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St. Lawrence University is a private university in
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Location

The University campus is located in Mengo,
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Kampala Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...
, Uganda's largest city and capital. The university campus sits on of land and is located near
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, in Mengo, close to the main Lubiri (Palace of the
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), west of the
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of Kampala. The coordinates of the main campus are 0° 18' 6.00"N, 32° 33' 43.00"E (Latitude:0.301667; Longitude: 32.561945).


History

The University was founded in 2006. The University took in the first class of students in September 2007.


Academic departments

St. Lawrence University is composed of five faculties: Faculties of SLAU
* Faculty of
Business Studies Business studies, often simply called business, is a field of study that deals with the principles of business, management, and economics. It combines elements of accountancy, finance, marketing, organizational studies, human resource manageme ...
* Faculty of
Education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...
* Faculty of
Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including Philosophy, certain fundamental questions asked by humans. During the Renaissance, the term "humanities" referred to the study of classical literature a ...
* Faculty of
Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...
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Information Technology Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields within information and communications technology (ICT), that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, data processing, data and information processing, and storage. Inf ...
* Faculty of
Industrial Art Industrial design is a process of design applied to physical products that are to be manufactured by mass production. It is the creative act of determining and defining a product's form and features, which takes place in advance of the manufactu ...
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Design A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word ''design'' refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something ...


Courses offered

The following courses are offered at the University:


Undergraduate degree courses

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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...
with education * Bachelor of Development Studies *
Bachelor of Economics A Bachelor of Economics (BEc or BEcon)Bureau of Labor StatisticsHow to Become an Economist/ref> is an academic degree, awarded to students who have completed specialised undergraduate studies in economics. Variants include the "Bachelor of Econo ...
* Bachelor of Environment Management * Bachelor of Guidance & Counseling * Bachelor of Public Administration * Bachelor of Mass Communication * Bachelor of Social Work & Social Administration * Bachelor of Industrial Art and Design * Bachelor of International Relations and Diplomatic Studies * Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management


Diploma courses

* Diploma in Business Administration * Diploma in Information Technology * Diploma in Industrial Art and Design


Certificate courses

* Certificate in Information Technology * Certificate of Industrial Art and Design


See also

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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 ...
*
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 ...
* List of Ugandan university leaders * Universities Offering Business Courses in Uganda *
Lubaga Division Rubaga Division, also Lubaga Division, is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The division takes its name from Rubaga, where the division headquarters are located. Location Rubaga Division lies in the western part of ...


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About SLAU
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Lawrence University, Uganda Universities and colleges in Uganda Educational institutions established in 2006 Lubaga Division 2006 establishments in Uganda Private universities and colleges in Uganda