List of Courses Offered at Bolgatanga Technical University

General Agriculture

Agriculture & Environmental Sciences

General Agriculture teaches you the full picture of farming -- crops, animals, soil, and the business side of running a farm. Instead of specializing in just one area right away, you get a broad foundation across the whole agricultural value chain before choosing where to focus.

Fashion Design and Textiles

Arts & Humanities

Fashion Design and Textiles teaches you how to design, pattern, and sew clothes from scratch, plus how fabric itself is made and treated. You'll spend a lot of time at a sewing machine and a sketch pad, learning everything from measuring a body correctly to running a small fashion line as a business.

Fine Art

Arts & Humanities

Fine Art trains you in painting, sculpture, and other visual art forms as a means of personal and cultural expression. You'll develop technical artistic skill while exploring your own creative voice, preparing for a career as a practicing artist, educator, or in art-related institutions.

Graphic Design

Arts & Humanities

Graphic Design (often called Communication Design) trains you to create visual content that communicates clearly -- logos, branding, posters, digital media, and more. You'll learn design principles alongside industry-standard software, preparing you to work for design agencies, brands, or as an independent creative.

Public Relations

Arts & Humanities

Public Relations focuses on managing the spread of information between an organization and the public to build and maintain a positive image and reputation. Students learn strategic communication, media relations, and crisis management.

Ceramics

Arts & Humanities

Ceramics trains you in the art and craft of working with clay -- pottery, sculpture, and decorative ceramic art. You'll learn techniques like wheel throwing, hand-building, and glazing, developing both technical skill and your own artistic voice in this ancient, hands-on medium.

Fashion Design and Textiles

Arts & Humanities

Fashion Design and Textiles teaches you how to design, pattern, and sew clothes from scratch, plus how fabric itself is made and treated. You'll spend a lot of time at a sewing machine and a sketch pad, learning everything from measuring a body correctly to running a small fashion line as a business.

Graphic Design

Arts & Humanities

Graphic Design (often called Communication Design) trains you to create visual content that communicates clearly -- logos, branding, posters, digital media, and more. You'll learn design principles alongside industry-standard software, preparing you to work for design agencies, brands, or as an independent creative.

Marketing

Business & Actuarial Studies

Marketing is the art and science of promoting products, building brands, and connecting with consumers. You will learn consumer behavior, market research, digital marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), social media strategy, and brand management.

Computerized Accounting

Business & Actuarial Studies

Computerized Accounting combines traditional accounting principles with modern software tools to manage financial records, generate reports, and ensure accurate financial tracking for businesses. Students learn both the 'why' of accounting and the 'how' of digital financial management.

Computerized Accounting

Business & Actuarial Studies

Computerized Accounting combines traditional accounting principles with modern software tools to manage financial records, generate reports, and ensure accurate financial tracking for businesses. Students learn both the 'why' of accounting and the 'how' of digital financial management.

Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Business & Actuarial Studies

Procurement and Supply Chain Management teaches you how organizations buy the right things, at the right price, from the right suppliers -- and how those goods move efficiently through the whole supply chain to the final customer. It covers sourcing, negotiation, inventory, and logistics all in one.

Marketing

Business & Actuarial Studies

Marketing is the art and science of promoting products, building brands, and connecting with consumers. You will learn consumer behavior, market research, digital marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), social media strategy, and brand management.

Tourism Management

Business & Actuarial Studies

Tourism Management teaches you how the tourism industry works -- from managing tour operations and travel agencies to marketing destinations and understanding what makes tourists choose one place over another. It's especially relevant in Ghana, where tourism is a growing part of the economy.

Business Administration

Business & Actuarial Studies

Business Administration gives you a broad foundation in how organizations are run -- covering accounting, marketing, finance, human resources, and management all at once. It's a good fit if you're interested in business generally but not ready to commit to one narrow specialty yet.

Hospitality Management

Business & Actuarial Studies

Hospitality Management prepares you to lead and operate businesses in the tourism, hotel, and service industries. You will learn about customer service excellence, facility management, and the financial operations of hospitality enterprises. The program includes practical training in food and beverage service, front office operations, and event management. Graduates are equipped to deliver exceptional guest experiences while maintaining profitable and sustainable business operations.

Secretaryship and Management Studies

Business & Actuarial Studies

Secretaryship and Management Studies prepares students for high-level administrative and organizational support roles. It covers office management, corporate communication, business law, and the use of modern information systems to ensure smooth business operations.

Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Business & Actuarial Studies

Procurement and Supply Chain Management teaches you how organizations buy the right things, at the right price, from the right suppliers -- and how those goods move efficiently through the whole supply chain to the final customer. It covers sourcing, negotiation, inventory, and logistics all in one.

Computer Science

Engineering & Technology

Computer Science is about learning how to write software and solve complex problems with code. You will learn how computer systems work, how to design databases, how to build web and mobile applications, and how to write efficient algorithms.

