University of Malawi

  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences

About the school

Humanities and Social Sciences have long existed at University of Malawi as distinct academic configurations espousing very different programmatic and research foci. Upon the establishment of Chancellor College in 1965 as a liberal arts college of higher learning, humanities and social sciences formed the core of its programmes. The humanities are academic disciplines aimed at studying how people process and document the human experience.

Emmanuel Ngwira holds a PhD (English Studies) from Stellenbosch University, South Africa.Emmanuel Ngwira holds a PhD (English Studies) from Stellenbosch University, South Africa‎. He is a literary and cultural critic and Associate Professor in the English Department at the University of Malawi where he teaches (African) literature and popular arts.

Dr Emmanuel Ngwira

Executive Dean

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Our Academic Departments

Department of History, Archeology and Heritage
Department of Language, Linguistics and Classical Studies
Department of Literary Studies
Department of Philosophy
Department of Psychology and Medical Humanities
Department of Sociology and Population Studies
Department of Theology and Religious Studies

Our Programmes

All Programmes
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  1. Bachelor of Arts Humanities
  2. Bachelor of Arts Humanities (ODEL)
  3. Bachelor of Arts In Library and Information Science
  4. Bachelor of Arts in Literary and Cultural Studies
  5. Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
  6. Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (ODEL)
  7. Bachelor of Arts in Social and Economic History
  8. Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
  9. Bachelor of Arts Theology
  10. Bachelor of Arts Theology (ODEL)
  11. Bachelor of Social Science
  12. Bachelor of Social Science - Population Studies
  13. Bachelor of Social Science Gender Studies
  14. Bachelor of Social Science Social Work
  15. Bachelor of Social Science Social Work(USAID)
  17. Doctor of Philosophy in Literature
All Programmes
A-Z
  1. Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy
  2. Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology
  3. Doctor of Philosophy in Theology and Regious Studies
  4. Master of Arts (African Social and Economic History)
  5. Master of Arts (Applied Linguistics)
  6. Master of Arts [Literature]
  7. Master of Arts in African Economic History
  8. Master of Arts in African Social History
  9. Master of Arts in Applied Ethics
  10. Master of Arts in English
  11. Master of Arts in History
  12. Master of Arts in Philosophy
  13. Master of Arts in Pure Linguistics
  14. Master of Arts in Sociology
  15. Master of Arts in Theology and Religious Studies
  16. PhD in Applied Linguistics
  17. PHD In English

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Leadership

Heads of Department

Dr. Gift Wasambo Kayira SENIOR LECTURER

History, Archeology and Heritage Department

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Dr. Peter Kondwani Msaka LECTURER

Language, Linguistics and Classical Studies Department

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Dr. Jesman Chintsanya SENIOR LECTURER

Sociology and Population Studies Department

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Mrs. Grace Bakuwa LECTURER

Philosophy Department

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Dr. Edister Samson Jamu ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Psychology and Medical Humanities Department

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Dr. Hermann Mvula SENIOR LECTURER

Theology and Religious Studies Department

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Dr. Wesley Paul Macheso ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Literary Studies Department

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