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Optometry Department

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The UCC Optometry training programme was established in 2002 in the then Faculty of Science by admitting its first class of five students. The department’s first batch of Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degrees were awarded in June, 2008. Formerly part of the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, we are now part of the college of Health and Allied Sciences, under the School of Allied Health Sciences. We employ a variety of teaching methods and have a variety of teaching venues to support the Doctor of Optometry (OD) programme. A total of 205 semester hours is required for graduation in the OD program. The program includes both didactic and clinical training that comprises visual sciences, physical and visual optics, general anatomy and physiology, systemic diseases, general and ocular pharmacology, clinical optometry, refraction ocular disease diagnosis and treatment, low vision, paediatric optometry, contact lenses, public health and epidemiology as well as research methodology and orthoptics. Students undertake their clinical training at two on-campus clinics which serve the entire university community as well as the people from the Cape Coast Municipality. Additional clinical training is conducted at the Eye Department of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital and the Christian Eye Center both in Cape Coast. Our final year clinical students are posted for long vacation clinical to various eye clinics across the country which provide additional clinical exposure to the students as well as regular community outreach clinics. In addition, our students conduct research on topics in a variety of areas of Optometry and Vision Science as partial fulfilment of the OD award. Our graduates are lauded by the ophthalmic industry to represent the best. We produce highly skilled and considerate optometrists who care about the patients they serve, the communities in which they practice. After graduation, the majority of optometrists in work in private practices as licensed optometrists, after passing exams conducted by the Allied Health Professional Council. However, a growing number of optometrists also work in the Ghana Health Service, the Police, and Military and in specialised low vision centers. The Department in the near future has plans to offers courses towards the award the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Optometry and Vision Science. Whether you are planning studying with us, or continuing your education, I wish you every success in your endeavours. I and my staff assure you that you have our support in reaching your goals.
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Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department

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The Department is one of the seven departments that evolved in the year 2001 from the defunct Botany and Zoology Departments which were transformed into the School of Biological Sciences. The Department offers a 4-year combined Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnolgy Programme in line with the vision of the University of Cape Coast. The Department also offers MPhil and PhD programmes. We seek to equip students at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels with knowledge and novel skills to explore the frontiers of molecular biology and biotechnology for national development. Thus, our students are well grounded in the basic sciences (physics, chemistry and biology) before being exposed to concepts in molecular biology and biotechnology. The Department also organises training workshops, and provides advisory and consultancy services to professionals, policy-makers and researchers. The undergraduate curriculum of the Department has been reviewed recently to cater for market demands, students interest and novel trends in molecular biology and biotechnolgy. Hitherto, our students used only the final year to specialise in molecular biology and biotechnology. Currently, specialisation starts from the first semester of Level 300 and the revised curriculum incorporates intruductory courses at Level 300 to enable easy understanding of more challenging concepts in later years. It is envisaged that next revision will provide room for students to start basic courses in molecular biology and biotechnology in Level 200. We are endowed with highly trained academic staff, with specialisation in various fields related to the Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. 
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Microbiology and Immunology Department

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Mental Health Department

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Department of Mental Health

Medical Biochemistry Department

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Department of Medical Biochemistry

Mathematics and ICT Education Department

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To have a department that is strongly positioned in Mathematics and ICT Education within the Faculty of Technology and Science Education; College of Education Studies, UCC.
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The Mathematics and ICT Education department should provide an enabling environment for effective teaching and learning of  Mathematics and ICT. It  also engages in research related to Mathematics and ICT at different levels and in a variety of modes. The Department is also contributing to the realization of the vision of the University of Cape Coast by maintaining academic excellence as a university of competitive choice.
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The Department of Mathematics and ICT Education was established in 2016. It was introduced as a result of the implementation of three-tier collegiate system of the College of Education Studies, UCC in 2016. Before it establishment, the department had run as Computer Science Education Unit in the Department of Science and Mathematics  Education.
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Maternal and Child Health Department

