The Faculty of Arts Culture and Heritage Studies welcomes you all.

As a Faculty we pride ourselves as a critical stakeholder in the country’s cultural tradition and the cultural patrimony around the country. Established in March 2018, the Faculty is engaging various research projects including, but not limited to, the Mavuradonha Wilderness project and the Inheritance laws research project. The Faculty is guided by the social fabric of Ubuntu. It consists of four Departments namely Languages and Literature, Media Studies and Journalism, Religious Studies and Philosophy and Culture and Heritage Studies. The various programmes on offer prepare for effective engagement in sustainable human, social and economic development of the nation as espoused in the Faculty motto.

Faculty motto,” Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”

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Faculty Vision

To become the leading Faculty in providing academic excellence in the scholarly study of arts, culture and heritage for sustainable development

Faculty Mission

The Faculty of Arts, Culture and Heritage Studies exists to develop well-grounded graduates who can transform knowledge into goods and services for socio-economic transformation

Faculty Core Values

The Faculty of Arts, Culture and Heritage Studies embraces the Zimbabwe Open University core values. As a Unit, its values are:

1. Innovation
2. Open-mindedness

• Unhu / Ubuntu

Accountability

The general entry requirement for undergraduate programmes offered in the Faculty is that an applicant must have a minimum of five Ordinary Level passes, with a C or better, including English Language.

Delivery Strategies

All programmes are delivered through the open and distance learning mode. This includes:

1. E-teaching and learning through the University’s MyVista E-Learning platform
2. Specially prepared learning materials in modular form
3. Weekend tutorials

Cutting edge

By conducting needs surveys before the development of any new programme, the Faculty succeeds in offering market-driven programmes that answer to the national development needs. It periodically reviews its programmes for continued relevance to the market. 

Departments and Programmes on Offer

The Faculty currently has four Departments namely;

• Department of Languages and Literature
• Department of Culture and Heriatge Studies
• Department of Media and Journalism Studies and,
• Department of Religius Studies and Philosophy

• Doctor of Philosophy (3-8 years)
• Master of Philosophy
• Bachelor of Arts Special Honours in Literature in English (BASHLIT- 1 year)
• Bachelor of Arts Honours in English and Communication (BHEC- 4 years)
• Bachelor of Arts Honours in Ethics and organisational Leadership
• Bachelor of Arts Honours in Religious Studies and TheologyBachelor of Arts Honours in Ethics and organisational