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Diploma in Project Planning and Management (DPPM)

This programme is designed to offer learners specialized knowledge on planning, designing, implementing monitoring and evaluating projects. The programme deals with all aspects of a project from its inception to the closure and enables learners to carry engage in successful planning, development and delivery of projects in today’s modern economic, social and business environment. 

Career Options

Students will explore how to efficiently use resources such as time and labor to deliver quality projects on time in projects being undertaken in construction, telecommunications and information communication technology (ICT).

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 Project Planning and Management of Uganda Technology and Management University:

Year One, Semester One (6 cores)

Course Code

Course name

LH

PH

TH

CH

CU

HPP 1100

Introduction to Project Management

30

-

30

45

3

BBA 1104

Principles of Management

30

-

30

45

3

BBA 1105

Fundamentals of Business Accounting

30

--

30

45

3

BHR 1102

Principles of Human Resources Management

30

-

30

45

3

CSC 1101

Computer Applications & Systems

30

30

-

45

3

HPM 1100

Supply Chain Management

30

-

30

45

3

Semester load

 

 

 

 

18

Year One, Semester Two (6 cores)

Course Code

Course name

LH

PH

TH

CH

CU

HPP 1203

Planning & Managing Development

30

-

30

45

3

HPP 1202

Communication in Project Management

30

-

30

45

3

HPP 1200

Project Management Implementation

30

-

30

45

3

RMS 2201

Research Methods

30

15

15

45

3

BBA 1204

Principles of Marketing

30

-

30

45

3

HPP 3200

Project Resource Mobilization and Management

45

15

30

60

4

Semester load

 

 

 

 

19

Year 1 recess term

COE 100

Community Engagement I

-

150

-

75

5

Recess Term Load

 

 

 

 

5

Year Two, Semester One (6 cores)

Course Code

Course name

LH

PH

TH

CH

CU

HPA 2102

NGO Management & Administration

30

-

45

60

4

HPA 2103

Public Infrastructure Planning & Management

30

 

30

45

3

HMJ 2104

Reading and Critical Writing

30

-

30

45

3

BBA 3101

Strategic Management

30

-

30

45

3

BBA 1102

Introduction to Financial Management

45

-

30

60

4

HME 2103

Project Monitoring and Evaluation

30

-

30

45

3

 

Semester load

 

 

 

 

20

Year two, semester two (5 cores)

HPA 3201

Gender and Development

30

-

30

45

3

BBA 3200

Organizational Change & Development

45

-

30

60

4

HPA 2207

Rural Development Administration

45

-

30

45

3

BBA 2201

Entrepreneurship Development

30

-

45

60

4

DPR 2201

Diploma Project

30

-

45

60

4

 

Semester load (the load seems less)

 

 

 

 

18

Graduation Load= 80

Fees per semester

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

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