Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration
This PGDBA program is recommended to the middle and high level managers with a good undergraduate degree in any field. The course is designed to provide training in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, General Management, Procurement and Logistics Management. The PGDBA program aims at developing a student’s intellectual ability, executive personality and managerial skills through an appropriate blending of business and general education. The PGDBA curriculum provides students with a comprehensive management education of globally recognized best practices with flexibility of their adaptation to indigenous entrepreneurial and societal context. Curriculum of the programme ascends from general management education to specialization in diverse business fields. Core courses taught integrate information and theories from various disciplines, including communication, economics, financial accounting, quantitative methods, business strategy, marketing, finance, organizational structure and strategic management and prepare the students to think critically about business issues in order to enable them to develop strategic level understanding and demonstrate comprehension of complex theoretical constructs in the major business disciplines and technologies. The increasing competition in the business sector calls for development of a human capital base equipped with managerial competences to deal with the global trends of contemporary business.
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Overview
| Code | PGDBA |
| Duration | 1 Year |
| Study time | Weekend |
| Intake | August |
Entry requirements
Applicants to the Postgraduate Diploma 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.
Fees structure
| Tuition Fees per Semester (East African) | UGX 725,000 |
|---|---|
| Tuition Fees per Semester (Non East Africans) | UGX 1,087,500 |
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 |
| Examination fee (per semester) | 100,000 |
| Innovation fund (per year) | 100,000 |
| Research fee (per Academic Year) | 200,000 [except PGDE] |
| 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 |
Fees Structure 2025-2026
Course details
- LH Lecture Hours
- CH Contact Hours
- TH Tutorial Hours
- CU Credit Units
| YEAR ONESEMESTER ONE | |||||
| Course Code | Course Title | LH | TH | CH | CU |
| PGDBA6111 | Financial Accounting | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| MRTM8000 | Research Methods | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| PGDBA6113 | General Management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| PGDBA6114 | Project Planning and Management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| PGDBA6115 | Organizational Behavior | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| PGDBA6116 | Management Information Systems | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| MCAR8000 | Computer Applications in Research | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| Total Semester Load | |||||
| YEAR ONESEMESTER TWO | |||||
| PGDBA6121 | Financial Management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| PGDBA6122 | Business Law | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| PGDBA6123 | Operations Management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| PGDBA6124 | Managerial Economics | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| PGDBA6125 | Strategic Management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| PGDBA6126 | Marketing Management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| PGDBA6000 | Extended Essay/Project | 45 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total Semester Load | |||||