Courses and Programmes Offered by Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) offer various Courses and Programmes that lead to Certificate,Diploma,Bachelor Degrees, Master Degrees and PhD qualifications. This can be a ticket to a successful life and career. SUA is recognized across the country and beyond for the quality of our teaching and student experience in the field of Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences, Forest and Tourism and more. Explorer all Programmes as listed below;
Certificate Programmes
Courses and Programmes Offered by Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)
Certificate in Information Technology
This programme is designed to produce knowledgeable and skilled personnel in Information Technologies in the total context in which information technology operate.
Certificate in Tour Guide and Hunting Operation
Professional tour guiding personnel and hunting operators are produced by this programme. Early career professional in conservation and exploitation of natural resources for economic gain.
Diploma Programmes
Courses and Programmes Offered by Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)
Diploma in Crop Production and Management
The graduates are producers, managers, extension officers and research assistants of modern of agriculture.
Diploma in Information and Library Science
The Diploma produce competent and effective information managers and providers with ICT applications in an ever- changing information environment. These graduates are demanded in the information
Diploma in Information Technology
This programme produce competent and highly skilled technical experts in Information Technology. Graduate of this programme are competent in Computer Hardware, Computer Networking, Computer and more.
Diploma in Laboratory Technology
The programme is designed to produce skilled technicians who are competent in laboratory technology for the job market. The Graduates are able to work independently in secondary school.
Diploma in Records, Archives and Information Management
This Diploma produces competent personnel able to create, maintain, use and dispose records economically and efficiently. These diploma graduates are registry, and records.
Diploma in Tropical Animal Health and Production
The programme is designed to produce Veterinary Paraprofessionals, competent in basic theoretical and practical knowledge in farm animal health and disease control.
Bachelor Degree Programmes
Courses and Programmes Offered by Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)
Bachelor of Arts in Development Planning and Management
The programme produce graduates with contemporary knowledge and skills to plan, manage and build communities’ capacity for development interventions and improve people’s well-being in sustainable.
Bachelor of Science in Wood Technologies and Value Addition
The programme produce graduates with broad technical knowledge of wood processing and hands on skills for professional in technical drawing, designing and production of furniture and other wood.
Bachelor of Agriculture Investment and Banking
The graduates are agricultural bankers, agricultural investors, technical advisors in banking and investment in agriculture sector and businesses.
Bachelor of Community Development
The programme produce competent community development professionals with skills, knowledge and right attitude to facilitate efficient development process of communities.
Bachelor of Crop Production and Management
Graduates from this programme are champion to investment in crop production for sustainable economic growth. The graduate are skilled in using biotechnology, green house/screen houses.
Bachelor of Human Resources Management and Labor Relations
This programme produce experts that are made to be human resource officers, managers and labour officers with excellent ability to create and maintain friendly and productive work environment.
Bachelor of Information and Records Management
Information and records management is required in virtually all types of organizations, both public and private. The programme has been designed to produce experts.
Bachelor of Rural Development
Become rural development specialists and practitioners who will find solutions to rural development challenges. The graduates are experts in social, gender mainstreaming, political and economic.
Bachelor of Science Bee Resources Management
The graduates of this programme are Bee resource managers, conservationists, ecologists, Bee product processors, Bee ecologists and Bee resource and product entrepreneurs.
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
The programme produce graduates with knowledge and skills in agricultural economics and agribusiness to provide solution for problems in production and marketing of agricultural commodities.
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering
The programme produce competent graduates that are able to integrate agricultural engineering in sustainable mechanization in agriculture in diverse farming circumstances.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture General
The programme produce competent graduates able to integrate agriculture science and technology for sustainable crop and livestock production in different farming systems and industries. Graduate
Bachelor of Science in Agronomy
The experts in crop, soil and fertilizer science, technology and practice to carter for sustainable growth of the agricultural industry.
Bachelor of Science in Animal Science
The programme produce graduates capable of effectively managing livestock sector and provide technical advice and self-employment in sustainable livestock production.
Bachelor of Science in Applied Agricultural Extension
The programme produce competent, responsible and innovative strategic agricultural extension professionals and managers who will work at as extension agents, managers
Bachelor of Science in Aquaculture
The programme produce highly qualified graduates competent in aquatic organisms farming using contemporary and sustainable aquaculture techniques and science.
