Department of Media and Library Studies (MLS)
The Department of Journalism and Media Studies (DJMS) is under the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS). Since its commencement in 2008, it has been offering two undergraduate degree programmes which are Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mass Communication and BA in Journalism. In 2015 the department started offering the Masters Programme in Mass Communication following the approval granted by Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU). The DJMS currently has more than 300 students.
Head of Department
Staff and Programmes In The Department
NAME | TITLE | CONTACTS |
Ms. Julieth Msuya | Assistant Lecturer | Email: julieth.msuya@out.ac.tz |
Mr. Nelson Msagati | Lecturer | Email: nelson.msagati@out.ac.tz |
Ntimi Kasumo | Assistant Lecturer | Email: ntimi.kasumo@out.ac.tz |
Dr. Henry Mambo | Senior Lecturer | Email: henry.mambo@out.ac.tz |
Dr. Lilian Isowe | Lecturer | Email: lilian.isowe@out.ac.tz |
Dr. Athumani Samzugi | Senior Assistant | Email: athumani.samzugi@out.ac.tz |
Chausiku Mwinyimbegu | Assistant Lecturer | Email: chausiku.mwinyimbegu@out.ac.tz |
Mugisha Kafuma | Assistant Lecturer | Email: mugisha.kafuma@out.ac.tz |
Azizi Kagugu | Assistant Lecturer | Email: azizi.kagugu@out.ac.tz |
Boniface Mbangala | Assistant Lecturer | Email: boniface.mbangala@out.ac.tz |
Frank Charles | Tutorial Librarian | Email: frank.julius@out.ac.tz |
Elinahamisa Mgaya | Tutorial Librarian | Email: elinahamisa.mgaya@out.ac.tz |
Richard Mfinanga | Tutorial Assistant | Email: richard.mfinanga@out.ac.tz |
Kahenga Dachi | Assistant Lecturer | Email: kahenga.dachi@out.ac.tz |
Vincent Mpepo | Assistant Lecturer | Email: vincent.mpepo@out.ac.tz |
Bujo Ambosisye | Assistant Lecturer | Email: bujo.ambosisye@out.ac.tz |
Yussuf Manning | Assistant Lecturer | Email: |
Libe Chonya | Assistant Lecturer | Email: libe.chonya@out.ac.tz |
Husna Nurdin | Tutorial Lecturer | Email: husna.nurdin@out.ac.tz |
Undergraduate Programmes
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (BA Journ)
Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication (BA MC)
Bachelor of Library & Information Management (BLIM)
Postgraduate Programmes
Master of Arts in Journalism
Master Arts in Mass Communication
Master of Arts in Library and Information Management (MLIM)
Master of Arts in Geography (M.A (Geography by Thesis)