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What are the courses offered by the University of Ghana? This informative article breaks down the full list of diploma courses, degree courses, and post-graduate degree programs from Ghana's premier university.
You can also take a look at this post on a full list of courses offered by Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
1 About University of Ghana
The University of Ghana, the premier university in Ghana, was founded as the University College of the Gold Coast by Ordinance on August 11, 1948, for the purpose of providing and promoting university education, learning and research.
As a University poised to distinguish itself in the area of research to make an impact at the national and international levels, the University launched a Strategic Plan in 2014. The strategic plan (2014-2024) is intended to consolidate the gains made from the review of the University's mission and practices and situate these within the context of a very dynamic environment of higher education in Ghana and beyond.
University of Ghana is administered through a central administration which includes a collegiate system comprising the following colleges and a School of Graduate Studies:
- College of Basic and Applied Sciences
- College of Education
- College of Health Sciences
- College of Humanities
In addition, the University has several research institutions and centres for learning and research, including Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), Centre for Tropical, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Regional Institute for Population Studies Institute for Environmental and Sanitation Studies and the Institute for Statistical, Social and Economic Research.
As part of its vision to become a world-class research-intensive institution, University of Ghana has identified four priority areas by which it promotes international collaboration in research initiatives to enhance research output. These research areas are;
- Malaria Research
- Trans-disciplinary Research into Climate Change Adaptation
- Enhancing Food Production and Processing
- Development Policy and Poverty Monitoring and Evaluation
2 University of Ghana Diploma Courses
The following table is a full list of diploma courses offered by University of Ghana, according to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) as of May 2022
| # | Programme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Diploma in Agriculture (Animal Production and Health) |
| 2 | Diploma in Agriculture(Soil Science) |
| 3 | Diploma In Archival Studies |
| 4 | Diploma in Crop Science |
| 5 | Diploma in Environmental Health |
| 6 | Diploma in Horticulture |
| 7 | Diploma in Librarianship |
| 8 | Diploma in Post-Harvest Technology |
| 9 | Diploma in Public Administration |
3 University of Ghana Degree Courses
The following table is a full list of undergraduate degree courses offered by University of Ghana, according to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) as of May 2022
| # | Programmes |
|---|---|
| 1 | B.A. Arabic |
| 2 | B.A. Chinese |
| 3 | B.A. Classics (Philosophy And Classics) |
| 4 | B.A. Economics |
| 5 | B.A. French |
| 6 | B.A. French |
| 7 | B.A. Information Studies |
| 8 | B.A. Russian |
| 9 | B.A. Social Work |
| 10 | B.A. Sociology |
| 11 | B.A. Spanish |
| 12 | B.A. Sports and Physical Studies |
| 13 | B.A. Translation (Modern Languages) |
| 14 | B.Sc. Administration (Health Service Administration) |
| 15 | B.Sc. Agriculture ( Animal Science Management) |
| 16 | B.Sc. Agriculture – Postharvest Technology |
| 17 | B.Sc. Agriculture(Soil Science) |
| 18 | B.Sc. Biotechnology |
| 19 | B.Sc. Computer Engineering |
| 20 | B.Sc. Dietetics |
| 21 | B.Sc. Education (English and Linguistics) |
| 22 | B.Sc. Education (Mathematics) |
| 23 | B.Sc. Education (Science) |
| 24 | B.Sc. Family and Consumer Science |
| 25 | B.Sc. Food Science |
| 26 | B.Sc. Human Resource Management |
| 27 | B.Sc. Nutrition |
| 28 | B.Sc. Physiotherapy |
| 29 | B.Sc. Psychology |
