Busitema University
| 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
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^ "Distance Between Busitema And Tororo With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^ "Map Showing Kampala And Busitema With Distance Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^ Google. "Location of Busitema University Main Campus At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^ "Welcome to the Faculty of Science and Education based at Nagongera Campus of Busitema University". Busitema University. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^ Musasizi, Simon (2 May 2010). "Busitema Opens Namasagali, Arapai Campuses". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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^ Anguyo, Innocent (5 June 2014). "Busitema University Calls for Private Admissions". New Vision. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^ "Busitema University: Academic Programmes". Busitema University. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^ 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.
^ Odeke, Faustine (10 September 2012). "Busitema University Starts Mining Degree". New Vision. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^ Mugisa, Anne (7 August 2013). "Uganda: Busitema University to Get Medical School". New Vision via Allfrica.com. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
^ Emojong, John Augustine (16 October 2011). "Busitema Gears for Shs1.2 Billion Medical School". Daily Monitor Mobile. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^ 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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