The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) 

IAU-002822

Tanzania

top General Information

Address

Street:Kawawa Road
Kinondoni Municipality
P.O. Box 23409

City:Dar es Salaam

WWW:https://www.out.ac.tz

Other Sites

30 Regional Centres; 10 Coordinating Centres, of which one is in Zanzibar and one in Pemba; two in Kenya (Egerton and Njoro), one in Rwanda (Kibungo), one in Namibia and one in Uganda

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1992. Acquired present status 1994

Academic Year

September to August

Admission Requirements

Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination, or equivalent, plus 3 credit passes or 5 passes in Certificate of Secondary Education Examination. May also sit for Foundation Course exam

Tuition Fees

National:1,200,000 per annum for Bachelor's degree; 300,000-600,000 per annum for other undergraduate diplomas an certificates (TZS)

Language(s)

Swahili;English

Accrediting Agency

Tanzania Commission for Universities (TUC)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Elifas Bisanda

Job title:Vice-Chancellor

Years of office:2015-


Senior Administrative Officer : George S. Oreku

Job title:Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Resources Management


International Relations Officer : Maulid Maulid

Job title:Director, International Affairs

top Divisions

Faculty : Arts and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Development Studies, Economics, Geography (Human), History, Hotel and Restaurant, Journalism, Linguistics, Literature, Media Studies, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Religious Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Tourism


Faculty : Business Management

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Finance, Government, Leadership, Management, Marketing


Faculty : Education

Fields of study:Adult Education, Curriculum, Distance Education, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Special Education, Teacher Training


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, International Law, Law


Faculty : Science, Technology and Environmental Studies

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Information Technology, Nutrition, Physics

More details:FSTES


Institute : Continuing Education

Fields of study:Distance Education, Educational Sciences, Primary Education


Institute : Educational and Management Technology

Fields of study:Computer Engineering, Computer Networks, Data Processing, Educational Technology

top Degrees

Certificate

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Cosmetology, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Library Science, Management, Meat and Poultry, Preschool Education


Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Sciences, Library Science, Meat and Poultry, Preschool Education, Primary Education


Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Adult Education, Business Administration, Business Education, Data Processing, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Dietetics, Distance Education, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Energy Engineering, Environmental Studies, Finance, Food Science, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Information Management, Information Technology, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Library Science, Marketing, Mass Communication, Natural Resources, Nutrition, Public Administration, Science Education, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education, Swahili, Teacher Trainers Education, Tourism


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Business Administration, Curriculum, Education, Law, Social Work, Technology Education, Vocational Education


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Criminal Law, Curriculum, Development Studies, Distance Education, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Environmental Studies, Gender Studies, Geography (Human), Government, Human Resources, Information Management, Information Technology, International Law, Journalism, Law, Leadership, Library Science, Linguistics, Management, Mass Communication, Natural Resources, Nutrition, Physics, Social Work, Sociology, Swahili, Tourism, Transport Management, Zoology


Doctor of Philosophy

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Biological and Life Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Law, Social Sciences

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Huria Journal

Journal of Issues and Practices in Education

Law Journal

Updated on 21-03-2022