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Busitema University (BU) is a university in
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. It is one of the public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country. It has six different campuses around the country; all situated in the
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of Uganda. The university also has a study center in the town of
Tororo Tororo is a town in the Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Tororo District. History Tororo was garrisoned by the Uganda Army (1971–1980), Uganda Army's Air an ...
, focusing on short and skill-based training courses. BU has its main focus on the instruction of
agricultural sciences Agricultural science (or agriscience for short) is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Professiona ...
, agricultural mechanization, and
agribusiness Agribusiness is the industry, enterprises, and the field of study of value chains in agriculture and in the bio-economy, in which case it is also called bio-business or bio-enterprise. The primary goal of agribusiness is to maximize profit ...
. That is Engineering, Science Education, Health Sciences, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Management Sciences and Vocational Education.


Location

BU has its main campus in Busitema, Busia District on the Jinja -
Tororo Tororo is a town in the Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Tororo District. History Tororo was garrisoned by the Uganda Army (1971–1980), Uganda Army's Air an ...
Highway, about , by road, southwest of
Tororo Tororo is a town in the Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Tororo District. History Tororo was garrisoned by the Uganda Army (1971–1980), Uganda Army's Air an ...
, the nearest large town. This location lies approximately , by road, east of
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, Uganda's capital and largest city. 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).


University campuses

The campuses of BU include the following: * Main campus in Busia District - Faculty of Engineering (Busitema) - * Jinja campus - Non-operative - * Nagongera campus in Tororo District - Faculty of Science and Education - * Mbale campus in
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- Faculty of Health Sciences - * Kaliro campus in
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- Non-operative - * Pallisa campus in Pallisa District * Arapai campus in
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences - * Namasagali campus in
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- Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences -


Academics

, the university offered the following courses:


Undergraduate degree courses


Faculty of Science and Education

*Bachelor of Science Education in
computer studies Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to applied disciplines (including the design and ...
- 3 years - Nagongera campus *Bachelor of Science Education in
physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...
- 3 years - Nagongera campus *Bachelor of Science Education in
mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...
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 - 3 years - Arapai campus *Bachelor of Science in Agriculture - 4 years - Arapai campus *Bachelor of Agribusiness - 3 years - Arapai campus


Faculty of Engineering

*
Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.S., B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ...
in agricultural
mechanization Mechanization (or mechanisation) is the process of changing from working largely or exclusively by hand or with animals to doing that work with machinery. In an early engineering text, a machine is defined as follows: In every fields, mechan ...
& irrigation engineering - 4 years - Main campus *Bachelor of Science in
computer engineering Computer engineering (CE, CoE, or CpE) is a branch of engineering specialized in developing computer hardware and software. It integrates several fields of electrical engineering, electronics engineering and computer science. Computer engi ...
- 4 years - Main campus *Bachelor of Science in
water resources engineering Hydrology () is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and drainage basin sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is called a hydro ...
- 4 years - Main campus *Bachelor of Science in Polymer, Textile and Industrial Engineering - 4 years - Main campus *Bachelor of Science in
mining engineering Mining engineering is the extraction of minerals from the ground. It is associated with many other disciplines, such as mineral processing, exploration, excavation, geology, metallurgy, geotechnical engineering and surveying. A mining engineer m ...
- 4 years - Main campus *Bachelor of Science in Ago-processing Engineering- 4 years- main campus


Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

*Bachelor of Science in natural resources economics (NRE) - 3 years - Namasagali campus *Bachelor of Science in
Hydrology Hydrology () is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and drainage basin sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is called a hydro ...
- 4 years - Namasagali campus *Bachelor of Science i
Fisheries and Water Resource Management
(FWR) - 3 years - Namasagali campus


Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty or faculties may refer to: Academia * Faculty (academic staff), professors, researchers, and teachers of a given university or college (North American usage) * Faculty (division), a large department of a university by field of study (us ...

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Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery A Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (; MBBS, also abbreviated as BM BS, MB ChB, MB BCh, or MB BChir) is a medical degree granted by medical schools or universities in countries that adhere to the United Kingdom's higher education tradi ...
- 5 years - Mbale campus,
Mbale Regional Referral Hospital Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Mbale Hospital is a hospital in Mbale, Eastern Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Busia, Budaka, Kibuku, Kapchorwa, Bukwa, Butaleja, Manafwa, Mbale, Pallisa, Sironko ...
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN, BScN) also known in some countries as a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) or Bachelor of Science (BS) with a Major in Nursing is an academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by an accredited ...
- 3 years - Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital


Undergraduate diploma courses


Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences

*
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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 * Diploma in electronics and electrical engineering - 2 years - Busitema campus


Undergraduate certificate courses

* Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences **
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in General Agriculture - 2 years - Arapai campus


Postgraduate courses

Busitema university currently offers eighteen (18) postgraduate programs. *
Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty or faculties may refer to: Academia * Faculty (academic staff), professors, researchers, and teachers of a given university or college (North American usage) * Faculty (division), a large department of a university by field of study (us ...
(Mbale ) ** Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine - 3 years - Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital **
Master of Public Health The Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH), Master of Medical Science in Public Health (MMSPH) and the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) are interdisciplinary profes ...
- 2 years Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital * Faculty of Science and Education (Nagongera) **Masters of Educational Leadership and Management - 2 Years **Masters of Master of Science in Industrial Mathematics **Master of Science in Physics - 2 Years **Master in Educational Psychology - 2 Years * Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (Namasagali) **Master of Science in Climate Change and Disaster Management - 2 Years **Master of Science in Environmental Economics - 2 Years * Faculty of Engineering and Technology (Busitema) **Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering - 3 Years **Master of Science in Materials Engineering - 2 Years **Doctor of Philosophy in Energy Engineering - 3 Years **Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Engineering **Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Forensics - 1 Year **Master of Computer Forensics **Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence **Masters of Science in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering Other Postgraduate courses at Busitema University are; **Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration and Management **Master of Business Administration


See also.

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Agriculture in Uganda Uganda's favorable soil, soil conditions and climate have contributed to the country's agriculture, agricultural success. Most areas of Uganda have usually received plenty of rain. In some years, small areas of the southeast and southwest have ave ...
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Education in Uganda The system of education in Uganda has a structure of 7 years of primary education, 6 years of secondary education (divided into 4 years of lower secondary and 2 years of upper secondary school), and 3 to 5 years of post-secondary education. Educa ...
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List of universities in Uganda This is a list of universities in Uganda. Private universities Public universities Military universities Other degree-awarding institutions See also * Education in Uganda * List of business schools in Uganda * List of law schools in U ...
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List of hospitals in Uganda The largest state-owned hospital in Uganda is Mulago Hospital in Kampala with around 1,500 beds. It was built in 1962. Ian Clarke (physician), Ian Clarke, a physician and missionary from Northern Ireland, built the 200-bed International Hospital K ...


References


External links


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