The Department of Social Science Education is one of the departments in the School of Education and its mission is to respond to emerging issues in education in general and in social science education in particular. It currently offers different methodology courses for the teaching of various social science subjects. The Department runs the undergraduate Bachelor of Education (Social Sciences) programme, which aims to meet Malawi’s need for well qualified and competent social science teachers who will in turn produce highly skilled secondary school graduates, thereby improving the quality of education in the country. The Department also houses the University Certificate of Education (UCE), the Master of Education in Social Science Education and the PhD in Social Science Education.