Academics

The mission of the school is a derivative of that of the University which is to “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.

 

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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

Academic Calendar

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Research at UG

The school is into research and extension activities in the social sciences more relevant to the development of human resources and capabilities to meet needs of Ghanaians and particular the world in general through the offering of attractive innovations.