Colleges

Published

17 years ago

November 19, 2008

Denis Wamala

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

1) The School of Agricultural Sciences

1. Agricultural Production (AP)

2. Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics (Ag & NRE)

3. Extension & Innovations (EI)

2) The School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences

1. The Department of Forestry, Bio-Diversity and Tourism (F, B &T)

2. The Department of Environmental Management (EM)

3. The Department of Geography, Geo Informatics and Climatic Sciences (GGCS)

3) The School of School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-engineering

1. Department of Agricultural & Bio systems Engineering (ABE)

2. The Department of Food Technology and Human Nutrition (FT&HN)

College of Business and Management Sciences

1) The School of Economics

1. The Department of Economic Theory and Analysis

2. The Department of Policy and Development Economics

2) School of Business

1. The Department of Marketing & Management

2. The Department of Accounting and Finance.

3) School of Statistics and Applied Economics

1. Department of Planning and Applied Statistics;

2. Department of Population Studies;

3. Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

College of Computing and Information Sciences

1) School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT)

1. The Department of Computer Science

2. The Department of Information Technology

3. The Department of Information Systems, and

4. The Department of Networks.

2) East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS)

1. The Department of Library and Information Sciences and

2. The Department of Records and Archives Management.

College of Education and External Studies

1) The School of Education (SoE)

1. Department of Social Sciences & Arts Education

2. Department of Science, Technology & Vocational Education (DSTVE)

3. Department of Foundations & Curriculum Studies (DFCS)

2) The School of Distance and Lifelong Learning (SoDLL)

1. The Department of Open & Distance Learning (DODL) and

2. The Department of Adult & Community Education (DACE)

College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology

1) School of Engineering

1. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering;

2. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; and

3. The Department of Mechanical Engineering.

2) School of the Built Environment

1. The Department of Architecture and Physical Planning;

2. The Department of Construction Economics and Management;

3. The Department of Geomatics and Land Management.

3) The Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art

1. The Department of Fine Art;

2. The Department of Visual Communication Design and Multi-media;

3. The Department of Industrial Art and Applied Design.

The College of Health Sciences was established on 1st December 2007 under the “Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act (Establishment of College of Health Sciences, Makerere University) Order, 2008. T

The college initialy started as a Faculty of Medicine in 1924, until 5th January 2008 when it was reconsittuted as a semi autonomous unit within the universty.

Vision: "To be a center for academic and health service excellence."

Mission: "We are dedicated to improving the health of the people of uganda and beyond and promoting health equity by providing quality education, research and health services. We achieve this by enhancing capacity and participation of stakeholders; strengthening systems and partnerships; and harnessing the power of new sciences and technology so as to build and sustain excellence and relevance"

The College comprises of four schools including

1) The School of Medicine

1. Department of Internal Medicine

2. Department of Surgery

3. Department Obstetrics & Gynaecology

4. Department of Psychiatry

5. Department of Family Medicine

6. Department of Anaesthesia

7. Department of Ear Nose Throat

8. Department of Ophthalmology

9. Department of Orthopaedics

10. Department of Radiology & Radio Therapy

11. Medical Research Centre

12. Reproductive Health Unit

13. Department of Paediatrics & Child Health

2) The School of Public Health

1. Department of Health Policy & Management

2. Department of Epidemic& Biostatistics

3. Department of Community Health & Behavioral Sciences

4. Department of Disease Control & Environmental Health

3) The School of Biomedical Sciences

1. Department of Human Anatomy

2. Department of Biochemistry

3. Department of Microbiology

4. Department of Pathology

5. Department of Physiology

6. Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics

7. Department of Anatomy

8. Department of Medical Illustration

4) The School of Health Sciences

1. Department of Pharmacy

2. Department of Dentistry

3. Department of Nursing Department of Allied Health Sciences

For more information visit the College website

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

1) The School of Liberal and Performing Arts

1. The Department of Philosophy & Development Studies.

2. The Department of Religion and Peace Studies.

3. The Department of Performing Arts

4. The Department of History, Archaeology & Organizational Studies

2) The School of Women and Gender Studies

3) The School of Languages, Literature and Communication

1. The Department of Literature

2. The Department of Linguistics, English Language Studies & Communication Skills

3. The Department of European and Oriental Languages

4. The Department of African Languages

5. Journalism and Communication

4) School of Psychology

1. The Department of Mental Health and Community Psychology

2. The Department of Educational, Organizational and Social Psychology

5) The School of Social Sciences

1. The Department of Sociology & Anthropology.

2. The Department of Social Work and Social Administration

3. The Department of Political Science and Public Administration

6) Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR)

College of Natural Sciences

1) The School of Physical Sciences

1. Department of Physics.

2. Department of Chemistry.

3. Department of Geology and Petroleum Studies.

4. Department of Mathematics.

2) The School of Biological Sciences

1. Department of Biology.

2. Department of Biochemistry and Sports Science.

College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources & Bio-security

