Head of Department
Welcome to the Department of History, Political Science and Development Studies.
Welcome to the Department of History, Political Science and Development Studies (HPD). The department is one of the largest academic units in the College with a total of 35 academic members of staff with diverse specializations. Currently, the Department has 13 PhD holders on post, 10 others are at different stages in their PhD studies and the rest are Assistant Lecturers and Tutorial Assistants. As the name implies, HPD is a multidisciplinary department hosting three academic units namely, History, Political Science and Public Administration and Development Studies as well as the Centre for Social and Political Research (CSPR). We offer 26 undergraduate courses in the disciplines of Political Science, Public Administration, History, Archaeology and Development Studies. We also offer two graduate programmes namely, Master of Arts in Public Administration (an evening programme) and Master of Arts with Education (History Stream). Soon we shall be introducing a third graduate programme in Development Evaluation.
1. History Unit
This unit offers a range of courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. The Unit has 10 members of academic staff, 3 of whom are PhD holders and 6 are on PhD studies. One member is a Master’s degree holder. Areas of teaching and research include History of Tanzania, History of East Africa, History of West Africa, Gender and Culture, History of South Africa, History of North Africa, War and Gender, Medical History, Traditional Healing and Globalization, Archaeology, to name but a few.
2. Political Science and Public Administration Unit
This Unit offers a range of courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. PSPA Unit has a diverse workforce made up of 14 members of academic staff, 5 of whom are PhD holders and 4 are on PhD studies. The rest are either Masters degree holders or are about to finish their master’s degree. Broad areas of teaching and research include Political Science, Public administration, Party Politics, Human Resource Management, Human resource Development, Public Policy, Governance, Human Rights, democracy and elections, African Political Thought, Crowd sourcing, to name but a few.
3. Development Studies Unit
This Unit offers courses to undergraduate students across the College. Currently the Unit has 9 members of academic staff, 5 of whom are PhD holders and 2 are on PhD studies. The remaining 2 members are Masters degree holders. Areas of teaching and research include Development Perspectives, Pan-Africanism, Ethics and Corruption, Public Health, Development Financing, Development Monitoring and Evaluation, Rural Transformation and Globalization, Urbanization and Urban Planning, Governance, to name but a few..
Courses taught:
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Undergraduate courses |
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S/N |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Semester |
Year |
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1 |
PS110 |
Introduction to Political Science I |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
PS122 |
Political Thought |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
PS111 |
Introduction to Political Science II |
2 |
1 |
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4 |
PS113 |
Government and Politics in Tanzania |
2 |
1 |
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5 |
PS231 |
African Political Thought |
1 |
2 |
|
6 |
PS233 |
Introduction to Public Policy Analysis |
1 |
2 |
|
7 |
PS225 |
Local Government in Tanzania |
2 |
2 |
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8 |
PS226 |
Legislature and Legislative Processes |
2 |
2 |
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9 |
PS334 |
Human Rights: Theory and Practice |
1 |
3 |
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10 |
PS337 |
Civil Society and the State |
1 |
3 |
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11 |
PS335 |
Democracy: Theory and Practice |
2 |
3 |
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12 |
PS341 |
Public Administration in Tanzania |
2 |
3 |
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Master of Arts in Public Administration (Evening Programme) |
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1 |
PS 601 |
Principles and Methods in Social Science Research |
1 |
1 |
History Undergraduate Courses
Semester One
HI 103: Capitalism and Imperialism in World History (First Year)
HI 104: Themes in African History (First Year)
HI 260: Philosophies and Methodologies of History (Second Year)
HI 262: History of East Africa (Second Year)
HI 360: Economic History of Tanzania: Theory (Third Year)
HI 368: Oral Histories in Tanzania (Third Year)
Semester Two
HI 102: Survey of World History to ca.1500 (First Year)
HI 261: History of Tanzania (First Year)
HI 271: History of West Africa (Second Year)
HI 362: History of South Africa (Second Year)
HI 364: Industrialization and the Rise of the Working Class in Britain (Third Year)
AY 304: Basics in Archaeology (Third Year)
Master of Arts in Education (History)
Semester One
HI 605: Theory of History (First Year)
HI 606: Historiography of Africa (First Year)
HI 614: Diseases and Healing in Africa: Late 19th century to present (First Year)
HI 612: Topics in Tanzania Environmental History (First Year)
Semester Two
HI 607: History Research Methods and Techniques (First Year)
HI 609: Global Capitalism and Africa (First Year)
HI 613: History of Labour in Sub Saharan Africa (First Year)
HI 611: Colloquium on the Political Economy of Tanzania
Second Year/Semester One
HI 608: Preparation of History Research Proposals