Bishop Stuart University

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Bishop Stuart University (BSU)
Motto Our God Reigns
Type Private
Established 2002
Chancellor Rt. Rev. Fred Mwesigwa Sheldon
Vice-Chancellor Professor Mauda Kamatenesi[1]
Students 3,000+ (2010)
Location
Mbarara
,
Uganda
Campus Urban
Website Homepage

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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 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of downtown Mbarara. This location is approximately 295 kilometres (183 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital.[2] 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).[3] The second campus is located at Ruharo Hill, also in the Mbarara Metropolitan Area.

History

The university is named after Bishop Stuart who was the Anglican Bishop in Uganda in the middle of the 20th Century.[4] Bishop Stuart University started operations in 2003 at the campus of then Kakoba National Teacher's College, (KNTC), in the western Ugandan city of Mbarara. 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[5] KNTC ceased operations at the end of 2005 and in 2006 BSU took over the premises and grounds previously occupied by the teachers' college.[6] In 2006, BSU held her maiden graduation ceremony. However, the certificates, diplomas and degrees were awarded by UCU.[7][8] The first batch of students to graduate on BSU letterheads were the graduates of 2009.[9] On 10 October 2014, at the university's 10th graduation ceremony, Jessica Alupo, the Minister of Education, publicly announced that BSU had been cleared by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE), to receive a university charter.[10] The charter was granted and delivered to the university in late October 2014.[11]

Academic affairs

As of June 2014, BSU has the following academic faculties and departments:

  • Faculty of Applied Sciences
  • Faculty of Business & Development Studies
  • Faculty of Education
    • 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 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 Development Studies (Dip.Dev.Std)
  • 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)
  • Diploma in Law (DIL)

Undergraduate courses

See also

References

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