Information Studies

Bachelor of Library and Library Studies (BLIS)

Entry Requirements

(a) Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (C.S.E.E.) or equivalent, with passes in FIVE approved subjects THREE of which must be at Credit level obtained prior to sitting for the Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (A.C.S.E.E.) or equivalent;

AND

(b) Two principal level passes in any subject in the A.C.S.E.E. or equivalent with total points from three subjects not below 5 based on the following grade to point conversion scale:

A = 5; B = 4; C = 3; D = 2; E = 1; S = 0.5 and F = 0 point

[Note: Principal level passes in Divinity/Islamic Knowledge are not counted]

OR

(c) An appropriate equivalent Diploma in Library or Records Management and Archives Administration or related fields not less than Second class/Credit level or B grade obtained from a college which is fully registered by NACTE and approved by the UDSM Senate. For Diploma qualifications that are further classified into Upper and Lower classes, the requirement shall be an Upper Second class or B+ average.

Courses Mapping

Students are required to take all the core courses. Shaded totals represent per semester basing on the core courses. A student may choose one additional course from the list provided under a relevant semester and not from elsewhere. Compulsory first-year Practical Training (LS 199) and second-year Practical Training (LS 299) conducted for 6 weeks each during the long vacation of the 1st year and 2nd years of their studies i.e., outside the two classroom semesters, is not included in the total minimum/maximum count.