Comparative Study of Bachelor of Civil Engineering Curricula in Higher Learning Institutions in Tanzania: A Systematic Review
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2021
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IISTE
Abstract
This paper compares the curricula of Bachelor degree in the field of civil engineering. This helps improving the
quality of curriculum that generates demand driven engineering graduates with an equal competency in the
context of labour market. Descriptive survey was adopted, and a checklist of courses from purposively selected
higher learning institutions was used. Constant comparative analysis to categorize types of information
investigated was adopted. Findings indicate that Bachelor degree programme in civil engineering at Dar es
Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST) and St. Joseph
College of Engineering and Technology (SJCET) has duration of 3 or 4 years depending on the entry
qualification of the student, whereas at Arusha Technical College (ATC) it takes 3 years to complete the
programme. On the other hand, inconsistency on the number of courses and academic loads offered in these
institutions was revealed. The study suggests a joint development of curricula for training programmes. This
could help trainers, researchers, curricula developers and policy makers to harmonize and minimize
discrepancies of the curricula contents of the same programme offered in different institutions.
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This article is published by IISTE in 2021