Dilla University

Overview

• Establishment: Dilla University originated as Dilla College of Teachers’ Education and Health Sciences (DCTEHS) in 1996. It became part of the newly established Debub University in 2001. In 2006, it was granted certification as an independent university by the Council of Ministers (Proclamation No. 129/1999).
• Growth: Initially starting with few students, Dilla University has expanded to host 12 departments and has gained a reputation for producing quality graduates, particularly in the teaching profession.

Academic Focus

• University of Applied Science (UAS): Dilla University is categorized as a University of Applied Science, emphasizing practical applications in education.
• Primary Areas of Focus:
• Agriculture
• Natural Resources Management
• Health
• Education
• Students: 7826
• lecturer: 1315

Mission:

• To produce competent and qualified graduates joining the workforce, with special emphasis in agriculture, natural resources, health, and education, to strengthen and develop industry -linkage, and engagement through collaborations, innovative research, and services with vibrant leadership.

Vision:

• By 2030, DU aspires to be a nationally competent and internationally recognized innovative university for societal transformation.

Values:

• Professionalism and ethics;
• Recognition of creativity(innovation)
• Partnership
• Quality service
• Diversity & inclusiveness
• Entrepreneurship
• Learning and Growth

Colleges

• Agriculture and Natural Resource
• Social Science and Humanities
• Health and Medical Science
• Engineering and Technology
• Business and Economics
• Indigenous Studies
• Natural and Computational Science

Institutes

• Institute of Education and Behavioral Sciences

School

• School of Law

1. College of Agricultural and Natural Resources

Departments

• Department of Agricultural Economics
• Department of Animal and Range Science
• Department of Horticulture
• Department of Land Administration and Surveying
• Department of Natural Resource Management
• Department of Plant Science
• Department of Veterinary Science

Undergraduate Programs

• Agricultural Economics (4 Years)
• Animal and Range Science (4 Years)
• Horticulture (4 Years)
• Land Administration and Surveying (4 Years)
• Natural Resource Management (4 Years)
• Plant Science (4 Years)
• Veterinary Science (4 Years)

Graduate Programs

• Agricultural Economics (4 Years)
• Animal and Range Science (4 Years)
• Horticulture (4 Years)
• Natural Resource Management (4 Years)
• Plant Science (4 Years)

Statistics

• Active Students: 928+
• Instructors: 185+
• Programs Offered: 21
• Departments: 7

2. College of Medicine and Health Sciences

Departments

• Department of Anesthesiology
• Department of Medical Laboratory
• Department of Public Health
• Department of Environmental Health
• Department of Midwifery
• Department of Nursing
• Department of Psychiatry
• Department of Pharmacy
• Department of Medicine

Undergraduate Programs

• Anesthesiology (4 ½ Years)
• Medical Laboratory (4 Years)
• Public Health (4 Years)
• Environmental Health (4 Years)
• Midwifery (4 Years)
• Nursing (4 Years)
• Psychiatry (4 Years)
• Pharmacy (5 Years)
• Medicine (6 ½ Years)

Graduate Programs

• Nutrition (2 Years)
• Environmental Health (2 Years)
• Clinical Anesthesiology (2 Years)
• Reproductive Health (2 Years)
• Public Health (PhD) (4 Years)

Statistics

• Active Students: 1,045+
• Instructors: 478+
• Programs Offered: 15
• Departments: 9

3. College of Business and Economics

Departments

• Department of Economics
• Department of Accounting and Finance
• Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Department of Public Administration and Development Management
• Department of Management

Undergraduate Programs

• Economics (4 Years)
• Accounting and Finance (4 Years)
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management (4 Years)
• Public Administration and Development Management (4 Years)
• Management (4 Years)

Graduate Programs

• Developmental Economics (2 Years)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) (2 Years)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance (2 Years)

Statistics

• Active Students: 1,243+
• Instructors: 98+
• Programs Offered: 15
• Departments: 5

4. College of Social Sciences and Humanities

Departments

• Department of Amharic Language & Literature
• Department of Civics & Ethical Studies
• Department of English Language & Literature
• Department of Gedeo Language & Literature
• Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
• Department of History & Heritage Management
• Department of Journalism & Communication
• Department of Oromo Language & Literature
• Department of Social Anthropology
• Department of Sociology

Undergraduate Programs

• Amharic Language & Literature (BA) (4 Years)
• Civics & Ethical Studies (BA) (4 Years)
• English Language & Literature (BA) (4 Years)
• Gedeo Language & Literature (BA) (4 Years)
• Geography & Environmental Studies (BA) (4 Years)
• History & Heritage Management (BA) (4 Years)
• Journalism & Communication (BA) (4 Years)
• Oromo Language & Literature (BA) (4 Years)
• Social Anthropology (BA) (4 Years)
• Sociology (BA) (4 Years)
• Amharic Language & Literature (BED) (4 Years)
• Civics & Ethical Studies (BED) (4 Years)
• English Language & Literature (BED) (4 Years)
• Geography & Environmental Studies (BED) (4 Years)
• History & Heritage Management (BED) (4 Years)
• Oromo Language & Literature (BED) (4 Years)