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Our vision is to make the DMCH a place of choice for all persons who seek to pursue midwifery or maternal and child health studies through excellent teaching, research, innovation and leadership. The Department will build a strong foundation to accommodate future programmes and innovations so as to promote maternal and child health in the country and beyond.
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The mission of the Department is to produce highly qualified and competent professional midwives who will possess the requisite knowledge, skills and attitude to be sensitive to the needs of the mother and the childbearing family, and work towards promoting maternal and neonatal health and to add to the midwifery body of knowledge through research.
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The Department of Maternal and Child Health (DMCH) was created in August 2015 as one of the foundational departments for the establishment of the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SoNM) within the College of Health and Allied Sciences. The Department has the mandate to spearhead the development of curricula, and running of midwifery programmes within the College. Rationale for the Department The DMCH was created to see to the development and running of midwifery/women’s health, and child health programmes as part of the SoNM’s vision to produce highly qualified nurses and midwives who will be well equipped and positioned to meet the changing health needs of society. Currently the Department is in the process of rolling out a BSc. in Midwifery programme. The programme shall have the following as entry requirements: a. WASSCE Applicants Applicants must have credits (WASSCE – C6; SSSCE –D) in all core subjects including; English, Mathematics and Integrated Science. In addition, candidates must have obtained a minimum of a credit in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Elective Mathematics. b. Diploma Holders Midwives with a good diploma (a minimum of second-class lower division or better) with at least three (3) years post-qualification working experience will be considered for admission into level 300 after successful interview. Candidates with diploma in General Nursing with at least three (3) years post-qualification working experience will be considered for admission into level 200 after successful interview. c. Other professionals with Nursing Certificate (SRN) with the post basic midwifery certificate may be admitted into level 200 after passing an interview.
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Goals The goals of the Department shall be as follows: To provide graduate and postgraduate programmes in midwifery/ maternal and child health that will be based on current best practices to stimulate critical thinking, good clinical judgment skills, and innovation in matters of maternal and child health. To attract highly qualified, experienced and dedicated faculty who will support and promote the vision and mission of the Department.   Objectives The objectives of the Department shall be as follows: To train highly qualified midwives, equipped with the knowledge, skills, and attitude to provide comprehensive care for the childbearing woman and family To produce competent midwifery workforce who will support the training of future generation of midwives both in the clinical and academic settings To develop and maintain a strong research agenda in issues related to maternal and child health To support and develop a strong maternal and child health (midwifery) and paediatric faculty base for the School, College and University at large. Career Prospects for Students The education students will receive will equip them to work in all areas where maternal and child health services are required within the country and beyond.
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Marketing and Supply Chain Management Department

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Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management

