University for Development Studies (UDS) 

IAU-019987

IAU Member

Ghana

top General Information

Address

Street:P.O. Box TL 1350

City:Tamale

WWW:https://www.uds.edu.gh

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1992. First students admitted September 1993.

Academic Year

September to July (September-December; January-April; May-July)

Admission Requirements

Senior Secondary School Certificate; State Registered Nurses Certificate; Higher National Diploma/Diploma holders; West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate; Mature Applicants and Entrance examination

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC)

Student Body

co-ed

top 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

top 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

top 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

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Ghana Journal of Development Studies

Updated on 18-03-2025