Nkumba University School of Business Diploma Courses Offered

List of Diploma Courses Offered by Nkumba University Business School

DIPLOMA COURSES

Diploma in Business Administration

This programme is designed in such a way that after completing the general courses, a student can specialize in one of the following fields: Management, Marketing, Accounting, Clearing and Forwarding, Purchasing and Supplies Management or Banking, Insurance and Finance. This is a two years programme whose structure is shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA31106	Mercantile Law	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31102	Computer Applications I	36	18	45	03
NUDBA21103	Procurement and Stores
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUDBA21104	Business Policy	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31103	Organisation Theory	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31105	Fundamentals of
	Accounting	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA31201	Information Technology	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33106	Computer Applications	36	18	45	03
	II
NUBBA31203	Economics I	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31205	Marketing Management	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31204	Business Statistics I	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31202	Business	36	18	45	03
	Communication

Year 2 (A student selects one of the Options below)

Management Specialisation
Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA32101	Business Finance I	36	18	45	03
NUOMS32105	Office Records
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUMGT22103	Personnel Management	36	18	45	03
NUOMS32101	Office Management	36	18	45	03

NUMGT22105	Industrial Relations and
	Welfare	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32103	Intermediate
	Accounting	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUMGT22201	Small Business
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33201	Public Relations	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33105	Management of
	Information Systems
	(MOIS)	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32205	Cost Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31206	Sales and Sales Force
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32202	Company Law	36	18	45	03

Accounting Option

Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA32101	Business Finance I	36	18	45	03
NUOMS32105	Office Records
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUMGT22103	Personnel Management	36	18	45	03
NUOMS32101	Office Management	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32106	Money, Banking and
	Insurance	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32103	Intermediate Accounting	36	18	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUACC22201	Auditing	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32201	Taxation Management	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32204	Economics II	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32205	Cost Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUACC22205	Computerised	36	18	45	03
	Accounting
NUBBA32202	Company Law	36	18	45	03

Marketing Option
Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUMKT22101	Purchasing and Supplies
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUMKT22102	Marketing Research	36	18	45	03
NUMGT22103	Personnel Management	36	18	45	03
NUMKT22104	Marketing of Farm
	Produce	36	18	45	03
NUMKT22105	International Marketing	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32103	Intermediate Accounting	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUMKT2220	Consumer Behaviour
1		36	18	45	03
NUMKT2220	Marketing Channels
2		36	18	45	03
NUMKT2220	Commercial Advertising
3		36	18	45	03
NUBBA32205	Cost Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUMKT2220	Industrial Marketing
5	Management	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32202	Company Law	36	18	45	03

Banking, Insurance and Finance Option

Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA32101	Business Finance I	36	18	45	03
NUOMS32105	Office Records	36	18	45	03
	Management
NUMGT22103	Personnel Management	36	18	45	03
NUMBI22104	Banking Practice	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32106	Money, Banking and	36	18	45	03
	Insurance
NUBBA32103	Intermediate Accounting	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUMBI22201	Actuarial Mathematics	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32201	Taxation Management	36	18	45	03

NUMBI22203	Insurance Law	36	18	45	03
NUMBI22204	International Finance	36	18	45	03
NUMBI22205	Life and Marine Insurance	36	18	45	03
NUMBI22206	Principles of Insurance	36	18	45	03

Purchasing and Supplies Management Option

Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA32101	Business Finance I	36	18	45	03
NUCFM22102	Customs Declaration and
	Tariffs	36	18	45	03
NUPSM22103	Storekeeping and Stores
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUMKT22101	Purchasing and Supplies
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUPSM22105	Legal Aspects of
	Purchasing	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32103	Intermediate Accounting	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUMKT22203	Commercial Advertising	36	18	45	03
NUPSM22202	Practice and Techniques of
	Purchasing	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32204	Economics II	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32205	Cost Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUPSM22205	International Contracts	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32202	Company Law	36	18	45	03

Clearing and Forwarding Management Option

Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUCFM22101	Law of Carriage	36	18	45	03
NUCFM22102	Customs Declaration and
	Tariff	36	18	45	03
NUCFM22103	Clearing and Forwarding
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUCFM22104	Marine Insurance	36	18	45	03
NUCFM22105	Cargo Storage and
	Warehousing	36	18	45	03

NUCFM22106	Shipping Practices	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUCFM22201	Import and Export
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUCFM22202	Economics of Transport
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUCFM22203	Economics of Sea
	Transport	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32106	Sales and Sales Force
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUPSM22205	International Contracts	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32202	Company Law	36	18	45	03

Diploma in Computer Science

This programme is designed for those interested in the use of computer particularly in the business environment. It is offered for a period of two years and its structure is shown below.

Year 1 Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA31101	Computer Applications 1	30	30	45	03
NUBST31206	Operating System	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31201	Information Technology	36	18	45	03
NUDCS21104	Office Automation	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32104	Systems Analysis and	36	18	45	03
	Design
NUBBA31105	Fundamentals of	36	18	45	03
	Accounting
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBAC32103	Database Programming
	Techniques	36	18	60	04
NUDCS21202	Computer Programme in
	C++	30	30	45	03
NUBBA31203	Economics I	36	18	60	04
NUDCS21204	Word Processing/DTP	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31204	Business Statistics I	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31202	Business Communication	36	18	45	03

Year 2 Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBIT32101	Data Communication
	and Networks	36	18	45	03
NUDCS22102	Data Processing
	Management	36	18	45	03
NUDCS22103	Data Structures	36	18	45	03
NUMGT33106	Computer Applications
	II	30	60	60	04
NUBIT32204	Database Management
	Systems	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32103	Intermediate Accounting	36	18	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUDCS22201	Computer Applications
	III	30	60	60	04
NUBIT31203	Computer Mathematics	36	18	45	03
NUDCS22203	Computerised
	Accounting	30	60	60	04
NUMGT33105	Management of
	Information Systems	36	18	45	03
NUBIT31104	Computer Architecture
	and Organisation	36	18	45	03
	Computer Project	00	90	90	06

The Diploma in Information Technology

This is a two years programme designed to equip students with integrated practical and managerial expertise in computer. In order to offer customized solutions for the needs of different organizations. The programme structure is as shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUDBA31102	Computer Applications I	36	18	45	03
NUDBA31202	Business Communication	36	18	45	03
NUDBA31201	Information Technology	36	18	45	03
NUDBA31204	Business Statistics I	36	18	45	03
NUDBA32104	Systems Analysis and Design	36	18	45	03

NUDBA31203	Economics I	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBIT32204	Database Management Systems	36	18	45	03
NUDBA31105	Fundamentals of Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUDST31206	Operating Systems	36	18	45	03
NUDST31102	Internet and Webpage Design	36	18	45	03
NUDIT21206	Business Applications	36	18	45	03
	Programming
NUDIT22103	Object – Oriented Programming	36	18	45	03

Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUDCS22101	Data Communication and Networks	30	30	45	03
NUDCS22102	Data Processing Management	36	18	45	03
NUDIT21001	Repair & Maintenance of Computers	30	60	60	04
NUDCS22104	Computer Applications II	30	60	60	04
NUDIT21002	Business Information System	30	30	45	03
NUDCS21203	Database Programming Techniques	30	60	60	04
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUDIT22001	Systems Administration	30	30	45	03
NUDCS22204	Discrete/Computer Mathematics	45	00	45	03
NUDCS22301	Computerised Accounting	30	60	60	04
NUDCS22302	Management of Information
	Systems	45	00	45	03
NUDIT22002	Event Driven Programming	30	30	45	03
	Research Project	00	90	45	03

Diploma in Office Management and Secretarial Studies

This programme is designed for Secretaries of modern offices and their challenging roles in the modern world. This is a two years programme and its structure is shown below.

Year 1 Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUOMS31101	Fundamentals of	36	60	60	04
	Typewriting
NUBBA31102	Computer Applications I	36	60	60	04
NUOMS31103	Fundamentals of	36	60	60	04
	Shorthand
NUOMS32101	Office Management	36	18	45	03
NUOMS31106	Business French I	36	60	60	04
NUBBA31105	Fundamentals of	36	60	60	04
	Accounting
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
NUOMS33105	E-Communication	36	60	60	04
NUOMS31204	Secretarial Practice and
	Procedures	36	18	45	03
NUOMS32105	Office Records
	Management	36	60	60	04
NUBBA31202	Business Communication	36	60	60	04
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUOMS32102	Foundation of Word
	Processing	36	18	45	03
NUOMS32103	Shorthand Speed Writing
	80 – 100 wpm	36	60	60	04
NUOMS32104	Intermediate Typewriting	36	18	45	03
NUOM32206	Office Correspondence	36	60	60	04
NUOMS33206	Desktop Publishing	36	18	45	03
NUOMS33205	Time and Stress
	Management	36	60	60	04
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUOMS32205	Computerised Records
	Management	36	60	60	04
NUOMS32201	Law and Procedures of
	Meetings	36	18	45	03
NUOMS33101	Secretarial Communication
	Skills	36	60	60	04

NUMGT22103	Personnel Management	36	60	60	04
NUOMS33202	Advanced Typewriting and
	Information Processing	36	60	60	04
NUMGT33106	Computer Applications II	36	18	45	03

Diploma in 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 two years programme whose structure is shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA31106	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	Fundamental of Taxation	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31105	Fundamentals of	36	18	45	03
	Accounting
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUDTM21201	Taxation Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUDTM21202	Tax and Revenue Law	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31203	Micro Economics	36	18	45	03
NUDTM21204	Tax and Customs
	Administration	36	18	45	03
NUBTM31206	Tax Payer Services	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31202	Business Communication	36	18	45	03
	Field work	00	00	60	04
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUDTM22101	Law and Taxation of
	Corporations, Trusts and
	Partnerships	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32101	Business Finance	36	18	45	03
NUBTM32206	Taxation of Property
	Transaction	36	18	45	03

NUBTM32104	Management of Tax
	Payers	36	18	45	03
NUBTM33101	Taxation of Informal
	Sector	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32103	Intermediate Accounting	36	18	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA32204	Macro Economics	36	18	45	03
NUCFM22102	Customs Declaration and
	Tariffs Management	36	18	45	03
NUBTM33102	VAT Administration and
	Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUBTM32204	Taxation of Individuals	36	18	45	03
NUDTM22205	Tax Audit and
	Investigation	36	18	45	03
NUBBA32202	Company Law	36	18	45	03
	Tax Report	00	00	30	02

Diploma in Records and Information Management

This programme serves as an introduction to archivists and records managers working in today’s business both government and non government organizations of such programs. This is a two years programme and its structure is shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUOMS32105	Office Records	36	18	45	03
	Management
NUDRIM2110	Introduction to	36	60	60	04
2	Keyboarding
NUBBA31202	Business Communication	36	18	45	03
NUBBA31102	Computer Applications 1	36	60	60	04
NUBBA31105	Fundamentals of	36	18	45	03
	Accounting
NUBBA31103	Organization Theory	36	18	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	L	P	C	C
		H	H	H	U
NUOMS3210	Office Management	36	18	45	03

NUBRM3220	Copyright Law	36	18	45	03
3
NUOMS3210	Foundations of Word	36	60	60	04
2	Processing
NUOMS3220	Computerized Records	36	18	45	03
5	Management
NUOMS3210	Intermediate Typewriting	36	60	60	04
4
NUDCS2110	Office Automation	36	18	45	03
4

Year 2 Semester 1

Code	Course Name			LH	PH	CH	CU
NUOMS3220	Law and	Procedures of
1	Meetings			36	18	45	03
NUMGT3310	Management		of
5	Information Systems			36	18	45	03
NUOMS3310	Secretarial
1	Communication Skills			36	18	45	03
NUOMS3320	Time	and	Stress	36	60	60	04
5	Management
NUOMS3320	Teleconferencing			36	60	60	04
3
NUOMS3110	Business French 1			36	18	45	03
6
Semesters II
Code	Course Name			LH	PH	CH	CU
NUDRIM222	Advanced Information
1	Processing			36	60	60	04
NUDRIM222	Records Classification and
2	Cataloging			36	18	45	03
NUOMS3120	Business French II			36	18	45	03
1
NUOMS3220	Office Correspondence			36	18	45	03
6
NUMGT3310	Computer Applications II			36	60	60	04
6
NUDRIM222	Electronic	Records	and	36	18	45	03
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