Overview

Wildlife Heath and Management from Makerere University is designed to establish a research agenda that meets existing and emerging problems at human-domestic animal-wildlife interfaces and an international state of art modern research facilities for wildlife and aquatic animal resources health and production.

Students at Wildlife Heath and Management from Makerere University will:

provide professional services in wildlife and aquatic animal resources, health production and management.

establish sustainable strategic partnership in wildlife and aquatic animal resources production and management.

enhance efficient and sustainable utilisation of wildlife and Aquatic animal resources value chains.

promote community sustainable economic development by adopting profitable wildlife and aquatic animal resources oriented entrepreneurship.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Monitoring of wildlife

Wildlife conservation

Captures and translocations

Wildlife epidemiology

Diseases of wild mammals

Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases

Diseases of wild birds

Diseases of reptiles and amphibians

Diseases of managed and wild bees

Habitat evaluation

Ecotoxicology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-20 00:00:00

More details

Deadline extended. Please note that applications open in Mid-May and close by the End of July each year.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kampala, Uganda

Disciplines

Environmental Management Animal Science Ecology

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Get pay in slips from Stanbic or DFCU bank at the main campus Makerere University where applicable.

After paying the Fee of USD $ 75 or 172,500 UGX take the bank slip to the main building (Finance Department) for verification where applicable.

On presentation of the application fee bank slip, pick the application form from Room 316, Level 3, Senate Building.

Applicants with academic documents prescribed in other languages other than English should be submitted to the School of Languages, Makerere University for translation into English.

Applicants who obtained qualifications elsewhere other than Uganda should take their secondary school academic documents to Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) located in Ntinda for purposes of being equated to Ugandan grades.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

4471372 UGX / year

≈ 4471372 UGX / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

2980916 UGX / year

≈ 2980916 UGX / year

Living costs

Kampala

Uganda

1463786 - 1961574 UGX / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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