Bishop Stuart University

Bishop Stuart University (BSU) is a private, not-for-profit, multi-campus university in Uganda. Location BSU has its main campus, measuring approximately 48 hectares (120 acres), at Kakoba Hill, off of Buremba Road, approximately 5.5 kilometres (3 mi) east of downtown Mbarara. The coordinates of the main campus of the university are 0°36'10.0"S, 30°41'44.0"E (Latitude:-0.602778, Longitude:30.695556). The second campus is located at Ruharo Hill, also in the Mbarara Metropolitan Area. History BSU is named after Cyril Stuart who was the Anglican Bishop of Uganda in the middle of the 20th Century. BSU started operations in 2003 at the campus of then Kakoba National Teacher's College (KNTC) in the western Ugandan city of Mbarara. 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 its maiden graduation ceremony. However, the certificates, diplomas, and degrees were awarded by Uganda Christian University. The first batch of students to graduate on BSU letterheads were the graduates of 2009. On 10 October 2014, at the university's 10th graduation ceremony, Minister of Education Jessica Alupo announced that BSU had been cleared by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education to receive a university charter. The charter was granted and delivered to the university in late October 2014. Academic affairs As of December 2020, BSU had the following academic faculties and departments: Faculty of Agriculture, Environmental Sciences and Technology Department of Agriculture Faculty of Business, Economics & Governance Department of Social Work & Social Administration Department of Business Studies Department of Development Studies Department of Environmental Studies Department of Economics & Management Faculty of Education, Arts & Media Studies Department of Education Foundations Department of Humanities Department of Languages Department of Science Education Faculty of Law Department of Law Academic courses The university offers courses at certificate, diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels. The programs offered include: Certificate/Short courses 1. Certificate in Computerized Accounting 2. Certificate in NGO Management 3. Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation 4. Certificate in Project Planning and Management 5. Certificate in Research and Usage of Research Software 6. Certificate in Computer Applications 7. Certificate in Oil and Gas Management Essentials 8. Certificate in Community-Based Rehabilitation 9. Certificate in Human Resource Management 10. Certificate in Public Administration and Management 11. Certificate in Information Technology Essentials 12. Certificate in Graphic Design 13. Certificate in Website Design and Development 14. Certificate in Network Maintenance 15. Cisco Certified Network Associate 16. Certificate in Administrative Law 17. Advanced Certificate in Appropriate and Sustainable Technologies Diploma courses 1. Diploma in Computer Science 2. Diploma in Midwifery Extension 3. Diploma in Nursing Science 4. Diploma in Nursing Extension 5. Diploma in Public Health 6. Diploma in Agribusiness Management and Community Development 7. Diploma in Information Technology 8. Diploma in Animal Health And Production 9. Diploma in Law 10. Diploma in Ethics and Human Rights 11. Diploma in Primary Education 12. Diploma in Industrial Fine Art Design 13. Diploma in Science and Technology Education 14. Diploma in Early Childhood Education 15. Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication 16. Diploma in Library and Information Science 17. Diploma in Office Management and Secretarial Studies 18. Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain Management 19. Diploma in Records Management and Information Science 20. Diploma in Social Work and Social Administration 21. Diploma in Project Planning and Management 22. Diploma in Public Administration and Management 23. Diploma in Development Studies 24. Diploma in Accounting and Finance 25. Diploma in Microfinance & Business Enterprise Management 26. Diploma in Human Resource Management 27. Diploma in Business Administration 28. Diploma in Community Psychology 29. Diploma in Guidance and Counseling. Undergraduate courses 1. Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics and Resource Management 2. Bachelor of Public Health 3. Bachelor of Nursing Science 4. Bachelor of Animal Health and Production 5. Bachelor of Computer Science 6. Bachelor of Agribusiness Management and Community Development 7. Bachelor of Sports Science 8. Bachelor of Information Technology 9. Bachelor of Agriculture and Community Development 10. Bachelor of Laws 11. Bachelor of Arts in Ethics And Human Rights 12. Bachelor of Arts in Theology 13. Bachelor in Industrial Fine Art Design 14. Bachelor of Arts with Education 15. Bachelor of Primary Education 16. Bachelor of Secondary Education 17. Bachelor of Arts in Performing and Leisure Arts 18. Bachelor of Science and Technology Education 19. Bachelor of Science with Education 20. Bachelor of Arts in Development Management 21. Bachelor of Arts in Development Economics 22. Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication 23. Bachelor of Business Administration 24. Bachelor of Guidance and Counseling 25. Bachelor of Conservation & Natural Resources Environmental Management 26. Bachelor of Community Psychology 27. Bachelor of Library and Information Science 28. Bachelor of Office Management and Secretarial Studies 28. Bachelor of Planning and Community Development 29. Bachelor of Science in Economics and Statistics 30. Bachelor of Procurement and Supply Chain Management 31. Bachelor of Project Planning and Management 32. Bachelor of Records Management and Information Science 33. Bachelor of Science in Accounting & Finance 34. Bachelor of Microfinance & Business Enterprise Management 35. Bachelor of Social Work and Social Administration 36. Bachelor of Development Studies 38. Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences 39. Bachelor of Public Administration and Management 40. Bachelor of Human Resource Management 41. Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management 42. Bachelor of Economics and Management 43. Bachelor of Cooperative Management and Development. Post Graduate, Masters and PhD courses 1. Doctor of Philosophy in Agriculture and Community Innovations 2. Master of Science in Climatic Change and Food Security 3. Master of Business Information Technology 4. Master of Public Health 5. Master of Agriculture and Rural Innovations 6. Master of Science in Agronomy (Dry Land Farming) 7. Postgraduate Diploma in Agriculture And Rural Innovations 8. Doctor of Philosophy in Language, Culture, and Society 9. Master of Arts in Literature and Communication 10. Master of Education in Administration and Planning 11. Postgraduate Diploma in Education 12. Postgraduate Diploma in Education Management 13. Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies 14. PhD in Development Management 15. Master of Science in Counseling Psychology 16. Master of Social Work 17. Master of Social Economics and Community Management 18. Master of Business Administration 19. Master of Arts in Development Studies 20. Master of Arts in Public Administration and Management 21. Postgraduate Diploma in Counseling 22. Postgraduate Diploma in Development Studies 23. Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration and Management 24. Postgraduate Diploma on Office Management and Secretarial Studies. See also Education in Uganda List of universities in Uganda List of university leaders in Uganda Mbarara Notable alumni Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi References External links Bishop Stuart University Homepage