HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

The School of Social Sciences was formerly the Faculty of Social Studies, which consisted of the following Departments: Archaeology, Economics, Geography and Resource Development, History, Information Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology. 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 and Diplomacy (LECIAD), Centre for Social Policy Studies (CSPS), Centre for Distance Education (CDE), and Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy (CEGENSA). In the 2014/2015 Academic Year, the Collegiate System was inaugurated under the leadership of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, with an overarching objective of decentralizing the university’s administration. The following Four Colleges were created and they were headed by Provosts: College of Health Sciences (Prof. Yao Tettey), College of Humanities (Prof. Samuel Agyei- Mensah), College of Education (Rev. Prof. Cephas Omenyo) and College of Basic and Applied Sciences, (Prof. S. K. Offei). One of the Six Schools in the College of Humanities is the School of Social Sciences, which comprises Six Departments: Economics, Geography and 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’ Associations that organize programmes every semester in collaboration with faculty. Since 2014, the School has had three Deans: Prof. Charity Sylvia Akotia (2014 -2020), Prof. George Owusu (2020-2023), and Prof. Mavis Dako-Gyeke (2023 to date)

                    Prof. Charity Sylvia Akotia                                                      Prof. George Owusu                           Prof. Mavis Dako-Gyeke 

   

The table below provides information on Deans from 1963 to date.