Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience |  University of Cape Coast

ACECoR’s PhD programmes are designed as 36-month intensive full-time research programmes. Students in the 

programme spend 24 months on field research and data collection and 12 months for organising and writing their 

thesis, including attending relevant seminars and conferences to gain critical knowledge and/or present preliminary research results.

The ACECoR MPhil programmes are designed as intensive modular programmes with a research component. 

Students admitted to the programmes spend a 12-month period of learning on course modules and another 12 months on research.

ACECoR runs short courses covering technical and relevant contextual aspects for Ghana’s coastal areas. The courses target professionals actively engaged in the field of integrated coastal management, fisheries management, climate change adaptation and geographic information systems or individuals whose work is increasingly affected by issues of fisheries, development and physical planning in coastal areas. The course is organized over a period of one week where standardized technical delivery in the classroom and field activities, course programs, certifications and other outcomes are ensured.