Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Livelihoods and Farm Production

MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The minimum requirements for admission to any Undergraduate degree programme are:

  1. Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent with at least 5 passes
  2. Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent with at least 2 principal passes.
  3. Diploma holders must have passed with at least a credit.

The minimum requirements for admission to any Diploma programme are:

  1. Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent with at least 5 passes
  2. Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent with at least 1 principal pass and two subsidiary passes.

Additionally, for international applicants:

  1. Applicants whose first language or medium of instruction is not English, must provide evidence from a recognized English language training institution that they have sufficient command of English language.
  2. Applicants should have their documents equated by Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) of UCE and UACE documents and Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE) for Diploma and Certificate documents.

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Livelihoods and Farm Production (Duration 4 years)

Direct Entry

Two principal passes at UACE or its equivalent in the following subjects: Agriculture, Foods and Nutrition, Biology or Chemistry and at least a subsidiary pass in any other A’ Level subject

Diploma Entry

Diploma in any Agricultural related field

No Code PROGRAMME DURATION UGANDAN STUDENTS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
TUITION (SHS.) per Semester FUNCTIONAL FEES (SHS.) per year  TUITION (SHS.) per Semester  FUNCTIONAL FEES (SHS.) per year
17 BSAL BSc in Agricultural Livelihoods and Farm Production 4 1,000,000 520,000 2,000,000 1,040,000
Modules for BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE AND LIVELIHOODS V2020
module_code module_title credit_units module_level module_year module_sem
11
BPCD1102 INTRODUCTION TO INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 3 core 1 1
BPCD1107 COMMUNICATION AND FACILITATION SKILLS 3 core 1 1
BSAL1101 LIVELIHOODS APPROACHES FOR AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION 4 core 1 1
BSAL1102 AGRICULTURAL BOTANY AND PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 4 core 1 1
BSAL1104 CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS 3 core 1 1
BSAL1105 LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS 3 core 1 1
CSC1101 APPLIED COMPUTER SKILLS 3 core 1 1
DVS1106 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ECONOMY 3 core 1 1
           
12
BPCD1209 METHODOLOGY, CONCEPTUALIZATION AND THEORETICAL ANALYSIS 3 core 1 2
BSAL1205 INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SCIENCE 3 core 1 2
BSAL1206 PRINCIPLES OF SOIL SCIENCE 4 core 1 2
BSAL1207 ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL CROP AGRONOMY 4 core 1 2
BSAL1208 APICULTURE AND AQUACULTURE 3 core 1 2
BSAL1209 POULTRY AND PIG PRODUCTION 3 core 1 2
BSAL1210 AGROFORESTRY 4 core 1 2
BSAL1211 DAIRY AND BEEF PRODUCTION 3 core 1 2
DVS1203 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA AND DEVELOPMENT 3 core 1 2
           
21
BSAL2101 FARM PLANNING, SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES 3 core 2 1
BSAL2102 PASTURE PRODUCTION AND RANGELAND MANAGEMENT 4 core 2 1
BSAL2103 ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE 3 core 2 1
BSAL2104 ENTOMOLOGY AND NEMATOLOGY 3 core 2 1
BSAL2105 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ECONOMICS 3 core 2 1
BSAL2106 ANIMAL NUTRITION AND FEED TECHNOLOGY 4 core 2 1
DVS2105 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF UGANDA 3 core 2 1
RMC2101 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 3 core 2 1
           
22
BPCD2212 REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3 core 2 2
BSAL2208 FOOD SYSTEMS AND SECURITY 3 core 2 2
BSAL2209 AGRICULTURE EXTENSION AND RURAL  DEVELOPMENT 4 core 2 2
BSAL2210 SOIL CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES 3 core 2 2
BSAL2212 PLANT NUTRITION & SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT 3 core 2 2
BSAL2213 PLANT PATHOLOGY 4 core 2 2
BSAL2214 AGRO METEOROLOGY 4 core 2 2
DVS2201 CITIZENRY , PROFESSIONALISM, GLOBALIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3 core 2 2
           
2R
BSAL3101 FARM PRACTICUM 5 core 2 R
           
31
BSAL3103 SMALL RUMINANTS 3 core 3 1
BSAL3104 AGRICULTURAL PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 3 core 3 1
BSAL3105 FARMER INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES AND DEVELOPMENT 3 core 3 1
BSAL3106 FARM MECHANISATION 4 core 3 1
BSAL3107 APPLICATIONS OF FOOD SCIENCE AND HUMAN NUTRITION 4 core 3 1
BSAL3108 LAND TENURE, USE AND PLANNING 3 core 3 1
BSAL3109 STATISTICS FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 3 core 3 1
STP2101 STUDENTS' COMMUNITY TWINNING PROJECT 3 core 3 1
           
32
BSAL3210 APPRAISAL OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 4 core 3 2
BSAL3211 IRRIGATION AND FARM WATER USE TECHNOLOGIES 3 core 3 2
BSAL3212 POST-HARVEST HANDLING AND VALUE ADDITION 3 core 3 2
BSAL3213 SEED TECHNOLOGY 4 core 3 2
BSAL3214 CLIMATE CHANGE AND FARM PRODUCTION 4 core 3 2
BSAL3215 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN 3 core 3 2
STP2202 STUDENTS' COMMUNITY TWINNING PROJECT 3 core 3 2
           
3R
IPR2301 INTERDISCIPLINARY PRACTICUM (INTERNSHIP) 5 core 3 R
           
41
BSAL4101 FARM ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION SYSTEMS 3 core 4 1
BSAL4113 ANIMAL BREEDING 4 core 4 1
BSAL4114 AGRICULTURAL VULNERABILITY AND RESILIENCE 4 core 4 1
BSAL4115 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND COOPERATIVES 4 core 4 1
BSAL4116 PLANT BREEDING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 4 core 4 1
BSAL4117 MILK AND MEAT TECHNOLOGY 3 core 4 1
           
42
BSAL4207 COMMODITY VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 4 core 4 2
BSAL4208 GENDER AND AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT 4 core 4 2
BSAL4209 POVERTY ANALYSIS TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES 4 core 4 2
BSAL4210 FARM BUSINESS, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 4 core 4 2
BSAL4212 RESEARCH PROJECT (FINAL DISSERTATION) 5 core 4 2
           
           

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