St. Lawrence University (Uganda)
St. Lawrence University (Uganda) (SLAU) is a private university in Uganda.
| 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 | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Homepage |
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]
- Faculty of Business Studies
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology
- Faculty of Industrial Art & Design
Courses offered
The following courses are offered at the University:
Undergraduate degree courses
- Bachelor of Information Technology
- Bachelor of Computer Science
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Arts with education
- Bachelor of Development Studies
- Bachelor of Economics
- 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
- Bachelor in tourism and hospitality management
Bachelor of arts degree and sexual orientation
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
- Education in Uganda
- List of universities in Uganda
- List of Ugandan university leaders
- Universities Offering Business Courses in Uganda
- Lubaga Division
References
- Administrator, . (29 January 2014). "Profile: What Makes St. Lawrence University Tick". Red Pepper Uganda. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 27 March 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- Location of SLAU Campus At Google Maps
- SLAU Opened in 2007
- Faculties of SLAU Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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