technician)
Total Number of students (Faculty level)
495-2018/2019 Academic year
Awards/ Recognitions
- The Department won the Best Mentor’s Award at the Graphic Design Awards Ghana 2017/2018, an annual event organized for all tertiary institutions in Ghana that run Graphic Design Programme. The award winner was Dr. Ebenezer K. Acquah.
- The Department also won the Best Student’s Award in Infographics at the Graphic Design Awards Ghana 2017 competition among tertiary institutions. The award winner was Prosper Afetormashie, a level 200 student in the department.
- On the 8th of February, 2019, the Department won prizes in the maiden Graphic Design Awards, Afrika(for Design institutions across Africa) held at the School of Creative Arts Conference Room at the Central Campus. The award winners were Yaw Obeng Amoako, Best Packaging Design; Charles Sam and Cudjoe Emmanuel Fred, Best Integrated Cross-Patform Design; Haadi Mohammed, First Runner-Up – Website Design; Prosper Afetormashie, Best Social Media Design; Prosper Afetormashie, First Runner-Up, Public Service Announcement Design; and Abdul Razak Mohammed, First Runner-Up, Social Media Design.
Total Programmes/ Fields of study
2 - Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design – Fulltime (Regular)
2-Year Diploma in Graphic Design – Fulltime (Sandwich and Regular)
B.A. GRAPHIC DESIGN COURSES
SEMESTER ONE [Level 100]
Code |
Title |
Credits |
GRDC 111 |
Foundations of Graphic Design |
3 |
GRDC 112 |
Life Drawing I |
3 |
GRDC 113 |
Idea Development and Symbol Creation |
3 |
GRDC 114 |
Design History |
3 |
GRDC 115 |
Principles and Practice of Graphic Design Education I |
3 |
GPD 111 |
Communication and Study Skills |
3 |
TOTAL |
|
18 |
SEMESTER TWO [Level 100]
Code |
Title |
Credits |
GRDC121 |
Introduction to Lettering and Typography |
3 |
GRDC122 |
Dry and Wet Media Illustration |
3 |
GRDC123 |
Printing Methods in Graphic Design |
3 |
GRDC124 |
Life Drawing II |
3 |
GRDC125 |
Principles and Practice of Graphic Design Educ. II |
3 |
GPD111 |
Communication and Study Skills |
3 |
TOTAL |
|
18 |