Street:P.O. Box LG 25
Legon

City:Accra

WWW:https://www.ug.edu.gh

Also United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU/INRA); Volta Basin Research Project; Agricultural Research Centres (Legon, Kade, Kpong). English proficiency course for foreign students

Public

Founded in 1948 as University College of the Gold Coast affiliated to the University of London, became University of Ghana after independence in 1957, and acquired present status and title in 1961

August to July (August-December; January-July)

General Certificate of Education (GCE) with 5 credits including English, Mathematics, Arts and Science or West Africa School Certificate (WASC) Ordinary ('O') level and three passes at Advanced ('A') level, with a minimum grade D for one. Senior Secondary School Certificate with passes in core English, Mathematics and any 3 elective subjects, with aggregate score of 24 in the WAEC entrance examination

English

National Accreditation Board

co-ed

Head : Nana Aba Appiah Amfo

Job title:Vice-Chancellor

Years of office:2021-

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Senior Administrative Officer : Emelia Naa Kwantsua Agyei-Mensah

Job title:Registrar

Years of office:2021-

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International Relations Officer : Eric Osei-Assibey

Job title:Dean, International Programmes

College : Basic and Applied Sciences - Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies

Fields of study:Environmental Studies

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College : Basic and Applied Sciences - Institute of Applied Science and Technology

Fields of study:Natural Sciences, Technology

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College : Basic and Applied Sciences - School of Agriculture

Fields of study:Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Crop Production, Soil Science

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College : Basic and Applied Sciences - School of Biological Sciences

Fields of study:Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Food Science, Marine Biology, Marine Engineering, Molecular Biology, Nutrition, Plant and Crop Protection

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College : Basic and Applied Sciences - School of Engineering Sciences

Fields of study:Agricultural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Food Technology, Materials Engineering

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College : Basic and Applied Sciences - School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Fields of study:Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics

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College : Basic and Applied Sciences - School of Veterinary Medicine

Fields of study:Veterinary Science

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College : Basic and Applied Sciences - West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens

Fields of study:Cell Biology

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College : Basic and Applied Sciences - West African Centre for Crop Improvement

Fields of study:Crop Production

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College : Education - School of Continuing and Distance Education

Fields of study:Adult Education

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College : Education - School of Education and Leadership

Fields of study:Educational Sciences, Leadership, Physical Education, Sports, Teacher Training

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College : Education - School of Information and Communication Studies

Fields of study:Communication Studies, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology

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College : Health Sciences - School of Public Health

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences, Demography and Population, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Health Administration, Health Education, Health Sciences, Public Health, Social Sciences, Statistics

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College : Health Sciences - Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Fields of study:Pharmacology, Physical Therapy, Tropical Medicine

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College : Health Sciences - Dental School

Fields of study:Dental Hygiene, Dental Technology, Dentistry, Orthodontics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Stomatology

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College : Health Sciences - Medical School

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Child Care and Development, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Surgery

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College : Health Sciences - Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research

Fields of study:Medicine

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College : Health Sciences - Nursing and Midwifery

Fields of study:Child Care and Development, Community Health, Health Sciences, Nursing, Psychiatry and Mental Health

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College : Health Sciences - School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences

Fields of study:Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biomedicine, Dietetics, Haematology, Health Sciences, Laboratory Techniques, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Pathology, Physical Therapy, Physiology, Radiology, Speech Therapy and Audiology

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College : Health Sciences - School of Continuing and Distance Education

Fields of study:Adult Education, Education, Human Resources

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College : Health Sciences - School of Pharmacy

Fields of study:Pharmacology, Pharmacy

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College : Health Sciences - West African Genetic Medicine Centre (WAGMC)

Fields of study:Genetics, Medicine

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College : Humainities - School of Social Sciences

Fields of study:Economics, Geography, Natural Resources, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology

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College : Humanities - Centre for Asian Studies

Fields of study:Asian Studies

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College : Humanities - Business School (UGBS)

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Banking, Finance, Health Administration, Human Resources, Information Management, Information Sciences, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Public Administration

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College : Humanities - Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy

