Faculties & Departments
Five faculties. Undergraduate and postgraduate programs. All fully accredited and all designed to produce graduates who are ready for Somalia, the region, and the world.
Our Faculties
Choose Your Faculty
Each faculty is a self-contained centre of academic excellence with dedicated lecturers, specialised facilities, and programmes built for the real demands of each profession. Click any faculty below to explore its programmes.
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
Somalia’s healthcare sector is growing fast and GHU’s Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences is training the professionals who will lead it. Our programmes combine clinical rigour with hands-on practical training, producing graduates who are competent from day one.
Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences
Somalia’s economy is rebuilding and GHU’s Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences is training the business leaders, accountants, HR professionals, and supply chain experts to drive it. Our programmes are practical, current, and built for the job market.
Faculty of Social Sciences
From diplomacy to social work, public administration to international relations GHU’s Faculty of Social Sciences prepares students to engage with the complex social, political, and governance challenges facing Somalia and the wider region.
Faculty of Criminology & Security Studies
Stability, justice, and security are the foundations of any functioning society. GHU’s Faculty of Criminology & Security Studies trains the next generation of Somalia’s security, law enforcement, and intelligence professionals to uphold those foundations with knowledge, integrity, and skill.
Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology
Technology is transforming every sector of Somalia’s economy. GHU’s Faculty of Computer Science & IT equips students with the skills to build that transformation — from software engineering to data science, AI to telecommunications.
How We Teach
Teaching Modes & Learning Facilities
Student-centred learning is at the heart of everything we do at GHU. Students develop independent, critical, and analytical thinking through lectures, class discussions, debates, and hands-on assignments both on campus and beyond.
Regular weekday classes for students fully committed to their studies on campus.
Evening and weekend classes for working professionals who want to study without leaving their careers.
Available for students in remote regions of Somalia — so distance is no barrier to a GHU degree.
Digital library with thousands of academic texts accessible online
Hard-copy academic collection at the main campus library
Fully equipped labs for regular student practice and coursework
Campus-wide wireless internet on every campus for research
Ready to Join a Faculty?
Three intakes a year — August, January, and May. Apply now and take the first step into a faculty built for your future. Three study modes, four campuses, and one accredited university behind you.