UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
DAR ES SALAAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (DUCE)

Faculty of Science Academic-Postgraduate Studies

Information to Postgraduate Students (FoS)

Faculty Administration

The Faculty of Science comprises three Departments: 

  1. Department of Biological Sciences, 2. Department of Chemistry, 3. Department of Physics, Mathematics, and Informatics (PMI).
  2. The Faculty currently offers postgraduate courses leading to the award of Master of Science with Education (M.Sc. (Ed.)), Master of Science in Environmental Biology (M. Sc. Env. Biol.), and Master of Science in Industrial Chemistry (M. Sc. Ind. Chem.) degrees which are obtainable after two years.

 

Semester Mapping for Courses in MSc. (Ed.) Programme

Table 1: Semester Mapping for Biology Courses for M.Sc.(Ed.) Programme

S/N

Code

Title

Credit

Semester

Year of Study

1

BL 661

Genetics

12

I

1

2

BL 617

Molecular Biology

12

3

ZL 604

Protozoology and Helminthology

12

4

ZL 612

Animal Reproductive Physiology

12

5

BL 607

Biostatistics

12

II

6

BL 662

Biological methods and techniques

12

7

BL 663

Advanced Physiology

12

8

BT 605

Plant Protection

12

9

BL 699

Dissertation

60

I & II

2

 

Table 2: Semester Mapping for Chemistry Courses for M.Sc.(Ed.) Programme

S/N

Code

Title

Credit

Semester

Year of Study

1

CH 606

Advanced Coordination Chemistry

12

I

1

2

CH 619

Physical Chemistry

12

3

CH 603

State Chemistry

12

4

CH 607

Advanced Physical Organic Chemistry

12

5

CH 651

Chemistry of Biomolecules

12

II

6

CH 618

Structure, Properties and Applications of Polymers

12

7

CH 630

Advanced Analytical Chemistry and Instrumentation

12

8

CH 616

Chemistry of Natural Products

12

9

CH 699

Dissertation

60

I & II

2

 

Table 3: Semester Mapping for Mathematics Courses for M.Sc.(Ed.) Programme

S/N

Code

Title

Credit

Semester

Year of Study

1

MT 641

Advanced Mathematical Statistics

12

I

1

2

MT 662

Optimization Methods of Operations Research

12

3

MT 660

Computer Applications and Programming

12

4

MT 663

Ordinary Differential Equations I

12

II

5

MT 602

Numerical Analysis

12

6

MT 605

Advanced Linear Algebra

12

7

MT 699

Dissertation

60

I & II

2

 

D. Semester Mapping for Courses in M.Sc. (Env. Biol.) Programme

 

S/N

Code

Title

Credit

Semester

Year of Study

1

EB 601

Applied Ecology

12

I

1

2

EB 602

Bioethics

12

3

EB 603

Biodiversity Conservation and Management

12

4

EB 604

Environmental Pollution and Control

12

5

EB 607

Climate change and Disaster Management

12

5

EB 608

Scientific research methods

12

II

6

EB 609

Environmental Assessment

12

7

EB 612

Environmental Microbiology

12

8

GE 633

Applied geographical information systems

12

9

EB 613

Environmental Education

12

10

EB 699

Dissertation

60

I & II

2

 

E.  Semester Mapping for Courses in M.Sc (Ind. Chem.) Programme

Table 1: Semester Mapping for M.Sc (Ind. Chem.) - Industrial Processes and Biotechnology Stream

S/N

Code

Title

Credit

Semester

Year of Study

1

CH 631

Scientific Methods and Analytical Techniques

12

I

1

2

CH 632

Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis

12

3

CH 633

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

12

4

CH 634

Advance Organic Chemistry

12

5

CH 635

Environmental Pollution, Toxicology and Public Health

12

5

CH 636

Scientific research methods

12

II

6

CH 637

Environmental Assessment

12

7

CH 638

Environmental Microbiology

12

9

CH 639

Applied geographical information systems

12

10

CH 699

Dissertation

60

I & II

2

 

Table 2: Semester Mapping for M.Sc (Ind. Chem.) - Petroleum Chemistry and Allied Processes

S/N

Code

Title

Credit

Semester

Year of Study

1

CH 631

Scientific Methods and Analytical Techniques

12

I

1

2

CH 632

Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis

12

3

CH 633

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

12

4

CH 634

Advance Organic Chemistry

12

5

CH 635

Environmental Pollution, Toxicology and Public Health

12

5

CH 640

Petroleum Geochemistry

12

II

6

CH 641

Petroleum Chemistry and Technology

12

7

CH 642

Oil and Gas Exploration

12

8

CH 643

Advances in Biofuel Production

12

9

CH 645

Bioactive Natural Products and Formulation

12

10

CH 699

Dissertation

60

I & II

2