Nkumba University School of Business Bachelors Degree Courses

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Bachelor of Business Administration

This programme is designed for those interested in a thorough grounding in Business Studies. It is a suitable course for those who intend to be Accountants, Managers, Marketing Managers, Auditors, Business Executives, Entrepreneurs, Bank Administrators, Finance Advisors, Insurance Officers, Tax Officers, etc. It is offered for a period of three years and in the third a student specialises either in accounting, management, marketing or banking, insurance and finance. The programme structure is shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA31101	Quantitative Methods	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31102	Computer Applications I	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31103	Organisation Theory	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31104	Business Ethics	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31105	Fundamentals of	36	18	45	03
	Accounting
NUBBA31106	Mercantile Law	36	18	45	03
Semester II

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA31201	Information Technology	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31202	Business Communication	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31203	Economics I	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31204	Business Statistics I	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31205	Marketing Management	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31206	Sales and Sales Force
	Management	36	18	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA32101	Business Finance I	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32102	Administrative Function	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32103	Intermediate Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32104	Systems Analysis and	36	18	45	03
	Design
NUBBA32105	Strategic Management	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32106	Money, Banking and	36	18	45	03
	Insurance

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA32201	Taxation Management	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32202	Company Law	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32203	Research Methods	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32204	Economics II	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32205	Cost Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32206	Business Statistics II	36	18	45	03

Year 3 (A student selects one of the Options below):

Management Option
Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUMGT33101	Organisational Behaviour	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33102	Human Resource
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33103	Entrepreneurship	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33104	Industrial Relations	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33105	Management of
	Information Systems	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33106	Computer Applications II	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUMGT33201	Public Relations	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33202	Human Resource
	Planning	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33203	Comparative Business
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33204	Operations Research	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33205	Labour Law	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33206	Management Accounting	36	18	45	03

Marketing Option

Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUMKT33101	Purchasing and Supplies
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUMKT33102	Marketing Research	36	18	45	03

NUMKT33103	Entrepreneurship	36	18	45	03
NUMKT33104	Marketing of Farm
	Produce	36	18	45	03
NUMKT33105	International Marketing	36	18	45	03
NUMKT33106	Computer Applications II	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUMKT33201	Industrial Marketing
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUMKT33202	Consumer Behaviour	36	18	45	03
NUMKT33203	Marketing Channels	36	18	45	03
NUMKT33204	Advertising Management	36	18	45	03
NUMKT33205	Service Marketing	36	18	45	03
NUMKT33206	Retail Marketing	36	18	45	03
Accounting Option
Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUACC33101	Advanced Accounting I	36	18	45	03
NUACC33102	Human Resource
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUACC33103	Entrepreneurship	36	18	45	03
NUACC33104	Computerised
	Accounting I	36	18	45	03
NUACC33105	Auditing I	36	18	45	03
NUACC33106	Business Finance II	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH PH CH CU
NUACC33201	Advanced Accounting
	II	36	18	45	03
NUACC33202	Computerised
	Accounting II	36	18	45	03
NUACC33203	Investment Analysis	36	18	45	03
NUACC33204	Operations Research	36	18	45	03
NUACC33205	Auditing II	36	18	45	03
NUACC33206	Management
	Accounting	36	18	45	03

Banking, Insurance and Finance Option

Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBIF33101	International Financial
	Markets and Banking	36	18	45	03
NUBIF33102	Banking and Insurance
	Laws	36	18	45	03
NUBIF33103	Entrepreneurship	36	18	45	03
NUBIF33104	Life and General
	Insurance	36	18	45	03
NUBIF33105	Auditing and
	Computerised
	Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUBIF33106	Risk and Insurance	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBIF33201	Financial Institutions
	Management		36	18	45	03
NUBIF33202	Actuarial Mathematics		36	18	45	03
NUBIF33203	Investment Analysis		36	18	45	03
NUBIF33204	Operations Research		36	18	45	03
NUBIF33205	Banking Practice		36	18	45	03
NUBIF33206	Real Estate Finance		36	18	45	03

Bachelor of Human Resource Management

This degree programme is designed for those who are interested in a thorough grounding in Human Resource Management. It is a suitable programme for those who intend to work as Human Resource Managers, Administrative Assistants, Supervisors, etc. It is offered for a period of three years and the programme structure is as shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUHRM31101	Business Communication	36	18	45	03
NUHRM31102	Computer Applications I	36	18	45	03
NUHRM31103	Organisation Theory	36	18	45	03
NUHRM31104	Business Statistics I	36	18	45	03
NUHRM31105	Human Resource	36	18	45	03
	Management
NUHRM31106	Organisation	36	18	45	03
	Development
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU

NUHRM31201	Fundamentals of
	Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUHRM31202	Microeconomics	36	18	45	03
NUHRM13203	Computer Applications II	36	18	45	03
NUHRM13204	Leadership in
	Organisations	36	18	45	03
NUHRM13205	Quantitative Methods	36	18	45	03
NUHRM13206	Human Resource Policy
	and Practice	36	18	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUHRM32101	Intermediate Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUHRM32102	Administrative Law	36	18	45	03
NUHRM32103	Strategic Human Resource
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUHRM32104	Labour Economics	36	18	45	03
NUHRM32105	Research Methods	36	18	45	03
NUHRM32106	Employee Training and
	Development	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUHRM32201	Employment Law	36	18	45	03
NUHRM32202	Ethics in Human Resource
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUHRM32203	Employee Relations	36	18	45	03
NUHRM32204	Human Resource
	Management Information
	Systems	36	18	45	03
NUHRM32205	Financial Management	36	18	45	03
NUHRM32206	Performance Management
	and Assessment	36	18	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUHRM33101	Employee Counselling	36	18	45	03
NUHRM33102	Human Resource Planning	36	18	45	03
NUHRM33103	Project Planning and
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUHRM33104	Organization Staffing and
	Management	36	18	45	03

NUHRM33105	Human Resource
	Competence Mapping	36	18	45	03
NUHRM33106	Contemporary Human
	Resource Issues	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUHRM33201	Reward Strategy and
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUHRM33202	Law of Contract	36	18	45	03
NUHRM33203	Public Relations	36	18	45	03
NUHRM33204	International Human
	Resource Management	36	18	45	03
NUHRM33205	Management Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUHRM33206	Organisation Behaviour	36	18	45	03
	Human Resource
	Management Project	00	00	45	03

Bachelor of Business Information Technology

This programme is designed for those students interested in building both business/computer skills and capability to process business information to meet the challenges of the changing local and global business environment. It is a suitable course for those who intend to have a career in both business and information technology. It is offered for a period of three years and its structure is shown below.

Year 1 Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBIT31101	Information Technology	45	00	45	03
NUBIT31102	Organisation Theory	45	00	45	03
NUBIT31103	Business Ethics	45	00	45	03
NUBIT31104	Computer Architecture and
	Organisation	45	00	45	03
NUBIT31105	Computer Applications I	30	60	60	04
NUBIT31106	Quantitative Methods	45	00	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBIT31201	Business Communication	45	00	45	03
NUBIT31202	Economics I	45	00	45	03
NUBIT31203	Computer Mathematics	45	00	45	03
NUBIT31204	Fundamentals of Accounting	45	00	45	03
NUBIT31205	Business Statistics I	45	00	45	03

NUBIT31206	Fundamentals of Structured
	Programming	30	60	60	04
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBIT32101	Networks and Data
	Communication	30	30	45	03
NUBIT32102	Management of Information
	Systems	30	30	45	03
NUBIT32103	Administrative Functions	45	00	45	03
NUBIT32104	E- Business	30	30	45	03
NUBIT32105	Intermediate Accounting	45	00	45	03
NUBIT32106	Strategic Management	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBIT32201	Software Engineering	30	30	45	03
NUBIT32202	Research Methods	45	00	45	03
NUBIT32203	Decision Support Systems	45	00	45	03
NUBIT32204	Database Management	45	00	45	03
NUBIT32205	Intelligent Knowledge Based
	Systems	30	30	45	03
NUBIT32206	Object Oriented	30	60	60	04
	Programming
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUMGT33102 Human Resource
	Management	45	00	45	03
NUMGT33103	Entrepreneurship	45	00	45	03
NUBIT33103	Operating Systems	30	30	45	03
NUBIT33104	Repair and Maintenance of
	Computers	30	60	60	04
NUBIT33105	Systems Analysis and Design	30	30	45	03
NUBIT33106	Auditing	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUMGT33204	Operations Research	45	0	45	03
NUBIT33202	Computerised Accounting	30	60	60	04
NUBIT33203	Database Design and
	Programming	30	60	60	04

NUBIT33204	Internet and Web Page
	Design	30	60	60	04
NUBIT33205	Business Information
	Systems	45	0	45	03
	Project Presentation	00	00	90	06

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

The programme has been designed to include explicit and measurable objectives in terms of students’ employability, providing them with invaluable experience in personal, inter-personal and project working skills. It is a three years programme and its structure is shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA31103	Organization Theory	45	00	45	03
NUBST31102	Internet and Webpage
	Design	30	60	60	04
NUBIT31101	Information Technology	30	30	45	03
NUBST31104	Computer Literacy	30	60	60	04
NUBST31105	Database Management
	Systems	30	30	45	03
NUBST31106	Data Communications and
	Networks	30	30	45	03
Semester II

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBST31201	Computer Organization and
	Architecture	30	30	45	03
NUBBA31105	Fundamentals of Accounting	45	00	45	03
NUBIT31203	Computer Mathematics	45	00	45	03
NUBIT31206	Fundamentals of Structured
	Programming.	30	40	60	04
NUBST31205	Structured System Analysis
	and Design.	30	30	45	03
NUBIT33103	Operating Systems	30	30	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBST32101	Applied Statistics	45	00	45	03
NUBST32102	Business Application
	Programming	45	00	45	03
NUBST32103	Management Information
	Systems	30	30	45	03
NUBST32104	E-Business	45	00	45	03

NUBST32105	Visual Programming	30	30	45	03
NUBST32106	Data Base Programming	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH PH		CH	CU
NUBST32201	ICT Strategic Management	45	00	45	03
NUBST32202	Software Engineering	45	00	45	03
NUBST32203	Dynamic Web Page
	Technology	30	30	45	03
NUBBA31202	Business Communication	45	00	45	03
NUBST32205	IT Research Design and
	Implementation	30	30	45	03
NUBST32206	Decision Support System	30	30	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBST33101	Object Orientated
	programming.	30	60	60	04
NUBST33102	*ICT Entrepreneurship (SME
	mgt)	45	00	45	03
NUBST33103	Computer Repair and
	Maintenance	30	60	60	04
NUBST33104	IT Project Management	45	00	45	03
NUBST33105	Systems Administration	30	30	45	03
NUMGT33102	Human Resource
	Management	45	00	45	03
NUBST33107	*Database Concepts and with
	database Languages	30	30	45	03
Students must select one of the electives indicated by *
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBST3320	*Object Oriented System	45	30	60	04
1	Analysis and Design
NUBST3320	Advanced Troubleshooting
2	and Data Recovery Techniques	30	30	45	03
NUBST3320	Computerised Accounting	30	30	45	03
3
NUBST3320	*Data Mining and warehousing	30	30	45	03
4
NUBST3320	Marketing in IT Sector	45	00	45	03

NUBST3320	*Information Systems Security	30	30	45	03
6
NUBST3320	Business information System	45	00	45	03
7
NUBST3320	*Electronic Media and	30	60	60	04
8	Multimedia
NUBST3320	*Network Operating System	30	30	45	03
9
	IT Project	00	00	90	06
Students must select one of the electives indicated by *

Bachelor of Applied Computing

This programme exposes students to various areas of computer applications including the latest developments keeping in pace with the industry.

It is ideal for those interested in pursuing a career in the fast paced world of computers.

This is a three years programme and its structure is shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBAC31101	Computer Applications	30	60	60	04
NUBBA31103	Organization Theory	45	00	45	03
NUBST31102	Internet and Web Page
	Design	30	60	60	04
NUBAC31104	Programming Paradigm	45	00	45	03
NUBAC31105	Business Information
	System	45	00	45	03
NUBST31105	Database Management
	Systems	45	00	45	03
Semester II

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBIT32101	Data Communications
	and Networks	45	00	45	03
NUBST31202	Computer Organization
	and Architecture	45	00	45	03
NUBAC31203	Computer Mathematics	45	00	45	03
NUBAC31204	Fundamentals of
	Structured Programming	30	60	60	04
NUBAC31205	Structured System
	Analysis and Design	30	30	45	03
NUBAC31206	Operating Systems	30	30	45	03

Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH		CU
NUBAC32101	Applied Statistics	30	30	45		03
NUBAC32102	Numerical Methods	30	30	45		03
NUBAC32103	Database Programming	30	60	60		04
NUBAC32104	Object Oriented System
	Analysis and Design	30	30	45		03
NUBAC32105	Data Structure and
	Algorithms	45	30	60		04
NUBAC32106	Modelling and Simulation	30	30	45		03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH PH			CH		CU
NUBAC32201	Computer Graphics	30		30		45	03
NUBAC32202	Visual Programming	30		60		60	04
NUBAC32203	Information Technology
	Project/Research	30		30		45	03
NUBAC32204	Dynamic Web Page
	Technology	30		60		60	04
NUMGT33204	Operations Research	45		00		45	03
NUBBA31202	Business Communication	45		00		45	03
	Internship	00		00		90	06
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH		CH		CU
NUBAC33101	Legal and Ethical Issues of
	Computing	45	00		45		03
NUBAC33102	Software Engineering	45	00		45		03
NUBAC33103	Object Orientated
	Programming	30	60		60		04
NUBAC33104	*User Interface Design	45	30		60		03
NUBAC33105	*Software Management and
	Quality Assurance	45	0		45		03
NUMGT33102	Human Resource
	Management	45	0		45		03
NUBAC33107	Multimedia System	30	30		45		03
Students must select ONE of the electives indicated by *
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH		CU
NUBAC33201	*Linux	30	30	45		03

NUBAC33202	*Artificial Intelligence	30	30	45	03
NUBAC33203	Accounting and Financial
	Management System	45	00	45	03
NUBAC33204	*Encryption and
	Authentication System	30	30	45	03
NUBAC33205	Computer Repair and
	Maintenance	30	60	60	04
NUBAC33206	Data Mining and
	Warehousing	30	30	45	03
NUBAC33207	*Mobile Computing	30	30	45	03
NUBAC33208	*Enterprise Computing	30	30	45	03
NUBAC33209	*ICT Entrepreneurship
	(SME Mgt.)	45	00	45	03
	IT Project	00	00	90	06

Students must select TWO of the electives indicated by *

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

This is fundamentally a problem-solving discipline which employs a wide range of tools and techniques. This is a three years programme whose structure is as shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCS31101	Information Technology	02	02	45	03
NUBCS31102	Computer Literacy	30	30	45	03
NUBCS31103	Organization Theory	45	00	45	03
NUBCS31104	Internet and Web Page
	Design	30	60	60	04
NUBCS31105	Business Information
	System	45	00	45	03
NUBCS31106	Computer Organization
	and Architecture	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCS31201	Data Communications and
	Networks	30	30	45	03
NUBCS31202	Database Management
	Systems	30	30	45	03
NUBCS31203	Computer Mathematics	45	0	45	03
NUBCS31204	Fundamentals of Structured
	Programming	30	60	60	04

NUBCS31205	Operating System	30	30	45	03
NUBCS31206	Structured Systems Analysis
	and Design	30	30	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCS32101	Applied Statistics	30	30	45	03
NUBCS32102	Numerical Methods	45	30	60	04
NUBCS32103	Database Programming	30	60	60	03
NUBCS32104	Object Oriented System
	Analysis and Design	30	30	45	03
NUBCS32105	File and Data Structure	30	30	45	03
NUBCS32106	Modelling and Simulation	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCS32201	Visual Programming	30	60	60	04
NUBCS32202	Systems Programming I	30	30	45	03
NUBCS32203	IT Project/Research
	Presentation	30	30	45	03
NUBCS32204	Dynamic Web Page
	Technology	30	60	60	04
NUBCS32205	Operations Research	45	00	45	03
NUBCS32206	Business Communication	45	00	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCS33101	Computer Algorithms	30	30	45	03
NUBCS33102	Software Engineering	30	30	45	03
NUBCS33103	Object Orientated
	Programming	30	60	60	04
NUBCS33104	*User Interface Design	30	30	45	03
NUBAC33105	*Client-Server
	Programming	30	60	60	04
NUBAC33106	*Wireless Networking	30	30	45	03
NUBAC33107	*Software Management and
	Quality Assurance	45	00	45	03
NUBAC33108	Artificial Intelligence	30	30	45	03

Students must select TWO of the electives indicated by *

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCS33201	Management Information
	Systems	30	30	45	03
NUBCS33202	*Accounting and Financial
	Management System	45	00	45	03
NUBCS33203	*Computer Graphics	30	30	45	03
NUBCS33204	*Multimedia System	30	60	45	03
NUBCS33205	*Computer Care and
	Maintenance	30	60	60	04
NUBCS33206	Development of E-
	Commerce Applications	30	60	60	04
NUBCS33207	Data Ware Housing and
	Data Mining	30	30	45	03
NUBCS33208	*Mobile Computing	30	30	45	03
NUBCS33209	*Enterprise Computing	30	30	45	03
NUBCS33210	*ICT Entrepreneurship
	(SME Mgt.)	45	00	45	03
	IT Project	00	00	90	06
structure is as shown below.
Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUNSA31101	Computer Applications	45	60	45	03
NUNSA31102	Organization Theory	45	30	45	03
NUNSA31103	Internet and Web Page	45	60	60	04
	Design
NUNSA31104	Programming Paradigm	45	30	45	03
NUNSA31105	Business Information	45	30	45	03
	System
NUNSA31106	Database Management
	Systems	45	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUNSA31201	Data Communications and
	Networks	40	60	45	03
NUNSA31202	Computer Organization and
	Architecture	45	30	45	03
NUNSA31203	Computer Mathematics	45	30	45	03
NUNSA31204	Fundamentals of Structured
	Programming	45	60	45	03
NUNSA31205	Structured System Analysis
	and Design	45	30	45	03

Semester II

Students must select TWO of the electives indicated by*

Bachelor of Networks

and Systems

Administration

The programme is designed for candidates who wish to develop into specialists in Networking and

Systems Administration. This programme is offered in three years and its

NUNSA31206	Operating Systems	45	30	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	P	CH	CU
			H
NUNSA32101	Unix and Windows
	Environment	45	30	45	03
NUNSA32102	Data Format, Storage and
	Recovery Techniques	45	30	45	03
NUNSA32103	Database Programming	45	30	45	03
NUNSA32104	Network Planning Design
	and Implementation	45	30	45	03
NUNSA32105	Data Structures and
	Algorithms	45	30	45	03
NUNSA32106	Administrative Scripting	45	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUNSA32201	Administrative Task I	45	30	45	03
NUNSA32202	Visual Programming	45	30	60	04
NUNSA32203	IT Project/Research
	Presentation	45	30	45	03
NUNSA23204	Dynamic Web Page
	Technology	45	60	45	03
NUNSA32205	Operations Research	45	30	45	03
NUNSA32206	Administration Task II	45	30	45	03
	Internship	00	00	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUNSA3310	Systems Security
1		45	30	45	03
NUNSA3310	Wireless Networking
2		45	30	45	03
NUNSA3310	Novell and Salaries
3	Network Administration	45	30	60	04
NUNSA3310	Client Server
4	Programming	45	30	45	03
NUNSA3310	*Software Engineering
5		45	30	45	03

NUNSA3310	Firewalls and Internet
6	Working with Routers and
	Switches	45	30	45	03
NUNSA3310	*Multimedia System
7		45	30	45	03
Students must select ONE of the electives indicated by *
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUNSA33201	Administration Task III	45	15	04	06
NUNSA33202	*Human Resource
	Management	60	30	00	06
NUNSA33203	Network Technologies
	and Protocols	60	15	02	06
NUNSA33204	Encryption and
	Authentication System	45	30	45	03
NUNSA33205	Computer Repair and
	Maintenance	45	30	45	03
NUNSA33206	*Mobile Computing	45	30	45	03
NUNSA33207	*Enterprise Computing	45	30	45	03
NUNSA33208	*ICT Entrepreneurship
	(SME Mgt.)	45	30	45	03
	IT Project	00	00	90	06

Students must select ONE of the electives indicated by *

Bachelor of Business Law

This programme integrates the discipline of business, social science and law and it is suitable for those who intend to be Company Secretaries, Managers, Administrative Assistants and Business Legal Advisors. This is a three years programme and the structure is shown below.

Year 1 Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBL31101	Introduction to Legal
	Theory	36	18	45	03
NUBBL31102	Organization Theory	36	18	45	03
NUBBL31103	Business Ethics	36	18	45	03
NUBBL31104	Fundamentals of
	Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUBBL31105	Law of Evidence and
	Procedures	36	18	45	03
NUBBL31106	Computer Applications I	36	18	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBL31201	Economics I	36	18	45	03
NUBBL31202	Law of Contract	36	18	45	03
NUBBL31203	Administrative Law	36	18	45	03
NUBBL31204	Law of Torts	36	18	45	03
NUBBL31205	Marketing Management	36	18	45	03
NUBBL31206	Criminal Law	36	18	45	03

Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBL32101	Intermediate Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUBBL32102	Tax and Revenue Law	36	18	45	03
NUBBL32103	Administrative Function	36	18	45	03
NUBBL32104	Law and Business Ethics	36	18	45	03
NUBBL32105	Law of Equity and Trusts	36	18	45	03
NUBBL32106	Strategic Management	36	18	45	03
Semester II

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBL32201	Economics II	36	18	45	03
NUBBL32202	Research Methods	36	18	45	03
NUBBL32203	Commercial Transaction	36	18	45	03
	I
NUBBL32204	Employment Law	36	18	45	03
NUBBL32205	Business Accounting	36	18	45	03
	Law
NUBBL32206	Cost Accounting	36	18	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBL33101	Organisation Behaviour	36	18	45	03
NUBBL33102	Entrepreneurship	36	18	45	03
NUBBL33103	Investigative Auditing	36	18	45	03
NUBBL33104	Computerised
	Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUBBL33105	Human Resource
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUBBL33106	Commercial Transactions
	II	36	18	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBL33201	Law of Economics	36	18	45	03
NUBBL33202	Law of Business
	Associations	36	18	45	03
NUBBL33203	Environmental Law	36	18	45	03
NUBBL33204	Real Estate Finance	36	18	45	03
NUBBL33205	Property Law	36	18	45	03
NUBBL33206	Constitutional Law	36	18	45	03

Bachelor of Taxation Management

This programme is designed for those employed in the Revenue Authorities in the East and Central African regions and from other parts of the world who need to obtain academic qualification in taxation management; those employed in local governments in Uganda and the neighbouring countries in the East and Central African region, “A” level students who are seeking entry into university education; and those students who may wish to specialize in taxation management. This is a three years programme whose structure is shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBTM31101	Commercial Law	36	18	45	03
NUBTM31102	History of Taxation	36	18	45	03
NUBTM31103	IT in Revenue	36	18	45	03
	Administration
NUBTM31104	Ethical Issues in Taxation	36	18	45	03
NUBTM31105	Fundamentals of Taxation	36	18	45	03
NUBTM31106	Taxation Mathematics	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH PH CH CU
NUBTM31201	Business Communication	36	18	45	03
NUBTM31202	Fundamentals of	36	18	45	03
	Accounting
NUBTM31203	Micro Economics	36	18	45	03
NUBTM31204	Tax and Revenue Law I	36	18	45	03
NUBTM31205	Revenue Law	36	18	45	03
	Administration
NUBTM31206	Tax Payers Services	36	18	45	03
	Fieldwork	00	00	60	04
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU

NUBTM32101	Business Finance	36	18	45	03
NUBTM32102	Taxation Accounting I	36	18	45	03
NUBTM32103	Tax and Revenue Law II	36	18	45	03
NUBTM32104	Management of Tax
	Payers	36	18	45	03
NUBTM32105	Intermediate Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUBTM32106	Tax Research and
	Decision Making	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	P/T	CH	CU
NUBTM32201	Taxation Economics and
	Fiscal Administration	36	18	45	03
NUBTM32202	Regional Integration and
	Tax Issues	36	18	45	03
NUBTM32203	Tax Accounting Systems	36	18	45	03
NUBTM32204	Taxation of Individuals	36	18	45	03
NUBTM32205	Macro Economics	36	18	45	03
NUBTM32206	Taxation of Property
	Transactions	36	18	45	03
	Field work	00	00	60	04
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBTM33101	Taxation of Informal
	Sector	36	18	45	03
NUBTM33102	VAT Administration and
	Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUBTM33103	Risk Management in
	Revenue Administration	36	18	45	03
NUBTM33104	Taxation Accounting II	36	18	45	03
NUBTM33105	Tax Planning	36	18	45	03
NUBTM33106	International Taxation	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBTM33201	Law and Taxation of
	Corporations, Trusts and
	Partnerships	36	18	45	03
NUBTM33202	Customs Declaration and
	Tariffs Management	36	18	45	03
NUBTM33203	Tax Auditing and
	Investigation	36	18	45	03

NUBTM33204	Tax Litigation	36	18	45	03
NUBTM33205	Comparative Tax Systems	36	18	45	03
NUBTM33206	Cost and Management
	Accounting	36	18	45	03
	Tax Research Project	00	00	45	03

Bachelor of Procurement and Logistics Management

The procurement function has a central role to play in the achievement of any country’s objectives. It is therefore a vital aspect in the affairs of both public and private sectors especially when accountability for funds and ensuring value for money, remain one of the top priorities of any economy, in order for development to be registered. This is a three years programme whose structure is shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUPLM31101	Stores Management in the
	Supply Chain	36	18	45	03
NUPLM31102	Information Technology	36	18	45	03
NUPLM31103	Quantitative Methods	36	18	45	03
NUPLM31104	Principles of Purchasing
	and Supplies Management	36	18	45	03
NUPLM31105	Mercantile Law	36	18	45	03
NUPLM31106	Computer Applications I	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUPLM31201	Inventory Management
	and Control	36	18	45	03
NUPLM31202	Micro Economics Theory	36	18	45	03
NUPLM31203	Business Statistics	36	18	45	03
NUPLM31204	Procurement
	Communication	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31205	Marketing Management	36	18	45	03
NUPLM31206	Fundamentals of
	Accounting	36	18	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUPLM32101	Human Resources
	Management in the
	Supply Chain	36	18	45	03
NUPLM32102	Business Finance	36	18	45	03

NUPLM32103	Intermediate Accounting	36		18		45	03
NUPLM32104	Strategic Procurement
	Management	36		18		45	03
NUPLM32105	Administrative Function	36		18		45	03
NUPLM32106	Projects and Contracts
	Management	36		18		45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH PH				CH CU
NUPLM32201	Research Methods		36		18	45	03
NUPLM32202	Taxation Management		36		18	45	03
NUPLM32203	International Procurement		36		18	45	03
NUPLM32204	Cost Accounting		36		18	45	03
NUPLM32205	Company Law		36		18	45	03
NUPLM32206	Logistics and Distribution
	Management		36		18	45	03
	Internship		00		00	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH		CH		CU
NUPLM33101	Import and Export
	Management	36		18		45	03
NUPLM33102	E-Procurement	36		18		45	03
NUPLM33103	Procurement Auditing	36		18		45	03
NUPLM33104	Relationship Marketing	36		18		45	03
NUPLM33105	Procurement
	Applications	36		18		45	03
NUPLM33106	Computer Applications II	36		18		45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH		CH		CU
NUPLM33201	Organization Behaviour	36		18		45	03
NUPLM33202	Public and Private Sector
	Procurement	36		18		45	03
NUPLM33203	Procurement Ethics	36		18		45	03
NUPLM33204	Purchasing and Supplies
	Law	36		18		45	03
NUPLM33205	Procurement of Works	36		18		45	03
NUPLM33206	Risk Management	36		18		45	03

Bachelor of Entrepreneurship

This is a three years programme designed for people who have skills in business related activities but need improvement in innovations, creativity and competitiveness in the business world. Entrepreneurship as an emerging discipline enhances an individual’s abilities in understanding the wider social, economic, financial, legal and environmental world in which they operate. The programme is as shown below.

Year 1 Semester I

Code	Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUENT31101	Introduction	to
	Entrepreneurship		36	18	45	03
NUBBA31101	Quantitative Methods		36	18	45	03
NUENT31103	Computer Literacy		36	18	45	03
NUENT31104	Strategic	Business
	Economics		36	18	45	03
NUENT31105	Creativity and Innovation		36	18	45	03
NUENT31106	Business Law		36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUPLM31204	Principles of Purchasing
	and	Supplies
	Management		36	18	45	03
NUENT31202	Business Psychology		36	18	45	03
NUENT31203	Entrepreneurial Ethics		36	18	45	03
NUPLM31203	Business Statistics 1		36	18	45	03
NUENT31205	New Venture	Planning
	and Management		36	18	45	03
NUBBA31205	Marketing Management		36	18	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUENT32101	Managing for Growth		36	18	45	03
NUENT32102	Business	Plan
	Development		36	18	45	03
NUENT32103	Micro-Business
	Management		36	18	45	03
NUENT32104	Performance Management		36	18	45	03
NUENT32105	Entrepreneurial	Business
	Communication		36	18	45	03
NUENT32106	Human Resource
	Planning and
	Management		36	18	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name			LH	PH	CH	CU
NUENT32201	Entrepreneurial Financial
	Management			36	18	45	03
NUMGT33105	Management			of
	Information Systems			36	18	45	03
NUBBA32203	Research Methods			36	18	45	03
NUENT32204	Statistical	Methods		of
	Business			36	18	45	03
NUENT32205	Project	Planning and
	Management			36	18	45	03
NUENT32206	Entrepreneurial
	Negotiations			36	18	45	03
	Internship			00	00	45	03
				00	00	45	03
Year3 Semester I
Code	Course Name			LH	PH	CH	CU
NUENT33101	International
	Marketing		and
	Procurement			36	18	45	03
NUPLM33206	Risk Management			36	18	45	03
NUENT33103	Entrepreneurial
	Strategic
	Management			36	18	45	03
NUBST32104	E-Business			36	18	45	03
NUENT33105	Operations
	Management			36	18	45	03
NUENT33106	Venture		Capital
	Management			36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name			LH	PH	CH	CU
NUENT33201	Franchise Management			36	18	45	03
NUENT33202	International
	Management			36	18	45	03
NUENT33203	Investment Analysis and
	Portfolio Management			36	18	45	03
NUMGT33203	Comparative		Business
	Management			36	18	45	03
NUENT33205	ICT		and
	Entrepreneurship			36	18	45	03
	Project			00	00	45	03

Bachelor of Office Management and Secretarial Studies

This programme is designed in such a way that students are equipped with secretarial, managerial and administrative skills and values. It targets those interested in office related roles, such as Secretaries/Executive Assistants, Administrative Assistants, Office Managers and Personal Assistants. This is a three years programme whose structure is shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUOMS31101	Fundamentals of
	Typewriting	36	60	60	04
NUBBA31102	Computer Applications I	30	60	60	04
NUOMS31103	Fundamentals of
	Shorthand	36	60	60	04
NUBBA31103	Organisation Theory	36	18	45	03
NUOMS31105	Data Communication and
	Networks	36	18	45	03
NUOMS31106	Business French I	36	60	60	04
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUOMS31201	Business French II	36	60	60	04
NUOMS31202	Shorthand Speed
	Development 60/70 wpm	36	60	60	04
NUBBA31105	Fundamentals of
	Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUOMS31204	Secretarial Practice and
	Procedures	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31104	Business Ethics	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31202	Business
	Communication	36	18	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUOMS32101	Office Management	36	18	45	03
NUOMS32102	Foundations of Word
	Processing	36	60	60	04
NUOMS32103	Shorthand Speed Writing
	80 – 100 wpm	36	60	60	04
NUOMS32104	Intermediate Typewriting	36	60	60	04
NUOMS32105	Office Records
	Management	36	18	45	03

NUBBA32102	Administrative Function	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUOMS32201	Law and Procedures of
	Meetings	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32205	Cost Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32203	Research Methods	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32202	Company Law	36	18	45	03
NUOMS32205	Computerised Records
	Management	30	60	60	04
NUOMS32206	Office Correspondence	36	18	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUOMS33101	Secretarial
	Communication Skills	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33102	Human Resource
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUOMS33103	Computerised Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33105	Management of
	Information Systems	36	18	45	03
NUOMS33105	E-Communication	30	60	60	04
NUMGT33106	Computer Applications II	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCS21104	Office Automation	30	60	60	04
NUOMS33202	Advanced Typewriting
	and Information
	Processing	30	60	60	04
NUOMS33203	Teleconferencing	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33201	Public Relations	36	18	45	03
NUOMS33205	Time and Stress
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUOMS33206	Desktop Publishing	30	60	60	04

Bachelors of Records and Information Management

This programme is designed to equip Archivists and Records Managers working in today’s business; government and non government organizations with relevant records and

information management skills and values. This is a three years programme and its structure is shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name				L	PH	CH C
					H			U
NUOMS321	Office Management				36	18	45	03
01
NUOMS311	Fundamentals			of	36	60	60	04
01	Keyboarding
NUBIT3210	Data Communication		and		36	18	45	03
1	Networks
NUBBA3110	Computer Applications 1				36	18	45	03
2
NUBBA3110	Fundamentals			of	36	18	45	03
5	Accounting
NUBBA3110	Organization Theory				36	18	45	03
3
Semester II
Code	Course Name			LH		PH CH		C
								U
NUOMS3210	Office	Records		36		18	45	03
5	Management
NUBRM3120	Copyright Law			36		18	45	03
2
NUBRM3120	Applied	Office		36		18	45	03
3	Practice	and
	Procedures
NUBBA31202	Business			36		18	45	03
	Communication
NUOMS3210	Intermediate			36		60	60	04
4	Typewriting
NUDCS21104	Office			36		18	45	03
	Automation
Year 2 Semester 1
Code	Course Name			LH		PH	CH	CU
NUMGT33201	Public Relations			36		18	45	03
NUMGT33105	Management		of	36		18	45	03
	Information Systems
NUOMS33205	Time	and Stress		36		18	45	03

Management

NUOMS32205	Computerized Records		36	60	60	04
	Management
NUOMS33203	Teleconferencing		36	60	60	04
NUOMS31106	Business French 1		36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name		LH	P	CH	CU
				H
NUOMS3320	Advanced	Information
2	Processing		36	60	60	04
NUBRM3220	Records	Classification
2	and Cataloging		36	18	45	03
NUOMS3120	Business French II
1			36	18	45	03
NUBBA32203	Research Methods		36	18	45	03
NUMGT3310	Computer Applications
6	II		36	60	60	04
NUOMS3310	E-Communication
5			36	18	45	03
Year 3 Semester 1
Code	Course Name		LH	P	C	CU
				H	H
NUOMS3310	Computerized
3	Accounting		36	18	45	03
NUBBA3110	Business Ethics
4			36	60	60	04
NUMGT3310	Human Resource
2	Management		36	18	45	03
NUBBA3210	Administrative
2	Functions		36	18	45	03
NUBRM3310	E-Records and Archives
5			36	18	45	03
NUBRM3310	Library	Records
6	Management		36	60	60	04
Semester II
Code	Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUOMS3310	Secretarial
1	Communication Skills		36	18	45	03
NUMGT3320	Public Relations
1			36	18	45	03
NUOMS3320	Desktop Publishing
6			36	60	60	04

NUBSC31202	Database	Management
	Systems	36	18	45	03
NUOMS3220	Office Correspondence
6		36	60	60	04
NUOMS322	Law and	Procedures of
01	Meetings	36	18	45	03

Bachelors of Multilingual Secretarial Studies and Administration

This programme provides language and administrative skills to Personal Assistants and Secretaries to interpret, translate and summarize information in order to ensure effective and efficient communication at local and global level

The languages taught in this programme are Swahili, French English and German. This is a three years programme as shown in the structure below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUOMS31101	Fundamentals	of	36	60	60	04
	Keyboarding
NUBMS31102	Business French		36	18	45	03
	I/German I
NUBMS31103	Business Swahili I		36	18	45	03
NUBBA31102	Computer Applications I		36	60	60	04
NUBBA31103	Organization Theory		36	18	45	03
NUBBA31105	Fundamentals	of	36	18	45	03
	Accounting
Semester II

Code	Course Name		LH	PH	C	CU
					H
NUBMS3120	Business Swahili II		3
1			6	60	60	04
NUBMS3120	Business French II/German		3
2	II		6	18	45	03
NUOMS3110	Fundamentals	of	3
3	Shorthand		6	18	45	03
NUOMS3210	Fundamentals of	Word	3
2	Processing		6	60	60	04
NUOMS3120	Secretarial Practice	and	3
4	Procedures		6	60	60	04
NUBBA3120	Business Communication		3
2			6	18	45	03

Year 2 Semester I

Code		Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBMS32101	Swahili Translation			36	18	45	03
NUMGT33105	Management		of
	Information Systems			36	18	45	03
NUOMS33205	Time	and	Stress
	Management			36	18	45	03
NUOMS32105	Office		Records
	Management			36	18	45	03
NUBMS32105	Shorthand		Speed	36	60	60	04
	Development
NUBMS32106	French/German			36	60	60	04
	Translation
Semester II
Code		Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUMGT33201	Public Relations			36	18	45	03
NUOMS33203	Teleconferencing			36	60	60	04
NUOMS32104	Intermediate			36	18	45	03
	Typewriting
NUBBA32203	Research Methods			36	18	45	03
NUMGT33106	Computer Applications			36	18	45	03
	II
NUOMS33105	E-Communication			36	60	60	04
Year 3 Semester I
Code		Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUOMS33103	Computerized
	Accounting			36	18	45	03
NUBBA31104	Business Ethics			36	60	60	04
NUMGT33102	Human		Resource
	Management			36	18	45	03
NUBBA32102	Administrative
	Functions			36	18	45	03
NUOMS32205	Computerized Records
	Management			36	18	45	03
NUBBA31106	Mercantile Law			36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code		Course Name		LH	PH	C	CU
						H
NUOMS3310	Secretarial
1	Communication Skills			36	18	45	03
NUBMS3320	Procurement		and
2	Marketing Management			36	18	45	03

NUOMS3320	Desktop Publishing		36	60	60	04
6
NUBMS3320	Audio Typewriting
4			36	18	45	03
NUOMS3320	Advanced	Information
2	Processing		36	60	60	04
NUOMS3220	Law and	Procedures	of
1	Meetings		36	18	45	03

NB: A student can study either French or German but Swahili is a compulsory course to all students.

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