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 Biomedical Engineering (Duration 4 years)
Direct Entry
Two principal passes in either Physics, Biology or Mathematics, and at least a subsidiary pass any other A’ Level Subjects
Diploma Entry
Diploma in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Engineering
A Diploma in a relevant Medical Technology
Other Diplomas approved by the University to be equivalent to any of those stated above
| 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 | ||||
| 21 | BME | Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering | 4 | 1,000,000 | 520,000 | 2,000,000 | 1,040,000 |
| Modules for BACHELOR OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING V2023 | |||||
| module_code | module_title | credit_units | module_level | module_year | module_sem |
| 11 | |||||
| BCE1103 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY | 3 | core | 1 | 1 |
| BCE1121 | ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I | 4 | core | 1 | 1 |
| BME1104 | ENGINEERING PHYSICS | 3 | core | 1 | 1 |
| COM1101 | COMMUNICATION SKILLS | 3 | core | 1 | 1 |
| DVS1106 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ECONOMY | 3 | core | 1 | 1 |
| EEE1101 | ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM | 3 | core | 1 | 1 |
| EEE1105 | PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS | 3 | core | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | |||||
| BCE1211 | ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II | 4 | core | 1 | 2 |
| BCE1221 | FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING-C | 4 | core | 1 | 2 |
| BME1202 | ENGINEERING DRAWING | 4 | core | 1 | 2 |
| BME1203 | BIOCHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY | 3 | core | 1 | 2 |
| BME1205 | ENGINEERING MECHANICS | 4 | core | 1 | 2 |
| BME1210 | THERMODYNAMICS | 4 | core | 1 | 2 |
| DVS1203 | POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA & DEVELOPMENT | 3 | core | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | |||||
| BCE2111 | ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS III | 4 | core | 2 | 1 |
| BME2104 | HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY | 4 | core | 2 | 1 |
| BME2105 | BIOMATERIALS & BIOCOMPATIBILITY | 4 | core | 2 | 1 |
| BME2111 | BME WORKSHOP PRACTICE I | 4 | core | 2 | 1 |
| DVS2105 | POLITICAL ECONOMY OF UGANDA | 3 | core | 2 | 1 |
| EEE2102 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS | 4 | core | 2 | 1 |
| EEE2112 | CONTROL & INSTRUMENTATION | 4 | core | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | |||||
| BCE2215 | ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS IV | 4 | core | 2 | 2 |
| BME2205 | FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOMECHANICS | 3 | core | 2 | 2 |
| BME2210 | DIGITAL ELECTRONICS & LOGIC DESIGN | 3 | core | 2 | 2 |
| BME2211 | COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) | 4 | core | 2 | 2 |
| BME2212 | BME WORKSHOP PRACTICE II | 4 | core | 2 | 2 |
| DVS2201 | CITIZENRY, PROFESSIONALISM, GLOBALIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 | core | 2 | 2 |
| 2R | |||||
| BME2301 | BME INTERNSHIP TRAINING I | 4 | core | 2 | R |
| 31 | |||||
| BCE3123 | SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS | 3 | core | 3 | 1 |
| BME3110 | BIOTELETRY & TELEMEDICINE | 3 | elective | 3 | 1 |
| BME3111 | BME WORKSHOP PRACTICE III | 4 | core | 3 | 1 |
| BME3112 | NEUROSCIENCE & NEURAL NETWORKS | 3 | elective | 3 | 1 |
| BME3113 | BIOSENSING & MEASUREMENTS | 4 | core | 3 | 1 |
| MIE3101 | PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT | 4 | core | 3 | 1 |
| MIE3104 | THEORY OF MACHINES | 4 | core | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | |||||
| BCE3215 | DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING | 4 | core | 3 | 2 |
| BME3202 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS I | 4 | core | 3 | 2 |
| BME3203 | BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION | 4 | core | 3 | 2 |
| BME3207 | JUNIOR BME PROJECT | 4 | core | 3 | 2 |
| BME3208 | BIOLOGICAL MODELLING AND SIMULATION | 4 | core | 3 | 2 |
| BME3210 | BME WORKSHOP PRACTICE IV | 4 | core | 3 | 2 |
| BME3211 | BIOMEDICAL OPTICS & LASERS | 4 | elective | 3 | 2 |
| MIE3202 | DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS | 4 | elective | 3 | 2 |
| 3R | |||||
| BME3301 | BME INTERNSHIP TRAINING II | 4 | core | 3 | R |
| 41 | |||||
| BCE4113 | ENGINEERING PROJECT PLANNING & MGT | 3 | core | 4 | 1 |
| BME4101 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS II | 4 | core | 4 | 1 |
| BME4106 | BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL & IMAGE PROCESSING | 4 | core | 4 | 1 |
| BME4110 | REHABILITATIVE & ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | 4 | core | 4 | 1 |
| BME4111 | MACHINE LEARNING & PATTERN RECOGNITION | 4 | elective | 4 | 1 |
| BME4112 | SENIOR BME PROJECT (DESIGN) | 3 | core | 4 | 1 |
| MIE4106 | FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS | 4 | elective | 4 | 1 |
| 42 | |||||
| BCE4202 | PROFESSIONAL LAW AND ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS | 3 | core | 4 | 2 |
| BCE4223 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | 3 | core | 4 | 2 |
| BME4205 | MEDICAL ROBOTICS | 3 | elective | 4 | 2 |
| BME4210 | TISSUE ENGINEERING & REG. MEDICINE | 4 | core | 4 | 2 |
| BME4211 | HUMAN FACTOR ENGINEERING & ERGONOMICS | 3 | core | 4 | 2 |
| BME4212 | SENIOR BME PROJECT (IMPLEMENTATION) | 4 | core | 4 | 2 |
| BME4213 | EMERGING TRENDS IN BME | 3 | elective | 4 | 2 |