Mission Statement
The Faculty of Social and Management Sciences seeks to:
- Provide quality education and training in various domains of the Social and Management Sciences;
- Provide professional or professionalised training in order to ensure that the products of the Faculty satisfy human resource needs of the job market as potential employees, self-employers and development actors both in the private and public sectors or can create jobs for themselves;
- Equip students with realistic methodologies that emphasise analytical skills and problem-solving efficiency based on a sound grounding in current theoretical framework(s) in relevant professional models;
- Foster the development of research by way of individual, departmental or inter-disciplinary research projects geared towards the solution of identified national problems while maintaining interest and active participation in theoretical research;
- Provide continuing education that meets the needs of the diverse nature of applicants by offering regular and short-term courses based in areas of identified national development needs such as management of municipalities, co-operatives, small-scale businesses, social communication, gender issues in development, rural and urban development.
Research
The academic staff members of the Faculty carry out research in various fields in collaboration with other national universities. Currently there are several internationally funded research projects being carried out in the Faculty.
Priority Research Areas (Faculty of Social and Management Sciences)
| S/N |
DEPARTMENT |
PRIORITY RESEARCH AREAS |
| 1 |
Economics and Management |
Development issues Health Economics Environmental Economics Micro-Finance Entrepreneurial Development Human Resource Development |
| 2 |
Geography |
Urban and Regional Development Environmental issues and Problems Land Resource Development Spatial Planning and Economic Development Rural Development |
| 3 |
Journalism and Mass Communication |
Journalism Studies Communication and Development Tele-democracy Tele-education Media and Democracy IT Studies |
| 4 | Law |
Governance Human Rights Commercial/Business Law Environmental Law |
| 5 | Political Science |
Comparative Politics International Relations – Regional Integration Public Administration |
| 6 | Sociology and Anthropology |
Social cases Material culture Visual Anthropology Conflicts and Peace building Medical Anthropology |
| 7 |
Women and Gender Studies |
Gender Mainstreaming in Health and HIV/AIDS Gender and Entrepreneur Development in Women, Good Governance and Political participation Migrant Women and Resources Ownership Globalisation, Women and Biodiversity Conservation NGOs, Women and Poverty Alleviation Women, Social Exclusion and Subordination |
Linkages
The Faculty, under the auspices of the University, will maintain existing links with national and international institutions of higher education. Departments will be encouraged to seek new linkages.
