ABOUT THE BACHELOR

The program is designed to equip you with an understanding of governance and development issues both locally and internationally, aiming at solving the challenges experienced in power management of social and economic resources for development.

In this program, the main discussions revolve around public and private sectors that include the state, non-governmental organizations and the local community.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

BA students in Governance and Development studies will be acquainted with practical skills thus be able to:

• Develop an understanding of governance and development issues at the national and international levels.
• Apply principles of governance, democracy and development, leadership, and power and voice in governance to execute governance and development policies.
• Conduct political and development analysis required for sound decision-making for various national and international organizations.
• Engage in advocating for human rights, women empowerment, decentralization approaches and state-society relations to administer social justice and rule of law in development functions.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

DIRECT APPLICANTS

ACSEE (Form 6)

Two principal passes with a total of 4.0 points in the following subjects: History, Geography, Kiswahili, English language, French, Arabic, Fine art, Economics, Commerce, Accountancy, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Advanced Mathematics, Agriculture, Computer Science, or Nutrition.

EQUIVALENT APPLICANTS

Ordinary Diploma Applicants

Applicants should have a minimum of 3.0 GPA with at least four passes at O Level.

OR

Foundation Certificate of the Open University of Tanzania (OUT) with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

We accept Diploma in any of the following elds: Diploma in Governance and Development, Community Development, Development studies, Sociology, Public administration, Social Work, Rural Development, Youth Development, Gender and Development, International Relations, Records Management, Political Science and Administration, Law, Project Planning, and Management, Mass Communication, Human Resource, Philosophy, Education and any other relevant Diploma.

APPLICANTS WITH FOREIGN CERTIFICATES

a) O-level and A-level

All applicants should apply in advance for an equivalent of their results through NECTA.

b) Diploma

Applicants with foreign diploma certificates should apply in advance for an equivalence through NACTE .

NOTE: After getting the equivalence, the applicant may proceed with the award verification number application.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

YEAR 1

• Basic Principles in Governance.
• State-Society Relations in Development.
• Comparative Decentralization Frameworks.
• Gender Perspectives in Development.
• Principles of Democracy and Development.
• Global Governance and Politics.
• Elements of Development Finance.
• Principles of Social Entrepreneurship.
• Power and Voice in Governance Discourses.
• Sociology of Development.
• Human Rights Theory and Practice.
• Communications Skills.

YEAR 2

• Organizational Behavior.
• Board decision-making frameworks.
• Discourses in Aid and Development in Africa.
• Transformational Leadership in Governance.
• Political Economy of Governance and Development.
• Methods in Social Science Research.
• Regional Integration and Citizen Participation.
• Public Policy and Development.
• Politics of Development in Emerging Democracies.
• Research Project I.

YEAR 3

• Development Management .
• Corporate Strategic Management.
• Multinational Corporations and Development.
• Methods in Governance Research
• Natural Resource Governance in Development.
• Taxation for Development.
• Urban Governance in Africa.
• Measurement in Development.
• Board relations with stakeholders.
• Statistics for Development.
• Statistics for Development.
• Women Leadership in Development.
• Research Project II.