Bachelor of Library and Library Studies (BLIS)
Entry Requirements
(a) Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (C.S.E.E.) or equivalent, with passes in FIVE approved subjects THREE of which must be at Credit level obtained prior to sitting for the Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (A.C.S.E.E.) or equivalent;
AND
(b) Two principal level passes in any subject in the A.C.S.E.E. or equivalent with total points from three subjects not below 5 based on the following grade to point conversion scale:
A = 5; B = 4; C = 3; D = 2; E = 1; S = 0.5 and F = 0 point
[Note: Principal level passes in Divinity/Islamic Knowledge are not counted]
OR
(c) An appropriate equivalent Diploma in Library or Records Management and Archives Administration or related fields not less than Second class/Credit level or B grade obtained from a college which is fully registered by NACTE and approved by the UDSM Senate. For Diploma qualifications that are further classified into Upper and Lower classes, the requirement shall be an Upper Second class or B+ average.
Students are required to take all the core courses. Shaded totals represent per semester basing on the core courses. A student may choose one additional course from the list provided under a relevant semester and not from elsewhere. Compulsory first year Practical Training (LS 199) and second year Practical Training (LS 299) conducted for 6 weeks each during the long vacation of the 1st year and 2nd years of their studies i.e., outside the two classroom semesters, is not included in the total minimum/maximum count.
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Code |
Course Title |
Core/Option |
Credits |
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First Year: Semester I |
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LS 100 |
Introduction n to Library and Information Studies |
Core |
12 |
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LS 101 |
ICT and Its Applications I |
Core |
12 |
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LS 102 |
Information Literacy Skills |
Core |
12 |
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LS 103 |
Library Operations |
Core |
12 |
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CL 100 |
Communication Skills for Arts and Social Sciences |
Core |
8 |
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DS 101 |
Development Perspective I |
Core |
8 |
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64 |
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First Year: Semester II |
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DS 102 |
Development Perspective II |
Core |
12 |
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LS 104 |
Info Resources and Services |
Core |
12 |
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LS 105 |
ICT and Its Applications II |
Core |
12 |
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LS 106 |
Principles of Origination of Knowledge |
Core |
12 |
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LS 107 |
Information and Society |
Core |
8 |
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LS 108 |
Core |
8 |
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LS 109 |
Practical Training |
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64 |
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Second Year: Semester I |
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LS 200 |
Info and Communication Theory |
Core |
12 |
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LS 201 |
Organization of Knowledge I |
Core |
12 |
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LS 202 |
Collection development & mgt |
Core |
12 |
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LS 203 |
Qualitative Research Methods in Info Science |
Core |
12 |
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LS 204 |
Records Mgt and Archives Admin I Selected Optional Course |
Core Option |
12 8/12 |
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68/72 |
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Second Year: Semester II |
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LS 205 |
Organization of Knowledge II: Classification |
Core |
12 |
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LS 206 |
Systems Analysis, Design and Evaluation |
Core |
12 |
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LS 207 |
Records Management and Archives Administration II |
Core |
12 |
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LS 208 |
Quantitative Research Methods in Information Science |
Core |
12 |
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LS 209 |
Marketing of Library and Information Services Selected Optional Course |
Core Option |
12 8/12 |
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68/72 |
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A student may choose at least one course from the following courses |
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MK 101 |
Principle of Marketing |
Option |
12 |
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FP 112 |
Fundamentals of graphic design |
Option |
12 |
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PL 111 |
Introduction to critical thinking and argumentation |
Option |
12 |
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FP 131 |
Fundamentals of print making |
Option |
12 |
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DS 211 |
Entrepreneurship, SME & Development |
Option |
8 |
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IS 258 |
PC Maintenance |
Option |
8 |
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LS 210 |
Digital libraries |
Option |
8 |
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CT 201 |
Educational media and technology |
Option |
12 |
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LS 211 |
Networking |
Option |
8 |
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LS 212 |
Information Services to Users with Special Needs |
Option |
8 |
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AS 217 |
Introduction to Computer |
Option |
12 |
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Third Year: Semester I |
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LS 300 |
Website Designing for Libraries |
Core |
12 |
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LS 301 |
Database Management Systems |
Core |
12 |
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LS 302 |
Management of Libraries and Information Centres |
Core |
12 |
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LS 303 |
Organization of Knowledge III |
Core |
12 |
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LS 304 |
Legal and Professional Ethics Selected Optional Course |
Core Option |
12 8/12 |
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68/72 |
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Third Year: Semester II |
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LS 305 |
Information User Studies |
Core |
12 |
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LS 306 |
Multimedia Librarianship |
Core |
12 |
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LS 307 |
Knowledge Management |
Core |
12 |
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LS 308 |
Management of Electronic Resources |
Core |
12 |
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LS 309 |
Independent Study Selected Optional Course |
Core Option |
12 8/12 |
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68/72 |
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A student may choose at least one course from the following courses |
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JO 210 |
Editing, layout and graphics |
Option |
12 |
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LS 310 |
Automation of Library and Information systems |
Option |
8 |
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LS 311 |
Preservation and Conservation of Library Resources |
Option |
8 |
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LS 312 |
Public Librarianship |
Option |
8 |
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GE 353 |
Geographical Information System |
Option |
12 |
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IS 334 |
Organization and Management of Information |
Option |
8 |
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MK 301 |
Entrepreneurship |
Option |
8 |
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MK 326 |
Marketing of services |
Option |
8 |
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AY 303 |
Introduction to Museum Studies |
Option |
8 |
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CO 305 |
New media technologies |
Option |
8 |