Legal Extension Department

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To become centre of excellence in legal skills training, outreach work and consultancy services in all aspects of law and to produce a data bank that will inform the formulation and implementation of legal policy in a sub-Saharan development context
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To bring together all stakeholders in the formulation and implementation of legal policy and to facilitate constant communication between planners, administrators, civil society organisations and citizens
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The Faculty of Law, UCC has a strong team of academics who are experts in different branches of law, thus offering the students a good learning and support environment. The Department of Legal Extension (DLE) devises, conducts and organises all the outreach and community-based activities of the Faculty. Its core mandate is to twofold: to bring together all stakeholders in the formulation and implementation of legal policy and to facilitate constant communication between planners, administrators, civil society organisations and citizens. The Department runs a number of programmes by which it aims at engaging all Faculties within the University and the community at large. In that capacity, its commitments are: 1. Organising and running the Professional Development component of the LLB programme: the Department will run training courses in which students will undertake internships with selected outreach communities and organisations. Its chief objective is not only to avail students of potential research opportunities but also enable them to exchange ideas with professionals on the ground. 2. Holding and hosting periodic conferences, seminars and workshops: the Department will engage specialists drawn from all disciplines, both within and outside the University, in order to address high level policy and legal issues with the aim of influencing policy makers of national development in matters of planning and administration. It is hoped that these fora will generate high quality inter-disciplinary articles for publication and dissemination. 3. Providing legal consultancy services: this will draw on the expertise available across the University to offer cross-disciplinary legal consultancy services for a fee to local, international, public and private organisations as well as industrial and business institutions. Areas of work offered will include company and commercial, finance and banking, agriculture, international and shipping, property and construction, mining and energy, telecommunication and broadcasting, travel and tourism, manufacturing and fishing, distribution and retail, entertainment and media, transfer of technology, development and donor-sponsored programmes. 4. Training workshops for African human rights practitioners: this programme will deploy the expertise of Faculty members to run periodic training programmes for African human rights law practitioners. It will provide working sessions and training manuals on both the substantive and procedural aspects of progressing cases under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The Department handles a Faculty-Student-Community engagement aimed at tapping the pool of the Faculty’s legal expertise to offer legal services to those in the local community who are unable to afford legal services. The DLE also organizes seminars, conferences, and workshops for the various sections of society. Through the provision of, for example pro bono legal services, social capital, sense of trust and shared responsibility would develop that, if transferred to the political and social sphere, will foster social cohesion in communities. 1. Moot Court The Department of Legal Extension will also be responsible for organising moot court sessions for students. This will form an integral part of the legal education for our students in which students will take part in simulated court proceedings, involving drafting of briefs and participation in oral arguments. Under the supervision of some Faculty members, students will usually spend some time researching and writing the memorials, and then some months practicing their oral arguments before the moot court sessions. 2. Jurists' Confab The Faculty of Law, University of Cape Coast organizes an annual event know as the the JURISTS' CONFAB. It is a meeting of Judges, Legal Practitioners, Law Teachers and Law Students which is convened to reflect on the current state of the law in Ghana and outside. The confab affords students the opportunity to meet, interact and learn from those those they as to be while the judges, legal practitioners, and law teachers, who come from various faculties of law nationwide, also share their experiences and expertise with students of law. Speakers of previous Jurists Confabs included: 2016: Mr Justice S. Marful-Sau, Justice of Court of Appeal, Prof. Henrietta Mensah Bonsu, UG Faculty of Law, Mrs Jemimah Oware, Registrar General, Mrs Mavis Amoah, Director of Legislative Drafting The Next Jurists' Confab is scheduled to take place in March 2017. 3. Public and Guest Lectures Throughout the academic year, there are Faculty level lectures given by guest speakers. These lectures are open to all Law students and lecturers. Upcoming lectures are announced through Class Representatives, our Faculty Officer or the Secretariat of the Law Students’ Union. Students are obliged to attend Faculty-level lectures. In addition, there are special university lectures, which are open to everyone. These are usually advertised on the university website, through posters, and via the university radio station. Students are encouraged to patronise the special university lectures. 4. Academic and Industry Linkages The Faculty is committed to academic excellence, the lawyer’s craft and the highest standards of legal education comparable to any law institution in the world. We provide quality legal education to our students, preparing them adequately to transition into the vocational programme at the Ghana Law School or its equivalent abroad, to study for postgraduate degrees in law or in  other disciplines and to take up key roles and leadership positions in society eventually. The Faculty of Law, through its teaching, research and community engagements, responds to the emerging trends in legal education at the national and international levels. At the same time, it maintains strong ties with wider society by responding to relevant national and international issues, and offering short courses in legal education and other relevant fields. 5. Internships A distinctive feature of the LLB programme at the University of Cape Coast is its combination of quality legal education with a hands-on engagement with judicial institutions and legal practitioners. For example, students in the second year and third year of the programme are given the opportunity to intern with public sector legal and quasi-legal institutions such as the Judicial Service, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), the Regional House of Chiefs, the Legal Departments of the District Assemblies, the Legal Aid Board, Ghana Police Service, the Metropolitan Assembly, Attorney-General’s Department and Ghana Prison Service. The Faculty, through the DLE has initiated internship placements for students in the second and third year during the academic year. Such internships are short-term commitments on specific projects with legal and quasi-legal institutions. Also, during the long break, second and third year students with a grade point of 3.0 and above are recommended to the Judicial Service for internships. A number of our first batch of students interned at the Supreme Court during the long break of the 2014-2015 academic year. Such internships offer wonderful opportunities for gaining a hands-on practical experience.
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