Busitema University

**Busitema University** (**BU**) be university insyd Uganda. Ebe one of de eight public universities den degree-awarding institutions insyd de country. E get different **six** campuses around de country all dey situate insyd de Eastern Region. De university sanso get study center insyd Tororo town wey dey focus for short den skill-based training courses top.

BU get ein main focus for de instruction of agricultural sciences, agricultural mechanization, den agribusiness. Dat be Engineering, Science Education, Health Sciences, Natural Resources den Environmental Sciences, Agriculture den Animal Sciences, Management Sciences den Vocational Education.

## Location

BU get main campus insyd Busitema, Busia District for de Jinja - Tororo Highway top, about 26 km (16 mi) by road, southwest of Tororo, de nearest large town. Dis location dey lie approximately 186 kilometres (116 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda ein capital den largest city. De coordinates of de university ein main campus be 0°32'42.0"N, 34°01'30.0"E (Latitude:0.5450; Longitude:34.0250).

## University campuses

De campuses of BU dey include de following:

* Main campus insyd Busia District - Faculty of Engineering (Busitema) - 1,300 acres (530 ha)
* Jinja campus - Non-operative - 9 acres (3.6 ha)
* Nagongera campus insyd Tororo District - Faculty of Science den Education - 850 acres (340 ha)
* Mbale campus insyd Mbale District - Faculty of Health Sciences - 30 acres (12 ha)
* Kaliro campus insyd Kaliro District - Non-operative - 198 acres (80 ha)
* Pallisa campus insyd Pallisa District 350 acres (140 ha)
* Arapai campus insys Soroti District - Faculty of Agriculture den Animal Sciences - 675 acres (273 ha)
* Namasagali campus insyd Kamuli District - Faculty of Natural Resources den Environmental Sciences

## Academics
As of June 2019, de university offer de courses wey dey follow: 

### Undergraduate degree courses

#### Faculty of Science den 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 den Animal Sciences

* Bachelor of Animal Production den Management - 3 years - Arapai campus
* Bachelor of Science in Agriculture - 4 years - Arapai campus
* Bachelor of Agribusiness - 3 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 Polymer, Textile den Industrial Engineering - 4 years - Main campus
* Bachelor of Science in mining engineering - 4 years - Main campus
* Bachelor of Science in Agro-processing Engineering- 4 years- main campus

#### Faculty of Natural Resources den Environmental Sciences

* Bachelor of Science in natural resources economics (NRE) - 3 years - Namasagali campus
* Bachelor of Science in Hydrology - 4 years - Namasagali campus

* Bachelor of Science in Fisheries den Water Resource Management (FWR) - 3 years - Namasagali campus

#### Faculty of Health Sciences

* Bachelor of Medicine den 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 den Animal Sciences

* Diploma in Agricultural Engineering - 2 years - Busitema campus
* Diploma in Ginning Engineering - 2 years - Busitema campus
* Diploma in Animal Production den Management - 2 years - Arapai campus
* Diploma in Crop Production den Management - 2 years - Arapai campus
* Diploma in electronics den electrical engineering - 2 years - Busitema campus

### Undergraduate certificate courses

* Faculty of Agriculture den Animal Sciences
** Certificate in General Agriculture - 2 years - Arapai campus

### Postgraduate courses
Busitema university currently dey offer eighteen (18) postgraduate programs.

* Faculty of Health Sciences (Mbale )
** Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine - 3 years - Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital
** Master of Public Health - 2 years Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital

* **Faculty of Science den Education** (Nagongera)
** Masters of Educational Leadership den Management - 2 Years
** Masters of Master of Science in Industrial Mathematics
** Master of Science in Physics - 2 Years
** Master in Educational Psychology - 2 Years
* **Faculty of Natural Resources den Environmental Sciences** (Namasagali)
** Master of Science in Climate Change den Disaster Management - 2 Years
** Master of Science in Environmental Economics - 2 Years
* **Faculty of Engineering den Technology** (Busitema)
** Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering - 3 Years
** Master of Science in Materials Engineering - 2 Years
** Doctor of Philosophy in Energy Engineering - 3 Years
** Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Engineering
** Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Forensics - 1 Year
** Master of Computer Forensics
** Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence
** Masters of Science in Irrigation den Drainage Engineering

Oda Postgraduate courses for Busitema University be;

* Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration den Management
* Master of Business Administration

## References


## External links

* Busitema University Homepage
* Busitema University to Spearhead Textile Research in Uganda