UNIVERSITY OF GHANA PHD PROGRAMS
Graduate Academic Programmes
The following programmes are available for the 2021/2022 academic year.
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Translation | MA |
| Arabic | MA/MPhil |
| Russian | MA/MPhil |
| Spanish | MA/MPhil |
| Linguistics | MA/MPhil/PhD |
| English | MA/MPhil/PhD |
| Teaching English as a Second Language | MPhil (Top up) |
| French | MPhil/PhD |
| Conference Interpreting | MA |
SCHOOL OF ARTS
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Classics | MPhil/PhD |
| Museum & Heritage Studies | MA/PhD |
| Archaeology | MPhil/PhD |
| History | MPhil/PhD |
| Philosophy | MPhil/PhD |
| Study of Religions | MPhil/PhD |
SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Theatre Arts | MA/MFA/MPhil/PhD |
| MusicOptions available: Theory & Composition, Ethnomusicology | MPhil/PhD |
| Dance (Choreography/Performance) | MFA |
| DanceOptions available for MPhil Dance: Dance Ethnology, Dance in Education | MPhil |
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Economic Policy Management | MA/Weekend/Evening/Fee Paying |
| Economics | MPhil |
| Development Economics | PhD |
| Social Work | MPhil/PhD |
| Social Policy Studies | MA/PhD |
| Geography & Resource Development | MPhil/PhD |
| PsychologyOptions Available: MPhil Clinical Psychology MPhil Social Psychology MPhil Industrial and Organizational Psychology MPhil in Counselling Psychology MPhil in Development Psychology | MPhil |
| Psychology | PhD |
| Political Science | MA/MPhil/PhD |
| Sociology* | MA/PhD |
| Climate Change &Sustainable Development | MSc/MPhil |
INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Development Studies* | MA/MPhil/PhD |
CENTRE FOR SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES
PROGRAMMES
| Social Policy Studies | MA |
REGIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION STUDIES
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Population Studies* | MA/MPhil/PhD |
LEGON CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND DIPLOMACY
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| International Affairs (One Year, Regular) | MA |
| International Affairs (Two year Part Time) | MA |
| International Affairs | PhD |
CENTRE FOR MIGRATION STUDIES
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Migration Studies* | MA/MPhil/PhD |
INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| African Studies* | MA/MPhil/PhD |
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL
MA /MSC/MBA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Information Systems | PhD |
| Operations Management | MPhil |
| Management Information Systems | MBA/MPhil |
| Health Services Management | MBA/MPhil |
| Human Resource Management | MBA/MPhil |
| Public Administration | MPA/MPhil |
| Marketing | MBA/MPhil/PhD |
| Accounting | MBA/MPhil/PhD |
| Finance | MBA/MPhil/PhD |
| Public Administration and Policy Management | PhD |
| Health Policy and Management | PhD |
| Risk Management and Insurance | MPhil |
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL SPECIAL WEEK-END /EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMMES
| Accounting and Financial Services Management | EMBA |
| Finance | MBA /EMBA |
| Health Services Administration | MBA |
| Human Resource Management | MBA /EMBA/PHD |
| Management Information Systems | MBA |
| Marketing | MBA/EMBA |
| Public Administration | MPA |
| Project Management | EMBA |
| Entrepreneurial Management | EMBA |
| Accounting and Financial Services Management | EMBA |
| Development Finance | MSC |
| Management and Administration | MA |
| Accounting and Finance (ACCESS) | MSC |
For enquiries on Business School programmes, please click to visit their website.
SCHOOL OF LAW
TO BE OFFERED ON PART-TIME BASIS
| Alternative Dispute Resolution | MA (a two year evening programme) |
| Human Rights and Administration | MA (a two year evening programme) |
| **Alternative Dispute Resolution | LLM (a two year evening programme) |
| **Oil and Gas Law | LLM (a two year evening programme) |
**Only for persons with degrees in law
MA/LLM Programme
Applicants would be required to take an entrance examination
| Law | PhD |
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Information Studies* | MA/MPhil/PhD |
| Communication Studies* | MA/MPhil/PhD |
SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Distance Education & E-Learning* (Distance) | MA |
| Adult Education* | MA/MPhil |
| HIV/AIDS Management (Distance)* | MA/MPhil |
| Adult Education & Human Resource Studies | PhD |
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP
MA/MPHIL PROGRAMME
| Educational Leadership and Management | MA/MPhil |
| Education | MA/MPhil |
COLLEGE OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
MSC/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Petroleum Geoscience | MSc |
| Mineral Exploration | MSc |
| Engineering Geology | MSc/MPhil |
| Geology | MSc/MPhil |
| Hydrogeology | MSc/MPhil |
| Applied Geophysics | MSc/MPhil |
| Applied Geochemistry | MSc/MPhil |
