Diploma in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics

Current technology involved in all aspects of business transactions and human social interaction generates an unprecedented massive amount of data. As business opportunities embedded in vast generated data lakes continue to surface, forward-looking organizations are realizing great needs in new data management and analytics technologies and professionals. The Diploma in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics programme is intended to teach students analytic techniques, data management, and statistics to become effective analysts and informed users of business data. It will equip students with the required skills and know-how to work on the ever-growing data for effective decision making and competitive advantage.

Career Path

  • Junior Data Engineer/Architect – Prepares the big data infrastructure to be analyzed by the data scientist. Design, build and integrate data from various sources and manage big data.
  • Junior Data Scientist – Turn raw data into purified insights. Use statistics, machine learning and analytical approaches to solve business problems.
  • Junior Data analysts – Queries and processes data, provide reports, summarize and visualize data.
  • Junior Business Intelligence Developer – Interact with stakeholders to understand the reporting needs and then collect requirements, design and build BI and reporting solutions for organizations.

Course Units

Fees Structure & Program Requirements

Admission into the first year is through this avenue:

  • Direct entry;

A candidate must have:

  • Sat U.C.E. examination (or equivalent) and obtained a Certificate with at least 5 passes with a credit in Mathematics or its equivalent; and
  • Obtained at least one principal level pass at Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (U.A.C.E.).

Other Fees: Retake fee is UGX 20,000 Per paper.

All Master programmes are to pay Research fee of UGX,100,000/=

All Doctorate programmes are to pay Research fee of US$,100.

Please note: That all payments are received through Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) using a Payment Reference Number (PRN)
Fees Payment Procedure:
Log on to https://myportal.mubs.ac.ug to generate a Payment Reference Number (PRN) from the AIMS and Proceed to transact in any Bank using the PRN
Modes of Fees Payments;
1. Direct Cash deposit to any Bank and transact with the PRN
2. Cheque /Bank Draft in the name of Uganda Revenue Authority and bank it using a MUBS generated PRN.
3. By EFT on Bank of Uganda Account Number: 003410158000002 – A/c Name: Uganda Revenue Authority (This Account should strictly be used for EFT Transactions – clearly indicating the Payment Reference Number (PRN) in the description.
TERMS OF PAYMENT
1. All fees are payable at the beginning of the academic year.
2. If paid in installment, functional fees must be paid at 100% and Tuition fees at 60%.
3. All fees must have been paid by the 6th (sixth) week of the semester.
To enable us plan the semester and provide students with the necessary facilities, it is important that fees is paid in time in accordance with the given options and terms above.
Note: There will be a charge of 57,500/= for late registration.

Scroll to Top