St. Lawrence University (Uganda)

St. Lawrence University (Uganda) (SLAU)
Motto Light Your Candle
Type Private
Established 2006
Chancellor Edward Ssekandi[1]
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Kakinda Frank Mbaaga
Administrative staff
 100+ (2014)
Students 3,500+ (2014)
Location Mengo, Kampala, Uganda
Campus Urban
Website Homepage

St. Lawrence University (Uganda) (SLAU) is a private university in Uganda.

Location

The University campus is located in Mengo, Rubaga Division, in central Kampala, Uganda's largest city and capital. The university campus sits on 11 acres (0.045 km2) of land and is located near Kabaka's Lake, in Mengo, close to the main Lubiri (Palace of the Kabaka of Buganda), 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the central business district of Kampala. The coordinates of the main campus of SLAU are 0° 18' 6.00"N, 32° 33' 43.00"E (Latitude:0.301667; Longitude: 32.561945).[2]

History

The University was founded in 2006. The University took in the first class of students in September 2007.[3]

Academic departments

SLAU is composed of five faculties:[4]

Courses offered

The following courses are offered at the University:

Undergraduate degree courses

. Bachelor of statistics

  • Bachelor of Environment Management
  • Bachelor of Guidance & Counseling
  • Bachelor of Public Administration
  • Bachelor of Mass Communication
  • Bachelor of Social Work & Social Administration
  • Bachelor of Industrial Art and Design
  • Bachelor of International Relations and Diplomatic Studies

Diploma courses

  • Diploma in Business Administration
  • Diploma in Information Technology
  • Diploma in Industrial Art and Design

Certificate courses

  • Certificate in Information Technology
  • Certificate of Industrial Art and Design

See also

References

  1. ↑ Administrator, . (29 January 2014). "Profile: What Makes St. Lawrence University Tick". Red Pepper Uganda. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Location of SLAU Campus At Google Maps
  3. ↑ SLAU Opened in 2007
  4. ↑ Faculties of SLAU Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 00°18′06″N 32°33′43″E / 0.30167°N 32.56194°E / 0.30167; 32.56194

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