Uganda Christian University
Uganda Christian University (UCU) is a private church-founded university administered by the Church of Uganda .
The main campus of the university, with approximately 6,500 students, is located in the town of Mukono, approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi), by road, east of Uganda’s capital city, Kampala, on the Kampala-Jinja Highway. The University has a regional constituent college Bishop Barham University College (BBUC), with about 1,000 students, located in the town of Kabale, approximately 420 kilometres (260 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala. The coordinates of the main campus are: 00 21 18N, 32 44 42E (Latitude:0.3550; Longitude:32.7450).
Uganda Christian University
Uganda Christian University was founded in 1997 by decision of the Anglican Church of Uganda from its premier theological seminary/college Bishop Tucker Theological College, founded in 1913 and named after the pioneer missionary bishop Alfred Tucker. The University Chancellor is the Archbishop of Uganda, the Most Rev. Henry Luke Orombi. The first Vice Chancellor, the Rev. Professor Stephen Noll, was installed in 2000. Noll is an American Anglican priest, theologian, and missionary and has guided the University to receive a Government Charter in 2004, the first of its kind in Uganda.
Uganda Christian University
Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs
- BBA Courses
Graduate Programs
- Master Degrees
Faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Business Administration
- Faculty of Education and Arts
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Science and Technology
Departments
- Department of Languages & Literature
- Department of Mass Communication
- Department of Development Studies
- Department of Health Science
- Department of Foundation Studies
- Department of Information and Communication Technology
Schools
- Bishop Tucker School of Divinity and Theology
Contact Details
Uganda Christian University
P. O. Box 4, Mukono – Mukono Campus
Mukono
41 Mukono
Tel: +256 (31) 235 0800
Fax: +256 (41) 429 0800
Uganda Christian University Official Website: http://www.ucu.ac.ug/
