Programme Description
This is a three-year degree programme in which students will be given basic skills in fine arts and design disciplines to enable them appreciate, design and produce works of art at the professional level. It is a self-job creation professional training intended to create a generation of young Tanzanians who are able to appreciate and create works of art for national and international consumption. The programme aims at creating entrepreneurs in Fine Arts and Design who can create jobs and businesses within the relevant industries. In doing so, the programme pro vides students with skills in film; radio and television to enable them expand their working platforms and markets for their works and equip them with wider horizons of knowledge. In so doing, the student’s labor market is also given a wider perspective.
Learning Outcomes
- Produce arts and design works.
- Create arts and design works.
- Design for different media.
- Work in arts and design industries.
Programme Structure
Year 1
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| AD 111 |
Drawing Fundamentals |
Core |
1E+1 |
| AD 112 |
Fundamentals of Graphic Design |
Core |
1E+1 |
| AD 113 |
Introduction to Painting |
Core |
1E+1 |
| TF 112 |
Fundamentals of Film and Television |
Core |
1E+1 |
| TF 116 |
Cinematography |
Core |
1E+1 |
| LG 102 |
Communication Skills |
Core |
7.5 |
| DS 102 |
Development Perspectives |
Core |
7.5 |
| IT 111 |
Information Technology |
Core |
7.5 |
| AD 114 |
Introduction to Book Illustration and Cartoon |
Elective |
7.5 |
| AD 115 |
Introduction to Textile and Fashion Design |
Core |
1E+1 |
| AD 116 |
Introduction to Photography |
Elective |
7.5 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| AD 121 |
Drawing |
Core |
1E+1 |
| AD 122 |
Graphic Design in Communication |
Core |
1E+1 |
| AD 125 |
Studies in Traditional African Painting |
Core |
1E+1 |
| AD 128 |
Principles of Visual Communication |
Core |
7.5 |
| TF 123 |
Fundamental of Film and Television II |
Core |
1E+1 |
| AD 123 |
Studies in Textile and Fashion Design |
Elective |
1E+1 |
| AD 124 |
Studies in Photography |
Elective |
7.5 |
| AD 126 |
Introduction to Print Making |
Elective |
1E+1 |
| AD 127 |
Studies in Book Illustration and Cartoon Drawing Elective |
Other |
7.5 |
Year 2
Semester one
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| AD 211 |
Special Studies in Painting |
Core |
1E+1 |
| AD 212 |
Advanced Methods in Graphic Design |
Core |
1E+1 |
| JP 215 |
Television Production I |
Core |
1E+1 |
| AD 214 |
Advanced Drawing Studies |
Core |
1E+1 |
| AD 217 |
History of Art in Tanzania |
Core |
7.5 |
| AD 213 |
Book Illustration and Cartoon Drawing |
Elective |
7.5 |
| AD 215 |
Special Studies in Textile and Fashion Design |
Elective |
7.5 |
| AD 216 |
Special Studies in Photography |
Elective |
7.5 |
Semester two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| TF 220 |
Field Practical Training |
Core |
1E+1 |
| AD 221 |
Teaching and Learning Through Photography (TLTP) |
Core |
7.5 |
| AD 222 |
Advanced Studies in Drawing |
Core |
1E+1 |
| AD 225 |
Visual Arts and Advertising |
Core |
7.5 |
| AD 224 |
Advanced Studies in Painting |
Core |
1E+1 |
| JP 225 |
Television Production II |
Core |
1E+1 |
| AD 223 |
Advanced Studies in Photography |
Other |
7.5 |
| AD 226 |
Advanced Studies in Book Illustrations and Cartoon Drawing |
Elective |
7.5 |
| AD 227 |
Studies in Textile and Fashion Design |
Elective |
1E+1 |
Year 3
Semester one
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| TF 311 |
Managing and Marketing of the Arts |
Core |
1E+1 |
| AD 311 |
Graphic Design in Communication |
Core |
15 |
| AD 313 |
Painting Production |
Core |
15 |
| TF 312 |
Film Making I |
Core |
15 |
| AD 314 |
History of Art in Africa |
Core |
7.5 |
| AD 312 |
Fabric Decoration and Fashion Design Communication |
Elective |
1E+1 |
| AD 315 |
Illustration and Cartoons Production |
Elective |
15 |
Semester two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| AD 321 |
Graphic Design Project Display |
Other |
1E+1 |
| AD 322 |
Painting Project Display |
Other |
1E+1 |
| AD 325 |
History of World Art |
Other |
7.5 |
| TF 321 |
Film Making II |
Other |
15 |
| TF 323 |
Independent Project |
Other |
15 |
| AD 323 |
Illustrations and Cartoons Project Display |
Other |
1E+1 |
| AD 324 |
Fabric Decoration and Fashion Design Display |
Other |
1E+1 |
Special Programme Requirements
• The programme involves practical training (TF 220) for six weeks. • The practical training is supposed to be held during the end of semester two of the second year of study. • The practical training will be done for 6 weeks at the cost of TZS 420,000.
