The programme is designed to develop professionals from agro- allied disciplines to acquire managerial and business knowledge and skills. It is also an ideal career development opportunity for people who are already employed.
This is a 18 months fulltime programme conducted by course work and an internship leading to examinable Research paper.
ABOUT PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Summary of courses under the programme and their distribution
YEAR 1
SEMESTER I
Core courses and their credit hours
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Scheme of Study (Hours/Credits) |
|||||
|
L* |
S/T* |
P* |
AS* |
IS* |
Credits |
||
|
AB 600 |
Mathematics and Statistics for Agribusiness |
30 |
10 |
30 |
10 |
20 |
10 |
|
AB 601 |
Managerial Economics |
30 |
20 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
10 |
|
AB 610 |
Operations Research in Agribusiness Management |
25 |
15 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
|
AB 616 |
Business Law and Ethics |
20 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
8 |
|
AB 617 |
Farm Business Management |
25 |
15 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
|
Total Core |
|
130 |
70 |
70 |
80 |
90 |
44 |
*L= Lectures; T= Seminar/Tutorial; P= Practical; AS= Assignment; IS= Independent Study
Elective courses and their credit hours
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Scheme of Study (Hours/Credits) |
|||||
|
L* |
S/T* |
P* |
AS* |
IS* |
Credits |
||
|
AB 612 |
Agribusiness Risk Management |
25 |
15 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
|
AB 613 |
Agribusiness Product Development, Quality Control and Legislation |
20 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
8 |
|
AB 615 |
ICT for Agribusiness Management |
25 |
15 |
20 |
15 |
15 |
9 |
|
IPM 600 |
Research Innovations Management and Commercialization |
40 |
0 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
10 |
|
AB 620 |
Agribusiness Supply Chain Management |
25 |
15 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
|
Total Elective |
135 |
55 |
70 |
85 |
85 |
43 |
|
*L= Lectures; T= Seminar/Tutorial; P= Practical; AS= Assignment; IS= Independent Study
Note: ** An audit course for students with no background in Agriculture, has to be attended and passed
YEAR 1
SEMESTER II
Core courses and their credit hours
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Scheme of Study (Hours/Credits) |
|||||
|
L* |
S/T* |
P* |
AS* |
IS* |
Credits |
||
|
AB 602 |
Agribusiness Research Methods |
30 |
10 |
30 |
10 |
20 |
10 |
|
AB 605 |
Financial and Managerial Accounting |
20 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
8 |
|
AB 606 |
Agribusiness Marketing: International and Domestic |
30 |
20 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
10 |
|
AB 607 |
Strategic Agribusiness Management |
25 |
15 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
|
AB 614 |
Agribusiness Project Appraisal and Evaluation |
20 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
8 |
|
Total Core |
125 |
65 |
70 |
85 |
95 |
44 |
|
*L= Lectures; T= Seminar/Tutorial; P= Practical; AS= Assignment; IS= Independent Study
Elective courses and their credit hours
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Scheme of Study (Hours/Credits) |
|||||
|
L* |
S/T* |
P* |
AS* |
IS* |
Credits |
||
|
AB 603 |
Agribusiness policy Analysis |
20 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
8 |
|
AB 604 |
Human Resources Management |
24 |
16 |
8 |
16 |
16 |
8 |
|
AB 611 |
Leadership and Governance in Agribusiness |
20 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
8 |
|
AB 618 |
Entrepreneurship development in Agribusiness |
20 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
8 |
|
Total Elective |
84 |
46 |
38 |
76 |
76 |
32 |
|
*L= Lectures; T= Seminar/Tutorial; P= Practical; AS= Assignment; IS= Independent Study
Research Proposal development
|
Code |
Course Title |
Scheme of study (Hours/Credits) |
|||||
|
L* |
T* |
P* |
AS* |
IS* |
Credits |
||
|
AB 609^ |
Research proposal development |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
15 |
|
Sub-Total |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
15 |
|
*L= Lectures; T= Seminar/Tutorial; P= Practical; AS= Assignment; IS= Independent Study
^this add up to credits for year 2
YEAR 2
SEMESTER 3 AND 4
Core courses and their credit hours
|
Code |
Course Title |
Scheme of study (Hours/Credits) |
|||||
|
L* |
T* |
P* |
AS* |
IS* |
Credits |
||
|
AB 608 |
Issues in Agribusiness (Internship) |
0 |
0 |
50 |
20 |
30 |
10 |
|
AB 609 |
Research proposal development |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
15 |
|
AB 609 |
Research Paper |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
350 |
40 |
|
Total for internship, proposal and research paper |
0 |
100 |
50 |
20 |
480 |
65 |
|
*L= Lectures; T= Seminar/Tutorial; P= Practical; AS= Assignment; IS= Independent Study
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES AND ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
There will be two exit levels for the MBA-Agribusiness programme. A candidate who shall have completed course work but could not continue with the research component of the program will qualify for the award of a postgraduate diploma in Business Administration-Agribusiness.
Upon successful completion of the program as stipulated in "Regulations and guidelines for higher degrees of Sokoine University of Agriculture", the candidate will qualify for the award of Master of Business Administration – Agribusiness degree of Sokoine University of Agriculture.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS
The Admission regulations for Master Degrees as stipulated in "Regulations and guidelines for higher degrees" of Sokoine University of Agriculture shall apply.
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/
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