University of Dar es Salaam
is the mother of all Public and Private Universities in
Tanzania with the vision to become a reputable world-class university that is responsive to
national, regional and global development needs through engagement in
dynamic knowledge creation and application.”Not only vision but it has also mission which
state that“the unrelenting pursuit of scholarly and strategic research,
education, training and public service directed at attainment of
equitable and sustainable socio-economic development of Tanzania and the
rest of Africa.”
Programs Offered
Programme 1: Culture and Heritage (3 years)
B.A. in Archaeology
B.A. in Heritage Management
B.A. in Fine and Performing Arts
B.A. in Language Studies
B.A. Literature
B.A. in History
Programme 2: Social Sciences (3 years)
B.A. in Economics
B.A. in Economics and Statistics
B.A. in Geography and Environmental Studies
B.A. in Political Science and Public Administration
B.A. in Sociology
B.A. in Statistics
Programme 3: Education (3 years)
B.A. with Education
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION (SJMC) (3 years)
B.A. in Journalism
B.A. in Mass Communication
B.A. in Public Relations and Advertising
UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM BUSINESS SCHOOL (UDBS)
B.Com. in Accounting
B.Com. in Banking and Financial Services
B.Com. in Finance
B.Com. in Human Resources Management
B.Com. in Marketing
B.Com. in Tourism and Hospitality Management
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) – Evening Programme
UDSM SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (UDSE) (3 years)
B.Ed. in Adult and Community Education
B.Ed. in Commerce
B.Ed. in Early Childhood Education
B.Ed. in Physical Education and Sport Sciences
B.Ed. in Psychology
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (CoET)
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering
B.Sc. in Chemical and Process Engineering
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering
B.Sc. in Metallurgy and Mineral Processing Engineering
B.Sc. in Mining Engineering
B.Sc. in Textile Engineering
B.Sc. in Textile Design and Technology
B.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering
UDSM SCHOOL OF LAW (UDSL) (4 years)
Bachelor of Laws
B.A. in Law Enforcement
COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (CoNAS)
B.Sc. in Actuarial Science
B.Sc. in Aquatic Environmental Sciences and Conservation
B.Sc. in Fisheries and Aquaculture
B.Sc. in Applied Zoology
B.Sc. in Botanical Sciences
B.Sc. in Chemistry
B.Sc. in Geology
B.Sc. with Geology
B.Sc. in Engineering Geology
B.Sc. General
B.Sc. in Microbiology
B.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
B.Sc. in Wildlife Science and Conservation
B.Sc. with Education
B.Sc. in Petroleum Geology
B.Sc. in Petroleum Chemistry
B.Sc. in Meteorology
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (CoICT)
B.Sc. in Computer Science
B.Sc. with Computer Science
B.Sc in Computer Engineering and Information Technologies
B.Sc. in Electronic Science and Communication
B.Sc in Telecommunication Engineering
DAR ES SALAAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (DUCE)
B.A. with Education
B.Ed in Arts
B.Ed in Science
B.Sc with Education
MKWAWA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (MUCE)
B.A. with Education
B.Ed in Arts
B.Ed in Science
B.Sc with Education
Candidates wishing to be enrolled at the University of Dar es Salaam to pursue the various undergraduate degree
and non-degree programmes have to fulfil the general minimum entrance
requirements as well as the additional entrance requirements specific to
each academic programme. Candidates applying for programmes under the
IUCEA Students’ Exchange Programme must fulfil the entrance
qualifications for similar programmes at the University of Dar es Salaam
in addition to meeting the requirements of the admitting University
whose decision shall be final.
1: Admission Requirements for Undergraduate Degree Programmes
1.1 General Minimum Entrance Requirements
A candidate shall be deemed eligible for consideration for admission
to a first-degree programme of the University of Dar es Salaam if the
candidate has one of the following qualifications:
(a) Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (C.S.E.E.) or
equivalent, with passes in FIVE approved subjects THREE of which must be
at Credit level obtained prior to sitting for the Advanced Certificate
of Secondary Education Examination (A.C.S.E.E.) or equivalent;
And
(b) Two principal level passes in appropriate subjects in the
A.C.S.E.E. or equivalent with total points from three subjects not below
5 (for Arts programmes) and 2 (for Science-based programmes) based on
the following grade to point conversion scale: A = 5; B = 4; C = 3; D =
2; E = 1; S = 0.5 and F = 0 point.
[Note: Principal level passes in Divinity/Islamic Knowledge are not counted]
Or
(c) An appropriate equivalent Diploma of not less than Second
class/Credit level or B grade obtained from a college which is fully
registered by NACTE and approved by the UDSM Senate. For Diplomas that
are further classified into Upper and Lower classes, the requirement
shall be an Upper Second class or B+ average.
