Bsc (Geography & Regional Planning)
University of Cape Coast · College of Humanities and Legal Studies
Will you get in?
Only students with near-perfect aggregates get a place here. Enter your WASSCE grades and we will tell you whether you meet the published cut-off for this programme — and every other programme at University of Cape Coast you qualify for.
Check if you qualifyThe BSc Geography & Regional Planning at the University of Cape Coast is a degree programme offered in the College of Humanities and Legal Studies. It sits within the social sciences and focuses on the relationship between people, places, and the environment, especially how communities and regions are planned. This is a highly competitive programme, with strong demand from SHS leavers across Ghana.
What geography and regional planning programmes cover
Programmes of this kind combine physical and human geography with planning theory and practice. You will study how the natural environment shapes human activity and how human activity reshapes the environment, and you will learn how towns, cities, and rural areas are planned and managed. Typical topics include map reading and spatial data, land use and transport planning, environmental impact assessment, and regional development policy. You will build practical skills in surveying, data analysis, report writing, and using geographic information systems (GIS).
How hard it is to get a place
This is a highly competitive programme. Entry is more difficult than for many other social science degrees, and you will need strong WASSCE results to stand a chance. The same programme at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and at the University of Ghana is also highly competitive, so expect tough competition wherever you apply. Check the published entry requirements carefully to see whether your results meet the subject requirements.
Where graduates work
Most graduates go into urban and regional planning, working for local authorities, government agencies, or private planning firms. Others find roles in environmental management, surveying and mapping, real estate development, and international development organisations. The spatial and analytical skills you build are also useful for careers in GIS, disaster risk management, and transport planning. Some graduates continue with postgraduate study in planning, geography, or related fields.
Entry requirements
SHS backgrounds accepted
Every SHS course of study may apply to this college.
Aggregate needed
University of Cape Coast publishes a cut-off aggregate for this programme. Run a check to see whether your grades meet it.
Bsc (Geography & Regional Planning) at other institutions
The same programme elsewhere in Ghana, ordered from most to least competitive.
Where graduates work
- Urban and regional planner
- GIS analyst
- Environmental consultant
- Land use planner
- Development officer
- Transport planner