Bishop Stuart University
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Bishop Stuart University (BSU) is a private, not-for-profit, multi-campus university in Uganda
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. This location is approximately 295 kilometres (183.3 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala
, Uganda's capital. The coordinates of the main campus of the university are:00 36 09S, 32 41 46E (Latitude:-0.6025; Longitude:30.6960). The second campus is located at Ruharo Hill, also in the Mbarara Metropolitan Area.
. In the beginning, prior to BSU attaining full accreditation, the university arranged for the students educated at BSU, to be awarded certificates, diplomas and degrees by Uganda Christian University
KNTC ceased operations at the end of 2005 and in 2006 BSU took over the premises and grounds previously occupied by the teachers' college. In 2006, BSU held her maiden graduation ceremony. However, the certificates, diplomas and degrees were awarded by UCU. The first batch of students to graduate on BSU letterheads were the graduates of 2009.
and departments
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Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
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Location
BSU has its main campus, measuring approximately 48 hectares (118.6 acre), at Kakoba Hill, off of Buremba Road, approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of downtown MbararaMbarara
Mbarara is a town in Western Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Mbarara District and the location of the district headquarters. It is also the largest urban centre in Western Uganda.-Location:...
. This location is approximately 295 kilometres (183.3 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
, Uganda's capital. The coordinates of the main campus of the university are:00 36 09S, 32 41 46E (Latitude:-0.6025; Longitude:30.6960). The second campus is located at Ruharo Hill, also in the Mbarara Metropolitan Area.
History
Bishop Stuart University is named after Bishop Stuart who was the Anglican Bishop in Uganda in the middle of the 20th Century. The university started operations in 2003 at the campus of then Kakoba National Teacher's College, (KNTC), in the western Ugandan city of MbararaMbarara
Mbarara is a town in Western Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Mbarara District and the location of the district headquarters. It is also the largest urban centre in Western Uganda.-Location:...
. In the beginning, prior to BSU attaining full accreditation, the university arranged for the students educated at BSU, to be awarded certificates, diplomas and degrees by Uganda Christian University
Uganda Christian University
Uganda Christian University is a private church-founded university administered by the Church of Uganda .-Location:The main campus of the university, with approximately 6,500 students, is located in the town of Mukono, approximately , by road, east of Uganda's capital city, Kampala, on the...
KNTC ceased operations at the end of 2005 and in 2006 BSU took over the premises and grounds previously occupied by the teachers' college. In 2006, BSU held her maiden graduation ceremony. However, the certificates, diplomas and degrees were awarded by UCU. The first batch of students to graduate on BSU letterheads were the graduates of 2009.
Academic affairs
, BSU has the following academic facultiesFaculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
and departments
Academic department
An academic department is a division of a university or school faculty devoted to a particular academic discipline. This article covers United States usage at the university level....
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences
- Department of Computer ScienceComputer scienceComputer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
- Department of AgricultureAgricultureAgriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
- Department of Agribusiness Management & Community Development
- Department of Computer Science
- Faculty of Business & Development Studies
- Department of Social Work & Social Administration
- Department of Business StudiesBusiness studiesBusiness studies is an academic subject taught at higher level in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, as well as at university level in many countries...
- Department of Development Studies
- Department of Environmental StudiesEnvironmental studiesEnvironmental studies is the academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment. It is a broad interdisciplinary field of study that includes the natural environment, built environment, and the sets of relationships between them...
- Department of EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
& ManagementManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
- Faculty of Education
- Department of Education Foundations
- Department of HumanitiesHumanitiesThe humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
- Department of Languages
- Department of Science Education
Academic courses
The university offers courses at Certificate, Diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. The programs offered include:Certificate courses
- Certificate in Nursery Teaching (Cert.NT)
- Certificate in Education Management (Cert.EM)
- Certificate in Appropriate & Sustainable Technologies (Cert.AST)
- Certificate in Agribusiness (Cert.Agribiz)
Diploma courses
- Diploma in Education (Dip.Ed)
- Diploma in Early Childhood Education (Dip.ECE)
- Diploma in Computer Science (Dip.CS)
- Diploma in Agribusiness Management & Community Development (Dip.AMCD)
- Diploma in Information Technology (Dip.IT)
- Diploma in Business Administration (Dip.BA)
- Diploma in Project Planning & Management (Dip.PPM)
- Diploma in Guidance and Counseling (Dip.GC)
- Diploma in Social Work & Social Administration (Dip.SWASA)
- Diploma in Science & Technology Education (Dip.STE)
- Diploma in Education Management (Dip.EdM)
- Diploma in Nursing Science (Dip.SN)
- Diploma in Public Health (DPH)
Undergraduate courses
- Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
with EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
(BA.Ed) - Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
with EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
(BSc.Ed) - Bachelor of EducationBachelor of EducationA Bachelor of Education is an undergraduate academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a teacher in schools.-North America:...
(B.Ed) - Bachelor of Agribusiness Management & Community Development (BAMCD)
- Bachelor of Agriculture (B.Agric)
- Bachelor of Computer ScienceBachelor of Computer ScienceThe Bachelor of Computer Science, , is a type of bachelor's degree, usually awarded after four or more calendar years of collegiate study in computer science, but can be awarded in fewer years depending on factors such as an institution's course requirements and academic calendar...
(BCSc) - Bachelor of Information TechnologyBachelor of Information TechnologyA Bachelor of Information Technology degree is an undergraduate academic degree that generally requires three to five years of study to acquire. While the degree has a major focus on computers and technology, it differs from a Computer Science degree in that students are also expected to study...
(BIT) - Bachelor of Nursing (BSN)
- Bachelor of Public Health (BPH)
- Bachelor of Business AdministrationBachelor of Business AdministrationThe Bachelor of Business Administration is a bachelor's degree in Commerce and business administration. In most universities, the degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study in one or more areas of business concentrations; see below...
(BBA) - Bachelor of Social Work & Social Administration (BSWASA)
- Bachelor of Guidance and Counseling (BGC)
- Bachelor of Development StudiesDevelopment studiesDevelopment studies is a multidisciplinary branch of social science which addresses issues of concern to developing countries. It has historically placed a particular focus on issues related to social and economic development, and its relevance may therefore extend to communities and regions...
(BDS) - Bachelor of Economics & Management (B.Econ&M)
- Bachelor of Environmental Management (BEM)
- Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
& TechnologyTechnologyTechnology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
(BSTE) - Bachelor of Developmental Economics (BDEcon)