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