Welcome Message from the Coordinator
On behalf of the Dean and Management of the School of Graduate Studies (SOGS) of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), I am pleased to welcome you to study this programme. We are delighted you chose UPSA and look forward to a productive partnership that will ensure you realise your highest potential.
As a professional university, our graduate programmes seek to achieve excellence, innovation, and the highest quality in teaching, learning, and research. The UPSA MSc Procurement Management programme is designed to prepare students aspiring to assume high managerial positions in medium to large organisations to acquire the requisite skills to ensure the highest-level compliance to procurement standards, best practices, and accountability to its stakeholders in how the organisation is operated, regulated, and controlled within relevant laws and regulations.
Upon successful completion, graduates will acquire the appropriate skills in procurement practice and management. They will also gain skills to enable them to exhibit a highly specialised set of leadership skills for high organisational performance in procurement career paths and opportunities in management, among others.
We are pleased with our latest accomplishments and trust in a flourishing future with even more developments. We hope you share our vision and passion! Feel free to get in touch with the programme coordinator if you need any additional information.
Programme Philosophy
The philosophy of the MSc Procurement Management programme is to develop the human resources required in the management of procurement of goods, services, and works to enable their organisations to have value for money and practice as professionals in an ethical manner.
The curriculum places emphasis on the application of knowledge to real-world cases, practical industrial training, and the development of students’s ability to realise immediate upfront cost savings in the procurement process with professional conduct. The curriculum was designed through various stakeholder engagements, such as the Professional Advisory Board with the Public Procurement Authority (PPA).
Programme Objectives
The aim of the Master of Science (MSc) in Procurement Management programme is to develop ethical human resources required in the procurement of goods, services and works to enable their organizations, both public and private, have value for money. The objectives of the programme are to:
a. Enable students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in the procurement of goods, services and works to perform effectively as practitioners.
b. Develop student’s analytical and problem-solving skills and competences to analyse and address procurement needs of organisations.
c. Develop students’ abilities in writing procurement plan, designing announcement, supervising bids, and arranging logistics for various organisations.
d. Equip students to be ethically driven and value-adding procurement professionals.
e. Discuss contemporary/emerging issues in procurement standards, public procurement laws, e-procurement, and sustainable procurement practice to deliver value for money.
f. Equip students with the skills to apply tools and techniques of research to procurement and related areas to inform policy making and implementation.
Programme Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will:
a. Be equipped with the requisite knowledge, competences and ethical values required to ensure transparency, efficiency and above all value for money in the procurement processes in Ghana and beyond
b. Discuss aspects of sustainability in procurement and the reasons, risks and rewards of sustainability.
c. Apply international standards with respect to labour, purchasing and fair trade.
d. Assess how sustainability can be incorporated into the sourcing process.
e. Apply tools used to measure performance and compliance in supply chain.
Programme Structure
SEMESTER ONE COURSES (3 Credits hours per course) | SEMESTER TWO COURSES (3 Credits hours per course) |
| MPRM603: Goods, Works and Services | MPRM602: Ethics and Relationship Management |
| MPRM609: Research Methods | MCPC612: Financial Management |
| MPRM605: Procurement Law | MPRM604: Supply Chain Management |
| MPRM601: Procurement Management | MPRM608: Management Information System & E-Procurement |
| MPRM603: Operations Mgt | Strategic Procurement Management |
| MPRM607: Risk Management in Procurement | Global Sourcing |
| Project Work (6 Credit Hours) |
Programme Coordinator’s Profile
Nana Owusua Aboagye-Darko is a Coordinator and Lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra. She holds a BSc in Human Resource Management from Central University, an MPhil in Leadership from the University of Professional Studies, Accra, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Management Studies at the University of South Africa. Nana coordinates the MSc in Procurement Management, MBA in Corporate Governance, and Post Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Organisational Development programmes.
Her research interests include educational leadership, entrepreneurship, work-life balance, and student mentoring. Nana has extensive teaching experience in management, entrepreneurship, leadership, and organisational development. She is known for her excellent communication skills and teamwork.
As a lecturer, Nana aims to continuously improve educational methodologies and contribute to societal development through her work.
Contact the Coordinator via:
email: [email protected]
Phone Number: +233 209978020