BEd Home Economics (Food and Nutrition)
University of Cape Coast · College of Education 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 BEd Home Economics (Food and Nutrition) programme at the University of Cape Coast prepares you to become a teacher with specialist knowledge in food and nutrition. It combines the practical and scientific study of food, meals and nutrition with the skills needed to teach in secondary schools. This page gives you a clear idea of what the programme covers, how competitive entry is, and the kinds of careers it can lead to.
Combining food and nutrition with teaching skills
Programmes like this one sit at the crossroads of home economics and teacher education. You will study food science, meal planning, nutrition across the human lifespan, food safety, and the management of household resources. At the same time, you will learn the craft of teaching: how to plan lessons, assess student understanding, and create a classroom environment that helps teenagers learn. This mix means you come out both with deep knowledge of food and nutrition and with the practical ability to pass that knowledge on to others.
How competitive it is to get a place
Admission to the BEd Home Economics (Food and Nutrition) at the University of Cape Coast is highly competitive. Many students apply for this programme each year, and places are limited. To be considered, you will need a strong WASSCE result, with good grades in the subjects the university requires for this degree. Since the programme is in high demand, you should aim to meet or exceed the university's published requirements and check the exact subject combination before applying.
What you can do with the degree
Graduates of this type of programme most commonly go into teaching. With a BEd in Home Economics, you can teach the subject at senior high schools, in both private and public schools. Beyond the classroom, the nutrition focus opens up work in school feeding programmes, community nutrition education, health promotion and the food service industry. Some graduates also start their own catering or meal-planning businesses, or go into curriculum development and educational materials production.
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.
BEd Home Economics (Food and Nutrition) at other institutions
The same programme elsewhere in Ghana, ordered from most to least competitive.
Where graduates work
- Home economics teacher
- Nutrition educator
- School feeding programme coordinator
- Community nutrition officer
- Catering entrepreneur