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.
Bachelor of Science in Planning and Community Development (Duration 3 years)
Direct Entry
Two principal passes at A’level
Diploma Entry
Diploma in any relevant 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 | ||||
| 16 | BPCD | BSc in Planning and Community Development | 3 | 1,000,000 | 520,000 | 2,000,000 | 1,040,000 |
| Modules for BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 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 |
| BPCD1108 | MICRO AND MACRO ECONOMICS | 3 | core | 1 | 1 |
| BPCD1109 | INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, THEORY AND PRACTICE | 3 | core | 1 | 1 |
| BPCD1110 | INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY | 3 | core | 1 | 1 |
| CSC1101 | COMPUTER SKILLS | 3 | core | 1 | 1 |
| DVS1106 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ECONOMY | 3 | core | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | |||||
| BPCD1206 | INTRODUCTION TO POLICY FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION | 3 | core | 1 | 2 |
| BPCD1207 | BASIC STATISTICS | 3 | core | 1 | 2 |
| BPCD1208 | COMMUNITY BASED DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE | 3 | core | 1 | 2 |
| BPCD1209 | METHODOLOGY, CONCEPTUALIZATION AND THEORETICAL ANALYSIS | 3 | core | 1 | 2 |
| BPCD1210 | PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT | 3 | core | 1 | 2 |
| BPCD1211 | MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 | core | 1 | 2 |
| DVS1203 | POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA AND DEVELOPMENT | 3 | core | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | |||||
| BPCD2101 | DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | 3 | core | 2 | 1 |
| BPCD2102 | CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT | 3 | core | 2 | 1 |
| BPCD2104 | PLANNING TECHNIQUES | 3 | core | 2 | 1 |
| DVS2105 | POLITICAL ECONOMY OF UGANDA | 3 | core | 2 | 1 |
| GWH2105 | GENDER MAINSTREAMING | 3 | core | 2 | 1 |
| RMC2101 | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH | 3 | core | 2 | 1 |
| STP2101 | STUDENT-COMMUNITY TWINNING PROJECT | 3 | core | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | |||||
| BPCD2206 | INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT | 3 | core | 2 | 2 |
| BPCD2207 | POPULATION, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT | 4 | core | 2 | 2 |
| BPCD2209 | INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 | core | 2 | 2 |
| BPCD2211 | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR NON-FINANCIAL MANAGERS | 3 | core | 2 | 2 |
| DVS2201 | CITIZENRY, PROFESSIONALISM, GLOBALIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 | core | 2 | 2 |
| RMC2201 | QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH | 3 | core | 2 | 2 |
| STP2202 | STUDENT-COMMUNITY TWINNING PROJECT | 3 | core | 2 | 2 |
| 2R | |||||
| IPR2301 | INTERDISCIPLINARY PRACTICUM (INTERNSHIP) | 5 | core | 2 | R |
| 31 | |||||
| BPCD3102 | LAND GOVERNANCE | 3 | core | 3 | 1 |
| BPCD3103 | RURAL ECONOMICS | 3 | elective | 3 | 1 |
| BPCD3104 | RURAL LIVELIHOODS AND POVERTY ANALYSIS | 3 | elective | 3 | 1 |
| BPCD3105 | GENDER IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 | elective | 3 | 1 |
| BPCD3106 | PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT | 4 | core | 3 | 1 |
| BPCD3107 | APPROACHES TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT | 3 | elective | 3 | 1 |
| BPCD3108 | PUBLIC- PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR URBAN SERVICE DELIVERY | 3 | elective | 3 | 1 |
| BPCD3110 | PEOPLE CENTERED URBAN GOVERNANCE | 3 | elective | 3 | 1 |
| BPCD3111 | SOCIAL COSTS OF URBAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT | 3 | elective | 3 | 1 |
| BPCD3117 | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 3 | core | 3 | 1 |
| BPCD3118 | APPRAISAL AND EVALUATION OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PROGRAMS | 3 | elective | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | |||||
| BPCD3215 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION | 4 | core | 3 | 2 |
| BPCD3216 | RISK ANALYSIS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT | 4 | core | 3 | 2 |
| BPCD3218 | MARKETING AND RURAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT | 3 | elective | 3 | 2 |
| BPCD3219 | RURAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 | elective | 3 | 2 |
| BPCD3220 | OWNERSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS | 3 | elective | 3 | 2 |
| BPCD3221 | ESSENTIALS OF URBAN PLANNING | 3 | elective | 3 | 2 |
| BPCD3222 | URBAN ECOLOGY | 3 | elective | 3 | 2 |
| BPCD3223 | URBAN ECONOMIES & ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 | elective | 3 | 2 |
| RPR3201 | RESEARCH PROJECT (DISSERTATION) | 5 | core | 3 | 2 |