Programme Description
This degree programme is offered by the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. It is designed to prepare and equip students with professional skills in environment and disaster issues. Graduates of this Programme are expected to be able to apply knowledge and skills in mainstreaming disaster management issues in various policies and development programmes. The overall objective of the programme is to prepare professionals with accurate expression and practice, as well as clear and concise analysis of disaster risks and environmental issues. Specifically, the programme endeavors to enable the graduates analyse the environmental disaster risks and plan measures to mitigate environmental disasters and disaster risk treatment and provide advice on disaster management policy in the context of Tanzania and beyond. Bachelor of Arts in Sociology is offered by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. The programme is positioned on the need to capture both the qualitative and quantitative levels of education. Equally important, the programme guarantees students an opportunity to get a wide range of courses in line with their fields of study and specializations. It markets students in the current stiff and highly competitive labor market and provides them with relevant skills and knowledge of their respective professional backgrounds.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply acquired knowledge and skills in managing disaster and/or environment.
- Demonstrate practical skills related to disaster risk management.
- Plan and implement disaster risk reduction in projects. Upon completion of the programme, graduates are expected to have acquired knowledge, values, and skills to:
- Demonstrate expertise in undertaking social research in society.
- Recognize and demonstrate the ability to review theoretical models in understanding research-oriented projects.
- Critically analyse the contemporary discourses in rural development initiatives.
- Apply scientific methods in analysing diversities in the social world. 165
- Sociologically scrutinize health systems by considering t h e macro and micro concerns
- Apply the theoretical models in solving practical problems in the social world.
- Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior in the workplace.
Programme Structure
Year 1
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| DS 102 |
Development Perspectives |
Core |
7.5 |
| DM 111 |
Introduction to Disaster Management |
Core |
1E+1 |
| DM 112 |
Risks and Disaster Mapping |
Core |
10.5 |
| IT 111 |
Introduction to Information Technology |
Core |
7.5 |
| GO 112 |
Climatology |
Core |
1E+1 |
| LG 102 |
Communication Skills |
Core |
7.5 |
| GO 111 |
Background to Geomorphology |
Elective |
1E+1 |
| PM 111 |
Introduction to Project Planning and Management |
Elective |
1E+1 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| DM 121 |
Theories and Management of Risk and Crisis |
Core |
1E+1 |
| DM 122 |
Disaster and Catastrophic Emergency |
Core |
1E+1 |
| GO 121 |
Land Surveying and Mapping Science |
Core |
1E+1 |
| GO 123 |
Environmental and Natural Resources Economics I |
Core |
7.5 |
| GO 124 |
Natural Resources Management and Development |
Core |
1E+1 |
| GO 122 |
Environmental Conservation Education |
Core |
7.5 |
| PM 123 |
Principles of Economics I |
Elective |
1E+1 |
| DS 124 |
Poverty and Livelihoods |
Elective |
1E+1 |
Year 2
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| DM 211 |
Climate Change and Disasters |
Core |
7.5 |
| DM 212 |
Disaster Management Cycle |
Core |
7.5 |
| DM 213 |
Safety, Health, and Disaster Management |
Core |
7.5 |
| DM 214 |
Ecosystem Services and Disaster Management |
Core |
10.5 |
| GO 216 |
Urban Systems |
Core |
1E+1 |
| GO 213 |
Quantitative Methods in Geography and Disaster Management |
Core |
1E+1 |
| GO 214 |
Research Methods in Geography and Disaster Management |
Core |
1E+1 |
| DS 213 |
Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development |
Elective |
1E+1 |
| SY 212 |
Introduction to Rural Sociology |
Elective |
1E+1 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| DM 221 |
Disaster Vulnerability and Livelihoods |
Core |
