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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST, CAPE COAST.
INTRODUCTION
The University of
Cape Coast was established in 1962 and it is the third largest tertiary
institution in Ghana. It is located at Cape Coast in the Central Region of
Ghana. It was originally established to train graduate professional teachers
for Ghana’s second cycle institutions as well as the Ministry of Education.
Today in addition to the above, the University offers a wide range of academic
programmes in the Arts, Education, Social Sciences, Sciences and Agriculture.
Its version is to become a centre of Excellence in Africa and the world for
human resource and entrepreneurship development in education and related
sectors.
Total students
population is about 16,442 in 2004/02.
The University has an academic staff strength of over 350 and non – academic
staff strength of about 2,000. In 2004/05, about 17,000 candidates applied for
admission, out of which about 4,218 were admitted. The number admitted is made
up of 3,890 undergraduate and the rest made up of Diplomats, Masters and PhD
students. Due to the influx of students in recent years, the University
currently has limited accommodation in six halls of residence, a situation
which implies that a large number of students are non – residential. Its key
strength lies in its Educational programmes, however, the most sort after
courses in this University are its Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of
Secretary ship and Management Studies.
LOCATION OF UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST
Location:
The
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST, GHANA, is one of the rare sea-front Universities in
the World. Its main entrance is only about 50 meters from the Atlantic Ocean.
It is strategically located along the shores of the Gulf of Guinea, midway
between the famous Cape Coast Castle, the first seat of the British Government
until 1879 and the Elmina Castle, the first point of call of the first European
merchants to the Gold Coast in 1847.
Mission:
The
University was established in 1962 originally to train graduate professional
teachers for Ghana's second cycle institutions as well as the Ministry of
Education. Today, in addition to the above, the University offers a wide range
of academic programmes in the Arts, Education, Social Sciences, Sciences,
Business, Agriculture and Medicine.
Vision:
The vision of the University is to become
a Centre of Excellence in Africa and the world for human resource and
entrepreneurship development in education and related sectors. Academic Programmes: The academic programmes
of the University are vested in its eight Faculties/Schools. The Faculties of
Arts, Education, Social Sciences and the Schools of Agriculture, Business,
Physical, Biological and Medical Sciences. The Faculties/Schools are each
headed by a Dean and are sub-divided into Academic Departments, Institutes and
Centres. There are also an Academic Quality Assurance Unit (AQAU) and a
Professional Counselling Centre. The Departments also offer academic
counselling to students. All together, over 50 academic programmes are mounted
each year at the Diploma, Bachelor, Master's and Doctorate levels.
Library
Facilities: The University has an ultra-modern library complex. It has capacity
for stocking about 750,000 volumes as well as a seating capacity for 2000
readers. In addition to the E-mail and Internet, the Library also has an
Inter-Library Loan and Document Delivery facility (ILL/DD).
Student
Enrolment: Student enrolment is about 17,000 and includes foreign students.
Halls
of Residence: Currently, the University has limited accommodation in six halls
of residence namely, Adehye (Females only), Casely-Hayford (Males only), Oguaa,
Atlantic, Valco and the Kwame Nkrumah Hall (Mixed).
Medical
Services: There is a University Health Services which is headed by a Director
of Health Services. Currently, the hospital has a 33-bed capacity with an
Out-Patient Department (OPD) capable of attending to over 300 patients daily.
There is also an Environmental Health Services Unit which deals with general
sanitation on the campus.
Places
of Interest: In addition to a lovely beach along the Atlantic ocean, there are
also the following places of interest.
Some places of interest at University of
Cape Coast
UCC BOTANICAL GARDENS
UCC
FOREST RESERVE
UCC
TECHNOLOGY VILLAGE
THE
KAKUM CANOPY WALKWAY
THE
KAKUM NATIONAL PARK
THE
CAPE COAST CASTLE
THE
ELMINA CASTLE
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
The academic programmes of
the university are vested in five Faculties/Schools:
§ Faculty of Arts
§ Faculty of Education
§ Social Sciences
§ Science
§ School of Agriculture
The
faculty are each headed by Deans and are sub – divided into 35 academic
Department, Institution and Centres. There are also an Academic Quality
Assurance Unit (AQAU) and a Professional Counselling Centre. All together, over
37 academic programmes are mounted each year at the Diploma, Bachelor, Master’s
and Doctoral levels.
