About the Department

Founded in 1967, the Department of Psychology at the University of Ghana is part of the School of Social Sciences, College of Humanities. We offer BA and BSc programmes with single or combined majors. Our graduate options include MPhil degrees in Clinical, Counselling, Developmental, Industrial and Organizational, and Social and Community Psychology, plus a PhD. Every graduate student completes at least 500 hours of practicum. PhD students add a year of experiential learning in clinics, industry, teaching, and research. Our faculty lead research in adolescent mental health, ageing, suicide prevention, forgiveness and mental health, and the social psychology of health and illness. We work with health, education, and community partners to solve real problems in Ghana and across Africa.