Busitema University
















































Busitema University (BU)
Motto Pursuing Excellence
Type Public
Established 2007
Chancellor Francis Omaswa
Vice-Chancellor Mary Okwakol
Administrative staff
20+ (2009)
Students 1500+ (2013)
Location
Busitema
,
Uganda


00°32′42″N 34°01′30″E / 0.54500°N 34.02500°E / 0.54500; 34.02500Coordinates: 00°32′42″N 34°01′30″E / 0.54500°N 34.02500°E / 0.54500; 34.02500
Campus Rural
Website www.busitema.ac.ug

Busitema University (BU) is a university in Uganda. It is one of the eight public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.


BU has as its focus the instruction of agricultural sciences, agricultural mechanization, and agribusiness.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Location


  • 2 University campuses


  • 3 Academics


    • 3.1 Undergraduate degree courses


      • 3.1.1 Faculty of Science and Education


      • 3.1.2 Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences


      • 3.1.3 Faculty of Engineering


      • 3.1.4 Faculty of Natural Resources




    • 3.2 Undergraduate diploma courses


    • 3.3 Undergraduate certificate courses


    • 3.4 Postgraduate courses




  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Location


BU has its main campus in Busitema, Busia District on the Jinja - Tororo Highway, about 30 kilometres (19 mi), by road, southwest of Tororo.[2] This location lies approximately 206 kilometres (128 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] 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).[4]



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)[5]


  • 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 - 0 acres (0 ha)[6]



Academics


As of June 2014[update], the university offered the following courses:
[7][8]



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 - 4 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 textile engineering - 4 years - Main campus[9]

  • Bachelor of Science in mining engineering - 4 years - Main campus[10]



Faculty of Natural Resources



  • Bachelor of Science in natural resources economics - 4 years - Namasagali campus

  • Bachelor of Science in hydrology - 4 years - Namasagali campus

  • Bachelor of Science in agroprocessing engineering - 4 years - Namasagali campus

  • Faculty of Health Sciences


  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - 5 years - Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital[11]


  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing - 3 years - Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital[12]



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




Undergraduate certificate courses


  • Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences

    • Certificate in Agricultural Sciences - 1 year - Arapai campus



Postgraduate courses


The university currently offers three postgraduate programs.[13]




  • Faculty of Health Sciences

    • Masters of Medicine, Internal Medicine - 3 years - Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital

    • Masters of Public Health - 2 years Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital



  • Faculty of Science and Education
    • Masters of Educational Leadership and Management




See also



  • Agriculture in Uganda

  • Education in Uganda

  • List of universities in Uganda

  • List of hospitals in Uganda



References





  1. ^ "About Busitema University". Busitema University. Retrieved 10 June 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Distance Between Busitema And Tororo With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.


  3. ^ "Map Showing Kampala And Busitema With Distance Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.


  4. ^ Google. "Location of Busitema University Main Campus At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 10 June 2014.


  5. ^ "Welcome to the Faculty of Science and Education based at Nagongera Campus of Busitema University". Busitema University. Retrieved 10 June 2014.


  6. ^ Musasizi, Simon (2 May 2010). "Busitema Opens Namasagali, Arapai Campuses". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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  7. ^ Anguyo, Innocent (5 June 2014). "Busitema University Calls for Private Admissions". New Vision. Retrieved 10 June 2014.


  8. ^ "Busitema University: Academic Programmes". Busitema University. Retrieved 10 June 2014.


  9. ^ Odeke, Faustine (22 June 2009). "Busitema Varsity Starts Textile Engineering Degree". New Vision. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.


  10. ^ Odeke, Faustine (10 September 2012). "Busitema University Starts Mining Degree". New Vision. Retrieved 10 June 2014.


  11. ^ Mugisa, Anne (7 August 2013). "Uganda: Busitema University to Get Medical School". New Vision via Allfrica.com. Retrieved 10 July 2014.


  12. ^ Emojong, John Augustine (16 October 2011). "Busitema Gears for Shs1.2 Billion Medical School". Daily Monitor Mobile. Retrieved 10 June 2014.


  13. ^ http://ugfacts.com/post-graduate-courses-offered-busitema-university/




External links



  • Busitema University Homepage

  • Busitema University to Spearhead Textile Research in Uganda









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