The Methodist University Ghana is a

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. It is located at Accra in the

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. It was established in October 2000 by the

Methodist Church Ghana The Methodist Church Ghana is one of the largest and oldest mainline Protestant denominations in Ghana. It traces its roots back to the landing of the Rev. Joseph Dunwell on 1 January 1835 in Cape Coast, in the Gold Coast (now Ghana). The ...

after being granted accreditation by the

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in August 2000. Academic work started in November 2000 at the Wesley Grammar School campus.

Organization

The university has five faculties. Each is made up of departments which report to their respective deans.

Faculty of Business Administration

* Accounting Department * Banking and Finance Department * Human Resource Management and Management Studies Department * Marketing and Supply chain Department

Faculty of Arts and General Studies

* Languages Department * General Studies Department * Religious Studies Department * Music and Theatre Studies Department

Faculty of Social Studies

* Economics Department * Psychology Department * Social Work Department

Faculty of Informatics and Mathematical Sciences

* Information Technology Department * Mathematics and Statistics Departments * Actuarial Science

Faculty of Applied Sciences

* General Agriculture and Agribusiness Department. * Agroprocessing Department * Nursing Department.

Campuses

There are three campuses. * Dansoman Campus: This is the main campus of the university, in an Accra suburb. * Tema Campus: Satellite campus on the premises of the Tema Methodist Day Secondary School. * Wenchi Campus: B.Sc. General Agriculture, Diploma in General Nursing, Certificate programmes in Agrobusiness, Agro-processing and Horticulture are run from this campus.

Affiliation

The university was officially affiliated to the

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...

since October 2002. However, on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, the university was granted a presidential charter to award its own degrees.

Notes

External links

National Accreditation Board

Methodist University College Ghana

Methodist Church Ghana
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