Our humanities and social science academic programs provide students rich and holistic academic experiences that deepen student’s knowledge about contemporary global issues and equip them with world class skills in project management, monitoring and evaluation, and public administration. We strive to blend coursework and practice, ensuring that students graduating from our programs are well grounded professionals.
Our Vision:
To be the global leader in innovation, research, and teaching on contemporary issues in the humanities and social sciences.
Our Mission:
To provide high quality academic programs that engage contemporary issues in the humanities and social sciences.
Highlights
- Flexible online learning with UTAMU’s Superior E-Learning Platforms.
- Student centered instruction with UTAMU’s diverse and inclusive learning tools.
- Professionalism skills via UTAMU’s facilitated community engagement program.
- Well-integrated programs with appropriate mix between theory and practice
- Rich and accessible E-Learning Library.
- Global orientation built around strong international network.
- Dynamic and global oriented programming
Programmes by Department
| Masters Degree Programmes | Duration (Years) | Tuition fees per Semester | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masters in Monitoring and Evaluation (MME) | 2 | 1,700,000 |
| Postgraduate Diploma Programmes | |||
| 1 | PGD in Monitoring and Evaluation | 1 | 1,500,000 |
| 2 | PGD in Project Planning & Management | 1 | 1,500,000 |
| Undergraduate Degree Programmes | |||
| 1 | Bachelor of Project Planning & Management | 3 | 1,100,000 |
| Diploma Programmes | |||
| 1 | Diploma in Project Planning and Management (DPPM) | 2 | 600,000 |
| Masters Degree Programmes | Duration (Years) | Tuition fees per Semester | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Master of Public Administration & Management | 2 | 1,700,000 |
| Postgraduate Diploma Programmes | |||
| 1 | PGD in Public Administration | 1 | 1,400,000 |
| 2 | PGD in Institutional Governance & Leadership | 1 | 1,500,000 |
| 3 | PGD in Public Policy | 1 | 1,500,000 |
| 4 | PGD in Public Procurement | 1 | 1,400,000 |
| Undergraduate Degree Programmes | |||
| 1 | Bachelor of Public Administration & Management | 3 | 1,100,000 |
| 2 | Bachelor of Mass Communication & Journalism | 3 | 1,100,000 |
Heads of Departments
| Name | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Dr. Wilfred Kokas Aupal | PhD Student in Management, Masters in Management Science (MMS), Masters in Business Administration (Finance and Accounting), Postgraduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management(PGD PPM), Bachelors of Commerce (B.Com accounting option), Uganda Diploma in Business Studies (UDBS) |
| Dr. Donald Mark Omong | PhD “Model Based Public Planning, Policy Design, and Management-System Dynamics", Master of Public Policy, Master of Business Administration |
| Dr. Okwadi Joseph Micheal Tukei | Ph.D., Masters in Monitoring and Evaluation (MM&E), Masters in Management Studies-Project Planning Management option, (MMS), Masters in Public Administration – HRM option (MPA-HRM), Post Graduate Diploma in Monitoring & Evaluation (PGD-M&E), Post Graduate Diploma – Project Planning management (PGD-PPM), Post Basic Diploma in Dental Lab - Technology (PBD-DLT), Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration – HRM option (BPA-HRM),Public Health Dentistry, Certificate in Geo-Spatial information Systems (GIS) |
Community Engagement
- Pathways out of Poverty Project (https://sites.duke.edu/krishna/democratic-governance/). We are tracking retrospective data on poverty dynamics in Uganda to provide empirical data on the drivers for becoming poor and escaping poverty since 1979 in Uganda.
- Free Range Chicken, Nutrition and Household Income (https://www.community.washarika.org/free-range-chicken-promotion/)
The key question that his project asks is: how can free range chicken be the vehicle for improving household income and child nutrition in Uganda’s rural villages? We are implementing a pilot project in rural Eastern Uganda.
- East Africa Social Work Regional Resource Center (https://www.swsarrc.org/)
We are collaborating with Makerere University and other Social Work training institutions region to promote Social Work education and practice in East Africa.