1) The School of Bio-security, Biotechnical and Laboratory Sciences

2) The School of Veterinary and Animal Resources

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

1) The School of Agricultural Sciences

1. Agricultural Production (AP)

2. Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics (Ag & NRE)

3. Extension & Innovations (EI)

2) The School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences

1. The Department of Forestry, Bio-Diversity and Tourism (F, B &T)

2. The Department of Environmental Management (EM)

3. The Department of Geography, Geo Informatics and Climatic Sciences (GGCS)

3) The School of School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-engineering

1. Department of Agricultural & Bio systems Engineering (ABE)

2. The Department of Food Technology and Human Nutrition (FT&HN)

College of Business and Management Sciences

1) The School of Economics

1. The Department of Economic Theory and Analysis

2. The Department of Policy and Development Economics

2) School of Business

1. The Department of Marketing & Management

2. The Department of Accounting and Finance.

3) School of Statistics and Applied Economics

1. Department of Planning and Applied Statistics;

2. Department of Population Studies;

3. Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

College of Computing and Information Sciences

1) School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT)

1. The Department of Computer Science

2. The Department of Information Technology

3. The Department of Information Systems, and

4. The Department of Networks.

2) East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS)

1. The Department of Library and Information Sciences and

2. The Department of Records and Archives Management.

College of Education and External Studies

1) The School of Education (SoE)

1. Department of Social Sciences & Arts Education

2. Department of Science, Technology & Vocational Education (DSTVE)

3. Department of Foundations & Curriculum Studies (DFCS)

2) The School of Distance and Lifelong Learning (SoDLL)

1. The Department of Open & Distance Learning (DODL) and

2. The Department of Adult & Community Education (DACE)

College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology

1) School of Engineering

1. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering;

2. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; and

3. The Department of Mechanical Engineering.

2) School of the Built Environment

1. The Department of Architecture and Physical Planning;

2. The Department of Construction Economics and Management;

3. The Department of Geomatics and Land Management.

3) The Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art

1. The Department of Fine Art;

2. The Department of Visual Communication Design and Multi-media;

3. The Department of Industrial Art and Applied Design.

College of Health Sciences

The college initialy started as a Faculty of Medicine in 1924, until 5th January 2008 when it was reconsittuted as a semi autonomous unit within the universty.

Vision: "To be a center for academic and health service excellence."

The College comprises of four schools including

1) The School of Medicine

1. Department of Internal Medicine

2. Department of Surgery

3. Department Obstetrics & Gynaecology

4. Department of Psychiatry

5. Department of Family Medicine

6. Department of Anaesthesia

7. Department of Ear Nose Throat

8. Department of Ophthalmology

9. Department of Orthopaedics

10. Department of Radiology & Radio Therapy

11. Medical Research Centre

12. Reproductive Health Unit

13. Department of Paediatrics & Child Health

2) The School of Public Health

1. Department of Health Policy & Management

2. Department of Epidemic& Biostatistics

3. Department of Community Health & Behavioral Sciences

4. Department of Disease Control & Environmental Health

3) The School of Biomedical Sciences

1. Department of Human Anatomy

2. Department of Biochemistry

3. Department of Microbiology

4. Department of Pathology

5. Department of Physiology

6. Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics

7. Department of Anatomy

8. Department of Medical Illustration

4) The School of Health Sciences

1. Department of Pharmacy

2. Department of Dentistry

3. Department of Nursing Department of Allied Health Sciences

For more information visit the College website

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

1) The School of Liberal and Performing Arts

1. The Department of Philosophy & Development Studies.

2. The Department of Religion and Peace Studies.

3. The Department of Performing Arts

4. The Department of History, Archaeology & Organizational Studies

2) The School of Women and Gender Studies

3) The School of Languages, Literature and Communication

1. The Department of Literature

2. The Department of Linguistics, English Language Studies & Communication Skills

3. The Department of European and Oriental Languages

4. The Department of African Languages

5. Journalism and Communication

4) School of Psychology

1. The Department of Mental Health and Community Psychology

2. The Department of Educational, Organizational and Social Psychology

5) The School of Social Sciences

1. The Department of Sociology & Anthropology.

2. The Department of Social Work and Social Administration

3. The Department of Political Science and Public Administration

6) Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR)

College of Natural Sciences

1) The School of Physical Sciences

1. Department of Physics.

2. Department of Chemistry.

3. Department of Geology and Petroleum Studies.

4. Department of Mathematics.

2) The School of Biological Sciences

1. Department of Biology.

2. Department of Biochemistry and Sports Science.

College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources & Bio-security

