Programme Description
The world has been experiencing a lot of changes in technology and development challenges that face adults who are the main engine for the development of any society in the world. The main aim of this programme is to be a catalyst for development through the preparation of high-quality adult educators and community developers who can help adults/communities to cope with the challenges. The contents of this programme have been selected based on the needs and requirements of the programme and stakeholders’ views. Community development is a complex and interdisciplinary field of study spanning its scope within multidimensional applications. The principle of community development lies at the core of the work of community educators. Hence, the graduates of this course will be pillars of development by raising consciousness in adults at work organisations and community at large to confront development challenges more broadly in this globalisation era and new technology. In this respect, the programme prepares outstanding community educators who go beyond literacy and numeric skills by equipping adults with authentic liberation tools and prepare high 115 quality adult educators who can serve as trainers of trainers in tertiary institutions. After graduation, graduates will be able to train other adult educators, create adult education programmes, and organize community development projects. Therefore, the graduates of this programme can be absorbed in educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and work organisations as training officers, development officers, tutors, social workers, and youth workers amongst others.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyse diverse interpretations of the term adult education, adult learning, community education, community learning and community development.
- Analyse examples of government policies and initiatives in the field of adult learning and describe the contribution of various sectors through historical and contemporary analysis of community education activity in relation to contemporary Tanzania national agenda.
- Describe strategies designed to effectively engage excluded adults in community- based learning.
- Critically analyse and evaluate different theories and ideologies of power, powerlessness individuals, exclusion, and empowerment.
- Evaluate the dominant discourses on education, curriculum, and learning; specify their relevance and relationship with formal, informal education with their transferability of knowledge and skills to other settings.
- Describe key theoretical perspectives relating to how and why people learn individually and in groups and evaluate their implications for community education and intervention.
- Identify social and psychological barriers that impact learning motivation.
Programme Structure
Year 1
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| DS 102 |
Development Perspectives |
Core |
7.5 |
| IT 111 |
Introduction to Information and Communication Technology |
Core |
7.5 |
| LG 102 |
Communication Skills |
Core |
7.5 |
| AE 111 |
Foundations of Adult Learning |
Core |
7.5 |
| FE 111 |
Principles of Education |
Core |
7.5 |
| SE 111 |
Introduction to General Psychology |
Elective |
7.5 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| ME 121 |
Introduction to Education Management and School Administration |
Core |
7.5 |
| AE 122 |
Psychology of Adult Learning |
Core |
7.5 |
| AE 123 |
Fundamentals of Community Development |
Core |
7.5 |
| CE 121 |
Classroom Management Skills |
Core |
7.5 |
| AE 124 |
Intervention Strategies for Development |
Core |
7.5 |
| CE 222 |
Teaching Practice I |
Core |
9 |
Year 2
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| CE 211 |
Principles of Curriculum Development and Evaluation |
Core |
7.5 |
| CE 212 |
Educational Media and Technology |
Core |
7.5 |
| AE 211 |
Contemporary Issues in Community Development |
Core |
7.5 |
| AE 212 |
Communication and Extension Methods for Rural Development |
Core |
7.5 |
| AE 213 |
Practical Training |
Core |
9 |
| CE 223 |
Project-based Learning |
Elective |
7.5 |
| AE 215 |
Interventions Strategies for Development |
Elective |
7.5 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| AE 221 |
Community Based Research |
Core |
7.5 |
| AE 222 |
Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Development |
Core |
7.5 |
| ME 222 |
Risk and Disaster Management in Education |
Elective |
7.5 |
| DS 225 |
Interventions Strategies for Development |
Elective |
7.5 |
Year 3
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| SE 311 |
Educational Measurement and Evaluation |
Core |
7.5 |
| SE 312 |
Research Methods in Education |
Core |
7.5 |
| AE 311 |
Training and Development in Work Organisation |
Core |
7.5 |
| FE 312 |
Sociology of Education |
Core |
7.5 |
| AE 312 |
Educational Strategies for Community Management and Development |
Core |
7.5 |
| AE 313 |
Educational Strategies for Community Management and Development |
Elective |
7.5 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| AE 321 |
Gender Issues in Education and Community Development |
Core |
7.5 |
| AE 322 |
Planning and Management of Community Project |
Core |
7.5 |
| SE 321 |
Educational Career and Occupational Guidance and Counselling |
Core |
7.5 |
| AE 323 |
Practicum in Adult Education and Community Development |
Core |
7.5 |
| FE 324 |
Professionalism and Ethics in Education |
Core |
7.5 |
| ME 321 |
Entrepreneurship Education and Training |
Elective |
7.5 |
