Mbarara University of Science & Technology (MUST), commonly known as Mbarara University, is a public

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. Mbarara University commenced student intake and instruction in 1989. It is one of the ten public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country. MUST is accredited by the

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Location

The university has two campuses: * The Mbarara Campus is in the town of Mbarara, on the

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Highway, approximately southwest of

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, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the university campus are . * The Kihumuro Campus is in the suburb of Kihumuro, approximately , by road, west of Mbarara's central business district along the

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Road. The campus sits on of land, away from city noise. Once construction is completed, it will house all university faculties and institutes except the College of Health Sciences, which will remain at the Mbarara Campus. The Uganda government has spent USh5 billion (approx. US$2 million) of its own money on the construction. It has also secured a US$12 million loan from the

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to move the construction along.

History

The university was founded in 1989 to address the shortage of

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s in

and to instill a sense of community service in its students.

Faculties and institutes

, MUST has six faculties and two institutes: * Faculty of

Medicine Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...

* Faculty of

Science Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

* Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology * Faculty of

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and

Informatics Informatics is the study of computational systems. According to the Association for Computing Machinery, ACM Europe Council and Informatics Europe, informatics is synonymous with computer science and computing as a profession, in which the centra ...

* Faculty of Business and Management Sciences * Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies * Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation * Maternal Newborn and Child Health Institute

Courses

The courses offered at the university include:

Undergraduate courses

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 ...

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 ...

* Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy *

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 ...

with Education * Bachelor of Science *

Bachelor of Pharmacy A Bachelor of Pharmacy (abbreviated BPharm or PharmB or BS Pharm) is a graduate academic degree in the field of pharmacy. In many countries, this degree is a prerequisite for registration to practice as a pharmacist. In most Western countries, ...

* Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science *

Bachelor of Computer Science The Bachelor of Computer Science (abbreviated BCompSc or BCS) is a bachelor's degree for completion of an undergraduate program in computer science. In general, computer science degree programs emphasize the mathematical and theoretical foundatio ...

Bachelor of Information Technology A Bachelor of Information Technology (abbreviations BIT or BInfTech) is an undergraduate academic degree that generally requires three to five years of study. While the degree has a major focus on computers and technology, it differs from a Bache ...

Bachelor of Business Administration A Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is an undergraduate degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of four years and typically 120 credits of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of busine ...

* Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences * Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering and Environmental Management *

Electronics and Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

Biomedical Engineering Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare applications (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic purposes). BME also integrates the logica ...

Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering A Bachelor of Software Engineering Honours BSEHons is an undergraduate academic degree (Bachelor's Degree) awarded for completing a program of study in the field of software development for computers in information technology. "Software Engineerin ...

Masters courses

* Masters in Development Studies *

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in Local Governance & Planning * Master of Science in Health Information Technology * Master of Science in Business Informatics * Master of Science in Information Systems * Master of Science in Biochemistry * Master of Science in Mathematics * Master of Science in Biology * Master of Science in Anesthesiology * Master of Medicine in General Surgery * Master of Medicine in ENT * Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine * Master of Medicine in Paediatrics & Child Health * Master of Medicine in Dermatology * Master of Medicine in Ophthalmology * Master of Medicine in Obstetrics & Gynaecology * Master of Medicine in Pathology & Forensic Medicine * Master of Medicine in Community Practice & Family Medicine *

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 ...

* Master of Nursing Science * Master of Science in Clinical Psychology * Master of Education in Planning & Management * Master of Education in Psychology * Master of Education in Curriculum & Media Studies

Doctorate courses

Doctor of Philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of Postgraduate education, graduate study and original resear ...

in Development Studies * Doctor of Philosophy in Education * Doctor of Philosophy in Physics * Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics * Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry * Doctor of Philosophy in Biology * Doctor of Philosophy in Computing

Students and staff

As of January 2011, the student body numbered 3,163; 3001 undergraduates and 62 postgraduates. The university employs over 200 staff members. MUST at glance by January 2023; 6043 undergraduates, 1325 postgraduates and 19969 alumni.

Governance

Mbarara University of Science and Technology is administered by three bodies; the University Council, the University Senate and the University Top Management.

University Council

The University Council is the supreme organ of the university responsible for the overall administration and ensuring that the establishment objectives and functions of the university are duly implemented. The council members are drawn from stakeholders including university staff, students, and members from the Ministry of Education, other government departments, University Convocation, the Private Sector and the general public.

University Senate

The University

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is responsible for overall administration, of all academic programs. The current Senate is instituted in accordance with the provisions of the Universities and other Tertiary Institutions Act of 2001, as enacted by the

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Top management

The top management consists of the

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, deputy vice chancellor, university secretary, academic registrar, dean of students, and the executive director of

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University teaching hospital

The university teaching hospital is

Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH), also known as Mbarara Hospital or Mbarara University Teaching Hospital, is a government-owned healthcare facility located in Mbarara City, in the Western Region of Uganda. It serves as a referral center ...

, a 600-bed public hospital that also serves as the referral hospital for the districts of:

Ntungamo Ntungamo is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest town in Ntungamo District and the site of the district headquarters. Geography Ntungamo is about southwest of the city of Mbarara, the largest city in Uganda's Western Re ...

Kiruhura Kiruhura is a town in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest town in Kiruhura District and the site of the district headquarters. Location Kiruhura is approximately , by road, northeast of Mbarara, the largest c ...

Ibanda Ibanda is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main political, administrative, and commercial centre of Ibanda District and the site of the district headquarters. It started way back in the 1990s and was elevated from a trading ce ...

Mitooma Mitooma, also Mitoma, is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mitooma District. Location Mitooma Municipal Council is located in Ruhinda County, Mitooma District, Ankole ...

Sheema Sheema, also Sheema Municipality, is an urban centre in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest municipality in Sheema District. Location Sheema lies on the Mbarara–Ishaka Road, approximately west of Mbarara, the largest city in the ...

Buhweju Buhweju is a kingdom in what is modern-day Uganda. It was incorporated into the British Ankole protectorate in 1901. It was ruled by an Omugabe Ankole was a traditional Bantu kingdom in Uganda and lasted from the 15th century until 1967. The ...

Isingiro Isingiro is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Isingiro District and the site of the district's headquarters. Location Isingiro is approximately southeast of Mbarara, t ...

and

Rubirizi Rubirizi, sometimes spelled Rubiriizi, is a town in Rubirizi District, Ankole sub-region, Western Uganda. The town is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Rubirizi District. The district is named after the town. Locat ...

References

External links

Mbarara University Website

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