Colleges and Universities Offering Bachelor of Development Studies in Uganda

Course Name: Bachelor of Development Studies(Development Studies)
Major Subject: Development Studies
Course Category: Degree Courses

Institutions Offering Bachelor of Development Studies

Nkumba University, Entebbe

Course content
Year 1
Semester I

NUDES31101 Development Theory
NUDES31102 Political Economy
NUDES31103 Introduction to Sociology
NUDES31104 Introduction to Psychology
NUDES31105 Communication Skills
NUDES31106 HIV/AIDS and Development

Semester II

NUBBA31102 Computer Applications I
NUDES31203 Human Rights
NUDES31204 Social Services
NUDES31205 Economics I
NUDES31206 Sociology of Organisations

Year 2
Semester I

NUDES32101 Community and Rural
Development
NUDES32102 Urban Sociology and
Development
NUDES32103 Project Planning and
Management
NUDES32104 Social Policy and Planning
NUDES32105 Contemporary Social Problems
NUDES32106 Population Studies

Semester II

NUDES32201 Participatory Rural Appraisal
NUDES32202 Human Resource Management
NUDES32203 Sustainable Development
NUDES32204 Community Based Health Care
NUDES32205 Decentralisation and Local
Governance
NUDES32206 Research Methods

Year 3
Semester I

Code Course Name
NUDES33101 Development Economics
NUDES33102 Disaster Management And
Refugee Studies
NUDES33103 Regional Planning and
Development
NUMGT33106 Computer Applications II
NUDES33105 Globalisation and World Order
NUDES33106 Environmental Management

Semester II

Code Course Name LH PH CH CU
NUDES33201 Development Ethics
NUDES33202 Micro Enterprise Development
NUDES33203 Administrative Law
NUDES33204 Public Policy
NUDES33205 Technology And Society
Research Project

Duration:3 years
St. Lawrence University, Kampala
Course entry requirements:
(a) Direct Entry Scheme
For direct entry scheme candidates will have:
-Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its
equivalent
-At least two principal passes at one sitting of Uganda Advanced certificate of Education
(UACE) or its equivalent

(b) Diploma Entry scheme
Candidates will be admitted to the university if they have at least a second-class diploma award from a recognized institution of higher learning

(c) Access Programme
Students who hold Kenya Certificate of education (KCSE) and wish to enroll for degree or diplomas have
to undergo Access Programme. Such students require a minimum mean grade of C (plain) to qualify for the Access Programme

Course duration: 3 years
Muteesa I Royal University, Masaka
Course entry requirements:
(i) O-level certificate with 5 passes in approved subjects, including a pass in English language or equivalent.
(ii) A-level certificate with two principle passes or equivalent or A pass on the mature entrance exam, or A diploma in a relevant programme from a recognized institution of higher learning.
The Uganda Pentecostal University, Fort Portal
Course entry requirements

Applicants are required to have passed their Advanced Level Examinations with at least any two principle passes or must have a Diploma from a recognized Institution

Tuition fees: 800,000/= per semester

Course duration: 3 years

Islamic University in Uganda, Mbale
Course entry requirements:
-At least 5 passes at O level (UCE)
-At least 2 principal passes at A level (UACE)
-A Diploma qualification from a recognized institution of Higher Learning; or,
-A pass in Mature Age Examinations

Program duration: 3 years
Gulu University, Gulu
Minimum Course Duration: 3 years
Tuition Fees: Ugx. 770,000 or $1,155 for international students.
Kampala International University, Kampala
Course Duration: 3 Years
Fees: 1,130,000 UGX or USD 600
Kayiwa International University, Mengo
Course duration: 3 years