Academics

The Ahfad University for Women (AUW) has six undergraduate schools each of which confers a Bc.S. or BA. after five years of study. They are listed below in their order of establishment.

The School of Family Sciences, which focuses on preparing graduates to work as nutritionists with mothers and in children’s wards of hospitals, in child and maternal health centres, and in conducting national surveys and related research.
The School of Psychology and Pre-School Education, provides preparation for careers in many areas of psychology, teaching English as a second language, or in the field of early child development and education.
The School of Management Studies, which prepares students to become office managers and management staff in private organizations and government bodies.
The School of Rural Extension Education and Development (REED, whose graduates become extension and community development workers for government ministries and who work with women’s organizations at the grassroots level in rural areas.
The School of Medicine, which prepares young women to become community health specialists with dedication to the promotion of human health.
The School of Pharmacy, with a wide knowledge and understanding of the sciences, technologies and practices related to pharmacy, graduates are prepared to register as pharmacists and to build careers in any branch of the many branches of pharmacy

In addition, AUW offers two graduate programs which confers a Master's Degree. These are in the fields of:

Each of the two graduate programs require 16 months of study over four (4) semesters. To inquire about being admitted to the Ahfad University for Women, please send an emai message to:

AUW is also the main partner in the South for the new Master's Degree in International Education being offered jointly by AUW, Oslo University College, University of Cape Town, and the University of Zambia.

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