Bishop Stuart University (BSU)
Motto	Our God Reigns
Established	2003
Type	Private
Chancellor	Rt. Rev. George Tibesigwa
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Jossy Bibangambah
Students	1,500+ (2009)
Location	Mbarara, Uganda
Campus	Urban
Website	http://www.bsu.ac.ug

Bishop Stuart University (BSU) is a private multi-campus university in Uganda, owned and administered by the Diocese of Ankole, a province of the Church of Uganda.

Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Academic affairs 4 Academic courses 4.1 Certificate courses 4.2 Diploma courses 4.3 Undergraduate courses 5 External links 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Location

BSU has its main campus, measuring approximately 48 hectares (120 acres), at Kakoba, approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of downtown Mbarara, approximately 295 kilometres (183 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital. The coordinates of the main campus 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.

[edit] History

Bishop Stuart University is named after Bishop Stuart who was the Anglican Bishop in Uganda in the middle of the 20th Century.^[1] The 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^[2] KNTC ceased operations at the end of 2005 and in 2006 BSU took over the premises and grounds previously occupied by the teachers' college.^[3] In 2006, BSU held her maiden graduation ceremony. However, the certificates, diplomas and degrees were awarded by UCU. ^[4][5] The first batch of students to graduate on BSU letterheads were the graduates of 2009.^[6]

[edit] Academic affairs

As of October 2009, BSU has the following academic faculties and departments: ^[7]

• Faculty of Applied Sciences
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Agribusiness Management & Community Development
• Faculty of Business & Developmental Studies
  • Department of Social Work & Social Administration
  • Department of Business Studies
  • Department of Developmental Studies
  • Department of Environmental Studies
  • Department of Economics & Management
• Faculty of Education
  • Department of Education Foundations
  • Department of Humanities
  • Department of Languages
  • Department of Science Education

[edit] Academic courses

The university offers courses at Certificate, Diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. The programs offered include:

[edit] Certificate courses

• Certificate in Nursery Teaching (Cert.NT)
• Certificate in Education Management (Cert.EM)
• Certificate in Appropriate & Sustainable Technologies (Cert.AST)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Undergraduate courses

• Bachelor of Arts with Education (BA.Ed)
• Bachelor of Science with Education (BSc.Ed)
• Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)
• Bachelor of Agribusiness Management & Community Development (BAMCD)
• Bachelor of Agriculture (B.Agric)
• Bachelor of Computer Science (BCSc)
• Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT)
• Bachelor of Nursing (BSN)
• Bachelor of Public Health (BPH)
• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
• Bachelor of Social Work & Social Administration (BSWASA)
• Bachelor of Guidance and Counseling (BGC)
• Bachelor of Developmental Studies (BDS)
• Bachelor of Economics & Management (B.Econ&M)
• Bachelor of Environmental Management (BEM)
• Bachelor of Science & Technology Education (BSTE)
• Bachelor of Developmental Economics (BDEcon)

[edit] External links

• Bishop Stuart University Homepage

[edit] See also

• Education in Uganda
• List of universities in Uganda
• Mbarara

[edit] References

Coordinates: 00°36′09″S 30°41′46″E / 0.6025°S 30.69611°E / -0.6025; 30.69611

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