Currently, the Department is the only department in Tanzanian universities that has the longest history in offering degree programs in various art forms including fine arts, music, and theatre and film studies. The degree programs offered include: BA (FPA), MA (Fine Art), MA (Music) and MA (Theatre). The department also offers PhD degrees in these three fields. BA (FPA), i.e. Bachelor of Arts in Fine and Performing Arts is a three-year degree program. A student joining this program selects one of the three fields of study: Fine Arts, Music, Theatre and Film studies.
The program is designed to provide students with wide variety of practical skills and in-depth theoretical knowledge in each of these art forms. Hence, the program prepares its students as competent performing artists (musicians, filmmakers, actors etc), fine artists (graphic designers, painters, sculptors etc.) and academicians.
Courses in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts can also be studied as core or optional courses by students from other degree programs such as BA (Culture and Heritage), BA (Education), BA (Archaeology) and B.Sc (Engineering, Computer Science etc.
Important Note: Students must choose and stick to only one of the following three sub-streams in the department: Music, Fine Arts, and Theatre Art for continuing student and four sub-streams for first year students, i.e. Music, Art and Design, Theatre Arts, and Film and Television. Crossing of sub-streams or degree programmes is not permitted.
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Code |
Course Title |
Core/Options |
Credits |
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Music Sub-Stream |
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First Year: Semester I (Music) |
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CA 104 |
Fundamentals of Music |
Core |
12 |
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CA 105 |
Piano Instruction |
Core |
12 |
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First Year: Semester II (Music) |
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CA 114 |
Music Theory |
Core |
12 |
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CA 115 |
Introduction to Instrumental Instruction (selected instrument) |
Core |
12 |
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Second Year: Semester I (Music) |
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CA 204 |
Advance Music Theory |
Core |
12 |
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CA 215 |
Instrumental Instruction |
Core |
12 |
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Second Year: Semester II (Music) |
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CA 214 |
Composition and Arranging |
Core |
12 |
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CA 224 |
Music Cultures of the World |
Core |
12 |
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Third Year: Semester I (Music) |
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CA320 |
Research in the Creative Arts |
Core |
12 |
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CA304 |
Advanced Composition and Arranging |
Core |
12 |
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Third Year: Semester II (Music) |
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CA 355 |
Documentation and Archiving |
Core |
12 |
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CA345 |
Project in Music Performance |
Core |
12 |
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Art and Design Sub-Stream |
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First Year: Semester I (Art and Design) |
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CA 100 |
Creative Art and Society |
Core |
12 |
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CA 101 |
Fundamentals of Drawing |
Core |
12 |
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First Year: Semester II (Art and Design) |
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CA 102 |
Fundamentals of Graphic Design |
Core |
12 |
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CA 121 |
Fundamentals of Painting |
Core |
12 |
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Fine Arts Sub-Stream |
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Second Year: Semester I (Fine Arts) |
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CA 201 |
Advanced Drawing |
Core |
12 |
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CA 242 |
Printmaking |
Core |
12 |
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Second Year: Semester II (Fine Arts) |
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CA 211 |
Advanced Painting |
Core |
12 |
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CA 241 |
Studies in African Arts |
Core |
12 |
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Third Year: Semester I (Fine Arts) |
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CA 320 |
Research in the Creative Arts |
Core |
12 |
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CA 303 |
Special studies in Fashion Design |
Core |
12 |
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Third Year: Semester II (Fine Arts) |
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CA 321 |
Special Studies in Painting |
Core |
12 |
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CA 341 |
History of World Art |
Core |
12 |
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Theatre Arts Sub- stream |
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First Year: Semester I (Theatre Arts) |
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CA 119 |
Theatre Practices in Tanzania |
Core |
12 |
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CA 109 |
Introduction to African Dance |
Core |
12 |
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First Year: Semester II (Theatre Arts) |
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CA 129 |
African Theatre |
Core |
12 |
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CA 149 |
Acting |
Core |
12 |
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Second Year: Semester I (Theatre Arts) |
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CA 200 |
Art Communication and Social Mobilization |
Core |
12 |
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CA 249 |
Advanced Acting |
Core |
12 |
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Second Year: Semester II (Theatre Arts) |
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CA 218 |
Play Writing |
Core |
12 |
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CA 229 |
Theatre for Children and Youth |
Core |
12 |
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Third Year: Semester I (Theatre Arts) |
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CA 320 |
Research in the Creative Arts |
Core |
12 |
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CA 318 |
Advanced Play Writing |
Core |
12 |
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Third Year: Semester II (Theatre Arts) |
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CA 349 |
Play Production |
Core |
12 |
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CA 359 |
Theatre in Education |
Core |
12 |
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