MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The minimum requirements for admission to any Undergraduate degree programme are:
- Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent with at least 5 passes
- Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent with at least 2 principal passes.
- Diploma holders must have passed with at least a credit.
The minimum requirements for admission to any Diploma programme are:
- Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent with at least 5 passes
- Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent with at least 1 principal pass and two subsidiary passes.
Additionally, for international applicants:
- 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.
- 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.
Direct Entry
Two principal passes in Mathematics and Physics and at least a subsidiary pass in Chemistry, Economics, Geography, Technical Drawing, Computer Studies
Diploma Entry
Diploma in Civil Engineering
Any relevant Diploma in Engineering
Mature Entry
Must be 25 years and above and fulfill the Mature Age Entry Scheme requirements of Mbarara University of Science and Technology
| 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 | ||||
| BSCE | Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering | 4 | 1,000,000 | 520,000 | 2,000,000 | 1,040,000 | |
| Modules for BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING V2022 | ||||
| module_code | module_title | credit_units | module_level | module_year |
| 11 | ||||
| COM1101 | COMMUNICATION SKILLS | 3 | core | 1 |
| CVE1101 | ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I | 4 | core | 1 |
| CVE1102 | INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL ENGINEERING | 4 | core | 1 |
| CVE1103 | ENGINEERING MECHANICS I (STATICS) | 4 | core | 1 |
| CVE1104 | CIVIL ENGINEERING DRAWING | 4 | core | 1 |
| CVE1105 | ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM | 3 | core | 1 |
| CVE1106 | INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY | 3 | core | 1 |
| DVS1106 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ECONOMY | 3 | core | 1 |
| 12 | ||||
| CVE1201 | ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II | 4 | core | 1 |
| CVE1202 | ENGINEERING MECHANICS II (DYNAMICS) | 4 | core | 1 |
| CVE1203 | ELECTRICAL MACHINES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS | 3 | core | 1 |
| CVE1204 | COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS | 4 | core | 1 |
| CVE1205 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 4 | core | 1 |
| CVE1206 | APPLIED CHEMISTRY | 3 | core | 1 |
| DVS1203 | POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA AND DEVELOPMENT | 3 | core | 1 |
| 1R | ||||
| CVE1207 | WORKSHOP PRACTICE | 3 | core | 1 |
| 21 | ||||
| CVE2101 | ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS III | 4 | core | 2 |
| CVE2102 | FLUID MECHANICS | 4 | core | 2 |
| CVE2103 | GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING | 4 | core | 2 |
| CVE2104 | ENGINEERING GEOLOGY | 4 | core | 2 |
| CVE2105 | THEORY OF STRUCTURES I | 4 | core | 2 |
| CVE2106 | ENGINEERING SURVEYING I | 4 | core | 2 |
| DVS2105 | POLITICAL ECONOMY OF UGANDA | 3 | core | 2 |
| 22 | ||||
| BBA1209 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS ETHICS | 3 | core | 2 |
| BBA2203 | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 3 | core | 2 |
| CVE2201 | THEORY OF STRUCTURES II | 4 | core | 2 |
| CVE2202 | SOIL MECHANICS | 4 | core | 2 |
| CVE2203 | THERMODYNAMICS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS | 4 | core | 2 |
| CVE2204 | ENGINEERING SURVEYING II | 4 | core | 2 |
| DVS2201 | CITIZENRY, PROFESSIONALISM, GLOBALIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 | core | 2 |
| 2R | ||||
| CVE2205 | INDUSTRIAL TRAINING I | 3 | core | 2 |
| 31 | ||||
| BBA3102 | MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING | 3 | core | 3 |
| CVE3101 | CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS | 4 | core | 3 |
| CVE3102 | HIGHWAY ENGINEERING | 4 | core | 3 |
| CVE3103 | CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY | 4 | core | 3 |
| CVE3104 | HYDROLOGY I | 4 | core | 3 |
| CVE3105 | DESIGN OF STRUCTURES I (CONCRETE) | 4 | core | 3 |
| PEEM3101 | HSE AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | 3 | core | 3 |
| 32 | ||||
| CVE3201 | DESIGN OF STRUCTURES II (STEEL) | 4 | core | 3 |
| CVE3202 | WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING I | 4 | core | 3 |
| CVE3203 | PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING I | 4 | core | 3 |
| CVE3204 | ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT | 4 | core | 3 |
| CVE3205 | MINI ENGINEERING PROJECT | 3 | core | 3 |
| CVE3206 | TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING | 3 | core | 3 |
| 3R | ||||
| CVE3207 | INDUSTRIAL TRAINING II | 3 | core | 3 |
| 41 | ||||
| CVE4102 | PRINCIPLES OF QUANTITY SURVEYING | 3 | core | 4 |
| CVE4103 | PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING II | 4 | core | 4 |
| CVE4104 | CIVIL ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE | 4 | core | 4 |
| CVE4105 | DESIGN OF STRUCTURES III (TIMBER AND MASONRY) | 4 | elective | 4 |
| CVE4106 | ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS | 4 | elective | 4 |
| 42 | ||||
| CVE4202 | TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING | 4 | core | 4 |
| CVE4203 | CIVIL ENGINEERING LAW | 4 | core | 4 |
| CVE4204 | ETHICS AND LEGAL ISSUES IN ENGINEERING | 3 | core | 4 |
| CVE4206 | WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING II | 4 | elective | 4 |
| CVE4207 | HYDROLOGY II | 4 | elective | 4 |