Head of Department: Mussa Sultan Idris
M.A., University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A
B.A., University of Asmara, Asmara, Eritrea
E-mail: musu1d@yahoo.com

Overview

The main purpose of the Bachelor Degree Program in Sociology & Social Work is to prepare sociologists and social workers with the knowledge of Eritrean social systems and emerging social issues and to develop the skills needed to tackle such issues at all levels. The University of Asmara included Sociology as a unit in its curriculum at the freshman level under the college of Arts and Language Studies in 1991, and in 1994 it was raised to the status of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. After the curriculum was revised, the Department of Sociology and Social work was formed.

A graduate in this field may find employment opportunities in various Ministries, such as Labor and Human Welfare, Health, Tourism, Education, Local Government, and Mines and Energy as well as with non-governmental organizations. They may also find employment in rural and urban community development projects and research institutions.