State University of Zanzibar SUZA Offered courses for 2018/ 2019
The State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) was established by Act No. 8 of
1999 of the Zanzibar House of Representatives which was then amended by
Act No. 11 of 2009, and further re-amended by Act No. 7 of 2016.
The latter amendment has justified SUZA to merge with other Zanzibar
higher learning institutions; these are the then Zanzibar Institute of
Financial Administration (ZIFA), College of Health Sciences (CHS) and
the Zanzibar Institute of Tourism Development (ZIToD).
Currently The State University of Zanzibar offers various undergraduate
degree , diploma, and post graduate Programmes as listed below.
School of Business (SoB)
Programmes offered at School of Business
Undergraduate programmes.
Bachelor degree in Financial Administration – Accounting.Bachelor degree in Banking and Finance
Bachelor degree in Procurement and Supply Management.
Bachelor degree in Information Technology with Accounting.
Diploma programmes
Ordinary Diploma in Financial Administration – AccountingOrdinary Diploma in Information Technology with Accounting
Ordinary Diploma in Procurement and Supply Management
Diploma in Information Communication Technology (ICT) with Accounting
Certificate programmes
Basic Certificate in Financial AdministrationCertificate in Information Communication Technology(ICT)with Accounting
Institute of Tourism
Academic Programmes:
Undergraduate programme
Bachelor of Art in Tourism Management and Marketing
Diploma Programmes(2 years)
Diploma in Hospitality & Tourism ManagementDiploma in Heritage Management and Tourism
Technician Certificate Programmes (2years)
FTC Front Office OperationsFTC in Housekeeping and laundry
FTC in Food Preparation and Pastry
FTC in Food and Beverage Sales and Services
Tour Guiding.
Basic Technician certificate (1 year)
FTC Front Office OperationsFTC in Housekeeping and laundry
FTC in Food Preparation and Pastry
FTC in Food and Beverage Sales and Services
FTC in Tour guiding
Directorate of Graduate Studies, Research and Consultancy (DGSRC)
Programmes offered
PhD. KiswahiliMSc. Chemistry
MSc. Environmental Sciences
M.A Kiswahili
M.A Education in Teaching Kiswahili to speakers of other language
M.A Education in Youth, Gender and Development
MSc. Natural Resource Management and Climate change
Envisaged Programmes
M.A. Language in Education
M.A. Arabic
M.A. Economics
M.A. Statistics
M.A. Business
School Health & Medical Sciences
Programmes offered
Undergraduate programmes
Doctor of MedicineBachelor of Science in Environmental Health
Diploma programmes
Diploma in Nursing and MidwiferyDiploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences
Diploma in Clinical Medicine
Diploma in Clinical Dentistry
Diploma in EnvironMental Health Sciences
Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Diploma in Physiotherapy
Future programmes:
Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing and MidwiferyBachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences
Department of Social Sciences
Programmes offered:
Bachelor of Arts in History and Archeology (BAHA)Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Environmental Studies (BAGES)
Bachelor of Arts with Education (BA. Ed)
Diploma in Social Work (DSW)
Diploma in Arts with Education (DA. Ed)
Department Natural Science
Programmes offered:
Master of Science in Environmental Studies (MScES)Master of Science in Climate Change and Natural Resources Management (MSc. CC & NRM)
MSc. Chemistry
Bachelor of Science with Education (B.Sc. Ed)
Diploma in Science with Education
Department future programmes:
PhD in ChemistryPhD in Environmental Sciences
Department of Computer Science & IT
Programmes offered:
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (B.Sc. CS)Bachelor of Information Technology Application & Management (BITAM)
Bachelor of Science and IT with Education – IT Major (BSc & IT ED
Diploma in Computer Science
Diploma in Information Technology
Department future programmes:
BSc Communication EngineeringBSc Multimedia and Animation
BSc Informatics – GIS and remote sensing
BSc Informatics – mobile and web technologies
Msc in Computer Science
Msc in Information Technology
