ADMISSION INTO POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES FOR 2021-2022 ACADEMIC YEAR
About UDSM
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is the oldest and premier public university in Tanzania. It is situated 13 kilometers on the western side of the city of Dar es Salaam, occupying 1,625 acres on the observation hill, famously known as Mlimani in Kiswahili. It was established on 25th October 1961 as the University College Dar es Salaam (UCD), an affiliate college of the University of London. It was temporarily hosted in the premises belonging to Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) located in Lumumba Street, Dar es Salaam from its establishment up to 1964 when it was moved to the current location at the Hill. At its inception, it had only one faculty, the Faculty of Law, with 13 students among them one female, Julie Manning. In 1963, it became a constituent college of the University of East Africa together with Makerere University College in Uganda and Nairobi University College in Kenya. UDSM became a full-fledged university on 1st July 1970 through Act No. 12 of 1970.
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ADMISSION INTO POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES FOR 2021-2022 ACADEMIC YEAR
The University of Dar es Salaam invites you to apply for admission into its postgraduate programmes for the 2021-2022 Academic Year through the Online Admission System (UDSM-OAS)
Minimum Admission Requirements
1. Postgraduate Diploma
At least a Bachelors Degree, Advanced Diploma or its equivalent from a recognized institution of higher learning. Candidates with equivalent qualifications must also possess at least Secondary School Certificates with credit passes.
Duration: 12 months.
2. Master’s Degree
(i) The entry qualification for a master’s programme by coursework and dissertation requires a person to have at least a Lower Second Class degree (GPA of 2.7) or its equivalent from a recognized institution of higher learning. Only candidates with GPA of 3.5 or above in their first degrees are considered for Masters by thesis.
(ii) An Applicant who hold unclassified degrees (e.g. B.V. Sc. M.D. etc.) should have a credit or distinction in the subject of the intended Master’s programme. Candidates with Pass degrees will also be considered if:-
a) Their undergraduate performance in the proposed subject of study was a ‘B’ grade or higher.
b) They have satisfied the relevant School/College/Institute that they have exhibited potential through subsequent research experience and/or additional training.
(iii) An Advanced Diploma from a recognized higher learning institution with a minimum of an upper second class PLUS Postgraduate Diploma and Secondary School Certificates.
(iv) A recognized professional qualification (CPA, CSP, ACCA, CA, CIB, MCIM, CMA certificate) PLUS Secondary School Certificates.
Duration: 18, 24 or 27 months, depending on the programme and mode of delivery.
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