Programme

This programme is meant to train and pass out graduates empowered with high and advanced skills and knowledge so as to meet the challenges of contemporary Uganda, East Africa, Africa and beyond. Quite a number of agencies, organisations and institutions find themselves persuaded to contribute to the urgency of providing a channel for equipping human resources or personnel with relevant and advanced skills to contribute to the required social economic transformation. The need and call for a very effective and faultless public management system is extremely necessary. It is believed and expected that that such a system is one that can/should play a key, driving role in bringing about attainment of that dream. Uganda just like other East African Countries or better said, Sub-Saharan African countries in general continue to grapple with the need for effective Public Administration and efficacy in political leadership, good governance, resources mobilisation and management. What we may call, ‘delayed’ development, is unacceptable. Therefore, this programme seeks to address this gap. [cm_show_info] The objectives of the programme are:

• To produce exceptional men and women of high ethical standards well equipped to serve the society professionally.
• To produce extraordinary group of individuals with high aptitude, competent enough to make critical analysis of policies, community problems and provide solutions

• To equip learners with the knowledge and ability to master and practice public administration principles of good governance.

• To prepare a workforce with comprehensive capacity to work with the non-profit, civil society and the private sector organizations

The PGDPAM programme will run on a modular programme designed to be completed within 1 year. A module will include 5 weeks of face to face interaction with facilitators of the courses. The student will be given prepared materials including online resources to continue with learning outside campus. The programme consists of Course works & Examinations and all courses are compulsory to all students. Students who undertake and pass this programme and wish to upgrade to a Masters degree in Public Administration and Management will only do dissertation and related methodology and compulsory second year courses. [/cm_show_info]