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PhD MARINE SCIENCES BY THESIS ONLY

Type
PhD (ISCED 2011 level 8)
Language

English

Duration 1 semesters
Entry level Master
Cost Tanzanian Nationals = TZs 20,000,000; Non-Tanzanian Nationals = USD 12,615

The duration of the programme is three years for full-time candidates and five years for part-time candidates. The student should initially submit a two-page statement of the intended research topic, which will guide the department in assigning a supervisor. After this initial process, the student is required to develop (within 6 months) a comprehensive and substantive research proposal to be presented to the Institute Postgraduate Studies Committee (IPSC) for assessment and evaluation. Once the IPSC are satisfied with the quality of the proposed research study, full registration of the student is granted.

Structural components
Thesis/Dissertation

Learning outcomes

The programme is aimed at producing competent and skilled fisheries and mariculture experts and professionals; and contributing to the UDSM role as a reliable national source of high calibre entrepreneurs, resources managers and academicians in fisheries and aquaculture subsectors with the view to improve their growth momentum to reach targets of the much cherished TDV 2025. This is in view of the fact that Tanzania workforce is dominated by low skilled workers (84%), followed by medium skilled (13%) and high skilled workers are insufficient (3%). The TDV 2025 vision of Tanzania with middle-income requires improvements such that low skilled workers are reduced to at least 55%, medium and high skilled ones are improved to at least 33% and 12% respectively. It also aims to generate and transmit the research-based knowledge and innovation relevant to, among others, improvement of outputs from fisheries and mariculture subsectors.

Prerequisites

Entry Requirements

An applicant must hold the MSc degree from any university recognized by TCU, with a background in subjects relevant to marine sciences such as fisheries, aquaculture, biology, zoology, environmental sciences, natural resource management and chemistry. Applicants with equivalent qualifications may also be considered.

ISCED Categories

Biology
Ecology
Physical and chemical oceanography
Aquaculture
Fisheries