FACULTY INTRODUCTION
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is one
of the SUMAIT University faculties since its inauguration in 2014 after the
approval of the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU). This faculty is
composed of five Departments namely: Department of Linguistics; Department of
Counselling Psychology; Department of Social Studies; Department of Education
and Department of Arabic. Our vision is
to be an internationally renowned Institution of Higher Learning Research,
Innovation and Public.
FACULTY DEAN PROFILE
Role: Dean,
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Title: Dr. Name: Hafsa
Mzee Mwita Office
Email: [email protected] |
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Biography
Dr Hafsa M Mwita
obtained her Diploma
in Public Health Nurse Teaching from the Loma Linda University, USA in 1979; Bachelor
degree in Family Sciences (Nutrition) from Ahfad University for Women, Sudan in
the year 2005; Master of Education (Counselling) from the Islamic University
Malaysia in 2007; PhD Education (Counselling) from the Islamic University
Malaysia in 2013. She worked as an MCH Tutor
and Principal at Mbeya and Dodoma Region Tanzania; National Training Officer of
the Immunization Program (EPI), at the Ministry of Health, Dar-es-salaam; Clinical
Nurse Tutor in the Sultanate of Oman; Faculty Dean at both SUMAIT University
and Zanzibar University in Zanzibar; Lecturer and Senior Lecturer of
Counselling Psychology at both SUMAIT University and Zanzibar University in
Zanzibar, including research supervision of undergraduates and postgraduates. She
is a Member of American Psychological Association; Member and Executive
Secretary of Zanzibar Psychological Counselling Association; Member of Global
Psychological Alliance and Board Member of Organization of Child Heart in
Zanzibar. Conducted and published various researches including: Validating
the University Student Engagement Model through Structural Equation Modeling; Instruments
Validation for a study on: Relationship between Religious Commitment, Peer
Relations and Behavior of Adolescents Implications for School Counselling; Validation of Measures of Academic Self-Handicapping Behavior and
Student Engagement; Cross Validation of an extended model of Student
Engagement; Tanzanian Rural
Psychological Services: Opportunities and challenges, together with other 7
International Psychologists; Designed a three year program on Bachelor of Arts
in Counselling Psychology; Designed a 4 Year Bachelor of Science in Counselling
Psychology and currently the Master Program of Psychology. Currently, designing
a project for SUMAIT University entitled “Drug Abuse Relapse Control and after
Care Career Enhancement in Zanzibar”
There are Five Departments under the
faculty
DEPARTMENT
OF LINGUISTICS
Head
of Department is Ms. Mwanajuma Ali
The Department offers Swahili and English courses
which are all based in combinations as follows, the first three are under this
department while the other five courses are joint courses with other
departments:
1. English
and Kiswahili
2. Arabic
and Kiswahili
3. English
and Arabic
4. Counselling
and English
5. English
and Geography
6. Geography
and Kiswahili
7. History
and English
8. History
and Kiswahili
DEPARTMENT
OF COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY
Head
of Department is Mr. Khamis Juma Khalfan
The Department offers three courses:
1. Degree
in Counselling Psychology
2. Degree
in Counselling & Education
3. Diploma
(NTA4 & NTA5) in counseling Psychology.
DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Head
of Department is …
The Department offers six courses which
are all based on combinations as follows:
1. Geography
English
2. Geography
Kiswahili
3. Biology
Geography
4. History
Geography
5. History
English
6. History
Kiswahili
DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
Head
of Department is Mr. Jabir Mtulia
The Department is responsible to teach the educational core courses and to
coordinate almost all SUMAIT courses except IT and BA Counselling Psychology.
DEPARTMENT
OF ARABIC LANGUAGE
Head
of Department is Ms ….
The
Department is responsible for all Arabic courses
without combination and partial responsibility for courses which are combined
with other courses from other department as elaborated above.
LIST OF ACADEMIC STAFF
UNDER EACH FACULTY
DEPARTMENT |
STAFF
NAME |
Linguistics |
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Counselling Psychology |
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Social Studies |
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Education |
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Arabic Language |
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