University of Ghana (UG)
IAU-020164
Ghana
General Information
Also Kumasi and Takomadi city campuses. United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU/INRA); Volta Basin Research Project; Agricultural Research Centres (Legon, Kade, Kpong).
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
Ghana Tertiary Education Commission
co-ed
Officers
Head : Nana Aba Appiah Amfo
Job title:Vice-Chancellor
Years of office:2021-
Senior Administrative Officer : Emelia Naa Kwantsua Agyei-Mensah
Job title:Registrar
Years of office:2021-
International Relations Officer : Eric Osei-Assibey
Job title:Dean, International Programmes
International Relations Officer : Jemima Asabea Anderson
Job title:Dean
Divisions
Campus : Kumasi City
Campus : Takoradi City
Centre : Ageing Studies
Fields of study:Social Studies
Centre : Asian Studies
Fields of study:Asian Studies
Centre : Biotechnology
Fields of study:Biotechnology
Centre : Crop Improvement/Biotechnology
Fields of study:Crop Production
More details:West African Centre for Crop Improvement/Biotechnology Centre
Centre : Disability Studies and Advocacy
Centre : European Studies
Fields of study:European Studies
Centre : Latin American Studies
Fields of study:Latin American Studies
Centre : Legon Centre Educational Research and Policy (LCERP)
Fields of study:Educational Research
Centre : Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy
Fields of study:International Relations and Diplomacy
Centre : Migration Studies
Fields of study:Demography and Population
Centre : Social Policy Studies
Fields of study:International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Political Sciences, Social Sciences
Centre : Tropical Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Fields of study:Pharmacology, Physical Therapy, Tropical Medicine
Centre : Urban Management Studies
Fields of study:Urban Studies
Centre : West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens
Fields of study:Cell Biology
Centre : West African Genetic Medicine
Fields of study:Genetics, Medicine
More details:(WAGMC)
College : Gender Studies and Advocacy
Fields of study:Gender Studies
College : Humanitites - Centre for European Studies
Fields of study:European Studies
Institute : Advanced Studies in Africa
Fields of study:Sustainable Development
More details:Maria Sibylla Merian
Institute : African Studies
Fields of study:African Studies
Institute : Applied Science and Technology
Fields of study:Natural Sciences, Technology
Institute : Confucius
Fields of study:Chinese
Institute : Environment and Sanitation Studies
Fields of study:Ecology, Environmental Studies
Institute : Medical Research
Fields of study:Medicine
More details:Noguchi Memorial
Institute : Regional Institute for Population Studies
Fields of study:Demography and Population
Institute : Statistical, Social and Economic Research
Fields of study:Economics, Social Studies, Statistics
School : Agriculture
Fields of study:Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Crop Production, Soil Science
School : Arts
Fields of study:Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, Heritage Preservation, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies
School : 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
School : 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
School : Business
Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Banking, Finance, Health Administration, Human Resources, Information Management, Information Sciences, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Public Administration
More details:(UGBS)
School : Continuing and Distance Education
Fields of study:Adult Education, Education, Human Resources
School : Dental School
Fields of study:Dental Hygiene, Dental Technology, Dentistry, Orthodontics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Stomatology
School : Education and Leadership
Fields of study:Educational Sciences, Leadership, Physical Education, Sports, Teacher Training
School : Engineering Sciences
Fields of study:Agricultural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Food Technology, Materials Engineering
School : Information and Communication Studies
Fields of study:Communication Studies, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology
School : Languages
Fields of study:Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Linguistics, Modern Languages, Russian, Spanish, Translation and Interpretation
School : Law
Fields of study:Constitutional Law, Environmental Studies, Family Studies, Human Rights, International Business, International Law, Law
School : Medical School
Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Child Care and Development, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Surgery
School : Nuclear and Allied Sciences
Fields of study:Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics
School : Nursing and Midwifery
Fields of study:Child Care and Development, Community Health, Health Sciences, Nursing, Psychiatry and Mental Health
School : Performing Arts
Fields of study:Dance, Music, Performing Arts, Theatre
School : Pharmacy
Fields of study:Pharmacology, Pharmacy
School : Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Fields of study:Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics
School : 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
School : Social Sciences
Fields of study:Economics, Geography, Natural Resources, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology
School : Veterinary Medicine
Fields of study:Veterinary Science
Degrees
Bachelor of Dental Surgery
Fields of study:Dentistry
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Fields of study:Medicine, Surgery
Bachelor's Degree
Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Agriculture, Home Economics, Information Technology, Law, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing
Postgraduate Diploma
Master's Degree
Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Administration, Adult Education, African Studies, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture, Arabic, Archaeology, Archiving, Biochemistry, Business Administration, Business Computing, Classical Languages, Coastal Studies, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Crop Production, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Dietetics, Distance Education, Economic and Finance Policy, Economics, Educational Administration, English, Entomology, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, French, Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Health Administration, Human Resources, Human Rights, Information Technology, 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, Sustainable Development, Theatre, Translation and Interpretation
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, Classical Languages, Coastal Studies, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Crop Production, Dance, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Economics, English, Entomology, Environmental Studies, Finance, Food Science, French, Geochemistry, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Haematology, Health Administration, Health Sciences, History, Home Economics, Human Resources, Immunology, Information Sciences, Insurance, International Relations and Diplomacy, Linguistics, Management, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Music, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nursing, Nutrition, Pathology, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Radiophysics, Religious Studies, Russian, Safety Engineering, Social Work, Sociology, Soil Science, Spanish, Statistics, Sustainable Development, Theatre, Zoology
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, Environmental Studies, Finance, Fishery, Food Science, French, Geography, Health Administration, History, Human Resources, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Linguistics, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Museum Studies, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nutrition, Parasitology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Religious Studies, Social Policy, Social Studies, Sociology, Statistics, Urban Studies
Also Doctor of Medicine (MD). English Proficiency Programme. Foundation English Programme for Non-native English speakers. Ghana to the World UG Summer School
Academic Periodicals
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
Updated on 15-12-2022