Zimbabwe Open University

ZOU · State university · Harare

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Accredited programmes

7 faculties and schools

Bachelor's degrees

Postgraduate programmes

master's, doctorates and postgraduate diplomas

Established

1999

as the booklet gives it

Mandate: Comprehensive open and distance e-learning
Location: Harare
Regional campuses: Bulawayo Regional Campus, Harare Regional Campus, Manicaland Regional Campus, Mashonaland Central Regional Campus, Mashonaland East Regional Campus, Mashonaland West Regional Campus, Masvingo Regional Campus, Matabeleland North Regional Campus, Matabeleland South Regional Campus, Midlands Regional Campus, Virtual Regional Campus

ZIMCHE published this list of registered universities and accredited programmes in September 2026; its introduction still describes the universities “as of June 2024”. The programmes are those ZIMCHE lists as accredited — they are not a statement of what each university is admitting students to this year.

By level

Levels are our grouping, read from the first words of each programme's name (Bachelor…, Master…, Doctor…, Diploma…). The booklet's own wording is kept, including its spelling of programme names.

Bachelor's degrees43
Postgraduate diplomas and certificates2
Master's degrees19
Doctorates7
Diplomas2

Its 73 accredited programmes, by faculty

In the booklet's order, with its faculty and programme names.

Faculty of Commerce19 programmes

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in AccountingBachelor's
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Banking and FinanceBachelor's
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Internal AuditingBachelor's
Bachelor of Accounting (Honours)Bachelor's
Bachelor of Banking and Finance (Honours)Bachelor's
Bachelor of Commerce Finance (Special Honours) in Banking and FinanceBachelor's
Bachelor of Commerce (Special Honours) in AccountingBachelor's
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Marketing ManagementBachelor's
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Human Resource ManagementBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Public AdministrationBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Local GovernanceBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Hospitality and Tourism ManagementBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Development EconomicsBachelor's
Master of Science in Banking and FinanceMaster's
Master of Business AdministrationMaster's
Master of Applied AccountancyMaster's
Master of Commerce in Marketing StrategyMaster's
Master of PhilosophyMaster's
Doctor of PhilosophyDoctorate

Faculty of Education9 programmes

Diploma in Education (Primary)Diploma
Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Secondary) For Diploma HoldersBachelor's
Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood DevelopmentBachelor's
Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Educational ManagementBachelor's
Bachelor of Education in Youth Development Studies (Honours)Bachelor's
Post Graduate Diploma in EducationPostgraduate diploma
Master of Education in Educational ManagementMaster's
Master of PhilosophyMaster's
Doctor of PhilosophyDoctorate

Faculty of Arts, Culture and Heritage Studies10 programmes

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English and CommunicationBachelor's
Bachelor of Arts Special (Honours) in Literature in EnglishBachelor's
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Ethics and Organisational LeadershipBachelor's
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Media StudiesBachelor's
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Religious Studies and TheologyBachelor's
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Culture and Heritage StudiesBachelor's
Bachelor of Arts Special (Honours) in Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's
Master of Arts in EnglishMaster's
Master of PhilosophyMaster's
Doctor of PhilosophyDoctorate

Faculty of Applied Social Sciences16 programmes

Diploma in Disability StudiesDiploma
Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Development StudiesBachelor's
Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Inclusive EducationBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in CounsellingBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Records and Archives ManagementBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Library and Information ScienceBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in PsychologyBachelor's
Post Graduate Diploma in Development StudiesPostgraduate diploma
Master of Social Science in Development StudiesMaster's
Master of Science in CounsellingMaster's
Master of Science in Peace, Leadership and GovernanceMaster's
Master of Education in Inclusive and Special Needs EducationMaster's
Master of Science in Library and Information ScienceMaster's
Master of Science in Records and Archives ManagementMaster's
Master of PhilosophyMaster's
Doctor of PhilosophyDoctorate

Faculty of Science7 programmes

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mathematics and StatisticsBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Geography and Environmental StudiesBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physical Education and SportBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Nursing ScienceBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biological SciencesBachelor's
Master of PhilosophyMaster's
Doctor of PhilosophyDoctorate

Faculty of Agriculture6 programmes

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Agricultural ManagementBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Agribusiness ManagementBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Crop ScienceBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in HorticultureBachelor's
Master of PhilosophyMaster's
Doctor of PhilosophyDoctorate

Faculty of Technology6 programmes

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Network ComputingBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Multimedia TechnologyBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Information TechnologyBachelor's
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Software EngineeringBachelor's
Master of PhilosophyMaster's
Doctor of PhilosophyDoctorate

The booklet repeats 1 programme line for Zimbabwe Open University; each repeat within a faculty is shown once.

What it costs, and what isn't here

ZIMCHE's list gives no fees, entry requirements or student numbers — each university sets its own fees and entry requirements, so check its website.

Zimbabwe's other registered universities: Africa University, Arrupe Jesuit University, Bindura University of Science Education, Catholic University of Zimbabwe, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Great Zimbabwe University, Gwanda State University, Harare Institute of Technology, Lupane State University, Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences, Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Midlands State University, National University of Science and Technology, Reformed Church University, Solusi University, University of Zimbabwe, Women’s University in Africa, Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University, Zimbabwe National Defence University

Source: Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE), “Accredited Universities and their Programmes” (September 2026), downloaded 2026-10-20; provisional registrations from ZIMCHE's “Higher Education Institutions” page, read 2026-10-20.

The facts were re-keyed and arranged by CollegeMatcher: names and mandates re-cased, repeated programme lines counted once, levels grouped, two locations corrected from the booklet's own details, and university websites checked. ZIMCHE reserves all rights in its publications, so only the facts are used here, not its text or layout; contact details are not reproduced.

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