Faculties

The university has ten faculties offering a wide variety of degree programmes and many specialist research centres and institutes. The faculties are: Arts, Agriculture, Education, Law, Science, Medicine (College of Health Sciences), Commerce, Veterinary Science, Social Studies and Engineering.

Trans-disciplinary institutes

The university has two trans-disciplinary research institutes: the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the Institute of Environmental Studies (IES).

Affiliated institutions

There are numerous education institutions affiliated to the University of Zimbabwe, including teacher training colleges and the School of Social Work.