There shall be a Board of Examiners, which shall be composed of external and internal examiners appointed by the Senate after the recommendation of the Board of the MRU. The Board of Examiners shall receive, consider and recommend to Senate the final examination results of each candidate.

Admission Requirements

Admission into the degree of mass communication will be through any of the four avenues:

• Direct entry
• Mature Age Scheme
• Diploma
• Others

Direct entry

A candidate must have:

1. Sat U.C.E. examination (or equivalent) with at least 5 passes, and
2. Obtained at least one principal pass at Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education

(U.C.A.E.).

Mature Age scheme

Aged 25 years and above and has passed a mature age entrance examinations with 50% and above. For degree students, a student may also be admitted if he/she possesses a diploma in journalism from any diploma awarding institutes in Uganda, recognized by UNEB.

Diploma entry

A candidate must have:

1. Sat U.C.E. examination (or equivalent) with at least 5 passes, and
2. Obtained at least one principal pass at Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education

(U.C.A.E). UACE requirement must have been obtained at the same sitting. Must have passed a diploma course with an average of 60%.

Other; Bridging/access/remedial classes: that is, for students who have done their secondary education outside Uganda, which shall be accredited by the National Council for Higher Education.

. Programme Duration

This degree of mass communication will take three years.

·         Number and length of Semester

Each academic year will have two (2) semesters, each covering seventeen (17) weeks.

15 weeks for teaching and two weeks for examinations thus a total of six (6) semesters for the whole course.

YEAR ONE SEMESTER TWO

YEAR TWO SEMESTER ONE

YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO

YEAR THREE SEMESTER ONE

YEAR THREE SEMESTER TWO

• Tuition and other University fees are due on the first day of the academic year. Privately- sponsored students who cannot pay full fees at the beginning of the academic year are required to pay at least 60% of the course load, if they wish by the set deadline.
• First year privately-sponsored student who fails to pay the registration fee at the end of the second week of the beginning of an academic year shall forfeit his/her place in the University
• A continuing privately-sponsored student who shall not have paid fees by the end of the
• Sixthweek shall be de-registered.
• Student should complete paying all the University fees by the sixth week of a semester and be registered then.
• In case a student fails to raise enough money to pay for a full semester load a student can chose courses within the next first six weeks and make payment for the course load he/she can afford and get registered.
• The minimum course loads to be permitted under this arrangement should be 60% of the total credit units for that semester.
• Student will not be allowed to pay University fees and register after the end of the sixth week of a semester.
• Only registered students will be allowed to use University facilities, to attend lecturers, do course work and sit for final examinations.