Bishop Stuart University

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Bishop Stuart University (BSU) is a private, not-for-profit, multi-campus university in Uganda.

BSU has its main campus, measuring approximately 48 hectares (120 acres), at Kakoba Hill, off of Buremba Road, approximately 5.5 kilometres (3 mi) east of downtown Mbarara. The coordinates of the main campus of the university are 0°36'10.0"S, 30°41'44.0"E (Latitude:-0.602778, Longitude:30.695556). The second campus is located at Ruharo Hill, also in the Mbarara Metropolitan Area.

BSU is named after Cyril Stuart who was the Anglican Bishop of Uganda in the middle of the 20th Century. BSU started operations in 2003 at the campus of then Kakoba National Teacher's College (KNTC) in the western Ugandan city of Mbarara. KNTC ceased operations at the end of 2005, and in 2006, BSU took over the premises and grounds previously occupied by the teachers' college. In 2006, BSU held its maiden graduation ceremony. However, the certificates, diplomas, and degrees were awarded by Uganda Christian University. The first batch of students to graduate on BSU letterheads were the graduates of 2009. On 10 October 2014, at the university's 10th graduation ceremony, Minister of Education Jessica Alupo announced that BSU had been cleared by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education to receive a university charter. The charter was granted and delivered to the university in late October 2014.

As of December 2020, BSU had the following academic faculties and departments:

=== Faculty of Agriculture, Environmental Sciences and Technology ===

Department of Social Work & Social Administration Department of Business Studies Department of Development Studies Department of Environmental Studies Department of Economics & Management

Department of Education Foundations Department of Humanities Department of Languages Department of Science Education

The university offers courses at certificate, diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels. The programs offered include:

1. Certificate in Computerized Accounting 2. Certificate in NGO Management 3. Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation 4. Certificate in Project Planning and Management 5. Certificate in Research and Usage of Research Software 6. Certificate in Computer Applications 7. Certificate in Oil and Gas Management Essentials 8. Certificate in Community-Based Rehabilitation 9. Certificate in Human Resource Management 10. Certificate in Public Administration and Management 11. Certificate in Information Technology Essentials 12. Certificate in Graphic Design 13. Certificate in Website Design and Development 14. Certificate in Network Maintenance 15. Cisco Certified Network Associate 16. Certificate in Administrative Law 17. Advanced Certificate in Appropriate and Sustainable Technologies

1. Diploma in Computer Science 2. Diploma in Midwifery Extension 3. Diploma in Nursing Science 4. Diploma in Nursing Extension 5. Diploma in Public Health 6. Diploma in Agribusiness Management and Community Development 7. Diploma in Information Technology 8. Diploma in Animal Health And Production 9. Diploma in Law 10. Diploma in Ethics and Human Rights 11. Diploma in Primary Education 12. Diploma in Industrial Fine Art Design 13. Diploma in Science and Technology Education 14. Diploma in Early Childhood Education 15. Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication 16. Diploma in Library and Information Science 17. Diploma in Office Management and Secretarial Studies 18. Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain Management 19. Diploma in Records Management and Information Science 20. Diploma in Social Work and Social Administration 21. Diploma in Project Planning and Management 22. Diploma in Public Administration and Management 23. Diploma in Development Studies 24. Diploma in Accounting and Finance 25. Diploma in Microfinance & Business Enterprise Management 26. Diploma in Human Resource Management 27. Diploma in Business Administration 28. Diploma in Community Psychology 29. Diploma in Guidance and Counseling.

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