Overview

The school develop world-class human resources and capabilities to meet national development needs and global challenges through quality teaching, learning, research and knowledge dissemination”. In fulfillment of this mission, the school is to make teaching, research and extension activities in the social sciences more relevant to the development needs of Ghanaian society and particular the world in general through the offering of attractive, innovative and demand-driven programmes. The school consists of the following sex teaching departments: Economics, Geography and Resource Development, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology. with student population of about of about 23,885. Made up of 23,133-degree students and 772 graduate students. There are about 204 full-time and part-time teaching faculty.There are other departments which are not directly under the school but which for purposes of admission of students are listed by the University of Ghana Statutes as being part of the school. They are Computer Science, Home Science, Mathematics, Statistics and the School of Nursing, which used to be the part of department under the school but was hived-off in July 2003 as a School under the College of Health Science.

 

Aims & Objectives

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.

Tutition Method

Lectures, group assignments, case studies/reviews, class presentations, project work, field visits and seminars.

 

Entry Requirement

An applicant for admission to a degree programme, must have at least credits, Core: passes in English, Core Mathematics, Integrated Science & Social Studies Electives: Credit passes in any three elective subjects with the total aggregate not exceeding 24.