Diploma in Environmental Health Science
The Diploma in Environmental Health Sciences program is to produce a cadre of Health Workers known as Assistant Environmental Health Officers. This cadre of Environment Health Officers plays a central role in the implementation of Primary Health Care activities and the Uganda National Minimum Health Care Package (UNMHCP) at the grass-root levels.
The aim of the course is to produce competent Assistant Environmental Health Officers (Health Inspectors) by equipping the trainees with appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes for health promotion, disease prevention and control, and promotion of other Community Based Health Care programmes.
The curriculum is designed to run on a semester system of two years that is divided into two semesters each of 17 weeks (15 weeks of teaching and 2 weeks of examinations) one recess term of ten weeks in the first year after semester two. The course units are detailed in the content of this curriculum.
Overview
| Code | EHK |
| Duration | 2 Years |
| Study time | Weekend |
| Intake | August |
Entry requirements
One Principal Pass in Biology and two subsidiary passes in science subjects, plus UCE (or equivalent) with 5 passes;
or Certificate in Environmental Health or Biological sciences
Fees structure
| Tuition Fees per Semester (East African) | UGX 500,000 |
|---|---|
| Tuition Fees per Semester (Non East Africans) | UGX 750,000 |
| Fieldwork/School Practice/Industrial Training/Internship/COBERS Fees (per year) | UGX 470,000 (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: (360 Hours) (15 Weeks)
DEH 1101 Principles of Communicable Disease LH TH PH CH CU
Control 30 30 30 60 4
DEH 1102 Vector and Vermin Control 45 30 30 75 5
DEH 1103 Human waste management 45 30 30 75 5
DEH 1104 Introduction to computing & MIS 45 30 30 75 5
DEH 1105 Water and water supply 45 30 30 75 5
Total 210 150 150 360 24
SEMESTER II (330 Hours) (15 Weeks)
LII TH PH CH CU
DEH 1201 Solid waste management 30 30 30 60 4
DEH 1202 Sanitary building technology 45 – 60 75 5
DEH 1203 Community health 45 – 30 60 4
DEH 1204 Institutional health 30 30 – 45 3
DEH 1205 Health education & communication 15 30 – 30 3
DEH 1206 Introduction to Research Methods 45 30 – 60 4
Total 210 120 120 330 23
ACCESS TERM (150 Hours (10 weeks) including time for movement
LH TH PH CH CU
DEH 1301 Rural Community Health Practice 30 – 90 75 5
DEH 1302 Urban Community Health Practice 30 – 90 75 5
Total 60 00 180 150 10
YEAR TWO (300 Hours) (15 Weeks)
Semester 1 LH TH PH CH CU
DEH 2101 Sanitary building Technology 30 30 30 60 4
DEH 2102 Introduction to food & Nutrition 60 – 30 75 5
DEH 2103 Public Health Leg & Admin 45 30 30 75 5
DEH 2104 Food Inspection 30 30 45 3
DEH 2105 Research Project study 1 30 30 – 45 3
Total 195 90 120 300 20
YEAR TWO SEMESTER II (315 Hours) (15 Weeks)
LH TH PH CH CU
DEH 2201 Food Hygiene & Safety 45 – 60 75 5
DEH 2202 Environ. Pollution & Occupational 45 30 30 75 5
Health & Safety
DEH 2203 Drawing 30 30 90 75 5
DEH 2204 Premises Inspection & Report – 30 60 45 3
Writing
DEH 2205 Research Project work II – 30 60 45 3
TOTAL 120 90 300 315 21