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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES

Information Studies - MA/MPhil/PhD

Communication Studies - MA/MPhil/PhD

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION

Distance Education & E-Learning (Distance) - MA

Adult Education - MA/MPhil

HIV/AIDS Management (Distance) - MA/MPhil

Adult Education & Human Resource Studies - PhD

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP

Educational Leadership and Management - MA/MPhil

Education - MA/MPhil

COLLEGE OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

Petroleum Geoscience - MSc

Mineral Exploration - MSc

Engineering Geology - MSc/MPhil

Geology - MSc/MPhil

Hydrogeology - MSc/MPhil

Applied Geophysics - MSc/MPhil

Applied Geochemistry - MSc/MPhil

Economic Geology - MSc/MPhil

Mathematics - MSc/MPhil/PhD

Chemistry - MPhil/PhD

Physics - MPhil/PhD

Statistics - MPhil/PhD

Actuarial Science - MSc/MPhil

Computer Science - MEng/MPhil/PhD

Earth Science - PhD

SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Fisheries Management - MSc

Coastal Zone Management - MSc

Aquaculture - MSc/MPHil

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Molecular Biology - MPhil

Biochemistry - MSc/MPhil/PhD

Molecular Cell Biology of Infectious Diseases - MPhil/PhD

Zoology - MPhil

Biodiversity & Conservation Science - PhD/MPhil

Applied Parasitology - PhD/MPhil

Botany - MPhil/PhD

Food Science - MPhil/PhD

Nutrition - MPhil/PhD

Marine Science - MPhil/PhD

Fisheries Science - MPhil/PhD

INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SANITATION STUDIES

Environmental Science - MPhil/PhD

Sustainability Science - MPhil

Environmental Sanitation Studies - MPhil

SCHOOL OF NUCLEAR AND ALLIED SCIENCES

Applied Nuclear Physics - MPhil/PhD

Computational Nuclear Sciences & Engineering - MPhil/PhD

Health Physics and Radiation Protection - MPhil/PhD

Medical Physics - MPhil/PhD

Nuclear Agriculture - MPhil/PhD

Nuclear Earth Science - MPhil/PhD

Nuclear Engineering - MPhil/PhD

Nuclear & Environmental Protection - MPhil/PhD

Nuclear and Radiochemistry - MPhil/PhD

Radiation Processing - MPhil/PhD

Radiation Protection - MPhil/PhD

Nuclear Science and Technology - MPhil

Nuclear Technology Applications in Petroleum and Mining Industries – MPhil

SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE

Extension & Livelihood Studies - MSc

Home Science - MPhil

Family and Consumer Sciences - PhD

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Options available: Food Utilization and Community Nutrition
Child and Family Studies

Family Resource Management

Agricultural Economics - MPhil
Agribusiness - MPhil/ PhD
Agricultural Extension - M.Agric/MPhil/PhD

Applied Parasitology - MPhil/PhD
Animal Science - M.Agric/ MPhil/PhD

Crop Science - M.Agric/ MPhil/PhD
Biodiversity Studies - MPhil

Biodiversity and Conservation Science - PhD

Soil Science - M.Agric/ MPhil/PhD

MPhil Specialization Areas Available: Soil Chemistry and Fertility

Pedology and landscape Processes
Soil Physics and Conservation
Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry
Environmental Soil Science
Soil Fertility
Soil Chemistry
Pedology and landscape Processes
Soil Physics and Conservation
PhD Specializations Areas Available: Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry









Environmental Soil Science

Agricultural Administration - M.Agric/MPhil/PhD

Agricultural Engineering - MPhil/M.Eng/PhD

Applied Agricultural Economics & Policy - PhD

Entomology - MPhil/PhD (ARPPIS)

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES
Computer Engineering - MEng/MPhil/PhD
Agricultural Engineering - MEng/MPhil/PhD

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Biomedical Engineering - MEng/MPhil/PhD

Materials Science & Engineering - MEng/MPhil/PhD

Food Process Engineering - MPhil/PhD

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
Medical Ultrasonography - MSc
Dietetics - MSc/PhD
Audiology - MSc
Medical Laboratory Sciences - MSc
Haematology - MPhil
Immunology - MPhil
Medical Biochemistry - MPhil
Pathology - MPhil
Chemical Pathology - MPhil
Physiology - MPhil
Anatomy - MPhil
Speech and Language Therapy - MSc
Medical Microbiology - MPhil/PhD

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Applied Health Social Science - MSc

