Academic Overview
MSC. AS
intends to produce competent, responsible and innovative
strategic agricultural statistical professionals and managers who will work at
senior levels as agricultural statisticians, managers, and administrators of
Agricultural Statistical Systems, sub-systems, schemes and programmes designed
to respond to the statistical demands of African nations in the sub-region of
SADC and other nations as well.
Duration
and credits: 24
months, coursework with 193 credits out of 120 minimum credits and 60 credits
for dissertation.
NB: Maximum registration period for
master’s programmes as per section 4.2.11 in table 2 of the EASTC Examinations
Regulations of 2021 is four years. Failure to complete studies within four
years will lead to discontinuation from studies.
Mode
of delivery: MSc.
AS is jointly offered by the Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre and
Sokoine University of Agriculture.
Admission & Eligibility Requirements
A minimum of Bachelor’s
Degree in Statistics, Official Statistics, Agricultural Statistic and
Economics, Agribusiness, Economics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Finance,
Accounts, Commerce, IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Agriculture or other
Science and Business-related fields that have a strong background in
mathematics from a recognized higher learning institution with a minimum GPA of
2.7
Research Centre
Career Scope
Graduates
are expected to work in the following careers:
Agricultural
or survey statistician, Agricultural Consultant, Farm manager, Agricultural
economist, Data Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation officer, Instructor in
agricultural statistics, Instructor in agricultural economics, Economic
Analyst, Environmental Economist, Statistician, Supply chain manager,
Agricultural development officer, Agribusiness specialist, Research Assistant,
Data Analyst, Agricultural marker and Planning Officer
Possible
Work Offices/Places
Self-employment,
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Different Ministries including Ministry of
Agriculture, Trade, Livestock, Fishery etc., United Nations, Food and
Agricultural Organization (FAO), Universities e.g., Eastern Africa Statistical
Training Centre (EASTC), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Agricultural
Research Institutions, Private sectors related to agrarian economy, Financial
Institutions e.g., Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB), CRDB, NMB
etc.