About Us

Haramaya University (HU) has gone through a series of transformations since its establishment as a higher learning institution. Over a course of the last 6 decades, the University has been contributing its fair share to the betterment and development of the lives and livelihoods of the people of Ethiopia through imparting knowledge, conducting
research and extension, and realizing community engagement programs. Since its inception, HU established various Colleges, Schools, departments and programs as part of its core activity for achieving its teaching-learning goal. In line with this goal, the College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH), as one of the existing academic units of HU was established in 2009 so as to train skilled manpower in various fields of Social Sciences and Humanities. The establishment of the division of Natural and Social Sciences to provide supportive courses followed by the establishment of the Faculty of Education in 1996 and later the university’s Business Process Reengineering (BPR) were the three important developments that led to the establishment of the College. Most importantly, it was the establishment of the Faculty of Education that laid the foundations for senior departments such as English, History, Geography, and Afan Oromo. In no more than one decade since its establishment, the college has relatively achieved a significant milestone in learning-teaching, research, and community engagement. In learning-teaching, the college has witnessed a tremendous expansion in its fields of study from four academic programs to launching demand-driven ten undergraduate, eight MA, and three PhD programs. The college has also created an enabling environment for its staff and students. All academics have reasonably well-furnished offices though they are forced to share small rooms for three or four. The majority of the classrooms were turned to moderate smart-classrooms furnished with fixed desktops and LCDs. Postgraduate students of the college have a mini-library which is equipped with computers connected to the internet. The college currently offers ten first degree (BA/BSc.) programs, eight master’s degree programs, and three PhD programs in its three departments and three schools. These programs are producing competent professionals who uphold the principle of equality, social justice, professional integrity and high ethical standards with the appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes.