Nkumba University School of Sciences Postgraduate Courses

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

PhD Programme

Doctor of Philosophy Programme which started in the School in 2005, takes three years to complete, and it is by research in any of the course programmes.

Master of Science in Tourism Planning and Management

This course is designed to enable participants to gain knowledge and skills necessary for the ever changing Tourism industry and challenges especially in the 21st century. The course analyses the various systems as stated in the course units listed below:

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUTPM51101	Contemporary Issues in
	Hospitality Management	45	00	45	03
NUTPM51102	Hospitality Economics	45	00	45	03
NUTPM51103	Financial Accounting	45	00	45	03
NUTPM51104	Lodging Systems and
	Services	45	00	45	03
NUTPM51105	Research Methods and
	Statistics	45	00	45	03
NUTPM51106	Marketing Management	45	00	45	03
Semester II

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUTPM51201	Feasibility Studies	45	00	45	03
NUTPM51202	Tourism Planning and
	Development	45	00	45	03
NUTPM51203	Tourism Product
	Development	45	00	45	03
NUTPM51204	Organisational Behaviour 3	45	00	45	03
NUTPM51205	Statistical Techniques for
	Hospitality Management	45	00	45	03
NUTPM51206	Transport Systems for
	Tourism	45	00	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUTPM5210	Destination Analysis and
1	Evaluation	45	00	45	03
NUTPM5210	Customer Relationships
2	Management in Tourism	45	00	45	03

NUTPM5210	Customer Behaviour in
3	Tourism	45	00	45	03
NUTPM5210	Management of Information
4	Systems	45	00	45	03
NUTPM5210	Human Resource
5	Management	45	00	45	03
NUTPM5210	Corporate Strategy
6		45	00	45	05
Semester II
NUTPM52107	Research and Dissertation	00	150	75	05

Master of Science in Environment Health

This programme aims at equipping the students with detailed knowledge and skills to enable them to fully understand the state of the environment, and to empower them to confidently address the increasing degradation, pollution and destruction of the environment. The duration of the programme is two years and its structure is as shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUSEH51101	Land Use Planning and
	Management	45	00	45	03
NUSEH51102	Environment Management
	and Sustainable
	Development	45	00	45	03
NUSEH51103	Geographical Information
	Systems and Environment
	Remote sensing	45	00	45	03
NUSEH51104	Economic Analysis of
	Projects and Policies	45	00	45	03
NUSEH51105	Strategic Environment
	Impact Assessment and
	Management	45	00	45	03
NUMEH5116	Natural Resources Economics
	and Cost Benefit Analysis	45	00	60	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUSEH51201	Energy Resources and
	Environment	45	00	45	03
NUSEH51202	Project Planning and Quality
	Management	45	00	45	03

NUSEH51203	Urban and Rural Planning
	and Settlement	45	00	45	03
NUSEH51204	Research Methods and
	Statistics	45	00	45	03
NUSEH51205	Environment Policies, Law
	and Ethics	45	00	45	03
NUSEH51206	Urbanisation/Industrialisation
	and Environment	45	00	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUSEH52101	Environment Pollution,
	Monitoring and Auditing	45	00	45	03
NUSEH52102	Environment Health Policy	45	00	45	03
NUSEH52103	Health Services
	Administration	45	00	45	03
NUSEH52104	Occupational and
	Environment Health	45	00	45	03
NUSEH52105	Disaster Assessment
	Management and
	Monitoring	45	00	45	03
NUSEH52106	Assessment and
	Management of
	Environment Change	45	00	45	03
NUSEH52107	Epidemiology	45	00	45	03
NUSEH53108	Water and Sanitation	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Dissertation		00	150	75	05

Master of Science in Natural Resources Management

This course is designed to empower the participants with knowledge, skills and experience to enable them to manage the environment and its resources successfully for sustainable development. The programme structure is as follows.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUNRM51101	Land use Planning and
	Management	45	00	45	03
NUNRM51102	Environment Management
	and Sustainable Development	45	00	45	03

NUNRM51103	Geographical Information
	Systems and Environment
	Remote Sensing	45	00	45	03
NUNRM51104	Economic Analysis of Projects
	and Policies	45	00	45	03
NUNRM51105	Strategic Environment Impact
	Assessment and Management	45	00	45	03
NUNRM51106	Natural Resources Economic
	and Cost Benefit Analysis	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUNRM5120	Energy Resources and
1	nvironment	45	00	45	03
NUNRM5120	Project Planning and Quality
2	Management	45	00	45	03
NUNRM5120	Urban and Rural Planning and
3	Settlement	45	00	45	03
NUNRM5120	Research Methods and Statistics
4		45	00	45	03
NUNRM5120	Environment Policies Law and
5	Ethics	45	00	45	03
NUNRM5120	Urbanisation/Industrialisation
6	and Environment	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUNRM52101	Wildlife and Forestry
	Resources Planning and
	Management	45	00	45	03
NUNRM52102	International Conventions for
	Natural Resources
	Management	45	00	45	03
NUNRM52103	Population and Natural
	Resources Management	45	00	45	03
NUNRM52104	Fisheries Resources
	Conservation and Technology	45	00	45	03
NUNRM52105	Ecosystem Assessment and
	Management	45	00	45	03
NUNRM52106	Principles of Tropical Ecology	45	00	45	03

Semester II

Dissertation

00 150 75 05

Postgraduate Diploma in Environment Impact Assessment

This programme is suitable for those working in environment related areas and those aspiring to become managers and consultants on projects, industrialization, and investments in environment related areas. The relevance of this programme is to strengthen the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) expertise. The duration of this programme is one year and the course structure is as shown below.

Year 1	Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEIA41101	Environment Impact
	Assessment Process	45	00	45	03
NUEIA41102	Global and Cross Sectional
	Environment Assessment	45	00	45	03
NUEIA41103	Social and Cultural
	Environment Assessment	45	00	45	03
NUEIA41104	Economic Analysis of Projects
	and Policies	45	00	45	03
NUEIA41105	Research Methods and Statistics	45	00	45	03
NUEIA41106	Sector Investment and
	Environment	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEIA41201	Local Institutions, Communities
	and NGOs Roles And Ethics	45	00	45	03
NUEIA41202	Environment Policies Law and
	Ethics	45	00	45	03
NUEIA41203	Rural Development and EI
	Assessment	45	00	45	03
NUEIA41204	Urbanisation/Industrialisation
	and Environment	45	00	45	03
NUEIA41205	Energy Resources and
	Development	45	00	45	03
NUEIA41206	Eco-technology	45	00	45	03
	Dissertation	00	150	75	05

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