Have you always been intrigued by how your favorite machines came into existence? Then I can boldly say that you have the ‘engineering gene’ in your system. From the design to the analysis, invention, construction, and testing of machines, systems, structures, and materials, engineering involves a variety of processes that keep your brain working all the time. In Ghana, there are prestigious institutions that offer quality courses in engineering, where excellence meets innovation. Where you receive value for your money. This article will highlight the various engineering courses and where you can study them.
Schools That Offer Engineering Courses in Ghana
- Accra Technical University
- Ashesi University
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Academic City University College
- University for Development Studies
- University of Energy and Natural Resources
- Kumasi Techincal University
- All Nations University College
- University of Cape Coast
- University of Ghana
- Ho Technical University
- University of Mines and Technology
- Accra Institue of Technology
- Cape Coast Technical University
There are other incredible institutions that offer engineerings that were not metioned in the list above.
Courses in Engineering and Their Place of Study
| Engineering Course(s) | Name of University |
| Transportation Engineering | 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2. University of Cape Coast 3. University of Ghana |
| Acoustical Engineering | 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2. University of Cape Coast 3. University of Ghana 4. University of Education, Winneba 5. University for Development Studies |
| Aerospace Engineering | 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2. University of Cape Coast 3. University of Ghana 4. University of Education, Winneba 5. University for Development Studies 6. University of Mines and Technology |
| Architectural Engineering | 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| Agricultural Engineering | 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2. University for Development Studies 3. University of Ghana |
| Automotive Engineering | 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2. University of Ghana |
| Biotechnology | 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2. University of Cape Coast 3. University of Ghana 4. University of Health and Allied Sciences 5. University for Development Studies |
| Chemical Engineering | 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2. University of Ghana 3. University of Cape Coast 4. Unviersity for Development Studies 5. University of Education, Winneba 6. University of Mines and Technology 7. Kumasi Technical University |
| Civil Engineering | 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2. University of Ghana 3. University for Development Studies 4. University of Cape Coast 5. University of Education, Winneba 6. University of Energy and Natural Resources 7. Kumasi Technical University |
| Computer Networking | 1. University of Ghana 2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 3. University of Cape Coast 4. University for Development Studies 5. Ghana Technology University College 6. Ghana Insitute of Management and Public Adminstration 7. University of Education, Winneba 8. University of Mines and Technology 9. University of Energy and Natural Resources 10. University of Professional Studies, Accra |
| Electrical Engineering | 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2. University of Ghana 3. University of Cape Coast 4. University of Energy and Natural Resources 5. Ghana Insitute of Management and Public Adminstration 6. University of Mines and Technology 7. University of Education, Winneba 8. University for Development Studies 9. Kumasi Technical University 10. Ho Technical University 11. Ghana Technology University College 12. University of Health and Allied Sciences 13. Accra Technical University |
| Electronic Engineering | 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2. University of Ghana |
| Environmental Engineering | 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2. University of GhanaUniversity of Cape Coast 3. University for Development Studies 4. Kumasi Technical University 5. University of Energy and Natural Resources 6. University of Mines and Technology 7. University of Education, Winneba |
| Geotechnical Engineering | 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2. University of Ghana 3. University of Cape Coast 4. University for Development Studies 5. University of Mines and Technology 6. University of Energy and Natural Resources 7. University of Education, Winneba |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1. University of Ghana 2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 3. University of Cape Coast 4. University of Education, Winneba 5. University for Development Studies 6. University of Health and Applied Sciences 7. University of Mines and Technology 8. University of Energy and Natural Resources 9. Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration 10. Ho Technical University 11. Kumasi Technical University 12. Ghana Technology University 13. Cape Coast Technical University 14. University of Professional Studies, Accra 15. Accra Technical University |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2. University of Ghana 3. University of Cape Coast 4. University for Development Studies 5. University of Mines and Technology 6. University of Education, Winneba 7. Kumasi Technical University 8. University of Energy and Natural Resources 9. University of Health and Applied Sciences |
| Mining Engineering | 1. University of Mines and Technology 2. University of Ghana 3. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| Optical Engineering | 1. University of Ghana 2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 3. University of Cape Coast 4. University of Education, Winneba 5. University for Development Studies 6. University of Health and Applied Sciences 7. Ho Technical University 8. University of Mines and Technology 9. University of Energy and Natural Resources |
The five main branches of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical, and industrial. There are also hundreds of subcategories within each branch.
Conclusion
Aside from these institutions that offer courses in Engineering, there are also some interesting programs you can sign up for to widen your knowledge in the field such as stem innovation, energy commission and others. ACL also offers trainings in the engineering field as well.
