IAU-020043
https://www.whed.net/institutions/IAU-020043

Botswana

top General Information

Address

Street:Private Bag 0022

City:Gaborone

WWW:http://www.ub.bw

Other Sites

Also Francistown and Maun Campus

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1964 as University of Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland. Acquired present status and title 1982.

Academic Year

August to May (August-December; January-May)

Admission Requirements

Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE); Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) or General Certificate of Education (GCE) or recognized foreign equivalent. Direct entrance to second year on completion of studies in another tertiary Institution

Tuition Fees

National:c.9,350-24,470 per annum (BWP)

International:14,025-48,940 per annum (BWP)

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Botswana Qualifications Authority – BQA

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : David Norris

Job title:Vice-Chancellor


Senior Administrative Officer : O. . Nkomazan

Job title:Acting Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

top Divisions

Centre : Continuing Education


Faculty : Business

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, Tourism, Transport Management


Faculty : Education

Fields of study:Adult Education, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Sciences, Family Studies, Home Economics, Physical Education, Primary Education, Science Education, Secondary Education, Special Education


Faculty : Engineering and Technology

Fields of study:Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Design, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Geological Engineering, Industrial Design, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Technology, Town Planning


Faculty : Health Sciences

Fields of study:Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, Laboratory Techniques, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Surgery


Faculty : Humanities

Fields of study:African Languages, Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, Chinese, English, Environmental Studies, French, History, Information Management, Information Sciences, Library Science, Media Studies, Performing Arts, Religious Studies, Sociology, Theology, Visual Arts


Faculty : Medicine

Fields of study:Medicine


Faculty : Science

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Geology, Information Management, Mathematics, Microbiology, Natural Sciences, Physics, Statistics


Faculty : Social Sciences

Fields of study:Demography and Population, Development Studies, Economics, Law, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics


Research Division : Okavango Research Institute


Research Division : Research and Development

top Degrees

Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Education, Educational Administration, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Environmental Studies, Finance, Fine Arts, Geophysics, Hotel and Restaurant, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Law, Library Science, Management, Marketing, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Technology, Medicine, Meteorology, Mining Engineering, Nursing, Physical Education, Physics, Primary Education, Social Work, Tourism


Post-Graduate Diploma

Fields of study:Education


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Adult Education, Archiving, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Documentation Techniques, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Research, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Gender Studies, Geology, History, Information Sciences, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Library Science, Management, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Microbiology, Natural Resources, Nursing, Paediatrics, Pathology, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Primary Education, Public Administration, Public Health, Religious Education, Religious Studies, Science Education, Social Sciences, Social Work, Statistics, Theology


PhD

Fields of study:African Studies, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, History, Information Sciences, Library Science, Literature, Mathematics, Physics, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Religious Studies, Social Work, Statistics, Theology

Note

Also Certificates, MPhil

Updated on 21-03-2017