Diploma in Records Management

Overview

Code RMK
Duration 2 Years
Study time Fulltime
Intake August

Entry requirements

UACE (or equivalent) with a Principal pass and 2 subsidiary passes, & UCE (equivalent) with five passes; or a Certificate in a related field of study

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 (Year 1)

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
  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 STATUS
DRM 1101 Foundation of Archives and Records Management 4 60 0 60 Enriched
ICT 1101 Computer Applications 4 45 30 60 Current
ELS1102 English Language Communications Skills 1 4 45 30 60 Current
DRM1102 Management of Registries and archives 3 45 0 45 Enriched
DRM1103 Documentation and Information Services 3 45 0 45 Enriched
DRM1104 Records Organizing and Processing 3 45 0 45 Enriched
                                Total CUs 21
 Year one

 Semester Two

  
CODE COURSE NAME CU LH PH CH  
 DRM 1201 Digitization of Records and Archives 3 45 0 45 Enriched
DRM 1202 Management of specialized records 3 45 0 45 Enriched
ELS 1202 English Communication Skills for Specific Purposes 3 45 00 45 Enriched
DRM 1203 Policy, Legal and Ethical Issues of Records Management 3 45 0 45 Current
DRM 1204 Archival Management 3 45 0 45 Enriched
DRM 1205 Information Technology for Records Professionals 4 45 30 60 Enriched
DRM 1206 Internship 5 – 150 75 Current
                                          Total CUs 25
 Year Two 

 semester one

  
CODE COURSE NAME CU LH PH CH  
DRM 2101 Organization and Office Management 3

 

 45 0 45 New
DRM 2102 Preservation and Conservation of Archival Materials 3 45 0 45 Enriched
DRM 2103 Analysis of Records Management Systems 3 45 0 45 Enriched
DRM 2104 Management of Records Centers

 

 4 45 30 60 New
DRM 2105 Database Management Systems

 

 4 45 30 60 Current
DRM 2106 Marketing of Information Services

 

 4 45 0 60 New
21
Year Two

Semester two
CODE COURSE NAME CU LH PH CH  
DRM 2201 Building  And Managing Archival Collections 4 45 0 60 New
DRM 2202 Museum Management 3 45 0 45 Enriched
DRM 2203 Customer Care Management 3 45 0 45 New
DRM 2204 Records Classification and Indexing 4 60 0 60 New
DRM 2205 Reprographic Services 3 45 0 45 Current
DRM2206 Project Report 5 0 150 75 Current
                                        Total CUs 22

 TOTAL MINIMUM GRADUATION LOAD

SEMESTER ONE CU SEMESTER TWO CU SEMESTER THREE AND FOUR CU TOTAL

CU
21 25 43 89

 Program Summary

No Status CUs %
1 Existing courses 32 35
2 New courses 22 24
3 Enriched 38 41
  Total 92 100

 

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