The University offers PhD in the fields of Biomedical Engineering, Computing, Development Studies, Education, Management, Medicine and Science. Program duration is 3 years.
Minimum Requirements
- a) Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent with at least 5 passes
- b) Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent with at least 2
principal passes.
- c) An Honors degree from an accredited degree awarding institution
- d) A Masters’ degree from an accredited degree awarding institution
- e) A Concept paper which the candidate shall be required to present orally
- f) Curriculum Vitae of proposed supervisor(s).
SPECIFIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Faculty of Business and Management Sciences
- Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (Duration 3 years)
An honors degree
A masters’ degree in any related field
- Faculty of Computing and Informatics
- Doctor of Philosophy in Computing by Research (Duration 3 years)
An honors degree in any computing field
A masters’ degree in any computing field
- Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies
- Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies (Duration 3 years)
A masters’ degree in a relevant discipline
- Faculty of Science
- Doctor of Philosophy in Biology (Duration 3 years)
A masters’ degree in any of the following subjects; Biology, Botany, Zoology,
Forestry, Agriculture, Chemistry, Mathematics or Science Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (Duration 3 years)
A masters’ degree in any of the following subjects; Biology, Botany, Zoology,
Forestry, Agriculture, Chemistry, or Science Education
III. Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (Duration 3 years)
A masters’ degree in Mathematics
- Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (Duration 3 years)
A masters’ degree in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration and Planning (Duration
3 years)
A masters’ degree or its equivalent in Education or a related filed
- Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum Studies (Duration 3 years)
A masters’ degree or its equivalent in Education or a related filed
VII. Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology (Duration 3 years)
A masters’ degree or its equivalent in Education, Educational Psychology or a
related filed
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 | |||
PHD | Medicine and Science | 3 | 4,000,000 | 1,270,000 | 8,000,000 | 2,540,000 |
PHD | Computing, Management and Education | 3 | 3,500,000 | 1,270,000 | 7,000,000 | 2,540,000 |
PHD | Development Studies | 3 | 3,000,000 | 1,270,000 | 7,000,000 | 2,540,000 |
Other Fees | ||
ITEM | Ugandan | International |
NCHE | 20,000 | USD. 50 |
Smart ID Card | 33,000 | USD. 10 |
Application Fees Undergraduate | 50,000 | USD. 50 |
Application Completion programmes | 80,000 | USD. 50 |
Application Fees Postgraduate | 50,000 | USD. 50 |
Application Fees PHD | 100,000 | USD. 100 |
Certification Fees | 3,000 | |
Graduation Fees | 20,000 | USD. 50 |
Transcript Fees | 25,000 | USD. 50 |
Certificate Fees | 25,000 | USD. 50 |
Partial Transcript | 20,000 | USD. 10 |
Convocation | 10,000 | USD. 50 |
Retake Fees | 30,000 | USD. 10 |
Application Fees for Change of Programme | 10,000 | USD. 10 |
Replacement of Admission Letter | 10,000 | USD. 10 |