M Phil Courses in University of Ghana
Graduate Academic Programmes
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Translation | – | MA |
| Arabic | – | MA/MPhil |
| Russian | – | MA/MPhil |
| Spanish | – | MA/MPhil |
| Linguistics | – | MA/MPhil/PhD |
| English | – | MA/MPhil/PhD |
| French | – | MA/MPhil/PhD |
| Conference Interpreting | – | MA |
*Applicants should note that the MPhil TESL programme will not be offered during the 2023/2024 academic year*
SCHOOL OF ARTS
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Classics | – | MPhil |
| Museum & Heritage Studies | – | MA/PhD |
| Archaeology | – | MPhil/PhD |
| History | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Philosophy | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Study of Religions | – | MPhil/PhD |
SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Theatre Arts | – | MA/MFA/MPhil/PhD |
| Music Options available: Theory & Composition Ethnomusicology | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Dance (Choreography/Performance) | – | MFA |
| Dance Options Available: Dance Ethnology Dance in Education | – | MPhil |
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Economic Policy Management | – | MA |
| Economics | – | MPhil |
| Development Economics | – | PhD |
| Social Work | – | MPhil |
| Geography & Resource Development | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Psychology | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Political Science | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Sociology | – | MA/MPhil/PhD |
| Climate Change &Sustainable Development | – | MSc/MPhil |
INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Development Studies | – | MA/MPhil/PhD |
CENTRE FOR SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Social Policy Studies | – | MA |
| Research and Public Policy | – | MRPP (Evening Programme) |
INSTITUTE OF REGIONAL POPULATION STUDIES
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Population Studies | – | MA/MPhil/PhD |
LEGON CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND DIPLOMACY
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| International Affairs(Regular) | – | MA/PhD |
| International Affairs (Part-Time) | – | MA |
CENTRE FOR MIGRATION STUDIES
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Migration Studies | – | MA/MPhil/PhD |
INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| African Studies | – | MA/MPhil/PhD |
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL
MBA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Management and Administration | – | MA |
| Information Systems | – | PhD |
| Operations Management | – | MPhil |
| Management Information Systems | – | MBA/MPhil |
| Health Services Management | – | MBA/MPhil |
| Human Resource Management | – | MBA/MPhil |
| Public Administration | – | MBA/MPhil |
| Marketing | – | MBA/MPhil/PhD |
| Accounting | – | MBA/MPhil/PhD |
| Finance | – | MBA/MPhil/PhD |
| Public Administration and Policy Management | – | PhD |
| Health Policy and Management | – | PhD |
| Risk Management and Insurance | – | MPhil |
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL SPECIAL WEEK-END /EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMMES
| Accounting | – | MBA |
| Finance | – | MBA /EMBA |
| Health Services Administration | – | MBA |
| Human Resource Management | – | MBA /EMBA |
| Management Information Systems | – | MBA |
| Marketing | – | MBA/EMBA |
| Public Administration | – | MPA |
| Project management | – | EMBA |
| Entrepreneurial Management | – | EMBA |
| Accounting and Financial Services Management | – | EMBA |
| Development Finance | – | MSC |
SCHOOL OF LAW
MA/LLM PROGRAMME TO BE OFFERED ON PART-TIME BASIS
| Alternative Dispute Resolution | – | MA |
| Human Rights and Administration | – | MA |
| #Alternative Dispute Resolution | – | LLM |
| #Oil and Gas Law | – | LLM |
| #International Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law | – | LLM(Regular) |
#for persons with degrees in law only
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Information Studies* | – | MA/MPhil/PhD |
| Communication Studies* | – | MA/MPhil/PhD |
SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION
MA/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Distance Education & E-Learning*(Distance) | – | MA |
| Adult Education* | – | MA/MPhil |
| HIV/AIDS Management (Distance)* | – | MA/MPhil |
| Adult Education & Human Resource Studies | – | PhD |
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP
MA/MPHIL PROGRAMMES
| Educational Leadership and Management | – | MA/MPhil |
| Education | – | MA/MPhil |
COLLEGE OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
MSC/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Petroleum Geoscience | – | MSc |
| Mineral Exploration | – | MSc |
| Engineering Geology | – | MSc/MPhil |
| Geology | – | MSc/MPhil |
| Hydrogeology | – | MSc/MPhil |
| Applied Geophysics | – | MSc/MPhil |
| Applied Geochemistry | – | MSc/MPhil |
| Mathematics | – | MPhil |
| Chemistry | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Physics | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Statistics | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Actuarial Science | – | MSc/MPhil |
| Computer Science | – | MSc/MPhil/PhD |
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
MSC/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Fisheries Management | – | MSc |
| Coastal Zone Management | – | MSc/Mphil |
| Aquaculture | – | MSc/Mphil |
| Molecular Biology | – | MPhil |
| Biochemistry | – | MSc/MPhil/PhD |
| Molecular Cell Biology of Infectious Diseases | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Zoology | – | MPhil |
| Biodiversity & Conservation Science | – | PhD |
| Applied Parasitology | – | PhD |
| Botany | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Food Science | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Nutrition | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Marine Science | – | MPhil /PhD |
| Biodiversity | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Parasitology | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Fisheries Science | – | MPhil/PhD |
INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SANITATION STUDIES
MSC/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Environmental Science | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Sustainability Science | – | MPhil |
| Environmental Sanitation Studies | – | MPhil |
SCHOOL OF NUCLEAR AND ALLIED SCIENCES
MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Applied Nuclear Physics | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Computational Nuclear Sciences & Engineering | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Medical Physics | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Nuclear Agriculture | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Nuclear Earth Science | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Nuclear Engineering | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Nuclear & Environmental Protection | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Nuclear and Radiochemistry | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Radiation Processing | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Radiation Protection | – | MPhil/PhD |
| Nuclear Science and Technology | – | MPhil |
| Nuclear Technology Applications in Petroleum and Mining Industries | – | MPhil |
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
MSC/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Extension & Livelihood Studies | – | MSc |
| Home Science | – | MPhil |
| Agricultural Economics | – | MPhil |
| Agribusiness | – | MPhil/ PhD |
| Agricultural Extension | – | M.Agric/MPhil/PhD |
| Animal Science | – | M.Agric/ MPhil/PhD |
| Crop Science | – | M.Agric/ MPhil/PhD |
| Soil Science | – | M.Agric/ MPhil/PhD |
| Agricultural Administration | – | M.Agric/MPhil/PhD |
| Applied Agricultural Economics & Policy | – | PhD |
| Entomology | – | MPhil/PhD (ARPPIS) |
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES
MENG/MPHIL/PhD PROGRAMMES
| Computer Engineering | – | MEng/MPhil/PhD |
| Agricultural Engineering | – | MEng/MPhil/PhD |
| Biomedical Engineering | – | MEng/MPhil/PhD |
| Materials Science Engineering | – | MEng/MPhil/PhD |
| Food Processing Engineering | – | MPhil/PhD |
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
MSC/MPHILPROGRAMMES
| +Medical Ultrasonography | – | MSc |
| +Dietetics | – | MSc |
| +Audiology | – | MSc |
| +Medical Laboratory Sciences | – | MSc |
| Haematology | – | MPhil |
| Immunology | – | MPhil |
| Medical Biochemistry | – | MPhil |
| Pathology | – | MPhil |
| Microbiology | – | MPhil |
| Chemical Pathology | – | MPhil |
| Physiology | – | MPhil |
| Anatomy | – | MPhil |
| Speech and Language Therapy | – | MSc |
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
MSC/MPHIL/PHD PROGRAMMES
| Applied Health Social Science | – | MSc |
| Clinical Trials | – | MSc |
| Occupational Medicine | – | MSc |
| Occupational Hygiene | – | MSc |
| Health Informatics | – | MHI |
| Applied Epidemiology and Disease Control | – | MPhil |
| Public Health Option available for the PhD: Biological, Environmental and Occupational Sciences | – | MPH/PhD |
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIAL WEEK-END/EVENING/ *SANDWICH PROGRAMME
| Public Health | – | MPH |
*THIS IS FOR THE 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR INTAKE
SCHOOL OF NURSING
MSC/MPHILPROGRAMMES
| Nursing | – | MSc/MPhil |
+ =Two Years Master of Science Programmes
PROGRAMME- SPECIFIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS/THEMATIC AREAS
- MBA Management Information Systems
Prospective applicants must have at least two (2) years working experience in an IT environment to qualify for admission.
- MPhil Home Science (Food Utilization and Community Nutrition)
Applicants must have a strong science background to qualify for admission.
- MPhil/MA English
Applicants seeking admission to these programmes must have:
a. Majored in either a combined or single major programme
b. taken at least 30 credits in the subject
- MSc. Audiology
Applicants must have a good first degree (minimum FGPA of 3.0) in Physics, Psychology, Biological Sciences, and Special Education with major in Communication Disorder or Nursing
(BSc.)
- MPhil Social work
Applicants are to submit one page essay (single spaced) stating their short and long-term career goals. They are to also discuss how a graduate programme in Social Work will help them achieve these goals. This should be uploaded with other required documents online.
- MPhil Anatomy
Applicants should first discuss their research ideas with the Department before completing
application forms.
- MPhil Chemical Pathology
Applicants will be required to show proof of funding for their project work.
- MSc Medical Laboratory Sciences
Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences with a FGPA of not less than 3.25or possess a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences with a minimum of second class (upper) from a recognized university.
- MPhil Information Studies-Top Up
This is for candidates who completed their MA within the last five years and in addition obtained a B+ average.
- MPhil Agricultural Engineering
Applicants must submit a thesis proposal with applications
THEMATIC AREAS FOR ENGINEERING PROGRAMMES
MEng/MPhil/PhD- Biomedical Engineering
- Bioinformatics, Genomics and Targeted Drug Discovery
- Implants Science &Regenerative Engineering
- Bioinstrumentation &Clinical Engineering
MEng/MPhil/PhD- Materials Science Engineering
1. Materials for Energy
2. Materials for Health care Delivery
3. Structural Materials
MEng/MPhil/PhD- Agriculture Engineering
1. Soil &Water Engineering
2. Postharvest Engineering
3. Machine Systems Engineering (Agricultural Mechanization)
MPhil in Education /Educational Leadership and Management
*Applicants to the MPhil Education programme must have an MA degree in Education.
*Applicants to the MPhil Educational Leadership and Management programme must possess an MA degree in any of the following: Educational Leadership and Management, Educational Administration and Management, Educational Leadership, Educational Management, Educational Administration.
See Also
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