Overview

The Department of Economics Education used to be a unit in the Department of Social Science Education (now defunct) within the Faculty of Social Sciences Education until the Department of Social Science Education was split in the 2013/2014 academic year. The Department of Economics Education has outstanding credentials and is dedicated to student learning and the conduct of research. The Department, therefore, provides students with preparation in economic concepts and techniques. The Department is located at the Faculty Block, North Campus.

Vision

The Department of Economics Education aspires to become a department of excellence that prepares students who demonstrate a high sense of integrity, maintain high professional standards, and dedication to work in the education and other sectors of the economy.

Mission

To provide students with innovative curricula that promote critical thinking skills regarding the economic issues they are confronted with, in their daily lives, and enhance their ability to be actively engaged in the discussions of policy issues in local, national, and global communities.

Achievements

Since the inception of the B.A. degree in Economics Education, the programme continues to experience progress in its enrolment figures. For instance, in the 2018/2019 academic year, the enrolment for level 100 was 380 an increase from 258 in the 2017/2018 academic year representing about a 47% increase. The first batch of students admitted for the programme graduated in November 2018 with 7 first-class honours degrees. Two students from the Department were successfully awarded an Erasmus Scholarship for an Exchange Programme at University College Copenhagen, Denmark during the Spring semester for five months during the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 Semesters. Some of our graduates have gained admission with scholarships to very highly rated tertiary institutions both in Ghana and abroad to pursue further studies leading to the award of a masters degree in economics and related disciples.Ìý The Department continues to produce quality graduates with varying degrees of strength in the content area of economics that meet international standards and this earned the Department the accolade’the Department of Excellence’ in the Faculty of Social Sciences Education.

The two graduate programmes, MPhil Economics and MSc Economics Education also continue to attract a higher number of applicants leading to an equally higher number of admissions. From a slow start in the 2018/2019 academic year, students comprising 12 MPhil and 29 MSc have graduated.

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Contact information

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Location:ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFaculty of Social Sciences Block, North Campus