Note: Applicants from countries which follow an 8-4-4 education
system need to complete at least one year of study at a university in
their own countries before they can be considered for admission into the
University of Dar es Salaam.
(d) A minimum score of 100 obtained from Mature Age Entry
Examination (MAEE) consisting of a score of at least 50 in Paper I and
50 in Paper II. MAEE was introduced in order to give opportunity to
exceptionally well qualified Tanzanian candidates who wish to study for a
first degree of the University of Dar es Salaam but do not possess
qualifications which satisfy the University’s Direct/Equivalent entry
requirements. To qualify for MAEE one must be 25 years of age or older
on 1st August of the year in which admission is sought. In addition,
one must have obtained at least three credits in approved subjects at
the Certificate of Secondary Education Examination or completed Form VI
at least five years before 1st September of the year in which admission
is sought.
1.2 Additional Entrance Requirements
In addition to the general minimum entrance requirements, there are
additional qualifications, specific to the various degree programmes,
as shown in the UDSM prospectus.
V: MODE OF APPLICATION
i) Applicants under Direct Entry Scheme
The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU), in collaboration
with University Institutions, National Council for Technical Education
(NACTE) and other higher education institutions in the country has
established a Central Admission System (CAS) which will be operational
starting with the 2010/2011 admissions.
Applicants with direct qualifications i.e. those who have completed
A-level secondary education (Form VI), will have to apply through the
Central Admission System as advertised by the TCU.
ii) Applicants under Equivalent Qualifications
Equivalent Applicants with Diplomas in Education, NTA level 6 and
NON-NTA level 6 recognized by TCU/NACTE will also apply through
CASS.Other equivalent applicants (such us post-form VI
certificates,bachelor degree holders) will continue lodging their
applications with the University of Dar es Salaam. All University of Dar
es Salaam undergraduate degree programmes are advertised in the local
media (newspapers) and on the University website. All applications are
submitted by filling the requisite application forms and not in the form
of letters. Applicants are urged to apply after the programmes have
been advertised and not before. Applicants are advised to obtain
Application Forms and Instructions to Applicants from the Directorate of
Undergraduate Studies through the following address:
Director of Undergraduate Studies University of Dar es Salaam P.O.
Box 35091 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tel: 022-2410513 E-Mail:
dus@admin.udsm.ac.tz
Application forms and Instructions to Applicants can also be
obtained at the offices of the Regional Education Officers in Mainland
Tanzania, and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education for Zanzibar,
or can be downloaded from the University website at
www.udsm.ac.tz When filling the application forms, applicants must:
(i) Carefully read the accompanying ‘Instructions to Applicants’ before attempting to fill the forms.
(ii) Give full particulars of citizenship (including a copy of the
birth certificate) and enclosing photocopies of “O” level and equivalent
qualifications (diploma) Certificates. Applicants with diploma
qualifications obtained outside the country must submit a translation by
the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) indicating
equivalent grades to Tanzanian ones. This is in addition to submission
of the original grades.
(iii) Pay a non-refundable application fee of T.Shs. 20,000/= for
Tanzanians and USD 45 for Non-Tanzanians. Applications without the
required application fee will not be processed. Applicants must
ascertain themselves that they possess the minimum entrance
qualifications before they pay the fees as the fees will not be refunded
under any circumstances.
(iv) Deposit all fees into the University of Dar es Salaam NBC
Bank Account number 040103001709 (UDSM branch) OR CRDB Account number
01J088967000 (UDSM Branch) and submit the original pay-in slip together
with the application forms.
For those using telegraphic transfer the Swift Code is NLCBTZTX. For NBC Bank and CORUTZTZ for CRDB Bank.
iii) Applicants under Mature Age Entry Scheme In order to give
opportunity to exceptionally well qualified Tanzania candidates who wish
to study for a fist degree of the University of Dar es Salaam but do
not posses qualifications which satisfy the University’s Direct Entry
Requirements, the University of dare s salaam offers an alternative
method of entry by the mature Age Scheme for persons who satisfy the
following conditions.
(i) Candidates must be 25 years of age or older on 1st August of the year in which admission is sought;
(ii) Candidates should have attempted the Certificate of Secondary
Education Examination and obtained at least 3 credits in approved
subjects or completed Form VI, at least 5 years before 1st August of the
year in which admission is sought;
(iii) Candidates should be able to show: - • That they have attended
extra-mural classes or residential courses in which case a
recommendation from the extra-mural class tutors will be necessary.
