Message from Chair of Department

 Thank you for visiting the website of the Department of Humanities in the University of Embu. The Department was established in 2017 as one of the two departments in the School of Education and Social Sciences. It has been growing steadily both in student numbers and faculty. The Department’s vision is to produce all-rounded and competent graduates who will integrate well in the community and become role models to the younger generation as they endeavour to contribute towards nation-building. Currently, the Department offers a postgraduate programme leading to a degree in Master of Arts in Linguistics, as well as undergraduate and Diploma programmes in Library and Information Science as well as Criminology and Security Studies. Additionally, the Department offers Diploma programmes in Corporate Communications, Social Work and Community Development, and Hospitality and Tourism Management. Furthermore, the Department services other Departments in the University in languages and social science subjects.
The Department is also at an advanced stage of launching four additional postgraduate programs; namely Master of Arts in Communication, Master of Arts in Geography, Master of Arts in Religious Studies, and Master of Arts in History and Political Science. The Department is also developing doctoral programmes in the aforementioned areas of specialization.

Staff Profiles

• Dr. Gladys Khisa Sitati
• Dr. Cyrus Mugambi Ngumo
• Dr. M'Ngaruthi Timothy Kinoti
• Dr. Kaberia Isaac Kubai
• Rev. Dr. Mary K. Nkari
• Prof. Speranza Ndege
• Dr. John Lennoxy Wanyama Khaisie
• Dr. Steve Wakhu
• Dr. Johnson Mulongo Masinde

Latest Publications from the Department

• Karimi, J., M’Ngaruthi T.K., Mugambi, A. (2021). Visababishi Vya Uhusiano Wa Kimahaba Na Mimba Za Utotoni Kwa Mujibu Wa Waandishi Wa Hadithi Fupi Teule Za Kiswahili. East African Scholars J Edu Humanit Lit, 4(10), 362-369.
• Okwaro, D. O., Kathambi, W., & Sitati, G., (2020).  Investigation on the effects of the   principals’ leadership style on secondary school performance in Tongaren division in Bungoma North Sub-County, Bungoma County. The strategic journal of Business and Change Management, Vol. 7, Iss. 4, pp 1356 – 1377 November 23, 2020. www.strategicjournals.com, ©Strategic Journals
• Rukunga P.M., Ndege S. (2020) Tenets of Myths of Origin in the Tigania Community. Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (March 2020) ISSN: 2520-4009
• Ndege, S., & Makokha, J. (2019). Ideology and Subversion in Feminist Short Stories from Africa. Hybrid Journal of Literary and Culture Studies, 1(1), 30-44. (December 2019) ISSN 2707-2169
• Ndege, S., Mwai, W., & Mbugua, W. (2019). The Language of Kikuyu Popular Artists as “Community Spokespersons” On Ethnic Cleansing in Kenya. Journal of African Studies and Ethnographic Research, 1(1), 5- (December 2019) ISSN 2707-2150
• Ndege S., (2019) The Significance of Ethnopoetics in the Study of Performance: The Case of Meru Oral Narrative. Saut Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Education Vol. 1 (2) (November 2019) ISSN 2714-2086
• Ndege S.M., Kiura M.K., (2019) Demystifying Controversies in Meru Myth of Origin through the Oral Narrative Tradition. Saut Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Education Vol. 1 (2) (November 2019) ISSN 2714-2086
• M’Ngaruthi T.K. (2019) Dhima ya Kiswahili katika Uimarishaji wa Utamaduni na Mazingira kwa Mujibu wa Katiba ya Kenya. East African Scholars Journal of Education, Humanities and Literature Vol 2, Issue 9. ISSN 2617-443X (Print) | ISSN 2617-7250 (Online). DOI: 10.36349/EASJEHL.2019.v02i09.006