1E+1 |
| DM 222 |
Early Warning Systems |
Core |
1E+1 |
| DM 223 |
Occupational Safety and Health Risks Management |
Core |
1E+1 |
Year 1
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| DS 102 |
Development Perspectives |
Core |
7.5 |
| LG 102 |
Communication Skills |
Core |
7.5 |
| SY 111 |
Classical Sociology |
Core |
10.5 |
| SY 112 |
Cultural Anthropology |
Core |
10.5 |
| IT 111 |
Introduction to Information Technology |
Core |
10.5 |
| SY 113 |
Introduction to Social Psychology |
Core |
7.5 |
| DS 113 |
Gender and Socio-Economic Development |
Elective |
7.5 |
| PO 112 |
Introduction to Public Administration |
Elective |
7.5 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| SY 121 |
Contemporary Sociology |
Core |
10.5 |
| SY 122 |
Introduction to Culture and Society |
Core |
10.5 |
| SY 123 |
Social Structure, Agency and Transformation |
Core |
10.5 |
| DS 123 |
Governance, Civil Society and Development |
Core |
7.5 |
| PO 124 |
Local Government System in Tanzania |
Core |
7.5 |
| DS 124 |
Poverty and Livelihoods |
Core |
7.5 |
| PO 122 |
Introduction to Political Economy |
Elective |
7.5 |
| DS 125 |
Population, Demography, and Development |
Elective |
7.5 |
Year 2
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| SY 211 |
Classical Sociological Theories |
Core |
10.5 |
| SY 212 |
Introduction to Rural and Urban Sociology |
Core |
7.5 |
| SY 213 |
Qualitative Research Methodology |
Core |
10.5 |
| SY 214 |
Introduction to Medical Sociology |
Core |
7.5 |
| SY 215 |
Sociology, Criminology, and Penology |
Core |
7.5 |
| PL 212 |
Critical Thinking and Argumentation |
Core |
10.5 |
| SY 216 |
Introduction to Social Policy |
Elective |
7.5 |
| IR 212 |
International Organizations and Global |
Elective |
7.5 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| SY 220 |
Field |
Core |
9.6 |
| SY 221 |
Contemporary Sociology Theories |
Core |
10.5 |
| SY 222 |
Quantitative Research Methods |
Core |
10.5 |
| SY 223 |
Social Planning and Administration |
Core |
7.5 |
| SY 224 |
Social Security and Employment Schemes |
Core |
7.5 |
| SY 225 |
Introduction to Guidance and Counselling |
Core |
7.5 |
| DS 225 |
Decentralization and Development |
Elective |
7.5 |
| PL 221 |
Professional and Civic Ethics |
Elective |
7.5 |
Year 3
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| SY 311 |
Community Development: Theory and Practice |
Core |
10.5 |
| SY 312 |
Sociology of Development |
Core |
7.5 |
| SY 313 |
Population and Reproductive Health |
Core |
7.5 |
| SY 314 |
Research Project |
Core |
9.6 |
| SY 315 |
Contemporary Social Change and Culture |
Core |
7.5 |
| SY 316 |
Sociology of Organization, Work and Industry |
Core |
7.5 |
| SY 317 |
Sociological Aspects of Globalization |
Elective |
10.5 |
| SY 318 |
Rural Cooperation in Tanzania |
Elective |
10.5 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| SY 321 |
Intervention Strategies for Sustainable Development |
Core |
10.5 |
| SY 322 |
Rural Development Policy and Planning |
Core |
10.5 |
| SY 323 |
Society, Culture, and Health Transition |
Core |
7.5 |
| SY 324 |
Project Planning and Implementation |
Core |
10.5 |
| SY 325 |
Social and Cultural Impact Assessment |
Core |
7.5 |
| SY 326 |
Foundations of Sociology of Knowledge and Culture |
Core |
7.5 |
| SY 327 |
Sociology of Religion |
Elective |
7.5 |
| DS 322 |
Food Security, Nutrition, and Development |
Elective |
7.5 |
Practical Training
Core 10 GO 226 Medical Geography Elective 7.5 GO 221 Remote Sensing and Geographical Core 10 Information Systems One Elective Course Elective 7.5 Total 72.5 Electives GO 225 Transport Systems Core 7.5 GO 224 Environmental Policy Planning and Management Core 7.5 163 Code Course Title Status Credits GO 223 Population Perspective Elective 7.5 Year Three Semester One DM 311 Governance, Law and Policy in Disaster Management Core 10 DM 312 Disaster Risk Management and Development Core 10.5 DM 313 Research Project Core 15 GO 316 Regional Planning Core 7.5 PM 312 Project Proposal development Core 10 GO 313 Resource Use and Conservation Core 7.5 Total 60.5 Electives SY 311 Sociology of Development Elective 10 GO 321 Environmental Policy and Planning Elective 10 Semester Two DM 321 Urban Planning and