University for Development Studies
The University for Development Studies (UDS) was established in May 1992 by PNDC Law 279 to blend the academic world with that of the community in order to provide constructive and meaningful interaction between the two for the total Development of Northern Ghana, in particular, and Ghana as whole. University for Development Studies began academic work in September 1993 with the first batch of thirty-nine (39) students admitted into the Faculty of Agriculture, (FOA), Nyankpala.
University for Development Studies principal objective is to address and find solutions to the environmental problems and socio-economic deprivations that have characterized northern Ghana in particular and are also found in some rural areas throughout the rest of the country.
University for Development Studies
Library
University for Development Studies has libraries on all its campuses. To improve upon the quality of research, teaching and learning, the GETFund has completed constructing one ultra-modern library on the Nyankpala campus and one on the Tamale campus.
Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs
- Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Education
- Bachelor of Health Sciences
- Bachelor of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Technology
- Bachelor of Social Sciences
Graduate Programs
- Master of Business
- Master of Social Sciences
- Master of Mathematics, Natural Science and Technology
Faculty
- Faculty of Applied Sciences(FAS)
- Faculty of Mathematical Sciences(FMS)
- Faculty of Agriculture(FOA)
- Faculty Renewable Natural Resources(FRNR)
- Faculty of Integrated Development Studies(FIDS)
- Faculty of Planning and Land Management(FPLM)
- Faculty of Education(FOE)
Schools
- School of Business Studies (SOB)
- School of Medicine and Health Sciences(SMHS)
Contact Details
University for Development Studies
Post Office Box 1350, Tamale, Ghana
Telephone: + 233-71-22078, 26633, 26634
University for Development Studies Official Website: http://www.uds.edu.gh/
