History of the Faculty
The primary goal of our curriculum is to equip students, not only to acquire knowledge and skills for the job, but to train them to become critical thinkers, and life-long learners, and to motivate them to acquire questioning and communication skills, that can lead them to develop a problem-solving attitude. Essentially, we guide the students through self-development and self-discovery, plus professional development. With these skills, our graduates are prepared for the job market. Based on the collective strengths of our Faculty, the resources of the university, and the large student number of over 4,000, spread across five departments, together with other programmes, our KNUST ranks the leading university for quality education in 2023 (Times Higher Education 2023 Impact Ranking, SDG4).
Organizational Structure
Departments
There are five departments in the Faculty of Biosciences.
- Department of Biochemistry and Department
- Department of Environmental Science,
- Department of Optometry and Visual Science
- Department of Food Science and Technology
- Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology
The number of programmes:
There are 41 programmes run by the Faculty
Student population:
Number of students in the Faculty of Biosciences
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2021/2022 |
2022/2023 |
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Department |
Total |
Undergraduate numbers and percentage |
Graduate numbers and percentage |
Total |
Undergraduate numbers and percentage |
Graduate numbers and percentage |
|
Biochemistry and Department |
1,232 |
1,062 (86%) |
170 (14%) |
1,347 |
1,171( 87%) |
176 (13%) |
|
Environmental Science |
997 1,062 (86% |
951 (95%) |
46 (5%) |
934 |
884 (95%) |
50(5%) |
|
Food Science and Technology |
575 |
551(95.8%) |
24 (4.2%) |
539 |
503(93%) |
36 (7%) |
|
Optometry and Visual Science |
560 |
558 (99.6%) |
2 (0.4%) |
658 |
655 (99.6%) |
(0.4%) |
|
Theoretical and Applied Biology |
1,315 |
1,245 (94.7%) |
70 (5.3%) |
1,516 |
1,389 (92%) |
127 (8%) |
|
Total |
4,679 |
4,367 ( 93.3%) |
312(6.7%) |
4,994 |
4,602 (92%) |
392 (8%) |
Academic staff are 88 in number, giving a student-to-staff ratio in the Faculty of Biosciences of 57:1.
Student-Faculty ratio
Staff population