The Open University of Tanzania
The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) is a fully fledged, autonomous and accredited public University, established by an Act of Parliament Number 17 of 1992. The Act became operational on 1st March 1993 by the publication of Government Notice No. 55 in the Official Gazette.
The first Chancellor was officially installed in a full ceremony on 19th January 1994 and the first batch of students was admitted in January 1994. In January 2007, following enactment of the Universities Act No. 7 of 2005, OUT started using the OUT Charter and Rules (2007) for its operations.
The Open University of Tanzania offers its certificate, diploma, degree and postgraduate courses through the open and distance learning system which includes various means of communication such as face-to-face, broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence, seminars, e-learning as well as a blended mode which is a combination of two or more means of communication.
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The OUT’s academic programmes are quality-assured and centrally regulated by the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU).
OUT Headquarters are temporarily located off-Kawawa Road in Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam. The permanent headquarters are under constructions at Bungo in Kibaha District, off-Soga Road, about 4.0 Km from the main Morogoro highway in Coast Region.
OUT operates through a network of about 30 Regional Centres; 10 Coordinating Centres, of which one is in Zanzibar and one in Pemba; two are in Kenya (Egerton and Njoro), one is in Rwanda (Kibungo), one in Namibia and one in Uganda. Other OUT Internal Coordination Centres are the African Council for Distance Education – Technical Collaboration Committee (ACDE TCC).
The Centre for Economics and Community Economic Development (CECED) and the SADC Centre of Specialization in Teacher Education (SADC ODL CoS TE). OUT has also 69 Study Centres spread throughout the United Republic of Tanzania.
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The Open University of Tanzania offers its certificates, ordinary diplomas, degrees, postgraduate diplomas and PhDs through its five Faculties and two Institutes.
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Business Management
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Law.
- Faculty of Science, Technology and Environmental Studies
- Institute of Educational and Management Technologies
- Institute of Continuing Education
Open University Of Tanzania Courses Offered
Courses Offered At the Open University Of Tanzania Faculty Of Science, Technology, And Environmental Studies(FSTES)
Undergraduate Programmes
- Bachelor of Science in Information and Communication Technology (B.Sc.ICT)
- Bachelor of Science in Data Management (B.Sc DM)
- Bachelor of Science with Education (B.Sc. Ed)) – Conducted jointly with the Faculty of Education
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies (BSc ES)
- Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition, and Dietetics (BSc FND)
- Bachelor of Science in Energy Resources (BSc ER)
- Bachelor of Science general (B.Sc)
- Bachelor Of Science With Education
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Postgraduate Programmes
- Master of Science in Biology (M.Sc Biology)
- Master of Science Botany (M.Sc Botany)
- Master of Science in Chemistry (M.Sc Chemistry)
- Master of Science in Environmental Studies (MES)-Health & Management
- Master of Science in Human Nutrition (M.Sc Human Nutrition)
- Master of Science in Physics (M.Sc Physics)
- Master of Science in Zoology (M.Sc Zoology)
- Master of Science in Environmental Science(M.Sc ES)
- Master of Science in ICT (M.Sc. ICT)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Master of Science in Mathematics (M.Sc MAT)
- Master of Science in Food Science (M.Sc FS)
- Master of Science in Applied Biotechnology (M.Sc AB)
- Master of Science in Information Technology Management (M.Sc ITM)
- Master of Science in Computer Science (MSc CS)
The Open University Of Tanzania Courses Offered At the Faculty Of Arts And Social Sciences(FASS)
Undergraduate Programmes
- Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Management (BTM)
- Bachelor of Arts in literature (BALIT)
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (BA (Soc))
- Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BA (SW))
- Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (BA (Journ))
- Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication (BA (MC))
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics (BA Econ)
- Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Linguistics (BA ELL)
