STUDY IN GHANA

Country on the northern coast of the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, bordered by Burkina Faso, Togo, and Côte d'Ivoire. It became an independent member of the British Commonwealth in 1957.
Language: English
Currency: Cedi
Capital: Accra
Population: 23,382,848 (2008 estimate)
Area: 238,500 sq km/92,090 sq mi
Official Name: Republic of Ghana
Former Name: Gold Coast (1874-1957)

Ghana, nation in West Africa, a former British colony known as the Gold Coast until 1957. That year Ghana became the first state in sub-Saharan Africa to gain political independence from European colonial rule. Drawing on tradition, the new state took its name from that of the medieval empire of Ghana, on the upper Niger River, several hundred miles to the northwest of modern Ghana. Following independence, Ghana assumed the leadership role in the African continent’s struggle for national liberation.

The people of this densely populated country belong to more than 100 different ethnic groups, but Ghana has largely been spared the ethnic conflict that has torn apart many other African countries. The capital city of Accra is the largest city in the country. English is the official language of the country, but most Ghanaians also speak at least one African language.

Ghana has one of the strongest economies in West Africa, yet the country’s economic base continues to be agriculture and the people remain poor. Gold mining, the production of cacao (used to make chocolate), and tourism are the main sources of revenue. Ghana was known as a source of gold hundreds of years ago. European explorers who arrived in search of gold in the 1400s and 1500s first named the region the Gold Coast.

A series of military coups and severe economic problems plagued Ghana from the late 1960s into the 1980s. However, Ghana reemerged in the 1990s as a democracy and a leading player in African affairs. In 1997 Kofi Annan, a diplomat from Ghana, became secretary-general of the United Nations.

Tourism in Ghana is growing very quickly, and more tour operators are seeing increased requests for Ghana as a travel destination. So also does education, which is receiving tremendous patronage.

University of Ghana: As the oldest and largest of the six public universities in Ghana, the University of Ghana has an enrollment of more than 28,000 students and a faculty of over 900. The University comprises faculties of agriculture and consumer sciences, arts, law, medicine, science, and social sciences; schools of business, nursing, and public health; and three agricultural research stations. The University also has institutes for African studies; international relations; journalism and communication; population studies; and statistical, social, and economic research, among others.

Resumption: Academic Year, Fall Semester, Spring Semester.

Curriculum Highlights: Students will be fully immersed at the University of Ghana (Legon), Ghana's oldest and largest public university.

Overview: Course options at the University of Ghana range from the humanities to the sciences. The University is also increasing the number of extracurricular activities, sports, and student organizations on campus.

Setting Description: The University of Ghana (Legon) is located just outside the center of Accra. Students will live in dormitories on campus.

Programme Value: 15-30 credits.

Programme Cost: From 3000 USD and above.

Subjects: African Language and Literature Studies, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Sciences and Agronomy Soil Science, Animal Sciences, Anthropology, Archaeology, Biochemistry, Botany and Plant Sciences, Chemistry, Classics, Computer Science, Economics, English Literature, Food Science and Nutrition, Geography, Geology, History, Linguistics, Mathematics, Music, Ocean Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science and Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology and Wildlife Sciences

General Admission Requirements.

•The required WASSSCE/SSSCE subjects for specific programmes are as follows:

Science: English, Mathematics, Biology/Agriculture, Physics and Chemistry plus one General Arts subject (for Mathematical Science, this should be Further Maths.

Engineering: English, Mathematics, Physics, Further Maths and Chemistry plus one General Arts subject.

Bachelor of Arts: English, Mathematics, Biology/Agriculture and any three general Arts subjects.

•Applicants from non-English speaking countries must present a certificate of proficiency in English.

List of other Universities will can facilitate study admission in Ghana

• University of Ghana, Legon
  
  
• Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
  
  
• University of Cape Coast , Cape Coast
  
  
• University of Education , Winneba
  
  
• University for Development Studies, Tamale
  
  
• University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa
  
  
• Regional Maritime University,
  
  
• Valley View University,

• Ghana Institute of Journalism,
  
  
• Ghana Institute of Languages,
  
  
• Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration,
  
  
• Ghana Institute of Surveying and Mapping