Programme Description
The programme of Bachelor of Arts in Project Planning, Management, and Community Development aims at training high-quality transformative community leaders and practitioners who will demonstrate skills, attitudes and capacity to address community development issues that empower individuals for a quality living. It caters for people who strive to lead others towards sustainable development through the application of holistic approaches to help build participatory and inclusive communities both in Tanzania and internationally. In order to achieve its purpose, the programme is therefore made up of a combination of core courses in community development, project planning and management.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of theory and practice of central issues in their field of project planning, management, and development.
- Demonstrate critical mind in the application of different strategic approaches and mechanisms of addressing social, political and economic issues related to project management and development in the society.
- Show high level of maturity in application of project planning and management appropriate skills in dealing with dynamics and challenges facing the world today and in the future.
Programme Structure
Year 1
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| DS 102 |
Development Perspectives |
Core |
7.5 |
| LG 102 |
Communication Skills |
Core |
7.5 |
| PM 111 |
Introduction to Project Planning and Management |
Core |
1E+1 |
| PM 112 |
Rural Planning and Development |
Core |
1E+1 |
| DS 113 |
Gender and Socio-Economic Development |
Core |
1E+1 |
| PM 113 |
Principles of Economics I |
Core |
1E+1 |
| PO 112 |
Introduction to Public Administration |
Elective |
7.5 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| PM 123 |
Community Empowerment and Economic Development |
Core |
1E+1 |
| PM 121 |
Sustainable Agriculture and Development |
Core |
1E+1 |
| PM 122 |
Participatory Development Planning |
Core |
1E+1 |
| PM 124 |
Principles of Economics II |
Core |
1E+1 |
| IT 111 |
Introduction to Information and Communication Technology |
Core |
7.5 |
| DS 123 |
Governance, Civil Society, and Development |
Core |
1E+1 |
| DS 121 |
Natural Resources Management and Development |
Core |
1E+1 |
| DS 122 |
Science, Technology, and Development |
Elective |
1E+1 |
| DS 124 |
Poverty and Livelihood |
Elective |
1E+1 |
Year 2
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| PM 211 |
Consultancy, Planning and Management |
Core |
1E+1 |
| PM 212 |
Poverty Analysis and Intervention |
Core |
1E+1 |
| PM 213 |
Principles of Strategic Planning and Management |
Core |
1E+1 |
| PM 214 |
Contemporary Community Development Strategies |
Core |
1E+1 |
| PM 216 |
Computing Application in Project Planning and Management |
Core |
1E+1 |
| DS 212 |
Natural Resources Conservation and Governance Elective |
Other |
1E+1 |
| DS 214 |
Democratization, Governance, and Development Elective |
Other |
1E+1 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| PM 221 |
Manpower Planning and Administration |
Core |
1E+1 |
| PM 222 |
Project Economic Analysis |
Core |
1E+1 |
Practical Training
Core 10 PM 224 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Core 10 DS 224 International Trade and Development Core 10 DS 222 Development Research Methods Core 10 One Elective Course Elective 10 Total 70 Electives Code Course Title Status Credits PO 224 Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice Elective 10 DS 225 Decentralization and Development Elective 10 Year Three 363 Semester One Code Course Title Status Credits PM 311 Project Planning and Management Core 10 PM 312 Project Proposal Development Core 10 PM 313 Business Planning and Development Core 10 PM 314 Project Sustainability Theories and Application Core 10 PM 315 Project Incubation Process and Management Core 10 PM 316 Project Contract Management: Principles and Practices Core 10 One Elective Course Elective 10 Total 70 Electives Code Course Title Status Credits DS 311 Globalization and Socio-Economic Development Elective 10 PO 314 Human Rights: Theory and Practice Elective 10 Semester Two Code Course Title Status Credits PM 321 Project Conflict Analysis and Management Core 10 PM 322 Entrepreneurship Skills and Rural Investment Core 10 PM 323 Community Economic Development Core 10 PM 324 Special Project Core 10 PM 325 Project Appraisal Core 10 DS 323 Public and Private Sector Management Core 10 One Elective Course Elective 10 Total 70 Electives Code Course Title Status Credits DS 322 Food, Nutrition, Security, and Development Elective 10 PO 324 Democracy: Theory and Practice Elective 10.5 2.12 CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE (CI-UDOM) The Confucius Institute at the University of Dodoma (CIUDOM) offers only one bachelor’s degree Programme, that is, Bachelor of Arts in Oriental Languages (B.A. Chinese) which have been reviewed and now it is known as Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Culture (BA. CLC). Therefore, this curriculum guidebook has both, the old and the reviewed curricular. 364
