The University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the five Ghanaian public universities. It was founded in 1948^[1] as the University College of the Gold Coast, and was originally an affiliate college of the University of London^[2], which supervised its academic programmes and awarded degrees. It gained full university status in 1961^[2], and now has nearly 24,000 students. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe (born 6 October 1949) is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana. ... Legon is a suburb of Accra, the capital of Ghana, where the University of Ghana is located. ... The Greater Accra Region is one of Ghanas tem administrative regions. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Flag of Gold Coast Map from 1896 of the British Gold Coast Colony. ... The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ... It has been suggested that Professional degree be merged into this article or section. ...

The original emphasis was on the liberal arts, social sciences, basic science, agriculture, and medicine, but (partly as the result of a national educational reform programme) the curriculum was expanded to provide more technology-based and vocational courses and postgraduate training. Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ...

The University is mainly based at Legon, about twelve kilometres north-east of the centre of Accra. Legon is a suburb of Accra, the capital of Ghana, where the University of Ghana is located. ... Accra, population 1,970,400 (2005), is the capital of Ghana. ...

Organization

Colleges

• College of Health Sciences
• College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences

Faculties

Arts, Social Studies, Law, Science, Administration (Business), Medicine, Dentistry, Allied Health Sciences, Nursing, Engineering Sciences

Faculty of Arts

• Department of Classics
• Department of Linguistics
• Department of English
• Department of Modern Languages
• Department of Philosophy
• Department for the Study of Religions

The department coordinates the affiliations with five seminaries / Theological Colleges.^[3]

Faculty of Social Studies

• Department of Anthropology
• Department of Archaeology
• Department of Economics
• Department of Geography & Resource Development
• Department of Global and Cultural Studies
  • Currently in the testing phase
• Department of History
• Department of Information Studies
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Psychology

• Department of Sociology
• Department of Social Work

Faculty of Science

• Department of Biochemistry
• Department of Botany
• Department of Chemistry,
• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Geology
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences
• Department of Oceanography and Fisheries
• Department of Physics
• Department of Statistics
• Department of Zoology

College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences

• Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness
• Department of Agricultural Mechanization
• Department of Agricultural Extension
• Department of Animal Science
• Department of Home Science
• Department of Soil Science
• Department of Crop Science
• Agricultural Research Station - Kade
• Agricultural Research Station - Kpong
• Agricultural Research Station - Nungua

Medical School (Faculty)

• Department of Anaesthesia
• Department of Anatomy
• Department of Chemical Pathology
• Department of Child Health
• Department of Community Health
• Department of Haematology
• Department of Medical Biochemistry
• Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
• Department of Microbiology
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Department of Pathology
• Department of Pharmacology
• Department of Physiology
• Department of Psychiatry
• Department of Radiology
• Department of Surgery

Dental School (faculty)

School of Allied Health Sciences (faculty)

School of Nursing (faculty)

University of Ghana Business School

• Department of Accounting
• Department of Finance
• Department of Health Services Administration
• Department of Management and Organisation
• Department of Marketing
• Department of Operations Management & Information Systems
• Department of Public Administration

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Engineering Sciences

• Department of chemical engineering
• Department of Food Process Engineering
• Department of Computer Engineering
• Department of Agricultural Engineering
• Department of Material Science and Engineering
• Department of Biomedical Engineering

Institutes and schools

• Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research
• Institute of African Studies
• Institute of Adult Education
• Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
• Regional Institute for Population Studies
• School of Public Health
• School of Communication Studies
• School of Research & Graduate Studies,
• School of Performing Arts (with the following departments):
  • Department of Theatre Arts
  • Department of Music
  • Department of Dance Studies
  • Abibigromma Theatre Company

Centres

• Centre for Social Policy Analysis
• Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System
• Legon Centre for International Affairs
• International Centre for African Music and Dance
• Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• Centre for Biotechnology Research
• Centre for African Wetlands
• Language Centre

Workers Colleges

The university has these facilities in the various regions where it runs a variety of programmes including degree courses. ^[4]The Awudome College has residential facilities that enable short courses over weekends and other durations to be run there.

• Accra Workers’ College, Accra
• Awudome Residential Workers’ College, Tsito
• Bolgatanga Workers’ College, Bolgatanga
• Cape Coast Workers’ College, Cape Coast
• Ho Workers’ College, Ho
• Koforidua Workers’ College, Koforidua
• Kumasi Workers’ College, Kumasi
• Takoradi Workers’ College, Takoradi
• Tamale Workers’ College, Tamale
• Tema Workers’ College, Tema
• Sunyani Workers’ College, Sunyani
• Wa Workers’ College, Wa

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Halls of Residence

• Akuafo Hall
• Commonweatlh Hall
• Legon Hall
• Mensah Sarbah Hall
• Volta Hall

Affiliated Institutions

A number of Ghanaian institutions and colleges hold affiliations with the university or the purpose of enrolment, teaching and award of degrees and diplomas of the University ^[4]

• Catholic University College, Fiapre, Sunyani - Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of (Information/Commercial/Technology)
• Christian Service University College, Kumasi - Diploma ^[3]
• Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College - Masters Degree
• Ghana Baptist Seminary, Abuakwa-Kumasi - Diploma ^[3]
• Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), Accra - Bachelor of Arts (Journalism & Public Relations)
• Ghana Institute of Languages, Accra - Bachelor of Arts (Translation)
• Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Greenhill, Accra - Masters Degree in Development (MDM)Website
• Islamic University College, East Legon - Bachelor of Arts
• Methodist University College, Dansoman, Accra - Bachelor of Arts/Business Administration
• National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), Accra - Bachelor of Arts (Film & Television) Website
• Pentecost University College, Sowutuom, Accra - Certificate/Diploma
• Regional Maritime Academy - Diploma/Post-Graduate Diploma (Shipping & Port Management)Website
• Saint Paul Seminary, Sowutoum, Accra - Bachelor of Arts
• Saint Peter's Major Seminary, Cape Coast - Diploma/Bachelor of Arts ^[3]
• Saint Victor’s Major Seminary, Tamale - Diploma/Bachelor of Arts Pontificia Università Urbaniana ^[3]
• Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon - Diploma/Bachelor of Arts Presbyterian Church USA ^[3]
• University College of Wisconsin International - Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Management Website

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See also

• List of universities in Ghana

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Notes

External links

• University of Ghana
• Photos of the University
• Wikimapia

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