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

Botswana

top General Information

Address

Street:Private Bag UB 0022
Plot 4775 Notwane Road

City:Gaborone

WWW:https://www.ub.bw

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

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 : Dawid Katzke

Job title:Chief Operations Office


Senior Administrative Officer : Richard Tabulawa

Job title:Richard Tabulawa Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs


International Relations Officer : Kefentse Aubrey Monare

Job title:International Education and Partnerships Officer

top Divisions

Centre : Continuing Education


Faculty : Business

Fields of study:Accountancy, Finance, Hotel and Restaurant, Management, Marketing, Tourism


Faculty : Education

Fields of study:Community Development, Consumer Studies, Continuing Education, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Family Studies, Foreign Languages Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Mathematics Education, Native Language Education, Primary Education, Science Education, Sports


Faculty : Engineering and Technology

Fields of study:Architecture and Planning, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Design, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering


Faculty : Health Sciences

Fields of study:Health Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health


Faculty : Humanities

Fields of study:African Languages, Chinese, English, French, History, Information Sciences, Library Science, Literature, Media Studies, Performing Arts, Portuguese, Religious Studies, Theology, Visual Arts


Faculty : Medicine

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Biomedicine, Health Education, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Radiology, Surgery


Faculty : Science

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Geology, Mathematics, Physics


Faculty : Social Sciences

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


Research Division : Botswana Transport Technology Transfer Unit


Research Division : Centre for Scientific Research, Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation


Research Division : Clean Energy Research Centre


Research Division : Okavango Research Institute


Research Division : San Research Centre


School : Graduate Studies

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Technology, Welfare and Protective Services

top Degrees

Diploma


Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, African Languages, Applied Physics, Archaeology, Architecture, Art Education, Arts and Humanities, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Business Computing, Business Education, Chemistry, Child Care and Development, Chinese, Civil Engineering, Community Development, Computer Education, Computer Science, Consumer Studies, Continuing Education, Criminology, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Studies, Family Studies, Finance, Fine Arts, Geophysics, History, Home Economics Education, Hotel and Restaurant, Industrial Design, Industrial Engineering, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Business, Law, Leadership, Literature, Logistics Management, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Medicine, Meteorology, Music Education, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Parks and Recreation, Pastoral Studies, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Relations, Radiophysics, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Science Education, Secondary Education, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Surgery, Surveying and Mapping, Theatre, Tourism, Town Planning, Transport Management


Post-Graduate Diploma

Fields of study:Development Studies, Education, Statistics


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Archiving, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Community Development, Community Health, Construction Engineering, Continuing Education, Control Engineering, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Finance, Foreign Languages Education, French Studies, Gender Studies, Geological Engineering, Geology, Government, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hydraulic Engineering, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Mass Communication, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Medicine, Microbiology, Native Language Education, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Physical Education, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Production Engineering, Protective Services, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Administration, Public Health, Religious Education, Science Education, Social and Community Services, Social Policy, Social Work, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Surgery, Theatre, Transport Engineering


MPhil

Fields of study:African Languages, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedicine, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Chemistry, Clothing and Sewing, Community Development, Computer Science, Consumer Studies, Continuing Education, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Engineering, Engineering Drawing and Design, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Family Studies, Food Science, Foreign Languages Education, Gender Studies, Geology, Government, History, Home Economics Education, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Information Sciences, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medical Science, Native Language Education, Natural Resources, Nutrition, Parks and Recreation, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Psychology, Public Administration, Religious Education, Religious Studies, Science Education, Social and Community Services, Social Policy, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Textile Design, Theatre, Theology


PhD

Fields of study:African Languages, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedicine, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Chemistry, Clothing and Sewing, Community Development, Computer Science, Consumer Studies, Continuing Education, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Engineering, Engineering Drawing and Design, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Family Studies, Food Science, Foreign Languages Education, Gender Studies, Geology, Government, History, Home Economics Education, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Information Sciences, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medical Science, Native Language Education, Natural Resources, Nutrition, Parks and Recreation, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Psychology, Public Administration, Religious Education, Religious Studies, Science Education, Social and Community Services, Social Policy, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Textile Design, Theatre, Theology

Note

Also Certificate; Bachelor (Honours) in: Real Estate, Cytotechnology and Histotechnology, Law; MBA

Updated on 04-12-2024