UCC believes that educational exchange opportunities enhance learning, build understanding amongst people of different cultures, and changes lives. Students enroll in the University of Cape Coast for a semester or two from partner and non-partner institutions across the globe.
Over the years, the University of Cape Coast has hosted a large number of students from institutions all across the world. Students from countries such as the USA, Germany, Sweden, Turkey, Kenya, Senegal, have participated in this programme.
UCC is situated in the historical town of Cape Coast, the citadel of education in Ghana. Cape Coast (‘Oguaa’ in the local Fanti dialect) was the first capital of the former Gold Coast, now Ghana, until it was moved to Accra in 1877. It is the capital of the central region of Ghana and situated along the Atlantic Ocean. Cape Coast is the cradle of education in Ghana as it houses some of the oldest and best-performing schools in the country.
The Chiefs and people of Cape Coast celebrate Fetu Afahye, an annual festival, every first week of September, and it is one of the popular tourist attractions in the country too. With its rich history and monuments, Cape Coast is a tourist destination with numerous beaches and resorts. It is an amazing experience to visit the Kakum National Rainforest with its famous Canopy Walkway and World Heritage sites such as Cape Coast and Elmina Slave Castles.
Download the study abroad application form to get started. Upon completion, send a scanned copy of the form along with other required documents, through your study abroad coordinator, to us via email and mail the original copies to:
The Dean,| FIRST SEMESTER (FALL 2019) | SECOND SEMESTER (SPRING 2020) |
| 7th June, 2019 | 11th October, 2019 |
The dates for each semester can be found here
Exchange students at the University of Cape Coast have the opportunity to engage in all sorts of extramural activities. Students may join any of the many amalgamated clubs and associations on campus. They may also choose to volunteer at places such as the hospital, crèche, kindergarten, orphanages, and others.
Study Abroad Coordinators can contact us for our factsheet
SHELBY WOODBY (GVSU, USA) I chose to study abroad in Cape Coast, Ghana, because I was looking to
go someplace completely different from home. I wanted to learn as much about the culture as I could
while I was there, including trying all the foods, exploring different places, shopping in the markets,
and traveling with friends. I loved it. The five months I was in Ghana was challenging, but it was an
incredible adventure that I wouldn't trade for any other. I made lifetime friends and carry my memories
with me every day. It's made me who I am today, and it will continue to shape my thoughts, beliefs, and
actions for the rest of my life.In this advanced music theory course, students will concentrate on the study of post-tonal practices and concepts for twentieth-century music analysis,
such as the Hanson system, Persichetti system, and Hindemith syst
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Applications are welcomed from holders of WASSCE/SSSCE as well as Mature Candidates. WASSCE/SSSCE candidates must have six (6) passes with an overall aggregate of not more than twenty (20). Three of the six passes must be in core subjects (including English Language, Integrated Science and Mathematics). The other three passes must be in any of the following: History, Literature-in-English, French, Ghanaian Language (Akan, Ewe or Ga), Government, Christian or Islamic Religious or African Traditional Religion. A good pass in Social Studies core will be an added advantage. Mature students applying for admission must be at least 30 years old by 31st December of the year immediately preceding that of the application. They must also pass the University’s Mature Students’ Examination and interview.
Candidates admitted to read history at the Department shall combine it with two other subject areas for four (4) semesters. These subjects are: Classics & Philosophy, English, Economics, Ghanaian Language, Religion and Human Values, and Sociology. Based on performance at the end of the fourth semester, a student may be invited to read for a single honours degree in History from the fifth semester. Students are also allowed to opt for double honours, where they combine History with the aforementioned subjects. Students reading for a degree in Education and taking History as well are deemed to be automatic double honours candidates and shall therefore combine the subject with another one.
The course commences with a definition of the goals of a theory of meaning and theories of word meaning. The course is devoted to the concepts
and constituents of word meaning and gradually moves to larger constructions, sentence meaning and utterance meaning (that is, meaning in actual communication).
The remaining part of the course will cover the area of pragmatics. Examples of concepts to be covered in pragmatics include politeness, implicature, speech acts, deixis,
and presupposition.
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This course undertakes a study of the rise in modern African novel from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present.
Appropriate attention will be paid to regional peculiarities, authorial idiosyncrasies, popular fiction, literary characteristics of the African novel,
and the historical and cultural factors impinging on the growth of the novel. Issues of criticism will be examined to discover the relevance of the
African writer to modern society.