Clinical Trials - MSc

Occupational Medicine - MSc

Occupational Hygiene - MSc

Public Health Monitoring and Evaluation - MSc

Health Informatics - MHI

Applied Epidemiology and Disease Control - MPhil

Public Health - MPH
Public Health - PhD

Options available for the PhD:

Biological, Environmental and Occupational Sciences

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Biostatistics
Epidemiology and Disease Control
Health Policy, Planning and Management
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Social and Behavioural Science

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIAL WEEK-END PROGRAMME

Public Health - MPH

Public Health Monitoring and Evaluation - MSc

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFREY

Nursing - MSc/MPhil

Nursing - PhD

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
Anatomy - MPhil
Haematology - MPhil
Immunology - MPhil
Medical Microbiology - MPhil/PhD
Pharmacology - MPhil
Physiology - MPhil
Chemical Pathology - MPhil

SANDWICH PROGRAMMES

Study of Religions - MA

Teaching English as a Second Language - MA

Public Affairs - MA

Contemporary English Studies - MA

Information Studies - MA

Theatre Arts - MA

Migration Studies - MA

Music - MA

GeoInformation Science - MSc

Marketing Strategy - MA

Hospitality and Tourism Management - MSc

Organizational Leadership & Governance - MA

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MSc Accounting & Finance - MSc

Financial Risk Management - MSc

Clinical Leadership and Management - MSc

International Business - MSc

Actuarial Science - MSc

Economic Policy Management - MA

Nursing - MSc

Nursing - MPhil

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WHILE YOU WERE HERE

2019

• Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, opened the 70th Annual New
Year School and Conference at a colourful ceremony presided over by the Chairman
of Council, Prof. Yaw Twumasi.

• The University of Ghana hosted an international conference of the Joint 2nd African
light source (Afls2) and Pan African Conference on Crystallography (Pccr2) under the
theme “Crystallography: A Tool for Sustainable Development in Africa” at the Bank of
Ghana Auditorium.

• The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) presented a cheque of
US$250,000.00 to the University of Ghana for the establishment of a Research Chair
in Petroleum Geoscience at the Department of Earth Science, School of Physical and
Mathematical Sciences.

• University of Ghana and Toyota Ghana Limited signed a project partnership agreement
for the construction of a Training Centre worth US$1 million and the provision of
engineering equipment worth US$2 Million over a ten-year period.

• The Noguchi Advanced Research Laboratories constructed with a $20 million grant
from the Japanese Government was inaugurated by the President of the Republic,
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, represented by Hon. Yaw Osafo-Marfo, Senior
Minister.

• University of Ghana was awarded a grant of US$2,940,000 (two million, nine hundred
and forty thousand US Dollars) by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, to support
the second phase of the project, Building A New Generation of Academics in Africa
(BANGA-Africa).

• Her Ladyship Chief Justice Sophia A. B. Akuffo delivered the 2019 Alumni Lecture on
the theme: “Questing for Excellence” at the Great Hall.

• A Thanksgiving Service was held to climax University of Ghana’s 70th Anniversary
Alumni Homecoming Weekend held from August 9-11, 2019. The service was graced
by the distinguished presence of alumnus Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President
of the Republic.

2020

• University of Ghana recorded a back-to-back win in the Public Speaking Competition
at the 40th World Universities Debate Championship held at Assumption University,
Thailand from 26th December, 2019 to 4th January, 2020.

• In compliance with a Presidential directive in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the
University was closed down from Monday, 16th March, 2020.

• Scientists from Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), College of
Health Sciences and the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens
(WACCBIP), College of Basic and Applied Sciences successfully sequenced genomes
of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the global COVID-19 pandemic, obtaining

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important information about the genetic composition of viral strains in 15 of the
confirmed cases in Ghana.

• Four alumni of the University of Ghana - Professor Henrietta J.A.N. Mensa-Bonsu,
Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, Justice Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu and Mr.
Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi were appointed to the Supreme Court Bench of Ghana.

• In July 2020, the University organised its first virtual congregation ceremony for
students of the University of Ghana School of Law and University of Ghana Medical
and Dental Schools.

2021

• Impact of Covid-19 on Academic Work

• Subsequent to the closure of the University in compliance with a directive by
the President of the Republic in March 2020, Management of the University
approved the proposal to roll-out online teaching and learning.

• A number of capacity building programmes were organised to equip both
faculty and students with the use of Sakai and other online teaching and learning
platforms.

• Management also made arrangements to receive students who would like to be
resident on campus to have access to the University’s internet resources.

