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) Tuition Fees per Semester (Non East Africans)
UGX 475,000 $ 300

Functional Fees

Application fee 50,000
Registration fees (per Academic Year) 20,000
Late Registration (per semester; after the deadline for official registration) 30,000
Examination fee (per semester) 50,000
Research fee (per Academic Year) 20,000
Student Manual (Payable once in the 1st Semester) 20,000
Computer Laboratory fee (per Academic Year) 30,000
Identity Card (Payable once in the 1st Semester) 20,000
Library fee (per Academic Year) 20,000
Medical (per semester) 15,000
Development Fund (per Academic Year) 100,000
Late Payment of Fees (after the deadline for official fees payment) 50,000
Replacement of Admission Letter (per Issue) 5,000
Retake/Supplementary/Missed Exam fee (per course) 50,000
Special Exam (per course) 30,000
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
Graduation fee (Payable on Completion of Studies) (Including: Transcript, Certificate, Convocation) 150,000
Certification (per copy) 3,000
Contribution to National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) Collections (per Academic Year) 20,000
Training materials (for Students of Engineering only) (per Semester) 50,000
Skills Laboratory Fee (for Students of DEHS, BNS, BEHS, MBChB only) (Per semester) 200,000

Fieldwork, Study, Industrial Training/ Attachment, Internship, School Practice fee

Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources 500,000= (per Sem)
Bachelor of Agribusiness Management 150,000= (per year)
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture 300,000= (per year)
Bachelor of Agriculture and Land Use Management 150,000= (per year)
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Chemistry 150,000= (per year)
Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology 150,000= (per year)
Bachelor of Industrial and Applied Physics 150,000= (per year)
Bachelor of Applied Design and Fine Art 150,000= (per year)
Bachelor of Arts in Economics 100,000= (per year)
Bachelor of /Diploma in Business Administration 100,000= (per year)
Bachelor of Civil Engineering 150,000= (per year)
Bachelor of /Diploma in Computer Science 100,000= (per year)
Bachelor of Education (school practice) 100,000= (per year)
Bachelor of /Diploma in Electrical Engineering 150,000= (per year)
Bachelor of /Diploma in Environmental Health Science 200,000= (par year)
Bachelor of /Diploma in Environmental Science 150,000= (per year)
Bachelor of /Diploma in Information Technology 100,000= (per year)
Bachelor of /Diploma in Library and Information Science 100,000= (per year)
Bachelor of /Diploma in Mechanical Engineering 150,000= (per year)
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery 300,000= (per year)
Bachelor of Nursing Science 150,000= (per Year)
Bachelor of/Diploma in Anaesthesia and Critical Care Med 150,000= (per Year)
Bachelor of Procurement and Logistics Management 100,000= (per year)
Bachelor of /Diploma in Public Administration and Mgt 100,000= (per year)
Bachelor of /Diploma in Records Management 100,000= (per Year)
Bachelor of /Diploma in Social Work and Social Admin 100,000= (per year)
Bachelor of Social Sciences 100,000= (per year)
Bachelor of /Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality 150,000= (per year)
Bachelor of Catering and Hospitality 150,000= (per year)
Diploma in Medical Records Management 100,000= (per Year)
Diploma in Hotel Management 150,000= (per year)
Language Enhancement (for Students of French) 200,000= (per year)
Study trips (for Students of Geography) 100,000= (per year)
Study trips/Transport fee (for DEHS, BNS, BEHS, MBChB, BACM) 170,000= (per Sem)

  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 2024-2025

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

 

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