Kabale University

**Kabale University** (KAB) be public university insyd Kabale Municipality, Uganda.

## Location

De main campus of KAB dey locate for Kikungiri Hill, insyd Kabale Municipality, for 52 hectares (130 acres) of land top donated by de Kabale District Administration. Dis location be 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) off de Kabale-Katuna/Gatuna Road, approximately 409 kilometres (254 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda ein capital den largest city. De coordinates of KAB be 1°16'20.0"S, 29°59'18.0"E (Latitude:-1.272215; Longitude:29.988321).

## History

According to Education News Uganda, na dem establish Kabale University (KAB) as private institution insyd 2001 by stakeholders insyd de Kigezi sub-region. De major objective of KAB be make e contribute to de socioeconomic development of Kigezi, Uganda, East Africa, Eastern Africa, den Africa thru accessible training, research, den decentralized service delivery, wey dey use participatory den inclusive approaches den methodologies. KAB receive accreditation from de Uganda National Council for Higher Education insyd 2005.

As of 2012, Kabale University be Public University, fully own den govern by de Government of de Republic of Uganda. De genesis of dis dey go back to January 2015, after dem lobby from stakeholders, de government of Uganda indicate ein willingness make e take over de private university, provided dem meet certain conditions. Insyd June 2015, de government formally take over de university.

## Academics
Dem organise de university into de academic units wey dey follow:

* School of Medicine
* Faculty of Arts den Social Sciences
* Faculty of Computing, Library den Information Science
* Faculty of Engineering, Technology, Applied Design den Fine Art
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Science
* Faculty of Economics den Management Sciences
* Faculty of Agriculture den environmental Sciences
* Institute of Languages

### Diploma programs
De diploma courses wey de university dey offer dey include sam of de following.

* Diploma in Computer Science
* Diploma in Information Technology
* Diploma in Education (Primary Education)
* Diploma in Education (Secondary Education)
* Diploma in Social Work den Social Administration
* Diploma in Business Administration den Management
* Diploma in Records Management
* Diploma in Medical Records Management
* Diploma in Public Administration den Management
* Diploma in Health Management
* Diploma in French
* Diploma in Swahili
* Diploma in Counseling
* Postgraduate Diploma in Project Planning den Management
* Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
* Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration den Management
* Postgraduate Diploma in Education

### Undergraduate degree programs
De following be sam of de undergraduate courses for offer for de university.

* Bachelor of Arts in Education
* Bachelor of Education
* Bachelor of Arts in Economics
* Bachelor of Social Work den Social Administration
* Bachelor of Business Administration
* Bachelor of Public Administration den Management
* Bachelor of Library den Information Science
* Bachelor of Computer Science
* Bachelor of Information Technology
* Bachelor of Agriculture den Land Use Management
* Bachelor of Tourism Management
* Bachelor of Environmental Sciences
* Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
* Bachelor of Environmental Health Sciences
* Bachelor of Agribusiness
* Bachelor of Anesthesia den Critical Care Medicine
* Bachelor of Building & Civil Engineering
* Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
* Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
* Bachelor of Medicine den Bachelor of Surgery (thru Kabale University School of Medicine).

### Postgraduate degree programs
De following be sam of de postgraduate courses wey Kabale University dey offer.

* Master of Arts in Educational Management
* Master of Business Administration
* Master of Arts in Development Studies
* Masters in Public Administration & Management
* Master of Arts in Human Resource Management
* Master of Information Science
* Master of Science in Environment den Natural Resources
* Master of Monitoring den Evaluation
* Master of Public Health
* Master of Educational Psychology
* Master of Institutional Governance den Leadership.

### Doctoral Degrees(PhDs)

* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration (By Research)
* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Administration den Management (By Research)
* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Administration den Management (By Coursework den Thesis)
* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration (By Coursework den Research)
* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education

### Short Courses

* Higher Education Bridging Certificate
* Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

## References


## External links

* Kabale University Homepage
* Kabale University - elearning
* Kabale University Library
* 10 Weird Facts About Kabale University Students