Bachelor of Library and Information Science

Overview

Code KLS
Duration 3 Years
Study time Fulltime
Intake August

Entry requirements

UACE (or equivalent) with two Principal passes, & UCE (or equivalent) with five passes; or a Diploma in a related field of study

Fees structure

Tuition Fees per Semester (East African) UGX 725,000
Tuition Fees per Semester (Non East Africans) UGX 1,087,500
Fieldwork/School Practice/Industrial Training/Internship/COBERS Fees (per year) UGX 200,000 (Years 1&2)

Functional Fees

Compulsory fees UGX
Application fee 50,000
Registration fees (per Academic Year) 40,000
Identity Card (Payable once in the 1st Semester) 20,000
Student Manual (Payable once in the 1st Semester) 20,000
Library fee (per Academic Year) 20,000
Medicare fee (per semester) 30,000
Undergraduate Students’ Gown (Payable once in the 1st Semester) 50,000=
Computer Laboratory fee (per Academic Year) 50,000
Training materials (for Students of Engineering only) (per Semester) 100,000
Professional Development fee (for students of Law only) (per year) 150,000
Skills Laboratory Fee (for Students of DEHS, BNS, BEHS, MBChB only) (Per semester) 200,000=
Examination fee (per semester) 50,000
Innovation fund (per year) 100,000
Research fee (per Academic Year) 20,000
Development Fund (per Academic Year) 100,000
Student Games Union fee (Academic Year) 20,000
Student Guild fee (per Academic Year) 20,000
Contribution to the Uganda National Students’ Association (UNSA) (per Academic Year) 2,000
Certification (per copy) 5,000
Graduation fee (Payable on Completion of Studies)
a)    Ceremony 80,000
b)    Transcript 50,000
c)     Certificate 50,000
d)    Convocation 20,000
Total 200,000
Consequential fees 
Late Registration (per semester; after the deadline for official registration) 50,000
Replacement of Transcript (per issue) 50,000
Replacement of other University Credentials (Admission Letter, Identity Card, Library Card, etc…) 20,000
Retake/Supplementary/Missed/Special Exam fee (per course) 50,000
To be remitted to the respective Institute 
Driving skills OR Kitchen Kit for Tourism and Hospitality 490,000/=
To be remitted to NCHE via www.ura.go.ug 
Contribution to National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) Collections (per Academic Year) 20,000
  1. The University Council reserves the right to adjust the fees without prior notice.
  2. These Programmes are run over Weekends, during Fulltime, or in Recess/Holiday Sessions.

Contribution to NCHE should be deposited using a payment reference number generated via www.ura.go.ug

Fees Structure 2025-2026

Course details

  • LH Lecture Hours
  • CH Contact Hours
  • TH Tutorial Hours
  • CU Credit Units

YEAR ONE SEMESTER ONE

Code Course Name CU LH PH CH COMMENTS
BLS1101 Foundations of library and information science 3 45 00 45 Reviewed
ICT 1102 Computer Applications 4 45 30 60 Reviewed
ELS1103 English Language Communication skills 3 45 00 45 Reviewed
BLS1104 Library administration and routines 3 30 30 45 Reviewed
BLS1105 Reference and information services 3 30 30 45 Reviewed
BLS1106 Foundation of publishing and book trade 3 30 30 45 Reviewed
BLS1107 Records and Archives Management 3 30 30 45 Reviewed
  Total CU 22        

YEAR ONE SEMESTER TWO

Code Course Name CU LH PH CH  
BLS1201 Desktop publishing 3 15 60 45 Reviewed
BLS1202 IT Applications in library services 4 30 60 60 Reviewed
ELS1203 English Communication Skills for Professional Development 3 30 30 45 Reviewed
BLS1204 Marketing in information work 3 30 30 45 New
BLS1205 Records Processing and Organisation 3 30 30 45 Reviewed
BLS1206 Sector information systems and services 3 30 30 45 Reviewed
  TOTAL CU 19        

FIELD WORK

Code Course Name CU LH PH CH  
BLS1207 Field Work 5 00 150 75 Reviewed
  TOTAL CU 5        

YEAR TWO SEMESTER ONE

Code Course Name CU LH PH CH  
BLS2101 General Psychology 3 45 00 45 Reviewed
BLS2102 Classification and cataloguing  theory 4 60 00 60 Reviewed
BLS2103 Analysis of Information Systems 3 30 30 45 Reviewed
BLS2104 Information resources security 3 30 30 45 New
BLS2105 Information storage and retrieval 3 30 30 45 New
BLS2106 Knowledge Organization 4 45 30 60 Reviewed
BLS2107 Information Literacy 3 30 30 45 New
  Total CU 23        

 YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO

Code Course Name CU LH PH CH  
BLS2201 Indexing and Abstracting 4 45 30 60 Reviewed
BLS2202 Classification and Cataloguing practice 4 45 30 60 Reviewed
BLS2203 Bibliometrics 3 30 30 45 New
BLS2204 Database development and maintenance 3 15 60 45 Reviewed
BLS2205 Social Psychology 3 30 30 45 Reviewed
BLS2206 Management Information Systems 3 30 30 45 New
  Total CU 20        

 FIELD WORK

Code Course Name CU LH PH CH  
BLS2207 Field Work 5 00 150 75 Reviewed
  TOTAL CU 5        

 YEAR THREE SEMESTER ONE

Code Course Name CU LH PH CH  
BLS3101 Automation and Digitization of information resources 3 15 60 45 Reviewed
BLS3102 Research Methods 4 45 30 60 Reviewed
BLS3103 Strategic planning and Human Resource Management 3 45 00 45 New
BLS3104 Project Planning and Management 3 30 30 45 Reviewed
BLS3105 Website Development and Internet technology 3 30 30 45 Reviewed
BLS3106 Multimedia Librarianship 3 30 30 45 Reviewed
  Total CU 19        

 YEAR THREE SEMESTER TWO

Code Course Name CU LH PH CH  
BLS3201 Preservation and Conservation 4 45 30 60 Reviewed
BLS3202 Data analysis tools for research in LIS 4 45 30 60 Reviewed
BLS3203 Legal, Policy and Information Ethics 3 45 0 45 Reviewed
BLS3204 Infopreneurship 3 30 30 45 New
BLS3205 Digital Assets Management and Archiving 3 30 30 45 New
  Total CU 17        

 

Code Course Name CU LH PH CH  
BLS 3206 Research Report 5 00 150 75 Reviewed
  TOTAL CU 5        

 TOTAL MINIMUM GRADUATION CU REQUIREMENT

YEAR 1

SEM 1 CU

 YEAR 1

SEM 2 CU

 YEAR 2

SEM 1 CU

 YEAR  2

SEM 2 CU

 RECESS

TERM

 YEAR 3

SEM 1 CU

 YEAR 3

SEM 2 CU

 TOTAL

CU
22 19 23 19 5 19 17 124

 

 

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