Degree program: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Admission capacity: 200
Combination(s): ALL
Admission requirements: Two principal passes in the following subjects: History,
Geography, Kiswahili, English Language, French, Arabic, Fine Arts,
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Agriculture, Nutrition,Commerce, Accountancy, Chinese or Economics.
Annual tuition fee: 800,000/=
DS 102 Development Perspectives Core 7.5
LG 112 Communication Skills Core 7.5
SY 111 Introduction to Classical Sociology Core 10
SY 112 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Core 10
SY 113 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods Core 10
PA 111 Introduction to Public Administration Core 10
DS 111 Poverty and Socio-economic Development Core 10  MS 102 Introduction to Information and Communication 
Technology
Core 7.5
SY 121 Introduction to Contemporary Sociology Core 10
SY 122 Introduction to Culture and Society Core 10
SY 123 Social Structure of Tanzanian Society Core 10
SY 124 Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods Core 10
DS 123 Governance, Civil Society and Development Core 10
PA 121 Introduction to Human Resource Management Core 10      Rural 
Sociology
SY 211 Classical Sociological Theory Core 10
PL 214 Critical Thinking and Argumentation Core 10
SY 212 Introduction to Rural Sociology Core 10
SY 213 Introduction to Community Development Core 10
SY 216 Introduction to Social Policy Core 10
Urban 
Sociology
SY 211 Classical Sociological Theory Core 10
PL 214 Critical Thinking and Argumentation Core 10
SY 214 Introduction to Medical Sociology and Anthropology Core 10
SY 215 Anthropological Perspectives and Health Core 10
SY 217 Gender, Sexuality and Health Core 10  SY 221 Contemporary Sociological Theories Core 10
SY 222 Quantitative Research Methods Core 10
SY 223 Sociology of Rural Development Core 10
SY 224 Family and Gender Relation Core 10
SY 227 Social Planning and Administration Core 10
Medical 
Sociology
94
Code Course Title Status Credits
SY 221 Contemporary Sociological Theories Core 10
SY 222 Quantitative Research Methods Core 10
SY 229 Introduction to Guidance and Counseling Core 10
SY 202 Sociological Dimension of Population Studies Core 10
SY 227 Social Planning and Administration Core 10
  SY 215 Introduction to Urban Sociology and Urban Social 
Dynamics 
Elective 10
SY 214 Introduction to Medical Sociology and Anthropology Elective 7.5
SY 217 Sociology of Organization, Work and Industry Elective 10
SY 212 Introduction to Rural Sociology Elective 7.5
SY 218 Introduction to Community Development Elective 10
SY 216 Introduction to Social Policy Elective 10
SY 219 Introduction to Society and Resources Elective 1
SY 224 Family and Gender Relations Elective 10
SY 228 Social Policy Analysis Elective 10
  SY 224 Family and Gender Relations Elective 10
SY 228 Social Policy Analysis Elective 10  Rural 
Sociology
SY 319 Research Project Core 15
SY 312 Contemporary Social Change and Culture Core 10
SY 313 Advanced Qualitative Research Methods Core 10
SY 314 Rural Cooperation in Tanzania Core 10
SY 315 Community Development: Theory and Practice Core 10
SY 311 Sociology of Development Core 10
Rural 
Sociology
SY 319 Research Project Core 15
SY 312 Contemporary Social Change and Culture Core 10
SY 313 Advanced Qualitative Research Methods Core 10
SY 314 Rural Cooperation in Tanzania Core 10
SY 315 Community Development: Theory and Practice Core 10
SY 311 Sociology of Development Core 10
Medical 
Sociology
SY 311 Sociology of Development Core 10
SY 312 Contemporary Social Change and Culture Core 10
SY 313 Advanced Qualitative Research Methods Core 10
SY 319 Research Project Core 15
SY 316 Population and Reproductive Health Core 10  SY321 Foundations of Sociology of Knowledge and Culture Core 10
SY 309 Anthropological Analysis of East Africa population Core 10
95
Code Course Title Status Credits
SY323 Intervention Strategies for Development Core 10
SY324 Agrarian Policy and Planning Core 10
SY325 Society, Culture and Health Core 10
Medical 
Sociology
SY 321 Foundations of Sociology of Knowledge and Culture Core 10
SY326 Project Planning and Implementation Core 10
SY 329 Health Transition and Culture Core 10
SY 325 Society, Culture and Health Core 10
SY323 Intervention Strategies for Development Core 10  SY 224 Family and Gender Relations Elective 10
SY 228 Social Policy Analysis Elective 10
SY 317 Social Security and Employment Schemes Elective 10
SY 318 Environment, Natural Resources, and Society Elective 10
SY 316 Population and Reproductive Health Elective 10
  Electives
SY 326 Project Planning and Implementation Elective 10
SY 327 Environmental and Cultural Impact Assessment Elective 10
SY 328 Sociology of Religion Elective 10Electives
SY 327 Environmental and Cultural Impact Assessment Elective 10
SY 328 Sociology of Religion Elective 10