Program Overview

The Business Administration courses have a strong practical orientation, and turn our students into graduates with broad basic qualifications and a wide range of skills in business administration. We concentrate on core disciplines and subjects to give our graduates the greatest possible chance in the employment market. Our broad approach prepares graduates at the various levels for positions in all areas concerned with business administration and management, such as accounting, financial services, marketing, Behavioral Science (Human resources), small business management, public service sector management and project management. Our graduates are well prepared to work in the private sector and public service, service and manufacturing sector, profit and non-profit making organisation including NGOs.

Program Objectives

  • Produce high-quality professional graduates in the area of business administration, with a clear understanding of not only the foundations but also the in-depth of particular aspects of business administration as a functionally integrated field of knowledge
  • To expose students to the various functional areas of a business/an organization
  • To increase competence of the managerial cadres in the country.
  • To enable graduates to comprehend, analyse and evaluate internal and external environmental influences in business and to develop strategic plans for the management of organizational change, and for business development.
 

Program Structure

Core Courses:

  • Year One Semester One
    MGS 1101 : Quantitative Methods : (Credit Units: 3)
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    COM 1102 : Business Law I : (Credit Units: 3)
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    BSM 1101 : Principles of Marketing : (Credit Units: 3)
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    BAD 1102 : Principles of Management : (Credit Units: 3)
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    FIN 1106 : Micro-Economics : (Credit Units: 3)
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  • Year One Semester Two
    ACC 1201 : Accounting I *Pr : (Credit Units: 3)
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    MGT 1205 : Business Communication Skills : (Credit Units: 3)
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    BAD 1206 : Principles of Business Administration : (Credit Units: 3)
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    BUC1213 : ICT I *Pr. : (Credit Units: 3)
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    FIN 1213 : Macro-Economics : (Credit Units: 3)
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  • Year Two Semester One
    BSA 2101 : Accounting II *Pr : (Credit Units: 3)
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    FIN 2115 : Financial Management : (Credit Units: 3)
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    BUC 21119 : Information Communication Technology II *Pr : (Credit Units: 3)
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    COM 2108 : Business Law II : (Credit Units: 3)
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    MGS 2106 : Elements of Production. Management : (Credit Units: 3)
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  • Year Two Semester Two
    MGS 2202 : Business Statistics : (Credit Units: 3)
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    FIN 2208 : Elements of Taxation : (Credit Units: 3)
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    PSM 2204 : Principles of Purchasing & Supplies Management : (Credit Units: 3)
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    MGS 2201 : Business Research Skills : (Credit Units: 3)
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    BUC 2203 : E-Business : (Credit Units: 3)
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    BBA 2301 : Recess (Field attachment) : (Credit Units: 5)
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  • Year Three Semester One
    : (Choose One Specialization Track) : (Credit Units: )
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  • Year Three Semester Two
    FIN 3251 : Uganda Economy : (Credit Units: 3)
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    BBA 3205 : Information Communication Technology III : (Credit Units: 3)
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    BAD 3210 : Strategic Management : (Credit Units: 3)
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    MGT 3205 : Entrepreneurship Development : (Credit Units: 3)
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    BHR 3210 : Principles of Human Resource Management : (Credit Units: 3)
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    MGT 3206 : Business Ethics : (Credit Units: 3)
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Specialization Tracks:

  • Accounting (choose any four courses)
    BSA 3101 : Accounting III : (Credit Units: 3)
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    BBA 3113 : Cost & Management Accounting : (Credit Units: 3)
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    COM 3109 : Auditing : (Credit Units: 3)
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    FIN 3111 : Income Tax : (Credit Units: 3)
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    BHR 3106 : Performance Management : (Credit Units: 3)
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  • Marketing (choose any four courses)
    MRK 3121 : Sales force Management : (Credit Units: 3)
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    MRK 3118 : Marketing Research : (Credit Units: 3)
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    MRK 3108 : Retail Marketing : (Credit Units: 3)
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    MRK 3123 : International Marketing : (Credit Units: 3)
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    MRK 3115 : Marketing Channels : (Credit Units: 3)
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  • Financial Services (choose any four courses)
    FIN 3134 : Monetary Policy & Portfolio Analysis : (Credit Units: 3)
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    FIN 3135 : Finance For International Business : (Credit Units: 3)
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    COM 3125 : Law Relating to Financial institutions* : (Credit Units: 3)
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    FIN 3117 : Management of Financial Institutions* : (Credit Units: 3)
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    COM 3123 : Actuarial Math** : (Credit Units: 3)
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    COM 3119 : Insurance and Management of Pensions** : (Credit Units: 3)
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  • Taxation (choose any four courses)
    FIN 3115 : Tax structure and Administration : (Credit Units: 3)
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    FIN 3113 : Tax planning : (Credit Units: 3)
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    FIN 3110 : Customs and Excise Duty Management : (Credit Units: 3)
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    FIN 3111 : Income Tax : (Credit Units: 3)
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    FIN 3116 : V.A.T : (Credit Units: 3)
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  • Procurement & logistics Management (choose any four courses)
    PSM 3103 : Supply organization and structure : (Credit Units: 3)
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    PSM 3104 : Inventory and Stores Management : (Credit Units: 3)
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    COM 3104 : Procurement and Supply law : (Credit Units: 3)
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    PSM 3106 : Supply chain operations & structures : (Credit Units: 3)
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  • Local Government Finance (choose any four courses)
    ACC 3101 : Public Sector Accounting : (Credit Units: 3)
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    BBA 3108 : Public Sector Project Management : (Credit Units: 3)
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    BBA 3109 : Local Govt. finance law : (Credit Units: 3)
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    COM 3109 : Auditing : (Credit Units: 3)
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    FIN 3112 : Public Finance and Taxation : (Credit Units: 3)
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Electives:

Program Requirements

Admission into the first year is through any for the four avenues:
1. Direct entry: candidate must have the following:
a. U.C.E examination (or equivalent) and obtained a Certificate in it with at least 6 credits
b. Obtained at least 2 principal level passes at Uganda Advance Certificate of Education (U.A.C.E) or the equivalent obtained at the same sitting from a reputable institunion.
c. International students must submit ALL their academic documents to the University for pre - evaluation by the Dean of Faculty in order to  determine their eligibility qualifications according to National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) guidelines.
The weighting system is as follows:
·      Essential: 2 best done of all "A" level subjects
·      Relevant: third best done of all "A" level subjects
·      Desirable: General paper
·      Others: all others
 
2.   Diploma Holder Scheme: Candidate must hold a diploma in a related discipline from a recognized institution.
3.   Professional Qualification: Candidates who completed level one of any professional program will be eligible upon evaluation.
4.   Mature Age: Candidates must have passed a mature age entrance examinations.

Admission

Cost Summary

Description

Tuition Per Semester

Tuition Per Year

Registeration

Medical

INT. Courses

NCHE

E-Library

 First Year

900$

1800$

100$

50$

 

10$

50$

Second Year

900$

1800$

100$

50$

1500$

10$

50$

Third Year

900$

1800$

100$

50$

1500$

10$

50$

Graduation Fees

200$