| 30 | B.Sc. Public Administration |
| 31 | B.Sc. Zoology |
| 32 | B.Sc./B.A. Actuarial Science |
| 33 | Bachelor of Arts in Education (English) |
| 34 | Bachelor of Arts in Education (Non-Teaching) |
| 35 | Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
| 36 | Bachelor of Laws (LLB) |
| 37 | Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) |
| 38 | Bachelor of Pharmacy |
| 39 | Bachelor of Science in Education (Mathematics) |
| 40 | Bachelor of Science in Education (Science) |
| 41 | BSc. Business Administration (E-Commerce option) |
| 42 | BSc. Business Administration (Marketing option) |
| 43 | BSc. Chemistry |
| 44 | BSc. Mathematics |
| 45 | BSc. Midwifery |
| 46 | BSc. Nursing |
| 47 | BSc. Physics |
4 University of Ghana Post-graduate Degree Courses
The following table is a full list of post-graduate degree courses offered by University of Ghana, according to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) as of May 2022
| # | Programme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Pharmacy |
| 2 | Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) Top-up |
| 3 | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| 4 | EMBA Human Resource Management |
| 5 | Executive Master of Science in Fisheries Administration and Management |
| 6 | LLM |
| 7 | LLM Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 8 | LLM International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law |
| 9 | LLM Oil and Gas Law |
| 10 | M. Biotechnology |
| 11 | M.A International Affairs |
| 12 | M.A. African Studies |
| 13 | M.A. Agriculture Administration |
| 14 | M.A. Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 15 | M.A. Arabic |
| 16 | M.A. Archival Studies |
| 17 | M.A. Classics |
| 18 | M.A. Communication and Media Studies |
| 19 | M.A. Communication Studies |
| 20 | M.A. Conference Interpreting |
| 21 | M.A. Contemporary English Studies |
| 22 | M.A. Development Studies |
| 23 | M.A. Distance Education and E-Learning |
| 24 | M.A. Economic Policy Management |
| 25 | M.A. Educational Leadership |
| 26 | M.A. Educational Leadership and Management |
| 27 | M.A. French |
| 28 | M.A. French |
| 29 | M.A. HIV and AIDS Management |
| 30 | M.A. Human Rights and Administration |
| 31 | M.A. Library Studies |
| 32 | M.A. Management and Administration |
| 33 | M.A. Marketing Strategy |
| 34 | M.A. Migration Studies |
| 35 | M.A. Population |
| 36 | M.A. Public Sector Management |
| 37 | M.A. Russian |
| 38 | M.A. Social Policy Studies |
| 39 | M.A. Social Work |
| 40 | M.A. Sociology |
| 41 | M.A. Spanish |
| 42 | M.A. Translation (Modern Languages) |
| 43 | M.A./M.Phil. Education |
| 44 | M.A./M.Phil. Education Leadership |
| 45 | M.B.A. Human Resource Management |
| 46 | M.Eng Biomedical Engineering |
| 47 | M.Eng. Material Science and Engineering |
| 48 | M.Phil Microbiology |
| 49 | M.Phil Midwifery |
| 50 | M.Phil. Biochemistry |
| 51 | M.Phil. African Studies |
| 52 | M.Phil. Agricultural Extension |
| 53 | M.Phil. Agriculture Administration |
| 54 | M.Phil. Agriculture Economics |
| 55 | M.Phil. Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 56 | M.Phil. Animal Science (Animal Nutrition) |
| 57 | M.Phil. Animal Science (Animal Physiology) |
| 58 | M.Phil. Animal Science (Breeding and Genetics |
| 59 | M.Phil. Animal Science (Meat Science and Technology) |
| 60 | M.Phil. Animal Science (Microbiology and Immunology) |
| 61 | M.Phil. Animal Science (Range and Forage Science) |
| 62 | M.Phil. Applied Epidemiology and Disease Control |
| 63 | M.Phil. Applied Nuclear Physics |
| 64 | M.Phil. Arabic |
| 65 | M.Phil. Archival Studies |
| 66 | M.Phil. Biomedical Engineering |
| 67 | M.Phil. Biotechnology |
| 68 | M.Phil. Business Administration – Risk Management and Insurance |
| 69 | M.Phil. Chemistry |
| 70 | M.Phil. Classics |
| 71 | M.Phil. Clinical Immunology |
| 72 | M.Phil. Communication and Media Studies |
| 73 | M.Phil. Communication Studies |
| 74 | M.Phil. Computational Nuclear Science and Engineering |
| 75 | M.Phil. Crop Science |
| 76 | M.Phil. Development Studies |
