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Diploma in Business Administration (DBA)

This programme aims at providing students with knowledge and skills necessary for effective performance in the role of Business Manager. It adopts a generic approach to business administration and is designed for students with interests in business administration projects, business development, community services, trade, tourism and agricultural businesses. 

Career Options

This course provides the most appropriate way of management of businesses for the new generation of managers who are asked to handle multi-disciplinary projects in a rapidly changing business environment. It is specifically designed for students who may have not have progressed directly to the university for one reason or the other, Management staff who are currently undertaking development works or running business projects or working in businesses within their normal roles and responsibilities.

Admission Requirements

Direct Entry

The candidate must have at least one principal pass and two subsidiary passes attained at the same sitting of Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) – or its equivalent. The Candidate must as well have at least 5 passes in the same sitting of Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent

Certificate Entry Scheme:-

The candidate must have at least three passes obtained at the same sitting of Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent or a Certificate in any course from an institution recognized by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) – or an equivalent accreditation body.

Programme Options

The following Curriculum Matrix/ Structure summarize the layout of the courses which will be offered to all students doing a Diploma in Business Administration of Uganda Technology and Management University.

Year One, Semester One (6 cores)
Code Course name LH PH TH CH CU
BA 103 Fundamentals of Business Accounting 30 -- 30 45 3
BA 107 Principles of Marketing 30 - 30 45 3
BA 109 Principles and Practices of Management 45 - 30 60 4
CS 101 Computer Applications & Systems 30 30 - 45 3
EC 101 Introduction to Microeconomics 30 - 30 45 3
LW 204 Business Law 45 -- 30 60 4
  Semester load         20
Year One, Semester Two (5 cores)
Code Course name LH PH TH CH CU
BA 104 Business Communication 30 - 30 45 3
BA 106 Principles and Practices of Human Resource Management 30 - 30 45 3
PP 105 Principles of Project Management 30 - 30 45 3
EC 104 Introduction to Macroeconomics 30 - - 45 3
MT 111 Quantitative Methods I 30 - 30 45 3
  Semester load         15
Year one, Recess Term
TM 100 Community Engagement I - 150 - 75 5
  Recess term load         5
Year Two, Semester One (5 cores)
Code Course name LH PH TH CH CU
AF 205 Intermediate Business Accounting 45 - 30 60 4
BA 217 Business Financial Management 45 - 30 60 4
BA 205 Business Statistics 45 - 30 60 4
BA 300 Taxation & Tax Management 45 - 30 60 4
TM 201 Research Methods 30 15 15 45 3
  Semester load         19
Year Two, Semester Two (5 cores)
Code Course name LH PH TH CH CU
BA 221 Entrepreneurship Development 45 - 30 60 4
BA 222 Principles of Insurance 45 - 30 60 4
DE 202 Rural and Development Management 45 - 30 60 4
BA 200 Introduction to Management Accounting 45 - 30 60 4
TM 202 Diploma Project - 120 - 60 4
  Semester load         20
The minimum graduation load for Diploma in Business Administration = 79 credit units.

Fees per semester

Fees per semester Functional Fees Application Fees
600,000 UGX 250,000 UGX 50,000 UGX

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