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Welcome to the School of Social Sciences, University of Ghana

I warmly welcome you to the School of Social Science (SSS) and wish you an amiable experience as you navigate our informative and exciting website. The School is the largest under the College of Humanities and consists of six departments: Economics, Geography & Resource Development, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work and Sociology. The departments offer diverse programmes from which you can select majors, combined majors, and minors to fulfill your graduation requirements. It is located behind the N-Block at the University of Ghana.

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Mission and Vision

Our Vision
Our vision is to become a “World Class Research-intensive School” over the next decade. We intend to become a leading School of Social Sciences, which provides innovative teaching,
research and knowledge dissemination.

Our Mission
We will create an enabling environment that makes the School of Social Sciences increasingly relevant to national and global development through cutting-edge research as well as high quality teaching and learning.
At the School level we will build an excellent learning environment for teaching and research and provide professional services in the social sciences relevant to national and international needs.

Core Values

As defined by the University of Ghana, the following values represent the hallmark of the expected behaviour of students, academic and non-academic staff:
• Integrity
• Commitment
• Respect
• Loyalty

The demonstration of these values in all aspects of our academic and professional life will serve as an example for others to emulate.

History of School of Social Sciences

The School of Social Sciences instituted in August 2014, was formerly the Faculty of Social Studies, which consisted of the following research and teaching units: Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, Social work, Archaeology, Economics, Geography and Resource Development, History, and Information Studies. At the time the Faculty was also responsible for some Institutes and Centers including: Institute of Adult Education (IAE), Institute of African Studies (IAS), Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), School of Communication Studies (SCS), Legon Centre for International Affairs (LECIA), Centre for Social Policy Studies (CSPC), Centre for Distance Education and Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy.
In the 2014/2015 academic year the Collegiate System was inaugurated under the leadership of the then Vice Chancellor Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, with an overarching objective of decentralizing the university’s administration. The following colleges were created: the College of Health Sciences headed by a Provost, Prof. Yao Tettey, the College of Humanities headed by Prof. Samuel Agyei- Mensah, the College of Education headed by Rev. Prof. Cephas Omenyo and the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, headed by an Acting Provost Prof. S.K. Offei.
One of the six schools in the College of Humanities is the School of Social Sciences comprising six departments: Economics, Geography & Resource Development, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work and Sociology. The School is the largest in the College of Humanities in terms of student population. As a mark of students’ involvement in decision making, the school boasts of Six Vibrant Students organizations, which hold programs every semester and engage among themselves and with faculty.
Since being inaugurated in 2014, the school has had three deans. There are Prof. Charity Sylivia Akotia 2014 - 2020, Prof. George Owusu 2017 - 2023, Prof. Mavis Dako-Gyeke 2023 to date

People See All People

Professor Mavis Dako-Gyeke

Dean

Interested in Childhood Development and Family Welfare, Migration, Gender Issues, Social Protection, Mental Health, HIV and AIDS, Orphans and other Vulnerable Populations.

Mrs. Emelia Nartey

Deputy Registrar | School Administrator

Damaris Agyei-Frempong

Principal Administrative Assistant

The School is the largest under the College of Humanities and consists of six departments: Economics, Geography & Resource Development, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work and Sociology. The departments offer diverse programmes from which you can select majors, combined majors, and minors to fulfill your graduation requirements. It is located behind the N-Block at the University of Ghana.

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