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Type
  
Public

Vice-Chancellor
  
Mary Okwakol

Students
  
1500+ (2013)

Phone
  
+256 45 4448813

Chancellor
  
Francis Omaswa

Established
  
2007

Administrative staff
  
20+ (2009)

Location
  
Busitema, Uganda

Founded
  
2007

Motto
  
Pursuing Excellence

Address
  
Busitema, 236 TORORO, Uganda

Similar
  
Muni University, Gulu University, Mbarara University of Scienc, Kyambogo University, Kabale University

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Busitema University (BU) is a university in Uganda. It is one of the eight public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.

Contents

BU has as its focus the instruction of agricultural sciences, agricultural mechanization, and agribusiness.

Location

BU has its main campus in Busitema, Busia District on the Jinja - Tororo Highway, about 30 kilometres (19 mi), by road, southwest of Tororo. This location lies approximately 206 kilometres (128 mi), by road, east of Kampala, 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) - 1,300 acres (530 ha)
  • Jinja campus - Non-operative - 9 acres (3.6 ha)
  • Nagongera campus in Tororo District - Faculty of Science and Education - 850 acres (340 ha)
  • Mbale campus in Mbale District - Faculty of Health Sciences - 30 acres (12 ha)
  • Kaliro campus in Kaliro District - Non-operative - 198 acres (80 ha)
  • Pallisa campus in Pallisa District 350 acres (140 ha)
  • Arapai campus in Soroti District - Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences - 675 acres (273 ha)
  • Namasagali campus in Kamuli District - Faculty of Natural Resources - 0 acres (0 ha)

    • Academics

    As of June 2014, the university offered the following courses:

    Faculty of Science and Education

  • Bachelor of Science Education in computer studies - 3 years - Nagongera campus
  • Bachelor of Science Education in physics - 3 years - Nagongera campus
  • Bachelor of Science Education in mathematics 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 - 4 years - Arapai campus

    • Faculty of Engineering

  • Bachelor of Science in agricultural mechanization & irrigation engineering - 4 years - Main campus
  • Bachelor of Science in computer engineering - 4 years - Main campus
  • Bachelor of Science in water resources engineering - 4 years - Main campus
  • Bachelor of Science in textile engineering - 4 years - Main campus
  • Bachelor of Science in mining engineering - 4 years - Main campus

    • Faculty of Natural Resources

  • Bachelor of Science in natural resources economics - 4 years - Namasagali campus
  • Bachelor of Science in hydrology - 4 years - Namasagali campus
  • Bachelor of Science in agroprocessing engineering - 4 years - Namasagali campus
  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - 5 years - Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing - 3 years - Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital

    • Undergraduate diploma courses

  • Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences
  • Diploma 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

    • Undergraduate certificate courses

  • Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences
  • Certificate in Agricultural Sciences - 1 year - Arapai campus

    • Postgraduate courses

    The university currently offers three postgraduate programs.

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Masters of Medicine, Internal Medicine - 3 years - Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital
  • Masters of Public Health - 2 years Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital
  • Faculty of Science and Education
  • Masters of Educational Leadership and Management

    • References

    Busitema University Wikipedia
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