Faculties and faculty departments
Ghent University's 11 faculties are composed of 85 faculty departments. These departments offer high-quality courses in every one of their scientific disciplines, each inspired by innovative research.
Faculties
Our 11 faculties arranged according to their founding dates:
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Faculty of Law and Criminology
- Faculty of Sciences
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
Doctoral School
In addition to these faculties, Ghent University has a Doctoral School just for doctoral researchers.
This school provides support to doctoral students through specialized courses as well transferable skills training, contributes to a quality culture in research, and takes care of the social and international visibility of the doctoral degree.