Check out all the undergraduate degree and diploma courses offered at Legon. I’m fully aware that if you’re a senior high school student or WAEC candidate, you might be interested in knowing the programmes or courses available at University of Ghana, popularly known as Legon.
For all students, teachers and parents
This post is equally very helpful for teachers engaged in guidance and counselling programmes for Senior High School students.
Are you a parent anxious about what course your son or daughter must apply for at the University of Ghana? You can now look through the available undergraduate degree and diploma programmes and courses offered at Legon and assist your loved one to make the best choice.
No matter the high school course they are studying, be it General Arts subjects, Vocational, Home Economics, Agriculture, Technical, General Science or Visual Art, your students will benefit from a knowledge of the courses and programmes available at the University of Ghana, Legon.
Great Information for International Students
It does not matter whether you’re a locally based in Ghana, a Ghanaian living abroad or an international student seeking to apply for courses at University of Ghana.
In this post, you will find the latest courses offered at Legon. This will help you to know what course you must apply for as a Senior High School graduate with the right WASSCE/IGCSE/SSCE etc grades.
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Colleges at the University of Ghana
Just take a quick look at the major colleges (formerly, Faculties) into which you can be admitted to study courses offered at Legon, Coming under the colleges at Legon are the various schools offering specific courses and subjects of study at Ghana’s premier university.
After that, you can go ahead and study the details of all the available courses at both the main campus and the city campus of the University of Ghana, Legon in Accra, Ghana’s capital.
- COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
- COLLEGE OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCES
- COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES (You will be most interested in this one if you’re a General Arts student. There are opportunities for you in the other colleges too. You will soon find out)
- COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Remember these courses are open to both fee paying students or applicants and their regular counterparts. Whether you’re from a remote corner of Ghana or from as far as New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean, you can apply for courses offered at Legon.
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All Available Programmes in the Colleges at Legon
See below all the available first degree and diploma programmes at the colleges of Health Sciences, Basic and Applied Sciences, Humanities and Education.
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Below is the breakdown of all the programmes at the College of Health Sciences of the University of Ghana, Legon. Note the major schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, Pharmacy, and, of course, Nursing and Midwifery.
School of Medicine and Dentistry
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery
School of Pharmacy
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences
- Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
- Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory
- Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy
- Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy
- Bachelor of Science in Radiography
School of Nursing & Midwifery
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Midwifery
COLLEGE OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCES
Now, here come the courses offered at Legon in the College of Basic and Applied Sciences. Note that they are in groups.
Groupings
- Group 1: Physical Sciences
Physics, Chemistry, Geophysics
- Group 2: Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Biomathematics, Physics
- Group 3: Earth Sciences
Geology, Applied Geology, Applied Geophysics
- Group 4: Information Technology
- Group 5: Biological Sciences
Animal Biology and Conservation Science, Biochemistry Cell and Molecular Biology, Nutrition, Food Science, Plant and Environmental Biology, Marine Science, Fisheries Science, Psychology, Microbiology.
- Group 6: Agriculture
Animal Science, Crop Science, Soil Science, Agriculture Economics, Agribusiness, Agriculture Extension, Post-Harvest Technology.
- Group 7: Family and Consumer Science (Food and Clothing Option)
- Group 8: Family and Consumer Science (Family and Child Studies Option)
- Group 9: Engineering Sciences
Material Science and Engineering, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Food Process Engineering, Agriculture Engineering
- Group 10: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
The College of Humanities is most likely your favourite area if you are studying or teaching such General Arts subjects as Literature-in-English, Government, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Religious Studies, Bible Knowledge, History, Economics, Geography, Ghanaian Language, French, Elective Mathematics and all the others.
Don’t forget, Business students are not left out. And, oh, get ready to have the chance to learn Chinese, Arabic, Swahili and Spanish. I wish I had the opportunity to study some Swahili in particular.
University of Ghana Business School
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
University of Ghana School of Law
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
School of Arts – Bachelor of Arts –Available in the following Departments:
- Department of Religions
- Department of Philosophy and Classics
- Department of History
- Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies
School of Languages – Bachelor of Arts –Available in the following Departments:
- Department of English
- Department of French
- Department of Modern Languages
- Department of Linguistics
School of Social Sciences – Bachelor of Arts –Available in the following Departments:
- Department of Economics
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Geography and Resource Development
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Psychology
School of Performing Arts – Bachelor of Fine Arts/Bachelor of Arts –Available in the following Departments:
- Department of Dance Studies
- Department of Theatre Arts
- Department of Music
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
In the College of Education of at the University of Ghana, Legon, there are many exciting courses to study. In fact, You will have the choice to apply for a course that will guide you into becoming a professional teacher or end up doing something entirely different.
Just take a look at the various courses and programmes at Legon’s College of Education.
School of Information and Communication Studies
- Bachelor of Arts in Information Studies
School of Education and Leadership
- Bachelor of Arts in Education
- Bachelor of Science in Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Sports and Physical Culture Studies
School of Continuing and Distance Education
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- Bachelor of Arts – Available in the following Departments:
- Department of Economics
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Information Studies
- Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Studies
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (For professional nurses who already have a Diploma in Nursing from a recognized Nursing Training College)
DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES AT LEGON
The following diploma programmes are now run at the Accra, Kumasi and Tamale Learning Centres. Applicants should note that all distance education programmes are non-residential.
This is important information because you don’t want to get stranded somewhere in the wilderness just because you too want to study one of the courses offered at Legon. Your chosen programme may have to match the possibility of you not having to deal with any heart-breaking accommodation difficulties.
- Diploma in Accounting
- Diploma in Public Administration
- Diploma in Statistics
- Diploma in Librarianship
- Diploma in Archives Administration
- Diploma in Adult Education
- Diploma in Youth Development Work (CYP)
Final thoughts on courses offered at Legon
Is it possible for you to one day become a student, and eventually a graduate of the University of Ghana or any other tertiary institution in Ghana or elsewhere? Absolutely yes.
All you need to do now (that’s if you haven’t yet got the necessary admission requirements to Legon) to gain admission to study any of the courses offered at Legon is to keep working hard at your studies.
On our part at Cegast Academy, we will continue to do our best to make sure that you obtain the grades you need to meet the university admission requirements at Legon or any other tertiary level institution of your choice.
Are you currently studying for WASSCE Literature? There is a good number of very helpful Literature tutorials for you at Cegast Academy.
And if your elective subjects include History, you will find equally good revision notes on WASSCE History to help you. Don’t forget to check out our Government study notes and Economics tutorials as well.
Then, finally, remember that without a C6 or better in the WASSCE English Language, your chances of getting admission to Legon will be almost zero. This is why I encourage you to make these WASSCE English study guides your companion right from this moment.
Do you want more information about the admssion process at the University of Ghana and other major Ghanaian universities? Then keep coming back to Cegast Academy where, apart from helping you prepare for your WASSCE/NECO/SSCE/GCE/JAMB exams, we also show you how to access the best opportunities for further education at the tertiary level or elsewhere. And even how to prepare for life after school.