1) The School of Bio-security, Biotechnical and Laboratory Sciences

2) The School of Veterinary and Animal Resources

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Call For Abstracts: National Symposium on Climate Migration among Youths in Uganda

Published

5 hours ago

May 13, 2026

Mak Editor

Call For Abstracts: National Symposium on Climate Migration among Youths in Uganda. Submission Deadline: 9th June 2026

Makerere University, in collaboration with the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Tufts University, and Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), invites researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and community actors to submit abstracts for the National Symposium on:

Climate Migration among Youths in Uganda: Local Voices for Policy Impact

Date: Wednesday, 12^th August 2026
Venue: Makerere University Main Hall

The symposium will examine the drivers, patterns, and impacts of climate-induced youth migration in Uganda, while advancing evidence-based and community-informed policy responses.

Theme: Climate-Induced Youth Migration and Urban Futures in Uganda: Evidence, Voices, and Pathways for Action

Submission Deadline: 9^th June 2026

Submit Abstracts To: citiesofyouth@musph.ac.ug

Researchers and practitioners are encouraged to contribute research findings, case studies, policy analyses, and practice-based experiences. Abstracts will be considered for oral and poster presentations.

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Call for Research Support Applications from Master’s Students who have Completed their First Year of Taught Classes at Makerere University

Published

13 hours ago

May 13, 2026

Mak Editor

Call for Research Support Applications from Master’s Students who have Completed their First Year of Taught Classes at Makerere University. Photo: Nano Banan 2

Makerere University, in partnership with Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Independent University of Bangladesh, Eduardo Mondlane University, and Pokhara University, with funding from Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development (NORHED), is implementing a project: ‘Co-creating Knowledge for Local Adaptation to Climate Change in LDCs (COLOCAL).

The expected outputs of the project include strengthened educational and research capacity, improved knowledge on inclusive Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) and Community Based Adaptation (CBA) including delivering skilled knowledge co-creators, and partnerships to support needs-driven, locally-based and contextually sensitive adaptation. The outputs are anticipated to influence policy, planning and practice around LLA and CBA through collaborative learning and knowledge translation.

In line with targets and activities for 2026/2027, COLOCAL project is offering research support for three (3) Master’s students who have completed their first academic year of taught classes at Makerere University and are interested in undertaking research under one of the following thematic areas. The students MUST have undertaken the course offered under the auspices of the project on Disability, Social Justice and Climate Resilient Development.

Requirements:

A first degree from a reputable university in a field related to the focus of the project
Ugandan citizen below 35 years
Good command of English (spoken and written)
Demonstrated interest in inclusive and climate resilient development
Evidence of practical experience in conducting relevant research during and after undergraduate level
Evidence of full payment of all university fees for the first academic year
The Masters programme being undertaken MUST have explicit content on climate change mitigation and adaptation
Special consideration will be given to students with disabilities, financial challenges, students from ethnic minority groups, internally displaced students, among others

Scholarship and study/research conditions

Availability to complete all research activities in a maximum of 10 months.

Scope of the scholarship

The project will specifically cover stipends and support for field activities only. Support with tuition fees, for the research year, will be provided for students who will complete and submit the research thesis for examination within 10 months from the date of receiving the scholarship offer letter.

How to apply

Interested and eligible candidates should submit the following documents: Application letter, research concept note of not more than 2 pages, academic transcripts/certificates, an updated CV (including contacts of at least two referees) and two recommendation letters.

Send applications via email to: colocal.caes@mak.ac.ug, not later than 20^th May, 2026. This contact can as well be used for inquiries, where necessary.

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Request For Consultancy Services: Training & Digital Solutions Expert

Published

2 days ago

May 11, 2026

Mak Editor

Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) Request For Consultancy Services: Training & Digital Solutions Expert. Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa

The Makerere University Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) Limited implemented a Gates Foundation training program dubbed “Principle of Management Excellence for Research training” PRIMER in francophone countries, namely, Mali, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This training was delivered by content experts and experienced practitioners, not professionally trained experts. As such, limiting the quality of slide decks, which were largely fragmented with text rather than graphical and infographic elements that suit a mature audience. To effectively deliver a research training program, advanced, engaging, and efﬁcient tools are critical for fostering audience engagement and participation, and for learning and assessment in research management excellence. To achieve this, IDI seeks to hire an expert to:

design and deliver a set of integrated advanced slide decks combining text, visual learning materials (graphical and infographics) and case scenarios
develop a virtual bilingual community learning platform (VBCLP), i.e. with in-built French and English to engage alumni,
develop and automate a pre-course assessment system that potential trainees ﬁll out, and it automates results that are presented in statistical form for easy interpretation and decision making.

Details: https://shorturl.at/Rzn8d

Apply to: EAkankwasa@idi.co.ug

Deadline: 5 June 2026, 5 PM EAT