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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

BAF 1100

Fundamentals of Accounting I

30

--

30

45

4

BBA 1104

Principles and Practices of Management

45

-

30

60

4

BBA 1106

Communication Skills

30

15

15

45

3

CSC 1101

Computer Applications & Systems

30

30

-

45

3

BEC 1100

Microeconomics I

30

-

30

45

3

BBA 1103

Introduction to Business Administration

30

-

30

45

3

 

Semester load

 

 

 

 

20

Year One, Semester Two (6 cores)

Code

Course name

LH

PH

TH

CH

CU

BBA 1204

Principles of Marketing

30

-

30

45

3

BBA 2203

Taxation & Tax Management

45

-

30

60

4

BBA 2207

Money and Banking

30

-

30

45

3

BEC 1204

Macroeconomics I

30

-

-

45

3

RMS 2201

Research Methods

30

15

15

45

3

QMT 1200

Quantitative Methods I

30

-

30

45

3

 

Semester load

 

 

 

 

19

Year one, Recess Term

COE 100

Community Engagement I

-

150

-

75

5

 

Recess term load

 

 

 

 

5

Year Two, Semester One (6 cores)

Code

Course Name

LH

PH

TH

CH

CU

BBA 2104

Business Statistics

45

-

30

60

4

BBA 2106

Business Financial Management

45

-

30

60

4

BBA 2109

Intermediate Accounting

45

-

30

60

4

BBA 3101

Strategic Management

30

-

30

45

3

BHR 1100

Principles of Human Resource Management

30

-

30

60

4

LWS  2107

Business Law

45

--

30

60

4

 

Semester load

 

 

 

 

23

Year Two, Semester Two (6 cores)

Code

Course Name

LH

PH

TH

CH

CU

BAF 3212

Auditing and Investigations

45

-

30

60

4

BBA 2201

Entrepreneurship Development

45

-

30

60

4

BBA 3202

Ethics and Governance

30

-

30

45

3

BBA 3203

Production and Operations Management

30

-

30

45

3

DPR 2201

Diploma Project

-

120

-

60

4

 

Semester load

 

 

 

 

18

Total Graduation Load

85


The minimum graduation load for Diploma in Business Administration = 85 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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