Programme Description
The overall objective of the programme is to prepare a cadre of high-quality understanding in economics and statistics. Graduates should be able to use analytical knowledge and skills for effective economic planning and pol icy formulation in the context of Tanzania and beyond. The programme content has been selected after considering the country’s current economic issues, i.e. the country’s need for good planners and policy makers in monetary issues, public finance, international trade, agriculture, industrial development, etc. Learning and teaching methods, process and criteria for assessment, reference materials, core and optional elements have been determined based on the nature of the courses and on what other universities in the country and elsewhere in the world do. The main objective of Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Statistics Programme is to provide students with a thorough understanding of the theories, principles, and analytical techniques in the economics and statistics disciplines as taught worldwide. The specific objectives of the programme are to: • Equip students with relatively advanced analytical skills in Economics and Statistics. • Provide students with skills for careers in the public and private sectors. • Equip students with skills for job opportunities in research institutions and non- governmental organizations (NGOs). • Prepare students for post-graduate studies in either of the two fields.
Learning Outcomes
- Plan, collect, analyse, and utilize various types of data for economic development planning in the context of Tanzania.
- Describe, compare, and correlate important economic phenomena of production, consumption, exchange, and distribution with the help of Statistics, Mathematics and 33 its offspring.
- Apply relevant competencies in different economic approaches and mechanisms of addressing social and economic issues related to sustainable development in the society.
- Demonstrate a high level of maturity in the application of appropriate skills in dealing with dynamics and challenges facing the world today and for the future.
Programme Structure
Year 1
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| EN 111 |
Introductory Microeconomics Analysis I |
Core |
9 |
| EN 112 |
Introductory Macroeconomics Analysis I |
Core |
9 |
| DS 102 |
Development Perspective |
Core |
7.5 |
| LG 102 |
Communication Skills |
Core |
7.5 |
| AF 111 |
Introduction to Financial Accounting I |
Core |
9 |
| ST 1101 |
Basic Statistics |
Core |
1E+1 |
| IT 111 |
Introduction to Information Technology |
Core |
7.5 |
| EN 114 |
History and Economics of Development |
Elective |
7.5 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| EN 121 |
Introductory Microeconomics Analysis II |
Core |
9 |
| EN 122 |
Introductory Macroeconomics Analysis II |
Core |
9 |
| EN 124 |
Mathematics for Economists |
Core |
7.5 |
| ST 1203 |
Basic Demographic Model |
Core |
9 |
| ST 1201 |
Probability Theory |
Core |
9 |
| CN 121 |
Introduction to Computer Networking |
Core |
7.5 |
| EN 125 |
The History of Economic Thought |
Elective |
9 |
Year 2
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| EN 211 |
Intermediate Microeconomics Analysis I |
Core |
9 |
| EN 212 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics Analysis I |
Core |
9 |
| EN 213 |
Econometrics I |
Core |
9 |
| ST 2102 |
Statistical Inference |
Core |
9 |
| ST 2101 |
Probability Distribution |
Core |
10.5 |
| ST 2103 |
Statistical Methods of Quality Control |
Core |
9 |
| EN 217 |
Managerial Economics |
Core |
7.5 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| EN 221 |
Intermediate Microeconomics Analysis II |
Core |
9 |
| EN 222 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics Analysis II |
Core |
9 |
| EN 223 |
Econometric II |
Core |
9 |
| ST 2204 |
Non-Parametric Methods |
Core |
7.5 |
| EN 228 |
Economic Research Methods |
Core |
9 |
| EN 224 |
Industrial Economics |
Core |
7.5 |
| ST 2201 |
Sampling Theory and Methods |
Core |
9 |
Year 3
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| EN 311 |
Economic Policy and Planning I |
Core |
9 |
| EN 313 |
Applied Quantitative methods |
Core |
9 |
| EV 311 |
Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis |
Core |
9 |
| EN 317 |
Public Finance I |
Core |
7.5 |
| EN 310 |
Field Practical Training |
Core |
12 |
| ST 3101 |
Design and Analysis of Experiments |
Core |
9 |
| EN 318 |
International Economics I |
Elective |
9 |
| EN 3101 |
Applied Impact Evaluation |
Elective |
9 |
| EN 312 |
Monetary Economics I |
Elective |
9 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| EN 321 |
Economic Policy and Planning II |
Core |
9 |
| EN 323 |
Applied Econometrics |
Core |
9 |
| ST 3201 |
Biostatistics and Epidemiology |
Core |
9 |
| EN 324 |
Special Project |
Core |
9 |
| EN 327 |
Public Finance II |
Core |
7.5 |
| EN 328 |
International Economics II |
Elective |
9 |
| EN 322 |
Monetary Economics II |
Elective |
9 |
| ST 3206 |
Regression Analysis II |
Elective |
9 |
