Arts and Humanities

I welcome you to the Faculty of Arts and Humanities! We are a vibrant site of teaching, research and knowledge production driven by cardinal principles of diligence, hard work and steadfast commitment to all the students under our stewardship. Our internationally acclaimed lecturers are committed to inspiring students with a rewarding learning experience that fosters a broad understanding of different cultures, histories, languages and diverse ways of knowing. They encourage students to think critically, be adaptable professionals, and to understand options for fulfilling and impactful careers.  

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities was established upon the inception of the University in 2000. In 2016 the Faculty relocated from Gweru to the Zvishavane Campus in line with the University’s new trajectory of a multi-campus dispensation.  From its unpretentious beginnings with a pioneer cohort of 150 students in March 2000, nearly two decades later, the Faculty now has 4 500 undergraduate and post-graduate students. 

The Faculty offers several 4-Year Honours Degrees. At post-graduate level, we offer Masters, MPhil and DPhil Degrees. 

All the foregoing Departments are unwavering in their commitment to the development of the Faculty as a viable, collegial, and supportive location for teaching and research. To shore up the image of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities as a site for critical and interesting debates we convene at least one multi-disciplinary conference per annum. 

Finally, we collectively strive to be an influential Afrocentric and decolonial hub for humanities oriented knowledge production by encouraging rigour and quality in research and teaching as well as in promoting community service, innovation and industrialisation (Education 5.0)!