FIRST
DEGREE PROGRAMMES
POST-SSSCE/WASSCE
CANDIDATES
Basic
Entry Requirements
FACULTY
OF ARTS
B.A.
(Arts)
B.A.
(African Studies)
B.A.
(Theatre Studies)
B.Mus.
B.A.
(Communication Studies)
B.A.
(Film Studies)
B.A.
(Dance)
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
B.Ed.
(Basic Education)
B.Ed.
(Early Childhood Education)
B.Sc.
(Psychology)
B.Ed. (Management)
B.Ed.
(Physical Education)
B.Ed.
(Social Sciences)
B.Ed.
(Social Studies)
B.Ed.
(Arts)
B.Ed
(Accounting)
B.Ed.
(Mathematics)
B.Ed.
(Computer Science)
B.Ed.
(Science)
B.Ed.
(Home Economics)
B.Ed.
(Health Sciences)
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
B.A.
(Social Sciences)
B.Sc.
(Hospitality Management)
B.Sc.
(Tourism Management)
B.A.
(Population & Health)
B.A.
(Anthropology)
B.Sc.
(Geography & Regional Planning)
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Bachelor
of Commerce
Bachelor
of Management Studies
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
B.Sc.
(Environmental Sciences)
B.Sc.
(Molecular Biology & Biotechnology)
B.Sc.
(Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences)
B.Sc.
(Entomology & Wildlife)
B.Sc.
(Human Biology)
B.Sc.
(Biochemistry)
B.Sc.
(Nursing)
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES
B.Sc.
(Chemistry)
B.Sc.
(Water & Sanitation)
B.Sc.
(Industrial Chemistry)
B.Sc.
(Mathematics)
B.Sc.
(Statistics)
B.Sc.
(Mathematics and Statistics)
B.Sc.
(Mathematics with Economics)
B.Sc.
(Mathematics with Business)
B.Sc.
(Actuarial Science)
B.Sc
(Physics)
B.Sc.
(Engineering Physics) `
B.Sc.
(Meteorology & Atmospheric Physics)
B.Sc.
(Computer Science)
B.Sc.
(Information Technology)
B.Sc.
(Laboratory Technology)
B.Sc.
(Medical Laboratory Technology)
Doctor
of Optometry
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
B.Sc.
(Agriculture)
B.Sc.
(Agricultural Extension & Community Development)
SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Bachelor
of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
(MB,
Ch B)
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
B.Ed.
(Mathematics)
B.Ed.
(Science)
B.Ed.
(Physical Education)
B.Ed.
(Basic Education)
B.Ed.
(Home Economics)
B.Ed.
(Basic Education) Evening Classes
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES
B.Sc.
(Statistics)
B.Sc
(Water & Sanitation)
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
B.Sc.
(Nursing)
FACULTY
OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
B.Sc.
(Hospitality Management)
B.Sc.
(Tourism Management)
B.A.
(Social Sciences)
SCHOOL
OF BUSINESS
Bachelor
of Commerce
Bachelor
of Management Studies
SCHOOL
OF AGRICULTURE
B.Sc.
(Agriculture)
B.Sc.
(Animal Health)
B.Sc.
(Agricultural Extension)
B.Sc.
(Agricultural Extension & Community Development)
GENERAL
INFORMATION TO APPLICANTS
Grading
System for SSSCE/WASSCE Applicants
Information
for Fee-Paying Applicants
Instructions
on Completion & Submission of Application Forms
Programmes
Available for 2013/2014 Academic
Year
and their Code Numbers
POST-DIPLOMA
CANDIDATES
Basic
Entry Requirements
FACULTY
OF ARTS
Bachelor
of Arts
INFORMATION
FOR FEE-PAYING APPLICANTS
Fee-paying
facilities are available for candidates/applicants who are unable to meet the
competitive cut-off points determined by the Joint Admissions Board.
Applicants
who wish to be considered may complete and attach the fee-paying forms
(available at the sale centres) or downloaded from the university’s admissions
portal to their printed online application forms. Such candidates shall be
required to meet the minimum admission requirements. Copies of last year’s
cut-off points for the various programmes are available at the sale centres for
guidance.
SCHOOL
OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Applicants
who are applying into School of Medical Sciences should note that the programme
is strictly fee-paying.
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