Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Career Options

It is useful for diploma level entrants who want to make a career in procurement, employees and executives of private sector and NGO sector that engage in direct or indirect supply of goods, services and also appropriate for those with experience in other aspects of business that wish to acquire a closer understanding of the procurement discipline.

Admission Requirements

Candidates will be admitted on this programme through the following schemes;

Direct Entry

1. Under this provision, a 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.
2. 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 as well as a Certificate in any course from an institution recognised by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) – or an equivalent accreditation body.

Program Duration

The program will extend over a period of two academic years. An academic year shall consist of two semesters and one recess term. A semester shall consist of 15 weeks of lectures. A recess term shall consist of 10 weeks.

Program Options

This is a two-year programme delivered through tutorials. The course reflects the need for co-operation between the academic and practitioners in the field of logistics. It combines academic theory with practice so that it develops the participant’s logistics competencies, which can in turn be transferred to the workplace. The following Curriculum Matrix/ Structure summarizes the layout of the courses which will be offered to all students pursuing a Diploma in procurement and Supply chain Management of Uganda Technology and Management University.

Year 1 Semester 1 (6 Cores)
Code	Course Name		LH		PH		TH	CH	CU
BBA 1106	Communication Skills		30		-		30	45	3
BBA 2103	Financial Management		45		15		15	60	3
BEC 1100	Microeconomics I		30		15		15	45	3
BHR 1100	Principles of Human Resource Management		30		-		30	45	4
BPS 1103	Fundamentals of Procurement and Supply Chain		30		-		30	45	3
CSC 1101	Computer Application and Systems		30		15		15	45	3
	Semester Load								19
Year 1 Semester 2 (6 Cores)
Code	Course Name	LH		PH		TH	CH		CU
BBA 1204	Principles of Marketing	30		-		30	45		3
BEC 1202	Macroeconomics I	30		-		30	45		3
BPS 1200	Supply Chain Management Principles & Practices	30		-		30	45		3
BPS 1201	Inventory and Warehouse management	30		-		30	45		3
BPS 1202	Risk Management in Supply Chains	30		-		30	45		3
BPS 1203	Principles of Resource Mobilisation	30		-		30	45		3
	Semester Load								18
Year 1 Recess Term
COE 1300	Community Engagement I	-		150		-	75		5
	Recess Term Load								5
Year 2 Semester 1 (5 Cores)
Code	Course Name	LH		PH		TH	CH		CU
BPS 2100	International Procurement	30		-		30	45		3
BPS 2101	Logistics Management	30		-		30	45		3
BPS 2102	Supply Chain Records Management	30		-		30	45		3
BPS 2103	Procurement & Supplies Law	45		15		15	60		4
RMS 2201	Research Methods	30		15		15	45		3
	Semester Load								16
Year 2 Semester 2 (5 Cores)
Code	Course Name	LH		PH		TH	CH		CU
BBA 2201	Entrepreneurship Development	45		-		30	60		4
BPS 2200	E-Procurement Applications	45		15		15	60		4
BPS 2201	Procurement Audits and Investigations	45		15		15	60		4
BPS 2202	Managing supply chain Relationships	45		15		15	60		4
BPS 2203	Procurement Business Negotiation & Asset Disposal	45		15		15	60		4
DPR 2201	Diploma Project	-		120		-	60		4
	Semester Load								24

The Minimum Graduation Load for Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain Management = 82

Fees per semester

Local Students (East African Community)

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

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