Faculty of Applied Sciences
ABOUT THE FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
The Faculty of Applied Sciences is one of the two faculties on the Navrongo campus of the University. It was established in 2002 and had the first student intake in the same year. The Faculty currently has a student population of over 800 and staff strength of about 60 faculty members. The Faculty provides a diverse community with an accessible and quality education that will produce professionally oriented graduates who are interested in solving real-world problems. Students in the Faculty are also equipped with solid knowledge in the natural sciences and mathematics needed to solve challenging problems in their respective disciplines.
The Faculty runs several competitive undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the applied sciences.
Undergraduate programmes
- BSc Applied Biology
- BSc Applied Chemistry
- BSc Applied Physics
- BSc Biochemistry
- BSc Earth Science
- BSc Environmental Science
- BSc Physical Sciences
Postgraduate programmes
- MSc Applied Chemistry
- MPhil Applied Chemistry
- PhD Applied Chemistry
Academic programmes on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) at various levels will be rolled out soon.
For further information on academic programmes in the faculty, visit individual departments webpages.
Departments within the Faculty of Applied Sciences
The Faculty of Applied Sciences houses the
- Department of Applied Biology
- Department of Applied Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Department of Earth & Environmental sciences
- Department of Applied Physics
Our vision
To become a centre of academic excellence while championing rural development and poverty alleviation and bringing about clear and visible transformation of the country, especially in the deprived rural areas of the Northern, Upper East and West Regions and other parts of the country.
Our mission
To embark on a mission of providing programmes of study that are development-oriented and practical life skills-imparting to make its graduates relevant to the overall national development effort.
Goal
The overall goal of the Faculty is to create an environment that will enhance quality studies and stimulate research in appropriate technologies and development of projects to help solve peculiar problems of society.
Objectives
The Faculty seeks to:
- Be a centre of excellence for local and international research
- Provide the needed research, consultancy and leadership to enhance the development of communities in its catchment area and the country as a whole.
- Produce excellent scientific human resource that meet the needs of industry
- Produce graduates who apply science and technology for development with high sensitivity to sustainable environmental management and community development.
- Provide applied skills for self-employment and job creation.