The first batch of its regular program (40 in number) graduated in the 2009/10 academic year, the first of its kind in the history of not only Jimma University but also Ethiopia. The second batch (66 in number) graduated in 2010/2011. The third from regular (60 in number) and the first from evening (32 in number) graduated in 2011/12. The fourth batch from the regular (38 in number) and the second from evening 37 in number graduated in 2012/13. Fifth batch ninety five in number where graduated in 2014. Continuously, the Six batches from the regular (44 in number) were graduated in 2015. Seventh batch from the regular (47 in number) were graduated in 2016… Currently, both from under and post graduate program about 145 students are attending classes in regular session. The department is gradually gaining understanding from the community in general and from the students in particular. It has become one of the preferred fields in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities that students join competitively based on their choices.
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