University of Dar es Salaam PhD Courses Offered
UDSM Phd Programmes
Entry Qualifications
A candidate for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy degree of the University of Dar es Salaam shall hold the following qualifications:
An honours degree of the University of Dar es Salaam : or an equivalent degree from a recognized University and;
Masters degree of the University of Dar es Salaam or an equivalent Masters degree from a recognized university’s for more information please refer postigraduate prospectus
| Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programmes offered by UDSM for 2016/2017 Academic year | |||||
| S/N | Programe Title | Programme Mode | Derivery Mode | Duration | College/School/Institute |
| 1 | Doctor of Philosophy in Climate Change and Sustainable Development by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | Centre for Climate Change Studies (CCCS) |
| 2 | Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Economics and Business by Thesis | By Thesis | Full Time | 36 Months | College of Agricultural Sciences and Fisheries Technologies (CoAF) |
| 3 | Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Engineering by Thesis | By Thesis | Full Time | 36 Months | College of Agricultural Sciences and Fisheries Technologies (CoAF) |
| 4 | Doctor of Philosophy in Aquatic Sciences by Thesis | By Thesis | Full Time | 36 Months | College of Agricultural Sciences and Fisheries Technologies (CoAF) |
| 5 | Doctor of Philosophy in Beekeeping Science and Techonology by Thesis | By Thesis | Full Time | 36 Months | College of Agricultural Sciences and Fisheries Technologies (CoAF) |
| 6 | Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science and Technology by Thesis | By Thesis | Full Time | 36 Months | College of Agricultural Sciences and Fisheries Technologies (CoAF) |
| 7 | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Mining Engineering by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Engineering and Technology (CoET) |
| 8 | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Engineering and Technology (CoET) |
| 9 | Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Management by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Engineering and Technology (CoET) |
| 10 | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Engineering and Technology (CoET) |
| 11 | Doctor of Philosophy in Structural and Construction Engineering by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Engineering and Technology (CoET) |
| 12 | Doctor of Philosophy in Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Engineering and Technology (CoET) |
| 13 | Doctor of Philosophy in Water Resources Engineering by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Engineering and Technology (CoET) |
| 14 | Doctor of Philosophy in Archaeology by Thesis | By Thesis | Full Time | 36 Months | College of Humanities (CoHu) |
| 15 | Doctor of Philosophy in Fine and Performing Arts by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Humanities (CoHu) |
| 16 | Doctor of Philosophy in Fine and Performing Arts by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Humanities (CoHu) |
| 17 | Doctor of Philosophy in History by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Humanities (CoHu) |
| 18 | Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Humanities (CoHu) |
| 19 | Doctor of Philosophy in Literature by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Humanities (CoHu) |
| 20 | Doctor of Philosophy in Music by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Humanities (CoHu) |
| 21 | Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science by Thesis | By Thesis | Full Time | 36 Months | College of Information and Communication Technologies (CoICT) |
| 22 | Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics Science and Communication by Thesis | by Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Information and Telecommunication Technology (CoICT) |
| 23 | Doctor of Philosophy in Telecommunications Engineering by Thesis | by Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Information and Telecommunication Technology (CoICT) |
| 24 | Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Zoology by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) |
| 25 | Doctor of Philosophy in Botany by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) |
| 26 | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) |
| 27 | Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences | By Coursework and Dissertation | Full Time | 48 Months | College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) |
| 28 | Doctor of Philosophy in Geology by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) |
| 29 | Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) |
| 30 | Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) |
| 31 | Doctor of Philosophy in Physics by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) |
| 32 | Doctor of Philosophy in Demography by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Social Sciences (COSS) |
| 33 | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics | By Coursework and Dissertation | Full Time | 48 Months | College of Social Sciences (CoSS) |
| 34 | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics by Thesis | By Thesis | Full Time | 36 Months | College of Social Sciences (CoSS) |
| 35 | Doctor of Philosophy in Geography | By Coursework and Dissertation | Full Time | 48 Months | College of Social Sciences (CoSS) |
| 36 | Doctor of Philosophy in Geography by Thesis | By Thesis | Full Time | 36 Months | College of Social Sciences (CoSS) |
| 37 | Doctor of Philosophy in Information Studies by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Social Sciences (COSS) |
| 38 | Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science | By Coursework and Dissertation | Full Time | 48 Months | College of Social Sciences (CoSS) |
| 39 | Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science by Thesis | By Thesis | Full Time | 36 Months | College of Social Sciences (CoSS) |
| 40 | Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration | By Coursework and Dissertation | Full Time | 48 Months | College of Social Sciences (CoSS) |
| 41 | Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration by Thesis | By Thesis | Full Time | 36 Months | College of Social Sciences (CoSS) |
| 42 | Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Social Sciences (COSS) |
| 43 | Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | College of Social Sciences (COSS) |
| 44 | Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | Institute of Development Studies (IDS) |
| 45 | Doctor of Philosophy in Kiswahili | By Coursework and Dissertation | Full Time | 48 Months | Institute of Kiswahili Studies (IKS) |
| 46 | Doctor of Philosophy in Kiswahili by Thesis | By Thesis | Full Time | 36 Months | Institute of Kiswahili Studies (IKS) |
| 47 | Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Sciences by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) |
| 48 | Doctor of Philosophy in Natural Resource Assessment and Management (NARAM) | By Coursework and Dissertation | Full time | 48 months | Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA) |
| 49 | Doctor of Philosophy in Natural Resource Assessment and Management (NARAM) by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA) |
| 50 | Doctor of Philosophy in Education | By Coursework and Dissertation | Full Time | 48 Months | School of Education (SoED) |
| 51 | Doctor of Philosophy in Education by Thesis | By Thesis | Full Time | 36 Months | School of Education (SoED) |
| 52 | Doctor of Philosophy in Journalism and Mass Communication by Thesis | By Thesis | Full Time | 36 Months | School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) |
| 53 | Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | University of Dar es Salaam Business School (UDBS) |
| 54 | Doctor of Philosophy in Law by Thesis | By Thesis | Full time | 36 months | University of Dar es Salaam School of Law (UDSoL) |
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