Methodist University College Ghana
Encyclopedia
The Methodist University College Ghana is a private university
in Ghana
. It is located at Accra
in the Greater Accra Region
. It was established in October 2000 by the Methodist Church Ghana
after being granted accreditation by the National Accreditation Board in August 2000. Academic work started in November 2000 at the Wesley Grammar School campus.
since October 2002.
Private university
Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...
in Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. It is located at Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
in the Greater Accra Region
Greater Accra Region
The Greater Accra Region is the smallest of Ghana's 10 administrative regions in terms of area, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres or 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana...
. It was established in October 2000 by the Methodist Church Ghana
Methodist Church Ghana
The Methodist Church Ghana is one of the largest and oldest Protestant denominations in Ghana. It traces its roots back to the landing of Rev. Joseph Dunwell on 1 January 1835 in Cape Coast, Ghana. Rev...
after being granted accreditation by the National Accreditation Board in August 2000. Academic work started in November 2000 at the Wesley Grammar School campus.
Organization
The university has four faculties. Each is made up of units which report to their respective deans.Faculty of Business Administration
- Accounting Unit
- Banking and Finance Unit
- Human Resource Management Unit/Development
- Marketing Unit
- Management Studies Unit
Faculty of Social Studies
- Economics Unit
- Information Technology Unit
- Mathematics and Statistics Unit
- Psychology Unit
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: The certificate programmes in Agrobusiness, Agro-processing and Horticulture are run from this campus.
Affiliation
The university has been officially affiliated to the University of GhanaUniversity of Ghana
The University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian universities and tertiary institutions. It is one of the best universities in Africa and by far the most prestigious in West Africa...
since October 2002.