African Rural University (ARU) is one of the private universities in Uganda. It was founded by Uganda Rural Development and Training Programme (URDT).
The University focuses on providing women with the necessary knowledge, skills and experience to be effective rural development specialists and change agents.
Courses at African Rural University [2013/2014]
Degree Course:
So far the degree that is being offered is a Bachelor of Science in Technologies for Rural Transformation (BSc. TRT). This degree was accredited by Uganda’s National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). The BSc. TRT is a four year course i.e. three years of classroom study and one year field practice. Each year of classroom study is divided into two semesters of 17 weeks each.
The Curriculum is designed in such a way that 60% of the Course content is covered under lectures while the 40% is covered under filed practice. There are three entry schemes for this degree:
Credit Certificate Course:
So far the Certificate Course being offered is a Certificate in Rural Entrepreneurship and Business Management (CREB); plans are under way to introduce other Certificate Courses.
Credit Certificate means that on successful completion of such a course, one is legible for admission to any One Year ARU Diploma in Technologies for Rural Transformation and eventually to the BSc.
TRT. Plans are under way to introduce Diploma Courses after their accreditation by NCHE. The CREB lasts for One Year divided into two Semesters of Seventeen Weeks each. Admission Criteria: a minimum of three passes at Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE).
Future programmes
African Rural University accepts 30 women students every year to each of the courses offered. The small class size is designed to accommodate supporting a mix of theory and practice throughout the curriculum. The intent is to graduate specialists who can begin work immediately, have real impact, document the work, and thus expand the scope of that impact.
Other programme specialty areas will be rolled out in a staggered fashion, to allow for development and approval of the curriculum by the NCHE. Specialties will be offered in:
African Rural University is located 1.5 Km along Kagadi-Hoima Road, Kagadi Town council, Kibaale District in Mid western Uganda
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