Or • That they have attended a residential course at any Adult
Education Institute, in which case recommendations from the institute
attended will be necessary. Or • That they can obtain from a person
acceptable to the University a recommendation that they are qualified to
benefit from university education.
(iv) No candidate who has previously attended one of the former
Colleges of the University of East Africa or this University shall be
readmitted to the University under these regulations to a course for
which he/she failed to qualify during previous attendance, unless the
candidate produces evidence of further study satisfactory to the
University; and If, in the opinion of the University, candidates have
complied successfully with conditions (i) to (iv) above, they will be
required to take a Special Entrance Examination.
(vi) Non Tanzanians are not eligible for mature age entry scheme.
Candidates who comply with condition 1(i) to (v) above may be admitted
to the
University of Dar es Salaam.
REGULATIONS ON STUDENT CREDIT TRANSFER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
1.
General Regulations
1.1 Student credit transfer is allowed between Universities only.
1.2 Credit transfer applies to both undergraduate and postgraduate
degree programmes. 1.3 Credit transfer can only be allowed if such
credits have been obtained within a period of not more than two years.
1.4 Students discontinued from other universities are not allowed to
transfer credits to the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). 1.5 Students
will be required to undertake at least ¨ø of degree programme credit
units at UDSM. Maximum credit allowable for transfer, therefore, is ¨÷
of the required credit units of a UDSM degree programme. 1.6 UDSM
students on study-abroad programmes shall be allowed to transfer credits
obtained from the other University to UDSM.
2. Conditions governing credit transfer from other Universities to UDSM
2.1 The Higher Education institution from which a student wants to
transfer credit from must be a University with full accreditation by a
recognized body in the country assigned to deal with such matters and
the accreditation status of the institution shall be independently
verified by UDSM and the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU). If
in doubt . UDSM reserves the right to give any applicant a performance
verification test or reject the application. 2.2 The applying student
must have an active degree programme registration at his/her
institution.
2.3 The applicant’s academic entry qualifications in the previous
University shall be similar to that required by UDSM including the
respective programme’s cut-off point in the relevant year.
3. Conditions governing credit transfer from UDSM to other
Universities Transfer of credits from UDSM to other universities will be
governed by the regulations of the receiving University.
4. Criteria for Establishing Equivalency of Courses
4.1 The course must be from a programme of the same level as that of
UDSM i.e. Bachelors degree course for undergraduate and postgraduate
degree courses for postgraduate. Courses at intermediate levels such as
Advanced Diploma, or Higher Diploma levels are not acceptable.
4.2 The course must have a theoretical component i.e. involving final examination, excluding clinical-based courses.
4.3 Course content must be at least 75% similar to that of the UDSM course.
4.4 The number of teaching hours used to cover the course must not
be less than 75% of those used at UDSM. 4.5 Once a course has been
accepted as being equivalent to a UDSM course as per the criteria, the
course shall be given the same number of units as that of the course at
UDSM regardless of the units in the other University.
5. Rules for Grades Conversion
5.1 Conversion of grades shall be done by anchoring the pass mark of
the other university to that of UDSM and accordingly determining the
range of marks in the other University for the UDSM grades. 5.2 In the
case where only grades (and not scored marks) are available, the lower
equivalent grade shall be assumed.
6. Procedures and Administration of Student Credit Transfer
6.1 Applications for credit transfer should be submitted to the
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), in writing, and attaching copies of
all required supporting documents.
6.2 All applications shall be scrutinized by relevant committees
responsible for admission at the Department,
Faculty/Institute/School/College and the Directorate of Undergraduate
Studies or Graduate School (for Postgraduate applicants) levels before
reaching Senate for approval.
6.3 Students transferring from other universities to UDSM shall
apply for credit transfer at least three months before the beginning of
the semester they want to join. Cases of UDSM’s study-abroad students
shall be dealt with on case by case basis.
6.4 Supporting documents for credit transfer application shall
include the following: Official transcript (to be sent by the other
university) Letter of introduction/recommendation from the previous
university Course description,catalogue or syllabus (to include number
of hours of teaching, method of assessment and grading system) An
official translation of the original documents (in case of non-English
documents) Photo-attached personal identification documents e.g. Birth
certificate, passport or ID Certified copies of the original
certificates used to gain admission into the previous university.
6.5 The following are reasons that shall be acceptable for credit
transfer, in addition to meeting credit transfer criteria: Courses not
offered at the University of registration (applies only for short-term
transfers) Illness (to be certified by UDSM medical officer in-charge)
Exchange programmes Refugee situation Returning resident
6.6 Credit transfer applicants must pay a non-refundable fee to be
determined from time to time; however, UDSM students on study-abroad
programmes need not pay such fees as they had already paid the fee when
applying for admission into the University.
