Land Administration and Management

As a response to the growing demand of land sector professionals in the country, the institute of Land Administration (ILA) has made an enormous effort to launch and expand undergraduate and post graduate programs in the areas of land administration. One of the programs is MSc in Land Administration and management which has been operational since 2012. Due to the evolving changes in land Administration and management system in the country and globally, ILA decided to revise the existing program so as to incorporate the contemporary thoughts in land administration. Furthermore, the gap in the existing curriculum is also felt by the urban and rural land administration organs in the country. Municipalities, rural land administration agencies, and other federal and regional organs have shown interest to upgrade the skill and knowledge of their workers in the different disciplines of land administration. Therefore, the increasing complexity of urbanization and development activities in the country which brings about complex changes in land use and management has made it essential to revise the existing curriculum and incorporate contemporary issues in the curriculum that address the needs of employers. 

Therefore, the M.Sc. in Land Administration and Management program is expected to produce higher level land development and management professionals with strong analytical, leadership and research skills and knowledge capable of leading and advising the land administration and management of cities and rural land administration agencies. The program will have a combination of skill oriented and theoretical courses with the aim of enabling students to solve system related problems of the urban land sector and to provide policy advising. The program is also designed to produce students with research skill and international knowledge in land tenure and management that enable them to have critical analysis and problem solving skills. 

Professional profile

The graduates are prepared to pursue careers as: 

√    Policy adviser who able to provide land administration and management related advice to higher officials and policy makers.

√    Researcher who is capable of conducting applied research and policy analysis on the existing problems and policy matters of land tenure and management.

√    Instructors in higher education institutions 

√    Land administration and management experts who is:

▪         Expected to lead and guide land administration and management staff of the relevant institution

▪         Competent to participate in land-reform tasks, land development activities and rendering rights-based solutions to the country's development needs.

▪         Capable to guide the implementation of legal and technical procedures for formation and reformation of property units such as subdivision, amalgamation and partition in urban and rural areas.

▪         Able to recognize and lead land registration and information system within land administration and management institutions.

▪         Capable of performing land registration and cadastral system development activities,

Graduate Profile

Upon successful completion of the MSc program, the graduate of Land Administration and Management will acquire all the necessary skills and level of maturity to enable them carrying out various responsibilities.

The students who complete their education in the MSc program are able to:

Knowledge

▪         Recognize how to actively engage in the running of an efficient and effective land administration system. 

▪         Explain how to advise higher officials and policy makers on land and land related issues.

Skill

▪           Solve land-related disputes based on relevant legislations and guidelines.

▪           Conduct and lead land-reform and land development activities.

▪           Apply legal and technical procedures for formation and reformation of property units.

▪           Perform and guide land registration and information system tasks.

▪           Perform applied research and policy analysis on the existing problems and policy matters of land tenure and management.

Attitude

▪           Appraise land administration and cadastral system development

▪           Evaluate impacts of property right and tenure security in social and economic development. 

▪           Investigate how to improve land development activities in urban and rural areas.