- Bachelor Of Arts In Kiswahili And Creative Studies (BAKISW)
- Bachelor of Library & Information Management (BLIM)
- Bachelor of Arts in History (BA Hist)
- Bachelor of Community Economic Development (BCED)
- Bachelor of Arts in Natural Resources Assessment and Management (BA NRAM)
- Bachelor of Arts in Population and Development (BA PD)
- Bachelor of Arts in International Relations (BA IR)
- Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration (BA PA)
- Bachelor of Arts in Social Psychology (BAPS)
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Postgraduate Programmes
- Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work(PGDSW)
- Master Of Arts In Mass Communication Master of Social Work (MSW) – (Hybrid mode)
- Master of Arts in Gender Studies (MA GS)
- Master of Science in Economics (MSc. Economics)
- Masters in Community Economic Development (MCED)
- Masters of Tourism Planning and Management (MTPM)
- Masters of Arts in History (MA History)
- Master of Arts in Natural Resource Assessment and Management (MANRAM)
- Master of Arts in International Development and Cooperation (MA ICD)
- Masters of Science in Humanitarian Action, Cooperation &Development (MSc HACD)
- Master of Arts in Governance and Leadership (MA GL)
- Master of Arts in Kiswahili (MA Kiswahili)
- Master of Arts in Linguistics (MA Ling)
- Master of Arts in Geography (M.A. (Geography)
- Master of Arts in Economics (M.A. (Econ)
- Master of Arts in Library and Information Management (MLIM)
- Master of Arts in Monitoring and Evaluation (MA M & E)
- Master of Arts in Sociology
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Master Of Arts In Mass Communication
- Post Graduate Diploma in Policy Studies (PGPDS)
The Open University Of Tanzania Courses Offered At the Faculty Of Business Management(FBM)
Undergraduate Programmes
- Bachelor of Business Administration-Accounting (BBA ACC)
- Bachelor of Business Administration Marketing (BBA MKT)
- Bachelor of Business Administration Finance (BBA FIN)
- Bachelor of Business Administration Human Resource Management (BBA HRM)
- Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business (BBA IB)
- Bachelor of Human Resource Management (BHRM)
Postgraduate Diploma Programs
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business Studies (PGDBS)
- Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Business Management Transport and Logistics Management (MBA TLM)
- Masters of Human Resource Management (MHRM)
- Masters in Project Management (MPM)
- Master’s in Business Administration (MBA)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Business Management (Ph.D.)
Non-Degree Programmes
- Basic Technician Certificate in Entrepreneurship (NTA Level 4)
- Basic Technician Certificate in Business Administration (NTA Level 4)
- Technician Certificate in Business Administration (NTA Level 5)
- Diploma in Business Administration (NTA Level 6)
- Basic Technician Certificate in Accountancy
- Technician Certificate in Accountancy (NTA Level 5 )
- Ordinary Diploma in Accountancy (NTA Level 6)
- Basic Technician Certificate in Procurement (NTA Level 4)
- Technician Certificate in Procurement (NTA Level5)
- Ordinary Diploma in Procurement (NTA Level 6)
Faculty Of Law Undergraduate Programmes
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)
Postgraduate Programmes
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL )
- Master of Law by Course Work and Dissertation (LLM)
- Master of Law by Thesis (LLM)
- Master of Law in Information Technology and Telecommunications (LLM IT & T)
- Master of Law in International Criminal and Justice (LLM ICJ)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Law (PhD)
The Open University Of Tanzania Courses Offered At the Faculty Of Education(FED)
Undergraduate Programmes
- Bachelor of Education (Special Education)
- Bachelor of Education (Teacher Education)
- Bachelor of Education (Adult and Distance Learning)
- Bachelor of Education (Policy and Management)
- Bachelor of Arts with Education (B.A. (Ed)
- Bachelor of Business Administration with Education (BBA ED)
Postgraduate Programmes
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education(PGDE)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Curriculum Design and Development (PGDCDD)
- Masters of Education(M.Ed)
- Masters of Education in Open Distance Learning (M.Ed. ODL)
- Masters of Education in Curriculum Design and Development (MED CDD)
- Masters of Education in Administration, Planning & Policy Studies M. Ed (APPS)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Ph.D)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Technical and Vocational Teacher Educator (PGD TVTE)
CONTACTS
- P.O.BOX 23409, KINONDONI
- Mobile: +255 22 2668992
- Fax: +255 22 2668756
- Email: vct@out.ac.tz