• In order to reduce the number of students on campus, the Modular system
was introduced in January 2021, which allowed levels 100 and 400 students to
resume for the first batch, while levels 200 and 300 students reported after the
first batch had completed their academic work for each semester.

• PhD Vivas were held virtually since the outbreak of the COVID-19 infection to
enable graduate students complete their programmes on schedule.

• Chancellor of the University, Mrs. Mary Chinery-Hesse was awarded an honorary
Doctor of Science, Economics Degree from the University of London at that University’s
Foundation Day Ceremony held on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The University of
London honorary degree is the highest honour conferred on exceptional individuals to
celebrate their contribution to advance human progress and welfare. By this honorary
award, Mrs. Mary Chinery-Hesse, the first female Chancellor of the University of
Ghana, chalks another historic achievement as she becomes the first Ghanaian to be
so awarded.

• Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum inaugurated a new governing Council of
the University of Ghana in July 2021. The Council is chaired by a former Chief Justice,
Justice Sophia A. Boafoa Akuffo (Rtd.). Justice Sophia A. Boafoa Akuffo is the first female
Chairperson of the University Council.

• Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo was inducted as the first female Vice-Chancellor and 13th
Executive Head of the University of Ghana at a colourful ceremony held in the Great
Hall on October 26, 2021. The induction ceremony was presided over by the Chancellor,
Mrs. Mary Chinery-Hesse. Many dignitaries including President of the Republic, Nana
Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo graced the occasion.

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• Prof. Gordon Akanzuwine Awandare was appointed as Pro Vice-Chancellor with
responsibility for Academic and Student Affairs (ASA). The appointment takes effect
from 1st January, 2022.

• Mrs. Emelia Naa Kwantsua Agyei-Mensah was sworn in as the new Registrar of the
University of Ghana at a brief ceremony held on Sunday, 1st August, 2021 at the New
Council Chamber of the University. The Chancellor administered the oath of office and
oath of secrecy as stipulated by the Basic Laws of the University of Ghana prior to her
assumption of office.

• Mrs. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, an alumna of the University of Ghana and Ghana’s first
female Chief of Staff, delivered the 2021 Alumni Lecture on the topic ‘Social Protection
in Ghana: Are We On Track?’.

• The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, was honoured at the 2021 GUBA
Awards held on November 8, 2021 as the GUBA Nana Yaa Asantewaa Woman of
Enlightenment.

• President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, August 31,
2021, cut the sod on the University’s 100-acre land at Borteyman for the construction
of a state-of-the-art sporting facility. The sports complex which includes a thousand-
capacity 8-lane swimming pool, one-thousand-seater multi-purpose sports hall (for
Basketball, Badminton, Boxing, Tennis) lecture halls, student hostels and lecturers’
bungalows will be used to host the 13th African Games in 2023.

• The Petroleum Commission, Ghana, awarded GH¢35,012 worth of scholarship to ten
(10) needy female students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM).

2022

• The University of Ghana (UG) was ranked the highest tertiary institution in Ghana by
the Alper-Doger (AD) Scientific Index 2022 Version 2. Additionally, the first of the top
1,000 scientists in the country was from the University of Ghana, and more than 270
scientists from the University of Ghana appeared in the top 1,000 scientists featured.

• In April, the University launched the ‘Vice-Chancellor’s Programme for Enhancing
Student Experience through Digitalisation’. The Honourable Minister for Education, Dr.
Yaw Osei Adutwum, performed the official launch of the programme at a colourful
ceremony in the Great Hall.

• The United Kingdom Minister for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Hon.
Vicky Ford, visited the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens
(WACCBIP) as part of her maiden visit to West Africa. The purpose of the visit was
to acquaint herself with WACCBIP’s activities which have resulted in groundbreaking
research outcomes in the biomedical science space.

• The Vice-Chancellor inaugurated a 22-member Planning Committee to plan the
University of Ghana’s 75th Anniversary Celebration which comes off in August 2023.
The Committee which is chaired by Prof. Akosua Adomako Ampofo, Former Director,
Institute ofAfrican Studies and co-chaired byProf. Clement I.K.Appah, Head, Department
of Linguistics, begins work with immediate effect till the end of the celebrations.

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• In line with its corporate social responsibility, the University of Ghana Credit Union
(UGCU) is sponsoring the construction of a 50-bed capacity Emergency Centre at the
University Hospital to commemorate its 50th anniversary.

• The University of Ghana 100 metres sprinter, Solomon Kweku Hammond, qualified for
the World Under 20 Athletics Championship to be staged in Cali, Columbia in August
2022.