| Economic Geology | MSc/MPhil |
| Mathematics | MSc/MPhil/PhD |
| Chemistry | MPhil/PhD |
| Physics | MPhil/PhD |
| Statistics | MPhil/PhD |
| Actuarial Science | MSc (evening/weekend)/MPhil |
| Computer Science | MSC(evening/weekend) MEng/MPhil/PhD |
| Earth Science | PhD |
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
MSC/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Fisheries Management | MSc |
| Coastal Zone Management | MSc |
| Aquaculture | MSc/MPHil |
| Molecular Biology | MPhil |
| Biochemistry | MSc/MPhil/PhD |
| Molecular Cell Biology of Infectious Diseases | MPhil/PhD |
| Zoology | MPhil |
| Biodiversity & Conservation Science | PhD |
| Applied Parasitology | MPhil/PhD |
| Botany | MPhil/PhD |
| Food Science | MPhil/PhD |
| Nutrition | MPhil/PhD |
| Marine Science | MPhil/PhD |
| Fisheries Science | MPhil/PhD |
INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SANITATION STUDIES
MSC/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Environmental Science | MPhil/PhD |
| Sustainability Science | MPhil |
| Environmental Sanitation Studies | MPhil |
CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT
| Climate Change and Sustainable Development | MSc/MPhil |
SCHOOL OF NUCLEAR AND ALLIED SCIENCES
MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Applied Nuclear Physics | MPhil/PhD |
| Computational Nuclear Sciences & Engineering | MPhil/PhD |
| Health Physics and Radiation Protection | MPhil/PhD |
| Medical Physics | MPhil/PhD |
| Nuclear Agriculture | MPhil/PhD |
| Nuclear Earth Science | MPhil/PhD |
| Nuclear Engineering | MPhil/PhD |
| Nuclear & Environmental Protection | MPhil/PhD |
| Nuclear and Radiochemistry | MPhil/PhD |
| Radiation Processing | MPhil/PhD |
| Radiation Protection | MPhil/PhD |
| Nuclear Science and Technology | MPhil |
| Nuclear Technology Applications in Petroleum and Mining Industries | MPhil |
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
MSC/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Extension & Livelihood Studies | MSc |
| Home Science | MPhil |
| Family and Consumer SciencesOptions available: Food Utilization and Community Nutrition Child and Family Studies Family Resource Management | PhD |
| Agricultural Economics | MPhil |
| Agribusiness | MPhil/ PhD |
| Agricultural Extension | M.Agric/MPhil/PhD |
| Applied Parasitology | MPhil/PhD |
| Animal Science | M.Agric/ MPhil/PhD |
| Biodiversity Studies | MPhil |
| Biodiversity and Conservation Science | PhD |
| Crop Science | M.Agric/ MPhil/PhD |
| Soil ScienceMPhil Specialization Areas Available: Soil Chemistry and Fertility Pedology and landscape Processes Soil Physics and Conservation Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry Environmental Soil SciencePhD Specializations Areas Available: Soil Fertility Soil Chemistry Pedology and landscape Processes Soil Physics and Conservation Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry Environmental Soil Science | M.Agric/ MPhil/PhD |
| Agricultural Administration | M.Agric/MPhil/PhD |
| Agricultural Engineering | MPhil/M.Eng/PhD |
| Applied Agricultural Economics & Policy | PhD |
| Entomology | MPhil/PhD (ARPPIS) |
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES
MENG/MPHIL/PhD PROGRAMMES
| Computer Engineering | MEng/MPhil/PhD |
| Agricultural Engineering | MEng/MPhil/PhD |
| Biomedical Engineering | MEng/MPhil/PhD |
| Materials Science & Engineering | MEng/MPhil/PhD |
| Food Process Engineering | MPhil/PhD |
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
MSC/MPHILPROGRAMMES
| +Medical Ultrasonography | MSc |
| +Dietetics | MSc/PhD |
| +Audiology | MSc |
| +Medical Laboratory Sciences | MSc |
| Speech and Language Therapy | MSc |
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
MSC/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Applied Health Social Science | MSc |
| Clinical Trials | MSc |
| Occupational Medicine | MSc |
| Occupational Hygiene | MSc |
| Public Health Monitoring and Evaluation | MSc |
| MSc in Bioethics | MSc |
| Health Economics | MHE |
| Health Informatics | MHI |
| Applied Epidemiology and Disease Control | MPhil |
| Public Health | MPH |
| Public HealthOption available for the PhD: Biological, Environmental and Occupational Sciences Biostatistics Epidemiology and Disease Control| Health Policy, Planning and Management Population, Family and Reproductive Health Social and Behavioural Science | PhD |
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIAL WEEKEND PROGRAMME
| Public Health | MPH |
| Public Health Monitoring and Evaluation | MSc |
SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
MSC/MPHILPROGRAMMES
| Nursing | MSc/MPhil/PhD |
| Midwifery | MSc/MPhil |
| + =Two Years Master of Science Programmes | |
| Two Years Masters in Paediatric Nursing-New programme | |
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
| Anatomy | MPhil |
| Haematology | MPhil |
| Immunology | MPhil |
| Medical Microbiology | MPhil/PhD |
| Pharmacology | MPhil |
| Physiology | MPhil |
| Chemical Pathology | MPhil |