Much more than just a great degree
As a School of Education postgraduate student, you’ll be an integral and respected part of our global community. Our students from across Tanzania and around the world study a wide range of taught courses, as well as developing their own research or ground-breaking project under the supportive guidance of an academic supervisor.
We aspire to make our only home a better place for us all to live. At School of Education we give you the freedom, knowledge and tools to become a successful professional, and we’ll continue to support you even after you’ve left us.
At our School of Education, you will join a stimulating postgraduate community of students and researchers. The school offers Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) and various taught Master degree EdD and PhD Opportunities to choose, from that will enable you to develop your career and pursue your interests.
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We welcome research proposals from anyone wishing to pursue a particular area of interest within the broader field of education. Which research pathway you choose often depends on your motivation for undertaking a postgraduate research programme and the amount of time you can dedicate to your research.
We offer different research pathways as:
A PhD is the most internationally-recognised research qualification and would be relevant for those wishing to pursue an academic career, while the EdD programme combines the research methodology of a PhD with a programme of taught modules and is designed to meet the needs of professionals in education and related disciplines.
Find out more about your career and development opportunities.
Whichever route you choose to pursue your research passion, we encourage you to take advantage of the numerous training and support opportunities available. Whether you are unsure how to plan your next steps, want to network with fellow researchers or you’re looking to brush up your presentation skills, our research community and extensive resources can help.
Find out more about our research training and support.
Research is central to everything we do within the School of Education. We undertake research into educational policy and practice to inform practitioners and policymakers in Tanzania and globally.
Our research is organised around the following areas:
Find out more about our research and expertise.
Formal applications for research degree study should be made online. When applying, please clearly state the research area you are interested in.
If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence that you meet the University’s minimum English language requirements (below).
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, but Tanzania female researchers are currently under-represented in our Postgraduate Research community, and we would therefore particularly encourage applications from Tanzania female candidates.
For further information please contact the School of Education/Graduate admissions office:
School of Education
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O. Box 3038, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Tel: 255 23260 3404. Fax 255 23260 3404
E-mail: soe@sua.ac.tz
PGDE 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. Thus, ALL those having a degree other than education are welcome if they are thinking to engage in the teaching activity.
After graduation from universities and colleges, many holders of the general degrees in either Science or Arts have found their way into the teaching profession without having trained to teach. Thus, to improve their career prospects, and enhance their professional, personal and vocational growth, they need further preparation to become full-fledged professional teachers.
The PGDE programme shall run for one year (which shall be divided into two semesters) and will be offered on full time basis. It shall consist of a minimum of 120 courses-credits divided into: 90 credits of theoretical courses; 18 credits of a research paper; and 12 credits of a teaching practice.
Generally, a candidate admitted for the PGDE programme should have a minimum qualification of the first degree with GPA of at least 2.7; or its equivalent from a recognized university. An applicant with a GPA lower than 2.7 may be admitted only if is having a recommendation letter of good performance from his/her employer.
NOTE: Procedures related to application dates, fees and registration shall be found from the university website: http://www.suanet.ac.tz/
You are thus requested to visit this website regularly as information is always updated.
The face-to-face programme runs for one year into two semesters is offered on full time basis. It consists of a minimum of 12 credits of classroom based courses divided into: Core courses and Electives. A total of 2 credits are from Teaching Practice and the other 2 from a research paper. All PGDE students are obliged to take a minimum of 5 credits per semester from taught courses, and 4 credits from practicum (Teaching practice and research paper done in the second semester) making a minimum total of 14 credits for both semesters
SEMESTER 1
| CORE COURSES | CONTACT HOURS | |||||
| Course Ante | Course Title | Lectures | Seminars | Credits | ||
| EDC 501 | Classroom Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | 1.5 | ||
| EDP 501 | Introduction to Educational Psychology | 15 | 30 | 1.0 | ||
| EDF 501 | Principles of Education | 30 | 0 | 1.0 | ||
| EDP 502 | Educational Research and Data Analysis | 30 | 0 | 1.0 | ||
| Total Core | 4.5 | |||||
| ELECTIVES | CONTACT HOURS | |||||
| Course Ante | Course Title | Lectures | Seminars | Credits | ||
| EDP 504 | Adult Learning | 30 | 0 | 1.0 | ||
| EDM 502 | Administrative and Organizational Behavior | 30 | 30 | 1.5 | ||
| EDM 503 | Human Resource Development in Educational Organizations. | 30 | 30 | 1.5 | ||
| Total Electives | 4.0 | |||||
| TOTAL FOR SEMESTER 1 | 8.5 | |||||
SEMESTER 2
| CORE COURSES | CONTACT HOURS | |||||
| Course Ante | Course Title | Lectures | Seminars | Credits | ||
| EDC 502 | Principles of Curriculum Development and Teaching | 30 | 30 | 1.5 | ||
| EDC 503 | Didactics and Technology | 30 | 0 | 1.0 | ||
| EDP 503 | Assessment and Evaluation | 30 | 0 | 1.0 | ||
| EDM 501 | Management of education and School Administration | 30 | 0 | 1.0 | ||
| Total Core | 4.5 | |||||
| ELECTIVES | CONTACT HOURS | |||||
| Course Ante | Course Title | Lectures | Seminars | Credits | ||
| EDF 502 | Sociology of Education | 30 | 30 | 1.5 | ||
| EDP 505 | Educational Guidance and Counseling | 30 | 30 | 1.5 | ||
| EDC 504 | Library Education and Information Management | 30 | 0 | 1.0 | ||
| Total Electives | 4.0 | |||||
| TOTAL FOR SEMESTER 2 | 8.5 | |||||
| TEACHING PRACTICE AND RESEARCH PAPER | 4.0 | |||||
Master Degree in Education
Become a master of your discipline
Discover the value of a Master’s degree at our School of Education and how it can help you prepare for your bright future.
