Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Postgraduate degree programmes

Faculty offers three postgraduate degree programmes namely: Master of Arts in Public Administration (MAPA); Master of Arts with Education (MAED) with streams in Geography, History, Literature, Kiswahili and Linguistics and Master of Arts in Development Evaluation (MADE).

Master of Arts with Education (MA. Ed)
M.A. (Ed.) Programme, is a full time two years (24months) programme which engages mixed modes of delivery (i.e. lectures, practicals, seminars).  Students are expected to be able to:

(i) teach arts, humanities and social sciences in secondary schools, colleges, universities and short courses;

(ii) apply education principles, approaches and theories in improving teaching and learning processes;

(iii) assess and analyze various theories, principles and concepts related to education, social sciences and arts;

(iv) identify and analyze challenges that constraint education sector in Tanzania and beyond;

(v) identify opportunities to strengthen education sector and enhance performance of students in schools and colleges;

(vi) do research on education, social sciences and arts which will contribute to new theoretical insights and practical approaches to education and promote scholarly publications; and

(vi) plan, manage and analyze educational policies, programmes and projects.

Entry Criteria
A candidate shall be deemed eligible for consideration for admission to a Masters of Arts with Education Programme if he/she has one of the following:

• First degree in education (e.g. B.A (Ed.), or B.Ed. (Arts) degrees) from any recognised University with at least a lower second of GPA of not less than 2.7 or its equivalent. In order to take language stream of the MA (Ed.) course, one has to have studied Kiswahili, Linguistics, English or French in the undergraduate programme. For Geography stream, one must have studied Geography in the undergraduate degree.

OR

• First degree in BA (Kiswahili), BA (Language Studies), BA (English), BA (Geography and Environmental Studies), BA (History), BA (Literature) and others of that trend plus a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from any recognised institution with at least an average pass of B in their final University Examination.

How to apply
Applicants for this programme are required to complete all stages as shown in the guidelines for Online Application through the link: udsm.admission.ac.tz  Applicants should remember to select an appropriate programme for DUCE as the similar programme may also be offered in other colleges of the University of Dar es Salaam.

Master of Arts in Public Administration (MAPA) (Evening)

The Master of Arts in Public Administration (Evening) is an evening taught programme comprising of course-work and dissertation and the duration shall be twenty four months (2 years). Coursework will run for a period of two semesters of 15 teaching weeks, with final examination at the end of each semester. The second year shall be devoted to research and writing of the dissertation. During the second semester of the first year, students will be required to develop research proposals as a preparation for research and dissertation work.

Entry requirements

Applicants will be required to have at least a first degree in public administration, political science, education with majors in public administration and/or political science or any related fields from a recognized institution of higher learning with at least a lower second GPA of not less than 2.7 or its equivalent.

How to apply
Applicants for this programme are required to complete all stages as shown in the guidelines for Online Application through the link: udsm.admission.ac.tz Applicants should remember to select an appropriate programme for DUCE as the same programme is also offered in other colleges of the University of Dar es Salaam.

Master of Arts in Development Evaluation (MADE)

Master of Arts in Development Evaluation (MADE) is also offered in the faculty. The main objective of this programme is to build the capacity of future development evaluation scholars and professionals who will have strong foundation in theoretical and methodological approaches to development evaluation. In the course of its delivery, the programme seeks to create a grounded understanding of development evaluation tasks, standards, principles, and the professional codes of ethics of development evaluators, enormous expertise in various approaches, and methods for conducting quality and credible development evaluations. It is a full time two years (24 months) programme which engages mixed modes of delivery (i.e. lectures, practicals, seminars).  Students are expected to be able to:

(i) acquire in depth knowledge and understanding of development evaluation theory and practice;

(ii) have ability to apply the gained knowledge, expertise, and practical skills to real works determined by market forces;

(iii) evaluate development interventions to the highest professional standards, appreciate and have a determination to assume their professional responsibilities; and

(iv) abide to ethical principles of the development evaluation professionals.

Entry Requirements
A candidate shall be deemed eligible for consideration for admission to a Masters of Arts in Development Evaluation (MADE) if he/she has bachelor’s degree from a recognized University with a GPA OF 2.7 and above.

How to apply
Applicants for this programme are required to complete all stages as shown in the guidelines for Online Application through the link: udsm.admission.ac.tz  Applicants should remember to select an appropriate programme for DUCE as similar programme may also be offered in other colleges of the University of Dar es Salaam.