Dean: Professor Rudo Gaidzanwa, Masters in Development Studies (Netherlands), BSc (UZ), Research interest in Development Studies, Gender, Youth and family, Social Policy and Industrial and Educational Sociology.

Deputy Dean: Dr Vupenyu Dzingirai, PhD Z’bwe, MPhil Z’bwe, BSc Soc Hons, Dip Mass Media and Communication: Research interests in natural resources management, migration and water management.

Dean’s Foreword

The Faculty of Social Studies is guided by the University of Zimbabwe values of knowledge, diligence and integrity. The faculty is constantly innovating and is in tune with the needs of stakeholders as evidenced by the introduction of the four year honours degree in Real Estate Management in 2010. Real estate management deals with issues relating to property development, valuation and management. Through the Department of Economics, the faculty opened the World Trade Organisation Reference Centre. The (WTO) head office is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and Reference Centre housed in the faculty is the 141^st of such units being established around the globe. The Centre’s main purpose is to strengthen the capacity of trade officials in government ministries, business people, the academia and civil society representatives.

This WTO Centre will be the hub of trade data relating to commerce and industry which can be obtained online by subscribed clients. The faculty through the Department of Politics and Administration, introduced a part-time Masters in International Relations programme focusing on personnel in the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. The Masters in International Relations curriculum explores issues on Community Development, Foreign Missions, Diplomatic Purposes and the Professional Public Service. The faculty will likely be one of the centres to host the Collaborative Masters Programme in Economics for Anglophone Africa (CMAP). This will see the University of Zimbabwe becoming key in the training of Sub-Saharan students in economics. Other programs on offer include certificate and diplomas in Sociology, Population Studies and Project Planning and Management.