Evening Program
The following Bachelor of Science courses are currently running in via our Evening/Extension Education Program, more courses are under development and will be posted here when launched. This program consists two (2) main semester and an optional semester that is run during summer. Students are allowed a maximum load of 12 credit hours per main semester. For the optional semester a maximum of six (6) credit hours are allowed.
Majority of the courses are run during the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). This program is a favourite for people who are working and would like to enhance their education; convenient for people living in Bahir Dar city and its sorroundings, if you would like to enroll for the course but living and working at a distance not convenient for transportation, you may enroll for the Distance Education Program.
Below is a breakdown of all courses currently being offered in the evening program.
Track title: - BASIC TRACK.
Track Description:- The basic track is designed to meet the University’s overall mission in providing students with foundation in higher order thinking, communicative, computing and computer skills. Most of the courses are prerequisite for the remaining tracks.
| Course code | Course | Year | Semester | Credit Hours |
A | Basic Track | |||
| Math 150 | Applied Mathematics | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Math 230 | Linear Algebra and Calculus | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Math 241 | Introduction to Statistics | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Coms 120 | Basic Computer, Programming and Databases | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Flee 101 | Communicative English Skills I | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Flee 102 | Communicative English Skills II | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Subtotal Credit Hours | 24 | |||
Track title: - SURVEYING/GEODESY.
Track Description:- The surveying or geodesy track is designed to acquaint students with various current surveying instruments, develop theoretical and practical skills of using such instruments. Furthermore students are expected to make measurements in the field, to sketch what they have measured, to transfer field data in to computers, edit the data and prepare digital maps.
| Course code | Course | Year | Semester | Credit Hours |
B | Surveying Track | |||
| Laad 231 | Basic Geodesy | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Laad 233 | Geodetic Survey | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Laad 333 | Cadastral Survey | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Laad 234 | Satellite Geodesy (GPS) | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Laad 236 | Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry and Digital Mapping | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Laad 336 | Geographical Information System (GIS) | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Subtotal Credit Hours | 28 | |||
Track title: - ECONOMICS.
Track Description:- The Economics track is intended to acquaint students with basic concepts, real estate market analysis and techniques of carrying out real estate well as issues of discounting, compounding and formulation of investment problems with basic economics property valuations as are treated.
| Course code | Course | Year | Semester | Credit Hours |
C | Economics Track | |||
| Laad 242 | Micro and Micro Economics | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Laad 342 | Property Market | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Laad 344 | Investment Theory & Practice | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Laad 443 | Property Valuation | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Subtotal Credit Hours | 24 | |||
Track title: - LAW.
Track Description: - The law track is proposed to acquaint students with basic concepts of law, Constitutional law, Public Law and civil law with emphasis on real estate law. Particular prominence is given to Law of real estate property, contracts (also gift and lien, especially mortgages); and an overview of major laws relating to land in Ethiopia.
| Course code | Course | Year | Semester | Credit Hours |
D | Law Track | |||
| Laad 251 | Introduction to Law & Comparative Law | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Laad 252 | Constitutional & Public Law | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Laad 353 | Civil Law | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Subtotal Credit Hours | 20 | |||
Track Title: - LAND ADMINISTRATION.
Track Description: - The Land administration track is expected to acquaint students with central concepts of the program. Issues of efficient land administration systems such as how, why, and new concepts and good practices from elsewhere are introduced and analyzed. The courses in this track are thus synthesizing ideas studied in the previous tracks hence most of the courses are undertaked by students in their senior classes.
| Course code | Course | Year | Semester | Credit Hours |
E | Land Administration Track | |||
| Laad 121 | Introduction to Land Administration | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Laad 164 | Physical Planning | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Laad 222 | Natural Resources | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Laad 361 | Land Regulations | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Laad 364 | Infrastructure Regulations | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Laad 461 | Lease in Relation to Development | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Laad 362 | Commons | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Laad 466 | Land Reforms | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Laad 465 | Negotiation & Communication | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Laad 468 | Property Rights & Land Registration | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Subtotal Credit Hours | 40 | |||
Track title: - RESEARCH.
Track Description: - The Research track is anticipated to acquaint students with basic concepts, techniques and skills of doing research. Importance is placed on how students identify research problems, collect, summarize and analyze data, write their research reports, and defend their results.
| Course code | Course | Year | Semester | Credit Hours |
| Laad 271 | Research Methods | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Laad 472 | Thesis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Subtotal Credit Hours | 8 | |||
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 144 | |||
For further information you may contact our Academic Programs Office using the following details:-
The Academic Programs Office,
Institute of Land Administration,
Bahir Dar University,
P. O. Box 79,
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Tel: +251 58 2205933.
Fax: +251 58 2202239.
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