Mbarara University of Science and Technology | MUST

Public university Mbarara University of Science and Technology | MUST is recognized by Uganda’s National Council for Higher Education. It has received lauded national and international recognition over the years for best methods in community engagement and outreach that result in the best development workers and healthcare professionals. Mbarara institution of Science & Technology (MUST) is the second public institution in the nation, with about 700 students and about 400 academic and staff personnel. The university currently has one campus, which is close to the city center of Mbarara. It is situated along the Mbarara Kabale highway, on the banks of the picturesque, meandering Rwizi River, a tributary of Lake Victoria, in Mbarara Municipality, some 178 miles (286 kilometers) southwest of Kampala, the country of Uganda’s capital. Facilities MUST has three Faculties and Two Institutes: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Development Studies Institute of Computer Science Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation The University Library serves as the hub of the institution’s academic and research initiatives. The library has 700 seats available for patrons. Students and employees can both access information and computing services through a managed computer network. There are nine computer rooms located across the university campus. A growing residential university and community where students live in villages is Mbarara University of Science and Technology | MUST. There are two residence halls on campus that are referred to as the Gents and Ladies flats. The remaining students are housed off-campus in private hostels that have been approved by the Dean of Students office in coordination with the Mbarara District Police station. Students and the surrounding communities are drawn to extracurricular activities, professional student organisations and clubs, performances, forums, sports, and games. Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, a 300-bed public hospital that acts as the referral hospital for the districts of Mbarara, Bushenyi, Ntungamo, Kiruhura, Ibanda, and Isingiro, serves as the university teaching hospital.

Undergraduate Programs

Mbarara University of Science & Technology > Undergraduate Programs Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering (Duration 4 years) Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Duration 4 years) Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (Duration 4 years) Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering and Environmental Management (Duration 4 years) Faculty of Business and Management Sciences Bachelor of Business Administration (Duration 3 years) Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance (Duration 3 years) Bachelor of Science in Economics (Duration 3 years) Bachelor of Science in Procurement and Supply Chain Management (Duration 3 years) Faculty of Computing and Informatics Bachelor of Computer Science (Duration 3 years) Bachelor of Information Technology (Duration 3 years) Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering (Duration 4 years) Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Livelihoods and Farm Production (Duration 4 years) Bachelor of Science in Gender and Applied Women Health (Duration 3 years) Bachelor of Science in Planning and Community Development (Duration 3 years) Faculty of Science Diploma in Science Laboratory Technology (Duration 2 years) Bachelor of Science with Education (Physical) (Duration 3 years) Bachelor of Science with Education (Biological) (Duration 3 years) Bachelor of Science with Education (Chem/Math) (Duration 3 years) Faculty of Medicine Advanced Diploma in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (Duration 2 years) Diploma in Emergency Medicine (Duration 2 years) Diploma in Community HIV/AIDS Care and Management (Duration 2 years) Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Duration 4 years) Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Duration 5 years) Bachelor of Nursing Science (Duration 4 years) Bachelor of Pharmacy (Duration 4 years) Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Duration 3 years) Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy (Duration 4 years)