{"id":1977,"date":"2025-05-22T12:27:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mkau.edu.et\/wordpress_e\/?page_id=1977"},"modified":"2025-06-20T08:15:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T08:15:03","slug":"college-of-social-sciences-and-humanities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mkau.edu.et\/wordpress_e\/?page_id=1977","title":{"rendered":"College of Social Sciences and Humanities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"section-g-o1csfjs\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-featured-block gutentor-section gutentor-featured-block featured-template1\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"gutentor-block-header\"><div class=\"gutentor-section-title enable-title-design seperator-bottom text-center\"><h2 class=\"gutentor-title\">College of Social Sciences and Humanities<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gutentor-grid-item-wrap\"><div class=\"gutentor-single-item\"><div class=\"grid-row\"><div class=\"grid-md-6\"><div class=\"gutentor-single-item-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/mkau.edu.et\/wordpress_e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/minale.png\" alt=\"\" height=\"600\" width=\"400\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-md-6\"><div class=\"gutentor-single-item-content\"><div class=\"gutentor-featured-content\"><h3 class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Mr. Minale Melese<\/h3><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-desc\"><strong>MA Socio Economic Development Planning <\/strong><br><strong>Dean, College of Social Science &amp; Humanities<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udcde Phone: +251919563030<br>\ud83d\udce7 Email: ssh@mkau.edu.et  <br>\ud83d\udccd Mekane Selam, South Wollo, Amhara Region, Ethiopia<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Profile Overview<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-40b588d33cb2209408e5e635c658172f\">Welcome to the College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) at Mekdela Amba University, proudly located at the Mekane Selam Campus. As Dean, I am honored to lead a college deeply committed to intellectual growth, social awareness, cultural preservation, and national development through academic excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6d574b869f5e7afc7c27abe87644b896\">Our college is a vibrant center of humanistic inquiry and critical thought. We nurture students who will become informed citizens, educators, social workers, policy makers, and cultural advocates. CSSH combines traditional scholarship with modern perspectives, equipping students to engage with the real-world challenges of today\u2019s rapidly changing society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e0410a3bb82028bdeea10167229cda18\">We are proud of our multidisciplinary faculty, including both experienced scholars and a new generation of energetic lecturers and PhD candidates, who bring fresh ideas and community-based perspectives to the classroom and research field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Vision<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15137c34e6de2c15e9c015db1636162e\">To be a center of academic and cultural excellence, producing graduates who lead in education, social transformation, policy, and cultural preservation across Ethiopia and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mission<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To offer rigorous academic programs in the social sciences and humanities that reflect national priorities and global relevance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To engage in research that informs development, peacebuilding, and cultural understanding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To promote ethical leadership, social justice, and community engagement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To preserve, document, and promote Ethiopia\u2019s rich linguistic, literary, and historical heritage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Core Values<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cultural Identity and Integrity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Equity and Justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intellectual Freedom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dialogue and Critical Inquiry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community and Civic Engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ethical and Inclusive Leadership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Academic Departments CSSH, Mekane Selam Campus<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>History and Heritage Management<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Exploration of Ethiopian and African history, preservation of cultural heritage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ethiopian Languages and Literature \u2013 Amharic<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Language structure, literature appreciation, creative writing, translation, and cultural documentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>English Language and Literature<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Developing linguistic skills, literary analysis, and communication for both academic and professional settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Geography and Environmental Studies<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Analysis of spatial patterns, land use, resource management, and environmental sustainability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Political Science and International Relations<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Study of governance, diplomacy, public policy, and conflict resolution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ongoing Research and Community Projects<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our staff and students are engaged in:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Peace and conflict studies in rural communities<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cultural documentation and indigenous knowledge preservation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Youth development and gender equality programs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Language revitalization and education access projects<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Local governance and public service delivery assessments<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact Information<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0da0c5400bc60364934a3aeb4e008f6f\"><strong>Dean\u2019s Office \u2013 College of Social Sciences and Humanities<\/strong><br>Mekdela Amba University \u2013 Mekane Selam Campus, Academic Building 2nd Floor<br>\ud83d\udccd Mekane Selam, South Wollo, Amhara Region, Ethiopia<br>\ud83d\udcde Phone: +251919563030<br>\ud83d\udce7 Email: ssh@mkau.edu.et <br>\ud83c\udf10 Website: www.mkau.edu.et<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Profile Overview Welcome to the College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) at Mekdela Amba University, proudly located at the Mekane Selam Campus. 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