

University for Development Studies (UDS)
IAU-019987

Ghana
General Information
Public
Founded 1992. First students admitted September 1993.
September to July (September-December; January-April; May-July)
Senior Secondary School Certificate; State Registered Nurses Certificate; Higher National Diploma/Diploma holders; West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate; Mature Applicants and Entrance examination
English
Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC)
co-ed
Officers
Head : Seidu Al-hassan
Job title:Vice Chancellor
Years of office:2022-
Senior Administrative Officer : Elliot Haruna Alhassan
Job title:Pro Vice-Chancellor
International Relations Officer : Gordana Kranjac-Berisavljevic
Job title:Director, International Relations
Divisions
Faculty : Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences
Fields of study:Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Biotechnology, Crop Production, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Food Technology, Horticulture, Irrigation, Natural Resources, Rural Planning, Soil Science
More details:Nyankpala
Faculty : Bioscience
Fields of study:Aquaculture, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Fishery, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Microbiology
Faculty : Communication and Media Studies
Fields of study:Advertising and Publicity, Anthropology, Communication Studies, Government, History, Journalism, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Performing Arts, Political Sciences, Public Relations, Sociology, Theatre
Faculty : Education
Fields of study:Agricultural Education, Arabic, Business Education, Child Care and Development, Health Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Mathematics Education, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Special Education
More details:Tamale
Faculty : Industrial Arts and Technology
Fields of study:Design, Technology
Faculty : Natural Resources and Environment
Fields of study:Ecology, Environmental Management, Forestry, Hotel Management, Natural Resources, Tourism
Faculty : Physical Sciences
Fields of study:Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics
More details:Nyankpala
Faculty : Social Sciences
Fields of study:Development Studies, Geography, History, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Religion, Social Sciences, Sociology
Faculty : Sustainable Development Studies
Fields of study:Development Studies, Peace and Disarmament, Sustainable Development, Town Planning
School : Allied Health Sciences
Fields of study:Community Health, Health Sciences, Medical Technology, Midwifery, Nursing, Nutrition
School : Business
Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Administration, Human Resources, Logistics Management, Marketing, Public Health
School : Dentistry
Fields of study:Dentistry, Oral Pathology, Orthodontics
School : Economics
Fields of study:Economics
School : Engineering
Fields of study:Agricultural Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Waste Management
School : Graduate
School : Medicine
Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Clinical Psychology, Community Health, Dentistry, Internal Medicine, Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacy, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Surgery
School : Nursing and Midwifery
Fields of study:Middle Eastern Studies, Nursing
School : Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Fields of study:Pharmacology, Pharmacy
School : Public Health
Fields of study:Epidemiology, Health Administration, Occupational Health, Public Health
School : Verterinary Sciences
Fields of study:Veterinary Science
Degrees
Diploma
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Fields of study:Medicine
Bachelor's Degree
Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture, Arabic, Banking, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Business Education, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Consumer Studies, Development Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Environmental Management, Family Studies, Finance, Food Science, Food Technology, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Forestry, Health Administration, History, Horticulture, Hotel Management, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Irrigation, Marketing, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Medical Auxiliaries, Medical Technology, Microbiology, Midwifery, Molecular Biology, Natural Resources, Nursing, Physics, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Public Administration, Soil Science, Statistics
Postgraduate Diploma
Fields of study:Computer Science, Education, Mathematics, Statistics
Master's Degree
Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Management, Animal Husbandry, Banking, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Communication Studies, Community Development, Community Health, Computer Science, Crop Production, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Environmental Management, Finance, Food Science, Food Technology, Health Administration, Horticulture, Human Resources, Leadership, Logistics Management, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Nutrition, Occupational Health, Public Administration, Public Health, Rural Studies, Social Sciences, Special Education, Statistics
Master of Philosophy
Fields of study:Accountancy, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics, Biotechnology, Communication Studies, Community Health, Computer Science, Crop Production, Development Studies, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Management, Finance, Fishery, Food Science, Food Technology, Harvest Technology, Health Administration, Health Education, Horticulture, Human Resources, Logistics Management, Management Systems, Mathematics, Nutrition, Physics, Preschool Education, Public Administration, Public Health, Soil Management, Statistics, Water Management
Doctorate
Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Crop Production, Development Studies, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Management, Finance, Fishery, Food Science, Food Technology, Harvest Technology, Health Sciences, Horticulture, Human Resources, Irrigation, Logistics Management, Management Systems, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Nutrition, Pathology, Pharmacy, Physics, Public Administration, Public Health, Social Sciences, Soil Science, Statistics, Waste Management
Academic Periodicals
Ghana Journal of Development Studies
Updated on 18-03-2025