TUDARCo's Mass Communication Family..

You are warmly welcome to the Mass Communication Family of Tumaini University, Dar es Salaam College (TUDARCo). You are indeed welcome to the people. This weblog is a student-self initiated project aimed at serving as, first and foremost, a bridge between our family and the rest of the Tumaini big community spread all over Tanzania and, second and of most importance, as a gesture of extending our hand to the rest of the world. It is a means of communication and relation-building. Communication and relationship is all we believe in Mass Communication.

Mrs Nancy Mwendamseke, Head of Mass Communication Department and a lecturer, Research 1

Why we call ourselves ‘the People?’, you may ask. Well, we are of opinion that Mass Communication is the father of all knowledge. For us, the  whole world has got only two professions: Mass Communication and ‘Others’ and that ‘Others’ absorbs all that one can think of a profession. Therefore, we are the people, the professional, who guide others in exploring the possibilities of this world. We are above any Other profession. Too much self-applauding? No, it is all about being confident! And thanks to our head of the department, Madam Nancy Mwendamseke, who has built that confidence in us.

Miss Agnes Shijja, New Media Technology

Mass Communication, as a department, is under the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and was only established in 2006 here in TUDARCO. We are, therefore, still a newly-baby-born in the academia. However, we have never fallen in that underdog complex; rather we have proven ourselves to be a well established, well-cultured and well organized department so far. The reason is that, these two years of being together have taught us the world of communication. Communication in general , as we have said, is what one needs for living. It is indeed one of human life necessities – along with food, shelter and air.

Mr Godwin Gondwe, Introduction to Mass Communication

Subjects offered now in this profession include Introduction to Mass Communication, Mass Communication Theories, Communication for Writing, Communication Skills, Computer Application in Mass Communication, Mass Communication and Society, Photojournalism, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Mass Communication Law and Ethics, Mass Communication Research and Public Information Programmes, just to mention a few.

Mr Mdegela A.M, Radio & TV Broadcasting

In this weblog, apart from the above mentioned areas, you are also welcome to watch our Online Television, The People TV; as well as to listen to our Online Radio,The People Radio and to enjoy our Online Photo Album, The People Gallery.

Of importance, you are asked to leave us with yourComments for it is what we believe in communication – a two way street. Without your feedback, this weblog will prove failure in no time. Assured is the fact that your comments will be treated with manner and honour, because your word is so priceless to us!

Brief Introduction about Tumaini University Dar es salaam College..

Tumaini University, founded by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT), currently Tumaini University consists of six constituent Colleges: Iringa University College, Makumira University College, Kilimanjaro Christian medical College, Tumaini University Dar es Salaam College, Stefano Moshi Memorial University College and the Sebastian Kolowa University College

TUDARCo, a new acquisition of Tumaini University, it is currently situated adjacent to Kinondoni Lutheran Church. It also occupies some of the buildings of the African Evangelistic Enterprises (AEE), which are only a stone throw away from the church. It also has a campus at the Kurasini Lutheran Congregation in Dar es Salaam.

The origins of TUDARCo are embedded in the then Waldorf College Tanzania (WCT) established in 1997 as a branch and later a mission college of Waldorf College, Forest City in Iowa, USA. WCT was a liberal arts college offering, by way of modules, two years of study in Dar es Salaam and another two years in a USA college to complete the Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business Administration and Management Information System colleges. Students had to transfer to USA with between 54 and 60 credits.

However, sometime in 2001, the authorities of WCT thought a partnership with Tumaini University would be to its advantage. Consequently, discussions opened between the relevant authorities through their various organs, and eventually in April 2003, TUDARCo was born as an associate college of Tumaini University, joining its three sisters.

TUDARCo offers both undergraduate and graduate programmes on full-time as well as part time basis during the day and evening. All TUDARCO academic programmes run on a semester basis.