University of Zimbabwe (UZ) 

IAU-020660

Zimbabwe

top General Information

Address

Street:P.O. Box MP167
Mt Pleasant

City:Harare

WWW:https://www.uz.ac.zw

Other Sites

Also University Lake Kariba Research Station

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1955 as University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Acquired present title 1980 and present status 1982

Academic Year

March to November (March-June; August-November)

Admission Requirements

General Certificate of Education (GCE) or equivalent at Advanced ('A') level

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Paul Mapfumo

Job title:Vice-Chancellor


Senior Administrative Officer : Munyaradzi Madambi

Job title:Registrar

top Divisions

Centre : Computer Engineering Informatics and Communications


Centre : Computer Technology Training Development

Fields of study:Computer Science


Centre : Multi-Cultural Language


Centre : Postgraduate Studies


Centre : Teacher Education and Materials Development

Fields of study:Educational Sciences, Teacher Training


College : Pan African Minerals University of Science and Technology (UZ-PAMUST College)


Faculty : Agriculture Environment and Food Systems

Fields of study:Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Crop Production, Soil Science


Faculty : Arts and Humanities

Fields of study:African Languages, Classical Languages, Economic History, English, Environmental Studies, Geography (Human), History, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Religious Studies


Faculty : Business Management Sciences and Economics

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Hotel and Restaurant, Leisure Studies, Management, Tourism


Faculty : Education

Fields of study:Adult Education, Art Education, Curriculum, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Sciences, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Teacher Training, Technology Education


Faculty : Engineering and the Built Environment

Fields of study:Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Surveying and Mapping


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Commercial Law, Law, Private Law, Public Law


Faculty : Medicine and Health Sciences

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Community Health, Dentistry, Haematology, Health Education, Histology, Immunology, Laboratory Techniques, Medicine, Microbiology, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Surgery


Faculty : Science

Fields of study:Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Food Science, Geology, Mathematics, Nutrition, Physics, Statistics


Faculty : Social and Behavioural Sciences

Fields of study:Administration, Demography and Population, Economics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Rural Planning, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Town Planning


Faculty : Veterinary Science

Fields of study:Veterinary Science


Institute : Environment Climate and Sustainable Development

Fields of study:Environmental Studies


Institute : Mining Research

top Degrees

National Diploma

Fields of study:Adult Education, Business Administration, Educational Administration, Educational Sciences, Information Technology, Law, Occupational Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Technology Education, Translation and Interpretation, Veterinary Science, Vocational Education


Bachelor Degree

Fields of study:Law


Bachelor Degree - Honours

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Architecture, Architecture and Planning, Art Education, Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy and Space Science, Automotive Engineering, Banking, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Business Computing, Chemical Engineering, Child Care and Development, Civil Engineering, Community Development, Computer Education, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Criminology, Crop Production, Cultural Studies, Curriculum, Dairy, Data Processing, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Dietetics, Ecology, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Studies, Farm Management, Finance, Food Science, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Forestry, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geology, Government, Health Education, Heritage Preservation, Horticulture, Hotel and Restaurant, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Industrial and Production Economics, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Engineering, Insurance, International Relations and Diplomacy, Irrigation, Laboratory Techniques, Law, Leadership, Leisure Studies, Logistics Management, Management, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics Education, Meat and Poultry, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Medical Technology, Metallurgical Engineering, Meteorology, Mining Engineering, Native Language Education, Nutrition, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Political Sciences, Power Engineering, Preschool Education, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Relations, Radiology, Real Estate, Religious Education, Science Education, Social and Community Services, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, Soil Management, Soil Science, Special Education, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Taxation, Technology Education, Telecommunications Engineering, Tourism, Transport and Communications, Transport Engineering, Treatment Techniques, Urban Studies, Veterinary Science, Waste Management, Water Management, Wildlife


Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Dentistry

Fields of study:Dental Surgery, Medicine, Surgery


Graduate Diploma

Fields of study:Education


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Anaesthesiology, Demography and Population, Education, Finance, Health Education, Information Management, Information Sciences, Law, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Social Work, Surveying and Mapping


Master Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Equipment, Agriculture, Agronomy, Anaesthesiology, Analytical Chemistry, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Aquaculture, Architecture, Architecture and Planning, Art Education, Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy and Space Science, Automotive Engineering, Bilingual and Bicultural Education, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Business Computing, Child Care and Development, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Communication Studies, Community Development, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Constitutional Law, Cooking and Catering, Criminal Law, Criminology, Curriculum, Dairy, Data Processing, Demography and Population, Dental Surgery, Dentistry, Development Studies, Ecology, Econometrics, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Entomology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Family Studies, Finance, Food Science, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Forestry, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geological Engineering, Geology, Government, Haematology, Harvest Technology, Health Education, Heritage Preservation, Higher Education Teacher Training, Horticulture, Hotel and Restaurant, Human Resources, Hydraulic Engineering, Immunology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Industrial and Production Economics, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Engineering, Information Management, Information Sciences, International Business, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Investment Analysis, Irrigation, Law, Leadership, Logistics Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mechatronics, Medical Technology, Metallurgical Engineering, Meteorology, Mineralogy, Mining Engineering, Molecular Biology, Music Education, Nanotechnology, Native Language, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Plant and Crop Protection, Political Sciences, Power Engineering, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Private Law, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Public Law, Radiology, Real Estate, Road Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Science Education, Small Business, Social and Community Services, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, Soil Science, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Surgery, Surveying and Mapping, Technology Education, Telecommunications Engineering, Tourism, Town Planning, Transport and Communications, Transport Engineering, Urban Studies, Veterinary Science, Water Management, Welfare and Protective Services, Wildlife, Women's Studies


Master of Philosophy

Fields of study:Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Behavioural Sciences, Business Administration, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Mining Engineering, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Sustainable Development, Telecommunications Engineering, Veterinary Science


Doctorate

Fields of study:Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Behavioural Sciences, Business Administration, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Mining Engineering, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Sustainable Development, Telecommunications Engineering, Veterinary Science

Note

Also Post-Doctoral Programmes

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Journal of Applied Sciences in Southern Africa (JASSA)

The Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM)

ZAMBEZIA

Main Press

University of Zimbabwe Publications

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2023-2024

Staff with Doctorate

Full Time Total:345

Students

Statistics Year:2023-2024

Total:20399

Foreign Total:287

Updated on 03-07-2024