• At the 21st Chinese Bridge Qualifying Competition held online at the Confucius Institute
at the University of Ghana, on May 28, 2022, a final year student of the Chinese Section
of the Department of Modern Languages, Samuel Ohemeng, won the Grand Prize of
the competition.

• A number of academic units within the University held activities marking their
anniversary celebrations. University of Ghana Medical School, University of Ghana
Business School and the Department of Political Science have performed official
launches to mark their 60th anniversary while the Regional Institute for Population
Studies and the Department of Communication Studies have been commemorating
their golden anniversary.

• Dr. John Nkengasong, Director, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
(Africa CDC) visited the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) and
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), to interact
with the faculty and staff. The visit formed part of the activities he undertook while at
the University to deliver the 2022 Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial Lecture.

• The life and legacy of Emeritus Professor George Kwabena Effah Benneh, Former Vice-
Chancellor of the University of Ghana was commemorated with a memorial service at
the University of Ghana in March 2022.

• The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) commissioned a
10-million Ghana cedi multi-purpose building to help meet the Institute’s need for
additional spaces to support its continued growth and performance. The building,
known as the ISSER Office Complex and Digital Centre, comprises an office complex,
a digital centre or data hub, an ultra-modern library complex, seminar rooms, and a
gymnasium.

• The University of Ghana (UG) actively participated in the celebration of the Day of
Scientific Renaissance of Africa (DSRA) with series of college-led activities including
Public Lectures, Exhibition of Scholarly Works, Roundtable Discussions, Seminars/
Webinars, Artistic Performances, Workshops on Scientific Writing, Open Day, Research
Fair, Panel Discussions and Media Interactions. A high-level panel event chaired by the
Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nana Aba Appaih Amfo was held on Thursday, 30th June, 2022
at the Cedi Conference Centre to mark the climax of the celebrations on the theme
“Ghana Asks: Legon Answers” with specific focus on the challenge of managing plastic.
The event featured the following accomplished academics and industrialists: Former
Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ivan Addae-Mensah, Director of the United Nations University
Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), Dr. Fatima Denton, Professor of
Pathology and former Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Prof. Agyeman
Badu Akosa and Ms. Millicent Amekugbe, Ph.D. Candidate, Environmental Science,
University of Ghana.

• As part of efforts to create an enabling environment to facilitate doctoral training
in the University, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, cut sod for the

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construction of the first phase of a 60-unit apartment for PhD students on 29th June,
2022. The contractors are to complete the first phase of the project between 14-18
months. Prof. Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu, BANGA-2 Project Lead, in her remarks expressed
belief that the University of Ghana is in a unique position to become the hub of doctoral
training in the country upon completion of the PhD Appartment.
• The West African Genetic Medicine Centre (WAGMC) organised a sod-cutting
ceremony for the construction of its multipurpose Genomic Medicine Building
Complex. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, who turned the sod on
July 4, 2022 announced that the building will augment impactful research in the applied
sciences and humanities. The contractor, Five Star Engineering Limited, guaranteed
the successful construction of the building between 12-13 months.

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NATIONAL ANTHEM UNIVERSITY ANTHEM

God bless our homeland Ghana Hail University of Ghana
And make our nation great and strong, The nation’s hope and glory
Bold to defend forever The place that bears the star of peace
The cause of Freedom and of Right; That bids us all to do our best
Fill our hearts with true humility, Let the great Tower of learning
Make us cherish fearless honesty, Inspire both young and old
And help us to resist oppressors’ rule May we proceed in unity to uphold the pub-
With all our will and might for evermore lic cause.

Hail to thy name, O Ghana, //: Arise, arise O Legon
To thee we make our solemn vow: Defend the cause of freedom
Steadfast to build together Proceed in truth and integrity to make
A nation strong in Unity; Our nation proud: //
With our gifts of mind and strength of arm,
Whether night or day, in the midst of storm, We ask for strength and wisdom
In every need, whate’er the call may be, As we climb the hill of learning
To serve thee, Ghana, now and evermore. May we excel in what’er we do
As we prepare to face the world
Raise high the flag of Ghana With a mind ready at all times
and one with Africa advance; And a conscience quick to feel
Black star of hope and honour May we proceed in unity to uphold the pub-
To all who thirst for liberty; lic cause.
Where the banner of Ghana freely flies,
May the way to freedom truly lie //: Arise, arise O Legon
Arise, arise, O sons of Ghanaland, Defend the cause of freedom
And under God march on for evermore! Proceed in truth and integrity to make
our nation proud ://
(Philip Gheho)
Prof. Emeritus J. H. Kwabena Nketia
(1921-2019)

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