| 77 | M.Phil. Economics |
| 78 | M.Phil. Educational Leadership and Management |
| 79 | M.Phil. Environmental Sanitation |
| 80 | M.Phil. Family and Consumer Science |
| 81 | M.Phil. Food Science |
| 82 | M.Phil. French |
| 83 | M.Phil. French |
| 84 | M.Phil. Health Physics and Radiation Protection |
| 85 | M.Phil. HIV and AIDS Management |
| 86 | M.Phil. Horticulture |
| 87 | M.Phil. Human Resource Management |
| 88 | M.Phil. Human Rights and Humanitarian Law |
| 89 | M.Phil. in Health Services Management |
| 90 | M.Phil. Management Information Systems |
| 91 | M.Phil. Material Science and Engineering |
| 92 | M.Phil. Mathematics |
| 93 | M.Phil. Migration Studies |
| 94 | M.Phil. Molecular Biology |
| 95 | M.Phil. Molecular Cell Biology and Infectious Disease |
| 96 | M.Phil. Nuclear and Radiochemistry |
| 97 | M.Phil. Nuclear Engineering |
| 98 | M.Phil. Nursing |
| 99 | M.Phil. Nutrition |
| 100 | M.Phil. Oil and Gas |
| 101 | M.Phil. Operations Management |
| 102 | M.Phil. Paediatric Nursing |
| 103 | M.Phil. Pharmacology |
| 104 | M.Phil. Physics |
| 105 | M.Phil. Political Science |
| 106 | M.Phil. Population Studies |
| 107 | M.Phil. Post-Harvest Technology |
| 108 | M.Phil. Psychology |
| 109 | M.Phil. Public Administration |
| 110 | M.Phil. Risk Management and Insurance |
| 111 | M.Phil. Russian |
| 112 | M.Phil. Seed Science and Technology |
| 113 | M.Phil. Social Work |
| 114 | M.Phil. Sociology |
| 115 | M.Phil. Soil Science |
| 116 | M.Phil. Spanish |
| 117 | M.Phil. Statistics |
| 118 | M.Phil. Sustainability Science |
| 119 | M.Sc. Accounting and Finance |
| 120 | M.Sc. Actuarial Science |
| 121 | M.Sc. Applied Health and Social Science |
| 122 | M.Sc. Audiology |
| 123 | M.Sc. Biotechnology |
| 124 | M.Sc. Biotechnology (Plant Science, Animal Science, Food Biotechnology, Soil and Environmental Biotechnology options) |
| 125 | M.Sc. Clinical Leadership and Management |
| 126 | M.Sc. Clinical Trials |
| 127 | M.Sc. Development Finance |
| 128 | M.Sc. Dietetics |
| 129 | M.Sc. Geoinformation Science |
| 130 | M.Sc. Hospitality and Tourism Management |
| 131 | M.Sc. Midwifery |
| 132 | M.Sc. Procurement and Supply Chain Management |
| 133 | M.Sc. Public Administration |
| 134 | Master in Paediatric Nursing |
| 135 | Master of Agricultural Extension |
| 136 | Master of Health Economics |
| 137 | Master of Public Health (Monitoring and Evaluation) |
| 138 | Master of Research in Public Policy (M.RPP) |
| 139 | Masters in Agriculture (Soil Science) |
| 140 | MBA Health Services Management |
| 141 | MBA Management Information Systems |
| 142 | Medical Biochemistry |
| 143 | MSc. Financial Risk Management |
| 144 | MSc. Genetic Counselling |
| 145 | MSc. Health Informatics |
| 146 | MSc. International Business |
| 147 | MSc. Mathematics |
| 148 | MSc. Nursing |
| 149 | PhD. Biochemistry |
| 150 | PhD. Accounting |
| 151 | PhD. African Studies |
| 152 | PhD. Agribusiness |
| 153 | PhD. Agricultural Administration |
| 154 | PhD. Agricultural Extension |
| 155 | PhD Agriculture Economics |
| 156 | PhD. Applied Agricultural Economics and Policy |
| 157 | PhD. Biomedical Engineering |
| 158 | PhD. Chemistry |
| 159 | PhD. Communication Studies |
| 160 | PhD. Development Economics |
| 161 | PhD. Development Studies |
| 162 | PhD. Food Science |
| 163 | PhD. Health Physics and Radiation Protection |
| 164 | PhD. Health Policy and Management |
| 165 | PhD. Information Systems |
| 166 | PhD. Marketing |
| 167 | PhD. Material Science and Engineering |
| 168 | PhD. Mathematics |
| 169 | PhD. Migration Studies |
| 170 | PhD. Molecular Cell Biology and Infectious Disease |
| 171 | PhD. Nutrition |
| 172 | PhD. Physics |
| 173 | PhD. Plant and Environmental Biology |
| 174 | PhD. Plant Breeding |
| 175 | PhD. Population Studies |
| 176 | PhD. Psychology |
| 177 | PhD. Public Health |
| 178 | PhD. Social Policy Studies |
| 179 | PhD. Soil Science |
| 180 | PhD. Statistics |
| 181 | PhD French |
| 182 | PhD Law |
| 183 | PhD Microbiology |
| 184 | PhD Social Work |
| 185 | PhD. Nursing |