Disaster Management Core 10 DM 322 Disaster Management and Sustainability Core 10 DM 323 Emergency Planning Management Core 10 DM 324 Food Security and Environmental Disaster Management Core 7.5 GO 322 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Core 10 GO 324 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics II Core 7.5 One Elective Course Elective 7.5 Total 62.5 Electives GO 326 Environmental, Food Security and Development Elective 7.5 GO 321 Land Evaluation for Land Use Planning and Management Elective 7.5 Field Practical (FP) provides students with an excellent opportunity for witnessing and taking part in real life implementation of theory s taught in class. This is a six- week programme conducted towards the end of the academic year, after the completion of the second semester examinations. Students are allocated to pertinent organisations, firms, agencies, etc., in order to gain hands-on experience in all works related to the theory and practice of the programme. During the FPT, students work and write comprehensive reports under close supervision of professional training officers at their respective placements. To complement the supervision provided by the professional training officers, the students are visited by an academic 164 supervisor from the college/department, at least once. To ensure adequate coverage in terms of depth and breadth of the training, the students are given exposure to a wide variety of activities pertaining to the programme. The cost of the FPT is covered by sponsors of respective students. According to current UDOM fee structure, each student is paid TZS 10,000 per day, which amounts to the sum of TZS 420,000 for six weeks. Research Field Practical Training Research Field Practical Training is part and parcel of the assessment requirement of the course; namely, Qualitative Research Methods in Geography and Disaster (GO 214) which provides students with an excellent opportunity to link the theories taught in class to practice through research undertaking procedures including proposal writing, preparation of data collection tools, field data collection, data analysis, and report writing. The research field practical training is a two-week exercise in which students under supervision of instructors visit selected areas of study with respect to research themes and conduct research activities. This part contributes 30% of the continuous assessment needed for the course GO 214. The cost for Research Field Practical Training amounts to TZS 200,000 for two weeks. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) It is a requirement for all students in the Bachelor of Environmental Disaster Management to have the following protective gears: Helmet, foot protector, Reflective vest, Eye protector, ear protector, masks and gloves. Field Practical (FP) provides students with an excellent opportunity to witness and take part in real life implementation of theories taught in class. This is a six-week programme conducted towards the end of t h e academic year, after the completion of second semester examinations. Students are allocated to pertinent organizations, firms, agencies, etc., in order to gain hands-on experience in all works related to the theory and practice of the programme. During the PT, students work and write comprehensive reports under close supervision of professional training officers at their respective placements. To complement the supervision provided by the professional training officers, the students are visited by an academic supervisor from the college/department at least once. To ensure adequate coverage in terms of both depth and breadth of the training, the students are given exposure to a wide variety of activities pertaining to the programme. The cost of PT is covered by sponsors of respective students. According to the current UDOM fee structure, each student is paid TZS 10,000 per day, which amounts to the sum of TZS 420,000 for six weeks.
Research Requirements
In the third year, students pursuing Bachelor of Arts in Sociology shall conduct a research and write a report in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of Bachelor of Arts in Sociology of The University of Dodoma.
