Master of Public Administration & Management

This programme is meant to train and pass out graduates empowered with high and advanced skills and knowledge so as to meet the challenges of contemporary Uganda, East Africa, Africa and beyond. Quite a number of agencies, organisations and institutions find themselves persuaded to contribute to the urgency of providing a channel for equipping human resources or personnel with relevant and advanced skills to contribute to the required social-economic transformation. The need and call for a very effective and faultless public management system is extremely necessary. It is believed and expected that such a system is one that can/should play a key, driving role in bringing about the attainment of that dream. Uganda just like other East African Countries or better said, Sub-Saharan African countries in general continue to grapple with the need for effective Public Administration and efficacy in political leadership, good governance, resources mobilisation and management. What we may call, ‘delayed’ development, is unacceptable.

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Overview

Code MAPAM
Duration 2 Years
Study time Weekend
Intake April & August

Entry requirements

Applicants to the Masters program must meet the general requirements for admission to Graduate Programmes set by National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) and Kabale University. Specially, applicants must possess the following:

  • A Bachelor’s degree with at least lower second-class honors from a recognized institution; OR
  • Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) with at least 5 passes and at least two principal passes at Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education(UACE) obtained at the same sitting.
  • A professional qualification equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized professional body.
  • Working experience will be an added advantage.
  • A Postgraduate Diploma qualification will also be of advantage.

Fees structure

Tuition Fees per Semester (East African) UGX. 1,325,000
Tuition Fees per Semester (Non East Africans) UGX 1,987,500

Functional Fees

Compulsory fees UGX
Application fee 50,000
Registration fees (per Academic Year) 60,000
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) 50,000
Medicare fee (per semester) 30,000
Computer Laboratory fee (per Academic Year) 100,000
Laboratory Fee for MSc in Chemistry (Per semester) 200,000
Examination fee (per semester) 100,000
Innovation fund (per year) 100,000
Research fee (per Academic Year) 200,000
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 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 COURSES (CORE COURSES)
Course Code Course Title LH TH PH CH CU
MPAM8111 Public Administration Theory & Practice 45 30 00 60 4
MPAM8112 Organizational Behavior 45 30 00 60 4
MPAM8113 Management Information System 45 00 30 60 4
MPAM8114 Human Resource Management & Development 45 30 00 60 4
MPAM8115 Corporate Governance and Decision Making 45 00 30 60 4
MRTM8000 Research Methods 45 30 00 60 4
MCAR8000 Computer Applications in Research 45 00 30 60 4
  Total Semester Credit Units         28
YEAR ONE  SEMESTER TWO COURSES (CORE COURSES)
Course Code Course Title LH TH PH CH CU
MPAM8121 Administrative Law and Process 45 30 00 60 4
MPAM8122 Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation 45 30 00 60 4
MPAM8123 Public Policy Formulation and Management 45 30 00 60 4
MPAM8124 Public Financial Management 45 30 00 60 4
MPAM8125 Public Procurement Management 45 30 00 60 4
MPAM8126 Decentralization & Local Government Administration 45 30 00 60 4
  Total Semester Credit Units         24
YEAR TWO  SEMESTER ONE COURSES (CORE COURSES)
Course Code Course Title LH TH PH CH CU
MACA8000 Scholarly Writing and Publishing Skills 45 30 00 60 4
MPAM8212 Ethics in Public Administration & Management 45 30 00 60 4
MPAM8213 Public-Private Partnerships 45 30 00 60 4
MPAM8214 Consultancy Skills Development and Management 45 30 00 60 4
MPAM8215 Civil Society Organizations 45 30 00 60 4
Total Semester Credit Units         20
YEAR TWO  SEMESTER TWO COURSES (CORE COURSES)
Course Code Course Title LH TH PH CH CU
MPAM8221 Graduate Research Seminars 45 00 30 00 0
MPAM8222 Dissertation Report Writing 0 30 120 75 5
Total Semester Credit Units         5
  TOTAL GRADUATION LOAD         77

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