Bachelor of Science in Bioprocess and Post-Harvest Engineering
The programme produce graduate professionals who are well versed with broad knowledge and skills in bio- process and post-harvest science, technology, systems
Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology and Laboratory Science
The programme produce a cadre of laboratory technologists who will be capable to supervise and manage diagnostic,research,and training laboratories.
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management
The graduates are scientists and managers able to use scientific facts in the context of social and economic, and ethics to determine an appropriate environmental action to achieve.
Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Studies
The programme produce competent graduates that are able to develop, integrate, and practice family studies, textiles and fashion design, interior design, and event planning.
Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology
The programme develop knowledge and skills required in the supply, manufacture and sale of safe, nutritious and quality foods and associated regulatory and advisory
Bachelor of Science in Forestry
This programme produce competent experts with knowledge of forestry science and ability to deliver advisory services and practice for sustainable development.
Bachelor of Science in Horticulture
Competent graduate horticulturists from this programme are capable of integrating horticultural components in farming systems; provide technical solutions compatible with the available resources
Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition
Human nutritionist produced from this programme serve in the development and progress of nutrition and health. Graduate skills and knowledge are relevant in diverse range of food and nutritional
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
This programme gives Advance Mathematics major a career in information technology and applications. Graduates are experts in programming, web development, database design,
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Innovation (B.Sc. ITIN)
The programme aims at equipping graduates with knowledge, skills and competences for employability and self-employment. It will be delivered through Student Centered Learning (SCL) approaches
Bachelor of Science in Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering
The programme produce graduate professionals to design and manage efficient irrigation, water resources systems and waste water management in agricultural production in the face
Bachelor of Science in Range Management
The graduate are competent range managers capable of managing, provide advisory and consultancy services to improve productivity of rangelands, resolve rangeland conflicts, rehabilitate degraded
Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Management
The programme wildlife experts equipped with technical, analytical, managerial and entrepreneurial skills in wildlife enterprise and related industries for sustainable development.
Bachelor of Science with Education
The main aim of the program is to produce graduates with knowledge and professional education skills in Science and Mathematics that will enable them teach science
Bachelor of Science with Education (Agricultural Science & Biology)
Graduate of this programme are qualified teachers in secondary schools, education institutions, and agriculture related colleges with expertise in agriculture science and biology with pedagogical
Bachelor of Science with Education (Chemistry & Mathematics)
The programme produce qualified teachers in chemistry and mathematics in secondary education and education institutions. Graduate from this programme are skillful in teaching methods
Bachelor of Science with Education (Chemistry and Biology)
The program produce qualified science teachers in secondary education and education institutions in chemistry and biology with skills, psychology and pedagogy to make science easy, likable
Bachelor of Science with Education (Chemistry and Physics)
Teachers from this programme are professional competent to make these science subject interesting and easy to understand for secondary education. Our teachers will take science subjects
Bachelor of Science with Education (Geography & Mathematics)
The programme produce qualified professional teachers in geography and Mathematics in secondary education and education institutions. The graduates have skills and techniques in teaching methods
Bachelor of Science with Education (Geography and Biology)
Become professional and competent teachers in Geography and Mathematics in secondary education and education institutions through this programme. These graduate are managers, administrators
Bachelor of Science with Education (Information Technology & Mathematics)
The programme produce professionally competent teachers in Computing, Information Technology, and Mathematics in secondary education and education institutions. These graduates are able to
Bachelor of Science with Education (Physics & Mathematics)
The programme is a hub for teachers that can make sense of numbers, theories and principles of math and physics to understand and solve practical problems in the society. These teachers will teach
Bachelor of Tourism Management
The programme produce graduates with positive attitudes, ethical values, professional knowledge and skills for managing and promoting tourism industries. Graduates have knowledge
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
The programme produce qualified and practically competent veterinary doctors to develop livestock industry, public health sector, and biomedical research.
Postgraduate Diploma Programmes
Courses and Programmes Offered by Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)
Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural Economics
The following tables present course structure by module. Students are required to register for each module. Students will be allowed to register for module II and III only after completing module I, and register for module IV, the research module after completion and passing all modules I to III.
Postgraduate Diploma in Education
The programme is aimed to provide the broad training requisite for general graduates who wish to take up teaching as a career, to get professional training in education
Postgraduate Diploma in Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation Techniques
The programme aims at building student’s knowledge and skills through theoretical and empirical experiences. Graduates of this programme are expected to be capable of undertaking high quality
Masters Degree Programmes
Courses and Programmes Offered by Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)
Master of Applied Cell Biology
On successful completion of the degree program, the graduate should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of: (i) biological products, such as diagnostics
Master of Arts in Development Planning and Policy Analysis
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Master of Arts in Project Management and Evaluation
The general objective of the MA (PME) Degree Programme is to equip students with up-to-date knowledge and skills
to enable them plan, manage and evaluate projects and programmes
Master of Arts in Rural Development
The programmes aims to impart skills in the analysis of major issues in the theories and practices of agricultural and rural development.