Fields of study:Gender Studies

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College : Humanities - Centre for Latin American Studies

Fields of study:Latin American Studies

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College : Humanities - Centre for Migration Studies

Fields of study:Demography and Population

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College : Humanities - Centre for Social Policy Studies

Fields of study:International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Political Sciences, Social Sciences

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College : Humanities - Institute for Statistical, Social and Economic Research

Fields of study:Economics, Social Studies, Statistics

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College : Humanities - Institute of African Studies

Fields of study:African Studies

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College : Humanities - Maria Sibylla Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa

Fields of study:Sustainable Development

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College : Humanities - Regional Institute for Population Studies

Fields of study:Demography and Population

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College : Humanities - School of Arts

Fields of study:Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, Heritage Preservation, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies

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College : Humanities - School of Languages

Fields of study:Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Linguistics, Modern Languages, Russian, Spanish, Translation and Interpretation

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College : Humanities - School of Law

Fields of study:Constitutional Law, Environmental Studies, Family Studies, Human Rights, International Business, International Law, Law

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College : Humanities - School of Performing Arts

Fields of study:Dance, Music, Performing Arts, Theatre

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College : Humanitites - Centre for European Studies

Fields of study:European Studies

Bachelor of Dental Surgery

Fields of study:Dentistry

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Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery

Fields of study:Medicine, Surgery

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Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Administration, Agriculture, Home Economics, Information Technology, Law, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing

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Postgraduate Diploma

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Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Administration, Adult Education, African Studies, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture, Arabic, Archiving, Biochemistry, Business Administration, Business Computing, Coastal Studies, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Crop Production, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Dietetics, Distance Education, Economic and Finance Policy, Educational Administration, English, Entomology, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, French, Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Health Administration, Human Resources, Human Rights, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Linguistics, Management, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Medical Technology, Mineralogy, Museum Studies, Music, Nursing, Occupational Health, Philosophy, Public Administration, Public Health, Russian, Social Policy, Soil Science, Spanish, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Theatre, Translation and Interpretation

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Master of Philosophy

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Adult Education, African Studies, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture, Arabic, Archaeology, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Botany, Business Computing, Chemistry, Coastal Studies, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Crop Production, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Economics, English, Entomology, Environmental Studies, Finance, Food Science, French, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Haematology, Health Administration, History, Home Economics, Human Resources, Immunology, Insurance, International Relations and Diplomacy, Linguistics, Management, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Music, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nursing, Nutrition, Pathology, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Religious Studies, Russian, Safety Engineering, Social Work, Sociology, Soil Science, Spanish, Statistics, Sustainable Development, Theatre, Zoology

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Doctorate

Fields of study:Accountancy, Adult Education, African Studies, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Animal Husbandry, Archaeology, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Crop Production, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Economics, English, Entomology, Environmental Management, Finance, Fishery, Food Science, French, Geography, Health Administration, History, International Relations and Diplomacy, Linguistics, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Molecular Biology, Museum Studies, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nutrition, Parasitology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Religious Studies, Safety Engineering, Social Policy, Sociology, Soil Science, Statistics

Also Doctor of Medicine (MD). English Proficiency Programme. Foundation English Programme for Non-native English speakers. Ghana to the World UG Summer School

African Journal of Management Research

Contemporary Journal of African Studies (CJAS)

Feminist Africa

Ghana Journal of Geography

Ghana Journal of Religion and Theology

Ghana Social Science Journal

Health Sciences Investigations Journal

Journal of Faculty of Science

Journal of French and Francophone Studies

Legon Journal of Humanities

Legon Journal of International Affairs (LEJIA)

Management and Organisations

Science and Development Journal

Social Studies Journal

Universitas

West African Journal of Applied Ecology

School of Communication Studies Printing Press; Institute of Adult Education Printing Press; Institute of African Studies Printing Press

Statistics Year:2020-2021

Full Time Male:1020

Full Time Female:431

Full Time Total:1451

Full Time Male:786

Full Time Female:301

Full Time Total:1087

Statistics Year:2020-2021

Male:34772

Female:33142

Total:67914

Foreign Total:686

Students with Disabilities:220