List of Courses Offered at UDSM Institute of Kiswahili Studies (IKS)

List of Courses Offered at UDSM Institute of Kiswahili Studies (IKS)

The Institute of Kiswahili Studies (IKS) of the University of Dar es Salaam is an institution bestowed with the responsibility to teach, conduct research and offer professional consultancy services on Swahili language development.

IKS is therefore responsible for teaching and conducting research in all aspects of the Swahili language, Literature and Culture with special reference to the support of the contemporary and long-term objectives of the University of Dar es Salaam and the United Republic of Tanzania.

A: UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

The Institute of Kiswahili Studies offers one undergraduate degree program, i.e. BA KISWAHILI.

OBJECTIVES OF BA KISWAHILI PROGRAM

BA Kiswahili Program has the following objectives:

1. To enable students to develop Kiswahili skills and nurture them through  the knowledge which they get at the undergraduate level;
2. To prepare students to pursue postgraduate studies (Masters and PhD) in linguistics, literature and publishing in Kiswahili;
3. To prepare Kiswahili experts to work in various areas responding to the current needs, such as teaching Kiswahili courses in various institutions, media, publishing companies, government departments, international organizations and other areas related to Kiswahili studies.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF BA KISWAHILI PROGRAM

1. To enable students to apply fundamental principles of explaining, analysing, and making criticism languages to gain an understanding of Kiswahili linguistics and literature. These principles will enable students to understand and value the linguistic and literary power of the language and make them capable of using it in various language use contexts.
2. To impart practical skills and methods to students in creative writing, article writing in Kiswahili language and literature, interpreting and translation as well as in teaching Kiswahili for foreigners;
3. To impart skills and knowledge to students on communication, editing and publishing;

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION INTO BA KISWAHILI PROGRAM 

General requirements of the University of Dar es Salaam for admission are fulfilled. However, to be enrolled in BA Kiswahili program, an applicant should have, apart from other subjects, studied Kiswahili subject at form five and form six and have a grade of at least, “D” average or equivalents.

B: POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS

The Institute of Kiswahili Studies offers two postgraduate programs. These are MA (Kiswahili) and PhD (Kiswahili) programs.

MA KISWAHILI PROGRAM

MA Kiswahili Program is offered under the following procedures:

MA Kiswahili by Coursework and dissertation which is studied in 18 months

MA Kiswahili by Thesis which is studied in 24 months

OBJECTIVES OF MA KISWAHILI PROGRAM

1. To prepare experts to teach Kiswahili in advanced education levels;
2. To prepare experts who will work in the media, publishing companies, government departments, international organizations, and other related areas;
3. To prepare students to pursue PhD studies (Doctor of Philosophy) in Kiswahili linguistics/ literature; and
4. To prepare experts who will bring about development and transformation in Kiswahili language and literature through technology.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF MA KISWAHILI PROGRAM

1. To educate students to substantially contribute knowledge in Kiswahili linguistics and literary fields;
2. To introduce to students current issues concerning the knowledge of Kiswahili linguistics and Kiswahili literature;
3. To enable students to acquire broad knowledge in Kiswahili linguistics and Kiswahili literature; and thus, to enable them to realise the interaction between the two;
4. To enable students to gain systematic and experimental skills of research methodology and Kiswahili linguistic and literary theories;
5. To enable students to acquire analytical and theoretical skills to analyse, explain, understand, and assess Kiswahili linguistics and literature as well as other African languages and literature in all spheres;
6. To impart to students the knowledge on the use of computational technology in research and teaching languages and literature.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION INTO MA KISWAHILI PROGRAM

Besides general requirements for admission of the University of Dar es Salaam, the chief requirement to be enrolled in this program is the undergraduate degree with a lower second pass, an Average of 2.8 G.P.A or above. Furthermore, to be enrolled, an applicant must possess at least 3.0 UNITS of linguistics and literature courses studied at the undergraduate level.

Students enrolled in this Program are categorised into linguistics or literature category depending on their pass mark in their BA courses.  Kiswahili is the medium of instruction in the Institute. This includes dissertation and thesis writing.

C: PHD KISWAHILI PROGRAM  

PhD Kiswahili program is categorised into two categories: PhD (Kiswahili) Linguistics and PhD (Kiswahili) Literature. It is offered under the following procedures:

1. PhD Kiswahili (Linguistics) by Course Work and Dissertation full time, offered  in 48 Months
2. PhD Kiswahili (Linguistics/Literature) by Thesis full time, offered in 36 Months
3. PhD Kiswahili (Linguistics/ Literature) by Thesis part-time, offered  in 60 Months

OBJECTIVES OF PHD KISWAHILI PROGRAM

1. To prepare Kiswahili experts required in various areas in East Africa, African Union Headquarters, East African Parliament, Meetings of the Countries of Interlacustrine Region, United Nations and other places.
2. To prepare expert in linguistics and literature who will teach in Universities within and outside Tanzania. Among the countries that need Swahili experts in Kiswahili studies are: Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Ghana, Libya, Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Mauritius, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Japan, China, South Korea, Germany, United States, etc.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF PHD KISWAHILI PROGRAM

1. To nurture and produce experts in Kiswahili who will be experts in various fields of Kiswahili language and linguistics;
2. To encourage experts who will become a motivation to others in various fields of oral and written Swahili literature;
3. To encourage experts who will be expert in communication and publishing in Kiswahili.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION INTO PhD KISWAHILI PROGRAM

For the applicant to be selected to enrol into PhD Kiswahili Program, s/he must, first of all, possess MA Kiswahili degree or its equivalent from the University of Dar es Salaam or any other recognised University.

Kiswahili language is used as a medium of instruction in teaching all courses and in writing dissertations.

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