The University Council has with effect from 1st January 2018 approved the restructuring of faculties and departments. According to Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Fred Msiska, the new faculty restructuring has necessiated reorganisation of academic members of staff to maximise use and effectiveness of the availabe human resources.

The Deputy Vice Chancellor also calls for the new faculties to ensure that they have adequate study programmes which are consistent with the definitions of the University improvements Plan approved by National Council of Higher Education. The 2018/2019 face to face generic intake has seen an increase in the number of undergraduate programmes. The new undergraduate programmes include: Bachelor of Education in Languages, Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Heritage Tourism and Bachelor of Culinary Studies

The following are the new Faculties and their Departments: