2018 – 2019 Mbarara University Postgraduate Admissions
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the following postgraduate programmes offered by MUST beginning August 2018 on paying a non-refundable application fee of shs.52,750/=(Shs. 82,750/= for MBA) for Ugandans or
US $ 50 for International students.
MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The minimum requirements for admission to any Postgraduate degree are:
a)Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent with at least 5 passes
b)Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent with at least 2 principal passes.
c)A Honors degree from a recognized degree awarding institution
Additionally, applicants to any Master of Medicine programmes MUST meet the following minimum entry requirements:
i.International Applicants whose must pass an English proficiency exam with a minimum score (minimum level of proficiency to be determined by the institution)
ii.Pass an oral interview (in person or Skype) prior to admission consideration
iii.Have a documentary evidence of Internship Training indicating disciplines and dates, verification of Academic Documents by NCHE for International Students
iv.One year experience inactive clinical practice as registered medical practitioner
v.Non-Ugandan applicants, have their degree certificate and transcript translated and converted into an equivalent of Ugandan Universities’ CGPA
vi.A current Certificate of Good Standing with the Medical Practitioners’ Council of the country of origin.
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FACULTY OF MEDICINE |
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL |
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A honors Bachelors degree in Medical Laboratory Science or its |
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ANATOMY |
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MASTER |
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A honors Bachelors degree in Health Sciences or Biological |
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PHYSIOLOGY (Duration 2 years) |
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Sciences e.g. Human Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry, |
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MICROBIOLOGY |
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MASTER |
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A honors Bachelors degree in Medicine and Surgery or its |
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A honors Bachelors degree in Health Sciences i.e. Human |
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Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry or Nursing, |
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Environmental Sciences, Biology, Laboratory Sciences |
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A honors Bachelors degree in Social Sciences e.g. Social Work, |
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Sociology, Economics, Statistics, Demography, or a degree in |
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the Biological Sciences |
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MASTER OF NURSING SCIENCE |
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A honors Bachelors degree in Nursing Science or its equivalent |
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Registered or eligible for registration with Uganda Nurses |
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and Midwives Council |
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MASTER OF MEDICINE IN GENERAL |
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Be a holder of a honors Bachelors degree in Medicine and |
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SURGERY (Duration 3 years) |
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Tuition fees Shs.1,400,000= per |
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Be registered with Uganda Medical and Dental |
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INTERNAL MEDICINE (Duration 3 |
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Have documentary evidence of Internship Training |
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PAEDIATRICS |
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Tuition $ 1,750 per semester |
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DERMATOLOGY (Duration 3 years) |
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ANAESTHESIA (Duration 3 years) |
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MASTER OF MEDICINE IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE (Duration 3 years)
MASTER OF MEDICINE IN OPHTHALMOLOGY (Duration 3 years)
MASTER OF MEDICINE IN
OBSTETRICS/GYNAECOLOGY
(Duration 3 years)
MASTER OF MEDICINE IN
COMMUNITY PRACTICE/FAMILY
MEDICINE (Duration 3 years)
MASTER OF MEDICINE IN EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (Duration 3 years)
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RADIOLOGY (Duration 3 years) |
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PATHOLOGY (Duration 3 years) |
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PSYCHIATRY (Duration 3 years) |
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MASTER OF MEDICINE IN PLASTIC ∙ |
Be a holder of a honors Bachelors degree in Medicine |
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∙ Be registered or eligible for |
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Medical and Dental Practitioners Council |
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Have documentary evidence |
of Internship |
Training |
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indicating disciplines and dates |
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Must have rotated in Surgery for at least 1 year |
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∙ Evidence of professional experience in a recognized |
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institution for at least 2 years since full registration |
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE |
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY |
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A candidate must have a honors bachelors degree of in Botany/ |
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(Duration 2 years) |
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Zoology/ Ethnobotany/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Biology/ |
Tuition fees Shs.1,400,000= per |
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Forestry/ Agriculture/ Veterinary Medicine from a recognized |
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University. |
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MASTER |
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A candidate must have a honors bachelors degree of at least |
Functional Fees Shs.1,270,000= |
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CHEMISTRY (Duration 2 years) |
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Second Class-Lower Division from a recognized University |
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majoring in Chemistry |
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MASTER |