Master of Business Administration (Agribusiness)
The programme is designed to develop professionals from agro- allied disciplines to acquire managerial and business knowledge and skills. It is also an ideal career development opportunity.
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -Evening Programme
The aim of this programme is to produce graduates with managerial and administrative knowledge related to business management. This is an evening moduralised programme with specializations.
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instructions
The programme intends to produce educators with an in-depth understanding of curriculum matters, strong pedagogical content knowledge and sound professional skills to the ever-changing educational.
Master of Philosophy
The programme is offered by research only, for two years on full time basis leading to a thesis. Areas of specialization are: Virology, Bacteriology, Mycology, Immunology, Entomology.
Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine
This programme is designed to train and strengthen public veterinarians’ ability to manage (perform planning, regulatory and monitoring functions and in formulating.
Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics
To produce graduates with knowledge and skills essential for transforming the agro-food sectors and rural economy.
Master of Science in Agroforestry
Programme learning outcome: The programme is designed to produce Agroforestry professionals to serve in the promotion, management, training, research, extension and consultancy in Agroforestry
Master of Science in Anatomy
On successful completion of the program the graduate should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts of (i) Anatomy, (ii) basic and applied.
Master of Science in Applied Toxicology
Graduates will be able to demonstrate skills in understanding of (i) applied research methods used in all aspects of toxicology and the (ii) aetiology.
Master of Science in Applied Veterinary Anesthesiology
Graduates should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of (i) anaesthetic use in different classes of domestic, laboratory and wild animals (ii) anaesthetic.
Master of Science in Biochemistry
Candidates graduating from this master’s degree will be expected to have skills in (i) integrating the content of different biosciences at a molecular level.
Master of Science in Clinical Chemistry
At the end of the degree programme, students will (i) understand the medical, scientific and technological principles of Clinical Chemistry and its interrelationship.
Master of Science in Clinical Pathology
Graduates should be able to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of (i) clinical pathological features of different organs and systems of the body.
Master of Science in Ecosystems Science and Management
The programme is designed to impart high level of competence to professionals involved in ecosystem sciences and management for better research and practical application.
Master of Science in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
The programme is designed to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, intellectual qualities, practical skills, transferable skills and other attributes.
Master of Science in Environmental Sciences,Management and Technology
The environment supports life, and is an engine for socio-economic development given the requisite science and technologies. However, some of the current technological developments in Tanzania
Master of Science in Forest Engineering
The programme is aimed to develop managers, researchers, trainers and entrepreneurs in the forest engineering sphere with innovative knowledge, skills and values in
Master of Science in Forest Products and Technology
The programme is designed to train competent forest products scientists and technologists to serve in forestry industries, academic institutions and other forestry
Master of Science in Forest Resource Assessment and Management
The programme is to equip students with innovative knowledge, skills and values in integrated forest resource assessment and management in order to enhance
Master of Science in Forestry
The programme is designed to train students for higher professional positions in the management and administration of forest resources and wood-based industries.
Master of Science in Horticulture
Master of Science in Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Agriculture
The programme is designed to enable graduates to develop a system orientation and awareness of the complex social, economic and ecological factors involved in natural
Master of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Graduates should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of (i) new concepts in molecular biology and biotechnology and (ii) research methods in molecular
Master of Science in Natural Products Technology and Value Addition
The programme is to strengthen technical and managerial capacity in natural products science and value addition.
Master of Science in One Health Molecular Biology
The MSc One Health Mol. Biol. programme is offered by coursework and research leading to dissertation.
Master of Science in Post-harvest Technology and Management
Master of Science in Veterinary Pathology
Graduates should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of (i) pathological features of different organs and systems of the body, (ii) pathogenesis
Master of Science in Veterinary Surgery
Graduates should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of effective use of specialized diagnostic facilities and to be able to perform ordinary
Master of Science in Wildlife Management
The programme aims at training human resource with requisite entrepreneurial knowledge and skills in the discipline of wildlife management,
Master of Veterinary Medicine (MVM)
This programme is designed to train graduates for professional challenges in research, training, extension and private practice.
