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Key Activities

Key Activities

 

  1. Spearhead Development of Comprehensive Guidelines for Graduate Studies; in addition to the objectives of the SGS, the SGS shall provide leadership in spearheading the development of frameworks for institutionalization policies outlined in graduate handbooks and university statutes.  

     

  2. Coordinate the Establishment of New and Re-accreditation Processes of Graduate Programmes; given the increased demand for graduate health education in Ghana, the SGS supports UHAS to maintain a portfolio of accredited programmes in the highest quality. The School also ensures rapid re-evaluation processes with relevant regulatory bodies and strengthens the university's compliance and reputation with local and international institutions.  

     

  3. Maintain an up-to-date graduate students’ handbook that addresses student needs; the SGS work across other relevant units in the University to prescribe clear guidelines for graduate students through appropriate graduate handbooks (e.g Masters, PhD) for use. The School assists in maintaining up-to-date handbooks, set standards and prescribing rules and guidelines for students, staff/faculty and external stakeholders (supervisor, examiners, etc).  

     

  4. Enforcing the Code of Practice and Frameworks for Graduate Studies in UHAS; the SGS monitors and enforces a strict code of practice on the selection and admission of students to UHAS graduate programmes. In addition, the School prescribes and enforces clear guidelines outlined in the student handbooks on thesis supervisions, supervisory committees’ assessors, examinations and external examiners’ roles and responsibilities, among others. In addition, clear guidelines on the departmental research degrees and coordinators’ roles regarding PhD candidates are prescribed by the School to ensure standards and quality of UHAS PhD programmes and in line with approved procedures set out in the PhD handbook.  

     

  5. Undertake Progress Monitoring of the Quality of Graduate Studies; in partnership with the Directorate of Quality Assurance (DQA), the SGS constantly monitors the type, level and quality of graduate training offered in the University. The SGS will develop standard monitoring tools that provide periodic assessments and peer reviews of programmes to offer schools feedback for improvement. The SGS will also track and actively enforce compliance with personal development plans (PDPs) and evidence of transferable skills our graduate programmes deliver.  

     

  6. Prescribing Guidelines for Publication of Graduate Research; the student affairs, learning support & publication unit of the SGS provides coordination roles in ensuring that final approved thesis and works from postgraduate students and their supervisors are published in a manner that adheres to university rules and regulations.  

     

  7. Tracking and Linking Postgraduate Destinations to the curricula; to build a strong postgraduate alumni network in the university, the SGS tracks graduate destinations after completion in partnership with the Alumni Office. Since UHAS-SGS graduates are practically oriented with diverse experiences in clinical and non-clinical settings, linking these graduates with current trainees on graduate programmes will offer an opportunity for our past students to support the University in graduate trainings.