ABOUT US

The Centre for Communication Studies (CCS) started as a Communication Skills Unit (CSU) in 1978. The Unit was established by the University of Dar es Salaam to help students improve their study skills. It was hosted by the Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, in the former College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS). In 2013, CASS was split into two colleges: College of Humanities (CoHU) and College of Social Sciences (CoSS). In this new framework, what was formerly the Communication Skills Unit was elevated into the Centre for Communication Studies, under the College of Humanities.

The Centre continues to offer university wide courses in communication skills. In 2019, the Centre started offering a degree in Communication Studies. Our goal is to train and produce graduates and trainees capable of working in various communication areas such as public relations, corporate and strategic communication, business communication, health communication and others.  In addition to focusing on academic excellence, the Center also offers several programmes to the general public through different institutions, organisations, and companies to ensure communication is at its best in our workplaces and in the society at large. Our programmes are geared to produce competent professionals who can compete in the marketplace and demonstrate professionalism in preparation, packaging and dissemination of information.

VISION

The Centre aims to become an internationally renowned institute that explores a wide range of human communication disciplines.

MISSION

To vitalize the communication field by offering relevant degrees, trainings and workshops

MOTTO

Communication bridging the gaps