Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences

Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences (MakSBS)
TypePublic
Established2007
DeanProf. David Patrick Kateete
Location
Mulago Hill, Kampala
,
Uganda

00°19′38″N 32°37′00″E / 0.32722°N 32.61667°E / 0.32722; 32.61667
CampusUrban
AffiliationsMakerere University
Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences is located in Kampala
Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences
Location in Kampala

The Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences (MakSBS) is one of the four schools that comprise the Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS), a semi-autonomous constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. Between 1924 and 2007, the school was part of the Makerere University School of Medicine and constituted the pre-clinical departments of anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, and pathology. In 2007, those departments were organized into a separate school. MakSBS provides biomedical education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Dean: Prof. David Patrick Kateete

Location

The school's campus is located on Mulago Hill, in north-east Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The location is close to the other schools of the College of Health Sciences and is adjacent to the Mulago Hospital Complex, the teaching hospital of MakCHS. The coordinates of the school are: 00° 20' 17"N, 32° 34' 38"S (Latitude:0.3381, Longitude:32.5772)

Overview

MakSBS is one of the schools that constitute MakCHS, a constituent semi-autonomous college of Makerere University. The schools of the college include:

The college is headed by a principal and a deputy principal, while each school is headed by a dean.[1]

Departments

As of September 2009, the following departments constituted MakSBS:[2]

Undergraduate Courses

The following undergraduate courses are offered at MakSBS:[3]

Graduate courses

The following graduate courses are offered at MakSBS:[4]

  • The East African Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Master of Science in anatomy
  • Master of Science in biochemistry
  • Master of Science in medical illustration
  • Master of Science in pharmacology
  • Master of Science in physiology
  • Master of Medicine in microbiology
  • Master of Science in immunology and clinical microbiology
  • Master of Medicine in pathology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in any of the school's disciplines

See also

References

  1. ↑ Organizational Structure of the College of Health Sciences
  2. ↑ The Departments of Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences
  3. ↑ "Undergraduate Courses Offered at MUSBS". Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  4. ↑ "The Graduate Courses Offered at MUSBS". Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2009-09-29.

00°19′38″N 32°37′00″E / 0.32722°N 32.61667°E / 0.32722; 32.61667

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