Our Master degree courses include a professional placement, giving you access to workplace training where you’ll gain in-demand skills and experience with another organisation or business.
Our School of Education is full of opportunities, where you’ll work with world-leading researchers who are driven to make a difference and you can participate in our departmental research of your interest, speak at conferences or even work as a lab assistant. These are just a few of the ways we can make your time as a postgraduate at School of Education both financially viable and incredibly experiential and life-changing.
Whatever your discipline, we can help you go further and gain real-world, valuable experience for your current or future career. There’s a lot to think about before applying for a Master’s degree with us, and we understand that making the decision to do postgraduate study is a big one.
We offer the following various master degrees of education:
Formal applications for master degree study should be made online. When applying, please clearly state the course you are interested in.
If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence that you meet the University’s minimum English language requirements (below).
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates.
How to apply for admission: Postgraduate Studies
Candidates for Postgraduate Diploma, Master and PhD Degree programmes with course work are admitted once every year for an academic year that starts in October of each year. Candidates for PhD by research only and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) may apply and be admitted at anytime of the year.
Candidates can apply for admission into SUA through Online application System at 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
THE DIRECTOR,
DIRECTORATE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES,RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND CONSULTANCY
SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE,
P.O. BOX 3151, CHUO KIKUU,
MOROGORO, TANZANIA.
Telephone:+255 023-2640013, Fax: +255 023 2640013:
E-mail: postgraduate.students@sua.ac.tz
Website: https://www.dprtc.sua.ac.tz/PhD in Education
A PhD is an internationally-recognised research qualification.
Studying for a PhD in Education will allow you to become an expert in a specialist area and gain high-quality research training, which equips you to undertake further educational research projects.
As a postgraduate researcher in the School of Education, you will be immersed in a thriving academic community, receiving expert supervision, support and research training while pursuing an area of work you are passionate about.
As a PhD candidate, you will carry out original research work under the guidance of one or more supervisors.
An initial priority for a doctorate degree is refining your research plan and establishing a feasible timescale for the project. During the early part of the PhD programme, you will embark on various research methods modules to support your research activities.
The school awards the Doctor of Philosophy degree on the basis of a PhD thesis in which you present the rationale, methods and findings from your original study.
A PhD can be taken full-time (three years) or part-time (five years).
Postgraduate researchers are at the centre of the School of Education’s work.
We undertake impactful research in key areas of educational policy and practice, placing particular emphasis on the relevance of our work for practitioners and policymakers.
Our PhD supervision offers a wide breadth of research activity across numerous research areas. Explore our research areas and discover the themes and supervisors relating to your field of doctoral study:
Our academic staffs participate in other Social Science researches that foster interdisciplinary research partnerships and corroborate our postgraduate researchers receive further training and gain extra skills.
Formal applications for a PhD study should be made online. When applying, please clearly state the research area you are interested in.
If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence that you meet the University’s minimum English language requirements (below).
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates.
Candidates for Postgraduate Diploma, Master and PhD Degree programmes with course work are admitted once every year for an academic year that starts in October of each year. Candidates for PhD by research only and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) may apply and be admitted at anytime of the year.
Candidates can apply for admission into SUA through Online application System at 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
THE DIRECTOR,
DIRECTORATE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES,RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND CONSULTANCY
SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE,
P.O. BOX 3151, CHUO KIKUU,
MOROGORO, TANZANIA.
Telephone:+255 023-2640013, Fax: +255 023 2640013:
E-mail: postgraduate.students@sua.ac.tz
Website: https://www.dprtc.sua.ac.tz/
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