The programme aims at training human resource with requisite entrepreneurial knowledge and skills in the discipline of wildlife management, with emphasis on the management and administration of wildlife resources.
ABOUT PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
TEACHING
Year 1
COURSE ANTE COURSE TITLE
CORE COURSE
WM 600 Biostatistics
WM 601 Research Methods, Planning and Management
WM 602 Wildlife Resource Assessment
WM 603 Wildlife Protected Area Management
WM 604 Wildlife Economics and Entrepreneurship
WM 605 Capture, Care and Transportation of Wildlife
WM 606 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
WM 607 Wildlife Extension, Communication and Community Development
WM 617 Ecotourism Planning and Management
ELECTIVE COURSES
WM 608 Wildlife Policies and Jurisprudence
WM 609 Animal Behaviour
WM 610 Biodiversity Conservation
WM 611 Sustainable Utilization of Wildlife in the Tropics
WM612 Wildlife Population and Ecosystem Health
WM 613 Plant Community Ecology
WM 614 Animal Kingdom
WM 615 Conservation Genetics
WM 616 Wetlands Conservation
WM 618 Social Ecology of Natural Resources
WM 619 Pest Management
WM 620 Wildlife Diseases and Diagnostics
WM 621 Risk Assessment and Modeling
WM 622 Wildlife Ranching and Farming
WM 623 Special Study
ASSESMENT
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Entry Qualifications
The following shall be eligible for admission:
(i) Holders of Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Management of SUA with a minimum of lower second or from other institutions recognised by the SUA Senate.
(ii) Holders of Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine degree of SUA or from other institutions recognised by the SUA Senate. In addition, the candidate shall have scored at least FIVE B grades or its equivalent in the undergraduate BVM Programme.
(iii) Holders of Bachelor of Science in Forestry, Animal Science, and Agriculture General, of SUA with a minimum of lower second or from other institutions recognised by the SUA Senate.
(iv) Holders of Bachelor of Science in Zoology, Biology, Wildlife Ecology, Range Management with a minimum of lower second from other institutions recognised by the SUA Senate.
(v) Candidates with Pass degree in the relevant field will be considered for admission if they have exhibited academic potential through extensive fieldwork, subsequent research experience and/or additional training.
(vi) Holders of Postgraduate Diploma in Wildlife Management from other institutions recognised by SUA Senate.
FEES
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HOW TO APPLY
Online application through http://suasis.sua.ac.tz:9092/index.php/welcome . Make sure that all relevant academic and financial documents are attached before final submission is made
CONTACT
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
THE DIRECTOR,
DIRECTORATE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES,RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND CONSULTANCY,
SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE,
P.O. BOX 3151, CHUO KIKUU,
MOROGORO, TANZANIA.
Telephone:+255 023-2640013, Fax: +255 023 2640013
E-mail: drpgs@suanet.ac.tz,
Website: http://www.drpgs.suanet.ac.tz/