OUT courses and qualifications 2022/2023

SUMMARY OF POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

• Postgraduate Diploma in Policy Studies (PGDPS)
• Master of Arts in Literature (MA Lit) Thesis
• Master of Arts in Linguistics   (M.A. (Ling))
• Master of Arts in Economics by Research/Thesis (M.A. (Econ))
• Master of Science in Economics (MSc. Economics)
• Masters in Community Economic Development (MCED)-Executive
• Master of Arts in History (M.A. (History))
• Master of Arts in Kiswahili (M.A. (Kiswahili))
• Master of Arts in Geography (M.A. (Geography))
• Master of Arts in Tourism Studies (M.A. (Tour. Stud.)
• Master of Arts in Social work (MA SW)
• Master in International Cooperation and Development (MICD)
• Master in Humanitarian Action, Cooperation and Development (MHACD)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Faculty of Business Management

• Postgraduate Diploma in Business Studies (PGDBS
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM)
• Master of Project Management (MPM)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Faculty of Education

• Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
• Master of Education (M.Ed)
• Master of Education in Administration, Planning and Policy Studies (M.Ed.APPS)
• Master of Distance Education (M.Dist. Ed.)
• Master of Education in Language Teaching (M. Ed. in LT)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Faculty of Science, Technology and Environmental Studies

• Master of Science in Biology (M.Sc. Bio)
• Master of Science in Mathematics (M.Sc. MAT)
• Master of Science in Chemistry (M.Sc. Chem)
• Master of Science in Physics (M.Sc. Phy)
• Master of Science in Home Economics (M.Sc.  HE)
• Master of Science in Environmental Science (M.Sc. ES)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Faculty of Law

• Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL)
• Master of Laws (LL.M) by Coursework
• Masters of Law (LLM) by Thesis
• Master of Law – IT and Telecommunications (LLM IT&T)
• Master of Law in International Criminal Justice (LLM ICJ)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

How to register for OUT 2022 – OUT Admission Login

Registration for An Admission Account:

Visit OUT Online Application System via this link Below

Login Here

To register for an account in our system through the button (REGISTRATION) at the UNDERGRADUATE tab

Note: to register for an account in the admission system you will need to supply the following details:

• First name
• Surname
• Email Address
• Mobile Telephone Number
• To finalize registration, you will need to put in a password of your choice that you will use whenever you wish to log into the admission system.
• And lastly fill in the characters captcha as will be shown in the page, i.e., Captcha then click the register button at the bottom to register for an account.

If you are successfully registered, then the system will send an email to your email address, please log into your email account to activate your admission account.

• Use the link sent into your email to log into our Admission system.
• Note: at this stage. Your username is: your email address
• Your Password is:   the password you supplied

How to apply online OUT 2022

Here we have all the instructions on how to apply for bachelor degree programs at the  Open University of Tanzania via the OUT online application system.

Make Application:

• When you are successfully logged into your account you will find a notification that your account is successfully activated (please open the notification)
• Click at My Application button to start application
• You will be presented with four [4] steps to finish the application

My profile

• Chose application category:
• Write names as they appear in your secondary certificates
• sex, Country of Citizenship and Disability Type if any
• Application fee payment

Non-refundable Application Fees are:

Local Students:  TZS. 10,000.00 (Ten Thousand only) for bachelor degrees

Local Students:  TZS. 20,000.00 (Twenty Thousand only) for Diploma and Certificate Programmes

Foreign Students USD. 45.00 (forty-five US Dollar only)

For Tanzanians: use the reference number shown in the admission system to pay the application fee by using mobile money services ie. Mpesa, Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money, etc.

Foreign Applicants:  application fee is payable using the SWIFT code: NLCBTZTX through A/C Number: 012105005554,  Open University of Tanzania, NBC Bank, Samora Branch.

Payment procedures of application fee for local students using mobile money services are detailed below: 

Use the reference number and the amount shown there after getting the control number, to pay the application fee by using mobile money services ie. Mpesa, Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money etc.

Application Fee Payment Details:

For those with Vodacom Number,

• Open your Mpesa by dialing *150*00#
• Then chose 4 LIPA
• Then chose 4 Weka
• Then Business number 888999
• The Reference number is taken from your Admission system account at the make payment button,
• The reference number is shown in red color:  Reference no 99143XXXXXXX

For those with Tigo Number,

• Open your Tigo-Pesa Number dialing *150*01#
• Then chose 4 PAY bill
• Then choose 3
• Then Business number 888999
• Then the Reference number is taken from your Admission system account at the make payment button, the reference number is shown in red: Reference no 99143XXXXXX

For those with an Airtel Number,

• Airtel Money Number dialing *150*60#
• Then chose 5 Lipia bili
• Then chose 4 Weka namba ya kampuni
• Then Business number 888999
• The Reference number, taken from your Admission system account at the make payment button, the reference number is shown in red color:  Reference no: 99143XXXXXXX

Academic Qualification

For Direct Entry applicants with both form IV and VI results from NECTA Add index number and year and choose level

• Example: Index no: S0110/0092/2014 level   O-LEVEL
• Then click add sitting
• Index no: S0110/0088/2017 level   A-LEVEL
• Then click add sitting; if you have multiple sittings then you can add all sittings that you wish to be considered in the selection process.

For Equivalent applicants with form IV results from NECTA

• Add index number and year and choose level
• Then upload your Diploma certificates in the system in PDF format
• For applicants with foreign certificates, you will need to put results in the system and upload certificates in PDF format

Programme choices

Choose from the List of available Programs and the application choice number.

A renowned and highly ranked University in Africa, the  Open University of Tanzania stands as the most prestigious University in Tanzania. It is a comprehensive University that caters for the entire Eastern and Southern African region, offering a wide range of academic disciplines at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. 

The  Open University of Tanzania is home to the most qualified and internationally acknowledged scholars in Africa. By this announcement, applications are now open to qualified candidates from Tanzania, the Eastern and Southern African region and beyond, who wish to pursue Undergraduate Degree Programmes for the academic year 2022/202

For OUT Admission Guidebook CLICK HERE

OUT Contacts

The Open university of Tanzania,

P.O. Box 23409,

Dar es Salaam,Tanzania.

Tel:+255 22 2668992

Fax:+255 22 2668756

Email: vc@out.ac.tz