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Busitema University
Public university in Uganda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Busitema University (BU) is a university in Uganda. It is one of the public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.[3] It has six different campuses around the country; all situated in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The university also has a study center in the town of Tororo, focusing on short and skill-based training courses.[4]
BU has its main focus on the instruction of agricultural sciences, agricultural mechanization, and agribusiness.[5] That is Engineering, Science Education, Health Sciences, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Management Sciences and Vocational Education.[6]
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Location
BU has its main campus in Busitema, Busia District on the Jinja - Tororo Highway, about 26 kilometres (16 mi), by road, southwest of Tororo, the nearest large town.[7] This location lies approximately 186 kilometres (116 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[8] The coordinates of the university's main campus are 0°32'42.0"N, 34°01'30.0"E (Latitude:0.5450; Longitude:34.0250).[9]
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University campuses
The campuses of BU include the following:
- Main campus in Busia District - Faculty of Engineering (Busitema) - 1,300 acres (530 ha)
- Jinja campus - Non-operative - 9 acres (3.6 ha)
- Nagongera campus in Tororo District - Faculty of Science and Education - 850 acres (340 ha)[10]
- Mbale campus in Mbale District - Faculty of Health Sciences - 30 acres (12 ha)
- Kaliro campus in Kaliro District - Non-operative - 198 acres (80 ha)
- Pallisa campus in Pallisa District 350 acres (140 ha)
- Arapai campus in Soroti District - Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences - 675 acres (273 ha)
- Namasagali campus in Kamuli District - Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences - 0 acres (0 ha)[11]
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Academics
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As of June 2019[update], the university offered the following courses: [12][13]
Undergraduate degree courses
Faculty of Science and Education
- Bachelor of Science Education in computer studies - 3 years - Nagongera campus
- Bachelor of Science Education in physics - 3 years - Nagongera campus
- Bachelor of Science Education in mathematics 3 years - Nagongera campus
- Bachelor of Science Education in education - 3 years - Nagongera campus
Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences
- Bachelor of Animal Production and Management - 3 years - Arapai campus
- Bachelor of Science in Agriculture - 4 years - Arapai campus
- Bachelor of Agribusiness - 3 years - Arapai campus
Faculty of Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in agricultural mechanization & irrigation engineering - 4 years - Main campus
- Bachelor of Science in computer engineering - 4 years - Main campus
- Bachelor of Science in water resources engineering - 4 years - Main campus
- Bachelor of Science in Polymer, Textile and Industrial Engineering - 4 years - Main campus[14]
- Bachelor of Science in mining engineering - 4 years - Main campus[15]
- Bachelor of Science in Ago-processing Engineering- 4 years- main campus[16]
Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
- Bachelor of Science in natural resources economics (NRE) - 3 years - Namasagali campus
- Bachelor of Science in Hydrology - 4 years - Namasagali campus
- Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Water Resource Management[17] (FWR) - 3 years - Namasagali campus[18]
Faculty of Health Sciences
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - 5 years - Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital[19]
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing - 3 years - Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital[20]
Undergraduate diploma courses
Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences
- Diploma in Agricultural Engineering - 2 years - Busitema campus
- Diploma in Ginning Engineering - 2 years - Busitema campus
- Diploma in Animal Production and Management - 2 years - Arapai campus
- Diploma in Crop Production and Management - 2 years - Arapai campus
- Diploma in electronics and electrical engineering - 2 years - Busitema campus
Undergraduate certificate courses
- Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences
- Certificate in General Agriculture - 2 years - Arapai campus
Postgraduate courses
Busitema university currently offers eighteen (18) postgraduate programs.[21]
- Faculty of Health Sciences (Mbale )
- Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine - 3 years - Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital[22]
- Master of Public Health - 2 years Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital
- Faculty of Science and Education (Nagongera)
- Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (Namasagali)
- Master of Science in Climate Change and Disaster Management - 2 Years[25]
- Master of Science in Environmental Economics - 2 Years
- Faculty of Engineering and Technology (Busitema)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering - 3 Years [26]
- Master of Science in Materials Engineering - 2 Years
- Doctor of Philosophy in Energy Engineering - 3 Years
- Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Engineering
- Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Forensics - 1 Year
- Master of Computer Forensics
- Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence
- Masters of Science in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Other Postgraduate courses at Busitema University are;
- Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration and Management
- Master of Business Administration
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