Busoga University
Busoga University is a private (non-profit making) institution founded by the Church of Uganda under the Busoga Diocese. It is located 35km along Jinja-Iganga/Mbale Tororo highway and is situated in the Iganga Christian Missionary Society (CMS) Educational Village. The university has study centres in Jinja, Kamuli, Bugiri, Kaliro, Pallisa, as well as a Resource Center in Iganga town.
The University offers both Sciences and Arts programmes for the award of Post Graduate, Bachelors Degrees, Diplomas and certificates of Busoga University. The idea to start a university was first mooted in 1983 by Busoga regional professionals and concerned citizens. The purpose of establishing a University in Busoga was to address the concerns of the region over the increasing number of students in Secondary Schools, and the limitations of entry points into the State University, Makerere.
Busoga University
Vision
The vision of Busoga University is to become a center of academic excellence, and an agent of social and economic development of the region and the country as a whole.
Mission
To provide suitable avenues and the environment that facilitates our community to participate in higher learning, education, training and research for development.
Library
Busoga University library is headed by a University librarian, who is the overall supervisor of all the the library operations.
Busoga University
Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs
- Bachelor of Education (BED)
- Bachelor of Arts with Education (BA.Ed.)
- Bachelor of Science with Education (BSc.Ed.)
- Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.)
- Bachelor of Industrial and Fine Arts (BIFA)
- Bachelor of Guidance and Counseling (BGC)
- Bachelor of Development Studies (BDES)
- Bachelor of Public Administration and Management (BPAM)
- Bachelor of Social Work and Social Administration (BSWSA)
- Bachelor of Human Resource Management (BHRM)
- Bachelor of Arts Development Economics (BADE)
- Bachelor of Mass Communication (BMC)
- Bachelor of Business Management (BBM)
- Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
- Bachelor of Procurement and Supply Chain Mgement (BPSCM)
- Bachelor of Records and Information Management (BRIM)
- Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS)
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
- Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Aquaculture (BSc.FA)
- Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSc. Agric.)
- Bachelor of Science in Animal Health & Production (BSc.AHP)
- Bachelor of Science in Forestry (BSc.F)
- Bachelor of Land Resource Management (BLRM)
- Bachelor of Environment Management (BEM)
- Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT)
- Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS)
- Bachelor of Business Computing (BBC)
- Bachelors of Health Education and Promotion
- Bachelors of Health Services Management
Graduate Programs
- Master of Arts in Human Resource Management
- Master of Business Administration and Management
- Master of Arts in History
- Master of Arts in Linguistics
- Master of Arts in Procurement and Supply Chain Management
- Master of Educational Policy, Planning and Management
- Master of Education
- Master of Science in Environmental Sciences
- Masters of Philosophy
- Master of Arts in Public Administration and Management
Faculty
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Education, Arts and Vocational Studies
- Faculty of Humanities, Business and Management
Schools
- School of Graduate Studies
Institutes
- Institute of Health Sciences
Contact Details
Busoga University
PO Box 154, Iganga – Iganga Campus
Iganga
Tel: +256 (43) 243 175
Fax: +256 (43) 242 345
Busoga University Official Website: http://www.busogauniversity.ac.ug/
