University of Cape Coast

Sam Jonah Library

Large Lecture Theatre

Faculty of Education Lecture Theatre

Faculty of Education Lecture Theatre

Crocodile at the Zoo

The university, which is five kilometres west of Cape Coast, is on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It operates on two campuses: the Southern Campus (Old Site) and the Northern Campus (New Site). Two of the most important historical sites in Ghana, Elmina and Cape Coast Castle, are only a few kilometres from the university.

The University of Cape Coast is today organized into six colleges. Each college has different schools and departments under them as elaborated below;

• Department of Business studies
• Department of Education
• Department of Mathematics and Science

The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) of the University of Cape Coast came into being on 1 August 2008. It began as a Committee on Higher Degrees, with a mandate to advise Senate on the University’s graduate policy and recommend the award of scholarship for approval. In 1992, the Committee on Higher Degrees was transformed to a Board of Graduate Studies. This Board, a sub-committee of Academic Board was entrusted with responsibility for administering graduate education in the University, until its status was elevated to a School on 1 August 2008. The School has the mandate to co-ordinate graduate-level academic programmes for all Colleges within the University. It also regulates and offers advice on graduate programmes of university colleges affiliated to the University of Cape Coast.

To achieve its vision and mission, the School has four-fold functions:

1. Draft regulations for all higher degrees with a view to ensuring that acceptable academic standards are maintained.
2. Receive reports and consider recommendations pertaining to higher degrees and graduate diplomas from Departmental and Faculty Committee of Graduate Studies.
3. Determine the results of higher degrees and graduate diplomas.
4. Make recommendations to the Academic Board for the award of higher degrees and graduate diplomas.

The University operates a two-semester system for its regular graduate programmes. The First Semester begins from August to December and Second Semester from January to May. The University awards Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Education (M.Ed.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.), Master of Commerce (M.Com.) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in the various disciplines.

M.A./M.Ed./M.Sc. programmes will normally consist of two (2) semesters of course work (nine (9) months) followed by a project or dissertation (three (3) months).

The Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) programme will normally consist of two parts. Part I shall consist of two semesters of course work for full-time students and four semesters of course work for part-time students. Part II extends over 12-months and is for research and presentation of the thesis. The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programme is essentially by research. The duration is between 3 and 4 years for full-time students and 4 and 5 years for part-time students.

The Centre for International Education (CIE), University of Cape Coast, was established to promote, support and coordinate all facets of international education activities in the University. These activities include international students and staff exchanges, research collaborations and publications, and information sharing, all aimed at enhancing the international image of the University.

Over the years, the Centre had fostered links with institutions of higher learning from the USA, China, UK, Sweden, Germany, Liberia, Nigeria and Senegal, among others.

The Centre offers specialized support services for inbound and outbound exchange students and staff on issues including, but not exclusive to, orientation, admission, enrollment, accommodation, pastoral care, pre-departure briefings and post-return debriefings for inbound and outbound exchange students and staff.

FUNCTIONS

The Centre:

1. Manages all matters and programmes relating to international education.
2. Serves as an advisory unit to all academic departments on exchanges and collaborations.
3. Serves as a service provider on campus to all international and visiting students, faculty members and staff.
4. Is responsible for the development of Memorandum of Understanding or partnership agreements with institutions in and outside Ghana.
5. Facilitates the exchange of staff, faculty and students of partner institutions and vice versa.
6. Organizes international workshops, seminars and conferences.

The University of Cape Coast runs an international student exchange programme with participants from Europe, North America, and other African countries. International students are fully integrated into student and campus life and receive full credit on successful completion of their studies at UCC.

• Oguaa Hall
• Atlantic Hall
• Adehye Hall
• Casely Hayford Hall(Casford)
• Kwame Nkrumah Hall
• Valco Hall
• SRC Hall
• Supernuation hall

• Edmund Abaka, a photographer[1] and historian of Africa at the University of Miami.
• Rosina Acheampong, a Ghanaian educationist and former Headmistress of Wesley Girls High School.
• Alfred P. Addaquay, a Ghanaian classical keyboardist, composer, arranger, conductor, choral director and singer.
• Emmanuel Addow-Obeng - a Ghanaian academic, administrator and cleric. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast and served as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Ghana.
• Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang - Former Minister of Education of the Republic of Ghana; First Female Vice Chancellor of a Public University in Ghana; First Female Vice Presidential Candidate for the National Democratic Congress. (The Largest Opposition Party in Ghana)
• Kofi Akpabli - Ghanaian journalist, writer and publisher.
• Kwesi Ahwoi - Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa; Former Minister of Interior of the Republic in Ghana.
• Aba Andam – a Ghanaian particle physicist
• Samuel Kobina Annim, Government Statistician and a former Associate Professor of Economics.[8]
• Dr. Yaw Ansong Jnr, Physician-scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur.
• Juliet Asante, an award-winning filmmaker, entrepreneur and activist. She is also an avid blogger for the Huffington Post, an Aspen Global Leadership Fellow, a Legatum Institute Fellow, an alumnus of the Fortune 500/State Department Mentorship program, and Vital Voices Global leaders forum
• Kojo Armah - Ghanaian lawyer, diplomat and former member of parliament.
• George Aryee, Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (1991–1992)
• Kweku Asiamah – Minister of Transport.
• Barbara Asher Ayisi - Ghanaian politician, educationist and Deputy Minister of Education.
• Michael Okyere Baafi, a Ghanaian politician and Executive Secretary of the Ghana Free Zones Board.
• Emmanuel Kwasi Bandua - Ghanaian lawyer, politician and member of parliament.
• Ama Afo Blay, former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service.
• Johnson Nyarko Boampong, Ghanaian pharmacist, biomedical scientist and the current Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast.
• Doris Dartey, a former Ghanaian communication educator, consultant and onetime member and chairperson of GJA Awards Committee. She was the former chairperson of the Graphic Communications Group Limited in Ghana.
• Nana Amba Eyiaba I - Ghanaian traditional ruler (Queen-mother), educationist and former member of the Electoral Commission of Ghana.
• Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh, current Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Coast and professor of English.
• Millison Narh - Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana[9][10]
• Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo - Member of Parliament and Minister of State for Private Public Partnership
• Yvonne Nduom, a Ghanaian public figure known chiefly as the wife of the leader of the Progressive People's Party and is currently the Executive Chairperson of Coconut Grove Hotels
• Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, a Ghanaian politician, Lawyer, member of parliament and the Minister of Information in the administration of Nana Akufo-Addo
• William Quaitoo, a Ghanaian politician, and former Deputy Minister of Agriculture.
• Seth Terkper – Former Minister of Finance, MOFEP (2012– to 2016)
• Joseph Whittal - a Ghanaian who has been the Commissioner of Human Rights and Administrative Justice of Ghana since December 2016
• Daniel A. Wubah, President, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, USA
• Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu, a former Speaker of Parliament, a former Minister of Interior and a former member of parliament.
• Kwadwo Opoku- Agyemang, Professor of English.

• List of universities in Ghana
• Sam E. Jonah, Chancellor of the University
• Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, Vice-Chancellor of the University

• University of Cape Coast website
• University of Cape Coast Library
• Centre for International Education
• Affiliated Institutions
• University of Cape Coast Staff Directory