Research Program

Ahfad faculty members are encouraged to conduct research on topics affecting women and families in Sudan. Reports of their research appear in The Ahfad Journal: Women and Change. In addition, all students must complete an independent research project which counts as one senior course and is a requirement for graduation. Topics are agreed upon in the student’s fourth year. Many students collect their data during the summer vacation following their fourth year. About half of their fifth year is devoted to analyzing their data and writing a report under the guidance of their faculty advisor.

The purpose of these projects is two-fold:

To motivate students to examine some issue in detail and, through this process, to learn the conceptual and analytical skills of research and critical analysis; and

To produce new information and knowledge for addressing problems facing women and communities in Sudan. Selected student reports are published in The Ahfad Journal: Women and Change.