Diploma of Business Administration (DBA)

Applicants for this Programme are required to have:
• Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent;
• At least one principal pass and two subsidiary passes at A’level taken at the same sitting.

Two years, with maximum of four years to complete

The Diploma of Business Administration Programme focuses on a basic understanding of how the economy operates and is managed. The Diploma of Business Administration is meant to allow students to gain basic information about business administration, practical experience through internship opportunities, as well as e-learning options in the Programme. Through completing this diploma, the graduate will receive an exemption from the first years of the bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and the upgrading can be done immediately after the students complete the diploma.

This Programme includes study in the following topics: business economics, business communications, business information technology, financial management, cost and management accounting, and principles of marketing, among others.

Career prospects upon completing this degree can be found in local, national and international government, non-profi t and private sectors with such titles as: accountants, fi nance assistants, marketers, audit assistants, and entrepreneurs.