Quantity Surveying

Engineering & Technology

Quantity Surveying teaches you how to manage the money side of construction projects -- estimating costs before building starts, tracking spending as work progresses, and managing contracts between clients and builders. You become the person who makes sure a construction project delivers value for money.

Building Technology

Engineering & Technology

Building Technology focuses on the practical and technical aspects of construction, building materials, and structural design. Students learn how to manage construction projects, ensure building safety, and apply modern architectural and engineering principles to physical structures.

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering & Technology

Mechanical Engineering deals with the design, analysis, manufacturing, and maintenance of physical machines and thermal systems. You will study mechanics, materials science, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and CAD software to build everything from engine parts to industrial pumps.

Agricultural Engineering

Engineering & Technology

Agricultural Engineering applies engineering principles to farming -- designing machinery, irrigation systems, and equipment that make agriculture more efficient. It's a bridge between engineering and agriculture, aimed at solving practical farming problems with technical solutions.

Network and System Administration

Engineering & Technology

Network and System Administration teaches you how to design, implement, and maintain the IT infrastructure that keeps organizations running. You will learn to configure routers, manage servers, ensure network security, and troubleshoot hardware and software issues. The program provides hands-on experience with enterprise-level networking equipment and operating systems.

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering & Technology

Mechanical Engineering deals with the design, analysis, manufacturing, and maintenance of physical machines and thermal systems. You will study mechanics, materials science, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and CAD software to build everything from engine parts to industrial pumps.

Agricultural Engineering

Engineering & Technology

Agricultural Engineering applies engineering principles to farming -- designing machinery, irrigation systems, and equipment that make agriculture more efficient. It's a bridge between engineering and agriculture, aimed at solving practical farming problems with technical solutions.

Civil Engineering

Engineering & Technology

Civil Engineering teaches you how to design and build the physical world around us -- roads, bridges, buildings, dams, and water systems. You'll learn the maths and physics behind making structures safe and lasting, plus how to manage construction projects from start to finish.

Automobile Engineering

Engineering & Technology

Automobile Engineering teaches you how vehicles -- cars, trucks, motorcycles -- are designed, built, and maintained. You'll study everything from engines and vehicle dynamics to automotive electronics, preparing you to work in the growing automotive and transport sector.

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Engineering & Technology

Electrical and Electronics Engineering covers everything from large-scale power generation grids to small microchips inside smartphones. You will learn how electrical energy is generated, transmitted, and controlled, as well as how electronic signals process data in modern devices.

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Engineering & Technology

Electrical and Electronics Engineering covers everything from large-scale power generation grids to small microchips inside smartphones. You will learn how electrical energy is generated, transmitted, and controlled, as well as how electronic signals process data in modern devices.

Information Technology

Engineering & Technology

Information Technology (IT) focuses on managing, securing, and supporting computer systems, networks, and enterprise software for organizations. You will learn network administration, cybersecurity fundamentals, cloud computing, database management, and IT service support.

Network and System Administration

Engineering & Technology

Network and System Administration teaches you how to design, implement, and maintain the IT infrastructure that keeps organizations running. You will learn to configure routers, manage servers, ensure network security, and troubleshoot hardware and software issues. The program provides hands-on experience with enterprise-level networking equipment and operating systems.

Medical Laboratory Technology

Health & Medical Sciences

Medical Laboratory Technology trains you to perform complex tests on blood, tissue, and other body fluids to help diagnose and treat diseases. You will work behind the scenes in hospitals and clinics, using advanced laboratory equipment to provide critical, life-saving data to physicians.

Medical Laboratory Technology

Health & Medical Sciences

Medical Laboratory Technology trains you to perform complex tests on blood, tissue, and other body fluids to help diagnose and treat diseases. You will work behind the scenes in hospitals and clinics, using advanced laboratory equipment to provide critical, life-saving data to physicians.

Banking and Finance

Food Science and Technology

Sciences

Food Science and Technology applies chemistry, microbiology, and engineering to food processing, preservation, packaging, and quality assurance. You will learn how to turn raw agricultural produce into safe, nutritious, market-ready products while meeting food safety regulations.

Statistics

Sciences

Statistics teaches you how to collect, organize, and make sense of data to answer real questions -- from predicting disease outbreaks to understanding consumer behavior. It's less about programming than Computational Statistics and more focused on the theory and methods behind good data analysis.

Statistics

Sciences

Statistics teaches you how to collect, organize, and make sense of data to answer real questions -- from predicting disease outbreaks to understanding consumer behavior. It's less about programming than Computational Statistics and more focused on the theory and methods behind good data analysis.

Data Science and Analytics

Sciences

Data Science and Analytics focuses on extracting meaningful insights from complex, large-scale datasets. Students learn the entire data pipeline, from collection and cleaning to statistical modeling and visualization. The program equips you to solve real-world problems in business, healthcare, and technology using mathematics and programming.