The programme produce competent graduates that are able to develop, integrate, and practice family studies, textiles and fashion design, interior design, and event planning. Such skills and competence would foster individual, families and communities to make decisions that have positive impact on welfare, sustained relationship, resource management and economic improvement, catering and institutional feeding.
Experts who translates consumers’ behavior, tastes and preferences in products and services for quality and joyous lifestyle, are made here
ABOUT PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
SEMESTER 1
COURSE ANTE COURSE TITLE
CORE COURSES
FCS 100 Principles of Family and Consumer Sciences
FCS 101 Introduction to Textile Science
MTH 102 Basic Mathematics
HN 102 Introduction to Human Nutrition
EE 101 Introductory Sociology
FT 100 Introduction to Food Science
EDP 100 Introduction to Educational Psychology
CIT 100 Computer Applications
ELECTIVE COURSES
AEA 101 Agricultural Economics and Development
FT 104 Food Microbiology I
AEA 104 Introduction to Micro and Macro Economics
*SC 100 Communication Skills I
DS 100 Principles, Theories and Contemporary Issues of Development
* Audit Course
SEMESTER 2
COURSE ANTE COURSE TITLE
CORE COURSES
FCS 102 Introduction to Household Studies
FCS 103 Clothing Design and Construction
FCS 104 Tailoring Techniques, Pattern Drafting and Garment Construction
HN 104 Child Care and Development
MTH 106 Introductory Statistics
EE 103 Introductory Anthropology
SC 101 Communication Skills II
ELECTIVE COURSES
HN 103 Nutrition Life Cycle
HN 105 Nutritional Assessment and Surveillance
EE 105 Principles of Administration and Management
SEMESTER 3
COURSE ANTE COURSE TITLE
CORE COURSES
FCS 200 Applied Interior Design and Planning
FCS 201 Information Technology Applications in Family and Consumer Science
FCS 202 Tourism and Hotel Management
FCS 203 Principles of Family Resource Management
FCS 204 Early Childhood Education and Intervention
FT 211 Principles of Food Processing and Preservation
RD 201 Introduction to Gender and Development
ELECTIVE COURSES
AEA 210 Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Development
FT 206 Food Microbiology II
EDC 200 Principles of Curriculum Development and Evaluation Curriculum Development
EE 202 Extension Methods
* RD 201 is a pre-requisite course for RD 301 Gender and Development
SEMESTER 4
COURSE ANTE COURSE TITLE
CORE COURSES
FCS 205 Consumer Behavior, Protection and Education
FCS 206 Cultural Aspects of Clothing
FCS 207 Principles of Crafts and Design
FCS 208 Child Developmental Psychology
FT 209 Sensory Evaluation and Product Development
HN 208 Geriatric Nutrition and Counseling
FT 212 Food Storage and Handling
FCS 209 Research Methodology
ELECTIVE COURSES
HN 206 Nutrition and Diseases
RD 204 International Relations and Economic Cooperation
RD 203 Introduction to Demography and Population Studies
EE 208 Adult Learning and Development
BAE 204 Teaching Methods
SEMESTER 5
COURSE ANTE COURSE TITLE
CORE COURSES
FCS 300 Research Project I
FCS 301 Meal Planning and Management
FCS 302 Housing, Household Equipment and Furnishing
FCS 303 Catering and Institutional Feeding
FCS 304 Consumer Counseling
HN 301 Community Health and Health Promotion
RD 313 Socio-Economics of Rural Livelihoods
HN 303 Participatory Methods, Advocacy and Resource Mobilization in Community
FT 304 Food Hygiene
AEA 304 Business Strategy
RD 301 Gender and Development
CIT 300 Information and Communication Management
SEMESTER 6
COURSE ANTE COURSE TITLE
CORE COURSES
FCS 309 Research Project II
FCS 305 Family Life Education
FCS 306 Costume Design, Construction and Apparel
FCS 307 Consumer Information, Education and Communication
FCS 308 Fashion Merchandising
ELECTIVE COURSES
EE 307 Sociology of Development
AEA 311 Business Laws and Ethics
RD 309 Rural Development Programme Management and Evaluation
RD 311 Human Resource Management
LEARNING OUTCOME
The programme is designed to produce competent graduates that are able to develop, integrate, practice and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the diverse disciplines within human development. Family studies, textiles science and interior design. Such skills and competence would foster individual, families and communities demand geared to making decisions that have impact on welfare, sustained relationship. Resource management and economic improvement.
Students who graduate from this programm should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The scientific and practical principles of family and consumer sciences based on a foundation of management of family resources.
- The applied aspects of human development and family studies textiles and design, consumer science and human nutrition in the context of community development and health, textiles and interior, catering and institutional feeding.
- The basic and underlying factors that shape the family and consumer development studies, and their various components.
- The relevance of family and consumer sciences to the diverse range of human needs and expectations at the local, national and international levels that stimulates informed independence to explore various opportunities in the consumer industry e.g catering, textile and fashion, family counselling.
This is where knowledge and skills are translated into products and services with sense of consumer’s behaviour, tastes and preferences.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Two principal passes (4 points) in the following subjects: Chemistry, Biology, Home Economics, Agriculture, Nutrition, Advanced Mathematics, Physics or Geography. OR Diploma in Human Nutrition, Home Economics, Food Science, Nursing, Community Development, Biomedical, Laboratory Technology or Clinical Medicine, with an average of “B” or a minimum GPA of 3.0. In addition, an applicant must have a minimum of “D” grade in Biology two science subjects at O-Level.
FEES
Tshs 1,263,000 per year.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants should apply directly to SUA using the online admission system (link: http://suasis.suanet.ac.tz:8389/index.php/registration) or Click “Apply Online (Undergraduate)” button at www.sua.ac.tz and you will be directed.
CONTACT
The office of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics),
Sokoine University of Agriculture,
P. O. Box 3000,
MOROGORO.
Inquiries should be sent to:
Admission Help desk
Directorate of Undergraduate Studies,
Sokoine University of Agriculture,
P.O. Box 3000, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro
Email: admission.dus@sua.ac.tz
Web: www.dus.sua.ac.tz
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