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MATHEMATICS (Duration 2 years) |
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recognized University majoring in Mathematics. |
Tuition $ 1,750 per semester |
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS |
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A candidate must have a honors bachelors degree from a |
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recognized University majoring in Physics. |
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MASTER |
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A candidate must have a honors bachelors degree from a |
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EDUCATIONAL |
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recognized University in BA/Ed or BSc/Ed. |
Tuition fees Shs.1,400,000= per |
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A candidate must have honors BA or BSc and Postgraduate |
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Diploma in Education. |
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Functional Fees Shs.970,000= |
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EDUCATIONAL |
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MASTER |
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(Duration 2 years) |
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FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES |
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MASTER |
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BUSINESS |
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Be a holder of an honors degree from a recognized degree |
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ADMINISTRATION |
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∙ Sit and Pass the Graduate Admissions Test (GAT) of Mbarara |
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University of Science and Technology Saturday June 16th |
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Tuition $ 2,250 per semester |
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FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS SCIENCES |
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MASTER |
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A honors degree in Information Systems or Computer Science |
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INFORMATION SYSTEM (Duration |
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or Software Engineering or Information Technology or |
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Computer Engineering or equivalent from a recognized |
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH |
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An honors degree in health care related field (e.g Medicine, |
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INFORMATION |
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Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry) or Statistics, Computer Science, |
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Engineering, Mathematics, Information Technology from a |
Tuition $ 2,250 per semester |
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FACULTY OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES |
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POSTGRADUATE |
DIPLOMA |
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Applicant should at least be a holder of a honors bachelors |
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DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (Duration |
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degree from a recognized University. |
Tuition fees Shs. 500,000= per |
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1 years, OFFERED EVENING ONLY) |
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Functional Fees Shs.520,000= |
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Tuition $ 1,100 per semester |
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Functional Fees $ 600 per annum |
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DIPLOMA IN |
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Applicant should at least be a holder of a honors bachelors |
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CRIMINOLOGY (Duration 1 years) |
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degree from a recognized University. |
Tuition fees Shs. 750,000= per |
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Tuition $ 1,100 per semester |
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Functional Fees $ 600 per annum |
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MASTER OF ARTS IN DEVELOPMENT |
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Applicant should at least be a holder of a honors bachelors |
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STUDIES (Duration 2 years) |
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degree in developmental studies related discipline from a |
Tuition fees Shs.1,400,000= per |
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MASTER OF ARTS IN LOCAL |
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY |
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) PROGRAMS
The University offers PhD in the fields of Science, Education, Medicine, Computing, Management, Biomedical Engineering and Development Studies. Program duration is 3 years.
REQUIREMENTS
–A Masters degree from a recognized degree awarding institution
–A Concept paper
–Profile of proposed supervisor.
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Tuition fees |
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4,000,000=/USD. 3,500 |
per semester (Medicine and Science) |
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Tuition fees |
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3,500,000=/USD. 3,500 |
per semester (Computing, Management and Education) |
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Tuition fees |
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3,000,000=/USD. 3,500 per semester (Development Studies) |
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Functional fees |
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1,270,000=/USD. 1,740 per annum (For all PhD programs) |
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NCHE |
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20,000= /USD. 50 per annum (For all PhD programs) |
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Application fees |
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102,750= including bank charges for Ugandans and USD. 100 for |
International Students
Postgraduate applications can be picked from and returned to the Directorate of Graduate Training and Research. For enquiries, email drgt@must.ac.ug
More details and application forms can be got from our website: registrar.must.ac.ug
Completed applications must be accompanied with certified copies of academic certificates, transcripts plus a passport size photograph.
Applicants intending to apply for the DAAD Scholarship should submit their applicants by Friday 2nd February 2018.
Closing Date Postgraduate Applications: 8th June 2018
Martha Kyoshaba Twinamasiko
ACADEMIC REGISTRAR