For PhD Applicants

 Applicants for PhD studies should be holders of Master’s degree (UQF level 9) in the relevant field/discipline/area of study or equivalent (see above for the fields of studies offered at Mzumbe University) with a minimum of GPA of 3.0 or B obtained from any accredited university or higher learning institution.

For foreign degree, applicants must have an average grade of not less than “B” as evaluated according to Mzumbe University system and having the degree qualifications validated by TCU (Refer para 5, above). An application for admission into a PhD programme is received at any time of the year using Mzumbe University application forms of that particular academic year but registration to the programme will be effective on biannual basis (March and October/November each year).

PhD applicants should submit along with the application forms, firstly a one page motivation statement (clearly explaining what motivates her/him to pursue this higher academic degree, what he/she would like to achieve as a result of his/her studies, and what impact the studies may/will have on his/her life, research area and society in general) and secondly, a concept note of around two to three (A4 paper) pages indicating a topic intended to be addressed, the reasons for choosing the topic and how s/he intends to tackle it (answers to these questions should be informed by most recent research based literature/evidences).

There are two options in our PhD design, namely part-time or full-time options. A full-time candidate shall be one who registers into a programme by dedicating 100% of his/her time to studies and is thus expected to accomplish PhD studies in three (3) years and they should present a written commitment to abide to the full-time registered students schedule of study.

An allowance of four (4) extensions of six month each will be granted during the entire PhD programme amounting to total duration of five (5) years. A part-time candidate shall be one who combines work and studies and is expected to accomplish PhD studies in four (4) years. An allowance of six (6) extensions of six month each will be granted during the entire PhD programme amounting to total duration of seven (7) years. PhD applicants may choose any of these options during application. All our PhD programmes are offered by thesis (i.e it is only by research and thesis, thus no formal coursework is delivered during the programme.