ABOUT PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME COURSE STRUCTURE
YEAR I
Semester I
Core courses and their units/credits
Course Ante |
Course Title |
Scheme of Study (Hours/Credits) |
|||||
L* |
T* |
P* |
AS |
IS* |
Credits |
||
PTM 602 |
Storage Technology I |
30 |
5 |
15 |
10 |
30 |
9 |
PTM 604 |
Design of Processing Plants for Agricultural Products |
30 |
15 |
0 |
10 |
45 |
10 |
FQS 601 |
Food Quality and Safety Management |
35 |
10 |
20 |
15 |
20 |
10 |
CS 600 |
Research Planning, Experimentation and Statistics |
20 |
10 |
30 |
10 |
30 |
10 |
AB 618 |
Entrepreneurship |
30 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
9 |
Sub-Total |
145 |
50 |
75 |
55 |
155 |
48 |
*L= Lectures; T= Tutorial; P= Practical; AS= Assignment; IS= Independent Study
Elective courses and their units/credits
Course Ante |
Course Title |
Scheme of Study (Hours/Credits) |
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L* |
T* |
P* |
AS |
IS* |
Credits |
||
PTM 605 |
Properties of Biological Materials |
30 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
9 |
PTM 606 |
Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer |
30 |
20 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
9 |
PTM 607 |
Processing of Cereals, Pulses, Oil seeds and Fibre Crops |
20 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
30 |
8 |
AGE 600 |
Agricultural Systems Modelling and Simulation |
20 |
10 |
5 |
15 |
20 |
7 |
Sub-Total |
100 |
60 |
30 |
40 |
100 |
33 |
|
Total for Semester 1 |
245 |
110 |
105 |
95 |
255 |
81 |
*L= Lectures; T= Tutorial; P= Practical; AS= Assignment; IS= Independent Study
Semester II
Core courses and their units/credits
Course Ante |
Course Title |
Scheme of study(Hours/Credits) |
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L* |
T* |
P* |
AS* |
IS* |
Credits |
||
PTM 603 |
Storage Technology II |
30 |
5 |
15 |
10 |
30 |
9 |
PTM 608 |
Management of Post- harvest System |
30 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
30 |
8 |
PTM 609 |
Advanced Agricultural Process Engineering |
30 |
15 |
15 |
10 |
30 |
10 |
FS 604 |
Food Packaging, Transportation and Marketing |
40 |
10 |
10 |
15 |
25 |
10 |
IPM 600 |
Research Innovation Management and Commercialization |
40 |
0 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
10 |
Sub-Total |
170 |
40 |
65 |
60 |
135 |
47 |
*L= Lectures; T= Tutorial; P= Practical; AS= Assignment; IS= Independent Study
Elective courses and their units/credits
Course Ante |
Course Title |
Scheme of study(Hours/Credits) |
|||||
L* |
T* |
P* |
AS* |
IS* |
Credits |
||
PTM 610 |
Fruit and Vegetable Processing Technology |
30 |
5 |
30 |
5 |
30 |
10 |
PTM 611 |
Bioenergy Systems and Technology |
20 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
35 |
8.5 |
AB 610 |
Quantitative Methods and Operational Analysis |
20 |
10 |
15 |
10 |
45 |
10 |
FS 610 |
Meat and Fish Technology |
45 |
15 |
35 |
25 |
30 |
15 |
Sub-Total |
115 |
40 |
90 |
50 |
140 |
43.5 |
|
Total for Semester II |
285 |
80 |
155 |
110 |
275 |
90.5 |
*L= Lectures; T= Tutorial; P= Practical; AS= Assignment; IS= Independent Study
Proposal development
Code |
Course Title |
Scheme of study (Hours/Credits) |
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L |
T |
P |
AS |
IS |
Credits |
||
IE 600* |
MSc. Research Proposal Development |
0 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
90 |
15 |
|
Sub-Total |
0 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
90 |
15 |
* This adds up to total credits for semester II
YEAR 2
The second year will be for research work which will have a total of 60 credits.
Semester III and IV
Course Ante |
Course Title |
Scheme of study(Hours/Credits) |
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L* |
T* |
P* |
AS* |
IS* |
Credits |
||
PTM 601 |
MSc Dissertation |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
400 |
45 |
Sub-Total |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
400 |
45 |
|
Total for research proposal development and dissertation |
0 |
110 |
0 |
0 |
490 |
60 |
*L= Lectures ; T= Tutorial ; P= Practical ; AS= Assignment ; IS= Independent Stud
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES AND ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Regulations pertaining to course and dissertation evaluation shall be as per General University Examination Regulations and Guidelines for degree and non-degree programmes of Sokoine University of Agriculture.
MSc degree in Post-harvest Technology and Management will be awarded By the end and successfully passing of all core courses and selected elective courses in year one that make a minimum of 120 credits(1200 ‘NOTIONAL’ OR ‘AVERAGE LEARNING’ hours) and MSc dissertation with a minimum of 60 credits. The minimum time for full time students to complete their degree programme shall be 2 years. Assessment criteria for various components of examinations shall be as per SUA general regulation and guidelines.
Candidates who have completed coursework but could not meet the requirement for MSc degree due to various reasons will qualify for an exit award which is a postgraduate diploma.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS
The Admission regulations for Masters Degrees as stipulated in "Regulations and guidelines for higher degrees" of Sokoine University of Agriculture shall apply.
The MSc. in PTM degree programme is open to applicants with a background in bioprocess, post-harvest technology, agricultural engineering, food sciences and technology, biotechnology, process engineering, or related field.
See also: General Minimum Admission Qualifications for Postgraduate Studies
FEES
HOW TO APPLY
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: postgraduate.students@suanet.ac.tz
Website: http://www.dprtc.sua.ac.tz/