Graduate Programs

• Geography and Environmental Studies (GIS & RS) (2 Years)
• Geography and Environmental Studies (SEDP) (2 Years)
• Geography and Environmental Studies (SNRM) (2 Years)
• General Geography (2 Years)
• History and Heritage Management (2 Years)
• History (2 Years)
• Intercultural Relations and Governance (2 Years)
• Peace and Conflict Studies (2 Years)
• Teaching Amharic (2 Years)
• Teaching English as a Foreign Language (2 Years)
• Multiculturalism and Governance (PhD) (4 Years)

Statistics

• Active Students: 1,497+
• Instructors: 203+
• Programs Offered: 27
• Departments: 10

5. College of Engineering and Technology

Departments

• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Electrical Engineering
• Department of Computer Engineering
• Department of Architecture
• Department of Construction Technology and Management
• Department of Civil Engineering
• Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Department of Automotive Engineering
• Department of Water Resource and Irrigation Engineering
• Department of Hydraulics and Water Resource Engineering

Undergraduate Programs

• Computer Science (4 Years)
• Electrical Engineering (5 Years)
• Computer Engineering (5 Years)
• Architecture (5 Years)
• Construction Technology and Management (5 Years)
• Civil Engineering (5 Years)
• Mechanical Engineering (5 Years)
• Automotive Engineering (5 Years)
• Water Resource and Irrigation Engineering (5 Years)
• Hydraulics and Water Resource Engineering (5 Years)

Graduate Programs

• Computer Science and Networking (2 Years)

Statistics

• Active Students: 566+
• Instructors: 254+
• Programs Offered: 15+
• Departments: 11+

6. Institute of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Departments

• Department of Educational Planning and Management
• Department of Curriculum and Instructional Supervision
• Department of Special Needs and Inclusive Education
• Department of Psychology

Undergraduate Programs

• Educational Planning and Management (4 Years)
• Curriculum and Instructional Supervision (4 Years)
• Special Needs and Inclusive Education (4 Years)
• Psychology (4 Years)

Master Degree Programs

• Curriculum and Quality Assurance in Education (CQA) (2 Years)
• Educational Leadership and Management (EdLM) (2 Years)
• Counseling Psychology (2 Years)
• Inclusive Education and Rehabilitation (IER) (2 Years)
• TVET Leadership and Management (TVLM) (2 Years)
• Education Management Information System (EMIS) (2 Years)
• Early Childhood Education (ECE) (2 Years)

PhD Degree Programs

• Educational Policy and Leadership (EdPL) (2 Years)
• Curriculum and Teacher Education (CTE) (2 Years)
• Inclusive Education and Rehabilitation (IER) (2 Years)
• Educational Psychology (EPsy) (2 Years)

Statistics

• Active Students: 3,561+
• Instructors: 235+
• Programs Offered: 16
• Departments: 4

7. College of Social Sciences and Humanities

Departments

• Department of Amharic Language & Literature
• Department of Civics & Ethical Studies
• Department of English Language & Literature
• Department of Gedeo Language & Literature
• Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
• Department of History & Heritage Management
• Department of Journalism & Communication
• Department of Oromo Language & Literature
• Department of Social Anthropology
• Department of Sociology

Undergraduate Programs

• Amharic Language & Literature (BA) (4 Years)
• Civics & Ethical Studies (BA) (4 Years)
• English Language & Literature (BA) (4 Years)
• Gedeo Language & Literature (BA) (4 Years)
• Geography & Environmental Studies (BA) (4 Years)
• History & Heritage Management (BA) (4 Years)
• Journalism & Communication (BA) (4 Years)
• Oromo Language & Literature (BA) (4 Years)
• Social Anthropology (BA) (4 Years)
• Sociology (BA) (4 Years)
• Amharic Language & Literature (BED) (4 Years)
• Civics & Ethical Studies (BED) (4 Years)
• English Language & Literature (BED) (4 Years)
• Geography & Environmental Studies (BED) (4 Years)
• History & Heritage Management (BED) (4 Years)
• Oromo Language & Literature (BED) (4 Years)

Graduate Programs

• Geography and Environmental Studies (GIS & RS) (2 Years)
• Geography and Environmental Studies (SEDP) (2 Years)
• Geography and Environmental Studies (SNRM) (2 Years)
• General Geography (2 Years)
• History and Heritage Management (2 Years)
• History (2 Years)
• Intercultural Relations and Governance (2 Years)
• Peace and Conflict Studies (2 Years)
• Teaching Amharic (2 Years)
• Teaching English as a Foreign Language (2 Years)
• Multiculturalism and Governance (PhD) (4 Years)

Statistics

• Active Students: 1,497+
• Instructors: 203+
• Programs Offered: 27
• Departments: 10

8. College of Natural and Computational Science

Departments

• Department of Biology
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Physics
• Department of Sport Science
• Department of Geology
• Department of Statistics

Undergraduate Programs

• Biology (BSc & BEd) (4 Years)
• Chemistry (BSc & BEd) (4 Years)
• Mathematics (BSc & BEd) (4 Years)
• Physics (BSc & BEd) (4 Years)
• Sport Science (BSc & BEd) (4 Years)
• Geology (4 Years)
• Statistics (4 Years)

Graduate Programs

• Biology (4 Years)
• Chemistry (4 Years)
• Mathematics (4 Years)
• Physics (4 Years)
• Sport Science (4 Years)

Statistics

• Active Students: 3,561+
• Instructors: 235+
• Programs Offered: 28
• Departments: 7

Dilla University has 4 campuses. They are

• Main Campus
• Hasedela Campus
• Referral Hospital Campus
• Old Campus