Message from Head of Department
Welcome to the University of Ghana’s Department of Dietetics, Ghana’s premier institution for the training of Dietitians. The department is located on the Korle-Bu Campus of the University of Ghana. We run both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes taught by experienced faculty, most of whom are also registered dietitians and members of the Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as well as the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, USA. Faculty of the department are also engaged in research that spans across several areas in nutrition and dietetics. These include medical nutrition therapy, cardiovascular diseases, maternal and child nutrition, nutritional immunology, dietetic practice etc. All these researches are geared toward improving the overall wellbeing of individuals in the community and the country as a whole. Our programmes include Bsc Dietetics, MSc Dietetics and PhD Dietetics. Our department collaborates with other international institutions to ensure graduates churned out are capable of competing not only at the national level but also at the international stage.
Over the years, the department has collaborated with institutions such as North-West University South –Africa, University of North Florida and the University of South Florida, USA. To further improve upon training, the department is currently seeking to be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics in the USA. Our programmes provide hands on training that exposes and prepares students for the field of work. Experts in the department collaborates with preceptors in various health facilities and also engage in simulation activities to provide training for our students.
We are happy to have you in the department that embraces and works towards achieving excellence.
Welcome,
Freda D. Intiful, PhD RD
Head of Department
