Bachelor of Education – Primary

Bachelor of Education (Primary) is a program offered to Diploma and in-service teachers who like to upgrade and to enhance primary education skills. Given that the ministry of education is vehemently promoting high caliber teachers (every teacher to have a degree by 2031), the Faculty of Education pools efforts in ensuring that more teachers are trained and equipped with skills to propel learners into creative and active learning for sustainable development of Uganda as a whole.

Overview

Code BEP
Duration 2 Years
Study time Holiday
Intake August

Entry requirements

Diploma in Primary Education with two of: Agriculture, Religious Education, English, Kiswahili, Runyankore-Rukiga, Social Studies, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Physical Education

Fees structure

Tuition Fees per Semester (East African) UGX. 450,000
Tuition Fees per Semester (Non East Africans) UGX 675,000

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

ELS 111 Introduction to the study of Language

ELS 112  Basic Study and Language Communication Skills

ELS 113 Methodology of English Language Teaching, Testing  and Assessment

ELS 114 Introduction to Literature (Oral lit and short Story)

 

Year One Semester 2

ELS 121 Morph syntax of the English Language

ELS 122 Basic Studies and Language Communication Skills

ELS 123 English Languages: Origins and Trends in the Contemporary World

ELS 124 Semantics

 

Year Two Semester 1

ELS 211 Discourse Analysis

ELS 212 Stylistic Analysis of English Texts

ELS 213 Sociolinguistics

ELS 214 English Phonology and Phonetics

 

Year Two Semester 2

ELS 221 Literature: Novel, Drama & Poetry

ELS222 Pragmatics

ELS 223 Theory and Practice of Translation

ELS 222 Research Project

Career opportunities