PhD Special Education

A candidate seeking admission into higher degree or graduate diploma in the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) shall normally be:

1. A graduate of the UEW or of other public universities recognised   by the Academic Board of the UEW.
2. A person who holds a relevant professional qualification approved by the Academic Board, on recommendation of the Graduate Board.
3. A candidate may be required, as a condition for admission, to undergo such tests as may be prescribed by the Department concerned with his/her proposed work or to take such other pre-requisite or concurrent studies and examinations as may be prescribed, subject to the overall control of the Board.
4. A candidate with a Research Master’s Degree from UEW or from other recognised   public universities may be admitted to the Ph.D. degree programme.

Additional, the candidate must satisfy these departmental requirements:

• A candidate must a researched M.Phil./M.Sc./M.Ed. degree in the relevant discipline Department Requirements. Candidates who possess a B. Ed. In Special Education with M.A. in Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, Administration and Planning, or any relevant discipline may apply.
• An academic transcript of the Master’s degree shall be required.
• A candidate must have obtained a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above (or equivalent grade) in the course work component of the Master’s thesis.
• Where a candidate’s Master’s degree does not include course work, recommendation for admission shall be based on the School of Graduate Studies Board’s assessment of his/her M.Phil. /MSc/MEd thesis.
• A candidate should, in addition to the application, submit

1. Not more than a four-page proposal defining the area of interest, brief description of any previous study conducted on the subject and justification for the study.
2. Names of three (3) referees, two of whom should conversant the applicant’s academic work.

• In exceptional cases, a candidate’s Post Master’s research experience shall be considered.