The aims of the Department of History at the University of Botswana are:
- to promote awareness of the past as essential to understanding the present world;
- to strive to make the past relevant and important
- to preserve and enhance knowledge of traditional African culture
- to educate for responsible citizenship
- to improve communication of historical and archaeological findings and awareness in the wider community
- to defend History and the Humanities in general against tendencies to marginalize tradition and the past
In line with these aims, the objectives of the Department are
- to establish the Department as a regional centre of excellence in training and research in History and Archaeology
- to produce high quality research and publications which will enhance the University's standing
- to provide a high quality subject content which will enable teachers to produce school leavers who will be assets to the nation
- to promote public understanding in Botswana of the country's past through sound scholarship and research
- to research and teach History which is centered on Africa but placed in a context of World History.