Masters of Science in Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology
Graduates should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of (i) cellular structure and molecular events regulating cellular processes in reproduction
Masters of Science in Applied Microbiology
Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of (i) molecular basis of microbial disease pathogenesis (ii) research methods in applied microbiology
Masters of Science in Comparative Animal Physiology
Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of basic and applied research methods. in all aspects of physiology, (ii) the functions of organs
Masters of Science in Epidemiology
Upon successful completion of the degree programme, a graduate should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of (i) concepts and methods of epidemiology,
Masters of Science in Parasitology
Graduates should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of ecological factors associated with parasitic diseases of man, domestic and wild animals
Masters of Science in Pharmacology
Candidates graduating from this master’s degree will be expected to have skills in (i) applied research methods used in all aspects of pharmacology, (ii) the structure
Masters of Science in Public Health and Food Safety
Graduates should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of (i) concepts and advances in public health and food safety, (ii) zoonotic and food-borne diseases
MSc in Agricultural Economics
The programme is designed to train students for professional positions in the public agencies, parastatals, private organizations, teaching and research institutions and… Read more
MSc in Agricultural Engineering
Programme learning outcome: The programme is designed to train students to contribute to agricultural development through the application of engineering principles
MSc in Crop Science
The programme is aimed at producing professionals with specializations in Agronomy, Crop Improvement, Crop Protection and Horticulture.
MSc in Food Science
The programme is designed to train highly skilled postgraduates in Food Science and related fields to professional level. These graduates will be able to undertake
MSc in Human Nutrition
The programme is designed to train highly skilled postgraduates to be professionals in nutrition and related fields, who will be able to undertake advanced research
MSc in Irrigation Engineering and Management
The programme is aimed at developing the required human resource base in the region to address issues related to utilisation and management of water resources for sustainable crop production.
MSc in Land Use Planning and Management
The programme is geared towards developing the required human resource base in the region to address issues related to planning and management of land resources
MSc in Soil Science and Land Management
The programme is designed to train the candidates for research and teaching positions in educational and research institutions, research administration and extension
MSc in Tropical Animal Production
This programme is designed to train students for extension, research and teaching posts at educational institutions, ministries responsible for agriculture and livestock
MSc. Agricultural Education and Extension
The programme is designed to produce graduates capable of planning and managing agricultural projects and extension services and, serving as lecturers and tutors
MSc. Agricultural Statistics
The programme is offerred in collaboration with the Eastern Africa Staistical Training Centre (EASTC). Registered students are hosted by the EASTC in Dar es Salaam.
MSc. Health of Aquatic Resources
MSc. Hydrogeology and Water Resources Management
Groundwater is an important resource for food security, human health and ecosystems. It thus forms an important ingredient for economic and social prosperity of humankind through water supply
MSc. in Aquaculture
The general objective is to produce graduates with profound knowledge and skills in specialized areas of Aquaculture (i.e. Nutrition, Breeding and Production systems) to carter for sustainable
MSc. Public Health Pest Management
The Sokoine University of Agriculture through its African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Rodent Pest Management and Biosensor Technology Development (IRPM-BTD) is pleased to invite interested applicants.
MSc. Seed Technology and Business
Programme Availability – College of Agriculture
Host Department – Department of Crop Science and Horticulture
Level of Study – Masters Degree
Mode of Study – Full Time
Programme Duration – 2 Years
MSc.Food Quality and Safety Assurance
Programme Availability – College of Agriculture
Host Department – Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences
Level of Study – Masters Degree
Mode of Study – Full Time
Programme Duration – 2 Years
PhD Programmes
Courses and Programmes Offered by Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)
PhD in Agribusiness
This program is expected to produce graduates capable of undertaking high quality research and applying the same in bridging the gaps between policy and practice in agribusiness.
PhD in Agricultural and Rural Innovation
This is a four-year PhD programme that consists of a coursework and research that leads to a dissertation.
PhD in Agriculture Value Chain
Online application through http://suasis.sua.ac.tz:9092/index.php/welcome . Make sure that all relevant academic and financial documents are attached before final submission is made
PhD in Agroecology
The purpose of PhD programme in Agro-ecology is to develop human resource capacity that can utilize agro-ecological approaches to address the needs of farmers, traders and consumers.
PhD in Soil and Water Management
This is a four-year PhD programme that consists of a coursework and research that leads to a dissertation.
Courses and Programmes Offered by Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)