Mbarara University of Science & Technology

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Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

  • Programme Code: MBR
  • Duration: 5 Years
  • Study time: Fulltime
  • Intake: August

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.

Entry Requirements

Direct Entry

Two principal passes in Biology and Chemistry and at least Subsidiary Pass in either Physics or Mathematics

Diploma Entry

  1. Diploma in any Bio-medical Sciences.
  2. Be registered by the Allied Health Professionals’ Council or the Uganda Nurses and Midwives’ Council
  3. Preference will be given to those with experience of working under primary health care in a rural setting
  4. The candidates who meet the above criteria will be required to sit and pass for an entrance examination in General Paper, Anatomy, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Physiology

Degree Entry
An honors degree in a bio-medical or biological sciences field

Fees Structure

Ugandan Students

  • Tuition Fees per Semester: UGX 1,344,000
  • Functional Fees per Year: UGX 550,000

International Students

  • Tuition Fees per Semester: UGX 2,688,000
  • Functional Fees per Year: UGX 1,100,000

Course Modules

Module Code Module Title Credit Unit Core/Elective
ANA1121 GROSS ANATOMY OF LIMBS & THORAX 4 core
ANA1122 HISTOLOGY & CYTOLOGY I 3 core
ANA1123 HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY & TERATOLOGY I 3 core
BCH1121 INTRODUCTORY BIOCHEMISTRY 4 core
CSC1121 COMPUTER SKILLS 3 core
DVS1106 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ECONOMY 3 core
PHS1121 PHYSIOLOGY I 5 core
ANA1221 GROSS ANATOMY OF ABDOMEN, PELVIS, PERINEUM, HEAD AND NECK 5 core
ANA1222 HISTOLOGY & CYTOLOGY II 3 core
ANA1223 HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY & TERATOLOGY II 3 core
BCH1221 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, ONCOGENESIS AND IMMUNOLOGY 4 core
BCH1222 MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY I 3 core
DVS1203 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA AND DEVELOPMENT 3 core
PHS1221 PHYSIOLOGY II 5 core
ANA2121 NEUROANATOMY, & SPECIAL SENSE ORGANS 4 core
CMH1321 BIOSTATISTICS & DEMOGRAPHY 3 core
BCH2121 MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY II 4 core
BCH2122 HORMONES, BIOTRANSFORMATION AND NUTRITION 3 core
DVS2105 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF UGANDA 3 core
MCB2121 INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY 5 core
PHA2121 BASIC PHARMACOLOGY 3 core
PHS2121 PHYSIOLOGY III 5 core
CMH2221 FUNDAMENTALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION 3 core
DVS2201 CITIZENRY, PROFESSIONALISM, GLOBALIZATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3 core
MCB2221 MICROBIOLOGY II 5 core
PAT2221 GENERAL PATHOLOGY 4 core
PAT2222 CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY 3 core
PHA2221 SYSTEMIC PHARMACOLOGY 3 core
COM2321 COMMUNICATION SKILLS 3 core
PSY2321 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 3 core
CMH3121 CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 3 core
MED3121 INTERNAL MEDICINE-THEORY I 3 elective
MED3122 INTERNAL MEDICINE-CLINICAL METHODS I 5 elective
OBG3121 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY THEORY I 3 elective
OBG3122 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGYCLINICAL METHODS I 5 elective
PAT3121 SYSTEMIC PATHOLOGY I IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY 3 core
PCH3121 PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH CLINICAL METHODS I 3 elective
PCH3122 PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH CLINICAL METHODS I 5 elective
PHA3121 CHEMOTHERAPY, CYTOTOXIC AGENTS AND 3 core
SUG3121 SURGERY-THEORY I 3 elective
SUG3122 SURGERY- CLINICAL METHODS I 5 elective
HTM3221 HAEMATOLOGY& TRANSFUSION MEDICINE 3 core
MED3221 INTERNAL MEDICINE- THEORY I 3 elective
MED3222 INTERNAL MEDICINE – CLINICAL METHODS I 5 elective
OBG3221 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY-THEORY I 3 elective
OBG3222 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY-THEORY I 5 elective
PAT3221 SYSTEMIC PATHOLOGY II 3 core
PCH3221 PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH THEORY I 3 elective
PCH3222 PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH CLINICAL METHODS I 5 elective
PHA3221 CNS, THERAPEUTICS & TOXICOLOGY 4 core
SUG3221 SURGERY-THEORY II 3 elective
SUG3222 SURGERY- CLINICAL METHODS I 5 elective
EMM3321 EMERGENCY MEDICINE 4 core
ESS3321 ESSENTIAL SURGICAL SKILLS 5 core
CMH4121 RESEARCH METHODS 4 core
CMH4122 MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH 3 core
FME4121 INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY MEDICINE & COMMUNITY PRACTICE 3 core
MED4121 ETHICS & PROFESSIONALISM 3 core
MED4122 PALLIATIVE CARE 3 core
PAT4121 FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY 3 core
PCY4121 PSYCHIATRY I 4 core
REM4121 REHABILITATIVE MEDICINE 3 core
ANS4221 ANAESTHESIA 4 core
DER4221 DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY 3 core
DHM4221 INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL HEALTH 3 core
ENT4221 OTOLARYNGOLOGY THEORY & CLINICAL 4 core
OPH4221 OPHTHALMOLOGY 3 core
PCY4221 PSYCHIATRY II 4 core
RAD4221 CLINICAL RADIOLOGY 3 core
SUG4221 UROLOGY- THEORY & CLINICAL 3 core
LCP4321 LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY PLACEMENT I 3 core
LCP4322 LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY PLACEMENT II 5 core
BSD5121 BUSINESS SKILLING & ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3 core
CMH5121 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 4 core
MED5121 INTERNAL MEDICINE -THEORY II 4 elective
MED5122 INTERNAL MEDICINE- CLINICAL METHODS II 5 elective
OBG5121 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY-THEORY I 4 elective
OBG5122 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY – CLINICAL METHODS II 5 elective
PCH5121 PAEDIATRICS& CHILD HEALTH-THEORY II 4 elective
PCH5122 PAEDIATRICS& CHILD HEALTH CLINICAL METHODS II 5 elective
SUG5121 SURGERY – THEORY II 4 elective
SUG5122 SURGERY – CLINICAL METHODS II 5 elective
CMH5221 HEALTH SERVICE MANAGEMENT 3 core
MED5221 INTERNAL MEDICINE – THEORY II 4 elective
MED5222 INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINICAL METHODS- II 5 elective
OBG5221 OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY-THEORY II 4 elective
OBG5222 OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY CLINICAL METHODS- I 5 elective
PCH5221 PEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH THEORY-II 4 elective
PCH5222 PEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH CLINICAL METHODS-II 5 elective
SUG5221 SURGERY – THEORY II 4 elective
SUG5222 SURGERY CLINICAL METHODS-II 5 elective
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