Kyambogo University to Drop Over 40 Courses, Diploma in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Among the Affected

Kyambogo University is in the process of phasing out over 40 courses on certificate and diploma levels.

Last week over 8,000 students graduated from Kyambogo but this number is likely to reduce in the coming years when this proposal of eliminating at least 47 courses is put into practice.

The idea was hatched by Kyambogo University vice chancellor Prof Elly Katunguka.

According to trusted sources at Kyambogo University, the university management has finalized a blue print to the university senate listing the courses to be phased out in the next academic year.

The reason for this is to put more concentration on bachelors, masters and PhD courses since many of the certificates and diploma courses are done under vocational studies and are also offered in other vocational training centres.

‘’There are highly demanded programmes and very crucial to skilling the youths but we  are under pressure to phase out those programmes if we are to develop into a research active university, the list for affected courses will be out in March next year.’’ Prof Katunguka explained.

‘’We want to ensure that this decision is reached upon by the University Senate before academic year 2020/2021 which starts in August so that we don’t advertise them.’’ He concluded.

Here is the list of likely to be affected courses.

CERTIFICATE COURSES

1. Adult and community education.

2. Deaf blindness

3. Science laboratory technology

4. Food processing technology.

5. Early childhood development

DIPLOMA COURSES

1. Accounting and finance

2. Interior design

3. Hotel and institutional catering

4. Ceramics

5. Fashion and apparel

6. Education secondary (Home economics)

7. Education secondary (Art and design)

8. Deaf studies

9. Science technology-Physics

10. Science and technology-chemistry

11. Science technology-biology

12. Diploma Food processing technology

13. Material and ceramic science technology

14. Sports and management

15. Textile design and technology

16. Computer science

17. Electrical engineering

18. Civil and building engineering

19. Civil building and engineering

20. Mechanical engineering

21. Computer engineering

22. Water engineering

23. Architecture

24. Automobile engineering

25. Refrigeration and air condition

26. Telecommunication engineering

27. Biomedical engineering

28. Automobile engineering

29. Education secondary (Technological studies)

30. Education (Early childhood development)

31. Instructor and technical teacher education.

32. Education primary external

33. Special needs education

34. Library and information

35. Education secondary (French)

36. Microfinance

37. Music and theatre arts

38. Accounting finance

39. Sign language interpreting

40. Community based rehabilitation.

41. Guidance and cancelling

42. Education planning and management