Diploma in Public Administration and Management
The Diploma in Public Administration and Management program at Kabale University is to provide education to students aspiring to or committed to public service careers. To that end, the program provides an academically rigorous, political science based curriculum relevant to public policy and public management. The program serves a group of academically capable pre-service and in-service students and is an integral part of a major training that affords unique opportunities for public affairs research and public service.
Programme Objectives
- Promote understanding of the political, social, legal, and economic environments in which public organizations operate;
- Provide understanding of, and insight into, the nature of the administrative process and bureaucratic behavior, leadership, and decision making;
- Promote a basic knowledge of skills and techniques required to administer effectively public organizations to include such administrative specialties as budgeting, personnel management and policy evaluation;
- Promote familiarity with the substantive character of, and problems in the implementation of specific areas of public administration
- Foster an understanding of values and ethics promoting cultural diversity, democracy, and constitutional principles;
- Promote written and oral communications skills.
Overview
| Code | PAK |
| Duration | 2 Years |
| Study time | Fulltime |
| Intake | August |
Entry requirements
UACE (or equivalent) with a Principal pass and 2 subsidiary passes, and UCE (or equivalent) with 5 passes; or a Certificate in a related field
Fees structure
| Tuition Fees per Semester (East African) | UGX 475,000 |
|---|---|
| Tuition Fees per Semester (Non East Africans) | UGX 712,500 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Fees Structure 2025-2026
Course details
- LH Lecture Hours
- CH Contact Hours
- TH Tutorial Hours
- CU Credit Units
Year One : Semester One
| Course Code | Course Title | LH | TH | CH | CH | |||
| DPAM 1101 | Introduction to Public Administration | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 1102 | Principles of Management | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 1103 | Micro Economics | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 1104 | Introduction to Political Science | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 1105 | Computer Literacy | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 1106 | Basic English Study and Communication Skills 1 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| Semester Two | ||||||||
| DPAM 1201 | Human Resource Management | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 1202 | Financial management | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 1203 | Public Relations | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 1204 | Project Planning and Management | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 1205 | Human Rights and Democracy | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 1206 | Basic English Study and Communication Skills 11 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 1207 | Internship | 45 | 3 | |||||
| Year Two: Semester One | ||||||||
| Course Code | Course Title | LH | TH | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 2101 | Organizational Psychology | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 2102 | Essentials in Agriculture | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 2103 | Social Services in Uganda | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 2104 | Research Methods | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 2105 | Community Sustainable Development Strategies | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 2106 | Principles in entrepreneurship | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| Semester Two | ||||||||
| DPAM 2201 | Materials Management | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 2202 | Information Systems | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 2203 | Principles of Business Administration | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 2204 | Principles of Public Procurement | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 2205 | Public Private partnerships | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 2206 | Structure of Public Administration in Uganda | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | |||
| DPAM 2207 | Research Proposal | 3 | ||||||